WEST CHICAGO 
ILLINOIS 
Vegetable Seeds for Florists (Continued) 
SQUASH 
(About 380 seeds per oz.) Isozs -4:0zs. Lb; 
Acorn (Improved Royal). 60 days. Win- 
ter “sqaash = ec oe y eee ee ee $0.20 $0.65 $1.90 
Buttercup. 100 days. Winter squash.... .20 thy Perey) 
Butternut. 100 days. Winter squash .... .40 1.25 3.75 
Early Prolific Straightneck. 50 days. Sum- . 
mer Squash. Edible when 4 to 14 in. .... .20 fhe Ayal 
Hubbard. Blue winter squash ........ .30 1.00 3.00 
Uconn. Bush type Acorn Squash ....... 3 Oll.OOmee 3,00 
SWISS CHARD 
(1 oz. for 100-ft. row.) 
@Lucullus. Deep green crumpled leaves. 
For forcing sow directly or transplant 
field-grown roots. Cool house temperature. 
Pick’ leaves: aac ee 15 50 1.50 
Rhubarb. Chard 3.2.23) ee 25 iey PLY, 
TOMATOES 
(About 7000 seeds per oz.) We offer only the highest 
quality Tomato seed from specialist growers. Sow seed 
6 to 8 weeks before time to plant out. Days indicated 
are from date plants are set out. 
SPECIAL FORCING VARIETIES 
@Ball Extra Early. Fi Hybrid. (See next page.) Highest 
quality fruit, yield and earliness. Tr. pkt., $1.00; 46 oz., 
$2.25; %4 0z., $7.50; 1 oz., $25.00. 
@ Ball Giant Hybrid. (New.) Early, red, 744-ounce fruits. The 
addition to our Fj Hybrid Tomatoes we have been looking for. 
An excellent producer of fine, solid red fruits. It is about two 
weeks later than our Ball Extra Early, above. Tr. pkt., $1.40; 
Ye oz., $3.20; %4 oz., $10.65; 1 oz., $32.00. 
@ Waltham Forcing. The ideal forcing Tomato. Even sized, 4-oz. 
scarlet fruits, firm, good shippers, do not crack. Plants take lit- 
tle room; may be grown in old buckets. Flowers self-pollinat- 
ing. Early and heavy yielder. This variety also fine for outdoor 
trellis. Tr. pkt., 50¢; 14 0z., $1.00; 1 oz., $3.00. 
® Michigan State Forcing. Wilt resistant. Distinct greenhouse 
Tomato developed at Michigan State College. Rich, deep scar- 
let fruits, average 5-6 ozs., globular, in large clusters. Highly 
self-pollinating but responds well to daily tapping of flower 
clusters. Tr. pkt., 25¢; %4 0z., 50c¢; 1 oz., $1.50. 
Globe ‘“‘A.”’ (New.) WILT-RESISTANT. Pink fruits a little 
larger than regular Globe. Developed by Ohio State Experiment 
Station. Ships well. Tr. pkt., 5Je; %4 oz., $1.00; 1 oz., $3.00. 
Marhio or Marvelous. Pink fruit, wilt resistant and almost free 
from cracks. Vigorous grower requiring high temperature and 
particularly fine for fall forcing. Extra select stock. Tr. pkt., 
50c; 14 0z., $1.00; 1 oz., $3.00. 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
1 oz. 
Bonny Best. Unexcelled for all purposes. 
Smooth and firm. 73 days ............ $0.60 
Break O’ Day. Early WILT-RESISTANT, 
4ozs. 1 Mb. 
$2.00 $5.90 
globe shaped. Heavy producer, flesh firm .70 2.35 7.00 
Chalk’s Early Jewel. 75 days. Heavy pro- 
ducer, scarlet-red, smooth and firm .. .50 1.70 5.00 
Crimson Cushion or Beefsteak. Large, 
flat, bright scarlet; solid, very prolific .. .80 2.70 8.00 
Dwarf Champion. Treelike. Requires no 
support; medium size, solid pink fruit... .70 2.35 7.00 
Dwarf Stone. 81 days. Strictly dwarf, tree- 
like, fruits bright red, smooth and solid .. .60 2.00 6.00 
TOMATOES, Continued 
Earliana. Medium size. deep scarlet, firm 
1 oz. 
1 tb. 
4 ozs. 
and smooth. 64 days. Fine early variety..$0.90 $3.00 $9.00 
Early Detroit. Valuable for shipping. Pink, 
medium large, smooth fruit. 78 days .... 
Firesteel. 70 days. Deep red, sure setting. 
Best under drought conditions 
Garden State. 84 days. Smooth scarlet- 
red; larger than Rutgers. 4% 0z., 50e .... 
Giant Tree or Potato Leaved. 90 days. 
Extra large pink fruits often weighing 
belbs or more, lr. s pkt.,..50¢7 340 02s 
S120 ee ee at tay een a ee 
Globe. (Livingston’s.) Heavy producer. 
Large purplish pink fruit; smooth and 
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Golden Queen. 83 days. Large yellow 
fruit; firm and smooth, mild flavor ..... 
Greater Baltimore. Midseason. Earlier 
than Stone, heavy producer, deep scarlet 
Grothen’s Globe. 68 days. Medium large, 
globular, bright red fruit. Wilt resistant 
Gulf State Market. Very fine second early, 
crimson, medium size, very solid 
Italian Canner. See Red Top. 
@ John Baer, Certified. Standard all-purpose 
variety, second early, medium size, red .. 
June Pink. Earliest pink, early shipper. . 
Jubilee. Orange; non-acid. All-America 
bronze medal winner. 1% 0z., 50¢ 
© Master Marglobe, Certified. Valuable for 
shipping and HIGHLY RESISTANT. 75 
days. Extra select stock. % oz. 55¢... 
Marglobe. Regular stock............... 
Oxheart. 90 days. Extra large, heart-shap- 
ed, few seeds, mild flavor. % 0z., 60¢ . 
Pan American. 75 days. U.S.D.A. intro- 
duction. Extremely wilt resistant. Scarlet 
Penn State Earliana. Extra early, red, 
large, smooth, mild and solid ......... 
Ponderosa. Extremely large; purplish 
pink, few seeds, mild flavor. 85 days... 
Pritchard (Scarlet Topper). Fine all- 
around variety, heavy yielder; second 
early; WILT-RESISTANT ............. 
Queens. Early, solid and prolific. Red ... 
Red Top. Improved Italian Canner. Cylin- 
drical, 3 x 1% inches. 4 o2z., 35¢ 
Rutgers, Certified. 
Red, smooth, thick 
walls—firm and mild. Does well even at a 
low fertility level. Favorite in sandy soil .. 
Sioux. 70 days. Red fruit 
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RED TOP iimproyed Italian Cannes 
2.00 6.00 
2.39 907.00 
3.00 9.00 
12.00 36.00 
2.35 7.00 
2.70 8.00 
1.7055 5,00 
3.00 9.00 
2.20 8.00 
3.00 9.00 
2.70 8.00 
3.00 9.00 
3.25 10.00 
2.00 6.00 
3.70 11.00 
2.70 8.00 
3.20 9.50 
3.00 9.00 
2.20 6.50 
3.35 10.00 
3.70 
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