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Beat the High Cost of Living—Grow your own 
Longreen Snapbean. Pkt. 15c. 
BUSH BEANS 
V5—Topcrop Snapbean. Dependable Prolific A. A. 
49. 50 days (Q, C. F) of highest eating quality, 
6 inch pods are round, stringless, fibreless even 
-in advanced stages of maturity. Prolific with 
pods set concentrated for easy picking. Highly 
disease resistant. Pkt. 15¢; Va Ib. 30c; V2 Ib. 50c. 
V6—LONGREEN SNAPBEAN (C, Q). 52 days. Com- 
parable to and improved over the popular Key- 
stonian and tendergreen beans. The attractive 
round, stringless. long tender pods are heavily 
produced, hardy, sturdy, broad leaved plants. A 
Medal Winner and a bean that should be in 
every garden. Pkt. 15¢; Y% Ib. 25¢; V2 Ib. 45¢; 
Ib. 75c. 
V2—Bountiful Bush (Q). 48 days. The best Snap- 
bean; absolutely unsurpassed in quality, pro- 
ductiveness and continuous bearing. The pods 
are flat, tender, stringless; early, hardy, vigorous. 
Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 25c; V2 Ib. 35c; Ib. 65c. 
*V3—Commodore (C, F) (Bush Kentucky Won- 
der). 58 days. 6% in. slightly curved, round, 
tender, stringless. fleshy dark green pods, red- 
dish purple seeds. Splendid new bean (1938 
medal). Pkt. 15¢; % Ib. 35¢; V2 Ib. 55c¢; Ib. $1.00. 
V8—Contender. (Q) 50 days. Finest early oval bean. 
Great quantities of meaty beans nearly round 
when young, stringless, brittle, delicious. Pkt. 15¢; 
Va Ib. 30c; V2 Ib. 50c. 
V4—Genuine White Half Runner. Extra tender, a 
good canner or freezer and very very prolific, 
producing up to 30 fold. 3 ft. runners do not need 
staking, Pkt. 10c; V4 Ib. 25¢; 2 Ib. 45c; Ib. 75c. 
*V18—Logan. (C, F) 55 days. Pods will set in 
hot weather, in adverse conditions. The plant is 
vigorous, erect, resistant to common bean mosaic 
and powdery mildew. Round, green, stringless, 
70 seeds per oz. Ideal where summer is hot and 
dry. For a certain crop try this delicious bean. 
Pkt. 15¢; 4 Ib. 25¢; V2 Ib. 40c; Ib. 70c. Postpaid. 
V12—Tendergreen Stringless (Q, F, C). 52 days. 
Early prolific, long yielding and splendid. Pods 
_ round, light green, meaty, and tender. Pkt. 10c; 
Yq Ib. 25¢; V2 Ib. 45c¢; 1 Ib. 70c. 
*V14—Tenderpod (F, Q) (A. A. 1941). 48 days. 
Quality, tenderness, succulence and flavor unsur- 
passed from the time the pods first reach edible 
size. Best for the Home Gardener where superior 
table quality is appreciated. Pkt. 15c; V4 Ib. 30c; 
V2 Ib. 50c; 1 Ib. 90c; 2 Ib. $1.70; 5 Ibs. $4.00. 
Vi—WADE Bush Snapbean. Gold Medal. The best 
yet good looking deep green, 6 in., round, slender 
pods are exceptionally smooth and delicious. The 
vigorous bush, resistant to bean mosaic and mildew, 
hold the pods high. Drought resistant. Pkt. 15c; 
Yq Ib. 30c; V2 Ib. 55c; 1 Ib. 90c. 
BUSH TYPE WAX BEANS f 
V15—Puregold Wax. (Q, C) (A. A. 48 Bronz 
Medal) 58 days. Outstanding pure golden yellow. 
round podded, long slim, stringless bean 6 in. 
Jong. Delicious and of fine quality in snapbean 
“stage or dried. Resistant to common bean mosaic. 
Pkt. 15¢; V4 Ib. 30¢; 2 Ib. 50c; 1 Ib. 80c. 
*V11—SURE CROP WAX. 53 days. Quality has 
made this absolutely stringless, disease resisting, 
long, flat, prolific, showy, yellow podded, sure 
crop bean stand high. Eating quality is perfect. 
Matures in 45 days. Pkt. 10c; 4 Ib. 25c; V2 Ib. 40c. 
