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Michigan State
Forcing Tomato
HYBRID TOMATOES
“Just a Little More of Everything.” Two important Hybrid Tomatoes bred and grown by Roy H. Burghart and introduced to the trade as a better and more vigorous ‘Tomato that is more resistant to wilt
Forcing Varieties
The Mest Dependable Seed for Greenhouse Crops
THESE VARIETIES are used in all parts of the country by the best and largest growcrs in the business. If you are not familiar with these varieties, give us a trial order and get acquainted with their merits. Below we give you a par- tial description, with complete text found in the pages of this catalog. We have appreciated a nice business on our forcing varieties and an order from you will be filled on the same day received.
Michigan State Forcing Tomato
A new and distinctly different, self-pollinating wilt-resistant greenhouse Tomato developed at the Michigan State College. This past season it has found its place at the top of all others, as all growers reported ‘‘a wonderful Tomato.” Vigorous grower and a heavy setter, Full description will be found on page 30. Oz., $1.50; 14 Ib., $4.00; 1 Ib., $12.00, postpaid.
and disease. ‘They are ideal greenhouse varieties, and have been grown in all of the leading ‘Tomato sections of this country for the past several years. SPARTON HYBRID is a cross between Michigan State Forcing and Cooper’s Special. Globular in shape, me- dium size fruit, 5 to 6 ounces in weight, about three to the pound, growing in clusters of six to eight. A meaty Tomato, small seed cavity. NORTHERN HYBRID is a cross between Michigan State Forcing and Sutton’s Best Of All and is an ideal greenhouse hybrid for NORTHERN growing, especially in Canada and northern United States including Alaska. It is more vigorous growing, particularly in dark fall and winter weather which is prevalent in the North. It is not as large as Spartan Hybrid, 4 to 5 ounces of solid fruit, in clusters of ten to twelve. Color red, globular in shape.
Both of these Hybrids are put up in sealed packets: 50 seeds, $1.00; 100 seeds, $1.50; 250 seeds, $2.50; 500 seeds $4.00; 1000 seeds $7.50; 14 oz. $12.50; 14 oz. $20.00; 1 07., $35.00, postpaid.
These hybrids and several others are fully described on page 32 and mail orders are solicited.
Grand Rapids Forcing Lettuce
LETTUCE
GRAND RAPIDS FORCING. (Washington Strain.) A splendid forcing strain. Color a light green, heads very heavy; leaf crisp, tender and curly; quality of the best. Complete description will be found on page 17. Oz., 25:
V4 Ib., 70c; 1 Ib., $2.00, postpaid.
RADISH
GRAND RAPIDS FORCING. New Improved. The best greenhouse variety and the earliest of the Scarlet Globe type, and superior in every way for
greenhouse forcing. With the shortest top. Full description will be found
on page 25. QOz., 15¢; V4 Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00. Not postpaid.
Grand Rapids Forcing Radish
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Grand Rapids Growers, Inc.
34th Annual Seed Catalog
1954
Important
By Carefully Following These Suggestions, Many Mistakes Will Be Avoided
Order Blanks
Order blanks have been inserted in this catalog for your convenience. Please use them. Fill in your NAME, POST OFFICE, SHIPPING POINT or nearest EXPRESS OFFICE, your COUNTY and STATE, as this is as important in the prompt filling of your order as the order itself. Write plainly and avoid mistakes. Additional order blanks are mailed with every order. If you do not receive them, please notify us, and we will be glad to furnish them.
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We will ask that you please send your remittance with your order. ON ALL ORDERS OF VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS except PEAS, BEANS and CORN,
amounting to $5.00 or more, we will allow a
10% cash discount. This discount does not apply on bulbs, special offer collections, plants or any other item
listed in this catalog, as these are NET CASH as quoted.
This offer is good only in the United States, and while we do not think there will be any serious changes, ALL
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charged on orders for home gardeners or wherever applicable.
How to Send Money
Remittance should be made by POSTAL MONEY OR- DER, EXPRESS MONEY ORDER, BANK DRAFT or CER- TIFIED CHECK. It is perfectly safe and your order will be assured of prompt handling. U. S$. CURRENCY and U. S. POSTAGE STAMPS for small amounts are acceptable but in this case the letter should be REGISTERED.
Canadian Customers (Notice)
We are very thankful for the business you have given us in the past and we will continue to give you our very best of service and quality seeds.
Please take special notice that we cannot make C. O. D. shipments to any part of Canada and cannot pay postage on any items of seed in this catalog above the pound rate.
Non Warranty
We give no warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness or any other matter of any Seeds, Bulbs or Plants we send out and we will not be responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms, they are at once to be returned.
Small Orders
Small orders are just as welcome as the larger ones and re- ceive the same careful attention and prompt handling. All orders are filled the same day as received.
Large Quantities Parties buying large quantities of any one variety of seed will be quoted special prices on application.
Price of Seeds By Weight
We will supply HALF POUNDS and over at the pound rate; less than half pound lots are charged at the quarter pound and ounce rate.
Safe Delivery
All seeds and supplies sent out by us are fully insured and we guarantee their safe arrival. If they are damaged, notify us immediately.
Postpaid Prices (Important)
Items on which the customer is to pay the postage: Beans, Peas, Sweet Corn, Radish, Spinach.
Postage is prepaid on certain items of vegetable and flower seeds, but we would call our customer’s attention to the exceptions as they may be noted on those items that the postage is to be paid by the purchaser, and in all cases, please add to the order the amount of postage, with your cash remittance. Your postal delivery service will advise you as to your “zone” and you can then refer to the table of rates below for your respective charges. Please note that the extra packaging increases the postal mailing weight, and allowance should be made for at least an extra pound.
Air Mail
On RUSH ORDERS received by air mail, wire or tele- phone for one ounce or more of seed, we will send by air mail if so requested at a normal charge of 6c per ounce of seed ordered, not exceeding 8 ounces, as the postal rate is 6c per each ounce. One ounce of seed would weigh more than one ounce when it is packed ready to mail. Where the mailing weight is less than one ounce we will pay the post- age. On larger quantities the schedule is:
Per Pound Additional
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Weight Limit
_ The length and girth of any package is limited to 72 inches maximum, and the maximum weight is 40 lbs. in the first and second zones, and 20 lbs. maximum in the third to
eighth zones. It might be cheaper to send bulky packages by express beyond the third zone.
Parcel Post Rates
Multiply the number of pounds by the corresponding code figure below and add to the original charge in column one. First Pound Each Additional
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If in doubt about the rate or postage, consult your Jocai postmaster.
In figuring the amount of postage needed, be sure to tigure for the packing required, as 1 lb. ordered cannot be mailed for 1 pound but must take the 2-lb. rate, and on larger amounts 2 or 3 pounds must be figured, on account of the total packed weight on which the postage would apply, but any money you send us in addition, that is not needed, will be promptly refunded when your order is filled.
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Asparagus
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One-half ounce of seed will sow 50 feet of dill and pro- duce about 500 plants. Drill the seed thinly in rows about 24 inches apart, covering seed 1 inch. Cultivate well, keep free from weeds and they should be all right to trans- plant to permanent beds the following spring. Permanent beds, before planting, should receive an application of 1000-1500 pounds complete commercial fertilizer. On establish- ed beds apply 400-600 pounds complete fertilizer each spring plus 200-300 pounds am- monium nitrate at the end of the cutting season. Do not cut until third year, limit cut- ting to middle of June. Remember, the bed well planted will last for at least 20 years. Treat it well. Asparagus beetle can be controlled by dusting with 1% rotenone. Rotenone is most effective when the temperature is at least 70° F.
%kMARY WASHINGTON RUST-RESISTANT ASPARAGUS. The largest and most
tender green Asparagus. This is a decided improvement due to the untiring efforts of Prof. J. B. Norton, member of the Plant Breeding Staff of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Suitable for quick freezing.
Prices: Oz., 25c; % Ib., 85c; Ib., $2.50, postpaid. Asparagus Roots :
We have the Palmetto and Mary Washington Rust-Resistant Asparagus roots, every spring, and as we handle only the very best 2-year roots, that are locally grown, we will ask that you write us for prices in whatever quantity you may want.
Beans
BEANS are not discounted, the regular list price being “‘net’’, and are not postpaid. Money to cover postage must be included on mail orders or will be weighed to cover the actual funds received.
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One pound to 100 feet of drill; about one bushel per acre of Bush Beans. Beans thrive on a rich, warm, light soil. It is not safe to plant until about the middle of May, as the seed will rot in cold, wet ground and plants will not stand frost. Plant dwarf Beans in rows 2 feet apart and from 2 to 3 inches apart in the row. Cover to depth of 1-2 inches. Lima Beans shouid not be plant- ed until June first, when the soil is thoroughly warmed through. Limas will rot in cold ground.
Mexican Bean beetle can be controlled by dusting with 1% rotenone or pyrocide No. 10.
Wax Podded Varieties ¥* PENCIL POD BLACK WAX, « Pods are round,
: 3 very long, tender and entirely stringless. Extremely Mary Washington Asparagus Unrivaled x productive. Best market gardeners sort. Suitable for Wax Beans quick freezing.
CHEROKEE WAX, (Valentine Wax). 50 days. Developed from an original selection made by Dr. W. C. Barnes, of South Carolina. The plant is large and erect. Pods golden wax, measuring 612 inches long, oval, nearly straight, string- less at all stages, tender and of good quality. The most pro- lific wax podded variety, equal in yield to the best green podded types. Seeds 80 per ounce.
GOLDEN WAX, (Top Notch). 52 days. An excellent early home garden variety. Pods clear golden yellow, broad, flat- oval, fleshy, brittle and stringless. Suitable for quick freez-
ing. Ww UNRIVALED WAX BEANS. 53 days. Small plant, very
early and great yielder. Pods about 5% inches long, some- what curved, semi-flat, fleshy and very tender and Stringless, Color pale yellow.
ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX. 58 days. Most generally
used as a wax Bean for canning and commercial freezing. Stringless, nearly fibre free, pods make an ideal pack for cut or whole Beans. Color light yellow. 6 inches long.
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX, 67 days. Unsurpassed for a wax podded variety. A very heavy producer. Vine 4 to 5 feet
tall, good climber, very productive. Pods 7 to 7/4 inches long, light golden yellow, thick-flat to oval, good quality. Almost stringless, brittle, tender and fleshy.
Prices of Beans: Lb., 50c; 10 Ibs., $4.50; 25 Ibs., $10.50; 50 Ibs., $20.00. Not Postpaid.
x Please Refer to Page 3 for Postal Rates.
Pencil Pod Black Wax
%*This variety recommended by Michigan State College
GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan
Green Podded Varieties
WADE, 55 days. Plant medium large, resistant to common Bean mosaic and one or more forms of powdery mildew. Pods round, and of distinctive ap- pearance, medium green and very glabrous or smooth, almost as if waxed. Length of pod 5%4 inches and 38 inch width.
¥% CONTENDER. 54 days. A green-podded variety. Developed by the U. S. D. The plant is vigorous, resistant to common Bean mosaic and partly so to powdery mildew. Pods, thick, oval, and a little larger than Stringless Black Valentine, but not usually as straight or of the same quality. Pods 714 inches long, ¥2 inch wide. Adaptable for home garden as well as shipping.
COMMODORE. 58 days. A green-podded bush variety. Plant medium, erect and vigorous. Pods, dark, round, crease-backed, curved. In shape and flavor rather like the Kentucky Wonder but stringless. Pods 7/2 inches long, ¥2 inch wide. 1 Ib., 60c; 10 Ibs., $5.50; 25 Ibs., $13.00; 50 Ibs., $25.00. Not postpaid.
TENDERLONG No. 15. 50 days. A new high yielding green-podded va- riety of superior quality and the result of a long program of crossing and testing designed to retain and improve upon the features that made Tender- green so popular and adding resistance to disease. The plant is an erect, com- pact bush of medium height, highly productive and resistant to common pod mottle viruses and to at least one form of powdery mildew with considerable tolerance to halo blight. The pods are round and straight with color a pleas- ing dark shade of Bean green, meaty, stringless, and fiberless, of excellent flavor and quality for use as fresh frozen or canned. Pods 6% inches long, % inch wide. 1 [b., 60c; 10 Ibs., $5.50; 25 Ibs., $13.00: 50 Ibs., $25.00. Not postpaid.
LANDRETH STRINGLESS GREEN POD. 53 days. An improvement of Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod. Vine is more erect, with darker foliage and a longer, slimmer pod. Pods 6 to 8 inches long, slightly curved, meaty, and absolutely stringless. Undoubtedly the best round-podded Bean on the market
today. Very prolific and an ideal variety for home garden, market gardeners
and canners. Suitable for quick freezing.
te TENDERGREEN. 54 days. A new introduction, and now one of the most popular green Beans. Hardy; dependable cropper, medium large, dark green and stringless. Suitable for quick freezing.
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD. 53 days. Similar to Landreth Stringless but pods are a little longer, straighter and more slender, more depressed between Beans and slightly lighter in color; early, hardy and of highest quality. BOUNTIFUL. 48 days. Best of the flat-podded varieties. Pods 62-7 inches long, thick, flat and slightly curved. String-
less and of fine quality; color light green. Suitable for quick freezing.
Postage will be ex- tra. Refer to rates
on page 3.
INOCULATE ALL LEGUMES WITH
The Original Lequme Inoculator
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima
the actual funds received. Any mediately when your order is filled.
Landreth Stringless Green Pod
BLACK VALENTINE. 52 days. A round-podded, stringless shipping and market variety. Pods 6 to 6 inches long, dark green, slightly curved. Suitable for quick freezing.
REFUGEE or 1000 TO 1. 70 days. A very productive, hardy, vigorous late sort. Pods 5 to 5¥2 inches long, some- what slender, round and slightly curved, almost stringless and of good quality; color light green. Suitable for quick freezing.
KENTUCKY WONDER or OLD HOMESTEAD. 65 days. The most popular green-podded, climbing Bean; early and productive. Pods 8 to 9 inches long, very slender. Suitable for quick freezing.
DUTCH CASE KNIFE, (Snijboonen). 65 days. Pole Bean. Green snap pods, 7 to 8 inches iong, straight, flat, brittle, of good quality; best as a shell Bean. Beans very flat, ivory-white.
Prices Except as Noted: Lb., 50c; 10 Ibs., $4.50; 25 Ibs., $10.50; 50 Ibs., $20.00. Not Postpaid.
*TOP CROP. 48 days. A new important addition to the Tendergreen class. Early and pro- ductive, stringless, resistant to common Bean Mosaic, medium green, pods 6 inches long by % in. wide, round. Excellent for shipping, market as well as canning and freezing.
10 Ibs., $5.50; 25 Ibs., $12.50; 50 Ibs., $24.00. Not postpaid.
Lima Beans Pole Variety
KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA. 88 days. An improved strain, vigorous, midseason, pro-
ductive. Pods 5 to 6 inches long, very flat and wide and uniformly four-seeded.
Dwarf or Bush Varieties BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA. 75 days. Both Beans and pods are larger than the old type. The pods measure 5 to 6 inches long by 14 inches wide and are of a luscious flavor. They are frequently borne in clusters of from 5 to 8 pods. Suitable for quick freezing. %FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA NO. 242. U. S. D. A. 75 days. A most excellent variety and exceedingly popular with market gardeners. Pods are about 5 inches long, containing 4 to 5 large, oval-shaped, very thick, white Beans. Suitable for quick freezing.
iE IN BUSH LIMA, Thorogreen Green Cotyledon. (Baby Lima.) 65 days. A vigor- Pe Pete ORue and small type of Bush Lima. Pods small, about 3 inches long, contain- ing 3 to 4 small, flat, white Beans. Suitable for quick freezing.
Prices: Lb., 50c; 10 Ibs., $4.50; 25 Ibs., $10.50; 50 Ibs., $20.00.
1 Ib., 60c;
Not Postpaid.
trDue to present rates of postage, and pending increases, please bear in mind that anything that is quoted “Not Postpaid” means that the postage will be extra and in the case of 10 Ibs. of Beans, the mailing weight would be at least 12 or 13 lbs. on which the rates in force at time of ordering would prevail. Additional money must be included with the order for the postage, however, if it is not enough to cover the postage due, we will weigh the seeds to cover ' extra money that is sent and not needed will be refunded im.
All prices quoted herein are subject to change without notice
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| Beets
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 50 feet of drill; 6 to 8 pounds per acre. Beets prefer a well-prepared friable soil. Plant from 2 inch to 34 inch deep, according to the texture of soil. For an early crop sow in drills | foot apart as early as the ground can be worked in the spring. When plants are large enough to use as greens, thin to 3 inches apart in the row. Beets can be sown as late as July for main crop. A complete commercial fertilizer high in phosphorus and potash applied as a band alongside the row As recommended. Care should be used that the seed does not come in immediate contact with the fertilizer.
EARLY WONDER, 55 days. An early variety. It is Turnip-
shaped and is always smooth. The flesh is a beautiful deep red color and is of excellent quality. Tops are small and erect. Excep- tionally good for early bunching.
% DETROIT DARK RED. (Morse’s Strain.) 55 days. The best for
market gardens or home use. Roots smooth, medium size, globe- shaped; skin dark red; flesh solid vermilion-red. Tops small, up- right, dark green, shaded red. Pkt., 10c.
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. 58 days. Where an early market sort is
desired, our strain is unequalled. Roots a flattened globe shape, skin very dark, flesh a trifle lighter, tops small.
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP, IMPROVED. 60 days. Old standard table Beets. Roots nearly round or slightly flattened, bright red,
4 1 and of good quality. Not so early as Detroit, but with a : i ieroee ie te 2 ; Detroit Dark Red (Morse’s Strain)
GREEN TOP BUNCHING. 60 days. Early, extremely attractive
bunching Beet. Tops medium sized and erect. Foliage clean, gray- ish green that does not turn red or brown in the fall. Roots round,
smooth and glossy, flesh bright blood-red. Mostly grown for Beet Ma ngel or
greens.
Prices: Oz., 20c; 1% Ib., 50c; Ib., $1.50, postpaid. Stock Beets
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to fifty
feet of drill, five pounds per acre. Sow early in the
spring, in rows about two feet apart; cover seed one and
Sugar Beet one-half inches deep, pressing ground firmly over the seed.
When plants are three inches high thin to about eight inches
Sugar Beets and Mangels are of great value a Jats oe apart in the row. The plants pulled may be used for greens. ing, because of the improved health and condition of the f
atime increased flow Baa quality of milk, and because of MAMMOTH LONG RED. ey Ge e BAGS is Ba
the saving in fodder. The yield is enormous, and the cost Se ele : Saree arge, well-formed; dark red color,
of growing is trifling. Grow a patch of them for winter feed. | V€TY nutritious; a big cropper.
They are also excellent for poultry. GOLDEN TANKARD. (Yellow Eckendorf). 120-150 days. Vv
ery productive and sweet; tops and neck very small; flesh FEED! SUGAR. 120-150 days. A most valuable, r ee : : Sete: ees for feeding; half sugar, oval-shaped, — Yellow; especially relished by cows and sheep. skin rose colored, flesh white, very nutritious and easily Oz., 15¢c; %4 Ib., 35¢; Ib., $1.00, postpaid.
Sea ' “SWISS CHARD” is listed on page 9. Oz., 15¢; % Ib., 40c; Ib., $1.25, postpaid.
a Broccoli
Green — A frequent application of nitrate of soda or other nitrogen aPEcue ue fertilizer can be of great value to promote the life of this crop. Broccoli
Worms on Broccoli can be controlled with 1% rotenone dusts; aphids or plant lice with nicotine sulphate or Evergreen Garden Spray.
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING. 75 days. This variety pro-
duces a large head, like Cauliflower, consisting of a compact cluster of bluish green flowers. When the central head is re- moved, the plant produces many branches, each bearing small heads. These are cut with 3 or 4 inches of the branch attached and tied in bunches for market. The stems as well as the flower heads are cooked and served as Cauliflower. Suitable for quick freezing.
Oz., 30c; 1% Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00, postpaid. GRAND CENTRAL, 75 days. A new variety in the medium
group, but it differs from the medium in maturity being a week to 10 days earlier, has a shorter, less leafy plant with the central heads more visible or less hidden by leaves. The central head is unusually heavy and dense. The bud or head type and color are satisfactory and the frozen product is rated high. Grand Central is of interest because of its high yield and uni- form maturity, allowing harvest to be completed in four instead of the usual 6 cuttings.
Oz., 90c; 1% tb., $2.75; 1 Ib., $8.00, postpaid. :
- $This variety recommended by Michigan State College
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Cabbage
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. Five to eight ounces of seed will produce enough plants for an acre. Two to three pounds will be needed for direct seeding. For early Cab- bage sow in hotbeds in January or February. Transplant as early as possible to the open ground spacing about two feet apart each way. For late Cabbage, sow in open ground in May and transplant about July first in rows 24% feet apart. Thin plants in the rows to 15-18 inches apart.
In fertilizing we recommend 800-1000 pounds per acre of a complete commercial fertilizer broadcast or 500-800 pounds side-dressed. In the home garden broadcast 30-40 pounds per 1000 square feet of complete commercial fertil- izer.
Most insects on Cabbage and related crops can be con- trolled by dusting with rotenone; aphids with nicotine sul- phate or Evergreen Garden Spray. Aphids are most easily killed when the temperature is at least 709° F.
Early Varieties % GOLDEN ACRE. 64 days. Heads round, very hard.
Matures two to three weeks earlier than Copenhagen Market, but is otherwise quite similar. Owing to earliness and remarkable uniformity, will prove the most profitable early Cabbage for market gardeners.
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25¢e; 1% Ib., 85c; Ib., $2.50, postpaid. EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. 52 days. Market gar-
eners in general consider this the best early variety. Conical heads are uniform in shape, very solid. Our stock is dwarf, compact and extremely early.
Oz., 25c; Ya Ib., 70c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid.
IMPROVED COPENHAGEN MARKET. 55 days. Near- ly as early as Jersey Wakefield. Stems short, heads large,
round and solid, few outer leaves.
Oz., 25c; 4 Ib., 70¢; Ib., $2.00, postpaid.
Golden Acre Cabbage
GREEN ACRE. 66 days. A comparatively new strain with general characteristics of Golden Acre, but holds its green color longer, an added value to market gardeners and shippers.
Oz., 30c; 1% Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00, postpaid. FERRY’S ROUND DUTCH. 7! days. Splendid for home
and market garden. Plants small and compact; stem short- Heads almost ball-shaped; commonly 7 to 8 inches in di- ameter, 6 inches deep, and weigh 4/2 to 5 lbs.; firm and of fair quality.
Oz., 30c; 1% Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00, postpaid.
Late Varieties
FERRY’S HOLLANDER. 100 days. Decidedly the best va-
riety of late Cabbage. Heads become firm while still rather small. They reach good marketable size in 90 to 100 days, but continue to enlarge, maturing in about 120 days. Plants medium small, allowing closer planting, short stem, erect and compact. Extremely hardy, splendid quality and keeps per- fectly in storage until late spring. Decidedly the best variety for muck growing.
Oz., 60c; 4 Ib., $1.70; Ib., $5.00, postpaid.
Danish Ballhead
MAMMOTH ROCK RED. 90 days. Heads solid, of good
size and quality.
Oz., 30c; Ya Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00, postpaid. %&PENN STATE BALLHEAD. 100 days. A heavy yield-
ing strain of the short stem Danish Ballhead type. Originated by Pennsylvania State College. Yields as high as 26 tons per acre have been recorded.
Oz., 50c; 1% Ib., $1.70; Ib., $5.00, postpaid.
%* BONANZA. 75 days. Almost round, very firm and uni- form. The shortest core of any Cabbage we know, making it extremely slow to produce seeders. Can be harvested early as. it makes a firm head, but can also be held until later. Heads. slow to split. Ideal for shipping, as well as market.
Oz., $1.00; % Ib., $3.60; Ib., $11.00, postpaid.
BUGNER, (Yellows resistant.) 110 days. A large variety for kraut, market and storage. Has secondary or partial resist- ance to yellows. Heads large, round or slightly flattened.
Oz., 50c; % Ib., $1.50; Ib., $4.50, postpaid. * DANISH BALLHEAD. 95 days. Short-stemmed, heads
round, very solid and heavy. Splendid keepers, hardy, and the best winter sort. Not recommended for muck growing.
Oz., 50c; 1% Ib., $1.70; Ib., $5.00, postpaid. PREMIUM FLAT DUTCH. !05 days. Highly valued for
its fine quality. Heads very solid, broad, round, flattened on top, fine grained and tender.
Oz., 30c; Y% Ib., 85c; Ib., $2.50, postpaid. AMERICAN SAVOY, (Chieftain). 85 days. Large, flattish heads, very curly and hard. One of the best Savoys.
Oz., 30c; V4 Ib., 85c; Ib., $2.50, postpaid. RED STONEHEAD. 80 days. An exceptionally good varie-
ty forming round heads, smooth, hard, of a glowing red color. A good keeper.
Oz., 30c; % Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00, postpaid.
Yellows Resistant Varieties are listed over the page on page 8.
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Cabbage
Yellows-Disease Resistant Varieties
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JERSEY QUEEN. 62 days. A selection from Jersey Wake- field which has a concial head, but is slightly darker green.
