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TOM WILLIAMS, The Old Dirt Dobber

The Gerry Gardener Says:

There’s no doubt about it! “The Garden Gate” con- ducted by Tom Williams, the Old Dirt Dobber, is the most popular gardening program on the air today.

Tom Williams is a widely known, recognized au- thority on the planting and care of gardens and home grounds everywhere in the United States. He is also expert on the identification of plant materials. He welcomes garden questions and endeavors to answer all, either over the air or personally if a stamped addressed envelope is enclosed.

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home gardeners may become members on the recommendation of friends. Each week the topnotch new member is selected for special mention on the air and a valuable prize. Similar honors go to the person who nominates the winner.

“The Garden Gate” is on the air every Saturday the year ‘round over a large number of stations of the Columbia Broadcasting System. During the winter and spring months it can be heard in practically every community in the country over the entire Columbia net- work. Consult your local newspaper for time and station. You're sure to find “The Garden Gate” so enjoyable and worthwhile, you'll never want to miss it!

BOOKLET CUPBOARD

Home gardeners! These folders are yours for the asking. You will find many valuable suggestions to help you grow vegetables and flowers successfully:

Flower-Gardens—Old Fashioned and New Let’s Have a Beautiful Lawn

How Do Your Onions Grow?

Grow Lettuce Successfully

You, Too, Can Grow Fine Tomatoes Rock Garden Plants from Seed Grow Perennials from Seed

Old-time Herbs for Modern Gardens Quick-growing Vines for Beauty and Use How to Store Vegetables for Winter

21 Ways to Enjoy the Vegetables You Grow Make the Most of Your Vegetable Garden

Sweet Peas and How to Grow Them

FERRY-MORSE Flower and Vegetable Seeds are listed alphabetically on inside pages of this Guide. All available varieties can be secured through your dealer. He will be glad to get special items for you.

FERRY-MORSE SEED CO.

Detroit 31, Michigan ¢ San Francisco 24, California

Garden Sueces4 begins with good seed

and proper preparation and planting

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In preparing the soul, drive the spade or spading fork straight down full length with your foot

* Preparing the soil

A rich sandy loam is well adapted to gardening. Other kinds of soil are suitable, but stiff clays need plenty of fibrous material and must be thoroughly broken up. Sandy soils generally need additional fertilizing.

For general use, where well-rotted stable manure is not available, a commercial fertilizer containing 4 per cent nitrates, 12 per cent phosphate, and 4 to 6 per cent potash is usually best. Apply at the rate of about 4 pounds to the square rod (161% ft. x 1614 ft.).

Work the soil deeply and make the top 3 or 4inches as fine and loose as possible. Much weed killing can be done by hoeing or raking just before planting. Do not work clay soils when they are wet enough to stick to rake or hoe.

* Planting

At time of planting seed in the open ground, the soil should be moist but never wet, when avoidable. To retain moisture after planting, cover seed imme- diately with fine, freshly prepared earth and press it down firmly and smoothly. This firming of the soil brings the particles of earth into close contact with seeds, prevents drying out, and facilitates growth.

Plant at a time when the atmospheric and soil temperatures are most favorable for germination of the kind of seed to be sown. The best temperature for each kind may be learned from study of our cul- tural directions and zonal charts and by inquiring of successful gardeners in your neighborhood.

The proper depth for covering seed varies with the different kinds of seeds and conditions of soil. This can be learned best through practical experience.

When planting seed, the soil must be loose and soft so that the tender stems of seedlings can easily push through, and the young roots quickly find plant food. This is usually secured by careful preparation of the soil and by not planting fine seeds when the ground is wet.

Use the back of the rake to help break up clods; use the tooth-side to make the soil fine and smooth

* Starting plants indoors

Seedling plants may be grown successfully in spring in shallow boxes of soil placed in south or east win- dows. The preparation of the seed box is simple but it needs care. Whether it is a cigar box or larger “flat,” holes should be bored in the bottom—about six inches apart in larger boxes and about three inches apart in one of cigar box size. Over the bot- tom of the box spread pieces of broken flower pots or crockery, or small pebbles, then coarser soil, and last of all finely sifted garden soil, or a mixture of build- ers’ sand-and fine soil.

Firm the soil and sow the seed thinly in rows. The general rule for depth of planting is about four times the diameter of the seed. Thin sowing is economy.

The tiny plants crowd each other when planted too thickly.

atden Success also depends on

thorough cultivation and care

Cover the seed box with a damp cloth or paper until germination starts and place a pane of glass over the top. Remove the paper or cloth as soon as the first sprouts break through the soil. Wipe off the glass when water collects on it from evaporation. This will prevent moisture from dripping on the little plants and perhaps causing “‘damping off.”

During the day prop up one edge of the glass cov- ering for ventilation.

Keep the seed box moist but not wet or water- logged. The best way to water is from beneath by setting the seed box in a pan of water or in shallow water in a sink.

When seedlings are two or three inches high, they are ready to be transplanted, either to individual pots or out-of-doors.

Fill a shallow box or flat with fine soil or builders’

sand and soil. Make shallow depressions with a

straight-edged flat stick. Scatter the seed from the

packet... not too thickly. Cover with soil and tamp down with the flat of the hand or a smooth board

* Transplanting

Proper methods in setting the young plants out- doors are just as important as good care while get- ting them started indoors.

1. Itisa good plan to harden the young plants to outdoor conditions by setting the boxes outside in good weather for several days before transplanting.

2. Either choose a day that is cool and cloudy, or do the transplanting in the afternoon.

3. Water the plants well before disturbing them.

4. Avoid injuty to the roots in taking up the plants, and if possible keep a ball of earth around them until they are set in the open.

5. Water the soil before and after setting the plants. If the soil is very dry, partly fill each hole with water before setting the plants.

6. Firm the soil around the roots of the plants so that they can take hold securely.

7. The plants will get a quicker and better start

When seedlings are large enough to set out in the open

ground, dig a hole wide enough and deep enough to

receive the roots of the plant without crowding. Fill

the hole about half full of water before setting the plant. Firm the soil around the roots

if they are shaded from the direct rays of the sun for a few days after transplanting.

* Cultivating

Stirring the surface soil of the open ground during the period of growth kills weeds, loosens the soil so as to encourage root development, allows air to enter, and helps to conserve moisture. Cultivation may be deep at first, but as the plants grow it should be more shallow to avoid injury to the roots.

* Watering

When plants need artificial watering, the best hours of the day for it are early morning or evening. The roots, however, may be watered at any time. One good soaking is better than many light sprinklings.

* Keeping the garden healthy

1. Spray and dust with reliable insecticides as soon as there is the least suspicion that insect pests may be at hand. Do not give them a chance to get a foot- hold. ‘“‘An ounce of prevention...’ isa safe maxim to follow.

2. In fall, remove and burn all rubbish in the gar- den. Many insect eggs may thus be destroyed that would otherwise be harbored over winter.

3. If you have had unsatisfactory results because of certain plant diseases, try some of the new strains of flowers and vegetables that are resistant to dis- ease. You will find many disease-resistant strains listed in this Guide.

Average hard-irost dates*

Based on United States Department of Agriculture Weather Records

LAST IN FIRST IN LAST IN FIRST IN STATE SPRING FALL STATE SPRING FALL Pulalbama, ING Wei: Mar. 25 @Oce 730 IMIISSOU Ia Sons ee Apr. 20 ct, 20 Alabama, S. E.......... Mar. 8 Noy. 19 Miontanarcs «a ee a5 od May 21 Sept. 22 Arizona, NOM ee aa. Apr. 23 Oct. 19 Nebraska We oe Manel Oc. a UNTAZONA, DO ee es Mar. 1 Dect Nebr bo ees One 15 Arkansas, No........... Apr. 7 Oct 78 Nevada N\Vin 2 May 19 Sepe. 22 NGKAMSAS (SOe Gass mene oo Mar. 25): Nov. 3 Noe june 2 Sen, i California New Hampshire. .5 5... May 23 Sept.25 loperntal Valley... Jane -25 Dee: 15 N A 20 0 Ds inmeegion Valley 22 3: Mar. 1 Nov. 15 ey Oe Ce Southern Coast....... ames BS Dec. 15 New Mexico, No........ Apr. 23 Oct ii Gentral.Coasty. = 2. : Feb. 25 Decor New, Mexico; So. 3-7). Apr t Nov. 7: Mountain Sections.... AMore, 2S) Sept. 1 New York, W.......... May 10 Oct. 8 Golorado, West oe. .ce .: May 25 Sept. 18 New Vouk, Bee May 1 ; Oc 15 @olorado, Nib. May 11 Sept. 27 New Noi Noo... May 15 Oct. 1 Colorado; Ssh 5 May 1 Oct:15 Ne Carolina We 2 Apr. 15 Oct: 25 Connectictt... 93 4 Apr. 25 Oct. 20 N. Carolina, E......... Apr. 8 Nov. 1 NE Dakota Wek. May 21 Sept. 13 ke alee ee Apr. 15 Oct. 25 y Pclavare S : NeoWakota, Es ye: May 16 Sept. 20 District of Columbia... . pie el Octs 23 Ola No 3 May. 6 Och te Blonida, (Nom a Feb. 25 Dec > OlniotSoye es a. Apr. 20 Oct. 20 Hlonida:-Cenvwe eo. Hebs sit Dec 28 . , Oklahoma. Apr, 2 Nov. 2 Florida, South of Lake Okeechobee, almost frost-free ae a a Oregon, Woes can eee ee Pypre 7 Oct. 25 ae a Sree rsd on a a Oregon Ey Pee June 4 Sept. 22 Bee ee a a Pennsylvania, Wo... Apr. 20 Octe 10 lao 0 See ee May 21 Septaa2 Pennsylvania, Cen....... May 1 Oct-15 Hlinois No: May 1 Oc 8 Pennsylvania, ie 2 Apr. 17 Oct.c 15 Winiois.SO ee ae ANoye, 115 Oct. 20 Rhode Island: 7.2. Apr. 25 Oct 25 fradiainay INO oe May 1 Octi..S S, GarolinawNy Wess: Apis 4 Nov. 8 InG@iana. SOM. 40 e ee Joye, 15 Oct. 20 S; Carolina 9. Den ne. Mar. 15 Nov. 15 lowa Noises ee May 1 Oct. 2 Se Dakotas ae see May 15 Sept. 25 lowa, SO)... Apr. 15 Oct. 9 APCDMESSCC ie et Apr. 10 Oct. 25 Kansase ae Apr 20 Oct. 15 MexaswNe Wiese Apr. 15 Nov. 1 Kentucky 9 Apr. 15 Oct. 20 Texas, N. E............ Mar. 21 Nov. 10 ae 4 Mies ghexas) SOm Ree er Keb. 10 Deci 5 oulsiana: NOR a s ates = Now. Louisiana, So phe sey eee Feb. 20 Nov. 20 Utah Ari CAC dite SOS Nee (ROE anEGe sats Apr. 26 Oct. 19 Vie hs ee ete May 25 Sept. 25 ee ee eG Moy 2 ae 28 Wareinia, NOM. esas: Apr. 15 Cts 25 Maryland Bene gee ears SAYA Cs 5 sprees Apr. 19 Oct. 20 Virginia, So Ga eeee Apr. 10 Oct. 30 Maccsachusetts.e. 30. 5. spin 20 Oct-25 Washington, W......... Apr. 10 Now 6 Michigan, Upper Pen.... May 25 Sept. 15 Washineton. E24... May 15 Oct: ail Michigan, No.......... May 17 Sept. 25 WeVinginia, We. May 1 Oct. 15 Diic Mga SO ee May 10 Oct. 8 WWE Winetnia ee May 15 Oct 1 WEmimesovay NO .4: May 25 Sept. 15 Wisconsin, INO. ..08.... May 17 Sept. 25 Miniiesota. «SO. oe May 11 Ota! VWasconsin, SO... : =... May 1 Oct. 10 Mississippi NiO.) 3. 5 Mar. 25 Oct; 30 NW omminig, Nig ee Se June 20 Aug. 20 WSSISSIPply; SO... Mar. 15 Nov. 15 Wyoming. dies. 2 a May 21 ‘Sept. 20

*Allow 10 days either side of above dates to meet local conditions and seasonal differences.

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When to plant your vegetables

Seasonal zones compiled from the U. S. Department of Agriculture records, based on the average date of the last killing frost in spring

(See also “Make the Most of Your Vegetable Garden” listed inside front cover)

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To determine the approximate planting dates for your section of the country, first find on the map the zone in which you are located. Then, in the column under the zone number you will find the months in which the various vegetables and flowers may be planted in your section.

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Axtichoke=-...|:32 | Feb:-Mar|=Mar- Maylene 5) ele eee Kale 39 | Feb.-June|} Feb.-May| Mar.-May|] May-June Asparagus...... 32| Mar.-Apr.| Mar.-Apr.| Mar.-May| Apr.-June || Kohl Rabi...... 39 | Mar.-June| Mar.-May| Apr.-May] May-June BeanS c=. 32| Apr.-Aug.| Apr.-June| May-June| May-June || Leek .......... 39 | Mar.-Apr.| Mar.-May| Apr.-May] Apr.-May Beeton ater 34| Jan.-Dec.| Feb.-Oct.| Mar.-July| Apr.-July || Lettuce........ 39} Jan.-Dec.}| Aug.-May| Mar.-June} Apr.-June Broccoli,Heading) 34| July-Oct.| Feb.-Mar.|} Mar.-Apr.| Mar.-Apr. || Melon, Musk...| 40 | Apr.-June| Apr.-June| Apr.-June| May-June Broccoli, Sprout.| 34| Feb.-June| Feb.-June| Mar.-July| Apr.-July || Melon, Water...| 41 | Apr.-June| Apr.-June| Apr.-June}| May-June B-ussels Sprouts.| 34} Feb.-May] Feb.-Apr.| Mar.-Apr.| Mar.-Apr. || Mustard...... 42 | Feb.-May| Feb.-May] Mar.-June| May-July Cabbage, Spring.| 34| Jan.-Mar.| Jan.-Apr.| Mar.-May| Mar.-May || Okra......... 42| Apr.-June| Apr.-June} Apr.-June| May-June Cabbage, Fall...| 35 | June-Aug.| June-Aug.} Apr.-June| Apr.-June || Onion ........ 42 | Dec.-Mar.| Dec.-Apr.| Feb.-May]} Mar.-June GtiMiibscconse || Stl| WieicelM iene || IMeieoIMienlle Ses 6ancecllaccesoccce Parsley....... 42 | Jan.-Dec.| Jan.-June| Feb.-June} Mar.-June Carrot..........| 35 | Jan.-Dec.| Jan.-Mar.| Mar.-June| Apr.-June || Parsnip....... 42 | Mar.-June} Feb.-June} Apr.-June| May-June Cauliflower, Peas 2.22552 43 | Jan.-May]| Jan.-Apr.| Feb.-May]| Mar.-June

Spring..... 36 | Feb.-Mar.| Feb.-Apr.| Mar.-Apr.| Mar.-May || Pepper........ 44 | Feb.-Mar.| Feb.-Apr.| Mar.-May| Mar.-May Cauliflower, Fall.) 36| May-July} June-Aug.| May-June} May-June || Pumpkin...... 44| Apr.-June| Apr.-June| Apr.-June}| May-June Celery ae. 36| Mar.-June| Mar.-May} Apr.-June| Mar.-June || Radish........ 44| Jan.-Dec.| Feb.-Oct.| Mar.-Aug.| Apr.-July Chervil=--.. = 37 | Feb.-May| Feb.-Mar.| Mar.-June| Apr.-June || Rhubarb. ..... 45 | Feb.-May] Feb.-May| Mar.-May| Apr.-June Chicory 37 | Feb.-May| Mar.-June| Mar.-June} Apr.-June || Roquette...... 45 | Feb.-May| Mar.-May]| Apr.-June]| May-June Chinese Cabbage) 37 | Aug.-Oct.| Aug.-Sept.| Mar.-May] Apr.&July || Rutabaga.......| 47 | July-Sept.| July-Sept.| July-Aug.| July-Aug. Chives......:.. 37 | Feb.-May]| Mar.-May| Mar.-May] Apr.-June || Salsify........ 45 | Feb.-May] Mar.-May| Apr.-May]| May-June Collards........| 37} Jan.-May| Feb.-May| Mar.-June| Apr.-June || Sorrel ........ 45 | Feb.-May]| Mar.-May] Apr.-May| May-June Com. 37 | Apr.-June| Mar.-June}| May-July} May-July || Spinach....... 45 | Jan.-Dec.| Feb.-Oct.| Mar.-Sept.| Apr.-Aug. Corn Salad. .... 38 | Mar.-Aug.| Mar.-Oct.| Apr.-July| May-Aug. || Squash........ 45 | Apr.-June| Apr.-June| Apr.-June| May-June Gressshos 32 Nie 38 | Mar.-Aug.| Mar.-July| Apr.-June| May-June || Sunflower. .... 46 | Mar.-Apr.| Mar.-May]| Apr.-June| May-June Cucumber...... 38 | Apr.-June| Apr.-June| Apr.-June| May-June || Swiss Chard....| 46 | Jan.-Dec.| Feb.-Sept.| Mar.Aug.| Apr.-July Dandelion...... 38| Apr.-June} Apr.-June| Apr.-June| May-June || Tobacco....... 46 | Jan.-Feb.| Feb.-Mar.| Mar.-May| Mar.-May Egg Plant...... 38 | Feb.-Mar.| Feb.-Apr.| Mar.-May] Apr.-May || Tomato....... 46 | Jan.-Mar.| Feb.-Mar.| Mar.-May]| Mar.-May Endives-....= 39| July-Sept.| Aug.-Sept.| Mar.-May| Apr.-June || Turnip, Spring...| 47 | Feb.-Mar.| Jan.-Mar.| Feb.-Apr.| Mar.-May Fennel. 323... | 39} Mar.-May| Mar.-May| Apr.-May]| May-June || Turnip, Fall.....| 47 | Aug.-Oct.} Aug.-Oct.| July-Aug.| July-Aug. Herbs 48 Feb.-Apr. | Mar.-Apr.} Apr.-May| May-June

When to plant your flowers

Abronia........ Achillea........ Acroclinium..... African Daisy...

Aus. Pea Vine.. .

Bach. Button....

Blue Lace Flower Brachycome....

Calendula...... California Poppy. Caltiopsis....... Callirhoe....... Campanula..... Candytuft......

Cardinal Climber Carnation Castor Bean... . Celosia......... Centaurea...... Cerastium...... Cheiranthus. ... Chinese Forget-

Chinese Lantern Chrysanthemum Cineraria.......

Cosmos........ Creep. Zinnia... Cypress Vine....

Delphinium..... Dianthus.......

English Daisy...

Forget me not... Four o’Clock.... Foxglove.......

Helichrysum... . Heliotrope...... Hesperis....... Heuchera Hibiscus....... Hollyhock...... Hunnemannia... Hyacinth Bean. .

‘Ice Plant....... Iceland Poppy...

ZONE 1

ZONE 2 | ZONE 3 | ZONE 4

ZONE 1

ZONE 2

ZONE 3

ZONE 4

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Apr.-June| May-June *Reb.-May|*Apr.-June Apr.-May]| May-June Apr.-May| May-June Apr.-June}| May-June *Mar.-June|*A pr.-June Apr.-June| May-June *Mar.-May|*A pr.-May *Mar.-May|*Apr.-June Mar.-June| Apr.-June *Mar.-May|*Apr.-June *Mar.-May|*Apr.-June Apr.-June| May-June *Mar.-May|*Apr.-June

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Sept.-Apr. Aug.-Mar. Oct.-Apr. Feb.-May Feb.-June Oct.-May Oct.-May Oct.-May Aug.-Mar. Sept.-May Aug.- Mar. Aug.-Mar. Feb.-June Aug.-Mar. Sept.-May

Oct.-Apr. Feb.-May Feb.-June Feb.-May

Sept.-May Sept.-May Jan.-Apr. Aug.- Mar. Aug.-Apr. Sept.-June Jan.- June Feb.-May Oct.-Apr. Mar.-May Feb.-Apr. Oct.-Apr. Aug.-Mar. Sept.-May

Feb.-May Oct.-Mar. Jan.-May July-May Oct.-May Feb.-May Feb.-Apr. Feb.-Apr. Aug.-Mar. Sept.-Apr. Sept.-Apr. Jan.-May Feb.-May Feb.-May

Feb.-May Aug.-Mar. Oct.-Mar.

Sept.-Apr.

Sept.-Mar. Feb.-May Aug.-Mar.

Feb.-May Sept.-Mar. Aug.-Mar. Oct.-May Sept.-May Apr.-May Sept.- May

Feb.-May Feb.-May Aug.-Apr. Aug.-Mar: Aug.-Mar. Oct.-Dec. Sept.-May Apr.-May

Aug.-Mar. Sept.-May

Feb.-May Sept.-Mar. Feb.-May Mar.-May Feb.-May Feb.-May Mar.-May Jan.-Mar. Feb.-Apr. Feb.-May *Reb.-Apr. *Keb.-Apr. Feb.-May *Reb.-May Sept.-May

Feb.-May Feb.-May Feb.-May Feb.-May

Jan.-May Mar.-May Jan.-Apr. Feb.-May *FReb.-May Feb.-Apr. Jan.-Mar. Mar.-May *Jan.-Mar. Apr.-June Feb.-May Feb.-May *Jan.-Mar. *Jan.-Mar.

Mar.-May *Feb.-Apr. Feb.-May Aug.-Apr. Feb.-May Aug.-Oct. Feb.-Apr. Feb.-May Feb.-Apr. *Keb.-Apr. *Keb.-Apr. Mar.-May Feb.-May Mar.-May

Feb.-Apr. *Reb.-Apr. Mar.-May

Feb.-Apr.

*Feb.-Apr. Mar.-Apr. Feb.-Mar.

*Feb.-Apr. Mar.-May *Mar.-May Mar.-May Mar.-May Apr.-May *Feb.-Apr.

Feb.-Apr. Feb.-May *Mar.-May *Mar.-May *Mar.-Apr. *Feb.-Mar. Mar.-May Apr.-May

*Reb.-Apr. Apr.-May

Sept.-May | Feb. -Apr.

Mar.-May Apr.-June Mar.-May Apr.-June

Mar.-June Mar.-May Mar.-June Mar.-May *Mar.-May Mar.-June Feb.-Mar. -Apr.-June *Mar.-May Apr.-June Apr.-May Mar.-May *Mar.-Apr. Mar.-Apr.

Apr.-May *Mar.-May Mar.-May Aug.-May Mar.-May Mar.-Apr. Mar.-May Apr.-May Feb.-Apr. *Mar.-May *A pr.-May Apr.-May Mar.-June Apr.-May

Mar.-May *Mar.-May Mar.-May

Mar.-Apr.

*Mar.-May Apr.-June *Mar.-Apr.

*Mar.-June Apr.-June *A pr.-May Apr.-May Apr.-May May-June

May-June May-June Apr.-June May-June

May-June May-June May-June Apr.- May *A pr.-June Apr.-June Mar.-May May-June *A pr.-May May-June May-June May-June *A pr.-May *A pr.-June

May-June Apr.-June Apr.-June Aug.-May Apr.-May Apr.-May Apr.-June May-June Feb.-Apr. *May-June *May-June May-June Apr.-June May-June

Mar.-Apr. *A pr.-June Apr.-May

Mar.-Apr.

Mar.-May May-June *A pr.-May

*A pr.-June May-June *May-June May-June May-June May-June

*Mar.-June|*Apr.-June

Mar.-May

May-June

Mar.-May| Apr.-May *A pr.-May|*Apr.-May *A pr.-May|*Apr.-May *A pr.-May|*May-June

*Mar.-Apr. Apr.-May Apr.-June

*Mar.-May

Apr.-May Mar.-May

Apr.-May Apr.-June May-June

Apr.-May May-June Apr.-June

Ipomoea........

Joseph’s Coat...

Larkspur....... Lavender....... Lilium.........

Lobelia......... Love-in-a-mist. .

Marigold....... Matricaria......

Matthiola

Mignonette..... Momordica..... Moon Flower... Morning Glory. .

Nasturtium. .... Nemesia... .... Nemophila...... Nicotiana....... Nierembergia. ..

Painted Daisy... Pansy..........

Pea

Petunia........ Phlox drum ....

Primrose, Even-

ing

Primula........

Ranunculus

Rudbeckia......

Salpiglossis.....

Salvia .

