FRENCH 'S HIGH QUALITY 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
We give no warranty, express or implied, as to the productiveness of any seeds or 
bulbs we sell and will not be in any way responsible for the crop. Our liability, in all 
instances, is limited to the purchase price of the seed. 
—J. Howarp FreENcH 
‘Whe Tdeal 4bl- America Garden 
All-America Selections is an organization that tests the new vegetables and flowers each year in test 
gardens maintained all over the country. Those coming up to their high standards are given awards. Recom- 
mended for 1954 gardens are these All-America winners of the past twenty years, whose super performance 
has made them noteworthy: 
LIMA BEAN, Fordhook 242 
SNAP BEAN, Topcrop 
BEET, Perfected Detroit 
CABBAGE, Savoy, Chieftain 
CABBAGE, Penn State Ballhead 
CANTALOUPE, Honey Rock 
CARROT, Imperator 
CAULIFLOWER, Ideal Snowball 
CORN, Sweet, lochief 
CUCUMBER, Marketer 
ENDIVE, Full Heart 
LETTUCE, Great Lakes 
LETTUCE, Salad Bowl 
OKRA, Clemson Spineless 
ONION, Sweet Spanish, Utah Strain 
PARSLEY, Paramount 
PEA, Freezonian 
PEPPER, Sweet Banana 
RADISH, Cherry Belle 
SPINACH, America 
SQUASH, Early Prolific Straightneck 
TOMATO, Pritchard 
WATERMELON (for South), Congo 
WATERMELON (for North), New Hampshire 
Midget 
No Sales Tax on Vegetable Seeds, Roots or Plants 
ASPARAGUS 
Seed 
Mary Washington. Rust-resistant and a vigorous 
grower. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; lglb. 90ce; lolb. $1.50, 
Roots 
Ready about March 20 for spring planting; about 
November 1 for fall planting. The one-vear roots 
usually produce one year after planting. Our stock 
is especially fine in quality. 
Giant Washington. 25 for $1.50; 50 for $2.50; 
100 for $4.50 
BEANS 
Dwarf Green-Podded Beans 
Bountiful. 50 days. Light green flat pods. 615 to 
7 inches long. Very early. Pkt. 15c; Lolb. 40c; 
lb. 70c; 2 Ibs. $1.30; 5 Ibs. $3.00. 
Black Valentine Stringless. 51 days. Entirely 
stringless, dark green, oval pods. Pkt. 15c; Lolb. 
35c; Ib. 65c; 2 Ibs. $1.20: 5 Ibs. $2.75. | 
Giant Stringless Green Pod. 53 days. A quality 
midseason Bean bearing an enormous crop of 
thick, round, perfectly stringless pods of an at- 
tractive mid-green color. The pods measure about 
6 inches in length. Pkt. 15c; ‘lb. 35c¢; lb. 65c; 
2 Ibs. $1.20; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
All Prices Subject to Change Without Notice. 
J. HOWARD FRENCH, Baltimore Pike, Lima, Pa. 3 