Oz., 30c; 4 Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00, postpaid.
RESISTANT DETROIT. 68 days. An excellent yellows re-
sistant strain of Golden Acre. Very popular in early markets.
Oz., 30c; Y% Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00, postpaid.
MEDIUM COPENHAGEN MARKET. 73 days. Yellows resistant. To meet the demand for a later and larger headed type. Uniformly round, firm and an attractive slightly bluish green color.
RESISTANT GOLDEN ACRE. 63 days. Yellows resistant. Oz., 60c; 1% Ib., $1.80; Ib., $5.50, postpaid.
* WISCONSIN HOLLANDER NO. 8. (Yellows-resistant). 90-100 days. A heavy yielding late storage type, highly re.
sistant to yellows. Round head, and yields greater tonnage than ordinary strains.
Oz., 45c; 4 Ib., $1.35; 1 Ib., $4.00, postpaid. * MARION MARKET. 75 days. A yellows-resistant strain
of Copenhagen Market. Round head and crisp tenderness of the parent Cabbage. Principally adapted on yellows infested soils, where non-resistant strains fail completely.
Oz., 50c; 4 Ib., $1.50; Ib., $4.50, postpaid. Oz., 25c; % Ib., 85c; Ib., $2.50, postpaid.
Brussels Sprouts
The culture is the same as for Cabbage which it resembles, the edible part being the small heads, an inch or two in diameter, that form at each leaf joint all the way up the stalk. The leaves should be broken off in the fall to give more room for the little heads to grow. Control aphids with nicotine sulphate or Evergreen garden spray. Delicious and more tender than any Cabbage. 90 days. Suitable to quick freezing. Half dwarf.
Oz., 60c; % tb., $1.70; Ib., $5.00, postpaid.
if You have bought them on the market nT the little quart boxes. Why not grow your own? It will be an effort worth while for you to have them in your own garden.
Cauliflower
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce of seed will produce 4000 plants. Five ounces of seed to an acre. Direc- tions about the same as Cabbage, except planting in rows about 3 feet apart and 18 inches apart in the row. When plants begin to head, tie leaves up around the heads to protect from the sun.
EARLY SELECT SNOWBALL. 55 days. A very fine strain
of early Cauliflower. Plants of medium height with rather waved or crumpled leaves which bend outward at the tips. Inner leaves cover the head well. Foliage is medium green. Heads of good depth, solid, ivory-white and of fine quality. Early and very even at time of maturity, therefore requires prompt handling. Adapted for summer and early fall har- vest.
Oz.. $2.25; Yq lb., $6.75; Ib., $20.00, postpaid.
Die
Brussels Soros %& GROWERS SPECIAL IMPROVED. 60
days. Well adaped for use under a wide range of conditions and generally consid- ered the most satisfactory main crop strain for fall harvest. Plants are large and erect with ample foliage for head coverage. Leaves are long, rather straight, plain edged and medium bright green color. The heads are large, smooth, very deep, very solid and pure white. Unexcelled for qual- ity. Is about a week slower in reaching maturity and the harvest is not so concen- trated.
Oz., $2.25; Y% Ib., $6.75; Ib., $20.00, postpaid.
HELIOS. Original. Snow-white solid heads with uniform, tall, upstanding protecting foliage. Is unsurpassed for cutting during the last period of summer.
Oz., $2.85; V4 Ib., $8.50; Ib., $25.00, postpaid.
22 oy
Early Select Snowball Cauliflower
Celery Cabbage
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Celery Cabbage
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce will produce 2000 plants. Do not sow seed till the last of May, earlier sowing generally going to seed instead of making heads. Seed may be sown in seed beds and transplanted in rows three feet apart and about fifteen inches apart in the row, or may be sown in rows and thinned.
MICHIHLI, 70 days. A new strain of Celery Cabbage. In habit of plant it resembles Chihili, but the growth is more vigorous. The leaves are dark green and do not have the yellowish cast of Chihili. The leaf margins are waved and the individual plants are very uniform. It is surer heading, and in trial plantings made on a commercial scale it has pro- duced 99% marketable heads.
Oz., 25c; V4 lb., 85c; Ib., $2.50, postpaid.
CHIHILI. 70 days. Imported from Holland. This is the true strain, It has a delicate flavor, much milder than Cab- bage. The heads are long, about 16 inches, rather slim, com- ing to a point at the top. Color is very dark bluish green, with the inner leaves and stalks blanched to a beautiful snow-white. This past season it proved its place and is highly recommended as a true strain.
Oz., 25c¢; 4 Ib., 70c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid.
Swiss Chard
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to fifty feet of drill; five pounds per acre. Sow early in the spring, in rows eighteen inches apart and thin to one foot apart. The plants are of very rank growth, and will continue to grow and pro- duce all summer, and if given a little protection during the winter, will produce early greens in the spring.
LUCULLUS. 55 days. Leaves large and curly. Plant grows about 2 feet high, midribs are very broad and are a good substitute for Asparagus during the sum- mer months.
Oz., 15¢; 4 Ib., 30c; Ib., $1.00, postpaid.
NEW RHUBARB, A Chard of unique crimson
color. Stalks sweet and succulent. Bright red in color; leaves green to bronze, heavily veined with red. Plants are vigorous and will yield a tremen- dous crop throughout the summer and fall, until frost.
Oz., 30c; V4 Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00, postpaid.
Carrots
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. Carrots require about the same simple care as Beets; they have no serious insect enemies, and they are rarely attacked by disease. It is best to plant them in soil that is friable and richly fertilized. Plant the seed one-half inch deep in loose, well-prepared soil, making rows 16 to 24 inches apart. Cultivate as soon as the plants are well established and thin to 2 or 4 inches in row, according to size of the variety. Plantings may be made from early spring until mid-June. For winter storage the later date is advisable. se NANTES CORELESS, STRONG TOP. 68 days. A very superior Carrot. Coreless, brittle, fine grained, of fine, mild, sweet flavor. The color is reddish orange and the skin is smooth. It is 6 inches long, cylindrical, and very stump-rooted. Suitable for quick freezing. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25¢c; 4 Ib., 75c; 1 Ib., $2.25, postpaid.
10-Ib. lots $20.00. SUPREME HALF LONG, 75 days. Resembles a small refined Danvers with short tops. Roots 6 to 7 inches long, about 2 inches in diameter at shoulder, tapering to a half stump. Exterior smooth and of excellent color. Interior flesh tender, sweet and of fine flavor. Core small and the same dark red as the rest of the flesh.
Pkt., 10c. IMPERATOR. (Long type). 77 days. Selected strain, specially de- veloped for bunching. Top medium height, abundant and strong for good bunching. Roots long, slender, smooth and uniformly tapered. Flesh rich orange color. *#STREAMLINER, 77 days. An ideal new bunching Carrot for shippers and market gardeners. Tops short, rather sparse, dark green and strong. Roots long, slender, nearly cylindrical, 8 to 10 inches long, and they grow completely underground.
Above 3 Varieties: Oz., 25c; 4 Ib., 85c; 1 Ib., $2.50, postpaid.
GOLD SPIKE. The finest shipping variety of the Long Type Im- perator. The top is 4 inches shorter with more erect leaves, having thick petioles firmly attached. The tops are compact, coarsely cut and dark green. Roots are ideal for shipping, 8 to 10 inches long, ¥Y% to 13% inches in diameter. The skin is smoother than Imperator with a deeper and more attractive color. We believe this variety will replace the Imperator Long Type as it is far superior.
Oz., 50c; 4 Ib., $1.50; 1 Ib., $4.75, postpaid.
10-Ib. lots, $45.00.
Carrots are continued over the page, page 10.
Swiss Chard
Imperator Carrots
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Carrots (Cont.)
w&CHANTENAY, RED-CORED. 70 days. This is a dis-
tinct improvement over the well known standard Chantenay, especially in color, texture and quality of flesh. Roots 5% to 6 inches long, 2% inches thick at the shoulder; tapered stump root. Flesh and core reddish orange, fine grained and tender. A favorite with canners, market gardeners and ship- pers. Suitable for quick freezing.
CHANTENAY, LONG TYPE. 70 days. A strain of Chantenay bred especially for growing on soiis where the moisture table is high. Tops are shorter than the regular Chantenay. Roots definitely longer but fully as large; stump rooted at maturity. Texture and color equal to Red-Cored Chantenay, Suitable for bunching or bushel use. Suitable for quick freezing.
Above 2 varieties: Oz., 20c; 4 Ib., 55c; 1 Ib., $1.75, Postpaid. 10-Ib. lots, $16.00. TOUCHON. 68 days. A quality Carrot for home and market garden. Tops medium height and strong. Roots orange-scar- let, 612-712 inches long; 1%4-11% inches thick; straight, cylin- drical, strictly stump-rooted. Flesh deep orange with incon- spicuous core. Similar to Nantes but preferred by some for greater length and stronger top. Suitable for quick freezing. %MORSE’S BUNCHING. 77 days. Tops short; foliage rather coarsely cut and stems medium size and strong. Roots at maturity are 14 to 12 by 8 inches in size, almost cylin-
drical with rounded shoulders, and are well stumped. LONG ORANGE. 85 days. Good variety for deep sandy il
soil. SCARLET HORN. 60 days. A small, early stump-rooted va- riety of good flavor and quite coreless. The roots will aver- age about 3 inches long.
OXHEART or GUERANDE. 72 days. Very short, thick and stubby. Very desirable for heavy clay soil, as it is easily harvested.
Celery
Yellows-Resistant Varieties Michigan Golden
Michigan State College Fusarium Yellows Resistant
Original Michigan State College seed is sold only in pack- ets bearing this label and the seal of the College. No other seed is genuine. Beware of bulk seed of this variety.
We strongly recommend Michigan Golden for planting in soils where Fusarium Yellows or root rot attacks other va- rieties of yellow Celery. We specially recommend it for the summer and late crops. No one variety is adapted for use on all soils and for all climatic conditions. Michigan Golden is especially adapted for Michigan conditions but is widely and successfluly grown in other sections of the country where root rot is also a destructive disease.
Michigan Golden was developed by plant pathologists of Michigan State College and the breeding work is continuing under their supervision. All genuine Michigan Golden seed is grown under their control, packeted at the college and sold only in the original seed containers.
Prices: 1 oz., $1.75; 2 ozs., $3.50; 1% Ib., $5.50; Ilb., $22.00, postpaid.
MICHIGAN GOLDEN
An improved strain of the original Michigan Golden variety bred by plant pathologists of Michigan State College for resistance to Fusarium yellows and introduced by Grand Rapids Growers* Inc.
GENUINE MICHIGAN GOLDEN SEED IS SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS BEARING THE SEAL OF MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE
Michigan Golden is highly resistant to Fusarium yellows, also known as
YELLOWS-RESISTANT SELF-BLANCHING CELERY
root rot, crown rot, stunt or sickness. It is not resistant to other celery dis- eases and seed treatment together with the use of protective dusts or sprays must be relied upon to control leaf blights.
In any inquiry concerning this seed inclose this label and address your com- munication to
MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY AND PLANT PATHOLOGY EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN
No warranty, expressed or implied, is given as to description, productiveness or purity of this seed and we can not be in any way responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept these terms the seed should be returned im- mediately and money will be refunded.
Serial No.
Supreme Half Long Carrots WHITE BELGIAN. 95 days. Large, white stock Carrot.
SPECIAL GROWERS RECOMMENDATIONS Our cultural directions are the special recommenda- tion of our growers who through actual experience know what is necessary for the successful growing of a crop,
and give it to you for your guidance.
PRICES: Abeve 6 Varieties: Oz., 25¢; 1% Ib., 70c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid.
Michigan Golden Celery
% This variety recommended by Michigan State College
Grand Rapids Growers, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michiqon 1]
Celery
Yellows Resistant Varieties
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One. ounce will produce from 5,000 to 10,000 plants, two ounces per acre. Muck soil is best for Celery, but good Celery may be grown on rich, loamy soil if water can be applied freely. Celery needs manure and fertilizer, but as muck soils are usually well .Supplied with an abundance of nitrogenous matter, a fer-
tilizer high in phosphate and potash usually gives the best results.
Sow seed in rows in the greenhouse or cold frame. When 3 to 6 inches high transplant to the field, spacing yellow va- rieties 4 inches apart in the row, Pascal varieties 6 inches. Avoid prolonged chilling of young plants to reduce tendency to bolt seedstalks. Nitrogen side-dressing is beneficial on both yellow and green yarieties, particularly on green.
MICHIGAN STATE GREENGOLD. Fusarium
resistaut.
Yellows
V2 oz., $1.25; oz., $2.00; % Ib., $7.50; V2 tb., $15.00; Ib., $30.00, postpaid.
CORNELL No. 19. 100 days. We offer the true strain of this excellent variety. 10/2 to 11 inches to joint with an over- all length of 24 to 25 inches. Hearts long and comparatively full. Stems thick, round and of smooth texture. Combines the good qualities of the Pascal type and is highly resistant to fusarium yellows. We have a limited stock of this va- riety.
Oz., $1.50; % Ib., $5.50; 1 Ib., $20.00, postpaid.
CORNELL 6.19. Has been developed by Cornell Uni- versity and this varie.y combines the best features of the old Cornell 6 and the Cornell 19.
Oz., $1.75; ‘V4 Ib., $5.75; Ib., $22.00, postpaid. NEW TALL GOLDEN. 31-C. (Yellows Resistant.) About
24 inches tall, compact, with ribs of good length, approxi- mately 10 inches to the first joint. The stems are rounded and of medium thickness.
Oz., $1.40; 1% Ib., $4.50; Ib., $16.00, postpaid. NEW GOLDEN PLUME. 8-C-3. (Yellows Resistant.) Plants
are tall, normally 26 inches in height, full hearted and up- right in habit of growth. Its thick meaty stems are approxi- mately 8 inches to the first joint. May be used as a yellows resistant substitute for either Wonderful or Golden Plume No. 4162. Reported crop failure. Very little seed available.
Oz., $1.40; 1% Ib., $4.50; Ib., $16.00, postpaid.
CORNELL NO. 6. !00 days. Similar in general character- istics to Cornell No. 19, but comparing, the plants are
shorter in height, are stockier and of somewhat more open formation, petioles shorter, stems thicker and less ribbed. Has a good heart formation and is highly resistant to Fusarium yellows.
Oz., $1.35; Va lb., $4.75; Ib., $18.00, postpaid. JERSEY GOLDEN PLUME. Taller type. It is an excel-
lent variety for early planting, showing some resistance to soil diseases. On account of the great care taken in selecting and rogueing we know there is none better. The ribs are from 7 to 8 inches to the first joint, according to growing conditions and the height is about 26 to 28 inches.
Oz., $1.75; V4 Ib., $6.50; Ib., $24.00, postpaid.
STANDARD Yellow Varieties
NEW GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING. 85 days. This is
the celebrated ‘‘Vilmorin” French strain and has been im- ported direct from France. It has a long stalk and is com- monly called ““TALL STRAIN.”
Oz., $1.00; %4 Ib., $3.50; Ib., $12.00, postpaid. NEW GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING. 85 days. American
grown. Oz., $1.00; 1% Ib., $3.50; Ib., $12.00, postpaid. GOLDEN PLUME NO. 4162. (New strain.) Our im- proved strain fills the need for a taller, long-stemmed Gold- en Plume. Retains earliness and ease of blanching of the or- iginal strain, but is more compact in form, straighter, and much better adapted to the standard crate. Normally 24 to 26 inches tall, with stems 7/2 to 8% inches and a full heart.
Oz., $1.00; 1% Ib., $3.50; Ib., $12.00, postpaid.
Cornell No. 19
GROWERS WONDERFUL. 80 days. A valuable early va-
riety similar to the Golden Plume. The plants are semi- dwarf, very vigorous and have a full heart which bleaches quickly to a golden yellow color. Excellent for market gar- deners.
Oz., $1.00; 1% Ib., $3.50; Ib., $12.00, postpaid.
TALL NON-BOLTING GOLDEN PLUME. This is a strain
that grows taller and faster than the original types. Its abil- ity to withstand low temperatures without bolting make it the most satisfactory of the Golden Plume strains for grow- ing under certain unfavorable conditions. 82 to 9 inches to joint; 26 to 27 inches over-all height.
Oz., $1.35; % Ib., $4.75; Ib., $18.00, postpaid.
EARLY FORTUNE (Improved Golden). This va- riety has been developed by Abbott and Cobb and is
exactly the same family as Special 763. The only dif- ference is that the rib is medium length instead of the longer rib found in No, 763. To those wishing a medi- um rib, we suggest this stock for storage. This variety shows considerable resistance to fusarium yellows and soil diseases in the early crop in many areas.
Oz., $1.50; VY Ib, $5.50; Ib., $20.00, postpaid.
SPECIAL No. 763. This variety comes from the Early Fortune. It is a long rib sort with a rich golden heart.
In making the rib longer, we have been able to get a good, uniform strain of Celery. The vitality is excep- tionally strong, having a cross of green. This is another one of Abbott and Cobb’s strain, and this also shows resistance to soil diseases for early planting.
Oz., $1.50; % Ib., $5.50; Ib., $20.00, postpaid.
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Choice Market Garden Varieties
Green Varieties * GROWERS EARLIGREEN. The finest, earliest green Celery we
know. Vigorous and large; compact in habit of growth. Plant is sur- prisingly large for an early sort. The outer leaves are green and the very full heart is pure white, brittle and of most delicious flavor. In our trials this proved to be an outstanding variety in all details. It is the best green Celery on the market today, and should be in heavy demand this year.
Oz., $1.75; V4 Ib., $6.75; tb., $24.00, postpaid. PARAGON. A Celery of exceptional merit. The plant is dwarf, vigorous, quite hardy, and has a very full heart. Stalks broad, quite thick, very solid and tender, bleaching readily to a golden yel- low color. Highly recommnded for an early or late crop.
Oz., $2.25; V4 Ib., $7.50; Ib., $26.00, postpaid.
Pascal and Utah Strains GROWERS PASCAL No. 49. 22 to 26 inches tall, 8 to 10-
joint, stalky, compact and straight in habit of growth. Stems broad-ribbed but smooth, indicating its fine brittle texture and excellent nutty flavor. May be grown for an early crop, if it is transplanted in the field after all danger from frost has passed, but may also be bleached to light greenish yellow or shipped from row as any green Pascal.
Oz., $1.90; % Ib., $7.00; Ib., $25.00, postpaid. IMPROVED CALIFORNIA PASCAL. (New Strain.) 120 days. This is a green type summer Pascal Celery which bleaches readily. The heart stalks grow tall and full. The entire stalk is of excellent eating quality, being tender with a delicious nutty flavor. The thick rounded stalks are smooth, not ribbed and free from strings. Height 24 inches with 10 to 12 in. to the first joint. May be used for either early, medium or late crop.
Oz., $2.25; V4 Ib., $7.50, Ib., $26.00, postpaid. 7 Losi hageepeceianieacns UTAH No. 15. A strain of Utah (California Pascal) of mid- Growers) Rascal) Cm i2 season maturity. Plants are large, height 26 to 28 inches.
Leaves are dark green, deeply cut, moderately broad. Plants are erect, compact, full hearted. Edible stems are usually 8 to 10 inches long, are numerous, of medium width, thick, rounded and quite smooth, crisp and of fine quality.
Oz., $1.50; V4 Ib., $4.50; Ib., $16.00, postpaid. TALL UTAH, No. 52-10 B. Plants are tall, 26 to 28 inches, leaves moderately large, medium dark green. Plants are erect and compact. Stems are 8 to 10¥% inches long, noticeably of uniform length, rounded, thick, waxy in appearance. Blanches readily; tender, crisp and of excellent quality. Highly recommended by all growers who have had it in trials this past season. Oz., $1.50; V4 Ib., $4.50; Ib., $16.00, postpaid. UTAH 52-70. About 135 days. A slightly larger Utah than Tall Utah 10 B and darker leaved. Over-all height 28 to 29 inches. Ribs 912 to 11 inches, rounded, thick, smooth and medium dark green. Makes large size, high hearts and is very compact and tightly shingled. ° Oz., $1.90; 14 Ib., $7.00; Ib., $25.00, postpaid. UTAH JUMBO. A late variety of the finest quality. Plants sturdy, compact and _ solid. Very free from strings, and bleaches to a pure white, nutty and crisp. Also immensely popular if sold as a green Celery without bleaching. Oz., $1.35; Ya Ib., $4.25; Ib., $15.00, postpaid. UTAH SPECIAL. A large green Celery similar to Utah Jumbo. This special strain is very popular with large grow- ers in the West.
Oz., $1.35; % lb., $4.25: 1 Ib., $15.00, postpaid.
IMPROVED UTAH JUMBO.
This new strain has thicker, more meaty stalks with longer stems. The mature plant is larger around and taller than Utah Jumbo. Promises to be the most popular all-around.
Oz., $1.60; 4 Ib., $5.00: 1 Ib., $18.00, postpaid.
EMERSON PASCAL. (Fern-leay- ed, blight resistant.) Over-all height
26 to 28 inches. Rib length 10 to 11 inches; ribs thick, round, smooth, medium light green and brittle. It is non-bolting.
Oz., $1.75: V4 Ib., $5.75; Ib., $22.00, postpaid.
CELERIAC., Large Smooth Prague. 110 days. Turnip rooted Celery.
Photograph of Utah 52-70 Celery, as grown on the farm of Garrett Penning, Pkt., 10c; oz., 75¢; V4 Ib., 6328 Lovers Lane, Kalamazoo, Mich. Photo taken Sept. 20, 1952. $2.35; Ib., $7.00, postpaid.
GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan ——iCTSS
Sweet Corn
CORN is not discounted, the regular list price being net, and not postpaid. Money to cover postage must be included on mail orders or will be weighed to cover the actual funds received.
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One pound for 200 hills or 400-600 feet of drilled row, about 10-12 pounds per acre. Early Corn is planted in rows 2% to 3 feet apart, and about 8 inches apart in the row, in May, and will be ready for table 8 or 9 weeks from date of planting. Later varieties should be planted from the 15th of May to the 15th of June. Plant in hills 3 to 4 feet apart. It will be ready for use in from 10 to 12 weeks from date of planting. Side-dressing with 100 pounds ammonium nitrate or other nitrogen fertilizer as Corn is tasseling is recommended. Plant 3 or 4 rows of Corn in a block to get good pollination and the best filled ears. Seed saved from Hybrid Corn is of no value since it will not come true to type the second year. Use only fresh one-year-old Corn seed.
Corn borer can be controlled by. dusting with 3 or 5% DDT starting when Corn is just under knee high and making 4 applications at weekly intervals.
Open - Pollinated %* GOLDEN “SUNSHINE.” 74 days. A valuable yellow
variety for the market grower or the private gardener. It is a cross between the Golden Bantam and Gill’s Early Market and combines the earliness and large size of ear of the Gill’s Early Market with much of the high quality of the Golden Bantam. It is ready for market a week to 10 days earlier than Golden Bantam, and has a much larger ear; the ears average 814 inches long, with 12 to 14 rows.
IMPROVED GOLDEN BANTAM. 85 days. Superior to the
original Golden Bantam in quality, and has larger ear. It matures about the same time. Nearly all ears carry 12 rows of deep, rich golden yellow kernels, set close upon the cob. It is a favorite with the market gardener.
WSTOWELL'S EVERGREEN. 90 days. Most popular late
Sweet Corn. More extensively ‘planted than any other sort, being the general favorite with market gardeners. Ears of good size, grain deep; tender and sugary.
Above 3 varieties: Lb., 35c; 10 Ibs., $3.25; 25 Ibs., $7.00; 50 Ibs., $13.00. Not postpaid.
* GOLDEN BANTAM. 79 days. Hardy, early maturing, very dwarf. Cob is small but fills out nicely with large, deep
cream-colored kernels, which turn yellow when ripe. No home gardens should be without this excellent Corn.
GOLDEN EVERGREEN. 95 days. This new variety com-
bines all the good qualities of Golden Bantam and Stowell’s Evergreen. Has the bright golden color and tender kernels of Golden Bantam and the flavor and sweetness of Stowell’s Evergreen. Ears much larger than Bantam, not quite as large as Evergreen, but much earlier. Stalks are full leaved and usually bear two well developed ears,
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. (White or Shoe Peg Corn).
90 days. An especially fine quality Corn; without row forma- tion.
EARLY EVERGREEN. days. Has all the merits of the i
Stowell’s Evergreen. s is a white Corn. It is a splendid variety for the market gardener.
BLACK MEXICAN. 83 days. Reputed to be the sweetest
and most delicious of all table Corn. Color is white when _ young, changing to bluish black in later stages. Country Gentleman
PRICES: Lb., 40c; 10 Ibs., $3.50; 25 Ibs., $7.75; 50 Ibs., $15.00. Not postpaid.
% This variety recommended by Michigan State College. Please Refer to Page 3 for Postal Rates.
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Sweet Corn - Hybrids
A hybrid is the first generation of a cross between strains of different parentage and involving one or more inbred lines of Corn or their combinations.