Scarlet Runner. . Schizanthus..... Sensitive Plant. . Shasta Daisy... .

Sidalcea

Snapdragon.....

Snow-on-the-

Stokesia........ Sunflower...... Sweet Peas .... Sweet William. .

Texas Blue

Thermopsis..... Thunbergia..... Tithonia........

Viola......

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Mar.-May Feb.-May

Feb.-May Aug.-Mar.

Sept.-Mar. Oct.-May Aug.-Mar. Sept.-May Feb.-May Feb.-May Feb.-May Feb.-May Sept.-Mar. Aug.-Mar.

Feb.-May Feb.-May July-Nov. Aug.-May Mar.-May Jan.-May Jan.-Apr.

Mar.-May Feb.-May Sept.-May Feb. -May Jan. - Mar.

Aug.- Mar. Aug.-May Aug.-Mar.

“Aug.-Mar. Feb.-May Sept.-May Oct.-Apr. Aug.-Mar. Feb.-May Feb.-May

Sept.-Mar. Aug.-Mar.

Feb.-June Feb.-May

Feb.-May Feb.-May Sept.-May Oct.-Apr. Apr.-June Sept.-May Feb.-May Aug.-Mar. Sept.-Apr. Oct.-Mar.

Sept.-May Sept.-May Feb.-May Aug.-Mar. Apr.-June Aug.-Mar. Aug.-Mar.

Sept.-Apr. Aug.-Mar. Feb.-May Aug.-Mar.

Aug.- Mar. Jan.-Mar.

Feb. - Apr. Mar.-May

Mar.-Apr. *Mar.-Apr.

Feb.-Apr. Mar.-May *Mar.-May *Feb.-June *Mar.-May Mar.-May Mar.-Apr. Mar.-May *Reb.-May *Mar.-May

Mar.-May *Feb.-Apr. Mar.-May Mar.-May Apr.-May Feb.-Apr. Feb.-Apr.

Mar.-June Mar.-May Mar.-May Mar.-June Feb.-Mar.

*Feb.-Mar. *Jan.-Apr. *Keb.-Apr.

*Jan.-Apr. Feb.-May Feb.-May Feb.-May

*Feb.-Apr.

*Jan.-Apr. Apr.-June

*Mar.-May *Reb.-Apr.

*Mar.-May Feb.-May

Mar.-May *Reb.-Apr. *Mar.-May

Feb.-May

Apr.-May

Mar.-June

Mar.-May *F eb.-May

Feb.-Apr.

Feb.-May

Mar.-Apr. Mar.-May Mar.-June Feb.-Mar. Apr.-May *Dec.-Mar. Jan.-Apr.

Jan.-Apr. Mar.-May Mar.-May *Reb.-Apr.

Feb.-May Feb.-May

Apr.-Nov. |*Feb.-May Aug.-June| Feb.-Apr.

Mar.-May]| Feb.-May

*NOTE.—Perennial varieties of the kinds starred may also be planted in the fall.

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Mar.-May Apr.-June

Mar.-May *Mar.-May

Mar.-May Apr.-June *A pr.-May Mar.-June *A pr.-May Apr.-May Apr.-May Mar.-June *A pr.-May *A pr.-May

Apr.-June *Mar.-June Mar.-May Mar.-June Apr.-June Mar.-May Mar.-May

Apr.-June Apr.-May Apr.-May Apr.-June Mar.-Apr.

*A pr.-May *Keb.-May *Mar.-May

*Feb.-May Mar.-June Mar.-June Mar.-May

*Mar.-May

*Feb.-May May-July

*A pr.-May *Mar.-May

*A pr.-May Mar.-May

Apr.-May *Mar.-Apr. *A pr.-May

Mar.-May

May-June

Apr.-June

Mar.-June *Mar.-May

Apr.-May

Mar.-May

Mar.-Apr. Apr.-May Mar.-May Apr.-May Apr.-June *Mar.-Apr. Feb.-Apr.

Feb.-Apr. Apr.-May Apr.-Mavy *Mar.-May

Apr.-May Apr.-May *Mar.-May Mar.-May

Mar.-June

Apr.-June May-June

Apr.-June Apr.-June

Apr.-June May-June May-June Mar.-June May-June May-June May-June Apr.-June May-June May-June

Apr.-June Mar.-June Apr.-June Apr.-June May-June Apr.-June Apr.-June

May-June May-June May-June May-June Mar.-Apr.

Apr.-May Mar.-May May-June

Apr.-June Apr.-June Apr.-June May-June Apr.-May Apr.-June May-July

Apr.-June Apr.-May

Apr.-May Apr.-June

Apr.-June Mar.-Apr. May-June May-June May-June May-June Mar.-June Apr.-May May-June Apr.-June

Apr.-June Apr.-May Mar.-May Apr.-May Apr.-June Mar.-May Mar.-May

Apr.-June Apr.-June May-June Apr.-May

Apr.-June Apr.-June Apr.-June Mar.-May

Apr.-June

Planting chart for vegetables

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Hints for planting vegetables

ARTICHOKE (True Artichoke, not Jerusalem Arti- choke). Sow seed in March or April, giving young plants protection until danger of frost is past. In transplanting, set in rows about four feet apart and about two feet apart in the row. In mild climates plants produce a crop of buds the second year. Where winters are severe, protect the crown with a heavy mulch.

ASPARAGUS. Soak the seed 24 hours before plant- ing. Sow in rows about 18 inches apart, and 15 to 20 seeds to the foot. Cover two inches deep. Thin the young plants to about one inch apart. Hoe frequently. Set plants in permanent beds the following spring.

BUSH BEANS. Plant when all danger of frost is past. With the corner of the hoe, make rows about 18 inches apart and an inch and a half to two inches deep across the space you are going to plant. Drop the beans along the row about three or four inches apart. Cover with fine soil and press down firmly with the hoe. When the plants come up, thin them so that they stand about six inches apart.

POLE BEANS. Plant at about the same time as bush beans. Get poles four to eight feet long. Drive them into the ground in rows that are about three feet apart. Set the poles three feet apart in the row. Have the rows run north and south. Around each stake, plant five to eight beans about an inch and a half or two inches deep. Press the soil down firmly. When the plants come up, thin out all except the four strongest plants at the base of each pole. Train these to climb in one direction around the poles. Hoe around the plants often to keep the soil loosened.

BEETS. Plant beets about the same time as radishes and lettuce. Have the soil fine and loose. Make rows one-half to one inch deep and about 18 inches apart. Sow the seeds about an inch apart in the row. Cover with soil, and press it down firmly. Keep the weeds out when the plants come up. As soon as the tops are five to eight inches tall, pull out some of them and cook them for greens. Keep thinning and using the young plants until the beet roots stand about four inches apart in the row.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS. This vegetable can be grown wherever conditions are favorable for late cabbage. It requires the same culture.

CABBAGE. Set out both early and late cabbage as soon as there is no danger of frost. Have the rows two to three feet apart. Set the plants one to two feet apart in the row, depending upon variety.

CARDOON. The rows should be about four feet apart, and the plants two feet apart in the rows. Rich soil is necessary. The stalks require blanching, and the plant is raised much like celery.

CARROTS. Sow carrot seed as early as radishes and lettuce. Make the rows in the same way as for beets. Sow the seed thinly, letting it drop a little at a time from the corner of the packet. Cover the seed with one-fourth to one-half inch of soil and press it down firmly. When the plants are about two inches tall, thin them so that they will not crowd each other. Keep out the weeds. Hoe around the plants often to keep the soil loosened.

CAULIFLOWER. The same methods that produce good cabbage will produce good cauliflower. The only difference is that cauliflower heads must be protected

To measure distances between rows a yard stick is a great convenience

Space large seeds evenly in the furrow by dropping from the hand. Do not sow seeds of beans, peas, and corn too close together

About four times the diameter of the seed 1s a good general rule to follow for depth of planting. This means covering large seeds one to two inches deep, medium-sized seeds one-half to one inch deep, and small seeds one-quarter to one-half inch deep

More hints for planting vegetables

from sunlight to make sure of the desirable white curd. Gather the tops of the leaves together loosely as soon as the heads begin to form. In shutting off the light, do not cramp the heads.

A trough-like furrow made with a square—sided stick 1s good for keeping small seeds in place, particularly if sown on a breezy day

CELERIAC. Sow seed at the same season and give the same treatment as celery. Transplant to moist, rich soil in rows two feet apart and six inches apart in the row. Give thorough culture. It is not necessary to earth up or “‘handle”’ the plants. When the roots are two inches in diameter, they are ready for use.

CELERY. Celery seed will sprout at comparatively low temperatures, but it needs constant and abundant moisture. The soil for starting plants should be fine and loose, and the seed must be covered only 44 inch deep. It takes about two weeks for seed to sprout. For fall and winter use in the North seed may be planted from March 15 to May 15. When seedlings have three or four leaves well started, prick out about three inches apart each way. Keep the soil moist and transplant to open ground when plants are 75 to 90 days old.

After planting, press the soil down firmly with the flat of the hoe to bring the seeds into contact with the soil moisture and hasten germination

CHINESE CABBAGE. This vegetable is easily raised as a succession crop. The plants can be set out in the rows which have been occupied by earlier vegetables. Do not plant too early.

COLLARDS. Sow the seed thickly in rows in rich ground, transplanting when about four inches in height; or sow where the plants are to remain and when well- started thin to two or three feet apart in the row.

CORN. Plant when all danger of frost is past, and the ground is warm and dry. If planted in cold, wet soil, the kernels will rot. To plant in so-called ‘‘hills,’’ make a shallow hole in the soil with the corner of the hoe and drop in six kernels. Cover with about two inches of fine soil and press down firmly. Have the “‘hills’’ about four feet apart and in rows about two and one-half feet apart. When the plants are six inches high, thin out all except three or four of the strongest in each hill. To plant in rows like beans or peas, make a shallow trench with the hoe, drop in the kernels three to four inches apart, and cover about two inches deep. When plants are well up, thin to six or eight inches apart.

CUCUMBER. Delay planting until all danger of frost is past. Soil should be warm, fairly moist, and loose. Seed must be covered about one inch deep. Plant in “‘hills,’’ (see Corn), dropping eight or ten seeds to the hill. When six inches tall, thin, leaving three or four strong plants toa hill.

EGG PLANT. This semi-tropical fruit requires con- tinuous warm weather for best results. The seed ger- minates slowly and should be started in a hotbed. Set the plants in the open ground when two inches tall if the weather continues warm. Shade young plants from hot sun and spray with paris green or arsenate of lead to protect from potato bugs.

ENDIVE. For early use sow seed in spring; for later supply sow in June or July. When well started, thin the plants eight inches to one foot apart in the row. When nearly grown, tie the outer leaves together over the center to blanch the heart of the plant. Two or three successive plantings during July will provide en- dive for winter use. Just before killing frosts in fall, dig the plants, being careful to take plenty of soil with the roots and to avoid injury to the leaves. Pack closely to- gether and store in dark cellar.

KALE OR BORECOLE. Sow the seed one-fourth to one-half inch deep in rows two or three feet apart. When the plants come up, thin them so that they are from eight to twelve inches apart in the row.

KOHL RABI. As early in spring as possible, sow the seed in rows in light, rich soil. When plants are well established, thin three to six inches apart in the row. Plant at intervals of ten days for a succession of bulbs until hot weather, after which they fail to grow.

LEEK. Sow in rows early in spring, covering one-half inch deep. Thin the plants two to four inches apart in the row and draw the earth about them when culti- vating. If you desire very white and tender leeks, transplant when about six inches tall, set four inches apart in trenches about two feet apart, and gradually earth up like celery.

Vegetable planting hints (continued)

LETTUCE. Sow lettuce seed as soon as the ground can be worked. Make rows the same as for carrots and beets. Sow the seed thinly, letting it run out slowly from the corner of the packet. Cover with about one-fourth to one-half inch of soil and press down firmly. If the plants of loose leaf let- tuce look crowded when they come up, thin them a little. Thin head lettuce plants so that they stand about eight to ten inches apart intherow. Havethe rowsat least twelve inches apart. Lettuce does best when the weather is cool and moist.

MUSKMELON. In sections where summers are short, seed can be planted indoors or in hotbeds in small boxes. The young plants can be transferred to the garden when danger of frost is past. If practicable, spade in a liberal forkful of well-rotted manure at the bottom of each hill. The rows should be at least five feet apart, and the hills two to three feet apart in the rows. In general, the culture is the same as that for cucumber.

WATERMELON. Raising watermelons requires about the same culture as muskmelons except that the vines need more room. Hills should be liberally manured, and cultivation careful and thorough.

MUSTARD. Sow at the same time as radishes and lettuce.

Make the rows in the same way. Sow the seed thinly and cover with one-fourth to one-half inch of soil. Press down

firmly. When the plants are about two or three inches high,

thin them so that they are four to eight inches apart in the row. Mustard plants make the best greens when they are given plenty of water so that they grow quickly.

OKRA or GUMBO. Okra seed does not germinate well at cool temperatures, and planting should be delayed until the ground is warm. Drop four or five seeds to the foot and cover one-half to one inch deep. Thin to about two feet in the row and keep thoroughly cultivated.

ONION. Onion seed germinates well in cool weather. Plant as soon as the soil can be prepared. Shallow planting is advisable,—one-fourth to one-half inch. When a few inches tall, the young plants can be thinned to prevent crowding, and the plants removed can be used as green onions. After that, they can be pulled as needed, and those left to become fully ripe can be stored for winter.

PARSLEY. The seed is even slower to germinate than pars- nip. It grows best in rich mellow soil and should be sown as early as possible in rows with a covering of not more than one-half inch of soil firmly pressed down. When the plants are well up, thin them to three to four inches apart in the row. As soon as those of the curled varieties are about three inches tall, cut off all the leaves; the new growth will be brighter and better curled. Every cutting will improve the quality of the leaves.

PARSNIP. Parsnips grow best in loose, rich, sandy loam but will make good roots in any soil that is reasonably rich and deep. Stony soil and raw manure are likely to produce branched or misshapen roots. The seed requires steady abundant moisture for germination and should be sown as early as practicable. Sow in rows and when well up thin three to six inches apart in the row. Keep the ground moist if possible. Parsnips are improved by freezing, and a portion of the crop can be left in the ground all winter to be dug in spring when the ground has thawed.

PEAS. Peas need moderate temperature, plenty of mois- ture, and long daylight hours. They are not injured by light frosts and may be planted as early in spring as the soil will permit. By planting some of several varieties at the same time, a well-arranged succession can be obtained, extending over a period of 30 days. Successive plantings of a desirable variety will also provide a succession, but this cannot be extended over as long a period with good results. All vari- eties more than one and one-half feet tall do better if staked up-or otherwise supported when four to six inches tall. Use sharpened branches of trees set between the double rows.

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Thin the young plants in the garden row so that they stand at the distance apart recommended on the seed packets

As soon as weeds show up between the garden rows, get after them with the hoe. It saves a great deal of time and energy to destroy them before roots get tough

Hand weeding in the row is necessary while plants are small. Be careful not to disturb the plant roots

Vegetable planting hints (concluded)

The ‘‘tepee’ is a practical arrangement for staking tomato planis—one plant to each stake

In insect control, spray both upper and under sides of leaves

Let the water trickle along close to the roots. Rest the hose nozzle on an old blanket or piece of sacking to spread the water more evenly

# PEPPERS. Culture, soil, and temperature requirements for peppers are about the same as for eggplant. A moderate dressing of guano, poultry manure, or complete commercial fertilizer hoed into the soil after the plants are six to eight inches tall will be beneficial.

PUMPKIN. Pumpkins are less sensitive to unfavorable conditions of soil and weather than melons or cucumbers, but they are cultivated in about the same way.

RADISH. Sow radish seed as early as the ground can be worked. Make the rows in the same way as for lettuce, beets, and carrots. Sow the seed thinly, and cover with one-half to one inch of soil. If the plants seem crowded when they come up, thin them to stand about an inch apart. Rad- ishes will be crisp and tender if they grow quickly and have plenty of moisture.

RHUBARB. Sow seed in rows an inch deep and thin the plants to six inches apart. In the fall transplant to a per- manent location, setting the plants three to four feet apart. The stalks should not be taken for use the first year.

ROQUETTE. In early spring, sow the seed in shallow rows about 16 in. apart, and for succession sow every few weeks. Water freely. The young leaves are ready for cutting when plants are eight to ten inches tall.

RUTABAGA. This vegetable requires a longer growing season than turnip and needs more moisture. Seed may be sown from mid-June to mid-July. Culture is practically the same as for turnip except that the plants should be thinned to six or eight inches apart in the rows. When grown, pull, top, and store in cool cellar or pit.

SALSIFY or VEGETABLE OYSTER. Sow seed early one-half to one inch deep, giving about the same culture as for parsnip. Succeeds best in light, rich soil that has been stirred quite deeply.

SORREL. Sow in rows early in spring and thin the seed- lings to six or eight inches apart in the row. Cutting may begin in about two months, and the plants will continue in full bearing from three to four years.

SPINACH. Plant seed as early in spring as ground can be prepared. Have the soil fine and loose. Make the rows about 12 inches apart. Sow the seed thinly, and cover with about an inch of soil. Press down firmly. When the plants are about three inches tall, thin them so that they are three to six inches apart in the row. Keep out the weeds.

SQUASH. Plant about the same time as corn, when the ground is warm and dry. For summer squash make “hills” (see Corn), two to three feet apart; for winter squash, three to four feet apart. Drop six to eight seeds in each hill. Cov- er with about one to one and one-half inch of fine soil, and press down firmly. When the plants are up, thin them so that only three or four of the strongest ones are left in each hill. Well rotted manure or a little complete fertilizer may be mixed with the soil in each hill before the seeds are planted.

SWISS CHARD. Plant at about the same time as lettuce and radish. Make the rows in the same way, and about 18 inches apart. Sow the seeds about one inch apart in the row, and cover with one-half to one inch of soil. When the plants are three or four inches high, thin them so that they are eight or ten inches apart in the row. Hoe the plants often, and keep out the weeds.

TOMATO. Set out tomato plants when the weather is warm and sunny, and there is no danger of frost. Set the plants three or four feet apart each way so that they will have plenty of room. Water around the roots of the plants when setting them out if the ground is dry. Hoe often until the plants are quite large.

TURNIP. For summer turnips, sow the seed as early as that of radishes and. lettuce. Scatter the seed, or sow it in rows like those of radishes and lettuce. Cover the seed with about half an inch of soil. For fall and winter turnips, sow the seed in July in the same way.

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How to start tomato plants in pots indoors

One of the best ways to make sure of having tomatoes of your favorite variety is to grow the plants yourself from seed. For a small, or even medium size garden, enough plants can be started in a ten-inch pot to provide a good supply. Follow directions on this page for starting seed and on page 2 for transplanting.

Fill a clay pot with fine soil to within Y% inch of top. Transplant to other pots when second pair of leaves ap- Shake seed from the packet as evenly as possible over the pear. Lift seedlings carefully with pencil or knife blade surface

Scatter fine soil over seed to a depth of about 14 inch. Make holes large enough to receive roots without cramp- Firm the soil with flat of hand ing. Firm soil around roots of each seedling, using pencil or fingers

Cut several layers of paper to fit top of pot. Keep well Water well after transplanting, keep in shade a few soaked with water. Lift the paper every day or so, and days, then set in sunny window to grow until ready to remove 1t as soon as seedlings begin to sprout plant outdoors

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Vegetable varieties specially adapted to home canning and quick freezing

Peas, Thomas Laxton—of superb flavor and sweetness (See page 43)

ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS FOR

HOME CANNING (Not for freezing)

BEANS—Bush Green Pod . Stringless Green Pod Tendergreen

BEANS—Bush Wax Pod Pencil Pod Round Pod Kidney Stringless Kidney

BEANS— Pole Kentucky Wonder

BEANS—Lima Henderson’s Bush Fordhook Bush King of the Garden Pole

BROCCOLI, Green Sprouting (Illustration, page 35)

TOMATO CORN, Sweet Ferry’s Golden (Charlevoix) Bonny Best Marglobe Golden Bantam Pritchard Golden Cross Bantam Rutgers (Illustration, page 36)

SWISS CHARD

Lucullus Dark Green Large Ribbed Dark Green

SPINACH

Giant Thick Leaved (Nobel) Long Standing Bloomsdale

Tomato, Rutgers—fine for juice as well as for canning (See page 47)

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Swiss

PEAS Little Marvel Morse’s Progress Telephone Thomas Laxton

Chard—delicious for greens both fresh and canned (See page 46)

Fresh ways to prepare fresh vegetables from your garden

If interested in other suggestions, send for folder “21 Ways to Enjoy the Vegetables You Grow”

CARROTS WITH HERBS

Split 12 to 15 small or medium-size carrots in half lengthwise and parboil in boiling salted water 5 to 8 minutes. Butter a shallow casserole. Chop or cut fine 2 tablespoons mixed fresh herbs—basil, summer savory, parsley, and chives. Spread one tablespoon herbs over bottom of dish and lay the carrots flat side down on them. Sprinkle remaining herbs evenly over top of carrots, and salt and pepper lightly. Dot generously with butter or a substitute, and sprinkle one tablespoon sugar over all. Pour 14 cup hot water into dish, being careful not to displace the herbs. Bake in a moderate oven (350°) about 15 minutes, or until carrots are tender. Serves 4 to 6, depending upon size of carrots.

FRIED ‘‘OYSTERS”’ (salsify or vegetable oyster)

' Wash and brush or scrape roots and cut crosswise into

quarter-inch slices. Cook in boiling salted water until tender, then mash with potato masher. Mix and beat thoroughly 2 cups mashed salsify, 2 well beaten eggs, lg teaspoon pepper, 14 teaspoon salt. Form into flat cakes about the size of large oysters, roll in crumbs and fry in butter or other fat in hot skillet. Makes 12 good- sized oysters.

VITAMIN SALAD

1 cup diced celery

14 cup diced green pepper

1 tablespoon chopped chives or onion 1 cup grated raw carrot

2 cups shredded cabbage

2 cups cottage cheese

Salt

Combine cottage cheese with celery, green pepper, chives and carrots. Salt to taste. Use light cream to thin the mixture if needed. Arrange shredded cabbage on salad plate. Place a mound of the mixture in center. Serve plain or top with French dressing. Serves 6.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH BUTTER SAUCE

Wash one quart of sprouts and take off all dead or loose leaves. Place in a small amount of boiling salted water and cook just long enough to make them tender— usually not more than 10 minutes. They should be of fresh green color and never soft or mushy. Melt 2 tablespoons butter or substitute, add one tablespoon chopped parsley, and the juice of a lemon. Pour over sprouts just before serving. Serves 6.

RED CABBAGE, DUTCH STYLE

Cut into small pieces a small white onion and fry in 3 tablespoons butter or substitute in a deep saucepan. When golden brown add a cup of hot water. Add a medium sized tart apple which has been peeled, cored,

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and cut into small pieces, and a small red cabbage, shredded or chopped. Mix well, cover, and simmer about 15 minutes. Mix 4 cup vinegar with a tablespoon brown sugar, 4% teaspoon powdered allspice and three cloves. Add to the cabbage and cook 5 minutes longer. A few caraway seeds give an additionally fine flavor. Serve very hot. Serves 4 to 6.

BAKED STUFFED TOMATOES

Use firm tomatoes, such as Marglobe or Rutgers. Re- move a slice from the top of each and scoop out the center. Mix the pulp with chopped cooked meat and a small amount of bread crumbs or cooked rice. Add a bit of finely chopped onion if liked. Chopped celery leaves or celery salt also add flavor. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Fill centers and place tomatoes in shallow pan with enough hot water to cover bottom. Bake in a moderate oven (350°) 20 to 30 minutes.

SPINACH NESTS

Delicious for lunch or dinner. Cook for 10 or 15 minutes two quarts well washed spinach using only the moisture that clings to the leaves. Chop and season well with pepper, salt, and a little butter. Butter individual cas- seroles or custard cups, place a border of spinach in each to make a ‘‘nest,’”’ and break an egg into each. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, drop a dab of butter on each, and pour in one or 2 tablespoons of cream. Sprinkle grated cheese on top if you like it. Bake in moderate oven until egg is set. Serve in baking dishes. Serves 6 or 8.

CAULIFLOWER GREENS

The outer leaves of cauliflower make excellent greens when washed, cut into small pieces, and boiled or steamed. Season with butter, pepper, and salt and serve alone or with the cooked cauliflower head.

