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A DESCRIPTIVE VEGETABLE LIST AND GARDEN GUIDE
AMERICAN SEED COMPANY
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
AMERICAN SEED COMPANY, Fort Worth, Texas
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Parcel Post Zone Rates
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1 “$08 o$ 098, *& tOmno ett 28 -.$ (33 #0 /Scea-g Sele enesies
2 10 aul 14 17 29 3H) 65 1.03 1.60
3 lit 13 ile 22 30 40 67 1 24 1.65
4 A 15 PAL 27 31 AL .69 1.15 1.70
5) 13 17 24 33 32 A3 affal 1.19 1.76
6 14 19 28 38 33 44 bie 1.22 1.81
a 15 21 sil 43 34 A5 15 1.26 1.86
8 16 23 3D 49 35 46 17 1.29 1.92
9 J7 2 38 54 7 ce based Grldhe mn Onn alt inaaeaetciammn immer
10 18 27 42 9 distance you are from the 37 48 81 1.36 2.02
11 19 .29 45 .64 shipping point, Fort Worth, 3 49 83 1.40 2.08
12 21 31 49 79 Texas. Up to 150 miles from 39 50 85. 1 Aba 2S
Fort Worth is the Ist and
a te oe we f° 2nd zones, which take the el ut at cae zee
14 23 ay 06 80 same rate; 150 to 300 miles 41 02 89 1.50 2.23
15 24 37 09 86 is the 3rd zone; 300 to 600 42 54 91 1.54 2.29
16 25 39 63 91 miles is the 4th zone; 600 to 43 55 93 LS) ee 42k
17 26 AL 66 96 1000 miles is the fifth zone. 44 56 9 161 2:39
18 27 43 -70 1.02 45 Bay 97 1.64 2.45
19 .28 45 13 1.07 46 08 .99 1.68 2.50
20 29 AT 7 ibape 47 09 1.01 171 2.55
21 30 49 80 1.17 48 .60 1.03 15 2.61
22 32 il 84 1.23 49 61 1.05 1.78 2.66
23 33 a 87 1.28 50 62 1.07 1.82 2.71
24 34 ahs) 91 1.33 55 68 1.17 1.99 2.98
25 35 57 94 1.39 60 73 1.27 217 3.24
26 36 09 98 1.44 65 19 1.37 2.34 3.51
27 ol 61 1.01 1.49 70 84 1.47 2.52 3.77
VEGETABLE DESCRIPTIONS MATURITY DATES
The description of the various vegetables listed in the After most varieties maturity dates are listed. It
: : is i i ct number of days as
following pages are in a greater part taken from the field ig posslew ey eo ae erated effect the peawihi of a
records of our own growers’ observations and checked crop and, as a consequence some concessions will neces-
with many other sources of information. i sarily have to be made. However, the figures are so
them to oe accurate marae ere ne CORTE CE as to afford a rather dependable planting
é schedule.
NON-WARRANTY—Every care is exercised to’ give all customers seed of good quality
that will prove profitable and satisfactory, yet the following clause is to be made plain.
THE AMERICAN SEED COMPANY cannot possibly give any warranty, express or implied,
as to description, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any seeds it sells and
cannot be responsible for the crop.
AMERICAN SEED COMPANY, Fort Worth, Texas
GREETINGS TO OUR CUSTOMERS:
It is with pleasure that we present this descriptive calalog to you, and take the
opportunity to thank our many customers for their kind words and liberal patronage
tendered us during the past year.
Our stocks of all varieties of seeds are obtained from the world’s best sources of
supply, grown for us under contract by growers who have many years reputation to pro-
tect. We handle only one quality of seed, the best we can obtain.
Our aim is to give every order, no matter how small or how large, prompt and
careful attention, and to conduct our business in such a manner that everyone who buys
from us will remain a satisfied customer and friend.
The Season’s greetings are extended to you, together with our best wishes for your
health and happiness.
Sincerely yours,
AMERICAN SEED COMPANY
Name of Vegetables in Foreign Languages
ENGLISH FRENCH GERMAN POLISH ITALIAN SPANISH
Anise 2 eee PANES eee seca Anis, Gruner Anis..... AMYZ........-.00:0seeee: PANNICE UE eras cessrcctersrsrsnesees Anis, Matalahuga
Artichoke pS i a .Carciofo.. .Alcachofa
.Esparrago
Asparagus Sparagio
Balm....... a aes ee Wend -Toronjil, Citronella
Basil... ..Basilic grand.......... 54 ilikum............ : ia. BB asilico ee Albaca
Beans... . Haricots......... ts ee ! te ..Fagiuoli.......... ....Habichuela
Beet...... ..Bet! By ..Rube........ = i. ..Barbabietola. .Remolacha
Borage. Se ..Boretsch.........................BoYraz....... .Boragine........... .Borraja
Broccoli............... a ieee Spargelkohl.. ob be .Cavolo broccolo.......... Broculi
Brussels Sprouts......... .Rosenkoh ....... : il... _Cavolo di Bruxelles..Bretones de Bruselas
Cabbage............... moh Cavolo Cappuccio......Col repello
Cabbage, Savoy.......... i ..Wirsing......... .Col de Milan
Caraway........ A i Bisel omino
Carrot......... Zanahoria
Cauliflowe ....Coliflor
elery .. Apio
Celeria ....Apio-nabo
Chervil ..Cerfeuil.........................Kerbel...........................€zechrzyea..................Cerfoglio.........cccccceee Perifollo
Chicory ..Chicoree sauvage....... a ate ...Achicoria
Chives..... iGhe ee Sones .Schnettlauch : i : ....Cipollina............ ...Cibollino
Collards.. Chou............ e ....Cavolo Verzatte.........Especie de Berza
Coriander. wi i Coriandorlo ..Cwantro
Corn Salad ...Mache...... Dolcetta....... ...Canonigos
Ormn......... iS ey eee ee GN Tai she encase Mais.............. Maiz
Cress........... ..Cresson alenois .......... ....Crescione d’ajoula.... Mastuerzo
Cress, Water. : ine.. wees... RZerzucha wodna...... Crescione di fontana Berro
Cucumber..... al breier eas Gurken............. ae k HECetriole ees ecesereeee Cohombro
Dilly ; hae Dis ..Eneldo |
Egg Plant....... . Aubergine......... .£ierpflanze Pe ...Berengenia
Endive, Curled...........: Chicoree Endive eee Endivien. .. Indivia riccia.... ..Endivia
-...Cicoria Scarola...........Escarolo
Endive, Broad Leaf... fe Escariol...
KODGD cesta eter Finocchio..... ...Hinojo
Marubium ...Marrubio.. ...Marrubio
Hyzop....... Se LSSOPO reese eeee Hisopo
Solanka ..Cavolo riccio verde...Breton, Berza
Kohl Rabi ‘Chou-rave_ ..Kalarepa.. Col rabano
Lavender... .Lavende... Lawenda.. .. Espliego
Leek oo... Poireau.........................Porree, Lauch...........Pory....... Puerro
pe 3 ue....... Lattich, Kopfsalat.....Salata........
Marjoram -Marjolaine “Majoran
Melon... ..... -Melon.............. elone ........... ‘Melon..............
Melon, Water ‘Wasser-Melone...
Okral ee ae ‘OCHe RES Ser Ses Ree EON e
Onion eas on... .... Zwiebel....
Parsley es on NE ....Petersilie.
Parsnip=.. ee nais... ....Pastinake.
Pease ee Rois oe ...Erbsen......
Pepper.. ... Pfeffer................
Pumpkin Melonen-Kurbiss
Radish .........................Radis ....... Radiesg..............
Rhubarb Rhabarber
Ruta Baga...
Saffron..... ... Saf wes meSatrani aes ene:
Sage....... sere .. Salbei ........... .. Szalwija...........
Salsify............. ‘Salsifise = ee Haferwurzel.. .Jarzy, Ostryga......
saveny Summer. Sarriette annuelle Bohnenkraut. ....Caber ogrodowy..
Squash...
Swiss Chard..
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... Thymian......
... Liebesapfel. ae idor...........
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AMERICAN SEED COMPANY, Fort Worth, Texas
VEGETABLE PLANTING SCHEDULE
Seer Distance—Inches ones
: Time to Plant
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100 ft. One Apart |Between
Row Acre
in Row| Rows
sto hs. fs ee ee February-April
| 1 oz. | OZ. 14-18 Liiie | February-March
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60 Ibs. a Bee
Name of Vegetable
Artichoke Tubers
Asparagus ..... .............
Asparagus Roots...
Beans, Bush.................-:+ ; Feb.-May., Aug.-Oct.
Beans, Pole.............::::ccen 30)1bs5|i12=15 Rin | Rao Mann | el inn | PApr= -May, ahug: -Oct.
Beans, Lima Bush... Pie} ms [at
Beans, Lima Pole.......0- Pi Seal LEROeN GESET eS
Beet, Table... T 2ozs,_| 6-8lbs.]1-3 | 12] 1 in. | Feb-May, Sept-Oct.
Beet, Mangel or Stock........ [2ozs. | 6-8lbs.| 4 | 30] in. | __March-June__
Broccoli Toz._| lb. [24 | 24 | %in. | March-April
Brussels Sprouts . Peon [Mtb [ee [2a in| War -April, Aug -Sept
Paoz. | Yio. |i8 | 24 | he im._| Oct-Dec. June-July _|
Cabbage ...............
Cabbage Plants............0.0-....--- eo 10,000 ELS ZA EI Feb. STE Aug =sene
Carrot 3-5Ibs.| 20 | 18 | Se in. | Feb.-Apr., :
Cauliflower ce oz. | 6ozs.[24__| 30 | ¥% in. | Feb.-Apr., Aug.
Celery Moz. | Yalb. [46 | 24-36 | %in. | August-October___
Collards ce eo
Gorn, POP een ;
Corn, Sweet on
Corn Salad... . [-2ezs[ 10tbs.| 2-4 | 12-18] 1 im.| March-October__
Cucumber... Pare gen EL ee ee ree
Dil ee Paoz | Sibs| 48 | 18-36_| Yin. | April-May _|
Beg Plant oo eennnnn Pieoz. | @ozs.[ie-24 | 30+ 1
Endive 0005 sree [ioz.| &-Sibs.[i2___| 18 | 4 tm._| _ February-April __]
Garlles ues i [conser |u| =A | 12> 9.4 [| TS prin
Horseradish Roots hoo | 9000012 | 24 | 4 im] February-March |
Kaled oe ee Deere Foz, | Sibs.[18_| 24 | % in] _October-March |
Kohl Rabi... -[eoz. | weib.[ 6 | 18 | % in. | September-March
Lecraceot. eerie Moz. | Sibs| #8 | 1218 | % in._| September-March |
Muskmelon or Cantaloupe. [_1oz. | 11b. [48 | 48 | in| March-May __|
Mustardet sa we tee alalnee [2 ozs. | 4ibs|-4-6 | 18 | %im._| Feb-May, July-Nov._|
Oke eee fai. | t0lbs.[12 | 36_[ lin. | March-May
Onion. . [doz] 2-31bs.| 3] 24] % in. | ___October-April___]
Onion Séts. ee [2 ibs. [8-12 bus.| 3 | 24 | 1% in. | Jan.-April, Aug.-Sept.__|
Onion Plants... enn FM La ee
Parsnip % oz | Sibs.| 4 | 24 | % in] February-March, Sept]
Parsley ¥eoz._|__3lbs.| #6 | 12-18 | 9% im._| _September-May |
Peas, Garden... EP Cra eS le |
Pane nes -[eoz. | %lb.[24_ | _36——«dY in.
Pepuer Plantae ne
Pumpkin... ... [jaoz, | 3 lbs.]48-72__| 12-86 | _% in._| Mareh-June |
Radia. «Meat ae T20z.[ Sl0ibs.| 2 | 12 | % in._| _September-May |
Rhubarb Roots. so | _48,000[24. | 36 | 3-4.
Rutabaga_ . [tex ion [sims.| a [28 in| February-Septemper
Surya uous [ozs | 6Ibs.|.3 | 18 | % in. | ___February-May |
Spinach eerie [Bors [aes [3s in ebm Apri,Sepi-Nov.
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Paced [ae oe DR a
so [6000 [a6 eins | May-June, August |
[2 ozs.[24-36__| 36-48 | Pressin| February-March |
5 a en A
Yon. | _iib. [4-72
Squash, Summer...
Squash, Winter...
Sunflowev..........
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3 Yrs.
2meXirs:
40-60 da
50-70 da
60-80 da
70-90 da
60-80 da
90-120 da:
120 days
120 days
90-130 days
75-120 days
60-110 days
90-120 days
120-150 days
100-125 days
90-100 days
60-90 days
40-50 days
60-80 days
70 days
100-140 days
80-120 days
120 days
6-12 mos.
90-120 days
60-80 days
60-120 days
120 days
40-60 days
90-120 days
120-150 days
80-120 days
120 days
120-140 days
90-120 days
40-80 days
90-120 days
90-120 days
90-140 days
20-50 days
1-2 yrs.
70-100 days
120-150 days
30-60 days
65-70 days
120 days
al |a julala
90-120 days
90 days
120 days
50-80 days
120-150 days
AMERICAN SEED COMPANY. Fort Worth, Texas
ARTICHOKES
CULTURE—Seed may be sown indoors and set out in
the garden on the approach of warm weather, or the seed
can be sown in hills outside and thinned to one plant
to hill. Plants should be set in rows 3 feet apart and 2
2 3 feet apart in the rows. Use 11% ounces to 100 feet
of row.
GREEN GLOBE. The best variety for the South.
ASPARAGUS
1 ounce will sow 100 feet of drill, 4 pounds to the acre.
CULTURE. Permanent beds should be prepared by
deep plowing or spading and thoroughly enriching the
ground with stable manure or other fertilizer. Before
planting, pour warm water on the seed and allow it to
stand until cool, pour it off and repeat two or three
times with fresh warm water. Sow in spring in drills
about eighteen inches apart and two inches deep, planting
fifteen to twenty seeds to each foot of row. When the
plants are well up, thin to about one inch apart.
PALMETTO. An early prolific sort with thick, dark green
shoots, distinctly pointed at the top, excellent flavor.
A popular canning variety.
MARY WASHINGTON. Very productive rust resistant
variety. The shoots are of large size, excellent qual-
ity and a rich deep green color tinted purple at tips.
Green Globe Artichoke
Broccoli
BROCCOLI
Y% ounce seed to 100 feet of row. ¥% Ib. to the acre.
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING.
rope and very popular here. It is quite distinct from
the white heading Broccoli. The plants are rapid-grow-
ing and produce a large head at center of plant in about
ninety days from date of planting. The head is a com-
pact cluster of tightly closed buds and resembles cauli-
flower only in shape, as the color is dull bluish-green.
It is used without blanching and ready for use as soon
as fully developed. After this central head is removed
the plant produces many branches, each bearing smaller
terminal and lateral heads which are fully as desirable
as the first head produced. If these heads are gathered
as soon as they become large enough for use, the plant
will continue to produce for a period of eight to ten
weeks. Quality fully equal to cauliflower and by some
considered superior. The secondary heads are four to
six inches in length and these stems are fully as desir-
able as the heads. Served same as asparagus. It is
adapted to growing in spring, summer or fall, and is
much more easily and successfully grown than cauli-
flower or Brussels sprouts.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
¥, oz. will sow 100 feet of drill. 4 ozs. will plant an acre.
DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING. Sow the seed outdoors
in June, and when the plants are advanced set them out
in rows 3 to 4 feet apart, allowing one foot between each
plant. The seed may also be sown thinly in rows and
thinned out without transplanting. Brussels Sprouts re-
semble miniature cabbage and grow thickly along the
entire length of an upright stalk. Cooked and served
like cabbage.
LONG ISLAND IMPROVED—(120 days). Produces a large
crop of sprouts of delicious quality. This variety can
be grown under less favorable conditions than others
and is superior in quality.
Introduced from Eu-
DESCRIPTIVE VEGETABLE LIST
BEANS
Bush, Green-podded
Giant Stringless Green-pod Beans and Burpee’s Stringless
Green Pod
HOW TO GROW BUSH GREEN-PODDED BEANS—
Make the rows 18 inches to 2 feet apart and drop the
beans 4 inches apart in,the row. If the soil is warm and
loose plant 2 inches déep, if rather cold and wet plant
only 1 inch deep. Do not plant beans until soil is warm.
Cultivate often but never when the plants are wet as
this brings on rust. Pick beans as fast as they become
fit for use; this will make them bear longer. I pound
will plant a row 100 feet long; 60 pounds to the acre.
BLACK VALENTINE STRINGLESS—(54 days). A very
hardy variety especially adapted to shipping. very pro-
ductive of fine quality. Beautiful pods that command
a premium, 6!2 to 7 inches long, oval, slightly flat-
tened, nearly straight, stringless, medium dark green.
Vine around 17 inches tall, vigorous, erect, foliage dark
green color. Seed long, oval, jet black.
BOUNTIFUL—(48 days). A very popular bean for early
garden snaps and used extensively by shippers and in
home and market gardens, earliest of the flat podded
varieties. Vine 14 to 17 inches tall, light green and
heavy in production. Pods 6!2 to 7 inches long, thick,
flat, light green, tender and stringless. Seed straw color.
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD—(52 days). An ex-
cellent variety for both home and market gardens, also,
for canning. Vine 16 to 17 inches tall, dark green, very
hardy, vigorous and productive. Pods 5% to 6 inches
long, medium dark green, slightly curved, round, ab-
solutely stringless, fine quality and flavor when pre-
pared. Seed dark brown.
FULL MEASURE—(54 days). A variety that is gaining
popularity as an all purpose bean. Vine around 17
inches tall, medium green, vigorous and productive.
Pods 6 to 6% inches long, straight, round, fleshy,
stringless, excellent quality. Seed brownish red mot-
tled with buff.
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Burpee’s Stringless Green-Pod Beans
Giant Stringless Green-pod Beans
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD—(53 days). An excel-
lent variety for home and market, is widely used for
shipping. Vine 16 to 17 inches tall. dark green, hardy
and productive. Pods 6 to 6!2 inches long, medium
green, of excellent quality, absolutely stringless, round.
almost straight. Seed yellowish brown.
