6 QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE HOME GARDEN 
Vitamins a b, C b, 
Best quality cauliflower is produced when planted to mature 
in the fall. Sow the seed outdoors in late spring and transplant 
in early July in rows 3 ft. apart and 18 to 24 inches apart in row. 
If your soil is light you can sow the seed thin in the row and then 
CAULIFLOWER 
Snowball Perfected strain is still a popular strain of white cauliflower for the home garden. It has wide 
adaptability and good wrapper leaves to insure proper bleaching with a minimum of tying. 
*171 SNOWBALL PERFECTED STRAIN: 
70 days. The standard variety for the 
Northeast. This strain is probably planted 
more widely than any other and is the best 
cauliflower for home gardeners. The heads 
are deep and heavy, of uniformly good size, 
beautifully white and with a tight attractive 
curd. Our Perfected strain produces an 
abundance of long leaves close to the head 
which make it largely self-protecting. Pkt. 
50¢; 14 02. 95d; Y% oz. $1.80; oz. $3.00. 
All of our cauliflower seed is Hot Wa- 
ter Treated. Treated seed is free from 
seed-borne diseases — gives better crops. 
Vitamins A b, c bs 
To produce long, smooth carrots the soil must be worked deep 
to 8 or 10 inches and not allowed to become compacted. Young 
carrots are more tender and sweet for table use; therefore, it is use. 
*161 NANTES: 68 days. We have tested 
many varieties of carrots in our trial 
grounds but have never found one superior 
to Nantes for tenderness and flavor. Roots 
are smooth, 6-7 in. long; 114 in. thick, 
cylindrical, stump-rooted and the flesh is a 
bright orange, sweet and tender. We high- 
ly recommend Nantes. Pkt. 20¢; 14 oz. 35¢; 
oz. 45¢. 
158 ROYAL CHANTENAY: 70 days. Not 
only has this new improved Red Cored 
Chantenay been impressive in our trial 
grounds but many large-scale, critical car- 
rot growers are highly enthused about its 
quality, appearance and yield. The carrots 
are longer, smoother, more cylindrical, ex- 
cellent in interior and exterior color and 
outstanding in tenderness, flavor and sweet- 
ness. Pkt. 20¢; % oz. 35¢. 
164 RED CORED CHANTENAY: 70 days. 
The variety most widely used as a canning 
carrot. The roots grow 4 to 5 inches long 
and are tapered and quite stump rooted. 
The core is almost the same color as the 
flesh which gives it the name Red Cored. 
Pkt. 20¢; 4 oz. 35¢. 
170 EARLY SNOWBALL: 57 days. The best 
strain for extra early crop. Heads of good 
depth, solid, ivory white and of fine quality. 
Plants medium height; inner leaves cover 
head well. Matures nearly all at one time 
and is quite widely adapted. Pkt. 50¢; 14 
oz. $1.00; 14 oz. $2.05; oz. $3.40. 
173 SNOWDRIFT or WHITE MOUNTAIN: 
66 days. A fine strain which we import 
from Holland that has consistently given 
complete grower satisfaction. It matures a 
few days earlier than Snowball Perfected 
and heads more evenly which may be a 
fault from the home gardener’s standpoint. 
It is noted for its depth of curd and excel- 
lent white color. Pkt. 50¢; 14 oz. 95¢; 1% 
oz. $1.80; oz. $3.00. 
CARROTS 
There are reasons why Nantes is the most popular 
carrot for the home garden. Nantes not only is the 
right shape and size to make attractive slices but 
is also sweet and tender. 
Pkt. should produce 75 plants; an ounce 2,000 plants 
thin the plants to desired spacing without having to transplant. 
Plants are not checked in their growth at all when grown in this 
way. As soon as the heads begin to form, draw the leaves over 
and tie them together to protect and blanch the heads. 
*174 NEW EARLY PURPLE HEAD: 73 
days. To us an outstanding home garden 
variety because of its superior eating and 
freezing quality. The heads grow large and 
are deep purple on top but turn green 
when cooked. It tastes a great deal like 
Broccoli but is even better flavored. Our 
wives consider it one of the most satis- 
factory vegetables raised for freezing. Heads 
mature over a relatively long period and 
tying is not necessary as they are not 
blanched. Pkt. 50¢; 14 0z. 95¢; Y% oz. 
$1.80; oz. $3.00. 
With the increasing number of home freezers, 
there should be an increased planting of New 
Early Purple Head Cauliflower. It is easy to grow; 
you don’t have to tie it. When you blanch it for 
freezing, it turns a beautiful light green. The 
frozen Purple Cauliflower has more flavor than 
cauliflower but less than broccoli. Try sowing seed 
directly in your garden. 
Pkt. will sow 30 ft. row; 1% oz. 100 ft. 
wise to make several sowings until about June 30th. Late sown 
carrots can be covered with sand in pits or root cellars for winter 
Nantes is by far the best home garden variety. 
159 GOLD SPIKE: 70 days. . A new variety 
that has been outstanding in our trials for 
producing extremely attractive long, slen- 
der, straight carrots like the California 
grown eye-catching bunches we buy at our 
local vegetable counters. Gold Spike has 
fine color and is tender but does not equal 
Nantes in sweetness. Pkt. 30¢; 14 oz. 50¢. 
166 SUPREME HALF LONG: 75 days. An 
improved Danvers Half Long. Roots 6 to 7 
inches long, about 2 inches in diameter at 
the shoulder tapering to a half stump. Ex- 
terior smooth and of excellent color. Flesh 
tender, sweet and of fine flavor. Pkt. 20¢; 
Yo oz. 35¢. 
167 TENDERSWEET: 70 days. Popular de- 
mand forces us to list this variety but per- 
sonally we wouldn’t consider growing it in 
the family garden. It is not tender, nor is 
it sweet and it has an unappealing reddish- 
orange color. We have been critical of 
Tendersweet for the past two years but we 
are still selling nearly as much Tendersweet 
seed as before. Maybe we are wrong! What 
do you think? Pkt. 20¢; 14 02. 35¢. 
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