PANNED CHINESE CABBAGE

Shred Chinese cabbage fine, adding one tablespoon butter or a substitute for each cup. Melt butter or sub- stitute in heavy skillet, add the cabbage, cover, and cook 5 to 15 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent browning. Chinese cabbage is very tender and needs only short cooking. When thoroughly heated through, season to taste with salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons cream, rich milk, meat broth, or vegetable stock, to a pint of cabbage. Serve at once. Two cups serve 4.

SALAD SUPERB

Toss together shredded head lettuce and leaves of cos or leaf lettuce. Mix with French dressing made with the best oil. Throw in a few sprigs of water cress or pepper- grass. Crumble Roquefort cheese over the top.

Flowers grouped for special uses

Easiest to Grow Under Ordinary Garden Conditions

Alyssum, Sweet

Bachelor Button

Calendula

California Poppy

Candytuft, Annual

Chrysanthemum, Annual

Coreopsis

Cosmos

Four o’clock

Gaillardia

Marigold

Nasturtium

Poppy, Annual

Portulaca

Snow-on-the-moun- tain

Sunflower, Ornamen- tal

Zinnia

For Fragrance

Abronia

Alyssum, Sweet Candytuft Carnation Centaurea imperialis Heliotrope Hesperis matronalis Lavender

Lilium regale Matthiola Mignonette Nicotiana

Petunia

Primula

Scabiosa

Stock

Sweet Pea

Sweet William Verbena

For Edgings

Ageratum

Alyssum, Sweet

English Daisy

Heuchera (Coral Bells)

Linaria

Lobelia

Marigold, Dwarf

Nemesia

Pansy

Petunia, Dwarf

Portulaca

Verbena

Viola

For Backgrounds

Cleome Delphinium Hollyhock Larkspur, Super Majestic Poppy, Oriental Hardy Red Sidalcea Sunflower, Ornamental Tithonia

For Winter Bou- quets

Acroclinium Chinese Lantern Cockscomb Gypsophila paniculata Helichrysum Lunaria Statice

For Semi-Shade

Anchusa italica Bachelor Button Balsam Centaurea im- perialis Clarkia Coleus Columbine English Daisy Forget-me-not Geum Godetia Linaria Lupin Mignonette Nasturtium Pansy Platycodon Sweet William Viola

For Window and Porch Boxes

Ageratum Bachelor Button, Jubilee Gem

Candytuft

Cobaea scandens

Coleus

Heliotrope

Lantana

Lobelia

Marigold, Dwarf

Mignonette

Morning Glory

Nasturtium, Dwarf

Nierembergia

Pansy

Petunia

Phlox drummondi

Snapdragon, Giant Bedding

Thunbergia

Verbena

Vinca

For Rock Gardens, Annuals

Abronia African Daisy Alyssum, Sweet Brachycome Ice Plant Linaria

Lobelia

Phlox drummondi Portulaca Schizanthus Thunbergia Scarlet Flax Statice Verbena Virginian Stock

For Rock Gardens, Perennials

Alyssum, Hardy Arabis Armeria Asclepias tuberosa Aubrietia Callirhoe Campanula carpatica Cerastium tomentosum Cheiranthus (biennial) Columbine Dianthus deltoides Dianthus plumarius English Daisy Forget-me-not Gypsophila paniculata Heuchera (Coral Bells) Iceland Poppy Linum Nierembergia Platycodon Primula, Hardy Ranunculus Thermopsis Viola

Vines for Screening and Ornament

Australian Pea Vine Cardinal Climber Cobaea scandens Cypress Vine

Gourd

Humulus japonicus Kudzu Vine Momordica

Moon Flower Morning Glory Perennial Sweet Pea Scarlet Runner Bean Sweet Pea Thunbergia

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For Withstanding Drought

Abronia Achillea African Daisy Ageratum Alyssum, Carpet of _ Snow Arctotis Armeria Asclepias tuberosa Brachycome Calliopsis Campanula pyramidalis Candytuft Chinese Forget-me- not Coreopsis Cosmos Four o’clock Hollyhock Ice Plant Joseph’s Coat Kudzu Vine Lavender Petunia Portulaca Snow-on-the- mountain Statice Sunflower, Ornamental Tithonia Verbena Vinca Zinnia

For Cut Flowers

Aster Bachelor Button Calendula Calliopsis Carnation Chrysanthemum Clarkia Coreopsis Cosmos Delphinium Gaillardia Godetia Gypsophila Larkspur Marigold Nasturtium Painted Daisy Pinks Rudbeckia Salpiglossis Scabiosa Shasta Daisy Snapdragon Stocks Stokesia Sweet Pea Sweet William Zinnia

For Early Bloom

Alyssum, Hardy Arabis

Aubrietia

Calendula Campanula carpatica Cerastium Columbine Coreopsis Delphinium

English Daisy Foxglove

Gaillardia grandiflora Painted Daisy Pansy

Primula veris Ranunculus

Sweet William

Viola

For Midsummer Bloom

Achillea

African Daisy (Dimorphotheca)

Ageratum

Brachycome

California Poppy

Calliopsis

Cleome

Coreopsis

Gaillardia picta

Hollyhock

Larkspur

Lobelia

Nasturtium

Perennial Sweet Pea

Petunia

Phlox drummondi

Poppy

Scabiosa

Shasta Daisy

Verbena

Vinca

Viola

Zinnia

For Late Bloom

Alyssum, Sweet Aster

Bachelor Button Calendula Celosia Coreopsis Cosmos

Dahlia Gaillardia Globe Amaranth Hunnemannia Marigold

Pansy

Salvia Snapdragon Vinca

Viola

Zinnia

Cuthbertson Sweet Peas have met the test!

This brand new type of a well-loved flower, developed and introduced by us in 1947, has definitely passed the experimental stage. It has proved to be, as predicted, the most important development in the modern world of flowers.

Ever since home gardeners have had a chance to grow the Cuthbertson type, letters have come from every part of the country, telling of their success and pleasure in raising these outstanding sweet peas. The letters are amazingly similar in stressing unusual length of stem, large blossom size, beautiful colors, long blooming pe- riod, and notable resistance to heat in those areas where summer strikes hard without warning. Some have par- ticularly mentioned the delightful fragrance.

The scene on the front cover is typical of many that have been revealed to us in word pictures by home gardeners who have grown Cuthbertson sweet peas suc- cessfully. While in certain areas the vines grow taller than in others, vigor is one of the most valuable char-

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Here’s a letter to Flower Grower Magazine, typical of many received:

6702 Windsor Ave. Berwyn, Illinois

Editor, Flower Grower Re: Cuthbertson Sweet Peas Dear Sir:

Until 1947 I had never seen a home-grown sweet pea.

Up to then I had tried nearly every variety offered— the big Spencers would come up fast and burn out; the others would linger, and linger, and linger, and die.

So, invested in about half a dozen of the Ferry packets, giving a few to friends. On my knees, planting, I was still the most skeptical sweet pea trier-outer in the Chicago area. But when the big, colorful, fragrant blooms covered the wiry stems, and every morning meant another task of picking literally armfuls of long-stemmed, dancing airy blossoms, then I suddenly realized that I had grown sweet peas.

And, if you are conversant with Chicago weather, you know how I felt.

P. F. Anderson

Cuthbertson sweet peas have unusually long stems and large blossoms

acteristics in helping to make this new sweet pea so superior to the older types.

Turn to page 29 for a list of lovely shades and tints and their fascinating names. All of them can be secured through your local Ferry’s Seed dealer. If he happens to be temporarily out of some of them, he will order for you.

Planting time for sweet peas differs considerably in different parts of the country. For best results consult the list of localities at the bottom of page 16, and sow the seed at the time suggested for your particular locality.

Look for this emblem which ap-

pears on every Ferry s Seed packet

of Cuthbertson Sweet Peas and

all other packets of vegetable and

flower seed of Ferry-Morse intro- duction

Flower facts at your finger tips

East side of a building is an ideal spot for asters. Then they get a bit of shade during the day. Be sure to use

the wilt-resistant strains.

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Make several sowings of Annual Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath) to combine with other flowers in bouquets all

summer and fall.

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For that ‘‘something blue,” so desirable in flower border or arrangement, consider Bachelor Button Double Blue, Blue Lace Flower, Lupin Hartwegit (Annual Lupin), Anchusa, and Chinese Forget-me-not.

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Sow seeds of perennials at the same time as annuals. An early start gives the plants a chance to become strong and healthy for bloom the next year.

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Try out some of the newer flower varieties in your veg- etable garden rows before admitting them to the flower border. Then you'll know their habits.

k Most flowers need sunlight the greater part of the day. *

Cut back the alyssum border frequently if you want con- tinuous bloom and neat plants all summer and fall.

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Giant Pink Queen Cleome makes a pretty driveway border.

ne

If you are a beginner, stick to the easy-to-grow annual flowers. Bachelor Button, Cosmos, Gaillardia, Mari- gold, Nasturtium, Poppy, and Zinnia are among those almost sure to succeed.

* Do you need a foundation planting or a bushy hedge in

a hurry? Try Four o’clock or Kochia. Either will serve you well until frost.

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Never use rich soil in which to grow nasturtiums— you're likely to get too much foliage and too few blos- soms.

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Don’t hesitate to thin your annual flowers when the —

plants are a few inches tall. Each individual plant must have plenty of room to grow and spread if you want lots of flowers.

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Zinnias stand heat well, but they like a lot of moisture at their roots.

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Mix fine flower seeds with sand before sowing—it saves much thinning.

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You'll get earlier flowers and better results with Agera- tum, Lobelia, and Petunia in the northern states if you start the seed indoors and set the young plants outdoors when the weather warms up.

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Sow seed of Larkspur and Annual Poppy where the plants are to bloom. They usually don’t like trans- planting.

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Portulaca seed won’t germinate before the ground warms up, no matter when you plant it.

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Sweet Pea seed should be sown when the weather is very cool. Here is the schedule for the new Cuthbertson type already so popular over the country: |

California— August or September for early spring bloom; November to early January for summer bloom

Pacific Northwest—March or April

Southwest, Southern Texas, and Southern Florida— September or October

Lower Southern States (Texas to Atlantic Seaboard) November, December, January

Balance of the Country—February to about April 1, just as soon as the soil can be worked.

Ferry-Morse flower seeds tor better home gardens

If your dealer’ s display doesn’t contain all varieties you want at the time of your call, he will gladly order at your request

We give no warranty, express or implied, as to the productiveness of any seeds or bulbs we sell and will not be in any way responsible for the crop. Our lia-

bility in all instances is limited to the purchase price of the seeds or bulbs.

Ferry-Morse Seed Co.

h—Hardy; resists low temperatures

hh—Half-hardy; needs protection where temperatures are low

t—Tender; will not endure frost

Name on Packet

Abronia umbel- lata grandiflora

Achillea ptarmica, The Pearl

Acroclinium, Double Mixed

African Daisy, Hybrids

Ageratum, Dwarf Blue Bedder

Ageratum, Midget Blue

Alyssum (Sweet), Carpet of Snow

Alyssum (Sweet), Little Gem

Alyssum (Sweet), Violet Queen

Alyssum, Hardy

Anagallis grandi- flora, Blue

Anchusa capensis, Bluebird

Anchusa italica, Dropmore

Arabis alpina

Arctotis, Large Flowered Hybrids

Armeria formosa Hybrids

Asclepias tuberosa

Aster, Double American Beauty Mixed (Wilt Resistant)

Aster, Double American Branching (Wilt Resistant)

Aster, Double

(Wilt Resistant)

KEY TO SYMBOLS

A—Annual; lives only one season B—Biennial; lives two seasons, often blooms second year only P—Perennial; tends to live from year to year

‘(For frost dates and when to plant see pages 3 and 5)

Other Names

Sand Verbena Sneezewort; Yarrow Helipterum

Dimor bhotheca

Floss Flower

Alyssum procumbens

Alyssum compactum evrectum

Alyssum compactum erectum

Alyssum saxatile com- bactum; Basket of Gold

Pimpernel

Summer Forget-me- not

Summer Forget-me- not

Rock Cress

Blue-eyed African Daisy

Butterfly Flower; Butterfly Weed

Callistephus; China Aster

See “Key to Symbols”’

h-A h-P

hh-A h-A h-A h-A h-A h-A h-A h-P

h-A

h-A

h-A

Ht.

2 ft.

Colors— Suggestions— Prices

Rosy lilac. Trailing. Rock gardens and window boxes. Thrives in rather

poor soil pkt. 15c Double satin-white flowers. Blooms long season. Needs sun pkt. 15c Mixed colors. Cut when in bud for winter bouquets pkt. 15c

Shades of yellow, orange, and apricot. Blooms profusely for long season. Good rock garden plant pkt. 15c

Compact plants with large clusters of deep, rich lavender-blue flowers

Ideal for edging. A Ferry-Morse development pkt. 15c The finest variety for neat edgings. All-America Award pkt. 15c White. One of the best edging plants. Fragrant. Masses of flowers

pkt. 10c White. Edging plant. Fragrant pkt. 10c

New. Rich violet. Retains color throughout season. Perfect edging plant pkt. 10c

Brilliant yellow. Rock garden and front of border. Blooms with tulips pkt. 15c

Clear, deep blue. Bushy plants. Useful edging or rock garden plant : pkt. 15c

Clear, bright blue, white eye. Rough, hairy stalks and foliage. Flowers larger and color more intense than forget-me-nots pkt. 15c

Deep gentian blue flowers in drooping sprays. Does well in dry location.

Prefers partial shade. Long blooming pkt. 15c Pure white. Easy to grow. Likes sun. Showy for edging or rock garden pkt. 10c

Attractive blend of colors. Fine for low borders pkt. 25c

Globe-like blossoms ranging in shade from delicate to deep rose. Does

well in poor soil pkt. 25c Gorgeous orange-red. Attractive for bouquets. Needs sun and well drained soil pkt. -25c

Well blended colors. Flowers similar to American Branching, but larger; blooms two weeks later pkt. 15c

White (BALL’S WHITE); Pink (PEERLESS PINK); Rose; Lavender; Purple; Rose Pink (ROSALIE); Ruby Red (HEART ‘Oly FRANCE); and Mixed. Fully double. Very regular and symmetrical. Bloom same time as Crego. Separate colors, each: pkt. 15c

Mixed: pkt. 10c

Fine blend of colors. Very early: Free blooming. One of best for northern sections pkt. 15c

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Br

Name on Packet

Other Names

See

“Key to Symbols’

Aster, Double Giants of California

Aster, Giant Cal- ifornia Sun- shine, Mixed

Aster, Giant Crego (Wilt Resistant)

Aster, Double King Mixed (Wilt Resistant)

Aster, Imbricated Pompon Mixed

Aster, Single Chinensis Mixed (Wilt Resistant)

Aster, Single Perennial Mixed

Aubrietia bougain- villei, Dark Blue

Australian Pea Vine Bachelor Button

Bachelor Button, Jubilee Gem

Balsam, Bush Double Fireball

Balsam, Bush Double Rosy White

Balsam, Bush Double White

Balsam, Bush Double Mixed

Balsam, Double Tall Mixed

Blue Lace Flower

Brachycome, Mixed

Calendula, Ball’s Gold

Calendula, Ball’s Orange Im- proved

Calendula Camp- fire (Sensation) Calendula, Gold (Lemon Queen) Calendula, Orange King Calendula, Radio

A field of Calendula being grown for seed on one of Ferry-Morse Seed Co.'s

Callistephus; China

Aster « “ a a « a a a a u“

Michaelmas Daisy Purple Rockcress Dolichos lignosus

Centaurea cyanus; Ragged Sailor Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus; Dwari Cornflower

Northern Gardenia

a “ « « “ ab

Lady’s Slipper; Touch-me-not

Didiscus coeruleus Swan-river-daisy

Pot Marigold

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| Soft and vivid colors.

California ranches

ighten your home grounds

Colors— Suggestions— Prices x

Separate colors: Lavender; Peach Blossom; Purple; Rose; White; Mixed.

Same type as Crego but larger flowered. Plant only where season is long Each: pkt. 25c

| Fine blend of colors. Taller and larger flowered than old Sunshine type.

For mild climates pkt. 25c

| Crimson; Lavender; Purple, Rose-pink; White; and Mixed. Shaggy,

twisted petals Separate colors, each: pkt. 15c; Mixed: pkt. 10c

Splendid blend of colors. Narrow quilled petals. Long stems. Blooms before most late varieties pkt. 15c

Pretty colors. Erect habit. Small pompon flowers. Fine for cutting pkt. 25c

Soft and vivid colors. Somewhat like Shasta Daisy inform pkt. 15¢

Blooms in autumn. Single, daisy-like flowers in

great quantities pkt. 25c Bluish purple flowers. Silvery green foliage. Dainty rock garden plant. Blooms early pkt. 25c Rosy flowers; purplish pods. Does well only in mild climates. Dense growth in one season. Climbs pkt. lic

Fully double blossoms. Fine for cutting. Long blooming Rose (PINKIE); White (SNOW MAN) Each: pkt. 15c Deep blue (BLUE BOY); Bright crimson (RED BOY); Mixed;

Each: pkt. 10c

Blue. Attractive edging plant, compact and tidy. Dwarf form of Bach-

elor Button, Blue pkt. 10c

Cherry with vermilion cast pkt. 25c

White with faint flush of pink. New improved strain. Early. Many

flowers pkt. 25c Pure white. Taller growing than other Bush Balsams pkt. 25c Fine blend of colors. Attractive for bouquets pkt. 15c

Blending shades of pink and rose. Fine cut flower. Long blooming

season pkt. 15c Blue. Unusually good for cutting pkt. 10c Rich assortment of colors. Fine rock garden plant. Start seed early in- doors pkt. 15c Golden yellow. Extra size. Long stems. Extreme vigor. Ideal for forcing pkt. 15c Rich deep orange. Larger flowered, longer stemmed, and lighter colored than Orange King. Does not endure hot weather pkt. 15c Large brilliant orange flowers pkt. 15<c

Golden yellow. Long stems for cutting. Effective with blue larkspur

pkt. 10c Deep orange. Very suitable for garden use pkt. 10c Rich orange. Bristling quilled petals pkt. 15c

s 12 ——

A perfect flower of Calendula, Gold

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with plenty of beautiful flowers

California Poppy, Little Beauty, will add a note of

sunshine to your border or rock garden

Name on Packet

Calendula, Sunshine

Calendula, Double Mixed

California Native Flowers

California Poppy, Extra Golden

California Poppy, Mixed

California Poppy, Little Beauty

Calliopsis, All-Double Mixed

Callirhoe involucrata

Campanula carpatica Blue

Campanula pyramidalis

Candytuft, Giant Hyacinth Flowered

Candytuft, Umbellata

Canna, Finest Large Flowering Mixed

Canterbury Bell, Annual Single Mixed

Canterbury Bell, Cup and Saucer Mixed

Canterbury Bell, Single Mixed

Cardinal Climber

Carnation, Chabaud Giant

Carnation, Enfant de Nice Mixed

Other Names

Symbols”

Calendula chrysantha

Pot Marigold

Eschscholtzia califor- nica

Eschscholtzia califor- nica

Eschscholtzita pulchella

Annual Coreopsis

Winecup; Poppy- mallow

Harebell

Chimney Bellflower

Iberts

Canna Campanula medium

Campanula calycanthema

Campanula medium

Ipomoea quamoclit hybrida

Dianthus caryophyllus; Clove Pink

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See “Key to

h-A h-A h-A h-A h-A

hh-A

h-P

h-P

h-A

h-B

h-A

Ht.

18 in.

18 in.

6 in. to 2 ft.

12 in. 12 in.

6 to 8 in.

3 ft.

eit 8 in. Sette

ee,

12 in.

5) ies

De fits

Cleome, Giant Pink Queen, attractive tall annual, blooms abundantly (See page 20)

Colors— Suggestions— Prices

Bright golden yellow chrysanthemum-shaped flowers. Long stems for cutting pkt. 15c

Brilliant hues, well blended pkt. 10c

General mixture of annual wild flower varieties suitable for mil climates

pkt. 15c Golden orange. Good in foreground of border pkt. 10c Delightful combination of vivid colors pkt. 10c

Dainty California wild flower. Cup-shaped light yellow blossoms. Attrac- tive in the rock garden or as edging plant. Does well in poor Hee soil pkt. 25c

Flowers 1 to 114 in. across in delightful combinations of yellow, orange, maroon, crimson, mahogany. Practically all double pkt. 10c

Large, bright rosy-crimson, cup-shaped flowers. Trailing plants. Excel- lent for dry sunny spots, rock gardens, wall gardens, dry banks pkt. 59c

Blue. Dainty bell flowers over rosette of heart-shaped leaves. Gem for

rock garden and low border pkt. 10c Blue. Long spikes packed with starry bells. Does well in warm dry location pkt. 15c White. For low borders and bedding. Large flower spikes pkt. 10c

Compact plants with flat clusters of small florets. Lilac; Purple; Rose (ROSE CARDINAL); and Mixed Separate colors, each: pkt. 15c; Mixed: pkt. 10c

Gorgeous hues. Seeds very hard; notch or file before planting pkt. 15c

Large pendant bells in shades of blue, pink, white. Good border subject 5 pkt. 15c

Blue, pink, and white cup-shaped flowers, each surrounded by saucer-like calyx. Fine border subject pkt. 10c

Blue, pink, and white. Branching plant with large pendant bells. Good border subject pkt. 10c

Fiery red. Dainty trellis climber for warm, sunny location pkt. 15c

Cardinal Red; Salmon; Deep Rose; Yellow; White; and Mixed. Large double flowers six months after seeding. Good cut flower.

Separate colors, each: pkt. 25c; Mixed: pkt. 15c

Goed blend of colors. Similar to Chabaud Giant, but slightly larger

flowered and petals broader pkt. 50c

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The Ferry display contains many varieties;

Name on Packet

Castor Bean, Zanzibariensis

Castor Bean, Mixec|

Celosia, Dwarf Fiery Featner

Celosia, Tall Feathered Mixed

Centaurea éymnocarpa

Centaurea imperialis

Cerastium tomentosum

Cheiranthus allioni

Chinese Forget- me-not, Firma- ment

Chinese Lantern

Chrysanthemum, Single Annual, Merry Mixture

- Cineraria, Large Flowered Mixed

Clarkia, Double Salmon

Clarkia, Double Mixed

Cleome, Giant Pink Queen

Cobaea scandens

Cockscomb, Dwarf Crested Mixed

Coleus, Large Leaved Mixed

Columbine, Imperial Long Spurred Hybrids

Columbine, Long Spurred, Blue Shades

Columbine, longissima Coral Bells

Coreopsis, May- field Giant

Coreopsis, Double Sunburst

Cosmos, Early Yellow Flare

Cosmos, Orange Flare

Cosmos, Early Mammoth Mixed

Cosmos, Sensation

Cosmos, Sensation Radiance

Creeping Zinnia

Cypress Vine Mixed

Dahlia, Unwin’s Dwarf Hybrids

Other Names

Ricinus

Ricinus

Celosia plumosa

Dusty Miller

Sweet Sultan

Snow-in-summer Siberian Wallflower Cynoglossum amabile Physalis franchett Annual Chrysanthe-

mum

Cineraria hybrida grandiflora

Spiderflower

Cup-and-Saucer Vine

Celosia cristata nana

Foliage Plant

Aqutlegia

Aquilegia

Coreopsis lanceolata grandiflora

Coreopsis lanceolata grandiflora

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipannatus Sanvitalia procumbens Ipomoea quamoclit

Semi-double Dahlia

See “Key to

Symbols”

t-P used as annual

(pale used as annual

h-A

h-A

h=P

h-A

h-P

h-B

h-A

h-P

h-A

t-B

h-A

h-A

h-A

hh-P

h-A

h-P

h-P

h-A

h-A

h-A

h-A

t-P used as annual

3 to 4 ft.

20 ft.

10 in.

12 in.

2V6 ft.

14 in.