REFUGEE OR 1000 TO 1—(70 days). A popular canning
variety. Vines hardy and productive. Pods 5 to 512
inches long, round, brittle. stringy in later stages. Seed
violet purple mixed with buff.
STRINGLESS RED VALENTINE—(52 days). A strain
which produces pods entirely stringless, otherwise sim-
ilar to the stringy Red Valentine.
RED VALENTINE—(53 days). A very hardy old stand-
ard variety for home and market use. Vines 12 to 14
inches tall, erect, medium to light green, a good pro-
ducer. Pods 4% to 5 inches long, curved, slender,
stringy. Seed red with blotches of buff.
TENDERGREEN—(53 days). An all purpose round pod-
ded stringless bean of fine quality which is increas-
ing in popularity each year. Vine 16 to 17 inches
tall, erect, sturdy, heavy producer. Pods 6 to 6%
inches long, smooth, round, straight, stringless, medium
dark green. Seed brown mottled with light fawn.
TENNESSEE GREEN POD—(53 days). A Southern fa-
vorite due to its extreme earliness and fine flavor.
Vine 10 to 12 inches tall with extended fruiting
branches. a good producer, very dark green sturdy
plant. Pods 6 to 7 inches long, broad, flat, meaty,
stringless in the snap stage, medium dark green. Seeds
dark brown.
AMERICAN SEED COMPANY, Fort Worth, Texas
POLE BEANS sé5pep
HOW TO GROW THEM. Two pounds
will plant 150 hills; about 30 pounds to the
acre. Do not think of hurrying your crop
by too early planting or you may have a
failure—the seed will rot readily if the soil
is cold and wet. Wait until the soil is
thoroughly warmed. Use 8-foot poles, plac-
ing them 4 feet apart in the rows each way.
Plant five or six Beans around each pole;
let three of the best plants stand. They may
also be grown in rows and supported by
wire or along a wire fence; plant the seed
two feet apart for this method. Top-dress
with good fertilizer or manure, working it
in as you cultivate.
DUTCH CASE KNIFE—(68 days). Used as
a snap sort when very young or shelled
as a Lima when more fully developed, a
good climber. Vines 41% to 5 feet tall.
Pods 7% to 9 inches long, tough, stringy,
broad, flat, light green color. Seed white.
IDEAL MARKET OR POLE BLACK VAL-
ENTINE—(59 days). About a week earlier
than Kentucky Wonder and is becoming
more in demand each year with the
market gardeners, a good climber, 31% to
soreet ae Sree green color.
ods fo) / inches long, light green,
Ideal Market round stringless when young, ee pro-
ductive, straight, brittle, fleshy and tender.
Seed jet black.
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Kentucky Wonder
KENTUCKY WONDER OR OLD HOMESTEAD—(66 days). The most widely cul-
tivated of the pole beans, outstanding in home and market gardens for its
fine quality, also, a fine bean for canning. Vine 5 to 6 feet tall, good climber,
dark green foliage, prolific, hardy, good producer. Pods 712 to 9 inches long,
medium dark green, curved, slightly stringy, brittle, excellent quality. Seed
brown.
LAZY WIFE—(75 days). An excellent variety for snaps, green shell and dry shell
beans, for home and market gardens. Vines 4% to 5 feet tall, heavy pro-
ducer, long bearer, medium gréen. Pods 5% to 6% inches long, dark green,
stringless, good quality, fleshy, thick, flat, slightly curved. Seed white, full,
round, oval shape.
McCASLIN—(65 days). This variety is popular in the South, used as a snap
or dry shell bean, quick growing vines, fine for home and market gardens,
5 to 515 feet tall, medium dark green, hardy, a good climber. Pods 7 to 8
inches long, fleshy, medium green, slightly stringy, flattened and of good qual-
ity. Seed white, oblong, flattened.
RED SPECKLED CUT SHORT OR CORNFIELD—(75 days). A popular variety
for planting with corn. Vine 412 to 51 feet tall, productive over a long sea-
son, heavy foliage, dark green, prolific. Seed drab splashed with purplish,
small, flattened, oval.
WHITE CORNFIELD IMPROVED—(67 days). A fine variety for green snap or
dry shell beans, for home and market gardens. Vines 5 to 6 feet tall, pro-
ductive over a long period, good climber, hardy. Pods 8 to 9 inches long,
medium green, nearly straight, good quality. Seed white, round, oblong,
medium size.
SCOTIA OR STRIPED CREASEBACK—(74 days). This variety is especially de-
sirable for growing on corn, for snaps, unusually productive. Vines 412 to 5
feet tall, good climber, foliage dark green. Pods 6 to 612 inches long, medium
green, round, fleshy, stringy, brittle, good quality. Seed mottled buff with
black stripes, medium small, plump, oval.
WHITE CREASEBACK—(64 days). One of the earliest of the pole beans used for
snap as well as dried beans. Vines 4 to 5 feet tall, a good climber, hardy,
productive, dark green, long bearer. Pods 51% inches long, uniform, medium
Breen peeny, stringless when young, round, brittle, good quality. Seed white,
small, oval.
YELLOW-POD POLE BEANS
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX, POLE—(67 days). A prolific bearer with attractive
high quality pods. Vines 4 to 5 feet tall, good climber, dark green. Pods 7
© 8 soches pone, lent golden yellows ice Tee good quality, almost
i stringless, brittle, tender an eshy. eed inclined to wrinkle, color choco-
White Creaseback late brown, flat, oval shape.
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DESCRIPTIVE VEGETABLE LIST
BUSH YEL R
BEANS Waxpopbep ~
HOW TO GROW BUSH BEANS. Make the rows 18
inches to 2 feet apart, and drop the beans 4 inches apart
in the row. If the soil is warm and loose, plant 2 inches
deep; if rather cold, and wet, plant only 1 inch deep.
Beans, especially, yellow-podded, rot very easily if planted
when the soil is wet afd the atmosphere is cold. If you
do not want to run the risk of replanting them, do not
plant your beans until the soil is warm. Cultivate often
but never when the plants are wet, as this brings on rust.
Pick the beans as fast as they become fit for use; this
makes them bear longer. One pound will plant a row
100 feet long; about 1 bushel to the acre.
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX—(53 days). A heavy crop-
per and a good rust resister, excellent for home and
market gardens. Vines 12 to 14 inches tall, fairly vig-
orous, erect, compact, medium green color. Pods 412
inches long, light yellow, stringless, fleshy, semi-round,
straight. Seed short, oval, creamy white with large ir-
regular brown to purplish area around eye ring.
GOLDEN WAX TOP NOTCH—(50 days). A new variety
slightly earlier than Improved Golden Wax which it
is due to replace for its productivity, hardiness and
length of pods. Vines 12 to 14 inches tall, vigorous,
erect, sturdy, compact, medium green color. Pods 5 to
54% inches long, thick, flat, light golden yellow string-
less, tender, fleshy, straight, very uniform. Seed white
with brown eye ring, shape full, oval.
PENCIL POD BLACK WAX—(58 days). A favorite wax
pod for home market and shipping, unsurpassed in
quality. Vine about 15 inches tall, erect, stocky, vig-
orous, hardy, dark green, produces over a long period.
Pods 6 to 615 inches long, golden yellow, round, abso-
lutely stringless, tender, brittle, fleshy and fine tex-
tured. Seed jet black, oblong.
IMPROVED STRINGLESS KIDNEY WAX—(54 days). De-
sirable in warmer climates for its productivity and
high quality, excellent for canning and is used to
some extent for home and market gardens. Vines 14
to 16 inches tall, medium green. Pods 6 to 61% inches
long, oval, stringless, brittle, fleshy, fine quality.
SURE-CROP STRINGLESS WAX—(54 days). An early
sort suitable for home and market use. Known, also,
as Bountiful Wax. Vine around 16 inches tall, medium
green, vigorous, hardy, heavy producer. Pods 6 to
6% inches long, attractive yellow, thick, flat, string-
less, brittle, straight and slender. Seed jet black, oval
shape.
Large White Lima black.
Golden Wax
Pole Lima Beans
HOW TO GROW THEM. About the first to the middle
of April, plant four to six beans around poles 8 to 10
feet high, setting the poles 4 feet apart each way. Thin to
three plants, if soil is riche They may also be grown on
trellis or poultry wire; for this method plant in regular
rows, two or three beans every 15 inches. Poles may
readily be obtained at any lumber yard. Cultivate often
(not when plants are wet).
FLORIDA BUTTER SPECKLED—(78 days). A popular
Southern variety, prolific over a long season and
adapts itself to adverse conditions, used either in green
shell or dry bean stage. Vine 7 to 8 feet tall, dark
green. Pods 3% inches long, flat and slender, contains
3 seeds. Seed buff spotted with reddish brown.
KING OF THE GARDEN—(88 days). A heavy producer,
good climber, hardy and vigorous. Vine around 8 feet
tall. Pods 6 to 7 inches long, 4 to 5 beans per pod,
at and slightly curved. Seed white, large, thick and
at.
SIEVA OR CAROLINA—(77 days). Seed are small, com-
parable to Henderson Bush, grown extensively here in
the South and continues bearing until frost. Vine 8
to 10 feet tall, excellent climber, dark green, heavy
yielder. Pods 3 inches long, broad, flat, medium green,
3 to 4 seeds per pod. Seed small, white, flat.
Bush Lima Beans
HOW TO GROW BUSH LIMAS. Make the rows 2 feet apart and give each
plant 12 inches of space. If the soil becomes hard or crusted, keep it
broken up, or your Limas will never come up. Do not plant Limas until the
soil is warm. Plant Lima beans carefully, with the eye down. Two pounds
will plant 150 feet of row; 60 pounds to the acre.
BURPEE’S BUSH—(77 days). The standard large seed bush Lima of excel-
lent quality. Vines 18 to 20 inches tall spreading in growth, medium green.
Pods 415 inches long, 3 to 4 seeds per pod, broad, flat. Seeds grayish white.
HENDERSON BUSH—(65 days). Sometimes called Baby Lima and is un-
coubtedly the most widely used of the Lima beans for home and mar-
ket gardens, principal canning variety because of its productiveness and
resistant to disease. Vine 17 inches tall, vigorous, erect and of uniform
growth. Pods 234 to 3 inches long, dark green, slightly curved, 3 to 4
seeds per pod. Seed small, flat, creamy white.
JACKSON WONDER SPECKLED OR CALICO—(66 days). Well adapted to
the South and most prolific of all Limas. Vines 16 to 20 inches tall, dark
green, spreading.
slightly curved, 3 to 4 seeds to the pod. Seed buff mottled with purplish
Pods 3 to 3% inches long, dark green, broad, flat and
AMERICAN SEED COMPANY, Fort Worth, Texas
BEETS, MANGELS, SWISS CHARD
TABLE BEETS
CULTURE—1 oz. seed to 100-foot row; 6 to 8 Ibs. per
acre. Sow seed in rows 12 to 18 inches apart, covering
the seed to a depth of 1 inch. Thin from 2 to 4 inches
apart. Beets are best when gathered quite young, about
2 inches in diameter. For spring crop plant during Feb-
ruary and March and for fall crop plant in August and
September. A sandy loam is preferable, however, beets
yall succeed in most soils if properly fertilized and cul-
ivated.
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN—(50 days). Root flattened, globe
shaped, with small tap root. Dark purplish red. Flesh
crisp and tender. Tops medium size. A splendid va-
riety for home and market garden.
DETROIT DARK RED—(52 days). This is the outstand-
ing sort for home or market garden, canners, shippers.
Tops are uniform, medium dark green, slender and
erect. Roots globe shaped, symmetrical, dark blood
red with small tap root. The zones are inconspicuous,
therefore the interior resembles a solid wall of deep
blood red. Retains its quality until full grown.
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP—(60 days). A medium early va-
riety suitable for either home or market garden. Roots
smooth. Tops medium but somewhat coarse. Flesh deep Detroit Dark Red Beet
red with purplish red zones. Crisp and tender.
ECLIPSE EXTRA EARLY—(55 gays): Bulbs plobeds carly, Ss k B l
as name indicates, small tops. oots smooth, round, in- M
clined to be top shaped. Leaves light green, broad with toc eets or ange Ss
broad orange midrib. An excellent beet for the fam- 5
ily garden. 2 ozs. will sow 100 feet of drill. 6 to 8 Ibs. to the acre.
EARLY WONDER—(52 days) Desirable home and mar- CULTURE_ Much depends on good culture, so prepare
ket garden sort. Tops medium, small, erect with small your land thoroughly and plow deeply. Sow from about
collar or crown. Roots flattened globe with small tap the middle of March until the middle of June, and give
root. Color purplish red with zones of lighter hue. thorough cultivation. After the first cultivation, thin
Tender and of good quality. out, so as to stand six inches apart in the row, and cul-
tivate like corn. If Jate in planting, soak the seeds for
IMPROVED LONG BLOOD—(65 days). Resists drought 24 hours before planting. Do not begin feeding Mangels
better than other varieties of beets, and an excellent until after January first. Sow in rows 21% feet apart.
winter keeper. Deep red color. Flesh very sweet.
GIANT FEEDING HALF SUGAR—(90 days). A strain of
beets very desirable for stock feeding, affording not
only a very large crop, but exceedingly rich in sugar
and other nutritive elements. The roots average 10
to 12 inches, and the outline is that of a broad, thick
wedge. The upper portion is of a soft, bright pink,
shading lighter toward the bottom.
MAMMOTH LONG RED—(110 days). These beets, on
good soil, sometimes grow 18 inches long. Dark leaves;
flesh white. tinged with rose An excellent keeper;
nutritious and milk producing.
SWISS CHARD
LUCULLUS—(60 days). Stalks pure white and thick as
rhubarb. Foliage yellowish green and crumpled like
Bloomsdale Spinach or Savoy Cabbage. Very choice.
The tops cook like spinach and the stems like aspara-
gus. Cultivation same as beet.
Early Banquet
EARLY BANQUET—(59 days). The large beets, 3 to 4
inches across, are round but sometimes deeper than
their diameter. The flesh is a beautiful dark red color
occasionally zoned. Though it is a quick grower, the
the roots will keep a long time in storage. A splendid
variety for the home garden and for market gardeners,
it is dependable in every way. Flesh .is fine grained,
tender and most agreeably sweet. It may be grown for
early use, summer, fall or winter storing as well as for
canning.
DESCRIPTIVE VEGETABLE LIST
CABBAGE
CULTURE. For early plants sow seed in boxes indoors
or in hot bed, allowing 6 to 7 weeks from sowing to set-
ting in the open ground. Some recommend planting the
seeds in the field, 3 or 4 seeds to a hill and leaving the
strongest plant. One ounce of seed will produce from
1500 to 2000 plants in open ground, 3000 in frames. 4 to 6
ounces of seed is required to produce plants for an acre.
14 oz. will plant 100 feet of row; 4 ozs. to the acre.
First Early Sorts
Days to maturity are reckoned from setting of plants.
COPENHAGEN MARKET—(70 days). The plants are very
vigorous, short, stout stems, few outer leaves, produc-
ing a very hard, round head, very uniform in size and
of long keeping qualities. In maturity slightly larger
and later than Golden Acre. Produces a greater ton-
nage per acre and is very profitable.
CHARLESTON OR LARGE WAKEFIELD—(74 days). A
large, flattish variation of the pointed early Jersey
Wakefield. Heads are half round, later than the Jersey
Wakefield by about 10 days and 40 to 50 per cent
larger. This variety is also extrernely popular with
market gardeners, owing to its earliness and its size.
EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD—(65_ days). A short
stemmed, hardy, early cone-shaped heading variety,
broad at the bottom with a pointed peak, the leaves
leathery and well folded over the top.
GOLDEN ACRE—-(64 days). The earliest round-headed
cabbage and especially valuable for early market and
for shipping. Plants very small and compact, with
short stem. The heads are uniformly round, firm,
usually 6 inches in diameter, weigh 3 pounds, and are
of superb quality. Similar to Copenhagen Market but
several days earlier and the heads are smaller.
Charleston Wakefield
Late or Autumn - Winter Sorts
PREMIUM LARGE LATE FLAT DUTCH—(120 days). A
heavy, hard. smooth leaved, late ripening cabbage. The
head is thick, broad, solid, and slightly rounded on the
top, though this variety is what is termed a flat head,
as it tends toward flatness. The leaves extend well
over the center line of the head and fold down alter-
nately, forming a tight, compact head.
SUREHEAD—(115 days). This is a popular strain of the
Large Flat Dutch type of cabbage so largely grown for
winter. The heads are large, round, flat at the top,
remarkably uniform, extra hard, firm, and of fine
texture. An excellent variety and stands shipping well.
Cabbage, Copenhagen Market
Second Early and Intermediate
Sorts
STEIN’S EARLY FLAT DUTCH—(90 days). Used as an
early cabbage in Texas and the South for the northern
market in the spring. This variety produces early,
large, flat, solid heads. A very vigorous plant with a
short stem.
SUCCESSION—(105_ days). An intermediate between
Early Flat Dutch and Late Flat Dutch. Slightly later
than the second early sorts. Plants are vigorous with
short stems; heads large, deep, an excellent quality.
Chinese Cabbage
PE-TSAI—(75 days). This variety of cabbage is also
known as celery cabbage, universally grown in China.
It does not head up solid like our cabbage, but makes
a loose roll of leaves, tender and white, differs in fla-
vor from our cabbages. The stems are thick and brit-
tle like celery. It is better blanched by tying up the
outside leaves around the plant. It is a delicious vege-
table and may be served in salads or boiled like cab-
bage.
Golden Acre Cabbage
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Chantenay
CHANTENAY—(70 days). An _ elegant
bunching carrot and early main-crop
sort for the market gardener. A first-
class table variety; stump-rooted, and
about 5 to 6 inches long, and broad-
shouldered. The flesh is of a beautiful,
rich orange color and of the finest
quality; is medium early with small
tops. Undoubtedly one of the best in
quality for the market and private gar-
CAULIFLOWER
Y, oz. of seed will sow 100-foot row. 1 0z. will produce
2,000 plants.