SENECA 60 Hybrid. (High Quality.) 63 days. The earliest yellow hybrid. Stalks 4¥2 ft. tall. Ears 62 inches long with 10 to 12 rows of tender sweet kernels. Well adapted for the northern states and Canada, and is superior in every way. It gives you a first early hybrid with the old Golden Bantam flavor. GOLD RUSH. 67 days. This is the one. A first early yellow hybrid for the early market with the strong hybrid vigor and productiveness. Stalks 6 ft. tall. Ears 814 inches, 12 to 14 rowed, slightly tapered, well filled to the tip. Most attractive yel- low; tight husk. Tender, sweet and of fine quality and flavor. GOLDEN ROCKET. 67 days. Plant 5 to 6 ft. tall, foliage sparse and dark green, few suckers. Ear is 7 to 712 inches long x 134 inches in diameter, 10 to 12 rows, medium yellow, kernels fairly deep and medium wide. Unusually fine quality for such an early Corn. SPANCROSS C13.3. 70 days. One of the best early hybrids. Highly resistant to bacterial wilt. Well tipped, small ears of 10 to 12 rows. Kernels golden yellow, sweet and tender. CARMELCROSS. 79 days. A second early hybrid developed by the Connecticut Experiment Station, New Haven. Vigorous and heavy yielding in comparison to its earliness. Medium sized gently tapering ears with 12-14 rows of yellow kernels. FOREMOST Y-1. ‘This variety has quickly become popular for fresh market, can- ning and freezing. Its large, uniform, high quality ears give it an unusually attrac- tive appearance. As compared to Golden Cross Bantam it is earlier, superior in yield, fully equal in quality and has the ability to remain in top condition longer. GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM. 85 days. Excellent for market gardens and well adapted for canners’ use. Highly resistant to Stewart’s disease and very prolific. Stalks sturdy, with exceptionally broad, dark green leaves. Ears 10 to 14-rowed, slightly lighter yellow than Golden Bantam. Kernels medium in width and depth. Suitable for quick freezing. IOANA HYBRID, (All-America Selection.) 87 days. A midseason yellow hybrid, highly resistant to both drought and wilt. Plants tall and sturdy with broad, numerous leaves. Ears 7/2 to 8 inches long, 12 to 14 rows, cylindrical, well filled with medium narrow light yellow kernels. An attractive and productive variety for either gardener or canner. Suitable for quick freezing. IOCHIEF, 89 days. 435-5125. Outstanding among recent introductions for longer ears, heavy tonnage and superior flavor. A main cropper, ideal for canning and mar- ket. Kernels golden, deep and uniform. Height of stalk, 634 ft. Ears 9 inches long. 14-18 count. PRICES: Lb., 60c; 10 Ibs., $5.40; 25 Ibs., $12.00; 100 Ibs., $45.00. Not postpaid: MARCROSS C13x6. 72 days. This has proved a very good early market and home garden variety. Stalks are short but sturdy, highly resistant to Stewart’s dis- ease. Ears long, plump, abruptly tapered at the tips, 10 to 14-rowed with light cream-yellow, medium broad kernels of good quality. Lb., 50c; 10 Ibs., $4.70; 25 Ibs., $11.25; 100 Ibs., $42.50. Not postpaid.
FOREMOST E. E. No. 1. Hybrid. Extra early, 66 days. Ears 8 inches long, slightly tapered. Kernels bright golden yellow, 12 to 14 rowed. Plants, 5 feet tall,
strong and vigorous. Husk and flag leaves, heavy, good color. Yield, unusually high for such an early corn. The attractive ears, good uniform size, have market and table appeal. ‘Tender and sweet.
Lb., 65c; 10 Ibs., $6.00; 25 Ibs., $14.00; 100 Ibs., $55.00. Not postpaid.
Hybrid Sweet Corn
Pop Corn AUSTRALIAN HULLESS HYBRID. Dwarf growing;
heavy yielder of attractive ears; peculiar form, being nearly as thick as long. Color pearly white. Entirely hulless, making it the tenderest of any Pop Corn when
popped. Lb., 65c; 5 Ibs., $3.00. Not postpaid.
MINNHYBRID No. 250. Developed by the Minnesota
Experiment Station from Japanese Hulless over which it showed a marked improvement in yield equivalent to about 15% more per acre with 25 to 30% greater ex- pansion of popping which gives increased tenderness; kernels are white.
Lb., 65c; 5 ibs., $3.00. Not postpaid. SOUTH AMERICAN YELLOW, 110 days. Sunburst.
Better adapted for Michigan climate. It matures about 2 weeks earlier than the true type South American yel- low. Amber color, large size when popped, having a butter-colored tint.
Lb., 40c; 5 Ibs., $1.75. Not postpaid. % Please Refer to Page 3 for Postal Rates.
Table and Pickling Cucumbers
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce of seed to 50 hills; 2 pounds per acre. Cucumbers should not be planted until the ground is warm, about June Ist. For pickles, they may be planted as late as July Ist. They require a warm, rich, sandy soil. Plant in hills about 4 feet apart and about 8 seeds to the hill. When all danger from insects is past, thin to 3 or 4 of the strongest plants. Broadcast 500-600 pounds com- plete commercial fertilizer before planting.
Cucumber beetle—either No. 10 pyrocide dust or methoxychlor is the control measure to keep your cucumbers clean. Apply promptly and grow your cucumbers without any trouble.
GROWERS EARLY DARK GREEN, 70 days. Selected from Cubit variety. A comparatively
new variety of special merit, because of its excellent shape and dark green color. Fruits white spined, cylindrical and hold their color to a larger size than most other varieties. Fruits 7/2 to 8 inches long. 1% inches in diameter. Shy seeder.
ACE HI, 65 days. White spine variety, 9 to 11 inches long, round at ends; dark green with trace of light green around blossom scar, small seed cavity, crisp flesh.
STAYS GREEN. (Black Diamond). 60 days. Splendid for shipping. A rich dark green, 8 to 9 inches long, slightly tapered, full at both ends.
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. 68 days. A standard late, well-known table sort. 12 to 14 inches long, slender, more or less warted, tapering towards the stem end, color dark green, flesh white
and firm.
WHITE SPINE. (Improved.) 58 days. A very fine, early strain. Fruit very rich, dark green, symmetrical, thick and nearly square ended, vigorous and productive.
+ IMPROVED “A & C.”’ 68 days. The vigorous growing, disease-resistant vines produce an abundance of uniform, exceedingly dark green Cucumbers, averaging 10 inches long. The fruits are of uniform diameter from stem to blossom end, are rather slim, averaging 1% to 1! inches in diameter, without any bulge in the center, and with practically no taper at the ends.
Pkt., 10c. YORK STATE PICKLING. A mosaic resistant pickling type, for use in areas where this
disease prevents the production of a satisfactory crop of pickles. Vines and fruits are very similar to Chicago Pickling. Oz,, 35¢; V4 Ib., 95c; Ib., $2.75, postpaid.
CHICAGO PICKLING or WESTER- FIELD’S, 58 days. Early, heavy yield. A
very prolific variety combining all the qual- ities desired by those who raise Cucum- bers. Fruits are of uniform size and good color. Used almost exclusively by all large
pickling houses. Pkt., 10¢.
HYBRID CUCUMBER. FOREMOST SL-1. This Fl hybrid is the darkest green
Cucumber we have ever seen, it is a beau- tifully symmetrical slicer, 8 inches long, slender and cylindrical with blocky, round- ed ends. The flesh is crisp, clear white with unusually small seed cavity: It is white
Marketer
spined, and the spines are very few and very fine. The skin is thick and quite ten- der necessitating careful handling and packing. It is earlier than Marketer and A & C, in fact it produced two good sized pickings by the time Marketer had made only one picking of slicing sized fruits. The seed is now available in trial packets ~, only, containing about 50 seeds at 75c per packet, postpaid.
STRAIGHT-8. 62 days. This outstanding variety
produces symmetrical cylindrical fruits about 8 inch-
es in length, and about 11% inches in diameter. The
fruits are well rounded at the ends. This is an ideal
shipping variety.
LONGFELLOW CUCUMBER. 72 days. An excel-
Jent long, slender, dark green variety, equally desir-* able for greenhouse forcing or outdoor culture. 12 to
14 inches long by 24 inches in diameter. Fairly early,
a good healthy grower; very productive.
DAVIS’ PERFECT. 58 days. Is one of the most
prolific sorts. The fruit is long, slim and holds its color till nearly ripe.
Prices, except as noted: Oz., 25c; 1% Ib., 85c; Ib., $2.50, postpaid.
%MARKETER, 70 days. A variety of recent intro-
duction, producing very dark green cylindrical fruits which taper slightly at the ends. Fruits 7/2 to 8 inch- es long, 24 inches in diameter. White spined. Vines vigorous and prolific. Its uniform shape and attractive color make it an excellent market variety.
% This variety recommended by Michigan State College.
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Eggplant CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 1000 plants. Seed germ- inates very slowly and requires warm ground. Start in hotbeds in March, transplant about June Ist, in rows about three feet apart and two feet apart in the row. Eggplant requires a rich soil, free from disease and rotation of crop is recommended.
BLACK BEAUTY. 80 days. Early and productive. Fruit large and of rich glossy black color.
NEW YORK PURPLE. 80 days. A favorite market variety. Fruits larger than the Black Beauty. The plant is large, spreading and spine- less, producing 4 to 6 large, oval fruits of dark purple color.
Oz., $1.00; 1% Ib., $3.00; Ib., $10.00, postpaid.
Kale or Borecole
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 150 feet of drill. Sow from August Ist to September 15th in rows 18 inches apart, and they will yield greens during fall and winter. They are improved by freezing. DWARF CURLED SCOTCH. 110 days. A handsome, very finely curled, dwarf spreading variety, foliage long and attractive bright green; very hardy. TALL CURLED SCOTCH. 110 days. Plants of this variety grow 2 to 3 feet in height, bearing long plumelike light green leaves, which are very much cut and deeply curled at the edges. Very hardy.
' . Oz 25c;
Yq Ib., 85e; Ib., $2.50, ren postpaid. Eggplant
Endive
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 150 feet of drill. Sow in rows about 15 inches apart and thin to one foot apart in the tow. Sow seed for fall crop in June or July. When nearly full grown, tie outer leaves together bringing them up over the head for blanching. A well balanced fertilizer is recommended. LONG GREEN CURLED or MOSS CURLED. 95 days. Also known as Large Curled Pancalier. A late, coarsely toothed variety of good size, which forms a good blanched heart in the fall. The mid-rib or leaf stem is tinged with rose. BROAD-LEAVED BATAVIAN. (Escarolle). 90 days. One of the best varieties for salads; leaves of upright growth, broad, more or less twisted and waved, bright deep green, with a nearly white mid- rib. Inner leaves form a fair head which blanches a creamy white.
Oz., 25c; 4 Ib., 700; Ib., $2.00, postpaid. Collards
TRUE GEORGIA. “5 days. Plant 2 to 3 ft. high forming a clus- ter of tender, undulated leaves at the top of its rather long stem;
Broad-Leaved Batavian Endive used as greens.
Oz., 20c; 1% Ib., 60c; Ib., $1.75, postpaid.
Cress or Pepper Grass
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. Sow early in the spring in rich, well prepared soil, in rows about fifteen inches apart. Thin to four inches apart in the row. EXTRA CURLED. (Pepper Grass). A small, curled plant having a fine pungent flavor and used as a salad. Should be sown thickly and frequently, covering very lightly as it soon runs to seed. May be cut several_times.
Oz., 20¢; 4 Ib., 50c; Ib., $1.50, postpaid.
TRUE WATER, A hardy perennial water plant; the sprightly flavored leaves of which are prized for salads as well as for garnishing. Must be grown on moist banks or in water covered soil.
Oz., 90c; %4 tb., $2.75; Ib., $8.00, postpaid.
Kohl - Rabi
TURNIP-ROOTED CABBAGE CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 200 feet of drill. Seed should be sown in light, rich soil, very early in the spring for early crop, in rows eighteen inches apart and thin to six inches apart in the row. Plantings should be made the latter part of July for fall use. Should be used when young and tender. EARLY WHITE VIENNA. 60 days. Very early, small tops, can be planted
close together; best for forcing, or field culture.
Oz., 30c; 1% Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00, postpaid.
Leek
AMERICAN FLAG, 150 days. Stem about 10 inches long by 2 inches thick. A strong, vigorous plant with mild flavor. One of the best sorts for the market garden.
ELEPHANT. (Monstrous Carentan). 150 days. Large stems 6 to 8 inches long, 2 to 3 inches thick. Leaves very dark green, hardy, prolific, for fall and early winter use.
Oz., 60c; 1% Ib., $1.70; Ib., $5.00, postpaid. ‘White Vienna Kohl-Rabi
All prices quoted herein are subject to change without notice.
Leaf Lettuce
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 150 feet of to use. Head lettuce should be sown in rows 18-24 inches drill. Lettuce requires rich soil to grow best quality. Mix apart and thinned to 12-15 inches apart in the row. a complete commercial fertilizer with the soil and sow seed During warm weather germination may be greatly aided very early in the spring. For leaf lettuce sow in rows 12 by firming the seed bed and sow the seed shallow. Keep inches apart and do not thin until plants are big enough the soil moist until germination is completed.
The above photograph shows the Grand Rapids Forcing Lettuce, Washington Strain, in full
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bloom
where it is possible, by careful plant selection, to keep ic up to its original purity.
GRAND RAPIDS FORCING LETTUCE, WASH- INGTON STRAIN. 45 days. This splendid strain is one of the favorite strains being used by all of the larger growers, who recommend it as a superior Let- tuce. The late Mr. Yonker, who was one of our lead- ing greenhouse growers, by careful plant selection, has kept it up to its original purity. It is absolutely true to type. Color is light green, heads very leafy, leaf crisp, tender and curly, quality of the best. We
Black-Seeded Simpson %This variety recommended by Michigan State College
grow our own foundation seed in the greenhouse, as shown by the above photograph and send it to one of the best seed growers on the coast to grow the seed crop.
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 4 Ib., 70c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid. GRAND RAPIDS TIP-BURN RESISTANT. 45 days. Color
light green, somewhat like the Washington strain, being used for greenhouse growing where tip-burn is visible.
Oz., 25c; % lb., 70c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid. ¥*SLOBOLT. A new variety of the Grand Rapids type that is slow to bolt, developed by the United States Dept. of Agriculture and has a definite cha1acteristic for withstanding high growing temperatures. Large, erect, compact; leaves broad, wavy, heavily fringed on the edges, tender, of light green color.
Oz., 30c; % Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00, postpaid. EARLY CURLED SIMPSON, 40 days. An early loose leaf va- riety. One of the best sorts for the home garden.
Oz., 25c; % Ib., 70c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid. BLACK-SEEDED SIMPSON. 40 days. One of the best loose leaved varieties for the home garden or for the market garden, for outdoor sowing. Can be grown all through the season; very tender.
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25¢; 4 Ib., 70c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid. PRIZEHEAD. 45 days. A crisp and tender loose-leaved, non-head- ing sort, color light brown on a medium green base, quality good.
Oz., 25c; 4 Ib., 70c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid. CHICKEN. Tall, leafy, prolific. Dark green.
Oz., 25c; 4 Ib., 70c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid. OAK-LEAVED. 43 days. A distinct Lettuce. Leaves are smooth but are deeply lobed to resemble the leaf of an oak tree.
Medium large size, spreading, fairly dark green. Leaves are thick, succulent and tender.
Oz., 30c; 4 Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00, postpaid.
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Head Lettuce JADE is a large head, very dark green, leaves heavily
savoyed (wrinkled and curled) and cold resistant. It is ALASKA, This was tested out of USDA No. 3310, and was 4 midseason variety that shows special promise as a fall given the name when it proved specially suited to that territory, crop in the irrigated valleys of the Southwest. Its most where it has outyielded the good yielders, Great Lakes and yajuable characteristic is its cold resistance in late stages Cornell 456. It has shown resistance to anthracnose to which — o¢ erowth, and it can be grown so as to mature between both of these varieties are susceptible. It is large, dark green, the fall and winter crop, the coldest period in these late maturing, late bolting and tip burn resistant. It also does valleys. Jade also shows promise for the early spring well in various places in the States (but not better than Great crop in the Middle Atlantic states.
Lakes). Oz., $2.25; V4 Ib., $7.50, postpaid. Oz., $2.25; Y% Ib., $7.50, postpaid.
BIG BOSTON. 76 days. Heads best in cool weather of early spring and late fall. We do not recommend it for the hot weather months.
Oz., 25c; % Ib., 85c; Ib., $2.50, postpaid. WHITE BOSTON. 76 days. Has a fine, large solid head and light green outer leaves. but does not have the brown edges. A tightly folded heart that bleaches to a bright, creamy yellow shade. It is sweet and crisp.
Oz., 25c; %4 Ib., 85c; Ib., $2.50, postpaid.
%* GREAT LAKES. 83 days. A heading variety of the Imperial type, developed by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture and the Michigan State College. Leaves large and well folded; heavy ribs. Shows considerable resistance to tip-burn and ability to head under adverse conditions.
PREMIER GREAT LAKES. 75 days. Developed from a single
plant selection of Great Lakes at Penn. State College. All- America Bronze Medal, 1947. Heads solid, practically round, up to 7 inches in diameter and two pounds in weight. Slow to bolt and very resistant to tip-burn.
GREAT LAKES No. 428. 75-80 days. An early strain. PENNLAKE. 83 days. Developed at the Pennsylvania Experi- ment Station, from a cross of Great Lakes and Imperial 847. Heads compact and well covered, protected from scald by broad wrapper leaves. Less ribby than Great Lakes, but equally solid and resistant to tip-burn.
Except as noted: Oz., 65c; %4 Ib., $2.00; Ib., $6.00, postpaid.
Imperial or Cornell 456
IMPERIAL or CORNELL 456. 82 days. A true selection of the Imperial type. This strain shows greater resistance to tip-burn than does the Imperial No. 44. Particularly adapted for muck soils. Frame and head slightly smaller than Great Lakes, but makes a firm and harder head. It is a lighter green in color, and also resistant to early bolting.
IMPERIAL 44, 82 days. This is somewhat smiliar to Imperial 152, being a hybrid from this popular variety. It has very long well-folded leaves and pro- duces hard well-formed heads under ideal circumstances.
IMPERIAL No. 152. 82 days. New heading variety that is outstanding over other varieties. Resistant to brown blight, and well adapted for early fall planting. ‘The heads are medium sized, hard and attractive.
IMPERIAL No. 847, 83 days. Resistant to brown blight.
Above varieties: Oz., 60c; 1/4 Ib., $1.70; Ib., $5.00, postpaid. NEW YORK No. 515 IMPROVED. 8! days. Medium size, compact plant, but produces heads of good size. Head leaves quite upright at early
stages of growth, but at maturity the heads are round and well formed. Color a rather bright green.
NEW YORK or WONDERFUL. 75 days. A large, late globular heading
is variety; leaves broad, of thick texture, fairly blistered and crumpled, and Cos Lettuce the borders frilled; color dark green, quality good. Known in California and the West as ‘“‘Los Angeles’ and shipped to eastern markets under the misleading name of ‘Iceberg.’ For an all-season variety stands unrivaled.
OR:
Read Roy E. Biles’
“GARDEN MAGIC” Above varieties: Oz., 45c; V4 Ib., $1.35; Ib., $4.00, postpaid.
320 pages, 17 full color illustrations, ROMAINE or EARLY WHITE. SELF-FOLDING LETTUCE. 66 days. hundreds of line drawings; practical, We consider this the very best strain of the Cos variety. Very uniform in type, durable binding and gilt stamped; Size and forms a compact, firm head. Color dark green outside and beautifully 8x1034 inches. blanched inside. Very crisp; sweet.
$3.95, Postpaid DARK GREEN COS. 70 days. A medium large dark green variety which
ALSO the MODERN FAMILY GAR- forms a good sized, well folded head.
DEN BOOK, 160 pages, fully illustrat- BIBB LETTUCE. :
ed; size 7x1014 inches. 1.75, Postpaid Plus 2 Michigan Bales Tax. SALAD BOWL. An excellent home garden lettuce. Oz., 60c; Y% Ib., $2.25; Ib., $6.70,- postpaid.
Above varieties: Oz., 25¢; 4 Ib., 75c; Ib., $2.50, postpaid.
*This variety recommended by Michigan State College
GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids Muskmelons
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce will plant 50 hills, two pounds an acre. Melons do best in a rich, sandy soil. Broadcast 800-1000 pounds complete commercial fertilizer per acre before planting. Hills should be from 4 to 6 feet apart. Plant 10 to 12 seeds to the hill. Cover seeds with an inch of soil. When danger from frost and insects is past, thin to three good plants to the hill.
Either No. 10 pyrocide dust or methoxychor is the control measure
to keep your muskmelons clean. Apply promptly and grow your melons without any trouble.
CRAIG’S HONEY. 90 days. 7'% inches long by 612 inches diameter; skin pearly green; distinct ribbing. Very coarse netting; flesh very thick, firm with ex- ceptionally deep salmon color, of delicious quality, sweet and spicy. Excellent for home garden. Un- equalled for roadside market trade.
+r HEARTS OF GOLD. 88 days. A splendid small, midseason variety. Fruit round, 6 inches long and 54% inches in diameter, weighing 3 to 3 Ibs., with a tendency to heart shape, lightly ribbed and covered with a fine gray netting; flesh very thick, deep salmon color, and of high quality; a good shipping Melon.
Pkt., 10c.
+4%HONEY ROCK. 80 days. One of the most pro- lific varieties grown. The fruit is round, slightly flat- tened at the ends, 5 to 6 inches in diameter, weigh- ing 3 to 4 lbs., and distinctly netted. The flesh is
Honey Rock Muskmelon
: : : 2 soa BENDER’S SURPRISE. 90 days. Delicious, salmon fleshed ae pee se as eu aetals Nae cae and Melon, medium to large; oval, distinctly ribbed and covered Pkt. 10 EPO with slight patches of netting; skin light yellow when ripe. or C.
IROQUOIS, 90 days. This new Melon has definite resistance to Fusarium wilt. Fruits are round to oval, about 6! inches in diameter, with prominent ribs and good netting; the rind is tough and holds up well. Flesh is deep orange color, of fine texture and excellent quality.
SCHOON’S HARD SHELL. 20 days. Thick, oval, prominent ribbing with abundant coarse netting; skin gray-green becoming yellow at maturity; flesh very thick, deep salmon-orange, well flavored, excellent quality. 642 to 78 inches in diameter, weigh- ing 5 to 7 Ibs.
EXTRA EARLY OSAGE. 84 days. Standard variety of splen- did quality for nearby markets and home gardens. Fruits 6 to 7 inches long; almost round; with shallow furrows and_ sparse shallow netting. Flesh very thick; salmon-orange; fine-grained, sweet and aromatic. :
OSAGE or MILLER’S CREAM. 92 days. Splendid Melon for home or market garden. Fruits 7 inches long and 6% inches in diameter. Almost round; dark green skin that shows trace of yellowing at ripening stage, slightly netted and ribbed, flesh very thick, juicy, sweet, spicy, deep salmon-orange.
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN. (Market King.) 85 days. Similar in size and shape to Honey Rock. Oval in shape with tough, heavily netted rind. 6 inches long and 5! inches in diameter, weighing 312 to 4142 lbs. Flesh deep orange and very thick, sweet and of excellent quality.
Prices: Oz., 25c; V4 Ib., 85c; Ib., $2.50, postpaid.
Iroquois
HALE’S BEST No. 936. 82 days. Is fairly early; a good shipper, oval
in shape, averaging 5 in. in diame- ter and 7 to 9 in. long, with heavy netting, and fairly prominent ribs. The flesh is a rich deep salmon color with a very fine flavor.
NN. DELIGHT, All-Amer- dordeche nisin for 1952. An out- standing Melon for home and local market, but not recommended for long distance shipping. It is a large, broad, oval Melon of the Pride of Wisconsin type, but larger and ear- lier. Has very thick salmon-colored flesh with one of the best flavors of any Melon in its class. Attractive grayish green netting on the skin with almost indistinct ribbing. Shows outstanding ability to produce high quality Melons under adverse weather conditions, and it is believ- ed will become one of the most pop- ular Melons for home garden and local market use.
Prices of Golden Delight:
—Oz., 65¢; VY Ib., $1.85; . Golden Delight 1 Ib., $5.50, postpaid.
*%This variety recommended by Michigan State College
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Selected Varieties of Watermelon
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 30 hills, about four pounds per acre. Watermelons want rich, sandy soil. Cultural directions the same as for Muskmelons, except the hills should be eight feet apart.
HARRIS EARLIEST. (Cole’s Early). 75 days. The best ex-
tremely early variety; fruits medium size, broad, oval; weighing 10 to 12 Ibs., dark green stripes alternate with lighter; rind brittle, flesh bright red of good quality, seeds blackish.
TOM WATSON. 92 days. Produces Melons 18 to 24 inches Jong by 10 to 12 inches in diameter, weighing 35 to 40 Ibs. Flesh deep red and very crisp; melting and of exquisite flavor. Good shipper.
WwKLECKLEY’S SWEET or MONTE CRISTO. 85 days.