Colors—Suggestions—Prices

Huge leaves brilliant green to lustrous bronze. For quick shrub effects

pkt. 15c

screen, or background pkt. 10c

Leaves of varying colors. Temporary hedge,

planting

Glowing red. Neat edging plant of uniform growth. Plume-like flowers

pkt. 15¢c Crimson, rose, and golden yellow. Good background plant pkt. 10c Silvery gray, deeply cut foliage. Ornamental border plant pkt. 15c

Amaranth Red; Yellow (Suaveolens); and Mixed. Delicate fragrance. Good border flower Separate colors, each: pkt. 15c; Mixed: pkt. 10c

Small white flowers in profusion. Silvery gray foliage. For rock garden

and edging. Sun or partial shade. Blooms early pkt. 15c Fiery orange, four-petaled flowers. Rock garden or low border. Blooms first season from seed pkt. 15c Blue. Bushy and compact. More dwarf than other varieties. Fine for border edging or cutting pkt. 10c Orange-red pods. Artistic winter bouquets. pkt. 25c Combinations of yellow and white. Daisy-like blooms. Excellent for bouquets. Long stiff stems pkt. 10c

Shades of red, purple, blue, and white. Successfully grown outdoors in

mild climates; ideai pot plant in colder ciimates pkt. 50c Salmon-orange. Excellent in the border wherever summers are cool

pkt. 15c

Rich colors. Erect, bushy plants pkt. 10c

Huge trusses of bright salmon pink onlong stems. Novel seed pods. Very striking. A Ferry-Morse development. All-America Silver Medal, 1942 pxt. 10c

Blue. Clings to brick, screen, or other rough surfaces. Grows rapidly pkt. 25c

Combs of crimson and rose; bronze foliage. Showy in border with other annuals Each: pkt. 10c

Many shades and combinations of red, green, yellow. Pot, window box, or border plant pkt. 25c

Delightful blend of colors. Excellent in rock garden or border. Does well in part shade pkt. 15c

Shades of blue. Large single flowers; long spurs pkt. 15c

Pale golden yeliow blossoms pxt. 75c

Sensational type with extra long spurs.

See Heuchera sanguinea, page 21 Glossy yellow. Single flowers. Long stems for cutting. Excellent in large

masses in the border pkt. 10c Rich golden yellow. Blooms first season but flowers are better second season pkt. 15c

Flowers of golden or “butter’’ yellow. Free blooming. More striking than Orange Flare, and slightly later and taller. All-America Silver Medal, 1942 pkt. 10c

Golden-orange. Striking in flower border. Good for cutting pkt. 15c

Long graceful stems. Especially adapted to the

Large single flowers. ‘i pkt. 10c

North

Bright crimson (DAZZLER); and Mixed. Very large flowers. Early enough to bloom anywhere in U. S. Long blooming pkt. 15c

Deep rose with rich crimson center. Large flowers on long stems. All- America Award, 1947 pkt. 25c

Many small, deep yellow, double flowers resembling miniature zinnias. Black centers. Likes sunshine. Fine edging plant pkt. 15c

(Scarlet and white). Graceful lacy vine for trellis or arbor. Climbs readily Each: pkt. 15c

Gorgeous blend of colors. Group in foreground of border for spot of lovely color pkt. 15c

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your dealer will order others for you

: See Name on Packet Other Names “Key to Ht. Colors— Suggestions— Prices Symbols” Delphinium, Perennial Larkspur h-P Dit Soft sky blue (AZURE FAIRY); Ultramarine blue (BLUE BUTTER- Dwarf Chinese FLY). Reaches full development first season from seed planted early. For low borders Each: pxt. 15c Delphinium, Paci- 7 o h-P 5 ft. New. Enormous, double clear white blossoms. Strong stems. Highly fic Giant White mildew resistant pkt. 50c Delphinium, Paci- s . h-P 5 ft. Shades of blue, lavender, mauve. Large flower spikes. Particularly suited fic Hybrids to Pacific Coast conditions. Mildew resistant pkt. 15c Delphinium, : f h-P Saite Silvery blue (BELLADONNA); Deep intense blue (BELLAMOSUM). Tall Hybrids Sown early will flower late first season Each: pkt. 15c Dianthusdeltoides| Maiden Pink h-P 7in Single flowers in shades of bright carmine rose. Plants erect and com- erecta pact. A fine addition to the rock garden or low border. pkt. 15c Dianthus See Pinks, Hardy Single and Double Mixed, page 26 plumarius English Daisy, Bellis perennis h-P 8 in. Crimson Ball, Rose, White, and Mixed. Extra large flowers, about 75% Double Mon- double. Long blooming period. A favorite for rock gardens and strosa edgings Separate colors, each: pkt. 25c; Mixed: pkt. 15c Eschscholtzia See California Poppy, Little Beauty, page 19 pulchella Forget-me-not, Myosottis oblongata h-P 12 in. Blue with small yellow eye. Combine with bulb flowers in rock garden Blue Bird or border pkt. 10c Four o’clock, Mirabilis jalapa; t-P 2 ft. Red, white, yellow, and striped and blotched. Use as bushy hedge or in Mixed Marvel of Peru used as clumps in border pkt. lic annual Foxglove, Digitalis gloxinaeflora| h-P 3 ft. Rose and white. Combines well with Sweet William’and Pinks Fine Mixed : pkt. 10c Gaillardia, Giant | Gaillardia grandiflora h-P 2 ft. Tones of maroon and orange. Strong growing and hardy. Blooms early. Perennial Mixed Semi-double blossoms pkt. 10c Gaillardia grandi- | Blanket Flower h-P 2 ft. Bronzy red centers, petals gold-tipped. Blooms for long season. Semi- flora Portola double pkt. lsc Hybrids Gaillardia, ts < h-A 18 in. | Shades of sulphur, orange, scarlet, maroon, and red-and-gold. Easy to Lorenziana grow pkt. 15c Gaiety Double Mixed = Gaillardia picta, a 4 h-A 18 in. | Tones of yellow and red. Bright, easily grown border plant pkt. 15c Single Mixed Gerbera Jame- Transvaal Daisy t-P 18 in. | Pastel tones of red, orange, yellow, rose, and pink. Difficult to grow and soni Hybrids recommended only to experienced gardeners pkt. 50c Geum, Double Avens h-P 2 ft. Rich golden yellow. Well suited for bouquets and for perennial border. Golden Ball Does especially well on Pacific Coast pkt. 25c (Lady Strath- eden) Geum, Double Avens h-P 2 ft. Dazzling scarlet. Good in border and rock garden. A little hard to start Scarlet : pkt. 15c Gilia capitata Blue Thimble Flower h-A Die Clear lavender blue. Scabiosa-like flowers. Bushy plant, lacy eles pkt. 15c Godetia, Semi- - Satinflower; ‘‘Fare- h-A 12 in. | Rich scarlet on white (DUKE OF YORK); Bright salmon pink, white dwarf Single well-to-spring” edge (SYBIL SHERWOOD); and Mixed. Well suited to partial shade in climates with cool summers Separate colors, each: pkt. 15c; Mixed: pkt. 10c Godetia, Tall 2 x h-A Dts Rose, pink, lilac, and white. Long graceful spikes with pompon-like Double Mixed blossoms pkt. 10c Gourd, Dipper Cucurbita h-A 12 ft. | Fruits easily fashioned into long handled dippers pkt. 15c Gourd, Dishcloth é h-A 12 ft. | Spongy interior fiber makes excellent scrubbing material pkt. 15c sou: Hercules “ h-A 12 ft. | Massive, club shaped fruits pkt. 15c u Gourds, Small Me h-A 12 ft. Interesting shapes and colors suitable for ornaments. Vine decorative Fruited Mixed — pkt. 10c Gypsophila, Gypsophila elegans; h-A Dit. White. Combine with colorful flowers in garden and bouquets. Sow at Covent Garden Baby’s Breath intervals during summer for plentiful supply pkt. 10c Market Gypsophila Baby’s Breath h-P 3 ft. Tiny white rose-shaped flowers. Cut before fully open for winter bou- paniculata, quets pkt. 25c Double White Heliotrope, Dark Heliotropium hybrida t-P 2 ft. Shades of violet. Pleasing contrast with brighter colored flowers. Varieties Mixed Fragrant pkt. 25c Hesperis Sweet Rocket h-P 18 in. | Separate colors: Purple; White. Old-time favorite with delightful matronalis fragrance Each: pkt. 15c Heuchera Coral Bells h-P 12 in. | Bright coral red flowers on wiry stalks. Charming for low border or rock sanguinea garden pkt. 25c aaa NIST OSE ERE Sct tie es Wei So sy EO i ee a ee ee, i eee

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Marigolds are gay and decorative;

See Name on Packet Other Names “Key to Ht. Symbois” Hibiscus Marvels | Mallow h-P 4 ft. Mixed Hollyhock, Alle- Althea rosea h-P U Ste gheny Mixed Hollyhock, Double oe h-P Seite Hollyhock, o @ h-A 4 ft. Indian Spring Hunnemannia Bush Eschscholtzia; h-A 18 in. fumariaefolia Golden Cup Hyacinth Bean, Dolichos lablab h-A 10 ft. Mixed Iberis gibraltarica | Perennial Candytuft h-P 8 in. Ice Plant Mesembryanthemum h-A 6 in. crystallinum Iceland Poppy, Papavar nudicaule h-P 15 in. Coonara Pink Hybrids Iceland Poppy, Papaver nudicaule h-P 2ite Gartford Mixed Ipomoea bona nox | Evening Glory h-A 12 ft Joseph’s Coat Amaranthus tricolor h-A 2) ft Kochia childsi Summer Cypress h-A 21% ft Kudzu Vine Pueraria thunbergiana;| h-P 20 ft Jack-and -the- bean- stalk Lantana hybrida | Lantana t-P 2 ft. Mixed Larkspur, Giant Annual Delphinium NaAnes lec cies Imperial Bive Belair eis obs Oke. Be eres 3 ft. IBIWeES Dine (3a |. are oe oe eee euler oSehte Brilliant: Rose sles tee oe iene 4\6 ft CCE vice p hovel OG payee | ey ase oduadvolleoumes 6 Salts WilaciS pinesy gees eo a el ocncrere tore Sifts ostAne celeste Gia] irene eae roe tare ager esaerea 3 ft. Improved Missr@alifonmia| serie ete | ioe eaten 3 ft. ROS ALL Ree [ess ee emer ete erie eee 3to4ft Wihites Kein Bios iis sce aces ete ara sealer ees 4 ft. JY Bboy Bom cee La a A aE a eee te onl Peer cB cor Suiits Larkspur Super Annual Delphinium h-A Majestic Deep Salmon eee ees eo leas aloes 3 to 5 ft. Pink avenger) serie pense cote c sie Wot ace ioeene 5 to 6 ft Rose Pink SA CORA CoO Hee ene ae Soeas = 5 to 6ft WAAL 2 A Tepe sual ea eeu ON Rae tee rae mer foi ba eRe 5to6ft IME ei ee ae Ree ae cone gee hee Sr [awl oe rel 5 to6ft Lathyrus Lavender Lavandula vera h-P 2 ft. Lilium regale Regal Lily h-P 3 ft Linaria, Fairy Linaria maroccana h-A 10 in. Bouquet Mixed Linum flavum Perennial Flax; h-P 1 ft. Golden Flax Linum perenne Blue Flax h-P 18 in. Lobelia, Emperor | Lobelia compacta h-A 4 in William Lobelia, Crystal Lobelia compacta h-A 4in Palace Lobelia, Trailing Trailing Lobelia hh-A Sapphire

Colors— Suggestions— Prices

Tones of red, rose, and white. Large flowers. Tall hedge or background plant with handsome foliage pkt. 15c

Gay colors. Huge, semi-double flowers deeply fringed and frilled at edges pkt. 10c

Pink (NEWPORT PINK); Scarlet; Yellow; Mixed. An excellent variety Separate colors, each: pkt. 15c Mixed: pkt. 10c

Clear, soft pink. Semi-double blossoms in profusion. Fine new introduc-

tion. All-America Award, 1939 pkt. 15c Lemon yellow, cup-shaped flowers. Bushy plants. Good cut flower.

Makes unusually attractive border pkt. 15c Purple and white. Fast growing vine pkt. 10c

Lilac flowers shading white. Spreading rock garden plant of easy culture

pkt. 15c Sparkling foliage and small pinkish white flowers. Well adapted for dry banks and rock gardens pkt. 15c

Clear shades, pale pastels to deep rose. Slightly ruffled flowers. Fern-like foliage pkt. 25c

Beautifully fluted blossoms in pastel shades. Flowers first season from seed sown early pkt. 15c

Stout twining vine. Violet flowers that stay open in evening. Broad smooth leaves pkt. 15c

Red, yellow, and green foliage. Somewhat coarse, but showy. Thrives in hot, dry locations pkt. 10c

Good, quick-growing temporary hedge plant with bright green moss- like foliage pkt. 10c

Rose-pink blossoms. Fast growing vine. Fine screen for porches pkt. 10c Shades of crimson, rose, yellow, orange in single cluster. Makes good

display from seed first season pkt. 15c

Plants of upright habit. Long stems for cutting

Lovely sky blue pkt. 10c Beautiful blue pkt. 10c Warm, deep salmon-rose. Our 1945 introduction pkt. 10c Brilliant scarlet pkt. 10c Attractive pinkish-lavender pkt. 10c Handsome rose pink pkt. 10c Salmon rose-pink pkt. 10c Rose pink. Large double flowers. Long spikes. Our new introduc pkt. 10c Large double, pure white blossoms pkt. 10c White, pink, blue, rose, lavender pkt. 10c

Long clean stems. Huge double blossoms

Soft warm shade. Our 1948 introduction pkt. 15c Rich shade. Our 1941 introduction pkt. 15c Extreme vigor. Our 1940 introduction pkt. 15c Vigorous growth, abundant bloom. Our 1942 introduction pkt. 15c All shades pkt. 15c

See Perennial Sweet Pea, page 25

Lavender flowers. Gray foliage. Pleasing addition to garden. Dry for sachet use pkt. 25c

One of finest lilies in existence. Flowers white tinged pink, yellow throat. Furnishes flowers second season and thereafter pkt. 25c

Red, oink, purple, yellow, and white. Neat for edgings and rock gardens.

More compact than other maroccana types pkt. 10c ,

Bright yellow flax-like blossoms in great profusion. Prefers open, sunny

"

well drained location. Beautiful with Delphinium pkt. 50c

Light blue flowers. Profuse blooming. Gracefulin rock garden pkt. 25c |

Bright blue, white throat, green leaves. Compact edging plant pkt. 25c

Sapphire blue; dark foliage. Compact edging plant pkt. 25c

Deep blue flowers, white eye. Window boxes, hanging baskets, rock gar- ls

dens pkt. 25c

Dip

select some of the newer varieties

Name on Packet

Love-in-a-mist, Double Blue

Lunaria biennis

Lupin hartwegii, Mixed

Lupin, Perennial, Mixed

Lupin, Russell’s Hybrids

Marigold, African Double Tall Burpeegold Crown of Gold Early Sunshine Guinea Gold

Limelight

Sunset Giants

Mixed Supreme Hybrids Treasure Chest Yellow Supreme Marigold, Dwarf Single Marigold, French Double Dwarf

Butterball....

Coronet Improved

Harmony

Harmony Hybrids

Melody

Spry Sunkist

Marigold, French Single Dwarf

Flash

Legion of Honor Naughty Marietta Marigold, French Double Tall Mixed Matricaria capensis, Double White Matthiola bicornis Mignonette, Machet Mignonette, Red Goliath Momordica; Balsam Apple | Momordica, Balsam Pear

Momordica, Mixed

Other Names wer to Ht. Symbols”’ Nigella damascena; gee Bieia Devil-in-the-bush Honesty; St. Peter’s h-B 21% ft. Penny; Money Plant Annual Lupin h-A Devine Lupin polyphyllus h-P Subee Perennial Lupin h-P $F ibe Tagetes erecta h-A 55S Gin 0, SOOO Hae Ole Paty Cee 30 in Bs sucha nee TEL cao erer arene eae OMIeGn see eatG 20 in SiS omer Oe ac OSE rence Iie aerate 20 in Sa AES ty ARN PFO SCAT ee 30 in Oi OR LITE Oe IE ee eres 20 in 0 OE RED i CRE cate nESIR. i Aer de 30 in a hie Gres bts eer eee rer Spits Bett Avera Saree agama ches eect as 30 in SUNG LOE BEE Orbe OS een Ci | uaa 2 to 3 ft. Se eke e hv eM e BE e e eM 30 in Tagetes patula h-A SD apc eer no Miah Rod as ncte Winaakss at] akesea Ee tics 6 in Fe BENS OF SORE SEL ETC LETC | [meee age EE 9 in. SP ae OCU COB OULO Uo EO ciel Maia srartraas 12 in OD OE. CIO-O CMU OIC IO DOO O10 Cll pea cintyls ad 12 in ba R Oereia HADI A DO aie eee tegen 12 in SSI OREO CRUSOE OP eb ORE 9 in Best eck es, ater sie en ea lel aces 6 in Tagetes patula h-A A Scita OR ne reRecaeee are Rates ne pee! 18 in A be earnest eee Fh HO eee Al PRO 16 in ‘Tagetes paula | h-A | 246 ft Feverfew h-P 2 ft. Evening Scented h-A 15 in Stock « Reseda h-A 12 in Reseda h-A 12 in Momordica balsamina h-A 10 ft Momordica charantia h-A 10 ft Balsam Apple ands h-A 10 ft.

Pear

*Shades of blue. Showy spikes for garden bed or border

Colors— Suggestions— Prices

Cornflower blue flowers on long stems. Feathery foliage partly conceals flowers. Old-fashioned border flower pkt. 10c

Seed pods translucent, silvery. Ornamental in winter bouquets pkt. 25c

pkt. 15c

Shades of lavender, rose, and buff. Use in masses in border pkt. 15c

Many lovely colors. Wonderful border flower. Gold Medal, Royal Horti- cultural Society, 1937 pkt. 25c

Brilliant orange. Odorless. Same form as Guinea Gold pkt. 15c Orange. Odorless. Short center petals curled and quilled, with flat droop- ing outer petals pkt. 15c

Light clear yellow. Flowers have incurved petals like small chrysanthe- mums. Very early pkt. 10c

Brilliant orange. Loose flat petals. Effective in bouquet and border pkt. 10c

All-America Bronze Medal, 1940. Primrose yellow. Early blooming. Not odorless pkt. 15c

Huge chrysanthemum-like flowers of light yellow. Very attractive for

cutting. All-America Award, 1944 pkt. 15c Tones of orange, yellow, primrose. Huge flowers with loosely formed petals. Fragrant. For mild climates only pkt. 15c

Orange and yellow. Less odor if stems are cut carefully and leaves not bruised pkt. 15c

Brilliant blend of large-flowered types with wide range of color and blossom forms pkt. 15c

Light clear yellow. Superb for border and cutting pkt. 15c

See Tagetes signata pumila, page 29

Canary yellow flowers of scabiosa type. Blooms early. Attractive for edg- ing. All-America Award, 1942 pkt. 15c

Small flowers with golden yellow centers, mahogany collars. Uniform in growth and season of bloom. Plants compact, free-flowering. Low edgings and window boxes pkt. 15c

Mahogany outside petals; orange tufted center. Blooms early and until hard frost pkt. 10c

From lovely golden orange to golden yellow; many beautifully blotched and striped. Crested centers. Very early pkt. 10c

Fully double, brilliant orange flowers of the Harmony type. Blooms early and all summer. Unsurpassed as border or edging plant. Superb new Ferry-Morse development—All-America Award, 1942 pkt. 10c

All-America Award, 1941. Extra early. Free blooming. Harmony-type flowers with light yellow centers pkt. 15c Golden orange blossoms. Harmony-type, one-inch across. Very early

and long blooming. Unusually good for window boxes and edgings.

All-America Award, 1943 pkt. 15c

Single flowers, about 134 in. across, range in color from yellow to rich orange, each marked with red or maroon. Brilliant for borders, beds, or pot plants. All-America Award, 1945 pkt. 25c

Single row of golden yellow petals around center of velvety garnet pkt. 15c

Large golden yellow flowers blotched mahogany at base of petals. Com- pact, bushy, free flowering plants. All-America winner, 1947 pkt. 25c

Fine blend of two-toned flowers. For border decoration and cutting pkt. 15c

Dainty white button-like flowers in terminal clusters. Excellent in garden and for cutting. Long blooming pkt. 25c

Small mauve flowers. Especially desirable for fragrance pkt. 15c

Bronze spikes; dark green leaves. Greatly valued for fragrance pkt. 10c

Large coppery-red spikes. Vigorous plant. Thrives in full sun or partial shade pkt. 15c

Brilliant yellow flowers; spherical fruits. Lacy foliage pkt. 15c

Cylindrical, elongated yellow fruits. Sometimes boiled and eaten in young state pkt. 15c

Yellow flowers; fruits of apple and pear shape. Ornamental vine pkt. 15c

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Dress up your vegetable garden

Marigold, Melody—brilliant in the border and beautiful in

arrangements (See page 23)

Morning Glory, Pearly Gates—a perfect companion for Heavenly Blue

Name on Packet

Moon Flower

Morning Glory, Crimson Rambler

Morning Glory, Giant Mixed

Morning Glory, Heavenly Blue

Morning Glory, Liberty Mixed

Morning Glory, Pearly Gates

Morning Glory, Scarlett O’Hara

Morning Glory, Troubadour

Morning Glory, Mixed :

Nasturtium, Golden Gleam

Nasturtium, Scarlet Gleam Improved

Nasturtium, Gleam Hybrids

Nasturtium, Dwarf Mixed

Nasturtium, Tall Mixed

Nemesia,

Blue Gem Nemesia ¢grandi- flora suttoni,

Mixed Nemesia, Triumph Mixed Nemophila, Insignis Blue Nicotiana, Evening Star

Nierember¢ia Purple Robe

Other Names

Ipomoea grandiflora alba

Convolvulus Ipomoea imperialis

Ipomoea rubro coerulea

Ipomoea Ipomoea Ipomoea Convolvulus major

Tropaeolum

Tom Thumb Nasturtium

Tropaeolum lobbianum

Nemesia compacta

Nemesia grandiflora

Nemesia compacta Baby-blue-eyes

Nicotiana affinis hy- brida; Flowering tobacco

Dwarf Cup Flower

See

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Colors— Suggestions— Prices

White blossoms. A vine unsurpassed for size of flowers. Fragrant in

evening pkt. 10c

Ruby red, white throat. Strong climber. Effective against side of house or on fence or trellis. Our 1939 introduction pkt. 10c

Radiant colors with odd markings. Graceful vine pkt. Ne

Clear sky blue, creamy throat. Quick, dense growth and beautiful flowers make this vine wondertuily popular pkt. 15c

Blend of Heavenly Blue (blue), Pearly Gates (white), and Crimson Ram- bler (red) pkt. 15c

Large, pure white blossoms. Vigorous growth. Very floriferous. A Ferry- Morse development. All-America Silver Medal Award, 1942 pkt. 15c

Bright red. Large flowered. Not a strong climber. Good in window and porch boxes. All-America Award, 1938 pkt. 15c

Enormous crimson blossoms, rimmed white. A gay climber pkt. 15c

Clear tones of blue and crimson. Twine over fence, trellis, or on strings. Easy to grow pkt. 10c

Golden yellow, semi-double flowers. Unsurpassed for cutting. Fragrant pkt. 15c

Brilliant scarlet. Fine for cutting and border use. Some singles among the semi-doubles pkt. 15c

Salmon, rose, yellow, primrosewred. Some singles among sem pkt. 15c

Bright and pastel colors. Well suited for edgings, low borders, window boxes pkt. 10c Bright colors. Window box; ornamental vine planting for trellis; cutting garden pkt. 10c

Forget-me-not blue flowers. Excellent edging plant. Needs moist, cool

climate pkt. 25c Warm tones of red, yellow, orange. Plants and flowers larger than Blue Gem; plants more spreading pkt. 25c

Deep red, orange, yellow, blue, dark purple. Excellent edging or rock garden plant wherever summers are cool pkt. 15c Sky blue shading lighter at center. California wild flower that does well in other parts of country. Useful as ground cover pkt. 15c White, lavender, purple, rose, red. Mass in border for fragrance. Com- bine with taller annuals. Blend of colors pkt. 10c

Deep blue or violet-blue. Can be grown as an annual. Continual bloom over long period. Very nice for border or rock garden. All-America Award, 1942 pkt. 50c

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with a border of colorful flowers