CULTURE. The same as cabbage. If the soil used for
cauliflower is unusually dry, water frequently. Plants
should be vigorous when transplanted in open ground and
not later than April. Pin or tie the leaves together as
soon as the flower head begins to form.
EXTRA SELECTED EARLY SNOWBALL—(54 days from
plants), Heads very early; of medium size, firm,
compact, solid, and very white; plant compact in
growth, with few short, upright leaves. Undoubtedly
the finest and most popular early variety.
Snowball Cauliflower
CORN SALAD
Plant 2 ozs. of seed to 100 feet of row.
CORN SALAD OR FETTICUS—(62 days). Large green
cabbaging. For spring salad or garnishing. Doesn't
do well in hot weather, so plant early as possible in
CRESS
Plant 1 oz. to 100 feet of row.
EXTRA CURLED OR IMPROVED PEPPER GRASS. This
tastes the same as Water Cress and is easily grown in
spring, summer and fall. Make frequent plantings as
the plant soon runs to seed.
WATER CRESS. Hardy plant, grown easily in shallow
fresh water. Start seed in very moist earth and trans-
plant to water. Grown for the refreshing leaves which
make fine salads and garnishings.
CARROTS
Table Varieties
1 oz. of seed to the 100 feet of row;
CULTURE.
in the spring as the ground is fit to work,
though good crops may be grown from
sowing as late as June 15th.
the ground thoroughly and sow in drills
12 to 24 inches apart.
sow carrots quite thickly. Sowing a few
quick germinating seeds with the carrot,
as lettuce or radish, is a help in culti-
vating the rows. :
Cover one-fourth to one-half inch deep
and firm the soil well around the seeds.
Keep the weeds back and thin the plants
later to 3 or 4 inches apart.
and hard soils,
earlier varieties for satisfactory results.
to 5 Ibs. to acre.
It is best to sow as early
Prepare
It is necessary to
Danvers
Half Long
On heavy
plant the shorter and
DANVERS HALF LONG—(76 days). This is a broad-
shouldered carrot of cylindrical form about to 8
inches in length by 2% inches in diameter at the shoul-
der. Color, orange-red; skin smooth; cooking qualities
superb. Well known for the essential qualities of uni-
form size, smoothness, sweetness, flavor and deep color.
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE—(85 days). The roots grow
uniform and smooth, 8 to 10 inches long, of large size
and deep, rich orange color. It is a good keeper and
of fine quality for table use.
OXHEART OR GUERANDE—(75 days). Oxheart is in-
termediate as to length between the well-known Dan-
vers Half Long and the Scarlet Horn Carrot, but is
much thicker than the latter, attaining at the top
from 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Of very fine quality
for the table and is easy to harvest. A favorite for
the home garden. Best strain obtainable.
CELERY
Y% oz. will plant 100 feet of row. 4 ozs. of seed will plant
an acre. 1 oz. will produce about 3,000 plants.
Celery seed is very slow in germinating and should
therefore be sown in finely-prepared rich soil, which can
be kept moist. For early use, it is advisable to sow in
hotbeds or in shallow boxes in the house or early in
April in the open ground. Pack the soil well over. the
seed with the foot or with back of spade.
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING—(118 days). The best cel-
ery in cultivation and the most profitable for market
and family use. The heart is large, solid, golden-yellow
in color, and of delicious flavor. It will turn at ma-
turity to a yellowish-white without banking, but like
all other celeries, is improved by having some soil
brought up to the stalks.
PERFECTED WHITE PLUME—(111 days). Is the finest
strain of White Plume Celery ever grown. Not only
does the stem whiten, but the leaf itself, especially ev-
ery inner leaf, assumes the attractive white color. This
makes the White Plume Celery one of the most showy
ornaments that can be put upon the Thanksgiving or
Christmas dinner table. White Plume is usua!ly planted
for early use, and for this reason should have extra
good care. Well-grown White Plume is simply per-
fect, both in palatability and beauty, and is the
earliest celery in cultivation.
COLLARDS
Plant 14 oz. of seed to 100 feet of row. 6 ozs. will
plant an acre.
One of the most popular Southern vegetables; largely
used in place of cabbage. It is hardier and easier to
grow than cabbage, can be grown on poorer soil and with-
stands insect attacks better. Although often planted dur-
ing the spring and summer, the principal plantings are
made in June, July and August, transplanted 2 feet apart
in the row and given frequent cultivation A most ex-
cellent vegetable for the late fall, winter and early spring.
The flavor is improved by frost. Cultivate like late cab-
bage.
WHITE OR CABBAGE COLLARDS—(90 days). Called
cabbage-collard because of its bunching habit and gen-
eral resemblance to a cabbage. Extremely hardy and
grows on the poorer soils. As white and crisp as a
cabbage.
GEORGIA OR SOUTHERN—(80 days). Stands cold
weather and adverse conditions splendidly and grows on
land too poor to make a crop of cabbage. Most South-
ern gardeners would not feel that their garden was
complete without it.
DESCRIPTIVE VEGETABLE LIST
Stowell’s Evergreen
CORN-SWEET
14 pound of seed to 100 feet of row; 12 pounds to the acre.
CULTURE. Plant corn every two weeks for a contin-
uous supply from late March to late July. Plant corn in
three or four-foot drills, dropping a grain every eight
to sixteen inches, or plant in hills three or four feet
each way, giving six grains to the hill, and later thinning
to three stalks. Corn should be planted about one inch
ADAM’S EARLY—(72 days) Height of stalk, about 41%
to 5 feet. Ears about 6 inches long. Very similar in ev-
ery respect to Adam’s Extra Early, except a taller stalk,
and four days later.
DWARF, EXTRA EARLY, ADAMS—(69 days). Height of
stalk, about 4 to 4% feet. Ears about 5 to 6 inches
long, some set within 6 inches of the ground. Not a
sugar corn, but a decided acquisition so very early in
the season. Stands cold, damp ground better than
Early Sugar Corn.
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN—(88 days). Stalk, 612 to 7
feet. Ears slim; about 8 inches long. Grains long and
irregular, very narrow. Considered by many one of
the best corns for family garden. One of the most
popular varieties used.
GOLDEN BANTAM—(71 days). Height of stalk about
414 feet. Grains golden-yellow and short Ears about
6 inches long, generally 8 rows. Very hardy. It can
be planted early in the spring.
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM—(82 days). An outstanding
hybrid, very prolific, of fine quality, adapted to the
South. Ears about 8 inches long with 14 to 16 rows;
golden grains are sweet, tender and delicious. Stalks
612 to 7 feet tall.
STOWELL’S EVERGREEN—(92 days). Height of stalk
about 712 to 8 feet. Ears 8 inches long. Very white,
deep, narrow grains, 14 rows on the cob. This is the
standard variety of sugar corn. It is very popular for
home, or market gardeners.
TEXAS HONEY JUN&—(87 days). A variety especially
adapted to Texas, perfected by the Texas Experiment
Station, College Station, Texas. Stalk about 6 feet tall.
Medium size ears with 14 to 16 rows.
TRUCKER’S FAVORITE—(80 days). Similar to Adams’
Early in general appearance, but later and much larger.
Stalks grow 7 to 8 feet tall and ears 8 to 10 inches long
12 to 14 rows. Like Adams’, it can be planted earlier
than sugar corn for it will withstand the cold ground
of early spring.
deep, planted deeper in sand than in heavy clay, planted
deeper later in the year when the soil is warm; dwarf
varieties closer together than the larger varieties, and a
given quantity of seed of a small-grained variety plants
a larger area than does a like quantity of the large-
grained.
POP CORN
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Japanese Hulless
JAPANESE HULLESS. Also known in some sections as
Japanese Rice and Little Buster. The Japanese Hulless
is a dwarf-growing corn, a heavy yielder of attractive
ears peculiar in form, being nearly as thick as long.
The kernels are similar to the best strains of White Rice,
only longer and slimmer and pearly-white in color,
but its crowning merit lies in its popping quality, fine
flavor and absence of hull or shell.
South American
,
SOUTH AMERICAN. Also known as Dynamite, T.N.T.
and Mushroom. Produces yellow kernels much larger
than other varieties. Pops to enormous size, flavor ex-
cellent. _We recommend the use of this instead of
Queens Golden and other similar sorts. Ears are long
and slender. 14 rowed. You will find our stock ex-
ceptionally true and large grained.
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Improved Long Green Cucumber
CUCUMBERS
One-half ounce to 100 feet of row; 1 to 2 pounds to the acre.
CULTURE. Cucumbers suceeed best in warm, moist,
rich loamy ground. They should not be planted in the
open air until there is a prospect of settled warm weather.
Plant in hills about four feet apart each way. The hills
should be previously prepaied by mixing thoroughly with
the soil in each a shovelful of well-rotted manure. Spray
vines liberally to protect them from bugs, and when all
danger from insects is past, thin out the plants, leaving
three to four of the strongest to each hill. One ounce of
seed will plant about 50 hills; two pounds will plant an
acre. Season given planting to pickling.
ARLINGTON—(62 days). A medium early white-spined
cucumber, more slender than Early White Spine and
pointed at each end. The young fruits are crisp and
tender. The mature fruits are bright deep green and
are about seven inches in length, sometimes longer.
This variety is extensively used for the home garden
and for bulk pickles.
BOSTON PICKLING—(60 days).
tive variety that is extensively grown for pic
vines are vigorous. The fruits are bright green, of
medium size, very smooth and symmetrical. he flesh
is crisp and tender. Our seed is decidedly superior to
much that is offered.
This is a very produc-
kles. The
EARLY FORTUNE—(61 days).
IMPROVED LONG GREEN—(70 days).
We offer a superior strain
of this early slicing cucumber. The large, straight,
white-spined fruits are borne upon a strong, produc-
tive and hardy vine. For slicing the flesh is firm, very
tasty, tender and of excellent quality. When fully
developed the fruits are eight to nine inches long,
cylindrical and of a deep green color.
The vines are
very vigorous and productive. The fruits are very
long, often twelve to fifteen inches when mature.
They are uniformly slender and of beautiful dark
green color. The large warts and spines are well dis-
tributed over the surface instead of being clustered
at one end as in inferior stock. The variety furnishes
some fruits early but matures the bulk of its crop rather
late. It is a standard sort for slicing and is very
largely used for pickles. The fruits are often used
for making sweet pickles. This is probably the most
extensively used cucumber for the home garden and
market.
Boston Pickling
DAVIS’ PERFECT—(68 CEN This is one of the very
best cucumbers grown, both for forcing and for out-
of-doors. It is slim and symmetrical in shape and from
9 to 12 inches long and of a dark glossy green color
changing to white, without a streak of yellow, only
when nearly mature.
EARLY CLUSTER—(54 days). An early and very pro-
ductive variety. The vines are hardy and very vig-
orous, bearing fruits in clusters of two or three. The
fruits are short, thick, bright green, shading lighter at
blossom end, crisp and tender. This sort is planted in
many sections for the home garden. It is extensively
used for pickling cucumber as well as for slicing.
STAYS GREEN OR BLACK DIAMOND—(62 days). An
early shipping variety, very prolific, producing fruits 7
to 8 inches long, 2% inches in diameter, glossy dark
green, white spined, cylindrical.
STRAIGHT EIGHT—(66 days). A Gold Medal Winner
of 1935. One of the best for slicing. About 8 inches
long and 112 inches in diameter, straight and sym-
metrical. An excellent size for slicing and of a deep
green when ready for use.
Straight Eight
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DESCRIPTIVE VEGETABLE LIST
EGG PLANT
One-eighth ounce of seed to 100 feet of row; 6 ozs. to acre.
Season given plants set to fruit.
NEW YORK IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE—(87 days). A
favorite for both market and private use, and a stand-
ard sort in the South. Fruit is large, skin rich purple,
flesh white and of good flavor. A vigorous grower,
being extremely productive.
BLACK BEAUTY—(84 days). The earliest variety that
grows to good size suitable for market. It is jet-black
in color, average weight two to three pounds.
ENDIVE
One ounce of seed to 100 feet of row; 4 to 5 Ibs. to acre.
EARLY GREEN CURLED—(90 days). Drill shallowly in
early spring and thin out or transplant in good soil.
When nearly grown tie up or shade heads when dry
for blanching. Finest and most wholesome for salads
and excellent flavor. Standard and most popular
variety.
KALE or BORECOLE
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 5 Ibs. to the acre.
CULTURE. Of all the cabbage tribe, this is the most
tender and delicate, and much more would be grown if
its excellent qualities were generally known. Sow about
the middle of Mar.h in hotbeds; transplant in May and
treat the same as cabbage. For outdoor planting, drill
in rows 214 feet apart and thin out from 6 to 10 inches
in the row.
DWARF SIBERIAN—(60 days). Foliage long and of an
attractive bright green; very hardy. A handsome, very
finely curled, dwarf spreading variety.
Dwarf Siberian Kale—Very Hardy-
LEEK
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 4 pounds to the acre.
CULTURE. Leek is very hardy and very easily culti-
vated. Sow early in spring in rich soil one-half inch
deep in drills one foot apart. When six inches high,
transplant in rows 10 inches apart each way as deep as
possible, so that the neck, being covered, may be blanched.
LONDON FLAG. The oldest and best-known variety;
hardy and productive.
Black Beauty
KOHL-RABI
One-half oz. will sow 100 feet of drill; 14 lb. to the acre.
The plant belongs to the turnip family, but is more
hardy and nutritious.
CULTURE. Should be sown in 3-foot rows about the
15th of April and plants thinned out to eight inches apart
in rows.
EARLY WHITE VIENNA—(56 days). A very handsome,
extremely early variety with small tops. The bulbs
are of medium size, nearly white and of the best qual-
ity. It makes a delicious cabbage-flavored dish and is
of best quality for the table when about three inches
in diameter.
PURPLE VIENNA—(60 days).
White; color, bluish-purple.
celled.
A little later than the
Quality and flavor unex-
Early White Vienna Kohl-Rabi
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LETTUCE
One-half oz. of seed to 100 feet of row; 3 lbs. to the acre.
CULTURE. For early outdoor culture the seed may be
planted in March, or as early as the ground can be
worked. Sow in drills 14 inches apart and thin the
plants to four inches apart. For the heading varieties,
where large heads are desired, plants should be thinned
eight to ten inches to row. Lettuce should be grown very
rapidly, therefore the soil should be as rich as possible.
BIG BOSTON—(75 days). This market variety is very
popular for outdoor culture and is also in demand as a
compact, large-heading, forcing sort for cold-frames.
The plants are large, very hardy, and vigorous. The
leaves are broad, comparatively smooth, but wavy at
the edge, thin, very hard and crisp. In color they are
bright light green, the head slightly tinged with red-
Gishe brown! The inner leaves blanch to an attractive
greenish-white, tinged with light yellow. It heads up
under cold weather conditions better than any other
variety, and is grown very extensively in the South for Big Boston Lettuce
shipment north in the winter.
BLACK-SEEDED SIMPSON—(46 days). The broad light
green leaves, crumpled and twisted, form a large, firm
bunch which blanches well and is decidedly crisp.
CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER—(77 days). Forms round,
crisp, solid heads, of buttery flavor, medium early.
One of the best summer varieties of head lettuce.
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON OR SILESIA — (46 days).
White-seeded. Forms a close compact mass of curly
yellowish-green leaves, slightly frilled, crisp, tender
and sweet. Good for cold frames, or early out-of-doors
planting.
New York Lettuce
NEW YORK NO. 12—(75 Days). A widely used strain of
New York well adapted to midseason maturity, as it
stands heat well. It is a large-heading variety, with
crisp dark green leaves slightly curled on the edges.
Large, compact, and attractive.
PRIZEHEAD—(45 Days). Forms large, loose heads, which
will not stand shipment to distant markets. The outer
leaves are bright green shaded with brownish-red.
They are large and thin, attractively curled and very
tender.
GRAND RAPIDS—(44 days), One of the most popular
loose-leaved varieties. The crisp light green leaves
form a loose, rounded cluster that matures early. Very
tender and sweet when grown under glass. Also good
for outdoor planting.
Iceberg
ICEBERG—(80 Days). Has an unusually solid head. The
white, main ribs of the leaves curve toward the center,
and keep the interior thoroughly bleached. It is quick-
growing and always crisp and tender whether propa-
gated in early spring or in the hot days of summer.
NEW YORK OR WONDERFUL—(80 Days). Produces im-
mense heads, solid as cabbage. The heart blanches
beautifully, being crisp, tender and delicious. A robust
variety; roots deeply and therefore can resist hot, dry
weather. Outer color is a distinct apple-green. Exten-
sively grown all over the country, it is especially popu-
lar in California where it is known as Los Angeles
Lettuce. A desirable standard lettuce.
HANSON—(85 days). Grows to large size and is uni-
formly sure-heading. Heads very solid and beautifully
blanched; crisp, mild, and tender. One of the finest
Grand Rapids Forcing Lettuce , varieties to grow for market during the summer months.
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DESCRIPTIVE VEGETABLE LIST
MUSKMELONS AND CANTALOUPES
One oz. of seed to 100 feet of row; 1 Ib. to the acre.
CULTURE. Ai rich, sandy soil and good seed are abso-
lutely necessary for success in raising the best melons.
The seed should not be planted until the ground has be-
come dry and warm. Plant in hills 6 feet apart, dropping
8 seeds to the hill. Rich earth is far better than manure,
but if the latter is used see that it is well rotted and
thoroughly mixed with the soil.
and insects are past, thin to three to four of the strongest
plants to each hill. Cultivate often, but not too deep.
long variety
BANANA—(94 days).
After danger of frost
tapering at both ends. Skin is lemon
colored when mature. Pink flesh, de-
licious eating quality. Size 14x4 in.
Weight 5 to 7 pounds.
BENDER’S SURPRISE—(94 days). A
large size melon weighing 8 to 10 lbs.
Round shaped, slightly ribbed with
coarse netting. Flesh very thick and
sweet. An excellent home garden and
shipping variety, growing well in al-
most all sections.