IN A CLASS BY ITSELF 
V24—DIXIE BUTTERPEA. (Q, F, C) Without ques- 
tion the finest, meatiest, most delicious bush Li- 
ma bean ever offered. Strong, vigorous, bushy 
plants loaded with medium pods with almost 
round, white, richly flavored ‘‘Butterpeas’’. Con- 
tinues to bear until frost. Pkt. 15¢; % Ib. 25¢; 
V2 Ib. 45c; Ib. 80c. 
V25—Speckled Dixie Butterpea. Similar to above 
but seeds are speckled and have more pronounced 
flavor. Pkt. 15¢; / Ib. 30c; V2 Ib. 55c; Ib. 90c. 
All of Park’s Vegetable Seed are treated with Spergon DDT to prevent seed and soil borne disease. 
VEGETABLES 
(C) Indicates varieties best for canning. 
(F) Varieties best for quick freezing. 
(Q) Indicates varieties of best flavor and quali- 
ty for eating fresh. 
Tastier and more nutritious 
Vitamin Filled from your own soil. 
ALL OF OUR VEGETABLE SEED ARE TREATED 
WITH SPERGON DDT to prevent ‘damping off’ 
and rot. For a complete even stand even in un- 
favorable weather, for healthy vigorous plants, 
use only Park’s treated seeds. 
VEGETABLE \acamericacssetection7 WINNERS 
Tried in 20 trial grounds in various climatic zones of this country and selected as the finest in the 
world by expert, impartial judges. These varieties have never been offered before. 
The Highest award for ’54 goes to 
Silver Medal Winning HYBRID SWEET CORN 
V93—Golden Beauty. (68 days) Acclaimed the finest 
early hybrid because of its vigorous growth, high 
yield, disease resistance and most important, the 
delicious flavor of the attractive golden yellow 
kernels of which there are 12-14 rows on 714” ears. 
Pkt. 20c; 1/4 Ib. 40c; V2 Ib. 60c; Ib. $1.10. 
Two New Vegetable 
A Top Quality Tomato 
300—Manalucie. You can grow where others fail. 
Highly resistant to major diseases including fusa- 
rium wilt, grey leaf spot, leaf mold, early blight, 
collar rot, sore shank. Pkt. 25c. 
VEGETABLE 
SPAGHETTI 
V253—Simply boil the 
mature fruit 20 min. 
the inside comes out 
like Spaghetti. An un- 
usual taste treat from 
the Orient. Pkt. 25c. 
BEANS (Pole) 
V23 — Genuine Corn 
Field. 72 days. Pro- 
ductive, long, round 
pods, fleshy, tender, 
good quality. Pkt. 
10c; % Ib. 25¢; 2 Ib. 
45c; Ib. 75c. 
V20—Kentucky Won- 
der (Q, C. F). 65 
days. The most popu- 
lar green podded pole 
bean. Bears a profu- 
sion of meaty pods 
often 9 inches long. 
Pkt. 10c; Y% Ib. 25e; 
V2 Ib. 40c; Ib. 70c. 
“Rs. te é: B 
Kentucky Wonder 
V31—White Kentucky Won- 
der. (Q, F) 64 days. Rust 
resistant, white seeded. 
Flat-oval, dark green 6- 
7 in. pods, _ stringless 
when young. Heavy yield- 
er. Pkt. 10c; Ys Ib. 25c; 
V2 Ib. 40c; Ib. 70c. 
LIMA BEANS (Pole) 
*V42—King of The Garden, Pole (Q, F). 88 days. 
The most popular vole lima bean, vigorous in 
growth and very productive. The pods are large 
and well filled. Pkt. 10¢; 4 Ib. 25¢; Y2 Ib. 40c. 
v40—Carolina Sieva Butter, Pole (Q). 78 days. 
The popular Lima of the South; sure, continuous 
and heavy cropper: wonderfully productive. Pkt. 
10c; 4 Ib. 25¢; Y2 Ib. 40c. 
BEETS 
V45—Crosby's Early Egyptian (Q). 50 days. A 
very early variety, dark red, flat-globe shaped 
roots and small cap root. Excellent for bunching. 
Be sure to-try. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c. 
*V46—Detroit Dark Red (Q, C, F). 58 days. The 
best all around heet; very early, medium size, 
globular, solid, deep red, sweet and tender, never 
woody; tops and taproot small; sure of a crop. 
Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 25c; V4 Ib. 75c. 
*V4i—Early Wonder (Q). 52 days. Globe-shaped, 
very superior, Best in earliness, solidity, tender- 
ness, uniformity, sweetness, and rich red color; 
ideal for your garden. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 25c. 
V43—Green Top Bunching. 55 days. Tops are ed- 
ible as greens. Early, best all purpose beet. 
Round smooth, glossy with bright blood red flesh. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25¢; (75 days) Q, C, F. 
BEAN CULTURE. Playt one week before frost 
proof date. Rows should be 12-2 ft. apart. Plant 
seeds 4 in. apart and cover 2 inches deep. Soil 
should be warm and moist for best germination. 
Cultivate often and not deeply until vines blos- 
som, then stop so that roots will not be injured. 
Keep pods picked as soon as they ripen. The 
young plants are heaviest yielding, so it is best 
to plant every two weeks for beans all season. 
% Ib. of seed plants 50 ft. row. 
V26—ARTICHOKE Green Globe. A perennial plant 
grown for its flower-heads which are large scales, 
thick and heavy. May be boiled or used as salad. 
Pkt. 10¢; 4 oz. 40¢; V2 oz. 70c. 
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and the 
Bronze Medal Winning Sweet MUSKMELON 
V159—Pennsweet. Very early, especially good for 
short season areas, it produces quantities of ex- 
ceptionally thick fleshed, very sweet small fruit 
with almost no seed cavity. The attractive orange 
meat is delicious with sugar content of 111-12. 
Pkt. 15¢; 2 Pkts. 25c; oz. 4Cc. 
Varieties of Merit 
An Outstanding Hybrid ONION 
V185—Graino F, Hybrid. (80 days) Light yellow, 
thick, flat shape, mild flavor, fine keeper. Tops in 
eating quality, it out yields Excel by 55%. 
fine. 100 seeds 25c; 200 seeds 40c. 
Very 
Pod of PEERLESS Bush Lima Actual Size 
LIMA BEANS (Bush) 
*V39—Park's Baby Lima (Q, F, C). Bush. 65 days. 
The pods and beans are both quite small, but 
this variety is very valuable for its extreme earli- 
ness and the fact that it produces a large and 
sure crop of excellent quality right up until 
frost. Pkt. 10c; 4 Ib. 25¢; 2 Ib. 40c; Ib. 60c. 
V36—Fordhook, Bush (Q, F, C). The finest of Lima 
Beans. 75 days. 18 in. Bears early, continuously, 
large clustered pods, large beans of fine quality, 
very productive, easiest to grow, and will give 
high yield. Pkt. 10c; Ya Ib. 25¢; Ya Ib. 45c¢; 1 Ib. 
70c; 2 Ibs. $1.20; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
V3%—Fordhook 242. 75 days. QCF (A.A.) Most 
certain of all to produce an abundant crop. Sets 
basal pods in weather as hot as 102 deg. and 
stands drought. Pkt. 15¢; V2 Ib. 40c; Ib. 75c. 
V41—Jackson Wonder Speckled or Calico. 68 days. 
Noted for its extreme hardiness and high pro- 
ductivity, as well as its unusual coloration and 
pronounced good flavor. Pkt. 10¢; / Ib. 25c; Ib. 65c. 
V28—Peerless (Q C, F) 72 days. (A.A. 48) Out- 
standing in tlavor when cooked. Retains its fine 
green color when cooked, canned or frozen. More 
productive and larger than Henderson. Beans 
borne in clusters at base of the plant. Pkt. 15¢; 
V4 Ib. 25¢; V2 Ib. 45¢; Ib. 70c; 2 Ibs. $1.30. 
V2%—Triumph (Bronze Medal A.A. 49) A distinct 
new variety ot very high eating quality in the 
small sized, thick seeded Baby Fordhook class. 
It is more prolific, larger and thicker and more 
dependable for home gardens than Baby Ford- 
hook. For downright delicious eating or for can- 
ning. Pkt. 15¢; 4 Ib. 25¢; 2 Ib. 45¢; 1 Ib. 80c. 
ASPARAGUS ; 
*V1—Paradise (Q, C, F). New. Highly rust resis- 
tant, producing more heavily than Martha Wash- 
ington, a year carlier from seeds. Large crisp 
tender stalks, fine, mild. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 55e. 
Beet—Detroit Dark Red 
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