One of the sweetest Melons on the market; medium early, long, averaging 18 to 20 inches, slightly tapering to the stem end, weighing 30 to 40 pounds. Rind very dark green, flesh very bright red and ripens nearly to the rind. Too tender for a shipping Melon, but excellent for market and home garden. Pkt., 10c. Dixie Queen Watermelon
Den Se re rece ee eage eo ce
Medium early; fruit oblong, weighing to s.; rin NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET, Was introduced by the
light green, mottled and veined; flesh scarlet, solid to New Hampshire Experiment Station and won an All-Amer-
center, sweet, melting and delicious. Not a good shipper. ica Selection Award. It is a small or “ice-box” type of : : ; Melon. It reaches maturity much earlier than most varieties
85 days. A medium early variety growin ; 1 es ; F
ulate ty hear roan to oblong fea with rather i nee ener eae Rand ate Opa aT yaa Ey ee
thick, tough rind and a good shipper, weighing 20 to 25 Ibs restricted to this section. The Melon is small, elliptically
Caloriven: Wohi areen, flesh “brick teredeawith “black seeds, .—- S#4ped, with a thin rind and many small seeds. It must be
- As ewe : 8 : ; harvested at early maturity, since it will not hold up well!
if it becomes over-ripe.
] 90 days. The old well known clTRON bbb terd ch ates ‘ Oz., 30c; 4 Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.00, postpaid. Oz., 25c; V4 Ib., 70c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid. IRISH GREY. 95 days. Especially valu- able for distant shipping. Fruits large ob- tong; uniform light grayish green, rind ex- tremely hard and rough; flesh bright red, of good quality, weighing around 35 Ibs.
Oz., 25c; %.\lb., 85c; Ib., $2.50, postpaid.
DIXIE QUEEN, 85 days. A new variety,
for the market and the home garden. Ex- cellent quality, fruit nearly round, with light and dark green stripes, growing to a good size. Rind thin, but tough—flesh bright scarlet, solid, of fine texture, weigh- ing around 30 Ibs.
Oz., 25c; V4 lb., 70c; Ib., $2.00, ° postpaid.
OG Kleckley’s Sweet or Monte Cristo
STONE MOUNTAIN. This variety combines
extra large size with earliness. It is nearly round in No. 10 PYROCIDE DUST is shape, pleasingly green in color and unexcelled for the control measure against sweetness and juiciness. Fruits weigh from 35 to 40 beetles and other insects. Apply pounds in the South, and the 95 days required for promptly and grow your Melons maturity make it easily possible to grow correspon- without any trouble. Circular dingly large fruits in the North. free on request.
Oz., 25c; Ya Ib., 70c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid.
Mustard
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED. 60 days. Plant vigorous and hardy, upright spreading growth, leaves large, green tinged yellow, much crumpled and frilled at the edges.
LARGE SMOOTH-LEAF. 50 days. Large, vigorous leaves, broad and oval, deep green, margin toothed but otherwise plain.
FLORIDA BROAD LEAF. 50 days. Large vigorous growth; leaves green, large, thick, broad-oval with distinct whitish mid-rib, margin toothed, but not frilled.
Oz., 15¢; %4 Itb., 45c; tb., $1.25, postpaid.
Okra or Gumbo WHITE VELVET. 60 days. Plants 312 feet high, pods white, long, smooth and tender; early and productive.
PERKINS MAMMOTH LONG POD. 56 days. For home and market garden. Plants 4 to 5 feet tall, pods dark green, fleshy, tender, becoming 7 to 8 inches long. Distinctly
ribbed and tapered. Oz., 15¢; V4 Ib., 30c; Ib., $1.00, postpaid. Okra
*%This variety recommended by Michigan State College
GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 2)
Choice Onion Seed
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 150 feet of drill; about 4 to 6 pounds to the acre. Onions for the market are generally grown on muck land in Michigan, but may be grown for home use on any rich, loamy soil. They appreciate plenty of fertilizer on muck; the market growers apply heavily about a 3-9-27 fertilizer. Drill in rows about a foot apart, covering seed to a depth of 12 inch. Use only fresh, l-year-old Onion seed.
On dry Onions Dieldrin 142% dust gives excellent control of both maggots and thrips. This material should not be used on a crop to be used as green Onions.
DOWNING’S YELLOW GLOBE. 4 new strain of Yellow Globe type, and superseding all the others. Compared with
Brigham Yellow Globe, it has a uniformly darker celor and is considered an improvement over the well known storage types. Bulbs globe-shaped, are very solid with tight fitting skins; ex- cellent keeping qualities. 110 days to maturity.
Oz., 40c; % Ib., $1.25; Ib., $3.75, postpaid. BRIGHAM STRAIN. (The long keeping Onion). 109 days.
One of the leading varieties of yellow globe Onions. Bulbs are selected for type and quality and produce Onions that are larger with a vigorous growth. They are good keepers, globe shaped with a rich golden color.
: Oz., 40c; 1% Ib., $1.25; Ib., $3.75, postpaid.
Downing’s ) EXTRA EARLY YELLOW GLOBE. 98 days. Ex- Yellow Globe cellent semi-globe shaped and is a good yielder. It rip- ens well, and under normal conditions the bulbs are
Sweet Spanish ready for market 10 days ahead of the Southport Yellow
Globe. The color is a rich deep yellow and it can be
MICHIGAN STATE SWEET SPANISH. A® improved strain kept in storage for a limited time.
of Sweet Spanish, developed by Dr. Harmer of the Michigan pens 4 ° State College. Selected and developed for a long keeping storage Oz., 40c; % Ib., $1.20; Ib., $3.50, postpaid.
Onion. Very productive, good color, and fine for shipping.
UTAH SWEET SPANISH. |10 days. Desirable because of its
deep yellow color, excellent keeping qualities, thicker skin and uniformity in size. Bulbs are globe shape at about 2'% to 3 inches, when larger they assume a slightly flattened globe shape. Flesh white and of mild, pleasing flavor.
SWEET SPANISH, GROWER’S STRAIN. 110 days. The largest yielder of the yellow Onions, averaging 3 to 4 inches in diameter, The best and not susceptible to the attack of thrip. Good keeper and shipper.
WHITE SWEET SPANISH. !10 days. Similar to the original Sweet Spanish, except that it is white with glistening skin. Globe-shaped.
Oz., 60c; 4 Ib., $1.80; Ib., $5.50, postpaid.
EBENEZER. An excellent variety for producing sets of ex- ceptional keeping qualities. Bulbs deep flat, of medium size; dark yellow, very firm, with thick skin.
Oz., 30c; 4 Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00, postpaid.
Sweet Spanish Grower’s Strain
Hybrid Onions
ASGROW Y-40. Seed crop failure. ASGROW Y-41. Seed crop failure.
ASGROW Y-42. A hybrid of Yellow Sweet Spanish type, but about 10 days earlier than this well known old variety,
The bulbs are globular with good tight necks, deep straw- colored skins, and mild, white flesh. Produces a heavy yield of large, uniform and attractive Onions. Bulb medium firm. Medium long keeper. Seed supply limited.
Oz., $1.00; 1% Ib., $2.75; Ib., $10.00, postpaid. F-1 HYBRID WINTER KEEPER. 103 days. Originator
describes it as a late keeper of good brown color, harvesting one week earlier than Southport Yellow Globe. Uniform in size, and a heavy yielder. Order early.
Oz., $1.50; 4 Ib., $3.00: 1 Ib., $9.00, postpaid. 5-lb. lots at $8.50 per Ib.
F-1 Hybrid Winter Keeper
All prices quoted herein are subject to change without notice
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Onion Seeds—Continued PRiIZETAKER or MAMMOTH YELLOW SPANISH. 105 days. Very large, and nearly round, light straw color, very mild and sweet. Late.
Oz., 65c; V4 tb., $2.00; Ib., $6.00, postpaid. YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS, 105 days. A popular depend- able variety. Is an exceptional keeper.
Oz., 65c; 4 Ib., $2.00; Ib., $6.00, postpaid. WSOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE. 120 days. Same type as Southport Yellow Globe, with a thin delicate skin of pure paper whiteness, but two weeks earlier and exceedingly mild. It usually comimands the highest price on the market.
Oz., 60c; 1% Ib., $1.80; 1 Ib., $5.50, postpaid. WHITE PORTUGAL or SILVERSKIN. 100 days. An early
flat white Onion of mild flavor. Used mostly to grow sets. Oz., 60c; 4 Ib., $1.70; Ib., $5.00, postpaid. WHITE BARLETTA, 65 days. One of the earliest, hand-
somest and smallest of white pickling Onions. Makes a good bunching sort.
Oz., 50c; 1% Ib., $1.50; Ib., $4.50, postpaid. WHITE WELCH. 100 days. While it forms no bulbs it is one of the best for bunching as green Onions. Very hardy. The white shoots make a rapid growth and are ready for market ahead of those from sets. Mild and delicate in flavor.
Oz., 50c; 1% Ib., $1.50; Ib., $4.50, postpaid. LONG BUNCHING (Heshiko.) (American grown). A
new perennial bunching Onion that does not form a bulb.
Oz., 60c; 1% Ib., $1.70; Ib., $5.00, postpaid. Southport White Globe WHITE LISBON, 100 days. A white non-bulbing variety, - medium size, round, swells only slightly at base, thick neck, Chives
skin clear white, flesh white, juicy and mild flavor. Grown
A hard erennial of the Onion type. Listed under almost exclusively for an early bunching Onion. oe . yp
“Herbs” on page 26.
Oz., 50c; %4 Ib., $1.50; 1 Ib., $4.50, postpaid. Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.00; 1% Ib., $3.00; Ib., $10.00, = — postpaid. Parsley
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 150 feet of drill. Seed germ- inates very slowly. Sow thickly in rows about 15 inches apart, and thin to four or five inches apart in the row. Parsley requires a rich soil.
TRIPLE CURLED or MOSS CURLED. (Paramount.) 85 days. Plant handsome, beautifully curled and rapid grower. Will produce a large crop. HAMBURG ROOTED, 90 days. Grown for the root which resembles a Parsnip in shape and color. Foliage very much like plain Parsley.
Oz., 25c; “4 Ib., 70c; 1 Ib., $2.00. postpaid.
Onion Sets : - |
Parsnips CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce will sow 100-150 feet of drill, 3 to 4 pounds per acre. Sow in April or May. Parsnips require a long season to mature. Sow thickly covering to depth of 14 inch. Thin as for Carrots. Use only fresh one-year-old seed. Parsnips may require several weeks to germinate.
HARRIS MODEL or ALL AMERICAN, A most refined Parsnip. Excep-
tionally smooth and free from side roots, with a very attractive whitish color. Roots about 12 inches long with a well proportioned shoulder uni- formerly tapered to tip. Very tender and of fine flavor.
Oz., 15c; V4 Ib., 40c; Ib., $1.25, postpaid.
HOLLOW CROWN. 130 days. Thick shoulder. This variety is more generally grown than any other sort; roots smooth, tender and sugary.
Oz., 15¢; V4 Ib., 40c; Ib., $1.25, postpaid. LONG SMOOTH DUTCH or SUGAR. 130 days. Roots very long,
slim, much sweeter than the Hollow Crown.
Oz., 15c; % Ib., 40c; Ib., $1.25, postpaid. SHORT THICK, 100 days. A fine bunch vegetable, tops one-half size of Hollow Crown. Short, thick roots, free from strings, flavor much more delicate than other varieties of Parsnips. Fully a month earlier than Hollow Crown and reach maturity in 100 days.
Oz., 20c; 1% Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. Strawberry Plants
Dunlap, Premier or Everbearing. We will have good, sturdy plants ‘in season, and _ solicit your inquiries.
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Moss-Curled Parsley
a “Paramount”
Hollow Crown Parsnip
All prices subject to market changes without notice
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Garden Peas
PEAS are not discounted, the regular list price being ‘“‘net’’, and are not postpaid. Money to cover postage must be included on mail orders or will be weighed to cover the actual funds received.
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. Two pounds will plant 100 feet of drill; about 2 bushels or 120 pounds per acre. Peas do best on well-drained, rich, sandy loam that has been manured the previous season. Plant smooth, early sorts as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring. The wrinkled varieties are liable to rot if the soil is cold and wet, and should be planted later.
ALASKA, 57 days. A small, smooth blue Pea, and one of the earliest. Grown largely by canners and market gardeners for early crop. Vines about two feet in height, pods small, but well filled. Can nearly all be harvested at one picking.
Alaska only: Lb., 35c; 5 Ibs., $1.65; 15 Ibs. (1 pk.), $3.75; 60 Ibs. (1 bu.), $13.75. Not postpaid.
LITTLE MARVEL or DARK PODDED SUTTON’S EXCELSIOR. 60 days. One of
the most prolific of the second early sorts. Pods long, 3 to 4 inches, filled with deliciously sweet Peas. Vines about 15 inches tall.
LITTLE GEM. 58 days. A second early, hardy variety. Prolific, bearing pods on both sides of the stalk, beginning near the ground. Pods medium length, round, and well
Dwarf Telephone Peas home garden.
te IMPROVED LAXTONIAN. 62 days. The best of
the Laxtonian type. Second early. A little earlier than the Gradus. Vine 16 inches high, sturdy, dark green and productive; pods dark green, four inches, broad, containing eight large Peas of excellent quality. The best second early, big-podded sort. Suitable for quick freezing.
%WORLD’S RECORD. 58 days. A new variety on the
order of Gradus, being slightly earlier, more productive and true to a fixed type. Grows about 2 feet in height, with large, dark green pods nearly 4 inches in length, broad, pointed and always well filled with large, sweet Peas of splendid quality. An excellent, profitable sort for home or market garden. Suitable for quick freezing.
%* THOMAS LAXTON. 62 days. One of the best second
early sorts for the market gardeners. Vines of same height as the Gradus, but a little earlier, more hardy and productive. Pods long, blunt-ended and well filled with large Peas. Peas wrinkled. Suitable for quick freezing.
%DWARF TELEPHONE. A splendid main crop Pea,
coming between the Telephone and Stratagem. Of the Stratagem type, but a heavier yielder. Height 242 feet. Foliage very heavy, sturdy and dark green. Pods 4/4 inches long, dark green, broad, straight and pointed, containing nine large, medium dark green Peas of the best quality. Suitable for quick freezing.
% ALDERMAN or TELEPHONE. 72 days. A little later than Telephone. Vines about 4 ft. in height; very
heavy foliage. One of the most productive sorts. Pods long, dark green, well filled; seed wrinkled. Suitable for quick freezing.
LAXTON‘S PROGRESS. 60 days. Splendid variety for
home, market garden and shipping. Vines dwarf, about 22 inches, dark green, prolific. Pods 4¥4 inches long, handsome; dark green; plump, tapered at ends. Seeds large, wrinkled, cream, interior yellow. Suitable for quick freezing.:
filled to the end. Height of vine about 15 inches. Seed green, wrinkled.
AMERICAN WONDER.
very dwarf and productive. Pods small, but well filled. The most delicious Pea for the
60 days. One of the earliest and sweetest wrinkled Peas. Vines
CALIFORNIA BLACKEYE. 95 days. A newer improved se-
lection. Has concentrated pod set at crown. Holds pods erect, has large seed and is resistant to charcoal rot, cowpea wilt and nematodes. Normally much more productive than the old type Black Eye. Popular for edible purposes.
1 lb., 40c; 10 Ibs., $3.50; 25 Ibs., $7.75. Not postpaid.
Edible Pod Sugar Peas
The pods of the varieties listed below are cooked with the Peas. They have a high sugar content and make a delicious dish, and once tried, they will be regularly grown.
DWARF WHITE SUGAR. (Wilt resistant.) 64-67 days. Vines 24 to 30 in. tall. Slender, medium green, branching, productive, white blossomed. The pods are 212-3 in.x5@-%4 in., straight to slightly curved, fairly plump, semi-pointed, light green, borne singly or doubly, tender, excellent quality.
DWARF GRAY SUGAR. 62 days. A dwarf, edible pod varie- ty. Vines about 2 feet high. Cook pods like string Beans.
MELTING SUGAR, or EDIBLE POD. 7° days. A tall varie- ty, bearing large, flat, brittle pods. These are sweet and are cut or broken and cooked like string Beans. It is a delicious vege- table and should be better known and more generally used.
Lbi7735Cs1001bs.7 1.057 olsen La pk.) no 5.052 60 Ibs. (1 bu.), $13.75. Not postpaid.
World’s Record Peas
xcLb., 35c; 5 Ibs., $1.65; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $3.50; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $12.75. Not postpaid.
% Due to present rates of postage and pending changes, please bear in mind that anything that is quoted ‘Not Postpaid” means the postage will be extra and in the case of 10 Ibs. of Peas, the mailing weight would be at least 12 or 13 Ibs. on which the rates in force at time of ordering would prevail. Additional money must be included with the order for the postage, however, if it is not enough to cover the postage due, we will weigh the seeds to cover the actual funds received. Any extra money that is sent, and not needed, will be refunded immediately when your order is filled.
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California Wonder Pepper
LONG RED CAYENNE, 70 days. Pendent fruits about 5 inches long
and % inch in diameter at the base, often curved and twisted; bright red, hot and pungent.
Oz., 90c; 1% Ib., $2.70; 1 Ib., $8.00, postpaid. HUNGARIAN YELLOW WAX. (Hot.) 60 days. Very early. De-
sirable for home, market garden and canning. Plants small, heavily productive. Fruits 6 to 7 inches long, 2 inches thick, tapered, smooth, waxy light yellow becoming bright red. Flesh thick, pungent.
Oz., 90c; 1% Ib., $2.70; 1 Ib., $8.00, postpaid. HUNGARIAN YELLOW SWEET. 60 days. Considered the first
early Pepper in the season. The fruit is from 512 to 6 inches long by 1¥2 inches in diameter, tapered, smooth flesh; is fairly thick and pun- gent. Color is waxy yellow, becoming a bright red at maturity.
Oz., $1.00; %4 Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $9.00, postpaid.
VINEDALE. 62 days. All-America Selection. Vigorous, dwarf, very productive, extra early, uniform, dependable. Fruit medium size, con- ical with blunt or pointed ends. Fruits turn red early.
Oz., $1.35; Y% Ib., $4.50; 1 Ib., $16.00, postpaid.
SWEET BANANA. 65 days. The plant is 20 to 24 inches tall, up- right, dark green, very vigorous, heavy foliage of large leaves. Fruit
612 to 742 inches long, 1 inches in diameter, tapered to the point with very slight curve; sweet, medium flesh wall, light yellow turning to bright red at maturity. Is an excellent variety for home and garden.
Oz., $1.00; 1% Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $9.00, postpaid.
BULL NOSE or LARGE BELL. 55 days. Large, bell-shaped, thick fleshed fruit. Good for Mango pickles.
Oz., 90c; 4 Ib., $2.70; 1 Ib., $8.00, postpaid.
WORLD BEATER, 70 days. The most prolific large Pepper. Fruit very large, about 5 inches long. Flesh thick, mild and sweet. Pepper
tapering and of a bright ruby color when ripe and very attractive.
Oz., 90c; 4 Ib., $2.70; 1 Ib., $8.00, postpaid.
RUBY KING. 65 days. One of the most profitable and satisfactory varieties for the home or market garden; plants are early, productive and of dwarf compact, upright growth; fruits pendent, often 4 to 6 inches long by 3 to 4 inches thick, tapering and of a bright ruby-red color; flesh is thick, mild and sweet.
Oz., 90c; Ya Ib., $2.70; 1 Ib., $8.00, postpaid.
PIMENTO. 73 days. A rather late, very thick-fleshed, heart-shaped, smooth, mild, crimson variety; much used for salads.
Oz., $1.00; 1% Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $9.00, postpaid.
RED CHILI. 85 days. Small, red, cone-shaped. Very hot and pro- lific. Used for seasoning.
Oxz., $1.00; 1% Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $9.00, postpaid.
GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan
Peppers
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce will produce about 2000 plants; 8000-9000 plants for an acre. Sow seeds in hotbeds from February to April; transplant to open ground when all danger from frost is past, in rows about 3 feet apart and 18 inches apart in the row. Seed can be sown in the open ground late in May, and thinned as above. Cover seed about half an inch. CALIFORNIA WONDER. 72 days. Thickness of flesh alone, which is often 3% of an inch, places this sweet Pepper above all others. Vigorous growing plants, blocky fruit 5 inches long and 4 inches wide. When fully matured, it has a waxed appearance.
Oz., 90c; %4 Ib., $2.70; 1 Ib., $8.00, post- aid.
OAKVIEW WONDER, 63 days. An earlier and more productive strain of California Wonder. Fruits blocky, smooth, with thick, mild, sweet flesh. Plants shorter and stockier but fruits are set earlier and more abundantly. An outstanding strain unsurpassed for shipping and for the home and market garden.
Oz., $1.00; % Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $9.00, postpaid.
CHINESE GIANT. 80 days. 12 to 15 inches in circumference. tender, mild and sweet.
Oz., $1.00; % Ib., $3.00; 1 postpaid.
HARRIS’ EARLY GIANT. 63 days. The ear- liest and most prolific of all large Peppers. Is of dwarf, compact growth, bearing as many as 12 pendent fruits on a single plant. Fruit scarlet, measuring 5 inches long by 3! inches in diam- eter; 3-lobed, mild and sweet. A profitable Pep-
per for the market. Oz., $1.00; Y% Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $9.00, Fruits To-
postpaid. SUNNYBROOK, 73 days. Sweet.
mato-shaped, 2 inches deep, 3 inches in diameter, smooth, glossy dark green turning to deep scarlet- red. Flesh thick and sweet. It is early and pro- ductive. Truly a home garden variety.
Oz., $1.00; % Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $9.00, postpaid. ; KING OF THE NORTH. 64 days. A late in- troduction and a winner. Similar in type to Ruby King but decidedly earlier. The plant is of me- dium size and prolific. The fruit is long, mod- erately slender, tapering to 3 or 4 points.
Oz., 90c; 4 Ib., $2.70; 1 Ib., $8.00, post- paid.
Mammoth fruits Flesh _ thick,
Ib., $9.00,
Oakview Wonder
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Pumpkins
Connecticut Field Pumpkin
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce of seed for 20 hills. About 8 pounds per acre. Seed should be planted in hills 8 to 10 feet apart each way, after soil gets warm. Cultivate until vines begin to run, Cut pumpkins after leaves die, leaving 3 to 4 inches of stem attached to fruit. Store in a dry place, and do not bruise. Dust with pyrocide No. 10 or rotenone to control vine
borer.
CONNECTICUT FIELD. 70 days. Generally used for
planting in Corn for stock feeding; also makes good pies.
KING OF THE MAMMOTHS. !20 days. The giant
among Pumpkins. Often grows two feet or more in diameter.
H4SUGAR PIE. 108 days. Fruit small, round, flattened at the ends, and slightly ribbed. Skin and flesh deep orange-yellow. Flesh very thick and of high quality.
WINTER LUXURY. 100 days. Round, medium in size,
with a golden yellow skin closely netted like a netted Muskmelon; sweet and finely flavored and an exception- ally good keeper.
Prices: Oz., 25c¢; 4 Ib., 70c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid.
Radishes
CAVALIER. 25 days. A highly colored and attractive variety for all purposes and especially for shipping. Tops small, roots oblong-globe, very firm and of bright red color. Especially adapted for growing on muck soils,
%* GRAND RAPIDS FORCING. 20 days. New, im-
proved. The best greenhouse variety and the earliest of the Scarlet Globe type, but superior in every way for green- house forcing. When properly grown it is the most handsome and best forcing sort with the shortest top and the Radishes are ready to pull before you realize it on this account. A scarlet globe variety with a short top.
Radishes ptefer a deep, rich, sandy soil and an application of a well balanced fertilizer.
Prices: Oz., 15c; 1% Ib., 30c; Ib., $1.00; or more, 85c per lb. Not postpaid.
10 Ibs.
Knee Pads
The most comfortable, sturdy, long wearing knee pads available. Constructed of top quality molded rubber, with soft sponge rubber cushion on the inside gives positive pro- tection against sore, aching knees. Light weight, and form fit for any knee. Ideal for anybody who is a down-on-the- knee worker. Mailing weight 3 lbs.
Price: $2.50 per pair. Postage will be extra.
EARLY SCARLET GLOBE. 20 days. We have an excep-
tionally fine stock of this grand variety, which has been tested by having crops grown both in greenhouses and out- doors. Our new stock will not be sold until it is tested. It is one of the earliest forcing Radishes, and does equally as well for outdoor culture. Roots are globe-shaped, of fair size, not apt to be pithy, small tops, crisp and tender, color bright scarlet. A scarlet globe variety with a medium top.
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Grand Rapids Forcing Radish
The Grand Rapids Forcing Varieties are nationally known. Turn to the others: Lettuce is described on page 17; Tomatoes on pages 30, 31 and 32.
% This variety recommended by Michigan State College
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RADISHES—Continued
CHERRY BELLE. Tops very short, root globe shaped, of bright cherry-red color and small tap root.
COMET. 25 days. Brightest colored of the bunching Radishes. Globe shaped, suitable for use when 5% to 34 inches in diameter, but become much larger without becoming pithy. Tops are slightly larger than Scarlet Globe. Roots at- tractive, bright clear red.
WICICLE. (Short Top.) 25 days. One of the earliest long varieties, white throughout. Very crisp and tender.
FRENCH BREAK- FAST. 20 days. Of
oblong shape, small, quick growing, color rose-scarlet, with small white tip.