HALE’S BEST NO. 36—
(85 days). A beauti-
ful melon, wonderful
shipper and of excel-
lent quality. It has be-
come the most popu-
lar cantaloupe for
shippers during the
past several seasons.
Solidly netted, no ribs
and little if any su-
ture. The rich spicy
salmon flesh is deep
fine grained and holds
up well in shipping.
While bred for the
shipping trade its
Hales Best
many fine’ qualities
make it ideal for roadside or home markets. We recom- IMPROVED PERFECTO—(92 days). An excellent late
mend the No. 36 to anyone wanting a truly high class shipping variety. Melons are heavily netted without
melon.
HEARTS OF GOLD—(88 days). Well netted except for
a narrow stripe between shallow ribs, the flesh is very
firm of a deep golden color, sweet spicy and of the
finest flavor. Stands shipping well.
SELECT POLLOCK 10-25—(94 days).
Rust-resistant. This is the high-
est development of the Rocky Ford
Cantaloupe, both in netting and
rust-resisting qualities. This melon
has a solid net over its entire sur-
face The meat is pink and very
deep; of fine, sweet flavor. It is
highly rust-resistant and under con-
ditions when other strains rust bad-
ly, the melons of this strain remain
green and thrifty and bear fruit. It
yields a heavy crop of uniform
standard-sized melons. -
ROCKY FORD — (90
days). This melon is
unequaled in quality.
The thick. green,
sweet flesh is of the
finest quality. with
small, yellow cavity.
Outer skin of melon
very heavily netted;
melons average an
even medium size.
ribbing. Flesh orange, thick and has a delicious flavor.
Small seed cavity. An excellent melon.
Hearts of Gold
The Casabas are primarily for winter use. They
require a long season for maturing but the fruits
are exceptionally good keepers. The skin of the
fruits is usually furrowed and they possess little or
none of the common muskmelon odor.
: \ Casaba Melon
GOLDEN BEAUTY — (120 days),
One of the best Casabas. It is a
variety grown extensively for
shipment from Southern Califor-
nia. The fruits are nearly glob-
ular, bright yellow with golden
tint, with wrinkled skin, six to
eight inches in diameter. The
flesh is white, very thick, juicy
and sweet.
HONEY DEW MELON—(112 days).
A splendid variety; rind dull
white when ripe. “The flesh is
a rich green, very sweet and de-
licious flavor. The average size
is about six inches in diameter
and they weigh five to six
pounds. The skin is smooth with
little netting.
AMERICAN SEED COMPANY, Fort Worth, Texas
SOUTHERN GROWN WATERMELON SEEDS
Sow in hills eight feet apart in each direction.
To make certain of raising good watermelons, it is es-
sential that the plants have a good start and to this end
it is jmvortant to prepare hills about eight feet apart, by
thoroughly working into the soil an abundance of well-
rotted manure—hen manure, guano, or other forms rich
in nitrogen, being most desirable. Over this highly ma-
nured soil put an inch or more of fresh earth and plant
the seeds on this, covering them about an inch deep.
It is important that the seed should not be planted be-
fore the ground becomes warm and dry, as the young
ALABAMA SWEET, IMPROVED—(85 days). For ship-
ping. Fruits large, oblong with rather thin but tough
rind; medium green with deeper green mottled stripes.
Flesh bright red, fine grained, sweet; seed mottled
white. Weight 25 pounds.
BLACK DIAMOND—(88 days). A melon which is sud-
denly becoming very popular in the Southwest. Makes
a vigorous vine growth, does not sunburn easily. De-
velops unusually attractive fruits of large oval shape,
commonly about 50 pounds. Specimens up to 100
pounds or more have been produced. Very dark green
color with bluish bloom. Flesh bright red and of very
sweet delicate flavor. Seeds dark brownish black.
BLUE WATSON—(90 days). This is an unusually attrac-
tive and fine strain of Watson, full equal to the Im-
proved and with the distinction of having a much
darker green glossy rind. A splendid shipper.
CLETEX (SPOTTED WATSON)—(90 days). Similar in
size and shape to Tom Watson but with dark green ir-
regular mottling on lighter green background of rind.
Flesh red and sweet, rind tough enough for good ship-
ping. Seed brown. Weight 30 pounds.
FLORIDA GIANT (CANNONBALL)—(95 days). Vines
vigorous and very productive. Fruits dark green,
nearly round; flesh firm and red; of excellent quality.
Ships well, though rather large for some markets, and
is one of the best all-purpose varieties.
Weight 40 pounds.
Seed mottled
dark brown.
Dixie Queen
DIXIE QUEEN—(85 days).
type of excellent quality. Fruits oval-round, light
green with dark green stripes, weight 30 pounds; rind
thin but tough. Flesh bright red, crisp, and quite free
from fibre; seed small, white and few. Sometimes in-
correctly described as white-seeded Cuban Queen.
Weight 30 pounds.
A very prolific,
shipping
One-half ounce per 30 hills; one pound to the acre,
plants are very sensitive to cold and wet. Put eight or
ten seeds in a hill. When the plants have formed the
first pair of rough leaves, they should be thinned so as
to leave two or three of the strongest and best to each hill.
Frequent watering of the plants with liquid manure will
hasten the growth, thus diminishing the danger from in-
sect pests. If the striped beetle appears, use tobacco dust
freely. The best protection against blight and insect pests
is to maintain a vigorous and continuous growth. It is
desirable to change the location as often as practicable.
Black Diamond
GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE (GYPSY)—(90 days).
Southern favorite, excellent shipper. A large, long
melon, yellowish-green with stripes of very dark
green. Rind is very tough. Rich scarlet red flesh.
Seeds light cream with dark brown tips. Weight 30
pounds. Size 18x12 inches.
GOLDEN HONEY—(90 days).
low-fleshed varieties. Oblong in shape, weight about
20 pounds. Rind is dark green with darker green
stripes. Flesh is bright golden color and of excellent
flavor. Size 14x12 inches. Seeds white with black tips.
HALBERT’S HONEY—(85 days). Large, handsome fruits,
18 to 20 inches in length, 12 inches in diameter. Skin
is deep green showing fine veins. Weight about 35
pounds. Flesh is a beautiful crimson extending to
within half inch of rind. Vines vigorous in growth and
prolific in production. Seed white with black tips.
IRISH GREY—(90 days). A white seeded, extra hard
shell variety, 18 inches long and 11 inches thick. The
skin is a mottled greenish-gray. Flesh is red, crisp,
sweet and free from stringiness. Fruits are large and
oblong in shape. Average weight 35 pounds. A very
fine shipping melon.
An old
A leader among the yel-
Halbert Honey
5 WATERMELONS CONTINUED NEXT PAGE
DESCRIPTIVE VEGETABLE LIST
WATERMELONS—Continued
KLECKLEY’S SWEETS, IMPROVED
(85 days). A large melon with
tough rind, dark bluish-green skin
and delicious sweet flesh. Oblong
in shape, 22 inches long and 12
inches in diameter; weight 40 to
50 pounds. Flesh bright scarlet,
with no stringiness. White seeds.
PORTO RICO — (90 days). A yellow
fléshed watermelon. The flesh is
very tender and melting, of a fine
sugary delicious flavor, surpassing
many of the red fleshed melons.
The outside skin is dark green min-
gled with stripes of a lighter green.
Grows oblong in shape. Weight 20
pounds.
SCHOCHLER—(95 days). An excep-
tionally large, main crop, shipping
variety, originated in Texas. Fruits
very long, large, dark green, with
very faint stripes; rind hard and
tough. Flesh rich red, coarse
grained, of fairly good quality. Seed
brown. Weight 45 pounds.
STONE MOUNTAIN—(90 days) A
large, nearly round melon, some-
what blunt at the ends. Dark green
skin, with faintly indicated broad
ribs. Flesh bright scarlet and ex-
ceptionally sweet. Very few seeds,
giving the impression it is all
heart. Originated in Georgia and
named after the famous’ Stone
Mountain. Average weight 35
pounds. A fine variety for home
gardens. Seeds white, with black
tips.
TOM WATSON, IMPROVED — (95
days). An important red heart strain
of this outstanding shipping melon.
Fruits very large, uniform, cylin-
drical; with deep green, veined,
tough and elastic rind. Flesh deep
red, firm, somewhat coarse; of
good flavor; seed brown. Weight
35 pounds.
Tom Watson
Stone Mountain
TOM WATSON PARKER COUNTY—
(90 to 95 days). The standard ship-
ping variety. Fruits very large,
eylindrical, oblong with rounded
ends. Rind dark mottled green,
very tough and rather thick. Flesh
bright deep red, crisp and of fair
quality. Seeds brown.
Improved Kleckley Sweet
TRIUMPH—(95 days). The melons
are nearly round in form, the skin
is dark green slightly striped with
narrow bands of lighter green but
when full ripe the melons are solid
dark green. The flesh is red and
firm, a good shipper. The vines
are of vigorous growth. Weight
50 pounds with some_ specimens
weighing more than 100 pounds.
Seed black.
WONDERMELON (Im-
proved Kleckley’s
Sweet) — (85 = days).
Excellent for home
and market garden,
but not adapted to
shipping long _ dis-
tances. Fruits large.
cylindrical, with slight
ribbing, dark glossy
green; very _ attrac-
tive, with thin rind.
Flesh deep red, juicy
and very sweet; seed
broad and white. Wt.
40 pounds.
AMERICAN SEED COMPANY, Fort Worth, Texas
a Champion
4 Moss Curled
Parsley
OKRA or GUMBO
4 ozs. of Seed to 100 feet of drill; 10 Ibs. to the acre.
Sow after soil is warm,
in rows three feet apart, 18
inches apart in the row.
The pods are used for soups
and stews. The pods should
be gathered’ while _ still
young and tender, before
the woody fiber develops.
WHITE VELVET— (60
days). Plant is about three
and one-half feet high,
early maturing and very
productive. Pods white,
long, smooth, and are
tender until nearly full
size.
WHITE LIGHTNING — (50
days). A White Velvet
type with long tapering,
round smooth pods en-
tirely spineless, when
mature around 8 inches
long. Height of plant 5
feet tall.
IMPROVED DWARF
GREEN — (50 days). A
distinct early variety.
Pods short, but very nu-
merous.
PERKINS’ MAMMOTH LONG POD—(56 days). This va-
riety is about three feet high, very early and produc-
tive. Pods deep green, very long, slender, slightly cor-
rugated, very tender and of good quality.
CLEMSON SPINELESS—(55 days). Developed by the
South Carolina Experiment Station. All America Silver
Medal for 1939. A very uniform strain of the Perkins
Mammoth pod type with less foliage. A valuable intro-
duction. Height of stalk 412 feet tall. Pods around
7 inches in length, rich green and of good quality.
PARSLEY
1% oz. of seed to 100 feet of drill; 3 lbs. to the acre.
CULTURE. Sow seeds in shallow drills in the early
spring for border, or in rows 12 to 13 inches apart, care
being taken that the drills be not more than one-half
inch in depth, and that the seed be well pressed down
after sowing, as the seed germinates very slowly, three
to five weeks elapsing sometimes before it makes its ap-
pearance. Cultivate frequently.
PLAIN PARSLEY—(72 days). The leaves of this variety
are flat, deeply cut but not curled. Very desirable
for flavoring soups and stews and for drying. It is a
favorite on account of its very dark green leaves, as
well as its hardiness. The curled sorts are very exten-
sively used for garnishing.
CHAMPION MOSS CURLED—(70 days). This is a vig-
orous, compact growing variety, excellent for garnish-
ing and flavoring. A handsome decorative plant.
Leaves very finely cut and so closely crisped or curled
as to resemble bunches of moss. Fine deep green color
and very attractive foliage.
White Velvet Okra
MUSTARD
2 ozs. of seed to 100 feet of drill; 4 lbs. to the acre.
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED. The leaves are large, light
green with tinge of yellow, much crimped and frilled
at edges. The plant is upright or slightly spreading in
growth. This variety is highly esteemed in the South
for the market as well as the home garden on account
of its vigorous growth, hardiness and good quality.
Seed small, reddish-brown to nearly black.
CHINESE SMOOTH-LEAVED. An excellent sort with
very large, light green, plain or comparatively smooth
leaves, borne well above the ground. The plant is of
very quick growth, fairly upright when young, becom-
ing somewhat spreading at maturity. This sort is pre-
ferred by many as it is more easily prepared for the
table than the rougher-leaved varieties. Seed small,
reddish-brown to nearly black,
OSTRICH PLUME. The plume-like leaves of this variety
are closely curled and finely fringed. The medium yel-
lowish-green color and compact erect habit of growth
lend a decorative touch to the garden, and the tender
quality and fine flavor make it most desirable for
salads and greens.
FLORIDA BROAD LEAF. This is a quick growing and
very productive variety which remains in condition for
use a long time. The leaves are rounded, very slightly
crumpled, unfrilled, and very large. They are medium
light green with a broad, pale green midrib. Very
popular.
MUSTARD SPINACH OR TENDERGREEN. Plants of
rapid and vigorous growth with comparatively narrow,
spoon-shaped leaves of dark green. It will stand longer
than most varieties without sending up seed stalks. This
mustard is recommended for the home garden as well
as for shipping.
PARSNIP
¥, oz. of seed to 100 feet of drill; 5 pounds to the acre.
CULTURE. As it is sometimes slow and uneven in
growth, it should be sown early as possible in drills 214
feet apart; cover one-half inch deep and press soil firmly
over seed. Give frequent cultivation and thin plants to
six inches apart.
IMPROVED HOLLOW CROWN—(95 days). This really
is the greatest old-time favorite among the parsnips and
has a host of friends which it will never lose. It is
very smooth, white, with a very thick shoulder and
tapering down to a graceful point. One of the best
known; none better.
Giant Southern Curled Mustard
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Soil should be well fertilized.
For early crop, sow seed in cold-
frames in February, transplanting
when large enough to handle.
Open-ground sowing should be
made after danger of frost. Sow
one-half inch deep in rows 12
inches apart. If thinning is need-
ed, the young plants may be used
for salad. Keep free frem weeds.
Care should be taken in cultivat-
ing not to go too deep and not
to cover the bulbs.
CRYSTAL WHITE WAX BER-
DESCRIPTIVE VEGETABLE LIST
ONIONS
1 oz. will sow 100 feet of row; 2 to 3 Ibs. will plant an acre
MUDA—(93 days). This is the
genuine pure white type of the
Bermuda Onion family. Our
seed of this variety comes di-
rectly from Teneriffe. This on-
ion is very mild in flavor, hav-
ing a clear white skin; being
deliciously tender, a heavy
yielder, consequently a_ profit-
able crop to grow.
IMPORTED YELLOW BERMUDA
—(93 days). A very popular
type of Bermuda Onion; it is a
standard variety with large
commercial growers in South-
west Texas, being a light straw-
colored onion. ripening early and
very prolific.
Crystal White Wax Bermuda
SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE—(110 days). A most de-
sirable main-crop or medium early variety for the home
garden owing to its abundant yield, large size and very
attractive white skin The handsome bulbs have firm,
fine-grained flesh with a mild flavor. It is more pleas-
ing than the colored varieties when cooked. By years
of careful selection and breeding we have developed a
strain that is unsurpassed in uniformity and beauty of
shape and color.
WHITE PORTUGAL (American Silverskin). (100 days).
Home gardeners who wish to plant one general-pur-
pose onion are strongly urged to use this sort. It is a
favorite for bunching or salads while young and in ma-
turity is the best flattened white onion under cultiva-
tion. The handsome white-skinned bulhs are medium
early; of middle size, and delightfully flavored. It is
an excellent keeper and of prime quality.
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS—(110 days). The most ex-
tensively used main-crop yellow onion for the home
garden. Our selection and breeding have developed a
strain which has the early ripening habit and small
neck of the original Danvers and yet is more globular,
handsome and prolific than the parent type. The bulbs
are medium to large-sized, uniformly globe-shaped, and
white-fleshed, with a crispness and an excellent mild
flavor. Highly recommended.
PRIZETAKER—(105 days). One of the handsomest and
largest of the late or main-crop sorts. Its globular
shape, yellowish-brown skin, white, tender flesh and
mild flavor win it great popularity among all gardenirg
classes. It is very productive and keeps well into the
winter.
RED WETHERSFIELD—(100 days.) This is one of the
oldest and best-known among red onions. It produces
a heavy yield even in poor soils and is extensively grown
in the East. The bulbs are large and flattened but
quite thick with a deep purple-red skin. The flesh
is purplish-white, moderately fine-grained and with
a rather strong but pleasant flavor. The variety is very
productive, one of the best keepers and very fine for
general cultivation.
SWEET SPANISH (Riverside Strain)—(110 days). This
finely-bred strain is steadily increasing in popularity
due to its large size, attractive yellowish-brown cover-
ing and excellent flavor. Under favorable conditions
the globe-shaped bulbs often weigh two pounds and al-
ways possess a most delicious mild flavor. It keeps
very well.
Yellow Globe Danvers Onion
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AMERICAN SEED COMPANY, Fort Worth, Texas
GARDEN PEAS
1 to 2 Ibs. of seed to 100 feet of row; 90 Ibs. of
Dwarf or 60 lbs. of Tall will plant an acre.
CULTURE. For early peas the soil should be light and
warm, but for general crop, a moderately heavy soil is
better. Fresh manure and very rich or wet, mucky soil
should be avoided, as they cause a large growth of vine
at the cost of the quality of the peas. The seed should be
planted in rows at a depth of 1144 to 2 inches. Rows
should be 21 to 28 inches apart for dwarf varieties and
28 to 42 inches for the taller sorts. The wrinkled varie-
ties are more sensitive to wet weather than the smooth-
seeded sorts, but are of superior quality. The crop
should be gathered as fast as it is fit for use. If even a
few pods begin to ripen, not only will new pods cease to
form, but those partly advanced will stop growing.
Early Varieties
ALASKA OR EARLIEST OF ALL—(56 days), A green
seeded, smooth, extra early, vine 30 to 36 inches tall.