Name on Packet

Painted Daisy,

Single Mixed

Pansy, Superb Giant Mixed

Pansy, Dwarf Swiss Giant Mixed

Pansy, Geneva Super Giant Mixed

Pansy, Maple Leaf Giant, Mixed

Pansy, Swiss Giant or Roggli

Pansy, Coro-. nation Gold

Pentstemon ¢glox- inoides Mixed

Perennial Sweet Pea, Mixed

Petunia, Flaming Velvet

Petunia, Hollywood Star

Petunia, King

Petunia, Rose King Improved

Petunia, Large Flowered Mixed

Petunia, Celestial Rose

Petunia, Cheerful

Petunia, : Cream Star

Petunia, First Lady

Petunia, Glow

Petunia, Igloo

Other Names

Pyrethrum roseum; Persian Daisy

Viola tricolor

Beard Tongue Lathyrus lattfolius

Petunia hybrida

“ “

Petunia nana compacta

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A portion of a Petunia seed crop on one of our California ranches

See “Key to

Symbols’’

h-P

h-A

h-A

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h-A

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Colors— Suggestions— Prices

Tones of rose and red. Beautiful in perennial border inspring pkt. 25c

Bright colors. Large flowers. Compact plants pkt. 25c

More compact than regular Swiss Giant. Flowers fully as large. Excel-

lent for window box and border edging pkt. 50c Many rich colors. Our own reselection of the Roggli type. Mammoth flowers pkt. 50c Fine blend of colors. Extremely large flowers. Vigorous plants pkt. 50c

Separate colors: Rich garnet (ALPENGLOW); Deep blue (BERNA); Blue with deep blue blotches (LAKE OF THUN); Golden, blotched deep brown (RHINEGOLD); and Mixed. Large circular flowers. Long blooming season Each: pkt. 50c

Clear yellow, lower petals lightly flushed orange. Large, nicely shaped flowers. Nice for edgings and window boxes pkt. 50c

Gay colors. Large spikes of tubular flowers with spotted throats. Bloom

for long period pkt. 25c Carmine, pink, white. Excellent low climber for fences, stumps, and banks. Not fragrant pkt. 15c Large flowers of rich, deep red pkt. 15c

Rose-pink flowers shaped like five-pointed stars, waved edges. All- America Award, 1939 pkt. 25c

Easiest petunia to grow and best for bedding. Blue; Crimson; Violet; White; Each: pkt. 10c Howard’s Star pkt. 15c

Deep clear rose-pink. Large, plentiful flowers. Our introduction. All-

America Award, 1935 pkt. 15c Violet, rose, pink, white, lavender, crimson. One of the best border var- ieties pkt. 10c Deep pink. Best pink petunia. Excellent for bedding, edging, window boxes pkt. 15c

Large blossoms of clear salmon-pink. Compact plants. Ideal for bedding and borders. All-America Award, 1944 pkt. 25c

All-America Silver Medal, 1940. Soft, creamy white, star-shaped blose soms. Extremely free-blooming % pkt. 15c

All-America Award, 1940. Pale rose pink, cream throat, darker veining. Bushy plants. Splendid for borders and window boxes pkt. 25c

All-America Silver Medal, 1939. Dwarf, ball-shaped plants. Many flowers of rich rose-red with lighter throats pkt. 25c

Small, creamy-white, yellow-throated flowers. Neat, compact plants. Unexcelled for massing and for window boxes. Blooms mid-June to late summer. All-America Award, 1943 pkt. 15c

Pansy, Geneva Super Giant

1)

Ferry's Seeds for your garden

Petunia, Giants of California

Painted Daisy (See page 25)

Name on Packet

Petunia, King Henry Petunia, Radiance Petunia, Rose Bedder Petunia, Rosy Morn Petunia, Salmon Supreme Petunia,Silver Blue ' (Heavenly Blue) Petunia, Ferry’s Midset Mixed Petunia, Dwarf Giants of Cali- fornia Mixed Petunia, Giants of California, Mixed (Single Fringed ) Petunia, Colossal Shades of Rose

Petunia, Maxi- mum Double Fringed, Mixed

Petunia, Dwarf Maximum Dou- ble Fringed Mixed

Petunia, Single Giant Snow- storm

Petunia, Single Giant Frinéged, Taeodosia Improved

Phlox drummondi

Phiox drum- mondi, Dwarf Phlox, Star Mixed Pinks, Annual Double Carna- tion Shades Pinks, Double China Mixed Pinks, Hardy Single and Double Mixed

Other Names

Petunia nana

compacta “ a a a a <4 a a a a a a

Petunia superbissima

Petunia superbissima

Petunia, All-Double Petunia, All-Double

Petunia, All-Double

Petunia hybrida grandiflora

Petunia hybrida grandiflora

Annual Phlox

Annual Phlox

Phlox cuspidata

Dianthus heddewigti laciniatus flore plena

Dianthus chinensis

Dianthus plumarius

See

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Colors— Suggestions—Prices

Rich ox-blood crimson. Large flowers. Compact plants pkt. 25c

Dazzling scarlet-rose with gold center. Large flowered. Free flowering pkt. 15c

Bright rose-colored blossoms with golden throats. Many flowers, com-

pact plants. Our introduction pkt. 15c Rosy pink with white throat. Popular for window boxes pkt. 15c Deep salmon pink. Flowers small, but plentiful pkt. 25c Silvery sky blue. Very pretty combined with Celestial Rose pkt 15c All the newest dwarf varieties pkt. 15c

Wide range of colors. Plants compact. Single flowers very large and open throated. Unusually suitable for window box or potting

pkt. 50c Wide range of colors. Huge fringed flowers. Harderto grow than smaller-ilowered petunias pkt. 50c

Big all double blossoms range in color from salmon through rosy pink to deep rich rose. Crisply fringed and ruffled petals. All-America Award, 1947 pkt. $1.00

Nice blend of colors. Practically 100% double and mostly giant flowered in our trials pkt. $1.00

Blend of reddish purple, crimson, rose, and white. Compact form of the Maximum strain. Good pot plant pkt. $1.00

Mammoth white flowers. Beautiful in window boxes pkt. 50c

Very large ruffled flowers of soft rosy pink with veined yellow throat : pkt. $1.00

Chamois rose; Deep rose; Maroon; Pink; Scarlet-white-eye; Scarlet; Violet; White; Yellow; Mixed. Use in large groups in border Separate colors, each: pkt. 25c; Mixed: pkt. 15c Separate colors: Apricot; Pink; Scarlet; Violet; White; Yellow; Mixed. Suitable for rock gardens and low edgings Each: pkt. 25c Many bright colors. Petals have toothed edges : pkt. 15c Shades of salmon, rose, red. Superb flowers. Much superior to the old Japanese pinks pkt. 10c

Rich colors and markings. Fringed flowers somewhat like Sweet William

but larger é pkt. 10c Splendid assortment of colors. Deeply fringed flowers. Rich aye pkt.

888980098980

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are easily available through your dealer

Name on Packet

Pinks, Gaiety, Single Mixed

Platycodon ¢grand- iflora Blue

Poppy, American Legion

Poppy, Double Shirley, Sweet Briar

Poppy, Double Shirley Mixed

| Poppy, Single Shirley Mixed

Poppy, Orientale Hardy Red

Poppy, Orientale Hybrids ;

Poppy, Orientale Salmon Shades

Portulaca, Double Mixed

Portulaca, Single Mixed

_ Primrose, Showy Evening

Primula mala- coides,New Baby

- Primula veris Mixed

Ranunculus, Morse’s Mam- moth Double Mixed

Rudbeckia bicolor superba

Rudbeckia, Starlight

Salpiglossis, Large Flowered Mixed

Salvia, Bonfire

Salvia farinacea, Blue Bedder

Salvia patens

Salvia splendens

Scabiosa caucasica

Scabiosa columbaria

Scabiosa, Dwarf Heavenly Blue

Scabiosa, Giant Annual

Scarlet Flax

Scarlet Runner Bean

Schizanthus, Dr. Badger’s . Hybrids

Sensitive Plant

Shasta Daisy, Alaska

Sidalcea, New Hybrids

Other Names

Dianthus heddewigii

Chinese Bell Flower

Papaver rhoeas

« G a a 7] .)

Moss Rose; Sun Plant

Moss Rose;

Sun Plant Oenothera lamarckiana Baby Primrose Primula polyanthus;

Bunch Primrose Buttercup

Cone Flower

Cone Flower

Painted Tongue

Flowering Sage; Scarlet Sage

Flowering Sage

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6 a

Pincushion Flower

e a a a a @

Linum grandiflorum rubrum

Phaseolus coccineus

Poor Man’s Orchid

Mimosa pudica

Chrysanthemum leu- canthemum hy- bridum maximum

Greek Mallow

Snapdragon,Com-e| Anxtirrhinum nanum

pact Bedding (Rust Resistant)

See “Tey to

Symbols”’

h-A

h-A

h-A

t-P used as annual

hh-P

t-P

t-P h-P

h-P h-A

h-A

h-A h-A

h-A

h-A

h-P

h-P

h-A

Ht.

12 in.

18 in. 18 in.

18 in.

18 in. 18 in. 216 ft. 214 ft. 40 in. 6 in. 6 in. 214 ft. 16 in. 6 in.

10 in.

DRE

18 in,

Ly

Colors— Suggestions— Prices

Gay colors, rich markings. Fringed petals. Fragrant. Delightful in the border pkt. 15c

Flowers of steel-blue with sparkling sheen, cup shaped with pointed petals. Excellent in the border or semi-shaded rock garden pkt. 15c

Single flowers. Sow in beds pkt. 10c

pkt. 10c

Dazzling scarlet with white cross at center. by themselves or in groups in the border

Charming double and semi-double pink flowers

Colors are pink, bright scarlet, and white. Graceful double and semi- double flowers produced over a long season pkt. 10c

Shades of pink and rose, bright scarlet, carmine-red. Large flowers pro-

duced over long season pkt. 10c Glowing scarlet. A gorgeous splash of color in garden or border

pkt. 15c

Mostly red, with some white, rose, salmon, and orange. Large cup-

shaped flowers. Long stems. Fern-like foliage pkt. 15c

Fine new color development in Oriental Poppy. Gorgeous blossoms,

spring to late summer pkt. 25c Superb blend of gay colors. High percentage of doubles and semi-doubles pkt. 15c

Gay colors. Useful ground cover in dry sunny spots; at home in rock garden pkt. 10c Brilliant yellow. Interesting twilight bloomer pkt. 15c Deep rosy lilac. Solid flowers. An improved variety pkt. 50c

Clusters of flowers on pkt. 50c

Yellow, orange, and red tones. Compact plants. Large double and semi-double flowers. Very attractive in hardy border in early summer pkt. 25c

Shades of lavender, red, maroon, yellow, white. wiry stems. Rock garden or low border

Cone shaped brown centers; golden petals, velvety brown spots at base. Excellent as cut flower, or in clumps in border pkt. 15c

Large flowered, semi-double. Primrose-yellow to mahogany, some bi- colored. Long stems for cutting. Good background plant. All-America Award, 1942 pkt. 15c

Large lily-like flowers on long wiry stalks rising from low base of leaves

pkt. 10c

Bright red. Especially pretty with dark green or white background : pkt. 25c Pale, cloudy blue, tubular flowers on tall slender spikes. Desirable for cutting pkt. 50c One of finest indigo blue flowers. Long flower spikes. Plants bushy. Attractive in border pkt. 50c

Scarlet. Large flowered early strain of this vigorous old favorite pkt. 50c

Blooms through the pkt. 50c

Separate colors: Lavender; Pink. Plants more dwarf and spreading than Caucasica type. Finely cut foliage Each: pkt. 50c

All-America Award, 1940. Clear lavender blue. Dwarf bushy plants. For low borders pkt. 15c

Large double blossoms about 2 in. across. Peach blossom, Red, and

Rose, each: pkt. 15c Lavender blue (BLUE MOON) and Mixed, each: pkt. 10c Bright glossy red. Graceful in clumps in the border.

Lavender blue. Attractive flowers on long stems. summer

Excellent rock

garden plant pkt. 10c Bright red, pea-shaped flowers. Splendid ornamental climber which gives good shade. Beans good for table use pkt. 10c

Flowers like tiny butterflies in pastel shades with dainty markings. A beautiful collection pkt. 25c

Leaves droop and fold when touched. Interesting in outdoor summer garden or as pot plant. Small pink flowers. pkt. 15c

White. Flowers extra large with yellow centers. Somewhat later in blooming than regular strain. Splendid where season is long

pkt. 15c Odd shaped blooms in pink and rose shades on long spikes. Stately plants. Useful for tall backgrounds and as a cut flower pkt. 25c

Rich golden bronze, flushed rose (BRONZE); delicate rose (LIGHT SALMON PINK). Plants dwarf and compact. Free blooming. Our introduction Each: pkt. 25c

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You'll find many exquisite flower varieties -

ih SIO SS

Hundreds of thousands of Ferry’s Seed packets are filled with Cuthbertson sweet pea seed from fields like this. This is a Ferry-Morse seed production field in California. At right: Frank G. Cuthbertson who developed this new type of sweet pea

Name on Packet

Snapdragon, Giant Bedding, (Rust-Resistant)

Snapdragon, Tall Maximum (Rust-Resistant)

Snow-on-the- mountain

Statice sinuata

Stock, Beauty of Nice

Stock, Early Beauty of Nice Carmine Rose

Stock, Double Dwarf Ten Weeks

Stock, Giant Imperial

Stock, Giant Winter, Mixed

Stokesia cyanea

Strawflower, Mixed

Sunflower, Double Sun Gold

Sunflower, Red and Gold

Sunflower, Miniature

Other Names

Antirrhinum majus

Antirrhinum maximum

Euphorbia variegata Sea Lavender

Maitthiola incana

“ « a « a “

Brompton Stock; Matthiola incana

Perennial Cornflower Helichrysum

Helianthus

See

“Key to Symbols”

h-A

Ht.

Dit

Catt:

PD ries

2 ft.

16 to 18 in.

18 in.

12 in.

Colors—Suggestions— Prices

Pink (ROSALIE); Crimson (PADRE); White (SHASTA); Yellow (YEL- LOW JACKET); and Mixed. Strong growing. Our own special strains bred to resist rust Separate colors, Each: pkt. 25c

Mixed: pkt. 15c

Copper (COPPER QUEEN); Crimson (CRIMSON KING); Pink (PINK SENSATION); White (ALASKA); Yellow (YELLOW GIANT); and Mixed. Huge spikes. Requires staking. Our own strains Each: pkt. 25c

Foliage bright green and silvery-white. Adds interest and contrast to flower border pkt. 15c

True Blue; White; and Mixed. Stiff stalks bear dense groups of blos- soms in graduated rows. Dainty winter bouquets Each: pkt. 15c

Canary Yellow; Chamois (AURORA); Crimson; Lavender; Light Pink; Mauve; Old Rose; Purple; Rose Pink (ROSE OF NICE); Salmon Rose; White; and Mixed. Follows Ten Weeks class in season of bloom. Plants pyramidal

Separate colors, each: pkt. 15c Mixed: pkt. 10c

Our own 1941 introduction. Weeks earlier than regular Beauty of Nice. Sure to bloom. New, attractive color pkt. 1l5c

Bright Pink; Canary Yellow; Crimson; Lavender; Mauve; Purple; White; and Mixed. Excellent for edgings or low beds Separate colors, each: pkt. 15c Mixed: pkt. 10c

Outstanding strains forcutting. Antique Copper; Carmine Rose; Chamois; Crimson; Dark Purple (ELK’S PRIDE); Golden Rose; Lavender; Mauve; Old Rose; Rose Pink; Salmon Rose; White (SANTA MARIA); Yellow (GOLDEN BALL); and Mixed. Long stems. Large flowers.

Separate colors, each: pkt. 15c Mixed: pkt. 10c

Huge spikes. Late blooming. Use in open only in mild climates pkt. 50c

¢.

Beautiful light blue flowers, about 3 inches across, resembling single corn- flower or single Aster. Long, firm stems ideal for cutting pkt. 50c

Brilliant and soft colors of Helichrysum. Double pompon flowers. Best of all Everlastings for winter bouquets pkt. 10c

Quilled petals in solid hemisphere of bright yellow. Tall background

flower pkt. 15c Petals crimson and yellow; center deep red. Useful background flower pkt. 15c

Yellow petals around a small dark disc. Bushy branching plant. Three- inch flowers on long stems pkt. 15c

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in your dealer's Ferry Display

Sweet William, Single

SWEET PEAS, CUTHBERTSON. Large, abundant, fra- grant flowers. Long stems. Vigorous vine growth, causing them to succeed where other Sweet Peas fail because of summer heat. Lovely colors: Coline (scarlet), Evelyn

(salmon cream pink), Frank G. (lavender), Janet (white,

black seeded),

Lois (rose pink),

Package containing 6 packets

Blue Bonnet

and Tommy (blue).

Sunflower, Double Sun Gold (See page 28)

SWEET PEAS, EARLY FLOWERING. Huge waved flowers. Bright colors. For winter bloom in California and the South; for early summer bloom where summers are hot. Package containing 6 packets

SWEET PEAS, SUMMER FLOWERING. Lovely col- ors. For localities where summers are fairly cool. Package containing 6 packets

If you need help in raising Sweet Peas, send for ‘‘Sweet Peas and How to Grow Them’?

See Name on Packet Other Names “Key to Ht. Symbols”’

Sweet Peas, Early | Lathyrus h-A 3 ft Flowering or Spencer more

Sweet Peas, “ 3 ft. Summer h-A or Flowering more Spencer

Sweet Peas, £ h-A 3 ft. Cuthbertson or

more

Sweet Pea, Lathyrus latifolius Perennial

Sweet William, Dianthus barbatus h-B 6 to 8 in. Doubie Dwarf Mixed

Sweet William, £ a h-B Dette. Double Mixed

Sweet William, & nM! h-B 2 ft. Single

Sweet Wivelsfield | Dianthus h-A 15 in

Tagetes signata Single Dwarf Mari- h-A 10 in pumila gold

Texas Lupin texensis h-A 12 in.

Colors—Suggestions—Prices

Separate colors: Blue; Cream-pink; Lavender; Rose-pink; Scarlet; White; and Mixed. For winter bloom in California and the South plant in fall; for early summer bloom where summers are hot plant in very early spring pkt. 10c

Blue, Cream-pink; Lavender; Rose-pink; Scarlet; White; and Superb Mixed. Freer blooming and longer stemmed than early varieties. Use wcie summers are fairly cool Each: pkt. 10c

Blue (TOMMY); Blush pink (HELEN); Bright rose crimson (DAVID); Chamois (CONNIE); Clear cerise (CATHERINE); clear pink (CAR- OL); Clear salmon pink (FRANCES); Cream, black seeded (MAR- ION); Crimson (KENNETH); Lavender (FRANK G.); Light blue (HAZEL): Light carmine (BILLY); Maroon (LIZA); Mauve (JES- SIE); Navy blue (DANNY); Rose carmine (FLORA); Rose cream pink (KATIE); Rose pink (LOIS); Salmon cream pink (EVELYN); Scarlet (COLINE); White, black seeded (JANET); White, white seeded (JENNIE), and Mixed Each: pkt. 15c

See Perennial Sweet Pea, page 25

Abundant blossoms of very bright shades on compact low-growing plants. Attractive for bedding or edging pkt. 15c

Dainty shades. Not so showy, but longer in flower than the Single type pkt. 15c

Salmon Pink (PINK BEAUTY); Bright Scarlet (SCARLET BEAU- - and Mixed. Fine rounded clusters, 3 or 4 in. across. Especially

good to follow tulips Separate colors, Each; pkt. 15c Mixed: pkt. 10c

Red and pink. Similar to Sweet William but plants are smaller. Fra- grant. For edging or for cutting pkt. 15c

Small, golden yellow flowers on bushy plants. Idealforedging pkt. 25c

Rich deep blue; heart-shaped rose-pink eye. Prefers cool weather. Good in dry locations pkt. 10c

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Johnny-jump-ups — delighttully difterent

Name on Packet

Thermopsis caroliniana

Thunbergia alata, |

Mixed

Tithonia

Verbena

Verbena Hybrida Mammoth

Vinca rosea

Viola cornuta

Viola, Large Flowered Mixed

Viola, Blue Elf

Viola, Helen Mount

Virginian Stock

Wild Garden Mixture

|

Other Names

| False Lupin

Black Eyed Susan

Tithonia speciosa; Mexican Sunflower

Verbena hybrida

Verbena gigantea

Vinea rosea; Periwinkle

Tufted Pansy

Viola cornuta

Viola cornuta bicolor Johnny-jump-up

Viola cornuta bicolor Johnny-jump-up

Malcomia

Old Fashioned Garden Flowers

See

““Key to Symbols”’

h-P

t-P

t-P

t= used as annual

t-P used as annual

t=e used as annual

h-P

h-P

h-P

h-A h-A

Ht.

114 ft.

4 ft.

6 ft.

8 in.

(ee)

in.

15 in.

6 in.

6 in.

6 to 24in.

Vinca rosea—an all-around satisfactory annual

Colors— Suggestions— Prices

Long spikes of golden yellow blossoms resembling Lupin. Useful for low borders and rock gardens pkt. 25c

Blossoms white through buff to deep orange with solid black centers Twines or climbs. Use as annual for window box, ground cover in sun, or to overhang bank pkt. 15¢c

Vivid orange-scarlet flowers; odd-shaped leaves. Annual in North; peren- nial in mild climates. Early flowering strain pkt. 15c

Scarlet (DEFIANCE); Fine Mixed (superb blend). Good-sized blos- soms. Rock gardens, low borders, window boxes Each: pkt. 15c

Separate colors: Blue with white eye; Pink (LUMINOSA); Scarlet (LU- CIFER); White; and Mixed. Large flowering strain with fine round- ed blossom clusters Each: pkt. 25c

Rose; White; White with Rose center; and Mixed. Very satisfactory for bedding and borders. Foliage free from insects Separate colors, each: pkt. 25c; Mixed, pkt. 15c

Deep violet blue (JERSEY GEM); Light blue (BLUE PERFECTION); White. (WHITE PERFECTION); Yellow; and Mixed. One of the best edging plants for border or rock garden

Separate colors, each: pkt. 50c; Mixed: pkt. 15c

Ruby, bronze, blue, golden yellow and many unusual shades. Special formula blend of choice large flowered Violas pkt. 50c

Small blossoms with upper petals deep violet-blue, lower petals lighter, gold eye, black markings. New, distinct variety of our own introduc- tion. Ideal for rock gardens, window boxes, edgings in semi-shade. Best treated as annual pkt. 25c

Gold and purple. Dwarf plants covered with tiny blossoms., Our own growing : Red and white. Rock garden, bedding, edging pkt. 10c

Splendid mixture of kinds and colors for interesting border planting pkt. 10c

Verbena, Scarlet (DEFIA NCE)

BORDER AND WINDOW BOX COLLECTION. Petunia (two shades), Verbena Fine Mixed, Harmony Marigold, Golden Gleam Nasturtium, Blue Bedder Ageratum. Enough seed for a generous border and several window boxes. Package containing 6 packets 75c

30

pkt. 25c .