COOPER'S SPARKLER. | : 20 days. White tip, * quite similar to Scarlet Turnip White Tip as to size and time of ma- turity, only the Spark- ler is more round or ball-shaped, and _ the white extends farther up the Radish, making a more attractive bulb.
SCARLET TURNIP WHITE TIPPED.
25 days. Round, deep scarlet, shading to a white tip at the bot- tom. Very early. White Icicle
CRIMSON GIANT, 28 days. Larger than any other extra early
: variety but does not become pithy. Crimson-carmine. Turnip-shaped, Early Scarlet Globe Radishes flesh firm, crisp and tender.
The Best Winter Radishes
WHITE WINTER. (Celestial.) 60 days. Roots 6 to 8 inches long, thick, cylindrical and smooth, with a beautiful white skin and flesh, the whitest and least pungent of the winter Radishes.
CHINESE ROSE WINTER. 52 days. Roots 4 or 5 inches long, blunt at both ends, about 2 inches thick. Skin smooth and bright, deep rose color. Flesh white and crisp. One of the best winter sorts.
LONG BLACK SPANISH. 56 days. One of
the latest and hardiest varieties for winter use; roots 8 to 9 inches long, 2 to 3 inches in diam- eter, and nearly black in color.
ROUND BLACK SPANISH. 56 days.
ound, 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Skin al- most black; flesh white, crisp and pungent.
Prices all Radishes: Oz., 15c; Yq Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00; 10 Ibs. ; ;
Celestial or more, 85c per Ib. Not post- French Breakfast Radishes White Winter paid.»
% Due to present rates of postage and pending changes, please bear in mind that anything that is quoted “Not Postpaid” means the postage will be extra and in the case of 10 Ibs. of Radish, the mailing weight would be at least 12 or 13 Ibs. on which the rates in force at time of ordering would prevail. Additional money must be included with the order for the postage, however, if it is not enough ot cover the postage due, we will weigh the seeds to cover the actual funds received. Any extra money that is sent, and not needed, will be refunded immediately when your order is filled,
All prices quoted herein are subject to change without notice
GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan aif
Rutabagas
Mature in 100 days. AMERICAN PURPLE TOP. A hardy, productive variety with small neck;
roots large, globe-shaped, with small tap roots, bright yellow in color with purple top, solid, tender and sweet. Our strain is the best available.
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15¢; 1% Ib., 35c; 1 Ib., $1.00, postpaid.
CANADIAN GEM. (Laurentian Neckless). A strain of Purple Top Swede, much preferred in Canada. Tops short, practically neckless. Roots large, spherical, purplish red above ground, light yellow below. Flesh creamy yel- low, firm, mild and sweet.
American Purple Top Rutabaga
Salsify or Vegetable Oyster
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 75 feet of drill; 5 or 6 pounds to the acre, Sow the seed early in the spring in drills twelve inches apart and one inch deep. Thin to four or five inches apart. Like Parsnips, they may be left in the ground all winter and dug as soon as the ground is thawed. Salsify prefers a deep, rich sandy soil.
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. 150 days. A splen- did variety producing large, thick, tapering roots. Very uni- form, mild and delicious in flavor. A popular sort with the market gardeners.
Oz., 45c; “4 Ib., $1.35; 1 Ib., $4.00, postpaid.
Oz., 15¢; 1% Ib., 45c; 1 Ib., $1.25, postpaid.
Salsify
Victoria Rhubarb
Rhubarb
VICTORIA. One of
the best market sorts; stalks a beautiful red.
Pkt., 10¢; oz., 30c; V4 Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.00, postpaid.
Aromatic, Medicinal and Pot Herbs
For early use, sow seed in hotbed or in open ground in May, in rows one foot apart. Cover very lightly and thin to six inches apart in the row. They should be cut on a dry day, just before they come into full blossom. Tie in bunches and
keep where they will dry quickly.
ANISE. Used for garnishing, seasoning and for cordials.
BASIL, SWEET. Annual. About 12 inches tall. Entire plant has fragrant, somewhat spicy aroma; used for seasoning.
CARAWAY. Seeds are used for flavoring breads and pastry, meats, etc.
CELERIAC or TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY. Giant Prague.
CHICORY (French Endive). Used ex- tensively for salads. The new leaf growth forms a compact blanched head with broad, crisp leaves, having a pleasantly sharp flavor.
All the above: Pkt., 15c, postpaid.
CHIVES. Hardy perennial plants of the onion type. Easily grown from seeds. The small leaves are used for seasoning.
Pkt., 15; oz., $1.00; 1% Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $10.00, postpaid.
CORIANDER. The seeds are used for flavor-
ing. Pkt., 15c, postpaid. DANDELION. Improved thick leaf. Very su-
perior strain. Makes vigorous, very compact erowth. Leaves 18 to 24 inches across, thick in texture and blanch readily.
Pkt., 15c, postpaid.
DILL, Leaves are used in pickles and for flavoring soups and sauces,
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 1% Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid.
LAVENDER, Jiue. Perennial. Flowers are dried and placed in the linen closet to im- part their perfume to the linens. Also used as a repellent to moths.
Pkt., 15c, postpaid.
FLORENCE FENNEL. Grown in home and market garden. 2 to 3 ft. tall. Chiefly grown
for the bulblike structure formed by the en- veloping thickened bases of the stalks of the lower leaves. Aromatic and of delicate flavor. Pkt., 15c, postpaid.
SAGE. Most extensively used of any herb. An indispensable perennial. Very aromatic. Pkt., 25c; oz., $1.00, postpaid. SAFFRON. Used for coloring certain dishes, also flavoring.
Pkt., 15c, postpaid.
SUMMER SAVORY. The leaves and young shoots are used for flavoring.
Pkt., 15c, postpaid. ; THYME, Hardy perennial, 8 to 10 inches tall, of strong, agreeable, aromatic odor and flavor; used in medicine and for seasoning.
Pkt., 15c; oz., $2.00, postpaid.
All prices quoted herein are subject to change without notice.
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Spinach
Improved Varieties
IMPORTED TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE MOST CRITICAL TRADE
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 100 feet of drill; eight to ten pounds per acre. Sow early for spring crop; in August for fall use; and if sown from the middle to last of September, and protected during the winter with a light covering of straw, it will be ready for use very early in the spring.
A fertilizer high in nitrogen and phosphate is recommend- ed, especially for sandy soils.
During warm weather, germination may be greatly aided by firming the seed bed, and sowing the seed shallow. Keep the soil moist until germination is completed.
OLD DOMINION. (40 days.) Imported seed to meet the
demands of the most critical trade. Used mostly for early spring crop. Long standing and mosaic resistant. Large dark green, heavily crumped leaves.
*LONG STANDING
BLOOMSDALE. 42 days. It is early and hardy, and a decided
improvement on the old strain. Will stand 10 to 14 days before bolting to seed; has a heavier leaf texture, more crumpled or §sa- voyed, and will also resist the heat much better. Suitable for
quick freezing. Pkt., 10¢c. HEAVY PACK. 48 days. This
is a good strain of Viking. Plants are strong and vigorous with large, medium green, _ slightly crumpled thick leaves on short stalks. Color is intermediate be- tween Nobel and King of Den- mark. Suitable for quick freezing.
AMERICA. 48 days. A new variety from a cross between Viking and Bloomsdale Longstanding. Leaves are dark green, and thick. Withstands heat better than others of this type and is slower to bolt.
savoyed
Giant Nobel
% This variety recommended by Michigan State College
Virginia Savoy Spin
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Long Standing Bloomsdale
VIKING. 45 days. This new variety may well be described as a dark green Nobel. Excellent for market gardens and canning. Plant large, spreading, vigorous, thick and dark green. Suitable for quick freezing.
*KING OF DENMARK. 48
days. Imported seed to meet the demands of the most critical trade. A standard variety for market gardeners, for spring planting. It will stand longer than any other variety before go- ing to seed. Leaves large, round- ed, and somewhat blistered. Color very deep green. Heavy yielder and excellent quality. Suitable for quick freezing.
De
ach
ROUND SUMMER THICK LEAVED, 45 days. An old
standard. Grand Rapids growers use this variety very largely
for main crop for spring, summer and fall. Suitable for quick freezing.
GIANT NOBEL. 45 days. An erect, vigorous growing, long standing Spinach, slow to run to seed. Leaves large, unusually broad, firm and thick, with rounded top. Smooth, medium green in color and the largest of any Spinach. Suit: able for quick freezing.
VIRGINIA SAVOY BLIGHT-RESISTANT. 40 days. Virginia Savoy is characterized by the large leaves and general Flanders type of growth. The low growing, wide- spreading habit makes it most desirable for winter Spinach. Plants of this type attain a very large size in late fall and carry well into early spring. A single plant often weighs more than a pound. Suitable for quick freezing.
NEW ZEALAND, 60 days. Entirely distinct from the other varieties. Plant tall and spreading, leaves medium green, rather small and pointed. Prickly seeded.
Oz., 15c; 4 Ib., 25c: 1 Ib., 75c.
Prices, except as noted: Oz., 15c; V4 Ib., 25c; 1 Ib., 70c; 10 Ibs., $5.50; 25 Ibs. or more, 50c per Ib. Not postpaid.
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Squash
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. For summer Squash, one ounce to 25 hills; 2 to 3 pounds per acre. For winter Squash, one ounce to 10 hills; about 3 pounds per acre. After danger of frost is past, plant 8 to 10 seeds to the hill for summer sorts, about 4 feet apart, the last of May; and winter varieties in hills about 8 feet apart, from the middle of June to July first. Do not bruise or break the stems of winter Squash when gathering. Store in a cool, dry place. Dust with pyrocide No. 10 or rotenone to control
vine borer.
EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK. 50 days. A high yielding summer Squash. Fruits straight, smooth, and of delicate creamy color. Will grow 12 to 14 inches long but Quality unsurpassed.
can be eaten when smaller.
Buttercup Squash
YANKEE HYBRID. 50 days. The earliest, most productive summer Squash. Fruits are straight, smooth, attractive and of
excellent quality. Very similar to the Early Prolific Straight- neck, but this is a true hybrid and better for home and garden use.
Oz., 75¢c; V4 Ib., $2.25; Ib., $6.50, postpaid. SUMMER CROOKNECK. 55 days. The largest and one of the earliest summer varieties; fruits often 2 to 24 feet long; very warty and deep orange in color.
GOLDEN SUMMER CROOKNECK. 55 days. A_ stand- ard early and productive summer Squash; fruits about a foot long, moderately warted and of bright yellow color. CASERTA. 58 days. An early bush type Squash, producing fruits at least a week earlier than Cocozelle. Earliness and high productivity should make this a favorite for market and home garden. Fruits, when young are grayish green, striped with darker green; at maturity fruits average 14 to 16 inches. ZUCCHINI. 60 days. A well known Italian Marrow type. Fruits nearly cylindrical, straight. Color medium green, mot- tled with cream-gray and lighter green lace pattern and stripes; flesh firm and of delicate flavor. Suitable for quick freezing.
The Four Hubbards
GOLDEN HUBBARD. 100 days. Similar to the Old Hub-
bard in form and habit, though smaller and decidedly earli- er; shell moderately warted, rich orange-red; flesh deep orange, fine quality; good keeper. : +*IMPROVED HUBBARD. 195 days. The standard win- ter Squash. Shell moderately warted; deep dark bronze-green; flesh bright yellow, fine grained, thick ae een BBARD. ays. Simi ihe ase eee ubeacs but fruit larger and a little later. BLUE HUBBARD. 105 days. A new type of Hubbard Squash and said to excel all in the superior quality of its flesh. Similar to the original Hubbard but having a hard blue-gray shell. All Squash (except as noted): Oz., 25c; % Ib., 85¢; 1 Ib., $2.50, postpaid.
BANANA, 105 days. A prolific, oblong variety 22 feet in length by 6 inches in diameter, having a grey-green shell.
BANANA, PINK. Similar to the regular Banana, but ex- terior deep pink. Fruits average 15 inches long and 6) inch- es in diameter, straight pointed at the blossom end, round- ed at the stem end. Flesh thick with small seed cavity.
MAMMOTH TABLE QUEEN. 90 days. Similar to the regular Table Queen Squash, but larger in size. The quality
is unsurpassed and it is a wonderful addition. Much in de- mand by both home and market gardeners.
TABLE QUEEN (Acorn or Des Moines.) 80 days. Ex- tremely prolific; one of the most popular for home, market, garden and shipping. Fruit pointed acorn shape; 512 inches long and 4 inches through, uniformly ridged; skin smooth, dark green; shell thin; flesh light yellow, bakes dry and sweet. Just right for cutting in half, baking and served to two people.
UCONN. (Bush Acorn.) 70 days. A bush variety with fruit similar to Table Queen, but a little smoother and slightly smaller. The runnerless growing habit requires less space per plant, but will produce many fruits per bush. All- America Selection Gold Medal 1950. Fruit is 412 inches long, 3¥2 inches in diameter, acorn shaped, slightly grooved and ridged, shell thin, hard, smooth, dark green. Flesh is orange- yellow, rich flavor.
DELICIOUS. 103 days. The standard of excellence in win- ter Squashes. Fruits broad top-shaped, commonly 7 to 8 inches long; skin very dark green, fairly smooth rind, thin but hard; flesh extremely thick, bright yellow, fine grained, dry, without fiber, of highest quality.
GOLDEN DELICIOUS. 103 days. Valuable for canners
because of high starch content and the bright red-orange color of the exterior. In shape and season practically the same as the original Delicious.
BUTTERCUP, 110 days. Rind thin and tough, dark green with narrow gray stripes and slight mottling. Orange flesh cooks sweet and dry. A small, thick-fleshed Squash of good storage and eating qualities.
BUTTERNUT. 90 days. A recent introduction which has become very popular in the New England states. Fruits 10 to 12 inches long with neck of about 4 inches in diameter which is solid flesh; the seed cavity is located in the lower bowl-shaped end. Skin light creamy brown, flesh yellow, fine grained and of excellent quality. Matures early and is a good keeper.
COCOZELLA Di NAPOLI.
(Italian Vegetable Marrow.) days.
EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP. 60 days. Very early
summer Squash.
true
EARLY YELLOW BUSH SCALLOP.
bush but larger than the above.
54 days. A
Improved Hubbard Squash
All prices quoted herein are subject to change without notice
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Varieties
Forcing "cr
Michigan State Forcing Tomato
Tomatoes Grown in Greenhouses
Everywhere
MICHIGAN STATE FORCING. 75 days. An ex-
cellent greenhouse yariety and a vigorous grower with dark green foliage. Especially attractive medium size fruits (4 to 5 ounces) are borne in clusters of five to eleven. Stem cavity is small, shallow and very smooth. Blossom end well rounded with a very small scar, the outer walls of fruit are thicker, and_ the firmness of the fruit makes it possible to allow them
to ripen on the vine without loss to the grower. Many growers have in late years done remarkably well with this variety for outdoor growing and it is to be recommended.
Oz., $1.50; 1% Ib., $4.00; Ib., $12.00, post- paid.
IDEAL FORCING. Oz., 60c; 1% Ib., $1.70; 1 Ib., $5.00, postpaid.
See page 32 for Spartan Hybrid and Northern Hybrid forcing Tomatoes. Also other varieties.
Standard Varieties of Tomatoes
EARLIANA CERTIFIED. 64 days. The most productive,
first early red Tomato and a profitable sort for the market gardener. Vines are small but vigorous, fruits medium to large in size, exceptionally smooth and solid; color bright deep scarlet.
VICTOR, ‘All-America Selections.” 65 days. Awarded Bronze Medal. This Tomato is a dwarf self-topping variety. It can be planted close, 5 feet by 3 feet. It sets fruit when other varieties fail. Is extra early, even ripening, with small vines. Color is uniform, scarlet and has a very noted smooth- ness of skin. A very solid Tomato that does not crack and is a good shipper.
VALIANT. 67 days. An early market variety. Vines sparse and open. The fruits, weighing about 8 ounces, are smooth, deep and brilliant scarlet in color.
GROTHEN’S GLOBE. 70 days. A much improved type
over the Break o’ Day, and while disease resistant the vines are heavier foliaged, growing large, upright, early, hardy and prolific. The fruit is bright red, large, globe shaped, firm, smooth and of good quality.
MARGLOBE. Certified. The Wilt and Nailhead Rust-Re- sistant Sort. 75 days. Was produced by crossing Livingston’s Globe with one or more other varieties. It is a vigorous grow- er whether in greenhouse or field. A bright red in color, of large size, almost round, and very productive. It is very promising.
EARLY DETROIT or GULF STATE MARKET, 77 days. Particularly valuable for shipping. Fruits purplish pink,
large and of uniform size. Globe-shaped, smooth and firm.
BREAK O’ DAY. 70 days. The earliest disease-resistant, scarlet-fruited, meaty Tomato yet introduced; 10 to 12 days earlier than Marglobe and very productive.
EARLY BALTIMORE. Certified. 70 days. Selection of Marglobe, disease resistant, adapted to all soils. Fruit some- what smaller, bright red color, and very prolific.
STOKESDALE. Certified. 70 days. A second-early scarlet fruited variety maturing about a week earlier than Marglobe. Plant rather open in habit with medium heavy foliage. Fruits large, globe or sub-globe, smooth and well colored.
GOLDEN JUBILEE. 72 days. Short stemmed, sturdy and compact, bearing over a long period. Fruit golden yellow, globular, thick walled, of mild flavor and good quality. Medium size.
BONNY BEST. Certified. 73 days. Unexcelled as a general purpose Tomato; particularly valuable for forcing under glass as a canning variety in northern sections. Fruits evenly colored bright deep scarlet-red; medium large; flattened globe-shaped; smooth and firm.
EARLY RUTGERS. Certified. 73 days. This is an early Strain and has a thick outer and inner wall of solid meat. Globe shaped, scarlet-red in color, resembling Marglobe. The Early Rutgers Tomato is in great demand for all purposes.
DWARF STONE. 81 days. The best of the dwarf To- sean Fruits large, smooth, very solid, of a deep scarlet color.
Prices: Oz., 90c; 1% Ib., $2.70; 1 Ib., $8.00, postpaid.
Turn to pages 31 and 32 for more Tomatoes
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Pritchard or Scarlet Topper Tomato
TOMATO, STRAIN 7B.” 72 days from setting of plants
in the field. A heavy-yielding variety selected for its excep- tionally uniform production of large, smooth, attractive To- matoes. Strain ““B’’ produces attractive deep scarlet fruits that are deep-globe shaped, large and firm with thick walls.
Oz., $2.25; VY Ib., $6.75; 1 Ib., $20.00, postpaid.
PRITCHARD or SCARLET TOPPER. Certified. 75 days. Very productive early sort. The splendid, globe-shaped,
smooth fruits grow to a good size and attain an attractive bright red color. Flesh firm, mild flavored, free from acidity, with no core and small seed cavity. Wilt resistant.
LONG RED. 75 days. RNS pa taethegesNe
Y. Experiment Station. Plant is medium in size, with many branches; leaves small but abun- dant. Fruits are globular to deep globular of me- dium size, solid and well colored. This is not a long Tomato, as_ the name might signify. It is a globular variety the same as most other To- matoes but the intro- ducers called it Long Red as they claim it stays red longer, before rot- ting, than most other va- rieties.
Oz., $1.00; VY Ib., $3.75; 1 Ib., $12.00, postpaid.
WISCONSIN No. 55. (75 days from transplant-
ing to first picking.) Plant vigorous, quite open, yet sufficiently
dense to prevent much sun scalding, with con- siderable tolerance to blossom end rot and some tolerance to early blight. Fruit set mod- erately heavy. Fruit scar- let, slightly oblong.
%* JOHN BAER, Certified. 73 days. An early, productive, red Tomato.
NEW STONE. 85 days. The standard and general favorite with truckers and canners. Always dependable, very vigor- ous and productive; fruits round, large, solid, smooth, and deep red in color.
PONDEROSA. 85 days. A very large, purple-fruited To- mato; solid, with but few seeds, and no acid. Fine for slic-
ing. Oz., $1.00; % Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $9.00, postpaid.
BEEFSTEAK. (Red Ponderosa.) 90 days. A wilt-resistant, large variety for home and market garden use. Plant is open. in habit of growth, heavy. The fruit is large, flat, scarlet, rather smooth.
Oz., $1.00; 1% Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $9.00, postpaid. GREATER BALTIMORE. Certified. 83 days. Second early
and main crop variety. Deep scarlet-red in color, vigorous and very productive. Preferred by canners on account of its heavy yield.
SMALL FRUITED TOMATOES. Used for pickles, pre-
serves, canning, etc. Easily grown and yield well. Yellow Plum, Red Pear, Yellow Pear, and Red Cherry. Price of any of the four varieties:
Yq oz., 30c; oz., $1.00, postpaid. Special: One pkt. each of these four varieties for 50c, postpaid.
Prices, except as noted: 1 oz., 90c; Yq Ib., $2.70; Ib., $8.00, postpaid.
DOW SURE SET plant growth con- trol agent for improving the fruit set on field ‘Tomatoes. Last season wonderful results were obtained in the field trials at Michigan State College.
Y2 pt. size (mix with 3 gals. water and spray the blossoms), $1.75.
CERTIFIED John Baer Tomato
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OXHEART, 90 days. An attractively pink-skinned variety. It is exceedingly smooth and tender and almost seedless. It has that delicious mild flavor. Rich soil adds greatly to its productiveness. A late variety.
Oz., $2.00; “% Ib., $5.00; 1 Ib., $15.00, postpaid. STANTON GARDEN TOMATO, This new garden To-
mato was developed by F. W. Stanton of Holland, Mich. Foliage is moderate and covers the fruit very well. Fruits are globe-shaped, uniform in size, about 21% to 3 inches in diameter. Medium to dark red color, solid fruit, some with very few seeds. Sold only in sealed packets of true hand counted and tested for germination, as follows:
25 seeds, 25c; 100 seeds, 90c; 250 seeds, $1.75; 300 seeds, $3.00; 1000 seeds, $5.00, postpaid.
STOKESCROSS No. 4, 5! ozs. fruit ripens 80 days from transplanting. This brilliant Fz hybrid is already established
as a Tomato of enormous importance. Its hybrid vigor is at once seen in its ability to produce large, solid, highly flavored fruit in quantity, fully 10 days in advance of Rut- gers. Under normal weather conditions it will be almost crack free, a factor probably due to its deeper root system.
STOKESCROSS | No: 1 (1951). Formerly known as
Stokescross No. ¥g-oz. fruit that ripens 70 days from transplanting. This new F; hybrid has been bred in Cuba, and is especially recommended for use by Tomato growers who can profit by a prodigious production of early ripening, brilliant fruit. It is essentially a market garden Tomato but it is likely to find an important place with the processors of the more northerly Tomato districts. The fruit some- what resembles Stokesdale but the plant is far more robust and will furnish better coverage. It carries a sparkling rich Tomato flavor.
V4 oz., $1.25; V2 oz., $2.00; 1 oz., $3.75; 4 ozs., $10.00, postpaid. Available in larger quantities and special prices quoted on request.
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Oxheart Tomato
SEED TREATMENT PAYS
Treat your seeds with Semesan disinfectants and as- sure yourself of a crop.
Seed treatment pays no matter what kind of seed is treated. We handle a complete line.
Hybrid Tomatoes For Forcing
“Just a Little More of Everything”
Two important Hybrid Tomatoes, bred and grown by Mr. Roy H. Burghart, and introduced to the trade as a better and more vigorous Tomato that is more resistant to wilt and disease. They are ideal greenhouse forcing hybrids, and have “just a little more of everything” that is desirable in a Tomato. With increased production at a lower cost, we are able to offer these at lower prices, enabling greater distribution and a better crop at lower cost.
SPARTAN HYBRID. This is a cross between Michigan
State Forcing and Cooper's Special, and is an excellent green- house hybrid, a week earlier than the parents and about 20 per cent more productive in weight and fruit. Color red, globular shape, medium size fruit, 5 to 6 ounces in weight, about three to pound; growing in clusters six to eight. A meaty Tomato, small seed cavity. Vine is more open, giving very uniform ripening of fruit. Being extra vigorous in growth, it is more resistant to both wilt and disease.
Both of these Hybrids are put up in sealed packets:
500 seeds, $4.00; 1000 seeds, $7.50; V4 oz.,
50 seeds, $1.00; 100 seeds, $1.50; 250 seeds,
NORTHERN HYBRID. This is a cross between Michi-
gan State Forcing and Sutton’s Best of All, and is an ideal greenhouse hybrid for northern growing, especially in CANADA and northern United States. In productivity it is similar to Spartan Hybrid, but is more vigorous in growing, particularly in dark fal] and winter weather which is prevalent in the North. Vine is open, permitting uniform ripening. Fruit is red in color, globular in shape, but is smaller, 4 to 5 ounces of solid fruit in clusters of ten to twelve. More resistant to wilt and disease on account of its vigorous growth.
$2.50;
$12.50; V2 oz., $20.00; oz., $35.00, postpaid.
HYBRID TOMATO, FOREMOST E-21.
to cracking and blossom end scars. The intermediate vine tremely vigorous and heavily productive.