Slender light green foliage, pods 212 to 3 inches long,
blunt, containing 5 to 8 blue-green, small, slightly pit-
ted to smooth seeds, One of the best extra, early peas
in the market, a great favorite with canners, because a
good stock of this variety matures all its pods at once.
Little Marvel
AMERICAN WONDER—(60 days). Dry seed, green, wrin-
kled. One of the earliest of the wrinkled sorts. Pods
of striking form, 21% to 3 inches long, containing 5 to 8
tender sweet flavored peas. Vine'10 to 14 inches high,
dark green, fairly coarse. Very prolific.
BLUE BANTAM OR PETER PAN—(65 days). Laxtonian
type, large podded, dwarf variety, vine vigorous, height
16 inches.
FIRST AND BEST OR MORNING STAR—(58 days). A
creamy white seeded extra early. Very fine flavor.
Height of vine, 30 to 36 inches. Pods blunt, single, 242
to 234 inches long.
GRADUS OR PROSPERITY—(62 days).
of splendid quality, green cream color.
large, single podded, wrinkled variety, pods about 4%
inches long, pointed, as large as Telephones, showy,
same shape as Telephones. Height about 3 to 342 feet.
Vines similar in appearance to Telephones, but more
yellowish.
Seed very large,
An extra early,
LAXTONIAN—(62 days). Height of vine about 18 inches,
foliage dark green. Pods dark green, single and broad,
slightly curved, pointed, about 4 inches long, resembling
Telephone. This is the largest, handsomest podded,
dark green, dwarf vine pea that we know. Anyone
who wishes a dwarf vine, large podded, dark green
pod, will not go amiss by planting this variety.
LAXTON’S PROGRESS—(64 days).
yellowish green and wrinkled. A good sort for both
home and market gardening. The largest podded of
this family, most attractive, vines dark green, medium
coarse, growing 18 inches tall, Pods borne singly, 4
inches long, pointed, slightly curved, well filled with
7 to 9 large green wrinkled peas.
Dry seed is creamy
American Wonder
Alaska Peas
LITTLE MARVEL—(64 days). Seed large, green, wrin-
kled. Vine strong, dark green, vigorous, about 18
inches tall. Showy pods about 3 to 3% inches long with
a blunt end containing 7 or 8 peas. A very fine, pro-
ductive, dwarf, sturdy variety. Popular with the home
gardener.
NOTT’S EXCELSIOR—(60 days). Seeds green, wrinkled,
square at ends like American Wonder. Vines almost
identical to the American Wonder except slightly taller.
One of the best, early, dwarf, wrinkled sorts. Vines
about 15 to 18 inches high, producing a good crop of
well-filled blunt pods about 3 inches long.
PREMIUM GEM—(65 days). Seed green, wrinkled, often
flattened. An admirable, very productive second early.
Height of vine, about 20 inches. Pods blunt, about 3
inches long, 5 to 7 peas in a pod.
THOMAS LAXTON—(65 days). Seed wrinkled, medium
size, cream and green color. Height of vine about °
feet. Vines darker green than Gradus. Length o1
ds, about 4 inches, containing 6 to 8 large tender
eas, more productive and vigorous than Gradus Pods,
single, blunt or square ended, and light green. An
early fine productive Pea for Market Gardeners or home
use.
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DESCRIPTIVE VEGETABLE LIST
GARDEN PEAS, Continued
Second Early and Main Crop
Varieties
BLISS’ EVERBEARING—(76 days). An old standard late
main crop variety. Height 2% feet. Vine and foliage
sturdy and strong, dark green; pods usually in pairs,
medium green, 3 inches long, straight, and containing
4 to 5 light green peas of good quality. Matures fol-
lowing Telephone.
CHAMPION OF ENGLAND—(80 days). One of the rich-
est, best flavored late peas; well known and popular.
Height 4% feet. Vine stout, deep green; pods often in
pairs, medium green, 3% inches long, straight, nearly
round and blunt ended, containing 8 light green peas;
productive. Season following Telephone.
Thomas Laxton
DWARF TELEPHONE—(75 days). Seed large, light green
bluish tinge, wrinkled. Vines light yellowish green,
about 20 inches high. So named because its vine, al-
though very short, resembles very closely the Tele-
phone, only lighter. Stems very thick and _ sturdy,
broad leaves. Pods about 4!2 inches long, of the Tele-
phone type.
LARGE WHITE MARROWFAT—(80 days). Dry seed,
large, round, creamy white, with a white eye. Vines
about 412 feet high, of strong growing habits, pods sin-
gle, blunt, about 3 inches long.
TELEPHONE—Dark Podded—(76 days). The seed is large,
wrinkled, creamy green color. Height of vine 4 to 442
feet, coarse. Pods single, about 5 inches long, dark
green, pointed, straight. One of the best late, large
podded peas.
DWARF GRAY SUGAR (Edible Pod)—(66 days). A home
garden variety that produces edible pods. Vine 24 to 30
inches tall, hardy, prolific, purple blossom. Pods 2%
to 3 inches long, light green, curved, fairly plump,
fleshy. They may be eaten when young much the same
as Snap Beans. Dry seed, small, smooth, round, mottled
reddish-gray in color. Laxtonian
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AMERICAN SEED COMPANY, Fort Worth, Texas
PEPPER
One-eighth oz. to 100 feet of row; 1% Ib. will plant 1 acre.
CULTURE. Peppers are most largely used for season-
ing meat and vegetable dishes; also for making chow
chow and chili sauce. The culture is the same as for
eggplant and the plants need quite as much heat to per-
fect them. Sow seed early in hotbed, or about middle of
spring in open seedbed, the soil being light and warm.
When three inches high, transplant in rows about 214
feet apart and two feet apart in the row.
CALIFORNIA WONDER—(74 days from plants). One of
the finest of the mild flavored, large peppers. Its ex-
cellence as a home and market garden and shipping
type places it in an important position for its wide-
spread use Plants 24 to 30 inches in height, upright
and heavily productive over a long season. Fruits 4%
inches long, 312 ta 4 inches across, chunky, four lobed,
flesh thickest of all varieties, tender with mild, sweet
flavor; attractive, smooth, glossy deep green changing
to a brilliant crimson upon ripening.
CHINESE GIANT—(80 days from plants). A very large
mid-season variety. Its monstrous, attractive size and
sweet, mild flavor have made it an old standby for
both home and market gardeners. Plants are 2 feet
tall, stocky, vigorous and productive. Fruits 5 inches
long and 4% inches in diameter. Flesh thick, tender,
crisp, sweet, mild flavor; beautiful showy specimen,
smooth except crumpled at blossom end; bright green
changing to deep scarlet at maturity.
Pimiento
LARGE BELL OR BULLNOSE—(68 days from plants). An
old standard early type for both home and market gar-
dens. Plants very prolific, 24 to 30 inches tall. Fruits
4 to 41% inches long, 3 to 3% inches in diameter, squar-
ish in shape, flesh thick, sweet, mild flavor. Color deep
green changing to scarlet upon maturity.
LONG RED CAYENNE—(70 days from plants). A_ fa-
vorite hot variety used for canning, drying and pickling.
Plants 24 to 30 inches tall, erect, vigorous and very
productive. Fruits 412 to 5 inches in length, 4% inch in
diameter at the shoulder, tapered to point, thin, tender
and twisted, very ‘‘hot.’”’ Color deep green changing to
brilliant red at maturity.
PIMIENTO OR PERFECTION—(72 days from plants).
The sweetest pepper grown; does not contain the slight-
est trace of fieriness. Grown on a large scale for can-
ning, excellent for stuffing and salads, a fine variety
for home and market gardens. Plants 30 inches tall,
outstanding for its productiveness, upright, dark green
foliage. Fruits 3% inches long, 2% inches in diameter,
smooth, tapering heart shaped. Flesh thick, color rich
green turning to bright crimson.
RUBY KING—(70 days from plants). A large, sweet, early
pepper very popular with home and market gardeners
and as a shipper it produces more uniform fruits than
the average variety in its class. Plants are 30 inches
tall, upright, vigorous, productive. Fruits 4% to 5
inches Jong, 3 inches in diameter, slightly tapered, 3
lobed, flesh thick and of a mild, sweet flavor. Color
deep green turning bright red at maturity.
California Wonder
CHILI PEPPER
ANAHEIM CHILI—(80 days from plants). A desirable
home and market garden variety, not too hot but pun-
gent enough to add pepper flavor to any salad. Used in
a commercial way for canning and drying. Plants 20
to 24 inches high, very hardy, vigorous, upright and
productive. Fruits 6 to 8 inches long, 1% inches in
diameter with fairly thick flesh, deep green turning
to rich scarlet at maturity.
RED CHILI—(84 days from plants). Very pungent, used
mostly for pepper sauce, pickling or dried for winter
use. Plants 18 inches tall, exceptionally heavy pro-
ducer. Fruits 2 to 2% inches long, 3-8 inch in diam-
eter at shoulder, tapered to point. Flesh thin, light
green color turning to deep red.
TOBASCO—(95 days from plants). A late hot variety
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used in pickles and pepper sauce. Plants large and
spreading: Fruits one inch long, three-eighths inch at
shoulder, tapering to point. Color greenish-yellow
turning to scarlet red at maturity.
Ruby King
DESCRIPTIVE VEGETABLE LIST
PUMPKIN
Y% oz. will plant 25 hills; 3 to 4 Ibs. will plant an acre.
DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING. Plant in good garden
soil when the ground has become warm and dry, usually
early in May. Sow the seed in hills 8 to 10 feet apart
each way, dropping 8 seeds to a hill. After plants are
well advanced thin out to four to a hill. If planted among
corn put about three seeds in every third or fourth hill.
Never plant pumpkins close to squash or other vine crops,
as they mix.
JAPANESE PIE—(115 days). Shaped somewhat like the
Cushaw varieties and grows to a large size The skin
is a deep green with dark stripes and the flesh is deep
yellow. The pumpkins mature early and are of splen-
See For good pies, we recommend this sort
ighly.
KENTUCKY FIELD OR LARGE CHEESE—(120 days). A
large, round, flat pumpkin averaging 112 to 2 feet in
diameter. The skin is of a creamy buff color and much
ribbed. It has thick orange-yellow flesh of exceptional
quality and is a splendid sort for canning and family
use. Also used to a great extent for stock feeding.
KING OF THE MAMMOTHS—(120 days). (Also known
as Jumbo and Potiron). This is the largest of all
pumpkins, the fruits growing to an enormous size, often
weighing as much as 150 pounds, and measuring 2
feet in diameter. The pumpkins are round and fflat,
slightly ribbed and with a light orange-colored skin.
ahe flesh is bright yellow, very thick, and of good
lavor.
SMALL SUGAR—(115 days). A small, round, flattened
variety, slightly ribbed and used mostly in the home
garden. The skin and flesh are of a deep orange-yel-
low, very thick and of delicious flavor.
Green Striped Cushaw
Kentucky Field
IMPROVED GREEN STRIPED CUSHAW—(115 days). This
js our favorite of the Cushaw type of pumpkin for the
South. Attractive in appearance; color a variable mot-
tled green striped with white. Flesh is a rich creamy-
yellow color; solid, fine-grained and very thick. Sweet
and most excellent for both pies and baking. Can be
grown in the corn, makes heavier yields than the old
Yellow Cushaw and is better for stock feeding.
TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO—(110 days). Of medium
size and nearly bell-shaped. Neck slightly crooked. The
skin is creamy-white, sometimes striped with green, and
the flesh is pure white and of excellent quality. Won-
derful for pies.
Small Sugar
HERBS
ANISE—Used for flavoring.
BALM—Very fragrant leaves.
BASIL, SWEET—Leaves useful for flavoring.
BORAGE—Leaves used for flavoring.
CARAWAY—Seeds used for flavoring.
CORIANDER—Seeds used for flavoring.
DILL—Used for flavoring pickles.
FENNEL, FLORENCE—A bulb-like vegetable
above ground at base of leaf-stalk.
FENNEL, SWEET—Seeds aromatic.
LAVENDER—Leaves very fragrant.
MARJORAM, SWEET—Used as a seasoning.
ROSEMARY—Leaves very fragrant.
SAGE—A highly aromatic herb; most useful of all.
SAVORY, SUMMER—Leaves for flavoring soups.
THYME—Used as a seasoning.
formed
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DESCRIPTIVE VEGETABLE LIST
RADISH
2 ozs. of seed to 100 feet of row; 8 to 10 Ibs. to the acre.
To have tender and crisp radishes, they must be grown
very quickly and in order to do this they should be
planted in very rich soil and have plenty of water, com-
mencing early in the spring and sowing at intervals of
about a week or ten days. By doing this you will have
nice fresh radishes all the time. For fall and winter use
you should start sowing seed in August and September,
using the same methods as for spring planting.
EARLY SCARLET GLOBE—(23 days).
variety, surprisingly uniform, well adapted to both
field culture and greenhouse forcing. Roots olive-
shaped, medium tops, bright scarlet, crisp, tender and
of fine quality.
EARLY SCARLET TURNIP—(25 days). A very popular
standard variety for early forcing or field culture.
Round turnip-shaped, rapid grower, short tops, uniform,
fine textured; flesh of good flavor; color dark scarlet
red.
EARLY SCARLET TURNIP WHITE TIP—(25 days). An
unusually attractive sort Extensively used by truckers
and in home gardens. Roots nearly round with small
tap root, clear white flesh, tender, brittle and mild
flavor. Color crimson with white area about the tip.
FRENCH BREAKFAST—(25 days). Quick growing, half
long or olive shaped variety for market and home gar-
dens. Roots thicker toward the bottom, dull scarlet
with white tip, 112 inches long, 12 to 34 inches thick;
flesh white and crisp, becomes pithy unless pulled at
first maturity.
An outstanding
Saxa
{ICICLE—(27 days). Clear white roots which grow 5 to
6 inches in length, slender, smooth, tapering at tip,
brittle as ice and of mild, pleasing flavor. A fine va-
riety for both home and market gardens.
LONG SCARLET SHORT TOP—(27 days). <A_ long
straight, smooth, scarlet radish. A standard sort for
home and market gardens. Roots 4 to 5 inches in
length tapering and smooth, of fine quality.
SAXA—(21 days). An early forcing and outdoor va-
riety with small tops. The tap root is uniformly round,
salle smooth, tender, of excellent quality. Color deep
scarlet.
CHINA ROSE WINTER—(50 days). Roots grow 6 to 7
inches long, 134 to 2 inches in diameter at shoulder
and slightly broadened at_ lower end, blunt, smooth,
poe nose red in color. The flesh is white, firm and
nt.
LONG BLACK SPANISH WINTER—(55 days). Roots are
cylindrical, slightly tapered at tip; 7 to 9 inches long, 2
to 2% inches in diameter. Entirely purplish black. A
good keeper.
ROUND BLACK SPANISH WINTER—(55 days) Roots
are globular, round, 3% to 4 inches in diameter. Flesh
white, solid, crisp and pungent flavor; skin entirely
black. A good keeper.
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Early Scarlet
Turnip, White Tipped
HEE
White Icicle
RHUBARB
(Pie Plant)
1 oz. of seed will sow 100 feet of row.
Sow the seed early in the spring in rows one foot apart
on rich ground; the second year after planting they can
be removed in autumn to the permanent spot allotted to
them; plant the roots two feet apart each way in ground
that is well enriched, at least two feet deep.
VICTORIA GIANT. This is one of the leading varieties.
The stalks are red and exceedingly juicy, rich and spicy.
DESCRIPTIVE VEGETABLE LIST
SPINACH
2 ozs. of seed to 100 feet of row; 12 Ibs. to the acre.
Seed may be sown in autumn or as early in spring as
condition of the ground will permit. We advise by all
means to plant in autumn Bloomsdale Spinach as it is
by far the best of all autumn varieties.
BLOOMSDALE—(40 days). No spinach is so well known
as this variety and we are safe in saying that more of
this variety is sold and planted than any other variety.
As an autumn sort it is superior to all others. The
leaves are twisted and very dark green, giving them an
elasticity adapting them for transportation over long
distances and at the same time giving the crop large
measuring qualities.
LONG STANDING SAVOY—(40 days). Does not go to
seed as soon as Bloomsdale. Very dark green, crum-
pled and blistered leaves.
VIROFLAY, THICK-LEAF—(48 days). A large, Wael ae
growing, early variety with very thick, large, slightly
crumpled leaves of medium green. Fine for fall and
spring sowing. Rapid grower.
NEW ZEALAND—(60 days). The stems and leaves are
soft, thick, fleshy, and of a crystalline appearance.
Started early in the spring, the plants will resist heat
and make a strong growth, during the summer. Pick
off leaves from stem, cooking them only, and you have
delicious greens all summer long.
SQUASH
1 oz. will plant 100 feet of row; 2 to 4 Ibs. will plant
an acre.
DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING. Squash succeeds best
in a rich soil with a shovelful of well-rotted manure
placed in each hill. Make the hills 4 feet apart each way,
thinning out to about 3 geod plants per hill. Winter va-
rieties are planted 6 to 8 feet apart, using 1 ounce to 15
hills; 2 pounds per acre.
EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK—(50 days). A very
valuable new introduction. It is an all bush type, very
prolific over a long period, fruits straight for con-
venience in packing and shipping, unusually attractive,
12 inches long, 34% inches in diameter, slightly smaller
at the end; golden yellow color. Flesh, firm, of excel-
lent quality and flavor.
Mammoth White Bush Squash
Beselected Bloomsdale Savoy-leaved Spinach
EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOPED. (Also known as
Patty Pan.)—(50 days). The leading early summer
Squash. It is of medium size, flattened and scalloped.
It is creamy-white in color and comparatively smooth
on the surface; flesh greenish-white. Of true bush
form; very prolific, and the fruits measure 6 to 8
inches in diameter.
FORDHOOK (Vining)—(55 days). Wonderfully productive
and a most desirable variety for both summer and win-
ter. The fruits are oblong, 8 to 10 inches long, with
smooth, light yellow skin and straw-colored flesh, having
a rich delicious buttery flavor.