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Large Flowered Zinntas

Zinnias—gay and easy to grow

Lilliput or Pompon Zinmias

Ferry-Morse Zinnias are unexcelled. Our seed breeders are working continuously to develop beautiful new colors and to perfect existing forms

Name on Packet Other Names

Zinnia, Giants of | Youth-and-Old-Age

California

Zinnia, £ & Giant Dahlia Flowered

‘Zinnia, Giant & Gs

| Double Mixed

Zinnia, Double Cut-and-come again

|| Elegans, Mixed

Zinnia, Double Youth-and-Old-Age

Fantasy Mixed

Zinnia, Cupid Improved Red Rid- Tiny Tim ing Hood

\Zinnia, Lilliput Youth-and-Old-Age or Pompon

Zinnia, Mexicana | Mexican Zinnia Hybrids :

| Zinnia, Navajo Gaillardia Flowered Mixed

Zinnia, All-Giant | Youth-and-Old-Age Indian Summer Mixture

Zinnia, All-Giant ie 2 Pastel Mixture Zinnia, Super « :

Crown o’Gold Pastel Tints

See

“Key to Symbols’’

h-A

h-A

h-A

h-A

Ht. Colors— Suggestions— Prices

2% ft. | Bright pink (BRIGHTNESS); Bright Rose (CHERRY QUEEN);

Canary Yellow (DAFFODIL); Rich Yellow (GOLDEN QUEEN); Lavender (LAVENDER GEM); Soft Pink (MISS WILLMOTT); Orange (ORANGE KING); White (PURITY); Soft Rose (ROSE QUEEN); Scarlet (SCARLET GEM); Purple (VIOLET QUEEN). Our own improved strains Each: pkt. 10c

214 ft. | Light Yellow (CANARY BIRD); Crimson (CRIMSON MONARCH IMPROVED); Golden Yellow (GOLDEN DAWN); Lavender (DREAM); Light Rose (EXQUISITE); Orange and Gold (ORIOLE); Purple (PURPLE PRINCE); Rich purple (ROYAL PURPLE); Scarlet (SCARLET FLAME); White (POLAR BEAR). Our own

improved strains Each: pkt. 10c 2% ft. | A blend of some of the best colors of Giants of California and Giant Dahlia Flowered pkt. 10c

Dette Flowers about 24% in. diameter. Dome shaped with petals overlapped Each: pkt. 15c Dili Red, rose, orange, yellow. Delightful novelty pkt. 15c

12 in. Gay scarlet. Compact plants and small flowers. An edging gem and a fine cut flower pkt. 15c

16 in. | Canary Yellow; Crimson; Flesh; Golden Gem; Lilac Gem; Valencia Orange; Purple Gem; Rosebud; Salmon Gem; Scarlet; White; and Mixed. Charming for low borders and cutting Separate colors, each: pkt. 15c Mixed: pkt. 10c

12 in. | Yellow, orange, mahogany. Exquisite colors and form. Some single,

some double pkt. 15c 18 in. Medium sized, double flowers. Odd markings and brilliant hues, resem- bling an Indian rug pkt. 15c

21% ft. Crimson, flame-scarlet, cherry, golden-yellow, and burnished copper. Superb cut flowers. Blended for those who like bright colors

pkt. 10c

2% ft. | Pink, lavender, primrose, soft yellow, and white. Superb cutting flowers blended for those who prefer soft colors pkt. 10c

21% ft. Blend of soft, pretty colors. Huge, double blossoms. Each petal overlaid at base with deep golden yellow. Fine for cutting pkt. 10c

ZINNIAS, GIANT FLOWERED. Colors selected for brilliance and harmony.

Our own superb, fully double strains. Package containing 6 packets

Ferry-Morse vegetable seeds

NOTE! “Days to table size’”’ means length of time from date of planting to the time when the vegetables are ready to eat in the climate of southern Michigan. In most cases the reference is to seed planting; in the case of broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauli- flower, celery, egg plant, pepper, and tomato, length of time starts with the date the plants are set in the open ground.

*suitadle for quick freezing -

A small home garden in the early stages. A border of flowers adds to its attractiveness

LL

Name

ARTICHOKE Green Globe

ASPARAGUS

*Mary Washington (Rust Resistant)

BEANS—BUSH WAX POD *Pencil Pod Wax

*Round Pod Kidney Wax

*Stringless Kidney Wax Sure Crop Wax Top Notch Golden Wax

BEANS—BUSH GREEN POD

*Bountiful Broad Improved Long Pod (Fava Bean, Horse Bean) Dwarf Horticultural Ferry’s Plentiful French Horticultural Full Measure Giant Stringless Green Pod Stringless Black Valentine Stringless Green Pod (Landreth’s) Stringless Red Valentine *Stringless Refugee *Tendergreen

Tennessee Green Pod

White Half Runner

Days to

Table Size

2 yrs.

2 yrs.

55

58 53

150

Description—Points You Want to Know—Prices

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Deep green, globe-shaped flower heads. Does best in mild climates. Fleshy bud scales are the part eaten , pkt. 10c

| Large, firm, green shoots. Very fine flavor. Recently developed rust resistant strain

pkt. 10c

Pods bright yellow, round, fleshy, 514 to 6 in. long. Brittle. Tender. Desirable for home —

garden as well as for market carton 15c Waxy light yellow pods, 5% to 6 in. long. Desirable for home garden as well as canning carton 15c

Large, fleshy, round pods of rich, creamy yellow. Excellent quality and flavor carton 15c Long, flat, meaty pods, 6 to 614 in. long. Large sturdy plants. Very popular carton 15c

Pods attractive, clear golden yellow, 44% to 544 in. long. Flat-oval. Fleshy. Brittle carton 15c |

Abundant, straight, broad pods 6 to 7 in. long. Popular flat-podded green bean carton l5c |

Plants very large and erect. Pods glossy green, broad and very thick. Desirable for green

shells carton 15c © Pods 5 to 5% in. long, wide and flat at snap stage, becoming almost round at green shell | stage. Desirable for green shell and snaps carton 15c Outstanding variety of our own introduction. All-America Award, 1939. Very productive. ~ Long straight flat pods. Excellent quality and flavor carton 15c Vigorous, semi-running bush bean much preferred in New England States. Good for green | shells as well as snaps carton 15c

Round, fleshy, brittle pods 6 to 64% in. long. Very satisfactory main crop variety carton 15c —

Pods 6 to 6% in. long; round, fleshy, brittle. Good yielder. Fine for canning as well as for —

the table carton 15c Improved form of old Black Valentine. Round, dark green pods carton 15c Round pods 54% in. long, fleshy and tender. Unusually fine flavor carton 15c Fleshy pods 41% to 5 in. long. Entirely stringless strain of the old dependable Red Valen- tine carton 15c_ Pods very uniform, 5 to 5% in. long. Young pods particularly valuable for canning and pickling whole carton 15¢_ Fleshy round pods about 7 in. long. Light green. Fairly new variety of real merit carton 15c_ Pods 6 to 7 in. long, broad; stringless in snap stage. Splendid quality. Our introduction carton 15c Round fleshy pods about 4 in. long. Bushy vine with short runners. Pods of good quality’ when young; dry beans good for baking. Unusual flavor carton 15c

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Name

)3EANS—FOR DRY USE | White Navy or Michelite

Red Kidney

|)BEANS—POLE WAX POD Kentucky Wonder Wax

\BEANS—POLE GREEN POD Blue Lake

| *Bursger’s Green Pod Stringless

*Early Blue Lake Improved Missouri Wonder

*Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead)

'*Kentucky Wonder, Rust Resistant (Brown Seeded)

Lazy Wife

| London Horticultural McCaslan Pole

' Morse’s Pole No. 191 Oregon Giant Scarlet Runner

Scotia or Striped Creaseback

St. Louis Perfection White

*White Creaseback (Blue Lake)

*White Seeded Kentucky Wonder (Burger’s Green Pod Stringless)

BEANS—DWARF LIMA

*Burpee’s Improved Bush Dwarf Large White

Early Market

*Fordhook Bush (Potato Lima) *Fordhook No. 242 *I[enderson’s Bush (Baby Lima) Jackson Wonder Bush

*Thorogreen

BEANS—POLE LIMA *Challenger or Fordhook Pole

Florida Butter, Speckled *King of the Garden

Large Speckled or Christmas

Days to Table Size

95

100

67

65 63

55 66 65 65 74 70 65 63 70 90 72 65 65

63

75 78

68

75 76 65 66

65

92 85 88

90

for better home gardens

Description—Points You Want to Know—Prices

Plants large with tendency to form runners. Hardy. Prolific. Beans ripen uniformly. The common white bean of commerce carton 15c

Seeds kidney shaped. Rich deep red. Standard commercial variety carton 15c Pods thick and wide. Good climber. Heavily productive

carton 15c

Same as White Creaseback Same as White Seeded Kentucky Wonder

carton 15c carton 15c

Earlier than original strain, and vines shorter and more slender. Desirable in sections where season is short, or for early market carton 15c

Seeds medium’ size, flattened, kidney shaped. Unsurpassed as green shell beans carton 15c

Best quality green pole bean carton 15c

Considerable resistance to bean

Slender, dark green pods often 10 in. long hang in clusters.

Similar to Kentucky Wonder, but foliage slightly darker. rust. Our introduction carton 15c

Good climber. Heavily productive. Pods medium green, 6 to 6% in. long, fleshy, Excellent for snaps, green shell, and dry shell use carton 15c

Pods 6 in. long, straight, thick, green splashed with crimson. Excellent for green shells : carton 15c

Pods 8 in. long, medium green, slightly flattened, fleshy, of good quality. White seeds. Fine for snaps and dry shell use carton 15c

Definite resistance to rust. Dark green pods 7 to 9 in. long. White seeds. mended for sections where rust is prevalent. Our introduction

Strongly recom- carton 15c

Pods 8 in. long and % to 3% in. wide. Used principally in northern section of Pacific Coast carton 15c

(See page 27 for carton 15c

Fine to grow among . carton 15c

White seeds, very good for baking when dry. Young pods good for snaps. Kentucky Wonder quality. Our introduction carton 15c

Tender, fleshy pods about 54 in. long; dry beans clear white. Green beans fine for snaps; dry beans for baking carton 15c

Long, dark green pods for snaps; seeds good for baking. Grown principally in Southern Cali- fornia carton 15c

Dark green pods 6 in. long desirable for snaps. Green shell beans very good. decorative use)

Abundant light green round pods about 6 in. long, fine grained, tender. rows of corn

carton 15c

Standard large-seeded carton 15c

Plants large, heavily productive. Four large, thick beans to a pod Pods 4% in. long; 3 to 4 large, thick beans; dry beans white, flat. lima

Smooth dark green pods; mostly 3 large flat beans to the pod. Very early and prolific. Fine for home and market. Developed by U. S. Department of Agriculture. All-America Award carton 15c

Pods 4 to 414 in. long. Three to four seeds. Dry beans white, very plump. The finest quality lima bean carton 15c

Large thick beans, 3 or 4 to the pod. Easy to shell. Finest flavor. Developed by U. S. De- partment of Agriculture. All-America Award carton 15c

Pods small; 3 to 4 small flat seeds; dry beans white. Popular in North because of earliness. Excellent quality carton 15c

Pods medium size. Four to five fairly thick, large beans. Dry beans marked brownish-red. Popular in South carton 15c

Similar to Henderson’s Bush but seed coat and seed interior greenish. Attractive for can- ning carton 15c

New. Extremely heavy producer. Plants 10 to 15 ft. tall. Pods 5 to 6in. long. Contain 4 to 6 large thick green beans carton 15c

Pods in clusters. Beans buff, spotted reddish brown. Popular and dependable in South carton 15c

Improved form of Large carton 15c

Pods large, about 6 in. long. Four'to five large, thick, white seeds. White Lima

Broad flat pods contain large flat beans of creamy green with deep red or maroon markings. Needs long growing season carton 15c

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Follow early radishes or lettuce with

Name

BEANS—Pole Lima (Cont.)

Small White (Carolina or Sieva)

BEET—TABLE Crosby’s Egyptian

Detroit Dark Red

Early Blood Turnip Early Wonder Green Top Bunching

Long Dark Blood (Above Ground)

Perfected Detroit Tall Top Early Wonder

BEET—MANGEL WURZEL Danish Red Giant Ecken- dorf Danish Yellow Giant Eckendorf Giant Half Sugar, Green Top

Giant Half Sugar, Rose Top

Mammoth Long Red

BROCCOLI

Cauliflower type *De Cicco

*Green Sprouting

Rapa

BRUSSELS SPROUTS *Lon¢ Island Improved

CABBAGE, FIRST EARLY Charleston or Large Wakefield Copenhagen Market Early Jersey Wakefield Golden Acre

Jersey Queen Resistant Detroit

CABBAGE, MEDIUM EARLY

All Head Early All Head Select Ferry’s Round Dutch

Globe Glory of Enkhuizen

Marion Market

Midseason Market

Days to Table Size

78

58 60

60 58 58

90

62 60

120 120 120 120

120

60

70

60

90

Description—Points You Want to Know—Prices

Pods 3% in. long; 3 to 4 small seeds of splendid quality. Known as Pole Butter Bean of the South carton 15c

Lighter in color than Detroit Dark Red. Round, flattened. Excellent for early beets and

greens. Famous for sweetness pkt. 10c Deep rich red; globe-shaped. Very little zoning. Tender and delicious. Best all-purpose beet; the standard of excellence in table beets. Our introduction pkt. 10c

Flesh bright red. Tops somewhat coarse. Quick-grower which many gardeners like pkt. 10c Flattened globe shape. Deep purplish-red, zoned lighter. Good home garden beet pkt. 10c

Early and attractive. Foliage keeps fresh color well into fall. Roots almost round. Interior color bright blood red. Our introduction pkt. 10c

Long slender roots of dark purplish-red. Best table beet for field culture. Splendid keeper

pkt. 10c

A fine strain of Detroit Dark Red with longer bright green tops pkt. 10c Early beet of Crosby type with specially large tops. Suitable both for root use and for greens pkt. 10c

Roots very large, thick, cylindrical. Red above, rose below ground. Grows largely above ground pkt. 10c

Roots light yellow, tinged with green above ground. Aside from color same as Danish Red Giant Eckendorf pkt. 10c

Roots long ovoid, grayish white with light green shoulder. Flesh white pkt. 10c

Roots long oval, tapered. Grayish white with rose colored shoulder. Flesh white, rich in sugar pkt. 10c

Large, spindle-shaped roots, straight and thick. Grow 4 to ¥% out of ground. Light red. Flesh white tinged rose pkt. 10c

(See Cauliflower, Winter)

Plants medium tall, light green. Very early and of excellent quality pkt. 10c

Plants 3 to 4 ft. tall. Many sprouts about 5 in. long end in heads of deep green buds. Use in bud stage. Cook only 15 to 20 minutes pkt. 10c

Leaves and small heads make excellent greens. Cut just before heads start to bloom. Sow seed very early in spring. Quick growing pkt. 10c

Produce a high percentage of side shoots.

Plants about 20 in. tall. Many firm little heads an inch or two in diameter. Very satisfactory for home gardens for fall and early winter use pkt. 10c

Large pointed heads. One of the best for Southern home gardens pkt. 10c

Uniformly round heads. Interior white, very solid. Plants compact for setting close together in garden pkt. 10c

Pointed heads, small and firm. Earliest pointed variety. Plants compact for small garden

planting , pkt. 10c Similar to Copenhagen Market, but heads are smaller. Earliest round headed rare pkt. 10c Yellows Resistant Early Jersey Wakefield pkt. 10c —

Yellows Resistant type of Golden Acre. Uniform round heads. Our introduction pkt. 10c

Firm flat heads, weighing 6 to 7 Ibs. Especially good for kraut Yellows Resistant All Head Early pkt. 10c

Heads about 6 in. in diameter, round and firm. Very good second-early cabbage. Our in- troduction pkt. 10c

Yellows Resistant Glory of Enkhuizen Large, round, firm heads. Good main crop selection for home garden. Fine for see ie

pkt. 10c

Yellows Resistant strain of Copenhagen Market. Produces normal crop on infected soils

where non-resistant strains fail

Large round head. Splendid variety to follow one of the First Earlies. Our introducionm pkt. 10c

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pkt. 10c —

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‘a row of compact-heading cabbage

Broccoli, Green Sprouting — among the first on the list Cabbage, Early Jersey Wakefield —ideally suited to | in healthful vitamins home garden planting because of compactness Days to Name vable Description— Points You Want to Know—Prices 1ze

\CABBAGE,MEDIUM EARLY

(Cont.) § Slow Bolting Flat Dutch 90 Popular on the Pacific Coast. Heads will stand a long time after maturity without bolting to | seed. Our introduction pkt 10c ) Stein’s Flat Dutch 95 Heads large and flat but deep and firm pkt. 10c Succession 84 Large, flat, deep heads. Very dependable for late summer and fall use pkt. 10c Wisconsin All Seasons 90 Large flattened head. Excellent quality. Especially valuable in localities infected with (Yellows Resistant) cabbage yellows pkt. 10c CABBAGE, LATE Danish Ballhead 100 Large flattened globe-shaped heads. Very firm and solid. One of best late cabbages pkt. 10c Ferry’s Hollander 105 Medium sized round heads. Firm and solid. Wonderful quality. Best variety for home gardeners to plant for winter storage. Our introduction pkt. 10c Ferry’s Premium Late 100 Large, flat, deep, firm heads. Reliable keeper. Much used for kraut. Our introduction Flat Dutch pkt. 10c Mammoth Rock Red 90 I-arge head. Appetizing color. Tender. Good flavor. Fine for pickling and salads. Our intro- duction pkt. 10c Oakview Ballhead 110 A larger, heavier head than Ferry’s Hollander; otherwise similar. Our introduction pkt. 10c Penn State Ballhead 100 Attractive, flattened, globe-shaped heads. Excellent for winter storage. Fine for phrk 6 pkt. Cc Round Red Dutch (Early) 80 Deep red, round, solid heads weighing 3 to 5 Ibs pkt. 10c Savoy, Chieftain 88 Flattened globe-shaped. Crumpled leaves. Outstanding quality. Our introduction; All- America Award 1938 pkt. 10c Wisconsin Hollander 100 Yellows Resistant. Developed out of Ferry’s Hollander. Splendid for storage and ue pkt. 10c CARDOON Large Smooth 180 Grown for fleshy leaf stalks or midribs. Plants about three feet tall, grayish-green. Leaves frequently tied to hasten blanching pkt. 10c CARROT Danvers (Half Long) 75 Roots longer than Red Cored Chantenay, taper to blunt point. Fine color and savor ae pkt. 10c French Forcing (Earliest 60 Earliest and smallest carrot grown. Almost round pkt. 10c Short Horn) Imperator 77 Cylindrical, well-stumped roots, about 8 inches long at maturity. Deep orange color. Popu- ; lar bunching variety for shipping in California and the South pkt. 10c Long Orange Improved 85 Long, slender, pointed. Good for table when young, for stock when matured pkt. 10c Morse’s Bunching Hi Long, almost cylindrical roots. Splendid for the garden as well as for shipping. Our intro- duction pkt. 10c *Nantes, Strong Top 68 Flesh bright orange; cylindrical; no core; fine sweet flavor. A strain of the true Nantes bred for stems and tops that do not break off so easily as the old type. Our introduction pkt. 10c Ox Heart or Guerande 80 Broad, stocky, heart-shaped; 4% to 5 in. long. Good table carrot when young, for stock feed when mature. Especially adapted to clay soils pkt. 10c

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More than 90 years with but one objective—

Days to = Name Table Description—Points You Want to Know—Prices Size CARROT (Cont.) *Red Cored Chantenay 70 Rich, orange-red clear to center. Tapers to blunt end. Sweet, tender. Outstanding favorite. Our introduction pkt. 10c *Supreme Half Long 75 Refined strain of Danvers. Small core. Deep attractive color. Tender, sweet, fine flavor. Our introduction. Special mention, 1937 All-America Selections pkt. 10c *Touchon 68 Similar to Nantes, but with greater length and stronger tops. Excellent quality for home and market garden : pkt. 10c CAULIFLOWER *Early Snowball ‘‘A’’ 55 Super Snowball type. Short-leaved type well adapted for greenhouse forcing or early market. Heads medium size, snow white, deep, smooth, compact. Our introduction pkt. 10c *Snowball ‘‘X”’ 60 Snowdrift type. Large, solid white heads of fine quality. Recommended for use where weather conditions are unfavorable for growing earlier maturing strain. Ourintroduction pkt. 10c Winter 120 Large, white, solid heads of excellent quality. Plants hardy, vigorous, and easily grown where winters are mild. Strains differing in maturity dates from November to April have been developed. Our introductions pkt. 10c CELERIAC Large Smooth Prague 110 Large, round, smooth tubers; very tender. For celery flavor in soups, stews, and salads pkt. 10c CELERY Dwarf Golden Yellow 115 Compact growth. Thick solid stalks that blanch to clear waxen yellow. Popular because Self Blanching of earliness and fine flavor pkt. 10c Easy Blanching 110 Splendid early variety. Blanches readily. Vigorous, compact growth pkt. 10c Emperor or Fordhook 135 Stems thick and round. Fine for late fall use and winter storage pkt. 10c Ferry’s Pascal 120 Large, compact, green-leaved. Stalks blanch to yellowish-white. Unsurpassed flavor pkt. 10c Golden Detroit 115 Plants compact, full-hearted. Stems 7 to 8 in. long; blanch easily; free from strings. Our introduction pkt. 10c Golden Plume or 110 Thick, solid stalks that blanch readily. Finest quality. Very desirable for homeuse pkt. 10c Wonderful Soup or Cutting 120 Tops grow rapidly, furnishing cuttings all season. For cooking and seasoning, not for blanching pkt. 10c Superplume |= 110 An improved Golden Plume, excellent to store for fall and winter use. Our lntrogueney pkt. 10c Supreme Golden | 105 An outstanding new strain of the Golden Yellow Self Blanching type. Our inbrodne noe pkt. 10c Tall Golden Yellow Self | 105 Fairly tall, compact, firm stalks that blanch readily. Early pkt. 10c Blanching Tall Non-Bolting Golden 115 Recommended for sections where unfavorable conditions cause ordinary strains to bolt. Plume Otherwise similar to Golden Plume, but later. Our introduction pkt. 10c Utah 130 The most popular green celery. Fine flavor pkt. 10c White Plume 115 Stalks and foliage blanch readily to snowy white. Valuable for early market pkt. 10e Winter Queen Upeeae Moderately dwarf, erect, compact, with solid heart. Best winter variety pkt. 10c

Sweet Corn, Golden Cross Bantam Chinese cabbage, Michihli (pronounced Mish-heé-lee), a new Ferry- Morse development

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Name

| CHERVIL Curled

CHICORY Asparagus or Catalogna

Large Rooted or Coffee Magdeberg Witloof or French Endive

CHINESE CABBAGE Chihli

Michihli Wong Bok

‘CHIVES

‘COLLARDS

Cabbage or Heading (Buncombe)

Georgia, Southern, or Creole

‘CORN, SWEET (WHITE VARIETIES)

' Alameda Sweet

‘ Alpha i Black Mexican

Country Gentleman Ferry’s Early Evergreen

Howling Mob Oregon Evergreen

Stowell’s Evergreen

CORN, SWEET (YELLOW VARIETIES)

| *Bantam Evergreen (Golden)

Carmel Golden

*Ferry’s Golden (Charlevoix)

- *Golden Bantam

*Golden Cross Bantam P51X39 (Hybrid)

Golden Early Market Golden Sunshine

Ioana IP39XI-45 (Hybrid)

Marcross C13X6 (Hybrid)

Whipple’s Early Yellow

CORN, FIELD

Early Adams or Burlington

Trucker’s Favorite

POP CORN South American White Hulless Hybrid

White Rice

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90

better vegetable and tlower seeds

Days to Table Size

Description—Points You Want to Know—Prices

Similar to parsley, but of more delicate texture. Leaves bright rich green (See also Herbs, page 48) pkt. 10c

Long, slender, distinctly cut, green leaves. Also known as Italian dandelion. Very desirable

for salads pkt. 10c Roots are used for food; young tops for salads pkt. 10c Slender, strap leaves. Used for salads pkt. 10c Compact clusters of blanched leaves. Rich, mildly acrid flavor. Attractive salad verctapie pkt. 10c

Heads 18 to 20 in. tall, very firm, well blanched, crisp, sweet, tender. Serveas salad or cook like asparagus pkt. 10c

Exceptionally sure heading new variety. Heads firmer and often larger than those of Chibli. Tender, fine flavored. Our own development pkt. 10c

Heads 8 to 10 in. tall, broad, and firm. Well blanched and of excellent quality pkt, 10c

Grass-like leaves with appetizing flavor like mild onion. Use in salads, cottage cheese, and many cooked dishes pkt. 10c

Low growing compact plants, 114 to 2 ft. tall. Cabbage-like flavor. Popular as greens in

South pkt. 10c

Grows 2 to 3 ft. tall. Large, light green leaves in open cluster. Grown in South in place of cabbage and used as greens. Light frost improves crop pkt. 10c

Stocky plants, ears plump, 7 to 8 in. long. Adapted to Pacific Coast. Husks wrapped tightly about top limit injury by corn ear worm carton 15c

The earliest sweet corn. Surprisingly sweet and tender. Our introduction carton 15c

One of the richest flavored and most tender varieties. Kernels clear white at table stage; become blue-black when ripe carton 15c

Ears 714 to 9 in. long, 2 in. thick; packed with irregular rows of white, sweet kernels. For many years one of most popular late home garden varieties carton 15c

Valuable for home gardens. Ears 7% in. long. Kernels remain fresh and tender remarka!)ly long time. Our introduction carton 15c

Ears 7 to 7% in. long, 12-rowed. Kernels milky white and of good sweet flavor carton 15c

Ears medium to large; 12 to 18-rowed. Tight husk helps protect ear from corn ear worm. Popular in Southern California for winter use and as late corn on northern coast ; : carton 15c