TOMATO. Michigan-Ohio Hybrid. A new Fi Tomato
for greenhouse production. This cross was first made by Gortsema Bros. of Grand Rapids in 1950 and has been used in increasing volume each succeeding year for their crop as well as by other growers in this area. It has been carefully evaluated in comparative tests by Dr. $. H. Wittwer of the Michigan State College, for 3 years, where it has consistently proven superior to four of the leading varieties commonly grown in the midwest and Canada. The plant is large, vig- orous and indeterminate, being easily pruned and _ trained to a single stalk. Because of its prolific fruiting on the Jower clusters, this hybrid demands abundant water and nutrient supply after the first clusters have set fruit so that it may continue production at a high level, to the end of the crop. The fruit is red in color, globular in shape, and remarkably uniform in size. It is of excellent quality with a good interior color, thick outer walls and is comparable to
has somewhat less spread than Rutgers, The fruit sizes have been well maintained right up to
Trial packets containing about 200 seeds: $1.00; V4 oz., $2.75; V2 oz., $5.50;
This is at least 10 days earlier than Rutgers in our Michigan plantings. Fruits are almost globular, deep scarlet-red, larger than Stokesdale and just about as large as Rutgers.
They are notably resistant but the plants are ex- the end of the season.
1 oz., $10.00, postpaid.
Michigan State Forcing for firmness. In this respect it is superior to Spartan Hybrid. Its ability to set fruit in dark weather is also superior to Spartan Hybrid and the tests at Michigan State College as well as in commercial greenhouses have proven its ability to out-produce those varieties com- monly in use. The most outstanding characteristic of this new Hybrid is its extremely high resistance to common Fusarium Wilt. The seed we sell has been grown by Roy Burghart of Greenville, Mich., who states: “This new hybrid possesses enough good qualities to supplant the Spartan Hybrid even without its resistance to the Fusarium Wilt. The wilt resistance factor will be a life saver for many green- houses and I believe will subsantially reduce soil steaming costs for nearly all greenhouse Tomato growers.”’ Sold this year only in trial amounts.
50 seeds, $1.00; 100 seeds, $1.50: 250 seeds, $2.50: 00 seeds, $4.00, ponpaidiae oe
All prices quoted herein are subject to change without notice.
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Turnips
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 150 feet of drill; one pound per acre. For main crop, sow in July or August. Sow either broadcast or in drills. ;
EXTRA EARLY WHITE MILAN. 40 days. The earliest bulbs, small, clear white, and flat. One of the best for early bunching.
Oz., 20c; 1% Ib., 50c; 1 tb., $1.50, postpaid.
%*& PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE, 55 days. Not so early
as White Egg, perfect globe in shape. Flesh and skin white, colored purple or red above ground. Very fine grained and sweet. The most attractive Turnip and best seller. Pkt., 10c.
Yellow Globe Turnip
YELLOW GLOBE. 75 days. A round, smooth, light yel-
low variety of medium size and good quality.
Prices (except as noted) :
White Egg Turnip
PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAVED. 45 days. A very early,
flat variety, medium size; purple or red above ground and white below.
GOLDEN BALL. 65 days. Tops small, roots medium size, round, smooth and deep yellow. Fine grained, flesh firm,
crisp and sweet.
WHITE EGG. 55 days. An early egg-shaped variety. Roots smooth, clear white. One of the best for market.
COW HORN. 65 days. Roots long, slightly crooked; clear white. Often sown to plow under for fertilizer.
YELLOW ABERDEEN. 75 days. A late, medium sized, long keeping variety; roots round, yellow with a purple top, flesh tender.
SEVEN TOP. 45 days. For Turnip greens. Extremely hardy foliage Turnip for table or forage use. Crown sends up numerous shoots which are excellent for greens.
Oz., 15¢; VY Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00, postpaid.
Purple Top White Globe Turnip
All Prices quoted herein are subject to change without notice.
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Tuberoses, Double
(Polianthes Tuberosa)
EXCELSIOR DWARF PEARL, DOUBLE. Easily recognized by
its exquisite fragrance and beautiful flower spike; long stems, mak- ing it an ideal cut flower. Top size. 20c each; $2.00 per doz., post- paid.
Begonias
Tuberous-Rooted
Unexcelled for summer bedding.
CAMELLIA-FLOWERED DOUBLE. Crimson, copper, salmon,
scarlet, yellow, orange, pink and white. Size 2 inches and up. Large size. Each, 35c; 6 for $2.00; 1 doz., $4.00; per 100, $20.00, postpaid. Kindly give the colors wanted.
Tuberoses
Prices Quoted On This Page are Subject to Change Without Notice.
Tuberous-Rooted Begonia
Cannas
These new varieties with large flowers are unequalled for creating a colorful show from July till frost. They do best in full sun and respond quickly to feeding.
HUNGARIA,. 3! ft. Best pink Canna. Leaves bluish green, never burn. Flowers are large with big petals.
KING HUMBERT. 4 ft. Scarlet flowers; bronze leaves. A “Gold Medal’’ Sensation.
THE PRESIDENT. 4 ft. A rich, glowing scarlet on strong
stalks; green foliage.
YELLOW KING HUMBERT. # ft. Foliage a very dark
green; flowers deep rich yellow, softly spotted and blotched with bright red.
Prices on any of the above: 15¢ each; $1.75 per doz., postpaid.
GLADIOLUS MIXTURES
20 Large Size Bulbs, 10 or more varieties in the mixture, $1.00.
30 Medium Size Bulbs, 10 or more varieties in the mixture, $1.00.
In ordering please state whether you want the large or medium size bulbs.
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Tulips, Hyacinths, Crocus, Daffodils, Narcissus for Fall Planting
These are imported bulbs from the Netherlands, and will not be available until September 15th, 1954, at which time we will be glad to quote prices
on request.
Tulips, Darwin (Top Size) BARTIGON. Fiery crimson with pure white base. Strong stem. Excellent for forcing. 24 inches.
BLEU AIMABLE. Bright lilac-blue, shaded steel-blue, inside darker with a blue base. 29 inches.
CLARA BUTT. Clear salmon-pink with a white base flecked blue-gray. 26 inches tall. An old favorite.
GOLDEN AGE. Large, deep golden yellow, slightly shaded orange when fully developed. 26 inches tall. Fine shape.
LA TULIPE NOIRE. The black Tulip. Deep maroon-black.
Definitely the closest to a real black. 26 inches tall.
PRIDE OF HAARLEM. One of the best known and most popu-
lar varieties. Brilliant cerise-scarlet with a blue base. 28 inches tall.
PRINCESS ELIZABETH. Lovely soft rose-pink with lighter
edges and a white base. Good forcing variety also 26 inches tall.
SCARLET BEAUTY. Beautiful, bright vermilion-scarlet with a dark blue base edged white. 26 inches tall. ‘
THE BISHOP, Beautiful deep violet with a small, dull blue base edged white and purple anthers. 29 inches tall.
ZWANENBERG. Large pure white with black anthers. Tall stem. A very popular variety. 28 inches tall.
AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS
Hyacinths
_ Narcissus and Daffodils
(No. 1 bulbs)
KING ALFRED, Golden yellow. Broad peri-
anth and a large trumpet frilled at the mouth. Popular. 16 inches.
MRS. E. H. KRELAGE. Pure white perianth
and a creamy white trumpet recurving at the brim. 20 inches.
SPRING GLORY, Pure white perianth and a
deep golden yellow. Trumpet, recurving at the mouth. 18 inches.
LAURENS KOSTER, (Poetaz). Creamy white
perianth and a _lemon-yellow -center. Very fragrant. Several flowers*on a stem. 14 inches.
Darwin Tulip
Hyacinths (17-18 cm.)
CITY OF HAARLEM. Large pure yellow. Compact
blossom of fine form.
GRAND MAITRE, Deep lavender-blue. Very large spike
LA VICTOIRE. Bright carmine-rose. Large spike and a very fine, sturdy stem.
L’INNOCENCE, Pure white. Large spike with large bells. QUEEN OF THE PINKS. Bright rose-pink. Enor-
mous, compact spike
Crocus (Top Size) KATHLEEN PARLOW, Large pure white with yel-
low anthers.
KING OF THE STRIPES. Large white with purple
stripes.
MAMMOTH YELLOW, Large golden yellow. PURPUREA GRANDIFLORA. Rich, deep purple.
Immense flowers.
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Gladiolus
OUTSTANDING VARIETIES
State inspected, treated with an insecticide and fungicide, ready
to plant. 60c per doz.; $4.25 per 100.
BEACON, Exhibition. Bright rose-scarlet with a large cream throat. Somewhat ruffled, tall and very showy.
BIT O’ HEAVEN, Exhibition. Flaming orange with yellow throat. EARLY ROSE. Deep rose, one of the earliest to bloom. ETHEL CAVE COLE. Large, wide open florets of delicate pink;
nice substance.
LANTANA,. Large flowers in vivid orange shades. MAUVE MAGIC.
Long slender spikes of deep mauve.
PURPLE SUPREME. Exhibition. ‘Tall, slen-
der plant with well placed, bright purple blossoms,
Black Opal
SNOW PRINCESS.
Exhibition. A very fine white of good size and form. Tall, with long flower spike and many open blooms that are always perfectly placed. Stems never crook. Mid- season.
2 ae
picardy
75¢ per doz.; $5.75 per 100.
ALGOMA. Color novelty and exhibition variety, buff-pink with red throat otch.
BIG TOP. Immense light pink with carmine feather.
BLACK OPAL. Exhibition. Deep maroon-red. BLUE BEAUTY. Exhibition. Light blue shading darker toward the edge.
BUCKEYE BRONZE. Decorative. Smoky bronze.
BURMA, Exhibition. Large ruffled, deep rose.
CORONA. Exhibition. Cream-white shading more creamy toward the throat, with wide rose picotee edge on all petals. Very distinctive and beautiful. Six to eight very large, wide open blooms on a head of 18 buds. Tall grower and a fine propagator.
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN. Exhibition. Giant ruffled lavender.
DR. WHITELEY. Large yellow-apricot or buff, tall stems.
HEAVENLY WHITE. Exhibition. White flushed with lavender.
HIGH FINANCE. Exhibition. Light smoky orange-gray with cream throat.
A beautifully distinctive shade, and opens up to 9 lightly ruffled blooms with rolled back petals.
LEADING LADY. Decorative. A cream-white, with canary-yellow throat. Real large. Similar to Picardy, except in color.
MOTHER KADEL. Long spike of soft yellow, many open.
ORANGE GOLD. Genuine orange self, smooth, tailored flower on tall stems. PANDORA. Clear, soft geranium-pink, with darker lines in throat.
PAUL REVERE. Very unusual and lovely shade of red. Very popular.
PICARDY., Exhibition. Delicate apricot-pink. Flowers are all extremely large and of heavy waxlike substance.
RED CHARM, Exhibition. Very attractive shade of medium red. Fast be- coming the most popular all-purpose red.
ROSA VAN LIMA, Exhibition. Light rose with darker lines in throat. Opens up to eight or more well-placed blooms on tall, straight spike. SPOTLIGHT. Decorative. Large, deep yellow, with red blotch. Florets are of large size and are perfectly placed. One of the finest that is grown. VAGABOND PRINCE. Exhibition. Ividescent garnet-brown with a scarlet blotch. Most unusual, and is lovely arranged with scarlets.
WHITE GOLD. Decorative. Very large clear light cream, shading to a lighter throat. Four to six huge blooms open on a long flower head.
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$1.00 per doz.; $7.95 per 100.
BETTY’S CHOICE. Nicely ruffled, rose-mauve with cream throat,
petals edged cream.
CONVOY. Large blooms of deep purple.
COVER GIRL. Tall, bright pink. Opens 10-12 blooms. CRINKLE CREAM. Large ruffled pale yellow with a pale green
throat.
LAVENDER PRINCE. Tall mauve with darker lines on lip. MAGNOLIA. Large flowers of light creamy rose.
MARIMBA., Nice buff-pink, tall.
OGARITA. Tall deep pink, with yellow throat. SPIC AND SPAN. ‘all ruffled deep pink, many open. SILVER WINGS. Heavily ruffled glistening white with a touch
of cream in the throat.
Snow Princess
The following list of varieties are original im- portations from the Netherlands, grown and inspect- ed in Michigan. Early ordering is advisable, as the stock of some of these varieties is limited.
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ABU HASSAN. Dark violet-blue, strong, slim stems. ARANJUEZ, Early orange, yellow throat, good spike. BENJAMIN BRITTEN. Very nice exhibition mauve, many open. BOULOGNE. Beautiful wine-red, many blooms open. CARDINAL SPELLMAN. Lovely deep rose-red.
DR. FLEMING, Soft ruffled pink with lighter throat. PRESIDENT EISENHOWER. Enormous florets, deep begonia-rose. HARRY HOPKINS. Attractive Bordeaux-red of heavy texture. HOPMAN’S GLORY. Good clear yellow.
JOHANN STRAUSS. Beautiful cochineal-red.
JOHAN VON KONYNENBURG. Large glowing orange-vermilion. MANSOER, Blood-red, shading to velvety black.
MARSHALL MONTGOMERY. Warm, deep maroon-red. MORNING KISS. Large pure white, pale pink deep in throat. MUSIO CLEMENTI. Early soft grayish blue, deeper throat. PACTOLUS. Apricot-cream with orange-red blotch. Very showy. PAUL RUBENS. Large dark reddish violet, tall stems.
MR. TRUMAN, Enormous light feathered rose.
RAVEL. Medium violet-blue, brown throat marks.
SALMAN’S GLORY. Large light cream with scarlet spot. SPYMASTER. Blush-pink with fine apricot shading.
TIVOLI. Beautiful soft rose, many open.
Prices for above: 10c each; $1.00 per doz. NEW YORK Deep carmine-red, many open .......15c¢ each; $1.50 per doz.
ALL BULBS LISTED ARE SUBJECT TO THE 3% MICHIGAN STATE SALES TAX, and are postpaid anywhere in Michigan. Elsewhere, the postage will be extra, and as we cannot tell what the weight will be we would suggest that you send us enough, as any money that is not needed will be promptly refunded. See postal rates on page 3.
GLADIOLUS MIXTURES 20 large size bulbs, 10 or more varieties in the mixture, giving complete colors ran oe eta ais. os. oe kee ene BLS Gt ae pr he ona | $1.00 30 medium size bulbs, 10 or more varieties in the mixture, giving com- plete color range Mins. ee ence ee Os Ne ells, 5 dd hs alee 1.00 In ordering, state which mixture you want, either the large or the medium size.
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aking a Lawn and Its Care
Preparing the Soil
The most desirable soils for the lawn are the “Joams”’, but if the soil available for the building of a lawn is a tight clay, sand should be added, or if a sandy loam, humus is needed, which would make it as nearly a loam as possible.
Even such simple tasks as spading are important and should be done with care. The depth of the surface soil large- ly determines the depth to which one should spade. If the top soil is six inches or less in thickness, work: it to the depth of the surface soil. Never turn up the subsoil.
To get the best results from spading, each shovelful of soil is turned over and placed upon the edge of the hole away from the spader. It is then pulverized with a tap of the spade. This not only breaks up the mass, but carries the granulated soil back into the hole from which it was originally taken.
After the spaded soil has been pulverized, grade the soil to slope gently from the house. The grading will prevent water from standing around the foundation. of the house. Next, level and roll until the seedbed is firm.
Applying Plant Food
When the seedbed has been completed, Vigoro, the com- plete balanced plant food, or Milorganite should be applied. The lawn is never so effectively fed as before the grass seed is sown. The plant food should be applied and spread evenly over the suiface of the soil at the rate of 4 pounds per hun- dred square teet, and worked into the top few inches.
Sowing Seed
After the plant food has been worked into the soil, the seed should be spread uniformly over the surface at the rate of 4 or 5 pounds per one thousand square feet of soil. The seed: ing should be done by going in both directions to get an even distribution, both at the ends as well as the center of the throw.
A covering of clean straw or coarse cheesecloth on the steep slopes will help prevent washing which may occur be- fore the grass becomes established.
Feeding
About 8 or 10 weeks after the lawn is seeded the young grass should again be fed with either Vigoro, the complete balanced plant food, or Milorganite. The application is made at the rate of 2 pounds per hundred square feet of lawn.
The plant food should be brushed from the grass with a broom or the back of a rake and the lawn should immediate- ly be given a thorough soaking to wash the fertilizer from the grass and carry it into the soil. If the plant food is allowed to remain on the grass and moisture should reach it the re- sult would be a burning of the tender leaves. To prevent this, a thorough watering is very essential.
Well-fed grass withstands the inroads of weeds and also resists injury from the attack of certain diseases, and by regular feeding with an appplication of Vigoro or Milorgan- ite will reduce the amount of reseeding necessary. The great- er development of the root system and the ability to store u reserves of food material, make well-fed grass able to with- stand the extremes of either winter or summer weather and to maintain a dense turf year after year,
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Special care must be given the lawn throughout the hot summer months, as Kentucky Blue Grass needs a resting period in mid-summer, and Red Top will grow most any- where and has its resting period in the fall after the Ken- tucky Blue Grass has recovered. If excellent growth and vigor have been maintained during the spring, the lawn can be kept in a green vigorous condition during the sum- mer, by careful watering, feeding and clipping.
At the approach of fall, lawns should again have a thorough application of either Vigoro or Milorganite, ap- plied at the rate of 4 lbs. per hundred square feet, and the lawn should be thoroughly soaked, following the application, as stated above.
Care of the Lawn
Young grass should be allowed to grow three inches high before the first cutting, but on established lawns the grass should be cut quite short until the middle of May. Fertilize it well and try to get a complete ground cover, and after this has been accomplished, keep it cut as long as possible. Lower the wooden roller on your mower or better still, alter it or secure one that will cut three inches high. Plenty of leaf growth will shade the grass roots in hot weather and best of all, provide a laborless way of preventing weeds and crab grass from seeding, as weeds will not grow in a thick shady stand of grass and crab grass will not germinate even in semi-shade.
Whenever you are applying water to an established lawn be liberal with the amount used, as the water should pene- trate 4 inches to do any good, and light sprinklings do injury —not good; they are about the worst treatment you can give your lawn.
It is best to water only once a week on clay soil, but it should be applied so that the water is quickly absorbed into the soil. Sandy soils dry out more quickly, and lighter and more frequent waterings are necessary.
Inasmuch as we mix our own grass mixtures we have
the individual grasses for those who want straight grass- es in one spot or another.
Grade ‘‘A’”’ Sunny Lawn Mixture
This is our own mixture, containing Kentucky Blue Grass, Fancy Red Top, Red Creeping Fescue, Chewings Fescue, Rye Grass, and 10% pure White Clover. Wonderful results are and have been obtained with this mixture. We use only the very best of seeds obtainable, of lasting value and hardi- ness, giving you a beautiful and permanent lawn that will last for years.
Grade ‘‘A’’ Shady Lawn Mixture
Contains Chewings Fescue, Poa Trivialis, Kentucky Blue Grass and Red Top. This mixture is our own, being mixed by ourselves especially for shady spots. We use only the very best seeds obtainable and as more care and attention is required we have used the hardier grasses, that will make a dense, thick growth in light soils and a satisfactory lawn in shady places or where sun is available only part of the time.
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS, JUNE GRASS. One of the
best grasses for permanency. For lawns or pasture, it has no superior. Does well in any soil and stands the summer heat remarkably well. As it takes some time to become established, it is usually sown in mixtures.
MERION BLUEGRASS. A new and improved strain of
regular Bluegrass, but it has dark green color. Leaves slightly wider than ordinary bluegrass. Very winter hardy, turns green earlier in the spring and is deeper rooted. Holds its color for a long time in hot weather, and only minimum water is required during prolonged dry spells.
RED TOP. A very hardy perennial grass, succeeding best on moist land. Valuable for lawn or pasture, and will produce large crops of good hay.
DOMESTIC RYE. An annual, coarser
used extensively on banks and terraces.
ENGLISH or PERENNIAL RYE GRASS. 4
where quick results are wanted.
WHITE CLOVER. (Dutch). A small, low growing variety.
It is largely used in lawns and pastures. It makes a small, close, compact growth covering the ground like a carpet. Its blossoms are round, white and sweet scented, with leaves of bright green color.
POA TRIVIALIS, (Rough Stalked Meadow Grass). Close- ly related to Kentucky Blue Grass. Mostly used in shady places but will thrive in any soil.
CHEWINGS FESCUE. Valuable on sandy soil and in the
shade. It is a perennial grass with a fine blade and spread- ing root system.
RED CREEPING FESCUE. One of the best Fescues ob-
tainable. It spreads from the roots, making a dense turf which tends to crowd out weeds. Does well in shade and is good on sandy soil.
than blue grass,
lawn grass
BENT GRASS. One of the most valuable lawn grasses. Exceptionally good for golf courses, greens, etc., because of its short growth and deep green, fine-leaved foliage. Re- quires very rich soil and plenty of moisture. ”
Mail Orders are Solicited and Prices Will be Quoted on Request.
FAESY & BESTHOFF PRODUCTS
15-30-15 STARTER-GROWER. All purpose
completely mineralized all soluble plant food. Applied as a solution in transplanting or side- dressing. 3-lb. bags.
BROADLEAF HIGH ORGANIC 6-10-4. 4
33.1/3% organic completely mineralized ferti- lizer for acid-loving plants. 5-lb., 10-lb., and 25-lb. bags.
TERMITKIL, Un-
adulterated ground penetrant, formula rec- ommended by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. l-gal. cans,
FERTILIZER GRADE PURE, STEAMED
For gardens, grass, shrubs, trees and potted plants
FsB
BONE MEAL. Pure steamed, guaranteed 2.47% Nitrogen, 23% ‘Total Phosphoric Acid. A favorite organic, slow-acting fertilizer for bulbs, perennial plants, trees, flowering shrubs and for all year round lawn application. Particularly effective in stimulating strong root systems. 5-lb., 10-Ib., 25-lb. and 50-lb. bags. Prices on request.
LONGHORN BRAND CATTLE MANURE.
A safe 100% organic natural plant food and soil builder. 5-Ib. and 10-lb. bags.
ROSE FOOD 8-10-4. Specially compounded
to contain 50% organic matter for the discrim- inating Rose fancier and grower. Completely mineralized, 100% plant food carrier, no fillers, encourages bril- liant colors, vigorous foliage and _ resistance to disease. 5-lb., 10-Ib. and 25-lb. bags.
ROSE FOOD 8-10-4
50% organic matter
completely mineralized no filler
FsB
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FLOWER SEEDS
We are convinced that many of the failures with flower seeds are due to lack of proper conditions, and while it would be impossible in the space at our disposal in this catalog to give explicit directions for each and every variety which we offer, we feel sure that if the general directions given below are
followed, success will be the rule.
All of our flower seeds are listed by their common name in strict alphabetical order, together with
the botanical name for your guidance.
Success With Flower Seeds
For all flower seeds which should be started in- doors, the best plan is to sow in earthenware seed pans or boxes (about 2 inches deep) which should be filled to the depth of an inch with any rough material that will furnish perfect drainage. The upper inch should be nicely sifted soil, composed, if possible, of about one-third each of sand, leaf mould and light garden loam. Press firmly and evenly and water thoroughly the day before sow- ing. Sow the seeds thinly over the surface, cover about one-eighth of an inch and press firmly. When the seedlings are large enough to handle, they should be transplanted into similarly pre- pared boxes an inch apart each way, or put into small pots and kept in same until time to plant out in open ground. At all times they should have én abundance of air, otherwise the young seed- ings are liable to “damp off.”
For most of the ordinary annual flowers, the simplest method is to sow directly out-of-doors when danger of frost is past in the ‘space where they are intended to flower. The ground should be dug and raked fine on the surface, sowing the seeds evenly and thinly, covering not over four times their size, and firming the soil over them. Should they come up too thickly, as most of them are likely to do, thin out so that the plants will stand from 4 to 12 inches apart, according to the variety.
Ageratum, Midget Blue
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How to Sow Flower Seeds
It will prove quite an advantage to mix all small seeds with sand or dry soil and scatter broadcast. This separates the seeds and is quite an advantage in thinning out or transplanting the young plants as those that remain are undisturbed. A common mistake in sowing flower seeds is covering too deeply. The exception to this is the Sweet Pea, which is seldom planted deep enough. As a gen- eral rule, cover small seeds only to the depth of the thickness of the seeds; always press the earth after sowing all flower seeds, else there is danger of their drying up before the roots can get firm hold of the soil. Seed of the hardier annuals may be sown where they are to grow; but as a rule, it is preferable to transplant, as the plants are generally stronger and stand the drought better. During very dry weather, and when the seedlings are first set out, they should be watered frequently,
The weeds should be kept down and the ground loosened often, so that the plants will receive the full benefit of the rains and dews, which they will
not if the ground is allowed to become hard and baked.
Annuals are those flowers which bloom and die the same year; grown from seed exclusively.
Biennials bloom and die the second year from the seeding time.
Perennials grow the plant the first year but do not flower until the second year and then bloom every, year.
NUMBER OF SEEDS PER OUNCE UNDER ALL ITEMS ARE APPROXIMATE.
ABRONIAS (Sand Verbena) . Pkt., 20c.
Ageratum () (FLOSSFLOWER) (214,000 seeds per oz.) One of the best summer blooming plants. growers; early and constant bloomers.