IMPROVED HUBBARD—(100 days). This excellent olive-
shaped squash is large and moderately warted, with a
dark bronze-green skin and bright orange-yellow flesh.
The flesh is fine-grained, thick and of a most delicious
flavor. Sweet and dry.
YELLOW BUSH SCALLOPED—(50 days). Quite similar
to the White Bush except in color, which is a deep
Oran ye. ve low, Often referred to as ‘Yellow Patty
an.
YELLOW SUMMER CROOKNECK—(55 days). An early
productive summer variety, growing about one foot
long, moderately warted, and of bright yellow color.
The flesh is salmon-orange and of a delicious flavor.
A bush variety.
SALSIFY
(Oyster Plant)
6 Ibs. to acre; 2 ozs. of seed to 100 feet of row.
Plant in March or April in a shaded place, in drills, in
deeply-dug and well-manured ground; the drills should
be 18 inches apart. When the plants are up a few inches
weed and thin them so as to stand 4 to 5 inches. Pre-
serve in pits, same as carrots or beets. Cultivate as for
carrot.
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND—(90 days). A variety
superior to the French sort, producing smoother, larger
and more vigorous roots, foliage stronger. Often called
“vegetable oyster.”
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AMERICAN SEED COMPANY, Fort Worth, Texas
TOMATOES
One-eighth ounce of seed will plant 100 feet of row; four ounces will plant an acre.
CULTURE—As tomatoes are very sensitive to frost, they
cannot be set in the open field until about May Ist. The
seed must be sown in well protected hotbeds, sowing same
about March Ist. A hardy and stocky plant is had by
transplanting the small plants in the bed a few weeks
before transplanting to the field. Or when about 4 inches
bigh, the top may be pinched off and the plant grows
‘ockier.
ACME—(80 days from plants). For home gardens and
shipping. This variety is of medium size, slightly
oval smooth Tomato, with purplish-pink skin and
deep scarlet flesh. The vine is large and very
prolific, bearing fruits in clusters of 4 or 5, early
and continuously until frost.
BEEF STEAK—(90 days from plants) For home and
market garden use. Plant open in habit of growth,
heavy, rather light green, vigorous. Fruits large,
flat, scarlet, smooth.
BONNY BEST—(70 days from plants). For market
gardeners, shippers and canners, a fine general
purpose Tomato. Vines medium height and foliage
medium green, adapted to pruning and _ staking.
Fruits slightly flattened, bright scarlet, solid.
BREAK O’ DAY—(70 days from plants). An early
variety for home, market shipping and canning,
somewhat drought resistant, resistant to fusarium
wilt of vines and to nail head rust of fruits. Foli-
age rather light, hardy and prolific, open, spread:
ing. Fruits globe shape, smooth, large, fleshy, of
good quality; color light scarlet.
BRIMMER—(90 days from plants). For home gar-
dens, a very large fruited variety. Plants large with
deep green leaves. Fruits quite uniform, flat, dark
pink, coreless, solid, mild in flavor, good for slicing.
CHALK’S EARLY JEWEL—(70 days from plants). For
home gardeners and truckers. Plants medium with
open growth, prolific. Fruits medium large, smooth,
scarlet, flattened, globe-shaped. Very similar to
Bonny Best.
DWARF CHAMPION—(83 days from plants) For
home garden use. A dwarf tree type. Medium size
purplish-pink, nearly round fruit, stems are short,
thick and almost self-supporting and may be grown
quite close together where space is limited.
DWARF STONE—(87 days from plants). A favorite
with home gardeners. Bright red, dwarf tree sort.
Plants short, compact with dark foliage. Fruits
large, flattened globe, very attractive, quite solid.
Break Q’ Day
Sow the seed broadcast, using rate of one ounce to
about 3 square feet of area, which will yield plants enough
to set one-fourth of an acre. In the field, set tall va-
rieties 4 feet apart and dwarf varieties 214 feet apart.
A slight trellis is advisable in the garden. A moderate
amount of water should be applied at the roots at regular
intervals.
EARLIANA—(63 days from plants). For home garden and
early market, widely grown because of its extreme
earliness. Vines open, small foliage. Fruits crowded in
clusters of 6 to 10 over the entire plant, 3 inches in
diameter, 215 inches thick, bright scarlet, nearly globe
shaped.
EARLY DETROIT—(87 days from plants). A _ shipping
sort, a very good producer. Vines are vigorous, heavy
foliage and prolific. Fruits rich purplish-pink, nearly
globe shaped, large, smooth, solid.
GOLDEN QUEEN—(82 days from plants). For home gar-
dens. Plants of medium size. Fruits medium large,
slightly flattened, rich golden yellow, smooth, rather
solid, milder flavor than red varieties.
Marglobe
GREATER BALTIMORE—(78 days from plants). De-
sirable for canning, very dependable in producing
a crop under unfavorable soil and weather condi-
tions where many would fail, heavily productive.
Plants large, vigorous and somewhat open. Fruits
Hat medium large, deep scarlet, fairly solid and
irm.
GULF STATES MARKET—(75 days from plant) <A
valuable shipping variety in the Southern Coast
States and, also, fine for market use. Has a heavy
skin that is not inclined toward cracking. Plants
vigorous, rather open, medium height. Fruits
medium large, globular, smooth, purplish-pink, very
solid.
JOHN BAER—(70 days from plants). A general pur-
pose variety especially desirable for canning and.
shipping. Vines medium height; foliage medium
green. Fruits deep scarlet red, slightly flattened,
medium sized, of high quality and excellent flavor.
TOMATOES CONTINUED NEXT PAGE
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DESCRIPTIVE VEGETABLE LIST
TOMATOES—Continued
NORTON’S WILT RESISTANT—(85 days from plants).
An excellent late or main crop variety similar to
stone but wilt resistant, used extensively for can-
ning where fusarium wilt is present in the soil.
Vines medium large. Fruits rich red, large, oval,
solid, smooth, of excellent quality.
OXHEART—(90 days from plants). A very late va-
riety for home garden. Vines rather large, fairly
productive, hardy grower. Fruits pink, heart-
shaped, very solid, uneven surface, large, meaty,
mild flavor.
PONDEROSA—(88 days from plants). A favorite in
many home gardens. Plants large and spreading
with medium green leaves. Fruits purplish-pink,
extremely large, flat, very solid, somewhat irregu-
lar with small seed cells, fine flavor.
PRITCHARD OR SCARLET TOPPER—(78 days from
plants) For home market, shipping and canning.
Vines medium, distinctly self-topping, vigorous and
heavy. .Fruits beautiful, smooth, globular shape,
John Baer medium scarlet color, thick walls, solid flesh, mild
flavor.
JUNE PINK—(65 days from plants). Desirable for RED ROCK—(85 days from plants). A main crop
home gardens, very early and produces throughout canning variety. Vines medium to large in size,
the season. The flesh is pink. The vine is similar vigorous and healthy grower. Fruits deep red,
to Earliana and branches freely; bears fruit in clus- round, solid, meaty, of fine flavor.
ters of 6 to 8, medium size, uniform, smooth, very
attractive.
LIVINGSTON GLOBE—(87 days from plants). Out-
standing shipping Tomato and equally popular for
market and home use. Plants strong and prolific
with heavy foliage; broad light green leaves. Fruits
purplish, glossy, full, globular, smooth, ripens evenly,
of good quality, fine flavor.
LOUISIANA PINK—(75 days from plants). A
satisfactory variety for home and market on
wilt-infested land. Very heavy bearer of
smooth, pink, medium size fruits, skin me-
dium thick. Flesh very firm, good flavor.
McGEE—(63 days from plants). A satisfactory
early variety for home gardens. Vines open,
small foliage. Fruits grow in cluster of 6 to
8 over the plant, globe shape.
MARGLOBE—(78 days from plants). Probably
the most widely used Tomato by truckers,
shippers and canners in the South. It is a
highly developed variety resistant to fusa-
rium wilt and nail head rust. Vines vigorous,
medium green, heavy foliage which protects
fruits from the sun. Fruits medium large,
nearly globular, deep red, smooth, solid, with
thick walls and cross sections, of fine quality.
Greater Baltimore
RUTGERS—(78 days from plants). An ali pur-
pose variety developed by the New Jersey Ex-
periment Station primarily intended for can-
ning but has achieved general popularity. Vines
strong, compact, protects fruit well, very prolific.
Fruits bright deep scarlet color, ripens evenly,
globe shaped, fleshy, firm, of excellent quality.
STONE—(86 days from plants). Widely used gen-
eral purpose Tomato, plants large, commonly
spread to 6 to 7 feet under favorable conditions,
moderately compact, and erect with dense dark
green foliage which shades the fruits through
most of the growing season. Fruits are borne
in clusters of 3 to 5, large, flattened but deep,
smooth, attractive, scarlet red, of fine flavor,
ripens evenly and is uniform.
RED PEAR—(75 days from plants). Fruits 2 inch-
es long, pear-shaped; popular as a preserving va-
riety, has tall growth of vine bearing large clus-
ters of uniform bright scarlet red fruits.
YELLOW PEAR—(75 days from plants). Similar
Bonny Best to Red Pear except fruits are yellow.
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AMERICAN SEED COMPANY, Fort Worth, Texas
TURNIPS
1 oz. of seed to 100 feet of row; 3 Ibs. to an acre.
COW HORN—(65 days to harvest). This variety is pure
white except a dash of green in the crown. Roots 12
to 15 inches long, 3 inches thick at shoulder. Looks
much like a carrot only it is blunt at the end and
usually has a crook. Chiefly grown for stock feed.
POMERANIAN WHITE GLOBE—(75 days to harvest).
Mostly used for stock feed but young roots also good
for table use. Roots round, 4 to 5 inches in diameter,
smooth, pure white, very productive. Top large.
PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAVED (48 days to harvest). A
home and market garden variety. Leaves short, nar-
row and erect. Roots flat, about 5 inches across, pur-
plish over top, white below. The flesh is white, sweet
and never stringy.
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE—(57 days to harvest). The
most popular variety for general planting. Roots round,
5 to 6 inches in diameter, purple or red across the top
with pure white beneath. Flesh is white, fine grained
and sweet when roots are 234 or 3 inches in diameter.
PURPLE TOP YELLOW ABERDEEN—(85 days to harvest).
Roots globular, slightly flattened, 5 inches in diameter,
smooth. Upper part purplish red, lower part yellow.
The flesh is yellow, tender, sugary and solid. Looks
like rutabagas when matured. Excellent keeper. For
table or for stock feed.
Japanese Shogoin Turnip
SEVEN TOP OR SOUTHERN PRIZE—(45 days to harvest).
Grown for the tops which are excellent for greens and
stock grazing. The roots are fibrous and of poor qual-
ity. May be left standing in the open ground during
the winter, except in the extremely northern states,
Extensively cultivated in the South.
=» SHOGOIN OR JAPANESE FOLIAGE—(42 days to harvest).
Adapted to table use for roots and greens. Quick grow-
ing and supplies large edible leaves and round, white
roots. Flesh is white, and of excellent quality. Leaves
18 inches, bright green. Especially popular in the
South where it is replacing the Seven Top.
WHITE EGG—(50 days to harvest). Very popular in home
gardens and with market gardeners. Roots egg-shaped,
3 inches long and 21% inches thick, smooth and white.
Half of root grows above ground. Flesh white and
sweet.
WHITE FLAT DUTCH—(45 days to harvest). An early
variety which is used by home and market gardeners.
An excellent sort for early spring planting. Tops small,
erect, compact, and strap leaved. Roots 3 or more inch-
es in diameter, deep flat, entirely white, smooth. Flesh
white, fine textured, firm, tender and sweet.
YELLOW OR AMBER GLOBE—(75 days to harvest). A
yellow fleshed variety of good table quality but usually
grown for stock. Large, smooth, globe-shaped roots,
yellow tinged with green at the top. Flesh pale yel-
lowish white, fine texture and sweet.
RUTABAGAS
AMERICAN PURPLE TOP—(100 days to harvest). The
standard variety grown for home use, market and
storage. Roots large and globular, deep purplish red
above ground, light yellow below, with medium short
neck. Flesh a creamy yellow, of finest texture and
Purple Top White Globe flavor.
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For Cut Flowers
Antirrhinum
Asters
Brachycome
Calendula
Calliopsis
Coreopsis
Candytuft
Carnation
Centaurea
Chrysanthemum
Clarkia
Columbine
Didiscus
Gomphrena
Gypsophila
Helichrysum
Larkspur
Lupine
Mignonette
Marigold
Nasturtium
Petunia, Double
Phlox
Poppy (Orientale
or Iceland)
Salpiglossis
Scabiosa
Shasta Daisy
Stock
Sweet Peas
Verbena
Zinnia
For Fragrance
Alyssum
Candytuft
Carnation
Centaurea,
imperialis
Heliotrope
Mignonette
Nasturtium
(Sweet-scented
varieties)
Nicotiana
Petunia
Scabiosa
Stock
Sweet Peas
Sweet Rocket
Sweet William
For Semi-Shade
Balsam
Bellis, perennis
Campanula
Centaurea, cyanus
Clarkia
Columbine
DESCRIPTIVE FLOWER LIST
FLOWERS FOR
Lupine
Mignonette
Myosotis
Pansy
Sweet William
For Winter
Bouquets
Celosia
Gomphrena
Gypsophila
paniculata
Helichrysum
For Withstanding
Drought
Ageratum
Alyssum,
procumbens
Antirrhinum
Brachycome
Calendula
Calliopsis
Campanula
Pyramidalis
Canaytuft
Centaurea
Coreopsis
Cosmos
Delphinium
Dianthus
Dimorphotheca
Eschscholtzia
Euphorbia
Four O’Clock
Gaillardia
Holiyhock
Kudzu Vine
Marigold
Petunia
Phlox
Portulaca
Scabiosa
Sunflower
Tithonia
For Early Bloom
Alyssum, saxatile
Bellis, perennis
Calendula
Columbine
Coreopsis
Delphinium
Digitalis
Gaillardia
Pansy
Sweet William
For Midsummer
Bloom
Ageratum
Brachycome
Calliopsis
Coreopsis
Dimorphotheca
Eschscholtzia
Gaillardia, picta
Hollyhock
Nasturtium
Petunia
Phlox
Poppy (annual)
Scabiosa (annual)
Shasta Daisy
Verbena
Vinca
Viola, cornuta
Zinnia
For Late Bloom
Alyssum, Sweet
Antirrhinum
Aster
Calendula
Celosia
Coreopsis
Cosmos
Dahlia
Gaillardia
Gomphrena
Hibiscus
Marigold
Pansy
Salvia
Vinca
Zinnia
For Screening
and Ornament
CLIMBERS
Balsam Apple
Cardinal Climber
Cypress Vine
Gourds,
Ornamental
Kudzu Vine
Morning Glory
Moonflower
Nasturtium, Tall
Scarlet Runner
Béan
Sweet Peas
Thunbergia
For Rock Gardens
ANNUALS
Ageratum, Blue
Ball
Alyssum, all
varieties
Brachycome
Cynoglossum
Dimorphotheca
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SPECIAL USES
Eschscholtzia
Phlox
Petunia
Portulaca
Thunbergia
Verbena
Zinnia, Tom
Thumb
For Rock Gardens
PERENNIALS
Alyssum, saxatile
Aquilegia
Bellis, perennis
Candytuft,
perennial
Delphinium,
chinensis
Dianthus,
plumarius
Gypsophila
Myosotis
Poppy, Iceland
For Foliage Effect
Kochia
Ricinus
For Backgrounds
and Borders
(Tall, 3 ft. or over)
ANNUALS
Antirrhinum
maximum
Celosia, plumosa
Cosmos
Castor Bean
Sunflower
Tithonia
PERENNIALS
Campanula
Dahlia
Delphinium
Digitalis
Gypsophila
Hibiscus
Hollyhock
Lupine
Tritoma
(Medium Tall, 20
in. to 3 ft.)
ANNUALS
Antirrhinum
majus
Asters
Calliopsis
Canna
Celosia
Chrysanthemum
Centaurea
Clarkia
Dahlia, Unwin’s
Giant
Didiscus
Four o’Clock
Godetia
Gypsophila
Helichrysum
Kochia
TeresDur
Lupine Annual
Marigold, Tall
Nicotiana
Petunia
Poppy
Salpiglossis
Salvia
Scabiosa
Zinnia, Tall
PERENNIALS
Columbine
Delphinium
Gaillardia
Gypsophila
paniculata
Poppy, orientale
Pyrethrum
Scabiosa,
caucasica
Shasta Daisy
Salvia farinacea
Sweet Rocket
For House Plants
Celosia, crista dwf.
Lantana
Stock
Vinea
For Bedding and
Borders
(Semi-Dwarf, 10
to 20 in.)
ANNUALS
Ageratum
Antirrhinum,
Semi-Dwarf
Balsam
Brachycome
Calendula
Carnation
Centaurea Jubilee
Gem
Candytuft
Dianthus, Pinks
Dimorphotheca
Eschscholtzia
Gaillardia picta
Mignonette
Nasturtium,
Dwarf
Petunia
Phlox
Poppy, Shirley
Stock
Vinca
Zinnia, Lilliput
PERENNIALS
Poppy, Iceland
Sweet Rocket
For Edgings
(10 in. or less)
ANNUALS
Alyssum,
Benthami
Pansy
Portulaca
Verbena
Zinnia, Tom Thumb
PERENNIALS
Alyssum, saxatile
Bellis, perennis
Perennial
Candytuft:
For Window Boxes
Ageratum
Antirrhinum
Heliotrope
Lantana
Morning Glory
Myosotis
Nasturtium
Pansy
Petunia, Balcony
hlox
Thunbergia
Verbena
For Poor Soil
Alyssum
Antirrhinum
Calendula
Celosia
Clarkia
Cosmos
Kochia
Kudzu Vine
Nasturtium
Petunia
Portulaca
Verbena
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FLOWER SEED PLANTING SCHEDULE
Symbols used: A—annual, B—biennial, P—perennial.