Large ears about 8 in. long; big kernels; very sweet. One of best late varieties; earlier than Country Gentleman carton 15c

Large ears 714% to 8 in. long; rich golden cream kernels; fine flavor. Remains in condition a long time carton 15c

Dwarf, second-early variety, popular in California. Large, thick, 12-rowed ears. Our intro- duction carton 15c

Ears 64% to 7 in. long; kernels unusually sweet and tender. Finest flavored home garden variety. Our introduction carton 15c

Uniform ears 6 to 7 in. long; true 8-rowed strain. A favorite for flavor. The earliest really sweet variety carton 15c

The best hybrid sweet corn. Large ears, 10 to 14-rowed. Less susceptible to Stewart’s Disease than many other varieties carton 15c

Large, attractive ears, 12 to 14-rowed. Valuable early home garden variety carton 15c

Taller, more vigorous plants and larger ears than Golden Bantam. Very good quality carton 15c

Ears 71% to 8 inches long, 12 ‘o 14-rowed. Medium narrow light yellow kernels. Developed by lowa Experiment Station. Received All-America Award, 1939. Highly resistant to drought :-and bacterial wilt. Excellent for canning and market garden carton 15c

Very desirable early variety. Ears 6144 to 7% inches long, 10 to 14 rowed, kernels medium yellow. Highly resistant to bacterial wilt carton 15c

Stalks 6 feet tall. Ears 7 to 8 in. long, 14-rowed. Excellent flavor carton 15c

White kernels, sweet and tender when young; ears 7 to 8 in. long, 2 in. thick. Much used for table in South carton 15c

Similar to Early Adams. Much used in South for roasting ears carton 15c

Large yellow kernels that pop to enormous size without hard centers carton 15c

Ears about 3) in. long. Kernels white and pointed. Popped kernels very large and snowy white carton 15c

Dry ears 6 in. long. Kernels translucent, waxy white; pointed. Popped kernels large and snow white carton 15c

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Plant chinese cabbage and endive in

Days to : Name Table Description— Points You Want to Know—Prices Size - CORN SALAD (Fetticus or Lamb’s 45 Thick leaves of mild flavor. Use fresh or cook like lettuce or spinach pkt. 10c Lettuce) CRESS Curled or Pepper Grass 45 Frilled, curled leaves; warm pungent flavor. Appetizing addition to lettuce; also used for garnishing pkt. 10c True Water 180 Hardy perennial water plant. Leaves of piquant flavor used for salads and garnishing. Thrives best in running water or in soil kept wet pkt. 10c CUCUMBER A&C 68 Fruits slightly tapered, but fairly straight and symmetrical. Deep green. Very popular in southeastern United States pkt. 10c Black Diamond (It Stays 60 Splendid shipping variety. Fruits rich dark green pkt. 10c Green) Boston Pickling 60 Medium dark green; 6 to 7 in. long when grown; only slightly tapered. Popular for pickling; also used for slicing pkt. 10c Chicago Pickling 60 Fruits slightly longer and more tapering than those of Boston Pickling pkt. 10c (Westerfield) Crystal Apple 65 A true cucumber but like an apple in shape and size. Crisp, tender pkt. 10c . Early Cluster 56 Short, thick, blunt fruits about 5144 in. long. Medium dark green. Desirable for pickling and slicing pkt. 10c Early Fortune 66 A desirable slicing variety extensively grown for shipping. Fruits very dark green pkt. 10c Early Short Green (Early 56 Fruits 6 to 7 in. long. Bright medium green. Very good for making so-called ‘‘gherkin’”’ Frame) pickles when fruits are young pkt. 10c Early White Spine (Earliest 60 Medium dark green, slightly tapering to blunt ends; 7 in. long, 24% in. thick. Very popular of All) for home gardens pkt. 10c Improved Long Green 68 Medium dark green; black-spined; 10 to 12 in. long. Excellent for slicing pkt. 10c Lemon 65 Deep lemon yellow, about 3 in. in diameter, nearly round. Odd, but delicious cucumber for slicing and salads pkt. 10c Longfellow 1? Valuable for home gardens and shipping. Handsome, dark green fruits pkt. 10c National Pickling 54 Straight, symmetrical fruits become 6 in. long when mature. Superior for small pickles. Very uniform pkt. 10c Small Gherkin 60 Genuine West India gherkin. Pale green oval fruits with spine-like projections. Make tasty pickles pkt. 10c Snow’s Pickling 54 Deep green color. Popular for small pickles pkt. 10c Straight-8 66 Straight; symmetrical; 8 in. long, 1144 in. diameter; rich deep green. Unsurpassed for slicing. Our introduction, All-America Gold Medal Award pkt. 10c DANDELION Improved Thick Leaved 95 Thick leaves of deep green. Compact with upright tuft at center. Superior to uncultivated plant pkt. 10c EGGPLANT Black Beauty 80 Large, symmetrical fruits. Retain glossy, black-purple coloring for long time. Popular pkt. 10c Fort Myers Market 85 Fruits of ideal size for shipping. Color deep purplish black with high gloss. Vigorous, very productive, high bush variety, especially adapted to Florida and Cuba pkt. 10c Improved Large Purple 80 Yields 4 to 6 large fruits of dark purple. Flesh firm and meaty. Plants spineless. Very popular variety pkt. 10c

Two unusually outstanding vegetable varieties of Ferry-Morse development . . . on the left, Red Cored Chantenay Carrot (see page 36); on the right, Straight-8 Cucumber

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»midsummer for fall and winter salads

Cucumber, National Pickling

Name

| ENDIVE

Deep Heart Fringed

Full Heart Batavian (Escarolle)

Green Curled Ruffec, Green Ribbed

Large Green Curled (Pink Ribbed)

FENNEL

Florence

KALE or BORECOLE

Dwarf Blue Curled Dwarf Green Curled

Jersey or Thousand Headed Siberian or Sprouts

Tall Green Curled Scotch

KOHL RABI

Early Purple Vienna Early White Vienna

LEEK

American, London, or Large Flag

Giant Musselburgh

Monstrous Carentan

|. LETTUCE, HEADING

Bibb

Big Boston Cornell No. 456 Great Lakes

Green Mignonette

Days to Table Size

90 90 95 95

110

60 55

150 150

150

57 76 82 82 66

Endive, Full Heart Batavian

Description—Points You Want to Know—Prices

All-America Silver Medal, 1940. Our introduction pkt. 10c

An improved form of Broad Leaved Batavian. Leaves large and broad. Heads compact, well-rounded. Unexcelled for salads because of crispness and tenderness pkt. 10c

Leaves mossy appearing. Center blanches to delicate white. Very good for fall and winter use pkt. 10c

Vigorous and resistant. Outer leaves bright green, midribs tinged with rose. Center leaves blanch readily. Attractive salad plant pkt. 10c

Branching plant with feathery foliage and bulb-like base. Sweet-flavored bulb eaten cooked or raw; stalks eaten like celery pkt. 10c

Improved strain of Dwarf Curled Scotch. Very popular in vicinity of Norfolk pkt. 10c

Low, spreading plant. Finely curled, parsley-like leaves. Desirable for greens and garnish- ing. Exceptionally hardy pkt. 10c

Strong growing plants 6 to 8 ft. tall. Smooth leaves. Much used for poultry and stock feed

pkt. 10c

Dwarf, spreading plants. Large plume-like frilled leaves. Sometimes called *‘German Breese pkt. 10c

Light green densely curled leaves on plants 3 ft. tall. Widely grown for greens. Very hardy; improved by light frosts pkt. 10c Bulbs purplish color; flesh white and tender pkt. 10c

Bulbs light green on outside; flesh white, mild-flavored, tender. Most popular table variety pkt. Cc

Early. Popular gardener’s variety with long, thick, well blanched stem pkt. 10c

Not so hardy as Monstrous Carentan, and stems pkt. 10c

pkt. 10c

Long white stem; medium green leaves. longer and more slender

Very popular hardy variety. Pure white stem. Dark, blue green leaves

Small, somewhat loose heads with a distinct flavor. Outer leaves deep glossy green, interior rich yellowish waxy green. Very tender pkt. 10c Plain edged leaves tinged bronze at margins. Buttery yellow at heart. One of best flavored varieties pkt. 10c An excellent new variety of the Iceberg type developed at Cornell University. Similar to Great Lakes in appearance and performance pkt. 10c New variéty of Iceberg type, introduced by Michigan State College. Highly recommended for planting in the Great Lakes area. All-America Award, 1944 pkt. 10c

A somewhat larger selection of the older variety; wholly green, no trace of brown. Very

crisp. Especially adapted to tropical climates. Popular in South Pacific. Our introduc- tion pkt. 10c

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Ferry-Morse seeds are available

Name

LETTUCE, HEADING (Cont.)

Hanson Hubbard’s Market Iceberg

Imperial No. 44 Imperial No. 847

May King

Mignonette

New York (Iceberg type)

Salamander (Black Seeded Tennisball)

White Boston

LETTUCE, LOOSE LEAVED Black Seeded Simpson Chicken Lettuce

Early Curled Simpson Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids U. S. No. 1 Prize Head

Slobolt

LETTUCE, COS or ROMAINE

Dark Green White Paris or Trianon

MUSKMELON, ORANGE FLESHED

Bender’s Surprise Crenshaw

Early Osage Hale’s Best

Hearts of Gold

Leaf Lettuce, Black Seeded Simpson

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Description—Points You Want to Know—Prices

Large, hard cabbage-like head. White heart pkt. 10c Well known butter heading variety. Also popular in Cuba and South America pkt. 10c Very popular for home gardens. Head large, hard, crumpled, red tinged. Inside white, crisp

pkt. 10c Very popular in Northeastern States pkt. 10c A New York type especially adapted for eastern and southern use pkt. 10c Earliest heading lettuce. Medium small, firm, round head pkt. 10c Excellent quality. Very small head pkt. 10c Large, dark green, tightly folded head, well-blanched and sweet. Very widely Brow i

pkt. c Forms heads when weather is too warm for most varieties pkt. 10c

Light green head; buttery yellow heart. An outstanding variety. Our own perfected pure- bred strain pkt. 10c

Broad, light yellowish green leaves, frilled and crumpled. Attractive early variety pkt. 10c Very hardy. Rapid growing. Non-heading. Produces flower stalks early and abundance of

leaves over long period. Our introduction pkt. 10c Compact plants. Leaves bright lustrous green, broad and frilled. Plant thickly and use when young and tender pkt. 10c

Leaves large, broad, waved, frilled, light green. Very tender. Our introduction pkt. 10c

Mildew resistant strain of Grand Rapids, developed by U. S. Department of Agriculture. Leaf margins slightly more deeply cut, color a little duller and lighter green, than the original.

Stands longer without bolting to seed than other strains pkt. 10c Outside leaves ringed red; interior green. Frilled, crumpled, tender, sweet. One of most satisfactory varieties for home gardens. Our introduction pkt. 10c Recently developed strain of Grand Rapids type which does not bolt quickly to seed. Intro- duced by USDA. Fine home garden variety pkt. 10c Medium large, dark green. Firm well folded head pkt. 10c | Outer leaves medium light green; interior whitish green. Loose heads 8 to 9 in. tall. Summer salad lettuce pkt. 10c Medium to large. Oval. Skin light yellow when ripe. Delicious flavor pkt. 10c A cross between Casaba and Cantaloupe. Matures in late summer and bears well into fall. Needs long growing season. Salmon flesh. Wonderful flavor pkt. 10c Fruits 6 to 7 in. diameter. Almost round. Thick, sweet flesh of salmon-orange. Splendid for home gardens. Our introduction pkt. 10c Oval fruits 614 in. long, heavily netted. Thick, deep, salmon flesh. Earliness and rich flavor make this a favorite pkt. 10c Round, 5 to 6 in. diameter. Thick, sweet flesh of deep salmon-orange. Fine to plant for suc- cession where season is long pkt. 10c

Lettuce, Great Lakes (See page 39)

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Name

MUSKMELON, ORANGE

FLESHED (Cont.) Honey Rock

Improved Perfecto Iroquois

Persian Pride of Wisconsin Resistant, No. 45

Tip Top

MUSKMELON, GREEN

FLESHED

Netted Gem or Rocky Ford

'MUSKMELON, WINTER

Casaba, Golden Beauty

Honey Dew (Green Fleshed)

WATERMELON

Citron (Red Seeded)

Dixie Queen (White Seeded Cuban Queen)

Early Kansas Florida Giant Harris’ Earliest Trish Grey

Kleckley’s Sweets or Monte Cristo

Klondike, Black Seeded

Klondike, Morse’s Brown Seeded

Klondike, Striped

Stone Mountain or Dixie Belle

Tom Watson Winter King and Queen

Wonder (Improved Kleck- ley’s Sweets)

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everywhere in the United States

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Description—Points You Want to Know—Prices

Nearly round, 5 to 6 in. diameter. Thick, deep salmon flesh. Sweet musky flavor. One of newer varieties well-adapted to home gardens. Early pkt. 10c

Fruits almost spherical, 6 to 7 in. diameter. Outstanding for fine quality pkt. 10c Fruits oblong, heavily netted. Thick orange flesh of high quality. Excellent for home or

market garden pkt. 10c Round fruits, 6 to 8 in. diameter. Very dark green, netted. Flesh thick, bright orange. Distinctive flavor. Needs long growing season pkt. 10c

Similar in size and shape to Honey Rock. Oval. Tough, heavily netted rind. Flesh deep Orange and very thick. Sweet and of excellent quality pkt. 10c

Oval fruits with indistinct ribbing and netting. Salmon flesh, thick, firm, sweet, and of good quality. Resistant to powdery mildew pkt. 10c

Large, round to oval; commonly 74 in. long. Thick, sweet yellow flesh. Fine flavored home garden melon pkt. 10c

Small, oval, 4% to 5 in. diameter. Abundant yielder. Well-known favorite pkt. 10c

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Globe-shaped. Pinched at stem end. Leathery rind. Most successful in California and Gulf

States pkt. 10c Broad-oval, 7 to 8 in. long. Thick, light green flesh. Fine-grained, delicious. May be picked before fully ripe and stored in cool place pkt. 10c Round; striped green. Flesh white, firm. For preserves and candied fruit. pkt. 10c

Nearly round, light green striped with darker green. Deep red flesh, crisp and sweet. Fruits often weigh 40 to 50 pounds. Excellent for home gardens. Much used in South okt. 10c

Distinctly early. Fruits nearly round, large, and of excellent quality. Seeds large and red- dish. Popular in mid-west for shipping pkt. 10c

Fruits nearly round, dark green. Flesh bright red, firm, of excellent quality. Large seeds mottled dark brown pkt. 10c

Medium size, nearly round. Flesh bright scarlet, sweet, tender. Seeds black. Particularly satisfactory in North because of earliness pkt. 10c

Fruits large and oblong, with very hard rind. Flesh bright red and of good quality. Seeds white. Especially valuable for distant shipping pkt. 10c

See Wonder = pkt. 10c

Similar to brown seeded strain but a trifle smaller and earlier and has small black seeds pkt. 10c

Oblong. Uniform dark green. Flesh deep pink. Delicious flavor. Our introduction pkt. 10c

Much the same as brown seeded strain, but fruits are striped. Extensively used in California for market pkt. 10c

Nearly round; often weigh 60 to 80 Ibs. in South. Flesh red, seeds white, tipped brown. Early enough so quite large fruits can be grown in North. Excellent quality pkt. 10c

Large, long, green fruit. Flesh deep red; brown seeds. Special favorite in South pkt. 10c

Round, smooth, pale to yellow green, faintly striped. Flesh crisp, sweet, of good quality. Will keep for several weeks properly stored pkt. 10c

Comparatively new. Useful for home gardens. Large fruits often 22 in. [ong. pkt. 10c

Okra, Perkins’ Mammoth Long Pod (See page 42)

Muskmelon, Hale’s Best

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Enjoy vegetables tor many months !

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Name

MUSHROOM Pure Culture Spawn

MUSTARD Florida Broad Leaf

Large, Smooth Leaf

Southern Giant Curled (Long Standing)

Tendergreen or Spinach- Mustard

OKRA or GUMBO Clemson Spineless

Dwarf Long Pod Green

Perkins’ Mammoth Long Pod

White Velvet

ONION, RED Red Wethersfield

Southport Red Globe

ONION, WHITE Bunching

Crystal White Wax Evergreen Bunching

Southport White Globe

White Portugal (American)

Silverskin) White Sweet Spanish

ONION, YELLOW Australian Brown

Brigham Yellow Globe Early Yellow Globe Ebenezer

Southport Yellow Globe

Yellow Bermuda Sweet Spanish

Yellow Globe Danvers

PARSLEY

Extra Triple Curled (Moss Curled)

Double Curled Evergreen

Hamburg Thick Rooted Paramount Plain or Single

PARSNIP

Hollow Crown, Thick Shoulder

Short Thick

Smooth White

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Table Size

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Description—Points You Want to Know—Prices |

Produced from the original spore cultures under the new French process, permitting indefi-

nite reproduction. We use stock of the white variety generally preferred ° i} Brick Spawn: Weight about 1% lbs., enough to spawn about 10 sq. ft. Per brick 45c _ Bottle Spawn: Sufficient to spawn 40 sq. ft. $1.25

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: ij Leaves rounded, large, slightly crumpled, medium light green. Quick growing, remains in | condition a long time pkt. 10c

Large, smooth, green leaves borne well above ground. Preferred by many because more © easily prepared for table than rough-leaved varieties pkt. 10c |

Leaves large, light yellowish-green, much frilled. Highly valued in South because of vigorous growth, hardiness, and good quality pkt. 10c

Narrow, spoon-shaped leaves of dark green. Rapid growth pkt. 10c

Remarkably uniform. All-America Silver Medal, 1939 pkt. 10c Long, fluted, dark green pods. Pods remain in fine condition a long time pkt. 10c |

Pods 4 to 5 in. long, deep green, slightly corrugated. Early and prolific. Very tend i pkt. 10c Long, smooth white pods. Tender until nearly full size. A favorite inthe South pkt. 10c —

} | Plants 3% to 4 ft. tall. Pods rich green, straight, moderately ridged, and of high quality. |

Large, flattened, thick bulbs. Flesh purplish-white. Early maturing. Heavy producer even I in poor soils. The most popular red onion pkt. 10c |

Medium to large, globe-shaped. Medium early. Popular. One of best keepers pkt. 10c _

Crisp, white, mild. Suitable for spring appetizer. Fine for cooking when larger grown : pkt. 10c

Early flat onion, sweet and mild. Used for early shipment in Southwest pkt. 10c

Profitable home or market garden variety for young or bunching onions. Produces 4 to 6 i useful shoots from single seed first season pkt. 10c |

Large size; medium early; firm; mild. Abundant yield. Our strain is unsurpassed in uniform- ity of shape and color pkt. 10c_

Pure white; very sweet, mild flavor. Early maturing. A favorite for green onions, for use in © salads, and later for cooking pkt. 10c ;

Like original Sweet Spanish except color is white. Globe shaped pkt. 10c

Standard market variety of notably long keeping quality. Bulbs flattened globe. Thick,

chestnut brown skin. Flavor strong. Our introduction pkt. 10c Very solid. Globe-shaped. Grown from selected bulbs of original strain pkt. 10c | Excellent globe-shaped variety. Ten days earlier than Southport Yellow Globe pkt. 10c ; Large, somewhat flattened. Leading variety for onion sets pkt. 10c

Large, uniformly globe-shaped. Flesh white, crisp, mild. Medium early. We highly recom- | mend this for general home garden planting pkt. 10c |

Medium to large, flattened. White flesh, mild and sweet. Needs long season to produce | finest bulbs pkt. 10c)

Globe-shaped. Often weigh 2 lbs. Deliciously mild. For largest onions start seed early in- doors and transplant later outside pkt. 10c'

Medium to large globe-shaped. White flesh, crisp, mild. Early maturing. Highly recom-! mended for home gardens pkt. 10c

Dark green, tightly curled leaves. Unusually decorative for table use pkt. 10c

pkt. 10c

All-Americe } pkt. 10¢

Rich deep green, finely curled leaves

Large dense dark green foliage. More resistant to frost than other varieties. Award, 1940. Our introduction

Root resembles parsnip. Use for flavoring soups and stews. Store in sand for wines = \ : pkt. 10¢

Very uniform, triple curled. Plants 12 inches tall. All-America Award, 1935. Our introduc tion pkt. 10 Leaves deeply cut, flat, dark green. Excellent for seasoning; not so good for garnielaag pkt. 10¢)

; ; 3 Roots 18 to 20 in. long. Skin smooth, white. Flesh tender. Best and most popular variet: in cultivation pkt. 10

About half the size of Hollow Crown and at least a month earlier. Splendid garden variety

Our introduction pkt. 10: Long roots of excellent flavor. Will keep through winter without protection. Our intros tion pkt. 10:

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Pepper, Oakview Wonder—a blocky type, excellent for

from a well-planned garden

Peas, Little Marvel—none better for your home garden

stuffing and baking and for salads (See page 44)

Name

2EAS, FIRST EARLY Alaska, Wilt Resistant

|. American Wonder,

_ *Gradus

*Hundredfold

*Laxton’s Progress

*Little Marvel

'*Morse’s Progress No. 9 (Wilt Resistant)

|!) Premium Gem '*Thomas Laxton

‘*World’s Record

"EAS, MIDSEASON *Alderman (Wilt Resistant)

Bliss Everbearing (Wilt Resistant)

Dwarf Telephone or Daisy (Wilt Resistant)

| *Morse’s Market

| (Wilt Resistant) | Morse’s No. 60

I (Wilt Resistant)

. *Telephone (Dark Podded) | (Wilt Resistant)

|| Wisconsin Perfection (Wilt Resistant) | "EAS, LATE

Giant Stride

(Wilt Resistant)

| *Improved Stratagem or Potlatch (Wilt Resistant)

Large White Marrowfat

*EAS, EDIBLE POD

Dwarf Gray Sugar (Wilt Resistant)

| Melting Sugar (Wilt Resistant)

Days to Table Size

58 60 62 65 60 64 60

62 60

57

75 72 75 70 73 75 71

75 77

82

65 72

Description—Points You Want to Know—Prices

Vines 2% to 3 ft. tall. Plump pods 2% in. long. Extremely early. Give vines support when possible carton 15c

Vines 12 to 14 in. tall. Pods plump, straight. Very productive. Important, early dwarf pea for home gardens. Same as Nott’s Excelsior carton 15c

Vines 3 to 3% ft. tall. Pods 4 in. long. Peas large. Early large-podded pole pea. Splendid quality carton 15c

Large pods, nearly 4 in. long, 34 in. wide. Vines 18 to 20 in. tall. Pods borne singly. For home, market garden, shipping carton 15c

Abundant dark green pods, 4 in. long, 34 in. wide. Largest of dwarf peas. Vines 18 to 22 in. tall. Very uniform in size, growth, and maturity. Our introduction carton 15c

Thrifty vines, 18 to 20 in. tall. Very plump 3-inch pods. Unsurpassed in quality and pro- ductiveness for home gardens carton 15c

Improved strain of Laxton’s Progress developed and introduced by us. Pods slightly larger and darker green. Definitely wilt resistant pkt. 15c

Vines 18 in. tall. Plump pods 23% in. long. Good home garden variety carton 15c

Vines 3% to 4 ft. tall. Pods 4 to 4% in. long. Large, tender peas. Unexcelled flavor; sweet- ness retained until peas begin to harden carton 15c

An improved earlier Gradus. Pods 3% in. long, wide, pointed at end carton 15c

Vines 44% to 5 ft. tall. Pods 4% to 5% in. long. Splendid dark-podded pea of Telephone type carton 15c

Vines 30 in. tall. Pods 3 in. long. Peas large, sweet, marrowy in texture and flavor. Long

bearing carton 15c Vines about 2 ft. tall; otherwise resembles Telephone. Splendid uniform stock, developed by us carton 15c

New large podded pea. Vines 24 to 30 in. tall. Pods 5 to 5% in. long. Fine to plant with early peas for succession. Our introduction carton 15c Improved Giant Stridetype. Vines about 2% ft. tall. Pods large, well-filled, often 5 % in. long, medium dark green; usually 9 to 11 peas of,excellent quality. Ourintroduction carton 15c Vines 414 to 5 ft. tall. Pods 414% to 5% in. long. One of best for home and market garden carton 15c

Vines nearly 3 ft. tall. Pods in pairs, 314 in. long; plump. Peas medium size. Canning variety. Improved wilt resistant variety of McLean’s Advancer carton 15c

Vines about 2) ft. tall. Large pods 5 to 5% in. long, pointed, plump. Good shipping variety carton 15c

Vines 21% ft. tall. Large pods of Telephone type. Desirable for succession crop carton 15c

Grown extensively for carton 15c

vines 5 ft. tall. Pods very plump. Peas have rich marrowy flavor. ry use

Vines 32 to 36 in. tall. Abundant pods 234 to 34% in. long. Color pale green. Quality ex- cellent carton 15c

Vines 4 to 5 ft. tall. Abundant broad pods, 4 to 44% in. long. Rich flavor. To be cooked, pods and all, like snap beans carton 15c

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Varieties in the Ferry Display

Name

PEPPER, SWEET California Wonder

Harris’ Early Giant Oakview Wonder

Pimiento Ruby King

Sweet Yellow

World Beater (Sweet Bull

Nose type)

PEPPER, HOT Anaheim

Bell or Bull Nose Hungarian Yellow Wax Long Red Cayenne

Red Chili

PUMPKIN ' Green Striped Cushaw

Large Yellow (Connecticut Field) Mammoth King

Pie or Winter Luxury

Sugar or New England Pie

Sweet Cheese or Kentucky

Field RADISH Crimson Giant Early Scarlet Globe

French Breakfast Icicle

Long Scarlet

Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped

Sparkler White Strasburg

Radish, Early Scarlet Globe—uniform oval roots, attractive and appetizing

| Days to Table | Size

Description—Points You Want to Know—Prices

Vigorous plants. Many blocky fruits with thick, crisp, mild, juicy flesh. Outstanding for stuffing and serving whole pkt. 10c

Good early variety for northern growing. Fruits large, 414 in. long by 34% in. through, very slightly tapered pkt. 10c

Earlier. more productive strain of California Wonder. Blocky shape. Thick walls. Excellent quality. Our own introduction pkt. 10c

Medium size, cone-shaped. Especially good canning variety pkt. 10c

Large, 414 to 5 in. long, slightly tapered. Flesh thick, sweet, mild. Approved by many home gardeners because of earliness and fine quality pkt. 10c The largest yellow pepper. Pale yellow flesh. Very mild and sweet. Blocky shape pkt. 10c

Fruits 5 in. long by 34 in. diameter. Flesh mild. Walls thick. One of best large peppers pkt. 10c

Late. Particularly adapted to culture in South. Fruits 6 to 8 in. long; about 1 in. through; tapered. Mildly pungent pkt. 10c

Medium sized blocky fruits. Flesh mild, ribs pungent. Our stock superior in uniformity of size, shape, earliness pkt. 10c

Waxy yellow fruits, 6 to 7 in. long. 2 in. diameter, slightly crumpled, tapering, and pointed. Larger and thicker-fleshed than other hot varieties. Fine for canning pkt. 10c

Strong pungent fruits, 4 in. long, 1 in. thick, twisted and pointed. Especially good peers pkt. 10c

Bushy plants. Small tapering fruits about 2 in. long, bright red, very hot. Chiefly for making pepper sauce. Needs long season for growing pkt. 10c

Crooknecked, 18 to 20 in. long. Weight 10 to 15 lbs. Flesh rather coarse but sweet. Popular

in South pkt. 10c Fruits weigh about 20 lbs. Rich deep orange-yellow. Double-purpose pumpkin. Excellent for pies and good for stock feed pkt. 10c

The largest pumpkin ever introduced. Has yielded 100 tons to acre. Very thick flesh

pkt. 10c

Small, nearly round. Weight about 8% Ibs. Flesh creamy yellow, thick, sweet, finely favor : pkt.