MEXICANUM TALL. 18 inches. Beautiful, soft lavender- blue, of free branching habit. Pkt., 10c; Ya oz., 30c.
BLUE CAP. Selected. 6 inches. Definitely more dwarf, more
compact in habit with small leaves. Bright, deep, rich laven- der-blue.
Pkt., 10c¢; 1% oz., $1.20; 1 oz., $3.50.
BLUE BEDDER. Dwarf. Pkt., 15¢.
MIDGET BLUE. Dwarf, compact, Pkt., 10c: 1% oz., $1.35;
They are rapid
rich blue.
1 oz., $4.00.
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Alyssum ©) (SWEET ALYSSUM) (60,000 seeds per oz.) Very popular border flower. Dwarf habit, blooming until killed by frost. Fine for beds, borders and vases. LITTLE GEM, Erect; white. Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 30c; 1 oz., $1.00; 4 ozs., $3.00.
VIOLET QUEEN. Pkt., 10c; V4 oz., 40c; 1 oz., $1.50.
CARPET OF SNOW Pkt., 10c. 4 oz., 30c; 1 oz., 90c; 4 ozs., $2.50.
PROCUMBENS, ROYAL CARPET. 4.A.S. ’53. Brilliant new gem for the garden. The spreading compact habit and rich violet- purple color should be an excellent companion to Carpet of Snow. Height 3 inches; spread 12 inches.
Pkt., 25¢; % oz., $1.25; 1 oz., $4.00.
Alyssum () SAXATILE COMPACTUM. (Basket of Gold.) 9 inches high.
Blooms in May and June, producing masses of golden flowers orale Pkt, 3) Oc;s4aor.,25 0c. 61 rox7. 90.
ACROCLINIUM. Double Mixed. Pkt., 15c. ANCHUSA ITALICA. Dropmore. Pkt., 15¢. ARABIS ALPINA (Rock Cress). Pkt., 15c. ARCTOTIS. Large Flowered Hybrids. Pkt., 25c. ARMERIA. Formosa Hybrids. Pkt., 25c. Wilt-Resistant Asters
(12,000 seeds per oz.)
GIANT CREGO. The flowers are of immense size, usually from 4 to 5 inches in diameter, and borne on stems 12 inches or more in length. Mixed colors.
Pkt., 10¢; 1% oz., 35c; 1 oz., $1.00; 4 ozs., $3.00. QUEEN OF THE MARKET. Best early Aster, usually in full bloom two
weeks before most others begin to blossom. Graceful spreading habit. Mixed, all colors.
Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 35c; 1 oz., $1.00; 4 ozs., $3.00.
AMERICAN BEAUTY. Early flowering. Mixed colors.
Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 35c; 1 oz., $1.00; 4 ozs., $3.00.
HEART OF FRANCE, Dark ruby-red variety; large double flowers, beau- ~ tiful type. Most outstanding Aster.
Pkt., 10c; V4 oz., 50c; 1 oz., $1.50; 4 ozs., $4.50. GIANT CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE. Flowers large, with loosely placed
outer petals contrasting with creamy yellow or blue centers, giving a lazy effect which is quite delightful. The rogues and off types bloom first and the Giant Sunshine later. Mixed colors.
Pkt., 10c: %4 oz., 35¢; 1 oz., $1.00.
GIANT BRANCHING. Mixed colors. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35c; 1 oz, $1.00; 4 ozs., $2.50.
DOUBLE AMERICAN BRANCHING. Mixed. wlll
Pkt., 15c. Giant Crego Asters Balsam (aby sLirrer) (A) Baby’s Breath 2,400 seeds per Oz. (GYPSOPHILA) (A)
DOUBLE CAMELLIA-FLOWERED MIXED. An old fa-
vorite garden flower, producing gorgeous masses of beau- tiful, colored double flowers throughout the season.
(25,000 seeds per oz.)
Graceful plants of fairy-like growth. Large flowering, Pkt., 10¢; 1% oz., 30c; 1 oz., 90c; 4 ozs., $2.50. pure white, of free, easy growth. Much in demand for cut- ting and combining with other flowers for bouquets and
DWARF BUSH BALSAM. Flowers form a pretty rich vases. Several sowings should be made during the season bouquet of double rose-like flowers about foliage. In sep- to keep up the supply.
arate colors and mixed. et: Os. Fi nis RTA CINNABAR. Brilliant red. ROSE, WHITE, WHITE GyYPSOPHILA (P) Paniculata. Double white. REFLECTED ROSE, SCARLET, TORCH. Dwarf ver-
milion-red. PEF 1 0ci-tateetes tion.
SPECIAL MIXTURE. All of the above colors in a well-
balanced mixture or in straight colors as wanted.
Pkt., 10c; V4 ox., 60c; 1 oz., $1.75; 4 ozs., $5.25. BLUE LACE FLOWER. (A) Coeruleus. Blue. Pkt,, 15¢.
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Bachelor’s Button (cenravrea) (8,000 seeds per oz.)
A very popular annual that will always charm by its simple beauty. CYANUS MIXED. Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 15¢; 1 oz., 50c; 4 ozs., $1.50. JUBILEE GEM. Pkt., 10c.
RED BOY. Pkt., 10c.
Calendula (eor maricotp) (4) (15,000 seeds per oz.) ORANGE KING. The outer petals slightly imbricated, while those in the center are curved like those of the Peony. Color glowing orange. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 15¢; 1 oz., 50c; 4 ozs., $1.50. THE BALL. It has fine stems, immense double flowers of a brilliant glisteny orange. A great favorite on the Chicago cut flower market.
Pkt., 10c:; 1% oz., 15¢; 1 oz., 50c; 4 ozs., $1.50. SUNSHINE. Pkt., 15c.
California Poppy scuscHotrzta) (A) (15,000 seeds per oz.) Valuable for growing in flower beds and masses. Sow where plants are to bloom. Bright showy flowers and feathered foliage. Good for cut flowers.
CALIFORNIA MIXED. Large flowers. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 50c.
BUSH ESCHSCHOLTZIA. See Hunnemannia, page 45.
Calliopsis (tickseep) (a) (100,000 seeds per oz.)
California Poppy
Canterbury Bells campanuta) @)
(125,000 seeds per oz.) This old-fashioned flower is a favorite with all, Stately and showy and of the easiest growth. For best results seed Should be sown every year.
SINGLE MIXED.
Very graceful border plants, supplying throughout summer an abundance of elegant, showy flowers which are greatly prized for bouquets and vases. Will thrive anywhere. 6 in. to 2 ft.
Double mixed, all colors.
Pkt., 0c; VY oz., 30¢: lv oz., $1.00.
Candytuft «
(10,000 seeds per oz.)
This is one of the most prized garden an- nuals, Easily grown from seed and does not need transplanting. Fine for cut flowers. Mixed. Pkt., 10c¢; % oz., 20c; 1 oz., 60¢; 4 ozs., $1.75. GIANT HYACINTH FLOWERED, White. Pkt., 10c.
CARDINAL CLIMBER (A). Pkt., 15c.
Carnations (4) (15,000 seeds per oz.) Always in demand and not hard to grow, being hardy and free flow- ering. It is one of the most valuable of summer flowers.
MARGUERITE, Double Mixed. kt., 10c; 4 oz., 75c; 1 oz., $2.25; 4 ozs., $6.50.
CHABAUD GIANT MIXED. Pkt., 10¢: %4 oz., 5c: 1 oz., $2.25: 4 ozs., $6.50.
Castor Bean (RICINUS) (A) (30 seeds per oz.) Decorative plant with fernlike foliage, giving to the garden a mag- nificent sub-tropical ef- fect; even a single plant forms a pyramid of leaves.
ZAN/ZIBARIENSIS.
Leaves vary in color from light green to purplish red.
Pkt., 10 seeds, 10¢;
Canterbury Bells, Calycanthema $1500! ae rh ee
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 45¢e: 1 oz., $1.25.
DOUBLE MIXED. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 60c; 1 oz., $1.75.
CALYCANTHEMA (Cup and Saucer). 2 ft. June to
August. Mixed colors.
Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 50c; oz., $1.40.
Candytuft, Giant Hyacinth Flowered
Carnations
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Celosia (coxcoms) (a) (30,000 seeds per oz.)
Very popular annuals of easy culture, producing large, ornamental, comblike heads like ruffled chenille. Prized for pots or summer flower beds. EMPRESS, (Dwarf Crested.) Crimson combs, dark foliage. 12 inches. PKE795.0675/4702:,7 10c-4 lt 0x17 92.50. PLUMOSA, GOLDEN FLEECE. The clear golden yellow feathery spikes are car- ried on good stems giving a magnificent airy appearance. This is a new GIANT plumosa type, which should be excellent for pots or garden use. Pkt., 40c; Ye oz., 75c; Ya oz., $1.40; 1 oz., $4.00. PLUMOSA, TALL COXCOMB MIXED. 24 to 30 inches. Pkt Oza V4s10z., 35: CHINESE WOOLFLOWER. (Celosia Childsi). Plants grow 2 to 3 ft. high, the bloom starting early with a central head, round and globular, which often reaches the immense size of 2 ft. in circumference. Scores of branches are thrown out, each bearing a ball of scarlet wool.
Pisa hOc;714.02.,-25¢.
PLUMOSA, DWARF FIERY FEATHERED. A standard variety. Pkt., 15¢; Ye oz., 50c; V4 oz., 90c; 1 oz., $2.25.
FEATHERED, MIXED. Pkt., 15c.
= P= Fir 5 : Caos Seno lL: ener Celosia, Tall Coxcomb
Chrysanthemum CARINATUM RAINBOW MIXTURE. 4 __ surprising
blend of entirely new shades and color combinations in Annual Chrysantheums. The very free flowering 2 feet high plants are early blooming, come into flower 2 months from the time of sowing; from June until September they give a truly amazing display.
Trade pkt., 30c; Y% oz., 20c; 1 oz., 60c, post- paid.
CLARKIA, Double Mixed.
Pkt., 15c.
CENTAUREA, IMPERIALIS. Sweet Sultan. Pkt., 15c.
CLEOME, Giant Pink Queen. Pkt., 15c.
Coleus
Coleus
(FOLIAGE PLANTS) (A)
(3,500 seeds per 1/32 02.) BALL’S GIANT EXHIBITION MIXTURE, An extra large leaved strain with exceptional brilliance of coloring. Trade pkt., $1.25; 1/32 oz., $2.50; 1/16 oz., $4.75. RAINBOW MIXTURE. Bedding plants, growing about 1 foot high. Their foliage is highly ornamental. Easy to raise from seed. Sow seed in- doors. Extra large.
Trade pkt., 75c; 1/32 oz., $1.00; 1/16 oz., $1.75.
Columbine (AQUILEGIA) (P) (17,500 seeds per oz.) MRS. SCOTT ELLIOTT’S STRAIN. ‘This beautiful plant thrives in
all kinds of soil; graceful foliage, flowers abundantly from early May until the last of June. Columbine — Aquilegia
Pkt., 10c; Y% oz., $1.25.
Coreopsis () Cypress Vine «|
For trailing upon a light ornamental trellis the Cypress (12,000 “seeds per 07.) Vine cannot be excelled. It has a profusion of scarlet or This is one of the finest of hardy plants, with large, white star-shaped blossoms, and finely cut foliage.
showy, bright yellow flowers produced in greatest abundance Pkt., 15¢; 14 0z., 35c, from June until frost. As cut flowers they stand near the DAHLIA
head among hardy plants. UNWIN‘S DWARF HYBRIDS. 1% oz., 75c; 1 oz., Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 25¢; 1 oz., 75c. $2.00; 4 ozs., $6.00.
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Cosmos (4) (5,500 seeds per oz.)
KLONDYKE, ORANGE FLARE, Orange Flare will flower in
the North in less than four months from seed and continue to grow and bloom~with increasing freedom until killed by frost. As it is a tropical plant it should not be sown out-of-doors until the ground is warm. Give it full sun in the garden. Cut flowers should be taken when newly opened with low centers when they will keep several days in water.
Pkt., 10c; 4 oz., 30c; 1 oz., $1.00.
EARLY FLOWERING MAMMOTH, MIXED.
Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 90c; 4 ozs., $2.50.
SENSATION MIXED. The most satisfactory class of Cos- mos to grow for cut-flower purposes. Extra large-flowered, extra early.
Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 90c.
FIESTA. Semi-double. Brilliant flowers gold striped scarlet. Easy to grow, early, heat resistant, free flowering annuals for gardens.
¢
Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., $1.00: 1 oz., $3.60, postpaid.
Delphinium
‘ Cosmos, Sensation
Double Daisy
(BELLIS PERENNIS) (P) (12,500 seeds per oz.)
A favorite low growing spring flowering plant. Loves a shady place and rich soil. 6-8 in. Double choice mixture.
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 40; V4 oz., 75c: 1 oz., $2.25. PAINTED DAISY. See Pyrethrum, page 47.
Delphinium (PERENNIAL LARKSPUR) (P) (10,000 seeds per oz.) PACIFIC GIANTS, MIXED, This new = strain produces plants that are 60-65 per cent ‘mildew resistant. The flowers
are immense size, tightly set on straight stems. The flowers do not shatter and are fine for cut flowers.
Pkt., 20c.
Forget-Me-Not (MYOSOTIS) (B) (42,000 seeds per oz.)
They are considered among the best spring flowers. They prefer moist, cool soil, and will bloom freely in fall and early spring.
VICTORIA, Sky-blue. VICTORIA, ROSEA. Pink. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., $1.25; 1 oz., $4.00.
Four O’clock
(MIRABILIS) (A) (350 seeds per oz.)
MARVEL OF PERU. Mixed colors. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 40¢; Y% Ib., $1.25.
Foxglove (DIGITALIS) (B) (200,000 seeds per oz.)
Bearing long spikes of beautifully colored flowers; fine for planting in hardy borders or among shrubbery. Mixed. SEAR Sead 9 sae h
Pkt., 10¢; 4 oz., 30c; oz., 90c. Four O'clock
Bloom from June to October.
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Gaillardia
(BLANKET FLOWER) (A) (15,000 seeds per oz.)
PICTA LORENZIANA, Double flowers, mixed colors. PKT., 10c; %4 oz., 40c.
Gaillardia
Gaillardia
GEUM,. Double Scarlet. Pkt,, 20c. GOURDS, Large or Small Fruited. Mixed. Pkt., 15¢; oz., 50c. HELIOTROPE, Dark varieties mixed. Pkt., 25c. HESPERIS. Purple or white. Pkt., 15c. HIBISCUS Pkt., 15c.
HEARTS and HONEY
One of the most colorful and interesting, and unusual novelties ever offered. A climbing vine, related to the Cardinal Climber, bearing an abundance of small 1%- inch diameter flowers, projected from long narrow tubes. The flowers last but one day, but there is a continuous succession of bloom throughout the summer and _ fall, at times completely smothering the plants with color. The flowers open early in the morning a brilliant orange with large honey-like yellow centers. Towards noon the color changes to a pinkish red with somewhat lighter centers, and in late afternoon (except on the warmest days which may wilt the flowers) the color is trans- formed into a brilliant pure rose-pink, with white cen-
ters. You will admire the attractive, deeply cut, fern- like foliage—the most distinct and attractive of all gar- den annuals. Hearts and Honey likes to climb, with vines up to 15 feet in length. It’s easily grown. The seed should be sown directly in the garden when the ground has thoroughly warmed. The plants start to flower when yet small and will continue to grow and flower until frost. An added feature of Hearts and Honey in your garden, will be the many hummingbirds that it attracts. In fact, with its abundance of nectar deep in the long flower tube, it is truly made-to-order for these most interesting and colorful tiny birds.
Pkt., 25¢: Va oz., 75¢; Y2 oz., $1.25, postpaid.
Their long flowering period, long stems and bright colors make these one of the most valuable perennials, being easily grown in beds and borders.
GRANDIFLORA. Mixed single. Pkt., 10c; 4 oz., 40c.
Hollyhocks
(3,800 seeds per 02.) Make a fine row in the garden and an excellent background to cover a high wall or fence. 6 to 8 ft.
DOUBLE MIXED. Double and semi-double. Pkt., 10c; 44 oz., 75c. MOLLYHOCK. Indian Spring. Pkt., 15c¢.
HUNNEMANNIA. Pkt., 15c.
ICELAND POPPY. Gartford Mixed. Pkt., 20c. KOCHIA. Childsi. Pkt., 15c.
LANTANA. Pkt., 15c.
Larkspur (8,700 seeds per oz.) The graceful spikes of bloom are much valued for vases. They continue long in bloom.
GIANT IMPERIAL MIXED. 3 feet. Derives its name from the strik-
ing resemblance of the flowers to the Double Hyacinth. Delicate color. V4 oz., 45¢; Y2 oz.,-85c¢; 1 oz., $1.50; 4 ozs., $4.50. BRILLIANT ROSE. Pkt., 10c.
SUPER MAJESTIC MIXED. Pkt., 15c.
BLUE SPIRE. Pkt., 10c.
MAJESTIC ROSE. Pkt., 15c.
LAVENDER. Pkt., 25c.
LOBELIA. Crystal Palace. Pkt., 25¢c. LUNARIA. Biennis. Pkt., 25c. LUPIN, Perennial Mixed. Pkt,, 20c.
Sas ae
Double Hollyhock
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Marigold
Marigold cracetes) (a) (10,000 seeds per o7.)
DOUBLE TALL AFRICAN MIXTURE. Pkt., 10¢; 1% oz., 5c; 1 oz., $1.00; 4 ozs., $3.00.
GIANT-FLOWERED TYPE
Strong growing plants, 31% ft. tall, bearing huge, ruffled, tightly petaled Peony-flowered blooms: the largest of any Marigolds.
SUNSET GIANTS. Huge flowers: colors range through orange, yellow and primrose. A tall variety and a beauty.
Pkt., 10c; V4 oz., 35¢: 1 oz., $1.00; 4 ozs., $3.00. MAMMOTH MUM. Tall, strong plants bearing 314-in,
light yellow flowers on excellent stems. A florist favorite.
Pkt., 40c; 4 oz., 90c; 1 oz., $3.20, postpaid. CARNATION-FLOWERED
Loosely petaled flowers, 3 inches or more across, borne on plants generally 2 to 214 ft. high. GUINEA GOLD. 2 to 2% feet. An unusual type of Mari- gold, color orange flushed with gold. Nearly all flowers are double or semi-double and their odor is less pungent than that of other Marigolds. Pkt., 10c; 4 oz., 35c: 1 oz., $1.00; 4 ozs., $3.00. YELLOW SUPREME. A large, fluffy, well-rounded bloom
of delicate milk-honey fragrance, with broad, loose frilled petals of a rich, creamy lemon color. Plants practically free from objectionable Marigold odor, Pkt., 10¢; 1% oz., 40c: 1 oz., $1.25; 4 ozs., $3.75
ORANGE SUNSET. Huge pure orange, strong growing plants 31% ft. tall, bearing huge ruffled, tightly petaled Peony-
flowered blooms, the largest of any Marigold.
V4 oz., 35¢; 1 oz., $1.00.
CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWERED MISSION GIANT GOLDSMITH, Chrysanthemum flowered,
medium height, pure orange color.
Pkt., 35c; V4 oz., 75¢: 1 oz., $2.50, postpaid.
DWARF MEDIUM-FLOWERED TYPES CUPID MIXED. (New.) Dwarf in habit. 6 inches. Large,
Chrysanthemum-like flowers completely cover the entire plant. Orange, yellow and golden yellow. Odorless, flowers 2 to 214
inches across. Vg oz,, 70c; V4 oz., $1.25; 1 oz., $4.25.
DWARF FRENCH SINGLE TYPES
FLASH. Single mahogany flowers with golden yellow mar- gins on medium dwarf plants.
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30: 1 oz., 50c; 4 ozs., $1.50. NAUGHTY MARIETTA, Uniform, semi-dwarf, bushy
plants, vigorous, free blooming with 2-inch flowers of golden yellow, each petal having a mahogany base. Pkt., 10c;
Yq oz., 35¢; 1 oz., $1.00; 4 ozs., $3.00.
DWARF FRENCH DOUBLE TYPES HARMONY. 12 to 14 inch. Scabious-like flowers of deep orange with maroon collars
of broad petals, crested centers. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 25c; 1 oz., 80c; 4 ozs.,
$2.25.
SCARLET GLOW. The brightest red Marigold. Pkt, 100; “4 oz., 35¢; 1 oz.,
$1.00; 4 ozs., $3.00.
EXTRA DWARF HARMONY, (Midget Harmony.) Same color as Spry, but dwarf in habit. 6 inches. Pk¢,, 10c; 4 oz., 40c; 1 oz., $1.25; 4 ozs., $3.75,
COLOR MAGIC, (New.) Brilliant colors red to pure gold, many varied striped combinations in red and gold. Full double. Plant dwarf and compact. 6 inches,
V4 oz., 50¢c; 1 oz., $1.60.
YELLOW PYGMY. Light lemon-yellow, only 8 inches tall and compact small 114- inch blooms, free flowering and excellent for edging beds, Pkt., 10c; 4 oz., 40c;
1 oz., $1.25; 4 ozs., $3.75. RUSTY RED, Large fully double flowers, 2 inches and
rusty red, delicately edged golden yellow. Freely produced, the flowers borne in great profusion well above the dwarf bushy plants from early summer to late fall.
Pkt., 25¢; Ye oz., 70c: V4 oz., $1.25: 1 oz., $4.25.
EXTRA DWARF FRENCH DOUBLE TYPES SPRY DWARF HYBRIDS. Yellow-bordered mahogany, a gay mixture of extra
dwarf colors, remarkably uniform and early.
Pkt., 10c; Y4 oz., 40c: 1 oz., $1.25: 4 ozs., $3.75. BUTTERBALL. Soft butter-yellow, 6 to 8 inches. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 40c;
1 oz., $1.25; 4 ozs., $3.75.
SUNKIST, Orange, dwarf, compact, early. Pkt., 10¢; 4 oz., 40c; 1 oz., Siz.
4 ozs., $3.75.
DOUBLE DWARF FRENCH. Special Mixture including Spry, Butterball, Sunkist,
RED HEAD. Flowers 2 inches across, opening rich mahoga- ny, changing to auburn and later to bronzy gold. Compact dwarf plants, 1 ft. high, completely covered with flowers.
Pkt., 10¢; V4 oz., 35c; 1 oz., $1.00; 4 ozs., $3.00.
se
more across of a rich
ete. Pkt., 10c; V4 oz., 40c; 1 oz., $1.25; 4 ozs., $3.75. French Marigolds
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Scarlett O’Hara
Mignonette |
(30,000 seeds per oz.) MACHET, The best for all purposes. Of dwarf habit, with very large red flowers and handsome foliage.
Pkt. Ue;
MOMORDICA. Mixed. Pkt., 15c.
Morning Glory cromoea) (A)
(200 seeds per 072.)
Deservedly very popular as they are one of the most free flowering and rapid growing plants in cultivation; the beauty and delicacy of their brilliant flowers are unsur- passed. Soaking the seed in warm water for an hour or two hastens germination.
COMMON MIXED.
Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 15c: 1 oz., 50c; 4 ozs., $1.50. ORIENTAL, MIXED.
Pkt., 15c; oz., $1.00; 1% Ib., $3.00.
Golden “Gleam Nasturtium
Pearly Gates
Heavenly Blue
MORNING GLORY——Continued HEAVENLY BLUE. Pktz, L0e;) 44 oz., 15c¢; SCARLETT O’HARA. Pkt DG: 2/4 20x, 25c7 PEARLY GATES.
Pkt., 15¢e; % oz., 25c: 1 oz., 75¢: 4 ozs., $2.25. GIANT CORNELL. Red with white edge. The best red large flowered Morning Glory.
Pktz, 15637 Vatoz:, 25¢:7 la oz.. (DC; 450ZzS.. $2.25. CRIMSON RAMBLER.
Pkt., 10c.
1 oz., 50c; 4 ozs., $1.50.
1 oz., 75¢; 4 ozs., $2.25.
Nasturtiums | For ease of culture, duration of bloom, brilliancy of color- ing and general excellence, nothing excels them. All they need is a moderately good soil, in a well drained sunny posi- tion, and within a few weeks from the time they are sown until hard frost comes there is an endless profusion of blos-
soms.
DWARF, SINGLE MIXED.
Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 35c; 4 ozs., $1.00.
TALL TRAILING, SINGLE MIXED.
Pkt., 1G6¢; 1 oz., 35¢; 4 ozs., $1.00.
SCARLET GLEAM. Plain petaled and deep throated. This is a sweet scented variety similar to Golden Gleam.
Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 35c; 4 ozs., $1.00.
GOLDEN GLEAM. An attractive, double-flowered, sweet-
scented variety adapted to culture as bedding or pot plants. Also valuable for cut flowers.
Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 35c; 4 ozs., $1.00.
DOUBLE GLORIOUS GLEAM HYBRIDS. These hybrids are a collection of gorgeously colored, large, well formed flowers of such dazzling beauty and colors as were never dreamed of before in a double Nasturtium. Mixed colors.
Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 35c; 4 ozs., $1.00.
NEMESIA, Triumph Mixed. = Pkt., 20c.
NICOTIANA, Evening Star.
Pkt., I5c.