NAME Height of| Shape of [| Color of |GoodCut] Best | Location
Plant Plant Flowers Flowers Use Sun-Shady When to Plant
African Daisy (A) 8-12 in. clump many Feb. to May
Ageratum 8-24 in. bushy blue, white Jan. to May
Alyssum (A) Feb. to May
Amaranthus (A) | 24-60 in. [ bushy [| reds | Feb. to May
Asters (A) Jan. to April
Bachelor Button (A) sunny Feb. to April—Sept. to Nov.
Balsam (A) sunny Feb. to April
Blue Bonnet (A)
Calendula (A)
California Poppy (A)
Calliopsis (A)
Candytuft (A-P)
Canterbury Bells (A-P)
Carnation (A-P)
July to Sept.—best
Jan. to April—Sept. to Nov.
Feb. to May
Jan. to May
Feb. to April—Sept. to Nov.
Feb. to May—Sept. to Oct.
Feb. to April—Sept. to Nov.
yellows
several
yellows
many
12-36 in.
12-18 in.
18-42 in.
bedding
border
Clarkia (A) several Feb. to May
Cockscomb (A) red, yellow bedding Feb. to May
Columbine (P) branchy several borders Jan. to Sept.—Sept. to Nov.
Coreopsis (P) yellows yes bedding Feb. to May—Sept. to Nov.
Cornflower (A) many yes Jan. to Feb.—Oct. to Nov.
Cosmos (A) several yes bedding Mar. to May
Cypress Vine 10-18 ft. vine red, white no imbi sunny April—May
Dahlia (P) 36-72 in. bushy yes i sunny Feb. to April
Daisy (A-P) 10-30 in. bushy white, pink yes ing any Feb. to April—Sept. to Nov.
Delphinium (P) P38 at tat yes borders | sunny | Jan. to Mar.—Sept. to Oct.
Didiscus (A) | 24-36 in. | slender | blue yes cutting shady Feb. to April
Everlasting (A) many bedding | sunny Feb. to May
Forget-Me-Not 12-18 in. | bushy blue yes edging Mar.—April
Four o’Clock (A) 24-30 in. | bushy many border sunny Mar. to May
Fox Glove (B) border shady | Feb. to Mar.—Sept. to Oct.
Gaillardia (P) bushy red, gold yes bedding Feb. to May
Globe Amaranth (A) 12-18in. | bushy |purple, white yes bedding sunny Mar. to May
Gypsophila (A-P) 18-24 in. | branchy white yes border sunny Mar. to May
Hibiscus (P) several specimen] sunny Feb. to April
Hollyhock (P) border moist Jan. to Mar.—Sept. to Oct.
Hyacinth Bean 10 ft. vine several no climbing sunny Mar.—Apr.
Japanese Hop Vine var. lvs. no for shade sunny Apr.—May
Lantana (P) several yes bedding sunny Feb. to April
Larkspur (A) | 36-48 in. | tall | y bedding | sunny __|Jan. to April—Sept. to Nov.
Marigold (A) 8-30 in. bushy yellows yes bedding sunny Mar. to May
Min. Marigold (A) 5-7 in. golden yellow edging sunny Mar. to May
Mexican Fire Bush (A)| 36in. [ bushy | red no border sunny Mar. to May
Moonfiower 20-30 ft. several no forshade| sunny Mar.-—Apr.—May
Morning Glory (A) 20-50 ft. no for shade] sunny Mar. to May
Nasturtium (A) yes i Feb. to May
Nicotiana (A) 30-42 in. | branchy yes Mar. to May
Pansy (P) clump yes Jan to Feb.—Oct. to Nov.
Petunia (A) bushy fair Jan. to May
Phlox (A) 12-18 in. | bushy Jan. to May
Pinks (A-B) bedding sunny |Jan. to Mar.—Sept. to Nov.
Poppy (A) | 24-60in. [erect | many | yes | bedding [sunny | Jan. to Mar.—Sept. to Nov.
Portulaca (A) | 4-6in. | creeping | sunny Mar. to May
Ricinus—Castor
Oil Bean (A) sunny Mar. to May
Salpiglossis (A) border any Feb. to May
Salvia (A) red, blue bedding sunny Feb. to April
Shasta Daisy white bedding sunny Feb.—April
Snapdragon (A) many bedding any Jan. to May—Sept. to Nov.
Tithonia Sp. (A) orange scar cutting April to June
Verbena (A) many Jan. to April
Vinca (P) pink white bedding Mar. to May
Stocks (P) many bedding Feb. to April—Sept. to Nov.
Sunflower (P) borders Mar. to May
Sweet Pea (A-P) Jan. to Mar.—Oct. to Dec.
Sweet Sultan (A) 24-36 in. border Jan. to May—Oct. to Dec.
Sweet William (P) 12-24 in. bedding Jan. to April—Oct. to Nov.
Zinnia (A) | 24-36 in. | bedding Mar. to Aug.
DESCRIPTIVE FLOWER LIST
FLOWER SEEDS
In the following pages are listed all of the most useful
kinds of flowers, including those for every ordinary pur-
pose. The list is arranged in alphabetical order.
Plants are usually divided into three classes: Annuals,
Biennials, and Perennials. Annuals are plants which nor-
mally live but a single season. Biennials are plants liv-
Ree
ACROCLINIUM (Everlasting)
A very pretty, half-hardy double annual, producing
white and rose-colored, double daisy-like flowers, about
one and one-half inches in diameter. Each flower-heaa
is borne singly on a very long stem; leaves small, nar-
row, alternate. These are ‘“immortelles’”’ so desirable for
wreaths and winter bouquets.
Sow the seed im open ground early in spring, preferably
in light, well pre soil, and cover with one-fourth
inch of fine soil ly pressed dcwn. Thin the young
plants to four inches apart. Height, 15 inches.
DOUBLE MIXED.
AFRICAN DAISY
(Dimorphotheca)
Showy annuals from South Africa, about 1 foot tall
with gorgeous, Daisy-like blooms during summer and
fail. e rich orange of the type has become very pop-
ular wherever grown and so have the salmon and golden.
Easy culture in ordinary well-drained soil and sunny
exposure.
MIXED. They vary in color from pure white to red
and blush including sulphur, lemon and bright golden
yellow, light orange, reddish yellow and pale salmon-
AGERATUM (Floss Flower)
A beautiful, hardy annual of neat, bushy habit. The
attractive, feathery flowers, borne in dense clusters, are
very useful for bouquets. Very desirable for outdoor
bedding and borders, being covered with bloom nearly all
summer.
Sow outdoors after danger from frost is over; or for
earlier blooming, start under glass and transplant. Cover
the seed with one-eighth to one-fourth inch of fine soil
firmly pressed down.
BLUE PERFECTION. Light blue, about two feet high.
MIXED. Very desirable for borders.
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ing two years; particularly those which do not bear
flowers and fruit until the second season. Perennials
tend to live from year to year.
Most of the biennials and perennials bloom early in the
season, while nearly all of the annuals continue to bloom
until killing frosts.
ALYSSUM
The annual varieties can be grown very readily either
outdoors or in the house and by cutting back the plants
roperly an almost constant succession of bloom may be
ad can be sown outdoors in fall.
SWEET. This very hardy annual for border-edging or
massing in small beds, comes into bloom early in the
spring, covering itself with clusters or trusses of small,
pure white cruciform flowers. They have a peculiar,
delicate fragrance and are most useful in small bou-
quets. Usually not over eight inches high, but spread-
“ __KMARANTHUS
These plants afford brilliant contrasts of color, being
useful for tall borders, groups and foliage effects. The
leaves and stems are of different shades of red, blendea
usually with green; two to three feet high.
Seed may be sown in open ground early in spring,
covering one-fourth inch deep; thin to two feet apart.
MIXED. Many brightly colored varieties.
ASTERS
Asters are easy to grow. They prefer rich, well-drained
soil, plenty of sunshine and ample moisture. Asters
bloom from three to five months after seed is sown, va-
rying according to type and climate. For early blooms
sow seed indoors in boxes or pans six weeks before out-
door planting time.
BRANCHING MIXED.
GIANT CREGO DOUBLE MIXED.
BALSAM (Lady’s Slipper)
DOUBLE CAMELLIA-FLOWERED. These are the most
perfect in form and largest yet developed in these old
garden favorites. They are still among the most Pop-
ular of garden annuals. Seed is best sown indoors
April and transplanted to the open in May. Height,
Mixed colors.
2 to 3 feet.
Ageratum Blue Perfection
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FLOWER SEEDS—Continued
Calendula Chrysantha
CALENDULA (Pot Marigold)
A well-known, old-fashioned annual that has long
been in favor. During the past few years they have
greatly increased in popularity and are now largely used
by florists for cut flowers.
They are of easy culture, succeeding in almost any
soil and are in bloom from early summer till frost. Plants
are one and one-half to two feet high.
For the best results plant seed early: indoors and trans-
plant to place when danger of frost is past: Satisfactory
results may also be obtained from sowings made out ot
doors after ground is warm and dry. Plants should be
thinned to twelve inches apart in the row.
CAMPFIRE (Sensation). Fine orange variety, with a
scarlet sheen and full yellow center.
CHRYSANTHA (Sunshine). The large, double, clear
buttercup-yellow flowers bear a striking resemblance to
a chrysanthemum. Long stems.
ORANGE SHAGGY. Petals long and distinctly fringea
or laciniated; color, deep orange, shading to slightly
lighter orange in center of blooms. Stems long.
MIXED COLORS.
CALIFORNIA POPPY
(Eschscholtzia)
The State flower of California, chosen because of its
brilliant display and wonderful growth. Also called Gold
Cups. This brilliant annual is very easily grown ana
does especially well throughout the South. It does not
want to be transplanted, makes very showy borders
and beds and also makes pretty cut flowers when
cut in the bud stage. The plants will grow nicely and
bloom profusely over a long season in any sunny loca-
tion. The foliage is finely cut and blue-green in color,
while the flowers are very shiny or satiny and various
shades of yellow, orange and white.
Scatter seed thinly over the surface and rake in very
lightly where the plants are to stand, as soon as the
ground becomes warm. Plants grow about 1 foot high.
* CALLIOPSIS
Bright showy annuals, growing with great profusion
in any good garden soil. Plants 1 to 2 feet nigh, cov-
ered with brilliant and showy flowers, both double and
single.
Sow in early spring, in open, where plants are to
stand. Colors are bright yellow and rich brown with
shades of red. Use it for mixed wild-color effect and
splendid cut flowers.
"CANARY BIRD VINE
(Tropaeolum Canariense)
Decorative, rapid climber, with nasturtium-like foliage
Flowers are sulphur-yellow, laciniated at edges and fror
a distance look like canary birds perched along the vine.
Height 10 feet.
CANNA (Indian Shot)
Blooms the first season if sown early. Make an in-
cision in the seed with a file and soak in warm water
for 24 hours before planting. This hastens germination.
Frodiices broad, massive leaves and spikes of gorgeous
lowers.
MIXED. A fine collection of the dwarf large-flowering
Calendula Campfire
CANDYTUFT
_(Iberis Umbellata)
The Candytuft is almost as fragrant as the sweet
alyssum and very popular. Very useful as a bedding
plant or for border work. Sow outdoors in April, where
t is to bloom, and thin well when the plants grow about
1 inch. Sow also in July for fall blooming. Where
crown in rows, best results for cut-flowers can be ob-
ained only by spacing the plants at least a foot apart in
the rows and 114 feet between the rows.
WHITE.
ANNUAL MIXED.
CANTERBURY BELLS
One of the most attractive old-fashioned garden flow-
ers. Large, strong plants, covered in June with large
“cup-and-saucer’’ shaped blooms of blue, pink, or white.
Well-grown plants are 2 or more feet high and 115 feet
broad. They can be lifted when in full bloom and pot-
ted for house decoration; good cut-flower.
DOUBLE MIXED.
CARDINAL CLIMBER
(Ipomoea Quamoclit Hybrida)
A rapid-growing, half-hardy, annual climber, often reach-
ing 30 feet. The foliage is fern-like and the flowers are
cardinal-red, 1144 inches in diameter, and borne in clus-
ters. Sow seeds indoors during April or outdoors in May.
CARNATION
(Dianthus Caryophyllus)
These delightfully fragrant and richly colored flowers
may be easily grown from seed. Seed should be sown in
boxes and when 2 to 3 inches high may be transplanted
to the open bed or border, giving shade until the young
plants have become established. Sow any time between
March and September. Carnations should mever be
sprinkled for the flowers and buds will be ruined and
turn brown.
CHABAUD’S DOUBLE MIXED.
CASTOR BEAN (Ricinus)
The Ricinus are tall, stately growing plants of tropical
appearance; their luxuriant foliage renders them ex-
ceedingly ornamental. Free-growing, tender half-hardy
annuals of easy cultivation.
MIXED.
Chabaud’s
Double Mixed
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DESCRIPTIVE FLOWER LIST
FLOWER SEEDS—Continued
CENTAUREA (Bachelor Button
or Cornflower)
_ These well-known flowers are among the most attrac-
tive and graceful of the old-fashioned garden annuals.
They are of easy culture but will amply repay any care
or attention given them.
Sow seed in early spring and transplant to open ground
or sow in open ground as soon as the weather is warm
and settled. Cover seed about one-fourth inch deep; thin
to three or four inches apart. Fine for bedding or bor-
ders. The young plants are very sensitive to wet, and
care should be taken to prevent water standing on the
leaves.
CYANUS, FINEST MIXED. Also known as ‘‘Bachelor
Button,” “Blue Bottle,’’ and ‘Ragged Sailor.” Will pro-
duce a profusion of very attractive flowers over a long
season.
CYANUS, DOUBLE BLUE.
JUBILEE GEM. A dwarf variety, making a compact
lant covered with double dark blue flowers. Foliage
orms a tufted mass of bright green. 12 inches in
height.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
These outdoor “summer Chrysanthemums” are showy
and effective for bedding or borders in the garden and
desirable for cut flowers. Plants become more bushy
and shapely if pinched back in early growth and the
practice of disbudding will result in much larger flow-
ers. These annuals are not the winter-flowering sorts
sold by florists and which are propagated only by divi-
CLARKIA
MIXED.
A mighty handsome annual, which should be far more
widely known. It is of easy cultivation, graceful in
habit of growth, and lends itself as well to bedding as
for cutting. Flowers in long racemes which all open in
water when cut.
DOUBLE MIXED.
Coreopsis
COCKSCOMB or CELOSIA
An odd and picturesque class of plants having colored
foliage and in which the innumerable small flowers and
seed vessels together with their supports form a very
brilliantly colored mass, sometimes gracefully arranged
i c -sAtme
Clarkia_Elegans
like plumes and sometimes more dense, being corrugated
and frilled at the edge like a cock’s comb. They form
the gayest possible decoration in beds and borders, re-
taining their brilliant coloring often from midsummer
until frost.
GLASGOW PRIZE (President Thiers). Plant resembles
a very large comb, densely corrugated; brilliant, deep
purplish-red; foliage dark, not abundant; ten to twelve
inches.
PLUMED MIXED. Fluffy plumes of yellow, scarlet, crim-
son and orange in mixture.
CRESTED MIXED. Combs of yellow, orange, crimson,
purple, rose and red. Bronze foliage.
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Cosmos Sensation
Mixed
Cosmos Orange
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Centaurea Jubilee Gem
COLUMBINE (Aquilegia)
Very desirable, easily grown, old-fashioned perennials
for borders, forming large. permanent clumps. Blooms
profusely early in the season and remains in bloom for
a considerable period.
Sow the seed, which is of rather slow germination, in
open ground early in spring in any rich, well-drained
garden soil. In permanent bed, plants should have at
least one foot each way. Keep clear of weeds and give
each year a dressing of well-rotted manure. Seed may
also be sown outdoors in fall. Hardy herbaceous peren-
nials; two to three feet high.
SINGLE MIXED.
COREOPSIS
_ Showy, bright yellow flowers on long, graceful stems,
ideally adapted for cutting as well as garden decoration.
Blooms over a long season. Seeds sown early bloom the
first season, but they will be finer the second year.
COSMOS
Very effective for autumn-flowering in broad masses
or backgrounds. A hardy and rapid-growing annual,
forming bush-like plants with feathery green foliage,
four to six feet high, covered with large flowers some-
what resembling the single Dahlias. They are gracefully
poised on long stems and very useful for decorative pur-
poses.
ORANGE FLARE. An early-flowering strain, blooming in
four months from seed. Marigold-like foliage. Grows
2 to 3 feet tall, bushy. Deep brilliant orange blooms.
EARLY SENSATION, MIXED. Available in a mixture of
white, pink, and crimson.
SINGLE MIXED.
CYPRESS VINE (Ipomoea
Quamocilit)
A graceful, twining annual climber with delicate, fern-
like foliage and a profusion of star-shaped blossoms.
Climbs 15 feet and blooms from midsummer to frost.
Sow in May, first soaking seeds in warm water.
MIXED.
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Dahlias—A Gorgeous Display Flower
DAHLIAS
A favorite for autumn-flowering, blooming the first
season from seed if started early. The flowers are so
symmetrical and perfect and the range of colors so wide
and varied that they will always be popvlar where dis-
play is wanted.
Seed may be sown in spring in open ground, after dan-
ger of frost is over, but for best results sow in shallow
pans during February and transplant the seedlings to
small pots. When strong enough and danger from frost is
over, plant out one foot apart. These plants will produce
tubers which should be taken up in the fall and replanted
the following spring; these roots will flower freely the
following autumn. Tender herbaceous perennial, three to
four feet high.
FINEST DOUBLE MIXED. Seeds saved from choicest,
double flowers, including shades of red, pink, dark
maroon, yellow, white, etc.
DAISY
The true English Daisy, perfectly hardy and suited to
cool, rather moist location. Blooms in earliest spring and
late fall. Sow seed early in boxes or shallow drills; then
transpant to permanent location. Treat same as violets.
Can be flowered through the winter if placed in boxes
in pits or planted out in cold-frames. Flowers very dou-
ble. Plants spread rapidly in rich soil and last for years.
They make the’ finest low borders and margins and are
beautiful in clumps about the lawn. Grow 6 to 10 inches
high.
DOUBLE MIXED.