Fruits weigh about 7 lbs. Thick flesh of rich orange. Fine sweet flavor. The right size for

home use. Keeps well pkt. 10c

Largely grown in South for canning and stock feed. Fruits very large, flattened pkt. 10c

Crisp, mild. Perfect condition until nearly 2 in. diameter. Largest of the early round radishes pkt. 10c

Bright carmine-red. Oval shape. Flesh crisp and mild until nearly an inch in diameter. Most desirable early table radish. Best before fully grown pkt. 10c

Oblong, blunt. Rich scarlet with white base. Good quality pkt. 10c

Pure white. About 6 in. long, 1 inch thick. Smalltops. Most crisp and tender of all radishes. A great favorite pkt. 10c

Bright carmine-red. Smooth tender skin. Mild crisp flesh. About 6 in. long. Easy to pull because upper part is out of ground pkt. 10c

Upper part rich red; lower part snow-white. Turnip shape. Reach 1)4 in. diameter before

becoming pithy pkt. 10c Deep turnip shape. Bright scarlet with white tip pkt. 10c Roots 5 inches long; tapered: smooth; white; firm. Crisp, mild summer radish pkt. 10c

Pumpkin, Sugar or New England Pie—wonder- fully sweet and fine textured

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are selected for your locality

Name

RADISH, WINTER

Chinese Rose Winter (Scarlet China Winter)

Chinese White Winter (Celestial)

Round Black Spanish

RHUBARB (Pie Plant) Crimson Winter Victoria

ROQUETTE

RUTABAGA (See page 47)

SALSIFY or VEGETABLE OYSTER

Mammoth Sandwich Island

SORREL Large Leaved French

SPINACH - *Bloomsdale, Dark Green

*Dark Green Prickly Seeded

*Giant Thick-Leaved (Nobel)

King of Denmark *Lon¢g Standing Bloomsdale

New Zealand (Tetragonia)

Old Dominion (Blight Resistant)

Viking

*Virginia Savoy (Blight Resistant)

' SQUASH, SUMMER

Early Bush Scallop, Green Type (Benning’s)

Early Prolific Straightneck

Early White Bush Scallop (Patty Pan)

Cocozelle Cucuzzi

(Edible Gourd) Dark Green Zucchini Zucchini Summer Crookneck

SQUASH, WINTER Acorn Banana

Blue Hubbard *Boston Marrow

Buttercup Butternut Delicious

*Golden Delicious Hubbard

Royal Acorn Table Queen or

Acorn Warted Hubbard

Days to Table Size

50 55

55

2 yrs. 2 yrs.

40

150

60

110

Description— Points You Want to Know—Prices

Deep rose-red. Roots 4 to 5 in. long. Flesh white, crisp, mildly pungent. Attractive and

of fine quality pkt. 10c Clear white. Slightly oval to blunt base; 6 to 9 in. long. Not so pungent as most winter varieties - pkt. 10c Globe-shaped, 314 to 4 in. diameter. Skin black, flesh white, crisp, pungent. Desirable for winter storing pkt. 10c Long bearing. Fine flavor. Tender and sweet. Very popular in California pkt. 10c Straight crimson stalks. Delicious flavor. Excellent for home gardens pkt. 10c Leaves resemble radish but are smoother. Used for salads. Pungent odor pkt. 10c

Large, uniform, smooth white roots. Desirable winter vegetable. Store in cool cellar pkt. 10c

Large pale green leaves of fine quality. Appetizing when well grown and cooked like spinach

pkt. 10c Deep green leaves, large and blistered. Standard very early spinach pkt. 10c Large plant. Many rounded, thick, dark green leaves. Well-adapted to fall planting where winters are mild. Standard canning variety pkt. 10c Medium green leaves of large size, slightly crumpled in center. Largest spinach in culti- vation. Excellent for home gardens pkt. 10c Intermediate between smooth-leaved and blistered varieties pkt. 10c Dark green leaves, crumpled, rounded. Remains in condition a long time without bolting to seed pkt. 10c Groups of small fleshy leaves, tender and delicious when cooked. Ideal for summer use; endures heat and thrives in most soils pkt. 10c Large dark green heavily crumpled leaves. Long standing. Used mostly for an early spring crop pkt. 10c Large, dark green smooth leaves with short petioles. Fine quality. Very desirable for ship- - ping and canning pkt. 10c Similar to Savoy-Leaved or Bloomsdale. Used principally in sections where posal C es pkt. 10c

Convenient size for shipping. Popular on West Coast. Light green when young; creamy

white when mature. Retains green color long time pkt. 10c Straight, smooth fruits. Delicate creamy color. Vines produce abundantly. Peak of perfec- tion in summer squash. Our introduction, All-America Gold Medal 1938 pkt. 10c Bushy plants. Creamy white, flattened fruits, scalloped on edges. One of most popular white varieties for home use pkt. 10c Dark green marbled with yellow and light green. Flesh pale green, thick, firm, tender. Best for eating when 6 to 8 in. long pkt. 10c Slender fruits become about 2 ft. long. Light green when young. Thick tender flesh. Prepare like summer squash. A delicacy in Italian gardens pkt. 10c Smooth, cylindrical, dark green fruits. Oe when young, sliced and cooked with sei On pkt. 10c

Color light green with grayish mottling; Sevens similar to Cocozelle pkt. 10c Bright yellow, warted. Flesh pale cream, firm, tender. Good early variety for home pene pkt Cc

See Table Queen 18 to 24 in. long, 7 in. diameter. Skin gray-blue. Flesh deep yellow, dry, sweet. Free from

fiber or stringiness. Fine for pies pkt. 10c Similar to original Hubbard, but with blue-gray shell pkt. 10c Large fruits, irregularly oval. Hard orange skin. Used as substitute for pie pus - p c Turban-shaped with protuberance at end. Dark green somewhat striped with gray. Flesh very dry. Of finest flavor with the mild sweetness of sweet potato pkt. 10c Early maturing winter variety. Fruits 10 to 12 in. long and 4 to 5 in. in diameter at bowl- shaped end. Dry yellow flesh. Excellent for baking and pies. Stores well pkt. 10c Heart-shaped, dark green. Weight 8 to 10 lbs. Bright yellow flesh. Rich flavor. ees ee pkt. 10c Valuable canning variety because of high starch content. Color bright orange pkt. 10c Round, warted, dark green. Weight 12 to 14 lbs. Thick, bright yellow flesh. Fine flavor. Most widely grown of any winter squash pkt. 10c A strain of Table Queen with a high percentage of fruits of larger size than the original. Fruits dull dark green. Keeps well pkt. 10c Acorn-shaped, green, deeply furrowed. Flesh rich yellow, dry, mealy, delicious. Convenient size for baking and serving in halves pkt. 10c Slightly larger than true Hubbard. Excellent quality pkt. 10c

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Try a Ferry-Morse strain

Grow Acorn squash in the sweet corn rows (See page 45)

Turnip, Purple Top White Globe

Name

SUNFLOWER Mammoth

SWISS CHARD (Spinach Beet; Sea Kale)

Fordhook Giant Large Ribbed Dark Green

Lucullus, Dark Green Rhubarb Chard

TAMPALA

TOBACCO Connecticut Seed Leaf Havana

White Burley (Root rot resistant)

TOMATO Bison

Bonny Best

Break O’Day Chalk’s Early Jewel Dwarf Champion or Tree Earliana

Golden Queen Greater Baltimore Grothen’s Globe Gulf State Market John Baer

Jubilee

June Pink Marsglobe

Michigan State Forcing Morse’s Special No. 498

Norton Ox Heart

Days to Table Size

Description—Points You Want to Know—Prices

Enormous heads, 12 to 20 in. diameter. Seed good for poultry feeding. Soil and culture

same as for corn pkt. 10c Large crumpled dark green leaves with broad white midrib pkt. 10c Leaves slightly crumpled. Stems and midribs broad and thick. Superior flavor. Strip leaves from midribs and cook separately pkt. 10c

Plant erect. Fleshy crumpled leaves of rich deep green. Makes very choice greens pkt. 10c Attractive new variety. Leaves dark green with red veining; stems and midrib deep crimson.

Highly recommended for home gardens pkt. 10c A hot-weather ‘‘greens’’ plant, good cooked; or raw as salad material. Use young leaves when plants are 6 to 10 in. tall; when grown, use tender tips of branches pkt. 10c Hardy cigar variety. Adapted for growing in central and northern states pkt. 10c Much used for cigar wrappers. Leaf very thin and of fine texture pkt. 10c A favorite for plug fillers and wrappers pkt. 10c

Plants small, compact, productive. Fruits globe-shaped, scarlet. Extra early; especially

bred for northern United States pkt. 10c Bright deep scarlet. Medium large, smooth, firm. Splendid general purpose tomato pkt. 10c Medium to large globe-shaped. Very productive. Our own strain reselected from the original, Wilt resistant pkt. 10c Large scarlet fruits. Thick solid flesh, few seeds. Ripens early and continues through long season pkt. 10c Purplish-pink fruits of medium size. Plants dwarf and tree-like. Needs no training; can use where space is limited pkt. 10c Fruits medium size, deep scarlet. Vines small. Particularly desirable for home gardens pkt. 10c Large, firm, smooth, bright golden yellow. Best large yellow tomato. Slice with red variety for contrast pkt. 10c Bright, deep scarlet. Large, smooth, solid, nearly round. Unsurpassed for slicing and canning. Popular late variety pkt. 10c Deep scarlet fruits, free from objectionable yellow about stem end. Wilt resistant. Becom- ing popular in some sections for shipping pkt. 10c Purplish-pink, large, globe-shaped. Especially popular in South. Withstands drought well. Our introduction pkt. 10c Similar to Bonny Best but often a few days earlier pkt. 10c

Vigorous plants produce a heavy yield of large, smooth, round fruits, rich orange in color. Flavor mild and non-acid. Equally desirable for the table, canning, and juice. All-America

Award pkt. 10c Similar to Earliana in every way except color. Best extra-early purplish-pink variety

pkt. 10c

Uniform, deep scarlet, globe-shaped. Heavily productive. Long bearing. Resistant to wilt

and nailhead rust. Excellent for home gardens pkt. 10c

Recently developed at Michigan State College. One of the best forcing tomatoes pkt. 10c

Nearly globe-shaped. Bright scarlet. In season with Earliana. Very productive. Mainly

used in northern and western states. Our introduction pkt. 10c Wilt resistant strain developed out of Stone pkt. 10c

| Heart-shaped, rosy-pink, solid-fleshed, few seeds. Many home gardeners are enthusiastic

about this mild variety pkt. 10c

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of your favorite vegetable

Name

TOMATO (Cont.) Pearson Improved

Ponderosa (Beefsteak type)

Pritchard (Scarlet Topper)

Rutgers

San Marzano (Large Fruited)

Stokesdale

Stone Supreme Maréglobe

Victor

TOMATO—SMALL FRUITED Red Cherry Red Pear Yellow Pear Yellow Plum

Yellow Husk or Ground Cherry

TURNIP, WHITE FLESHED Cow Horn or Long White

Early Purple Top Strap- Leaved

Early White Flat Dutch Strap-Leaved

Extra Early Purple Top Milan

Extra Early White Milan

Large White Globe (Norfolk)

Purple Top White Globe Shogoin (for Greens)

Snowball Southern Prize

White Eg¢ TURNIP, YELLOW FLESHED Amber Globe Orange Jelly or Golden Ball

Purple Top Yellow Aberdeen

TURNIP GREENS Seven Top

RUTABAGA or SWEDE American Purple Top (Im- proved Long Island) Laurentian Sweet Perfection White

Days to Table Size

80

90 75

73 70

70

85 75

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Description—Points You Want to Know—Prices

Bright scarlet. Large smooth fruits. Prolific. Especially adapted to California and the South; too late for North pkt. 10c

Extremely large, fleshy, very mild. Deep purplish-pink. One of best for home use pkt. 10c Deep scarlet, globe-shaped. Plants self-pruning, wilt-resistant. Excellent all-purpose, home

garden tomato pkt. 10c Recent development of New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Fruits medium to large. Highly recommended for canning and tomato juice (See page 12) pkt. 10c

Our selection of an Italian variety highly valued for paste and powder. Bright scarlet oval fruits; few seeds. Bred for large size and firmness. About 4 inches long. Used by canners

for ‘“‘solid pack’”’ pkt. 10c New, sSecond-early, globe-shaped tomato. Round, scarlet fruits. Useful for home garden, market, and canning pkt. 10c Similar to Greater Baltimore pkt. 10c Our own development. We recommend this as the finest stock of Marglobe in size and uni- formity of fruits pkt. 10c

Smooth, round, deep scarlet fruits about 3 inches in diameter. Recommended as first early variety for home gardens and early market. Introduced by Michigan State College. All-

America Award winner pkt. 10c Fruits small, round, rich deep red pkt. 10c Fruits 2 in. long. Pear-shaped. Bright red pkt. 10c Fruits two inches long; pear-shaped pkt. 10c Fruits oval, two inches long, clear deep yellow pkt. 10c Small, round yellow fruits enclosed in papery husks. Not a true tomato pkt. 10c

Tapered, slightly crooked, 12 to 15 in. long. Chiefly grown for stock. Mild, sweet, tender

for table when young pkt. 10c Roots flattened; purplish-red above, white below. Flesh white, tender. Important early home garden variety pkt. 10c Roots flattened. Entirely white. Mild. Extensively used for table pkt. 10c Roots flattened, becoming 4 in. across. Purplish-red above, white below. Flesh white, fine- grained, mild pkt. 10c All white. Otherwise same as Extra Early Purple Top Milan pkt. 10c Large globular roots, 4 to 5 in. or more diameter. Chiefly grown for stock feed; young roots good for table use pkt. 10c Globe-shaped. Purplish-red above, white below. Flesh white, tender. Most popular variety for general use. Our strain outstandingly uniform Carton 25; pkt. 10c Large edible leaves and roots of splendid quality. Especially desirable because of ability to withstand aphids é pkt. 10c Attractive, medium-sized turnip. Clear white. Fine grained, sweet, tender pkt. 10c Two-purpose variety. Abundance of leaves for greens and large top-shaped paper e pkt. Cc

Egg-shaped, smooth, white. Half of root above ground. Splendid home garden variety pkt. 10c

Large ghobular roots chiefly grown for stock pkt. 10c Globe-shaped. Skin smooth. Flesh yellow, fine-grained. Good quality. Delicate savas pkt. 10c

Roots large, globular. High quality. Splendid keeper pkt. 10c

Leaf shoots tender. Roots inedible. Widely used in South for greens and stock eas pkt. 10c

Globe-shaped. Large creamy yellow, crisp, solid. One of most satisfactory for both table and stock feed pkt. 10c

Neckless. Large globular roots of creamy yellow with purple top. Excellent keeper pkt. 10c White-fleshed variety, desirable for table use. Yields better than yellow varieties | pkt. 10c

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Herbs for tlavor and fragrance

Common Name

Anise Balm

Basil, Sweet

Borage Caraway

Chervil

Chives (See page 37) Coriander

Dill, Mammoth Fennel, Sweet

Horehound

Hyssop Lavender Marjoram, Sweet

Parsley

Rosemary

Rue Saffron Sage, Broad Leaf

Savory, Summer

Thyme

Wormwood

Botanical Name

Pimpinella anisum Melissa officinalis

Ocimum basilicum

Borage officinalis Carum carut

Anthriscus cerefolium

Coriandrum sativum Anethum graveolens Foeniculum officinale

Marrubium vulgare

Hyssopus officinalis Lavandula spica Origanum marjorana

Petrosalinum sativum

Rosmarinus officinalis

Ruta graveolens Carthamus tinctorius Salvia officinalis

Sartureia hortensis

Thymus vulgaris

Artemisia absinthium

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h-A h-B

h-A

h-A h-A h-B

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h-P h-P t-P used as annual h-B

t-P used as annual

h-P

h-A

h-P

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14 in. 1% ft.

214 ft. 2=to3. ft 2 to 4 ft.

isto out:

1)4 ft. 2, 4€. 2 ft.

10 in.

2 to 4 ft.

16 in. to Dit:

1 to 3 ft.

14 to 16 in.

8 to 10 in.

8 to 10 in.

3.to 5 ft.

Suggestions— Prices

Seeds used for flavoring bread, cake, cookies, and candy Pkt. 10c

Leaves have a lemony, minty fragrance and give a fine flavor to fruit drinks Pkt. 10c

Spicy, flower-like tasting leaves, delicious in green salads, tomato and cheese dishes and soups Pkt. 10c

Leaves and flowers used in cold drinks and to garnish salads Pkt. 10c Seeds used for flavoring cake, cookies, bread, cheese, baked apples

kt. 10c Leaves used like parsley for flavoring and garnishing Pkt. 10c Seeds used in candy and to disguise taste of medicine Pkt. 10c Seeds and leaves famous for use in dill pickles Pkt. 10c Fresh tender stems eaten raw like celery or in salads; seeds flavor candy and medicines Pkt. 10c Leaves and juice of flowering tops flavor cough sirups and candies Pkt. 10c Often planted near bee hives to give fine taste to honey Pkt. 10c Dried flowers used to scent linens Pkt. 10c Young tender leaves good in salads and to flavor soups. Makes a pretty pot plant Pkt. 10c

Leaves add distinctive seasoning to many dishes cooked and uncooked (See page 42 for varieties)

Fragrant odor and warm, pungent taste make this an acceptable sea-

soning for meats and soups Pkt. 10c Bitter herb, to be used sparingly for seasoning Pkt. 10c The yellow, thistle-like flowers picked while in full bloom are used for coloring and flavoring Pkt. 10c Gray-leaved plant with blue flowers. A great favorite in meat and poultry dressings Pkt. 10c

Leaves and flowering tops popular in dressings, boiled with peas and snap beans, used with other herbs in salads and as flavoring for many

meat dishes Pkt. 10c Sharp, aromatic flavor good in combination with other herbs in salads, sandwiches, etc. Pkt. 10c

Next to rue, the bitterest of all herbs. Chiefly used in medicines Pkt. 10c

Ferry-Morse Lawn Grass Seed for Many Uses

Seed should be sown early in spring or in fall, at the rate of 1 pound to every 150 to 400 square feet, depend- ing on variety. Make the surface fine and smooth by raking. In spring, sow the seed as early as possible, prefer- ably just before a shower, as this will push the seed far enough into the ground to cover it sufficiently. In fall, sow before the autumn rains, early enough so that the young grass can become established before cold weather.

ASTORIA BENT (Agrostis capillaris var. Astoriana.) Spreads FINE MIXED LAWN GRASS _ Adapted to general lawn pur-

from underground rootstalks.

soils when given special watering and rolling.

Helpful for binding light or sandy poses. Superior mixture of best and cleanest grades of seed.

CHEWING’S FESCUE (Festuca rubra fallax) Valuable because of ©XTRAFINE MIXED For a beautiful close turf. Bach variety ability to thrive on light sandy soils and in shady locations. KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS (Poa pratensis). The basis of general

é Permanent. Fine-leaved. Starts early in SHADY LAWN MIXTURE Excellent selection of fine grasses spring. Forms close turf.

lawn grass mixtures.

PERENNIAL RYE GRASS (Lolium

perenne.)

producing a green lawn quickly. Much used in mild climates.

has a different period of luxuriant growth for keeping lawn in ex- cellent condition all summer.

which thrive in shade of trees or buildings.

Valuable for Specially Adapted to West Coast

EXPOSITION PARK MIXTURE A blend of the best lawn

Aare TOP_ (Fancy) (Agrostis alba) Generally used with Blue grasses carefully prepared for Southern California or similar clim- rass. At its best in late summer when Blue Grass is past its prime. atic conditions. Forms a fine, smooth, closely matted turf needing

ROUGH STALKED MEADOW (Poa trivialis) An excellent grass

for shady locations.

only moderate watering.

MORSE’S CALIFORNIA LAWN MIXTURE (No white clover or rye grass.) Contains only finest-leaved grasses to make a good,

SEASIDE BENT (Agrostis maritima). Stoloniferous. Provides mat- perennially green turf. For general use. like, smooth, uniform turf. Much used for golf courses.

WHITE DUTCH CLOVER

grasses because of quick growth and creeping habit.

MORSE’S GOLDEN GATE PARK LAWN MIXTURE Con-

Valuable addition to other lawn tains most hardy and resistant grasses to endure much trampling.

Includes very little white clover.

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A glimpse into the garden of Tom Williams, the Old Dirt Dobber, whose radio program “The Garden Gate” is enjoyed by enthusiastic listeners all over the country. Seated by the pool is daughter Peg, known to many as “The Little Dirt Dobber.”’ The Williams gardens cover 102 acres in Brentwood, a surburb of Nashville, Tennessee. Thousands visit the lovely spot each year, and garden organi- zations in nearly every state in the Union have seen the popular color movie, “A Year in the Old Dirt Dobber’s Garden,” depicting a four-season cycle of color and action on the beautiful grounds.