Pyrethrum (PAINTED DAISY) (P)
One of the most valuable of our early summer flowers. Charming colors and wonderful lasting properties as a cut flower. Flowers in May and June and frequently in August and September; in all shades of rose and pink. Height 1 to 2 feet.
ROSEUM. Single mixed. Pkt., 25c; 4 oz., $1.25; 1 oz., $4.00.
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Petunias
(250,000 seeds per oz.)
The Petunia loves a rich soil and thrives best in a sunny location. Pinch back freely. This causes the plants to branch out and spread, shad- ing the ground, thereby helping to conserve the moisture. Keep the faded flowers clipped.
PETUNIA Giants of California
The flowers are very large, averaging 5 to 7 inches across, and colors embrace every conceiy- able shade of crimson, white, violet, lavender, etc. 5696 PARAMOUNT GIANTS. | Free flowering mixture of light and dark shades. Particularly suited to outdoors as they will be showy even under adverse conditions.
1/64 oz., $2.50; 1/32 oz., 4.25581 7416 oz., $7.50; Ve oz., $13.00; 1% oz., $24.00.
3708 SUPER DWARFS EXTRA CHOICE | BLEND. Giant flowers on_ plants having the ultimate in dwarf habit. Bred Strictly for pots and combinations. Many bi-colors. Very low per- centage of small flowered.
Pkt., 50c; 1/16 oz., $6.00; Ve oz., $11.00; Yq oz., $20.00.
5704 MIXED. Light and dark shades. Pkt., 50c; 1/16 oz., $4.50; Vg oz., $8.00; Yq oz., $15.00.
PETUNIA, Hybrida
Strong growing and free flowering 20- to 24-inch plants, bearing many medium sized plain edged single flowers. For garden use,
9432 FLAMING VELVET, Velvety blood-red. Pkt., 15¢; Vs oz., 50c; V4 oz., $1.00; 1 oz., $3.00.
2422 HOWARD STAR. Reddish purple, white star.
Pkt., 15¢; Vs oz., 50c; VY ox., $1.00; 1 oz., $3.00.
3438 TOPAZ ROSE. Rose and gold. All-America ’38. Pkt., 15c; Ve oz., 50c; Y4 oz., $1.00; 1 oz., $3.00.
5430 VIOLACEA. Deep violet. Pkt., 15c; Ye oz., 45¢; V4 ox., 85c; 1 oz., $2.50.
Petunias, Giants of California
2410 WHITE KING. White. Pkt., 15¢; Ys ox., 45¢; Va oz., 85¢; 1 oz., $2.50.
5440 SPECIAL MIXTURE. Pkt., 15¢; Vg oz., 40c: %4 oz., 70c; 1 oz., $2.00.
PETUNIA, Hybrida Nana Compacta
In ordering Petunias, be sure to order by number as well as by name, to insure giving you the varieties you want.
Dwarf compact free flowering 12- to 14-inch plants, bear- ing many medium sized plain-edged single flowers. For beds and_ borders.
ADMIRAL. Re-selected. The best dwarf clear blue Pe- tunia of good size and an even compact grower.
Pkt., 85c; 1/64 oz., $1.75; 1/32 oz., $3.25: 1/16 oz., $6.00.
ALDERMAN. Medium size flowers Fine for pot plants and bedding. Pkt., 30c; 4 oz., 90c; 1 oz., $3.20.
3482 BLUE BEDDER. Mid-blue. Pkt., 25c; Ys oz., $1.25; V4 oz., $2.00; 1 oz., $6.00.
3484 CELESTIAL ROSE STANDARD STRAIN. Pkt., 15¢; Ye oz., 50c; V4 oz., $1.00; 1 oz., $3.00, postpaid.
CELESTIAL ROSE IMPROVED. Deep rose, compact. 1/16 oz., 60c; Ye oz., $1.00; V4 oz., $1.75; 1 oz., $5.50, postpaid.
5302 CREAM STAR. Soft creamy white flowers.
Pkt., 25c; tr. pkt., 60c; Vg oz., $1.25; V4 ox., $2.00; 1 oz., $6.00.
5500 ROSY MORN. Select rose, white throat, dwarf ex- k
tra select stock.
Pkt., 15¢; Ve oz., 50c: V4 ox., $1.00; 1 ox., $3.00.
of deep violet-blue.
ELK’S STAR. Blue-purple flower, uniformly marked. 1/32 oz., $2.25; 1/16 oz., $4.00; Ve oz., $7.50. 9492 FIRE CHIEF. Brilliant scarlet-red. Plant dwarf. <I nee Ye ox., $1.75; Va oz., $3.25: 1 oz.,
GLOW. The richest red small flowering Petunia; a dwarf bushy plant which is coyered with 214-inch flowers of daz- zling carmine-red.
1/16 oz., $1.40; postpaid.
Ye oz., $2.20; V4 oz., $4.00,
5494 LIPSTICK. Carmine-rose with just a sugges- tion of salmon. Very true to color and habit.
1/16 oz., $1.50; Ye oz., $2.50; V2 oxz., $8.25; 1 oz., $16.00.
COMANCHE. An F;
hybrid of the multiflora class. No fading. It is a free-bloom- measuring from 214 to 234 ItVis base-branching and semi-compact.
Color is deep scarlet-red. ing variety with flowers inches across. Height averages 15 in. with spread of 18 in. It is im- portant that there be at least 18-in. spacing.
1/128 oz., $3.00; Valat aa $5.50; 1/32 oz.,
$10.00; 1/16 oz., $18.0
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PETUNIAS
CANADIAN ALL DOUBLE LARGE FLOWERING
All Double Formula Mixture. A blend made of the various All Double Mixtures now available, to which have been added separate colors in the right proportion. :
Y2 trade pkt., $2.25; trade pkt., oF 0G: 1/128 oz., $7.50;
1/64 oz., $14.50; 1/32 oz., $28.0 COLOSSAL SHADES OF ROSE PROUD: Giant double
blooms up to 5 inches or more across on vigorous compact plants. Containing 80% rose and new salmon shades. Makes fine 4- to 5- inch pot plants for Easter, Mother’s Day and spring combinations. 500 seeds $1.65; 1000 seeds $2.75; 1/128 oz., $5.50; 1/64 oz., $10.00.
5496 ROSE OF HEAVEN. Brilliant rose dwarf, extra select stock. Pkt., 15¢; Vg oz., 50¢; 1% oz., $1.00; 1 oz., $3.00.
5516 SNOW QUEEN. Large flowers, white.
Pkt., 15¢; Vg oz., 500; 1% oz., $1.00; 1 oz., $3.00.
5510 TOPAZ QUEEN. Scarlet-rose, compact, large.
Vg oz., 90c; 4 oz., $1.60; 1 oz., $5.50. 5303 TWINKLES. Masses of small bright rose flowers with white star. Vg oz., 90c; 4 oz., $1.60; 1 oz., $5.50.
5512 VIOLACEA. Deep velvety purple.
Pkt., 15c; Vs oz., 50c; Va oz., $1.00; 1 oz., $3.00.
a Special Mixture of Dwarf Small Flowering Varieties
Includes all the varieties listed above and many others, and will be a revelation to those who plant a packet in furnishing an un- ending supply of flowers in a most bewildering combination of colors
Double Petunias
Balcony (Hybrida Pendula)
Strong growing 18- to 24-inch plants with spreading or trailing foliage bearing many single plain edged flowers larger than the ordinary bedding types. For garden, window boxes or pots.
5544 BLACK PRINCE. Deep velvety red.
Pkt., 25c; Vs oz., oe a V4 oz., $2.50; 1 oz., $8.00. 5536 BALCONY R (R ed Prince.) Crimson.
Pkt., 25¢; Ve oz., SI. "50; V4 oz., $2.50; 1 oz., $8.00. 5532 BALCONY BLUE. Deep violet-blue.
Pkt., 15¢c; Ve oz., 80c; V4 oz., $1.50; 1 oz., $4.50. 5538 BALCONY ROSE. Vivid rosy pink.
Pkt., 15¢; Vg oz., 80c; 1% oz., $1.50; 1 oz., $4.50. 5558 BALCONY MIXED. Several colors.
Pkt., 15c; Vg oz., 65¢; 4 oz., $1.20; 1 oz., $3.50.
Large Fringed Types Grandiflora Single Fringed 5624 FLUFFY RUFFLES. Mixture of bi-color shades,
many of which are not offered in separate colors.
Pkt., 50c; 1/16 oz., $4.50; Ys oz., $8.50; 1% oz., $15.00. .
5618 FRINGED SNOWSTORM. Fxcellent white, com-
pact.
Ae 50c: 1/16 oz., $4.50; Ys oz., $8.50; 1% oz..
Sa GE TEODCGIA? Fringed rose, gold throat.
Pkt., 50c; 1/16 oz., $4.50; Ys oz., $8.50; 4 oz., $15.00.
5626 FIMBRIATA, Choice mixed.
Pkt., 50c; 1/16 oz., $4.50; Vs oz., $8.50; V4 oxz., $15.00.
POPCORN is a new Grandiflora single plain- edged variety identical in flower form and size of bloom with Snowstorm. However, it is earlier blooming, and _ its habit is exceedingly dwarf and compact. Excellent for pot work and bedding. Unquestionably will replace Snowstorm for universal use.
ron oz., $3.00; 1/32 oz., $5.50; 1/16 oxz.,
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as long as summer lasts.
Pkt., 20c; Vg oz., $1.25; V4 oz., $2.00; 1 oz., $7.00.
Grandiflora Nana Compacta 5446 KING HENRY. Velvety red. Large flowers, 8-inch
plants. Pkt., 25c; 1/16 oz., $2.25; Ys oz., $4.00; VY oz., $7.00. 5444 VELVET BALL. Round, compact, ball-shaped, 8-
inch plants, velvety red blooms.
1/32 oz., $1.45; 1/16 oz., $2.75; Ye oz., $5.00.
Large Plain Edged Types Grandiflora Single Plain Edged Free flowering 12- to 16-inch plants, some varieties spread- ing, others compact. Many plain edged flowers of heavy substance and velvety texture. Prime favorite of florists.
5644 DAZZLER. New brilliant scarlet, compact.
Pkt., 50c; 1/16 oz., $4.50; Vg oz., $8.50: Y% oz., $15.0 eee PRIDE, Darkest velvety ‘purple.
Pkt., 50c; 1/16 oz., $4.50; Ye oz., $8.50; 1% oz., $15.00.
5642 PINK GLORY. Improved, deep rose, white throat,
compact. Pkt., 50c; 1/16 oz., $4.50; Ys oz., $8.50; 1% oz., $15.00.
5662 SNOWSTORM IMPROVED. Best florist white, yellow shaded throat.
Pkt., 50c; 1/16 oz., $4.50; Ys oz., $8.50; 4 oz., 15.00 os WHITE CLOUD. Pure white, compact. Pkt., 50c; 1/16 oz., $4.50; Vs oz., $8.50; % oxz., $15.00. 5668 SPECIAL MIXTURE. Light and dark shades. Pkt., 50¢; 1/16 oz., $4.50; Vs oz., $8.50; 4 ox., $15.00. 5734 ROYALTY. Rich purple with white star. Pkt., 50c; 1/16 oz., $6.00; sg oz., $11.00; % oz., $20.00. In ordering Petunias, be sure to order by number as well as by name, to insure giving you the varieties you want.
SILVER (HEAVENLY) BLUE. Pkt., 20c. GIANT RUFFLED and FRINGED. Pkt., 50c. ROSE KING IMPROVED. Pkt., 15c. CREAM STAR, DWARF. Pkt., 20c.
ROSE BEDDER, DWARF. Pkt., 20c. MIDGET, MIXED. Pkt., 20c.
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Pinks (o1ANnTHUs) (A) (28,000 seeds per oz.)
DOUBLE, Selection of the best double Pinks in cultivation. Flowers ranging in color through all the brightest and most brilliant shades.
Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 25c; oz., 75c.
SINGLE, Combining all the brightest and most brilliant shades of the single flowers. Mixed.
Pkt., 10c; Yq oz., 25¢: 1 o., 75c.
Phiox (4)
(18,000 seeds per oz.)
The annual Phloxes are dazzling in effect, particularly so when sown in masses or ribbon beds of contrasting colors. Few flowers are so easy to grow from seed, so pretty and compact in habit, so quick to bloom, or give such a brilliant display of color for so little cost or care.
PHLOX DRUMMONDI, Unsurpassed for variety of col-
ors. Mixed.
Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 60¢; oz., $1.75.
SCARLET, LARGE FLOWERING. Pkt., 25c.
PHLOX DECUSSATA. (Perennial.) Beltsville Beauty. Color range includes white, white with eye, pink, pink with eye, salmon, flame-lavender, mauve. Caution: Freeze seed before planting.
Pkt., 10c; 4 oz., $1.00. DWARF BEAUTY MIXED. A fine dwarf flowering
strain of Dwarf Phlox, excellent for pot culture, combina- tion and border planting. Plant compact, florets twice the size of regular strain. 8 inches tall. A mixture of the following colors: Blue, Crimson, Mauve, Pink, Salmon, Scarlet, Violet and White.
Vg oz., 95c; V4 oz., $1.50: 1 oz., $4.50.
Separate colors are available at a slightly higher price.
Pansies (12,000 seeds per oz.)
They like a cool, moist soil and protection from the wind as well as the noon-day sun. Seed should be sown in the house and transplanted when danger of frost is over. For large flowers, early in the spring, the seed should be sown in August or September and the plants protected with a cold frame during the winter. May also be sown out- of-doors in the spring for late summer and fall flowers,
SUPER SWISS GIANTS. This mixture com-
ines the finest selections of several Pansy spe-
cialists, the perfect blending is further insured by the addition of separate colors that do not gen- erally appear in the average mixtures.
Yg oz., $2.25; V4 oz., $4.00; oz., $12.50.
SUPER MAPLE LEAF MIXTURES “CANA-
DIAN GIANTS.” A selection of the distinct variety Maple Leaf Giants, having large leaves of
a rich dark green and flowers of gigantic size and heavy substance, with good stems, in a beautiful color range. Plants of compact and sturdy growth.
Vg oz., $2.25; V4 oz., $4.00; Ox: 912.50: PRIMROSE, SHOWY EVENING (Oenothera
lamarckiana).
Pkt., 15.
PRIMULA. Malacoides, New Baby. Pkt., 50c.
RANUNCULUS. Pkt., 25¢.
Garden Pinks
Oriental Poppies « (448,000 seeds per oz.)
These should be sown in early spring in the open ground as soon as it is fit to work. The plants disappear during July and August appearing again as soon as the weather gets cool. It is it well to mark the place with a stick so the roots will not be disturbed during the rest- ing period. When the fall growth starts they should be transplanted to their permanent flowering quarters. Flowers of immense size, 6 inches and over, of many novel colors.
RED and SALMON MIXED. P Pkt., 10c: Y% oz., $1.15.
Pansies
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Poppies
(73,000 seeds per oz.)
Should be sown as early in the spring as possible, where they are to remain, as they will not stand transplanting. Sow very thinly; they must not stand nearer than 5 or 6 inch- es apart if you wish best results.
SHIRLEY, SINGLE, Lovely and dainty shades, many edged
and shaded with other colors.
Pkt., 10c; Y%4 oz., 15c; oz., 50c. SHIRLEY, DOUBLE. Beautiful double satiny flowers in
shades of white, pink and old rose with white centers.
Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 15¢; oz., 50c.
DOUBLE SHIRLEY, SWEET BRIAR. Pkt., 10c.
AMERICAN LEGION. Pkt., 10c.
Portulaca (Rose Moss) (A) (300,000 seeds per oz.)
This plant will grow and bloom profusely in dry, hot situations, where almost any other plant would soon die. Easily transplanted. In sowing mix the seed with dry sand to insure an even distribution. Sow in May when the ground is thoroughly warmed, and soon the loveliest of flor- al carpets will appear.
BEST DOUBLE MIXTURE. Pkt., 10c; % oz., $1.50; oz., $4.25.
SINGLE MIXED. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 50c; oz., $1.50.
Portulaca
Saipiglossis (125,000 seeds per oz.)
Shirley Poppies
Salvia (FLOWERING SAGE) (A)
(7,500 seeds per oz.)
A hedge or bed of Salvias is a blaze of color during late summer and fall, bloom in spikes and continuing to bloom until killed by hard frosts. Seed should be started indoors, sow about 4 inch deep; transplant when soil is well warmed, about 12 to 18 inches apart.
SALVIA SPLENDENS. About 2 to 2% ft. tall. The
standard late tall scarlet.
Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., $1.25; oz., $4.00; 4 ozs., $13.00.
BONFIRE. About 16 inches tall, compact, early. Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., $1.50; oz., $4.50; 4 ozs., $15.00.
AMERICA, (Globe of Fire.) 18 inches tall. Early dwarf. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., $1.50; oz., $4.50; 4 ozs., $15.00.
BLAZE OF FIRE. 12 inch. Bright scarlet. Earliest of all. Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., $2.00; 1 oz., $6.00.
ST. JOHN’S FIRE. 10 inch. Extra early bright scarlet, uniform and compact. An excellent strain.
Tr, pkt., 75c; V4 oz., $2.50; V2 oz., $4.25; $7.50.
1 oz.,
FARINACEA. Blue bedder. Deep blue. 3 ft. tall. V4 "Oz. 91:25; )1 5022, 94.00.
Undoubtedly one of the most attractive annuals and should be in every garden. The blossoms are tube-shaped, much like Petunia but rivaling the latter in the beautiful colors displayed. Nearly every flower is veined with a glint of gold. Flowers are large and last well in water, really better than on the plants. Large Flowering Mixed.
Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 30c; oz., $1.00.
Scarlet Runner “
(30 seeds per 02.)
A very rapid grower, bearing sprays of bright scarlet, pealike flowers from early summer to late fall.
Pkt. 10 seeds, 10c; oz., 15¢; 1% Ib., 30c. Shasta Daisy ©
(CHRYSANTHEMUM LEUCANTHEMUM) (18,000 seeds per oz.)
CONQUEROR. Flowers very large, pure white, bearing all summer a profusion of immense flowers on stems 2/2 to 3 ft.
Pkt., 10c; 4 oz., 75¢; 1 oz., $2.00.
Salvia, Fireball
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(Mourning Bride)
Scabiosa «) (3,500 seeds per oz.) IMPERIAL GIANTS, Extremely large flowers composed
entirely of broad frilled petals, arranged in a perfect ball (“no pin-cushion”). Plants are 42 to 48 in. tall, upright and
bear flowers on long wiry stems. A new race for Scabiosa.
BRIDESMAID.
CORAL MOON, Full range of salmon-rose from light to deep shades.
LAVENDER MOON.
in Scabiosa.
Pkt., 30c; V4 oz., 75c: 1 oz., $2.40, postpaid. GRANDIFLORA MIXED. Our latest special mixture and
we are sure the delicate soft colors will be admired by all our friends.
Pkt., 10c; 4 oz., 25¢; oz., 75¢; 4 OZS., 92:25, OXFORD BLUE. Pkt., 15c.
CAUCASICA, Lavender-blue. Pkt., 50c.
Salmon-pink shades.
Silver-lavender. A lovely new color
Strawflower «| (HELICHRYSUM) (45,000 seeds per oz.)
An ornament to the garden when growing, and are prized everywhere for the winter decoration of vases, and for dur- able bouquets. Flowers intended for drying should be gath- ered when partially unfolded and suspended with their heads downward in a cool place.
MIXED, ALL COLORS. Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 50c; 1 oz., $1.40; 4 ozs., $4.25.
Stocks ()
(19,000 seeds per oz.)
TEN WEEKS LARGE FLOWERING. The favorite sort for bedding. Grows about 1 ft. high. Mixed, all colors.
Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 60c; 1 oz., $1.85; 4 ozs., $4.00. MAMMOTH DOUBLE BEAUTY OF NICE. Just as
early as the Dwarf Ten Weeks variety, forming plants pyramidal in shape. Height 18 inches.
Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 50c; 1 oz., $1.75.
GIANT IMPERIAL CRIMSON. Pkt., 15c. GIANT IMPERIAL PURPLE. Pkt., 15c. GIANT IMPERIAL ROSE-PINK. Pkt., 15c. GIANT IMPERIAL GOLDEN BALL. Pkt., 15c. SCHIZANTHUS, Dr. Badger. Pkt., 25c. SENSITIVE PLANT. Pkt., 15c.
Sweet William
Rust-Proof Snapdragon (ANTIRRHINUM) (220,000 seeds per oz.)
For gorgeous coloring few flowers can match Snapdragons. The flowers are of very large size, very fragrant, and are produced on immense long spikes, which render them well adapted for cut flowers. These strains are the finest obtain- able.
SUPER MAJESTIC, Half dwarf mixed. An exceptionally good variety for plant sales and bedding work to which we have added ‘“‘Royal Crimson” for the darker shades, 16-20 inches.
Yq oz., 85c; 1 oz., $2.50; 4 ozs., $7.50.
VELVET GIANTS. Deep velvet-red. Not a tetra, but looks like one. Tremendous size and vigor.
V4" 0Z.,) Del Sean vox-2 $5.00,
LARGE FLOWERING. Tall. 24% ft. Majus Grandiflorum, University of California De Luxe Mixture. “Cherry Rose” is a most brilliant shade of deep cherry-rose and “Padre” a glistening crimson have been added to the mixture for darker shades.
Yq oz., 85c; 1 oz., $2.50; 4 ozs., $7.50.
PADRE. A glistening crimson, rich and beautiful, large flowering, tall. 214 ft.
V4" 0217091229; ol Oz $3.15:
COLOSSAL STRAIN. (Colossal Snapdragons.) Finest mixed. The tremendous vigor that produces strong 3-ft. stems filled with very large florets even under adverse con- ditions “Velvet Giant,’’ a deep velvet-red and “Crimson,” a fiery crimson have been added to the mixture for darker shades. All colors blended.
V4 ox., $1.25; 1 oz., $4.00; 4 ozs., $14.00. CRIMSON. Maximum size 3 ft. Color fiery crimson. V4 02.,/91.15; 10x. $5.00.
TETRAPLOID. SUPERFINE MIXTURE. (Tetra Snap.) The most satisfactory outdoor Snapdragon offered today. Plants tall, husky and erect, with huge ruffled florets and long spikes. The outstanding variety for plant growers. Pkt., 10c; Ye oz., 65¢; V4 oz., $1.20; 1 oz., $3.50. GIANT BEDDING WHITE. R. R. Pkt., 25c. GIANT BEDDING PINK. R. R. Pkt., 25c.
GIANT BEDDING YELLOW. R. R. Pkt., 25c. GIANT BEDDING MIXED. 8. R. Pkt., 15c.
Sunflower (HELIANTHUs) (A)
(700 seeds per oz.)
Of easiest culture. Suitable for backgrounds, screens, and to plant among shrubbery. It blooms from June till frost. 3 to 6 feet.
DOUBLE CHRYSANTHEMUM-FLOWERED, Large,
golden yellow flowers, resembling a Chrysanthemum.
’ Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c.
RED and GOLD. Pkt., 20c.
SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN. Pkt., 15c. STATICE. Mixed. Pkt., 15c.
Sweet William «© (31,000 seeds per 02.)
This sturdy, reliable, old-fashioned favorite is still a source of delight in the garden of today. Seed may be sown at any time from spring to midsummer. The charm of the great trusses of lovely color seems to be lost when it is planted as a mixture in masses. It is best if you give slight protection during the winter. It likes warm, rich soil. 2 feet.
SINGLE, FINEST MIXED. A very choice assortment of all the best single flowering varieties.
Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 25c; 1 oz., 75c.
DOUBLE MIXED, This mixture you will find of superior quality, containing all colors and shades.
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35¢; 1 oz., $1.00. DWARF MIDGET MIXED. Single carly flowering.
6 inches. A dwarf variety ideally adapted for early flowering, and for the perennial border as well as pot plants.
Pkt., 10c; 4 oz., $1.50: 1 oz., $5.50.
SWEET WIVELSFIELD. Pkt., 15c.
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B eautifjul Sweet Peas
(340 seeds per oz.)
To grow Sweet Peas successfully it is nec- essary to plant EARLY and give plenty of moisture. They should go in the ground as soon as the ground can be worked and should be planted six inches deep, being covered at first with only two inches of soil, the trench being filled as the plants grow. It is best to soak the seed for several hours before they are planted. If this plan of planting early is followed, and if the Sweet Peas are kept mulched with peat moss, lawn clippings or else watered abundantly, they will certainly give a fine crop of lovely flow- ers held in admiration by every flower lover. The mixture we give you below will give you color in profusion and is well worth your consideration.
Cuthbertson Mixed
Spring Flowering A great many people prefer to grow Sweet Peas in the mixed colors. Our superb Cuthbertson Mixture is made up of all the best varieties obtainable. The greatest care is taken to insure a well balanced range of colors and worthy of a place in any garden.
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 4 Ib., 85c; 1 Ib., $2.50.
The Cuthbertson, which we are offering instead of the Spencers, is a new type of Sweet Pea characterized by its excellent heat resistance. Comes into bloom midway between the early and late Spencers, and continues much longer, even in hot weather, when most Spencer varieties fade. The flowers are plainer than the Spencer type, but large with good stems. Results to date indicate that it is preferable in most
localities. Cuthbertson
In Separate