DELPHINIUM
(Hardy Perennial Larkspur)
One of the finest hardy perennials. Very effective in
beds, masses, or borders. To prolong the season of bloom,
cut the old flower-stems off after they have faded, and
new shoots will produce flower-heads.
BLUE SHADES.
DIDISCUS
Blue Lace Flower An easily grown annual which is
becoming very popular. The plant grows about 1!2 feet
high and produces attractive, umbel-shaped flowers of
lace-like appearance. Color a delicate azure-blue. Excel-
lent for cutting.
FORGET-ME-NOT (Myosotis)
Favorite everywhere for beds or borders. This excel-
lent old-fashioned flower blooms profusely in spring and
fall with clusters of dainty blue and white flowers, doing
best in a moist, shady position. This is a perennial but
may need protection during the winter. It blooms the
first year from seed. This is the National Flower of
Belgium.
Sow outdoors thinly as soon as ground can be worked,
thinning to 5 inches apart.
FLOWER SEEDS—Continued
FOUR O’CLOCK (Marvel of
Peru)
Showy, large free-flowering hardy annual adapted all
over the South. A good old-fashioned plant with erect.
bushy habit and brilliant, tubular flowers that open
about four o’clock in the afternoon and usually close by
noon of the next day. They bear hundreds of white,
yellow, red and violet colored flowers and some with
spots, flakes and splotches of several colors. Fine for
borders and backgrounds, growing about two feet high
and blooming late in summer and fall.
Sow after danger of frost in spring or transplant at
that time to two feet apart.
MIXED.
FOXGLOVE (Digitalis)
Stately old-fashioned border plants affording dense
spikes of large brilliantly-colored flowers which are
terminal and half as long as the height of the plant.
The flowers are very distinct and showy, being thimble-
like or long bell-shaped, and the colors include white,
lavender and rose, many being spotted or blotched. It
is often used as a background, and does especially well
in cool, shady locations in front of shrubbery. The leaves
are wrinkled and somewhat downy.
Seed may be sown outdoors after danger from frost is
over but for best results start in boxes and transplant.
The seed is very small and should be covered lightly and
kept moist until plants are well established, when they
shoud be transplanted to two feet apart. May be sown
oudoors in fall. Hardy biennial or perennial, usually
blooming the second season; three to five feet high.
MIXED. Many shades and markings.
GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower)
Also known as Blanket Flower, and well adapted to our
section. It thrives in the poorest and driest soils, and the
plants are covered with large showy flowers during the
season. -Plants are of strong, spreading growth, 18 inches
in height. The large brilliant flowers are borne singly,
on long stems, making attractive cut flowers but the
chief use is for the blanket or great mass of blooms for
borders, clumps or beds of purplish crimson and yellow
shades. This is a hardy annual but will live through the
winter with protection. It is one of our very best South-
ern flowers and easily grown. Splendid bedding, border
and cut flower.
Sow broadcast in early spring, covering lightly.
SINGLE MIXED. Gaily-colored flowers, double with
tubular florets, invaluable for bouquets.
GOURDS (Ornamental)
Annual climbers that form curiously shaped fruits on
vines 10 to 20 feet high. Sow the seed like you would
squash or cucumber in hills 3 feet apart and allow 3
plants to grow in each hill. Useful for covering arbors,
fences or stone walls.
CHOICE MIXED. All kinds.
GLOBE AMARANTH
(Gomphrena)
Globe-shaped, everlasting flowers. When in full bloom
should be cut and hung up to dry; will hold their color
all winter.
OLD FASHION BACHELOR BUTTON MIXED.
Gaillardia
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FLOWER SEEDS—Continued
GYPSOPHILA (Baby's Breath)
Delicate, free-flowering plants covered with star-shaped
flowers, valuable for mist-like effect and as trimming in
bouquets; also for hanging baskets or edgings. Will thrive
in almost any well-prepared ground but does best on a
limestone soil. Make handsome specimens dried.
GRANDIFLORA ALBA. An improved large-flowering
strain, superior to the common Elegans, not only size
of flowers but also in color.
HELIOTROPE (Cherry Pie)
This garden favorite, easily grown from seed, is always
a favorite. Start seed in February, in boxes in warm
sunny situation, cove1ing seed about one-fourth inch.
When danger of frost is past transplant to open ground
in patrially shaded location,
A single spray of the deliciously fragrant bloom will
perfume a whole room. Half-hardy perennial growing
18 to 24 inches high for borders and beds. It will usually
stand Southern winters outdoors with slight protection.
All shades mixed, including dark blue, light blue, white
and rose shades. These are from large-flowered varieties.
MIXED.
HELICHRYSUM (Strawflower)
The most popular of all Everlastings, they are used ex-
tensively for cutting and for winter bouquets when dried.
To preserve them, cut the flowers before they are full in
Bloom and hang them with heads downward in a dry
place.
Make first sowings in a hotbed in March and a second
outdoors in May. Height, 2 feet.
DOUBLE MIXED. All colors.
HIBISCUS (Marshmallow)
Grows 2 to 5 feet high, branching freely. Large flow-
ers 3 to 5 inches across are white, yellow, carmine and
striped. These can be grown in pots or tubs and kept
blooming all winter as well as summer, anywhere the
temperature is above 50 degrees. The flowers are ex-
tremely showy and single mixed shades.
MIXED.
HOLLYHOCK (Althea Rosea)
Hardy perennial. Our double hollyhocks are far su-
perior to the old single and semi-double sorts. Once
established they grow and bloom freely for years.
Sow in early spring, in boxes, or beds, and when 6 to 8
inches high transplant to their permanent place in
open ground, placing them 114 to 2 feet apart. Give them
rich soil in a moist location, or where plenty of water
can be given and they will grow 5 to 8 feet tall.
The Hollyhock is an old-fashioned flower of our South-
land and perhaps no other flower leaves such an impres-
sion of the Old South as does the Hollyhock. The beau-
tiful long spikes filled with tissuepaper-like blooms, 3
inches across, crushed closely together, give a beautiful
and artistic background or tall border. There could hardly
be an old-fashioned garden without them. Plant some
this year and you will have them for years to come.
You should plant your flower garden and lawn for per-
manency and Hollyhocks are very valuable as they can
fit in with most any plan.
DOUBLE MIXED. The finest double Chater varieties.
SINGLE MIXED.
HYACINTH BEAN (Dolichos
Lablab) (Jack Bean)
A fine climber with clusters of purple or white flowers
followed by ornamental seed pods. Tender annual; from
ten to fifteen feet high.
MIXED.
HUMULUS (Japanese Hop
Variegated)
Hardy Annual 15 feet
A very ornamental and fast-growing climber. In shape
the foliage resembles the common hop, but they are beau-
tifully splashed and marbled with silvery white and
dark green. Fine for screens, arbors, etc.
Sow one inch deep when all danger of frost is past, in
good rich soil, thin out seedlings 9 inches apart.
KOCHIA (Mexican Fire Bush)
An easily-grown foliage or hedge plant which makes
a very rapid growth and retains its clean, bright green
color until heavy frost. Turns to dull bronze-red after
heavy frost and blends with the colors of autumn.
KUDZU (Jack and the Bean
Stalk)
Probably the most rapid-growing vine in cultivation.
Grows eight to ten feet the first season from seed, and
from forty to sixty feet in a single season after becoming
established. Makes a dense growth of foliage and is val-
uable for covering verandas, pergolas and unsightly places.
Will thrive on any land that will support vegetable growth.
Hardy perennial climber. It is advisable to soak seed
etore pianting. LANTANA
One of the most desirable half-hardy perennial green-
house or bedding plants, constantly in bloom; verbena-
like heads of orange, white, rose and other colored flow-
ers; 2 to 3 feet.
MIXED.
LATHYRUS (Latifolius)
(Perennial Sweet Pea)
A sturdy vine with luxuriant pea-like foliage, often
called Perennial Sweet Pea, although they are entirely
lacking in fragrance. The handsome pea-shaped flowers,
borne in large clusters of 8 or 10 each, are of substantial
substance and waxy in appearance. The vine may be
trained upon a support but is also well adapted as a
trailer, scrambling over rocks and rugged places. The
bloom for a long period and are of simple culture inouel
in a northern latitude the plants die at frost to renew their
growth in the spring.
MIXED.
LARKSPUR (Delphinium)
The Larkspur, with its long clustered spikes of beauti-
ful irregular flowers, often with long spurs, is especially
valuable for its shades of blue. The annual forms are
very desirable for bedding.
Seed of annual varieties may be sown outdoors early in
spring. For earlier blooming, start very early indoors or
sow in fall. Thin one to one and one-half feet apart.
TALL DOUBLE BLUE.
TALL DOUBLE SCARLET.
TALL DOUBLE PINK.
TALL DOUBLE MIXED.
Tall Double Mixed
Larkspur.
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FLOWER SEEDS—Continued
MARIGOLDS
No flower garden seems complete without this fine old-
fashioned garden plant, with its brilliant displays of yel-
low and orange, both tall and dwarf sorts, and with fine-
ly-cut or entirely bright green foliage. The African
(Tagetes erecta) varieties are tall, usually one and one-
half to three feet, and are well adapted for large beds,
backgrounds or mixed borders, while the French (Tagetes
patula) are more dwarf and are often used for borders
and pot culture as well as bedding.
For best results start seed early indoors and transplant
six inches apext when danger from frost is over, but good
blooms of all varieties of Marigold are often successfully
obtained from seed planted in the open ground after dan-
er from frost is past. Make the rows one foot apart.
se well-pulverized soil, preferably light sandy loam, and
cover the seed with about one-fourth inch of fine soil,
firmly pressed down, When about two inches high, thin
six to twelve inches. Hardy annuals; in bloom till frost
comes.
GUINEA GOLD. A distinct type of Marigold, with grace-
ful, pyramidal habit, growing 2 to 2% feet high. Flow-
ers semi-double, 2 to 24% inches across. Wavy petals of
a brilliant shade of orange and gold.
YELLOW SUPREME. New. Large, fluffy blooms which
are sweetly scented. A fine companion to Guinea Gold.
Flowers of dazzling lemon-yellow color, nearly 3 inches
in diameter,
HARMONY. A lovely Scabious-flowered type of the
dwarf French Double Marigold. Plants are 10 to 12
inches high and produce great quantities of their lovel
flowers which have a high golden orange center tuft
and 4 or 5 rows of reddish brown guard petals.
DIXIE SUNSHINE. Golden yellow pompons made up of
tiny 5-petaled florets. The plants are 5 feet tall with
lacy green foliage. It blooms late and should be started
early indoors, —
SUNSET GIANTS, Here we have a showy, sweetly scent-
ed, exceptional-sized Marigold flower averaging 5 inches
in diameter, ranging in color from deep orange to lem-
on-yellow, and a new, delightful shade of primrose.
Plants are 3% to 4 feet high, and start blooming about
July 15 and will bloom profusely until frost. Sunset
Giant is worthy of the showiest spot in any garden.
CROWN OF GOLD, A round-topped flower of rich gold-
en yellow surrounded by a collar of big broad petals of
Ws same color, Flowers sweet-scented. Foliage odor-
ess,
DWARF FRENCH MIXED.
TALL AFRICAN MIXED.
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Morning Glory Scarlett O’Hara
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Marigold, Sunset Giant
MOON FLOWER (Ipomoea)
One of the most vigorous summer climbers and wil)
grow under favorable conditions thirty to fo feet in a
single season and be covered evening and cloudy days
with very large flowers, widely extended, often four
inches across. Leaves large, frequently four to five inch-
es across.
The hard outer coat of the very large, light yellow
seed should be cut through with a sharp knife, care be-
ing taken not to cut any deeper than the hard shell, and
the seed planted about one inch deep in moist soil in a
box or pan and set in a warm place. If soil be kept moist,
germination will take place in about two weeks. After
plants are up, transplant outdoors in a sunny situation
when danger fror. frost is past.
BLUE. (Evening Glory). The flowers are violet-blue,
and open in the evening.
WHITE. Giant, pure white flowers, measuring 5 to 6
inches across. Blooms open nights and cloudy days.
MORNING GLORY
A handsome showy climber of easy culture and suitable
for covering arbors, windows, trellises, old stumps, etc.
The flowers are most brilliant in the morning. Hardy
annual,
Seed is usually sown outdoors early in spring in row
where plants are to remain. Well pulverized soil should
be eed and the seed covered one-half inch deep; thin
four to six inches apart. If very early bloomin, Is de-
sired, seed may be started indoors and transplanted. Give
some support such as strings or cord to the vines as soon
as they begin to run and they will often exceed ten feet
in height before the season is over.
HEAVENLY BLUE. Sky Blue extremely early.
SCARLETT O’HARA. A new large dark wine red Morning
Glory. Freely produced on fast growing vines. Bloom-
ing within 65 days from seed, ©
FINEST MIXED. (Convolvulus Major),
MOURNING BRIDE (Scabiosa)
An old-fashioned but most attractive flower. Its great
abundance and long succession of richly-colored, fragrant
blossoms on long stems make it one of the most useful
decorative plants of the garden, Desirable for cutting as
well as for beds and borders. Flower heads about two
inches across; florets double, surrounding the thimble-
shaped cone, and giving a fancied resemblance to a pin-
cushion.
Seed may be sown in place as soon as ground can be
worked; or for earlier blooming sow in hotbed early in
spring and transplant one and one-half feet apart. Hardy
annual; about two to two and one-half feet high.
TALL DOUBLE MIXED. Colors include deep and light
purple, scarlet, pure white and dark mulberry red.
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Single Petunias
NASTURTIUMS
Few plants are more easily grown or remain longer in
bloom with its large shield-shaped leaves and beautifully
irregular flowers having long spurs and _ brilliantly-col-
ored petals. In favorable soil, flowers are produced in
abundance throughout the season. Much used for win-
dow boxes. If the black aphis appears, spray the foli-
age vigorously with water.
Seed is usually sown outdoors, as soon as the weather
{fs warm and settled, in the row where the plants are
to remain. Well pulverized soil, perfectly well-drained
and moderately rich, should be used and the seed cov-
ered with about one inch of fine soil firmly pressed
down. A sunny situation is essential for free-blooming.
If the soil is very rich, the plants give a large amount
of foliage but few flowers. For earlier blooming, start
indoors and transplant to the open ground after danger of
frost is over.
GOLDEN GLEAM. Large,
sweet-scented flowers.
golden yellow, semi-double,
SCARLET GLEAM. The flowers are fiery orange-scarlet,
3 inches across, and uniformly double, with lush green
foliage.
DWARF MIXED. Many desirable shades and colors.
TALL MIXED. A wide range of colors and shades.
NICOTIANA
This beautiful plant is very easy to grow and is used
for beds or borders, giving a gorgeous display of showy
blooms throughout the late summer and fall.
HYBRIDS MIXED. A great variety of lovely shades.
PANSIES
Pansies have long been a very popular favorite with
flower lovers and they make delightful beds where a
little care is taken with them. For proper results, you
must start with a good strain of good seeds. The finest
pansies are shy seeders, as a rule, and that accounts for
the difference in price of the different types.
Prepare your bed deeply and well, and level it. Soil
with a proportion of leaf mold and decayed cow ma-
nure gives best results. The seeds germinate in about
ten days and must not dry out during this period; laying
newspapers over the bed prevents drying out. Thin out
when large enough to handle or transplant to stand nine
inches apart in the rows and cultivate frequently, allow-
ing mo weeds or grass in the bed. During dry weather,
water the bed daily; in extreme drought twice a day.
About the first of September is the best time to sow pansy
seeds for early spring blooming, allowing the plants to go
into the winter in vigorous condition. They need only
light protection to stand winters perfectly.
GIANT MIXED.
FLOWER SEEDS—Continued
PETUNIAS
Few annual plants equal the effectiveness of the pe-
tunia for growing in beds and _ borders, or in aidoer
and porch-boxes. They begin flowering early and con-
tinue a sheet of blooms until frost.
Any good garden soil, well pulverized and in good
condition, may be used. Plant the seed, which is very
fine, in a warm, sunny place.
ALBA. White.
BLUE BEE. Viola Jersey Gem color.
GENERAL DODDS. Blood red.
HOWARD’S STAR. Reddish purple, white star.
INIMITABLE. Striped and blotched.
ROSE KING. Rich rose, white throat.
VIOLACEA. Deep velvety purple.
GOOD MIXTURE.
PHLOX DRUMMONDI
The easiest of all the annual flowers in the South and
one of the very best. Unequalled in the magnificent dis-
play of their many and brilliantly-colored flowers. Plants
are hardy, bushy annuals, growing about one foot high,
and are particularly attractive in large masses or clumps
and ribbon beds of striking or contrasting colors. They
are also useful for boxes and make splendid cut flowers.
Sow seed broadcast as soon as soil can be workéd in
the spring, cover about one-fourth inch and firm soil.
Thin out to four inches apart. A sunny position is de-
sirable. Early flowers are obtained by starting seed in-
doors and transplanting or sowing seed in the fall. Our
varieties are noteworthy for brilliance of colors and
large size.
PINK. RED. MIXED
PINKS (Dianthus)
The pinks are old-fashioned favorites and as a class
are more varied in color than the carnations but lack
their fragrance. The Double Pinks are well adapted for
bedding and borders, and are suitable also for cuttin
as the stems are of good length and the brilliaritivecolored
flowers often one and one-half to two inches across, con-
trast vividly with the rather narrow bright light green
leaves. The pinks are annuals and not perennials like
the carnation.
Seed may be sown in the open ground in spring after
danger of frost is past, in the place where the plants are
wanted to bloom. Use well-pulverized soil, preferably
sandy loam. Make rows one foot to fifteen inches apart
and cover the seed with one-fourth inch of fine soil
firmly pressed down. When two inches high, thin six
to eight inches apart. Plants compact, bushy, usually
about one foot high.
DOUBLE MIXED.
Phlox Drummondi
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FLOWER SEEDS—Continued
POPPY (Papaver)
These well-known flowers are extremely in favor all
over America and in Europe as well. They just naturally
do well and bloom profusely in the South. The single and
double varieties are equally desirable for beds, masses
and borders. The flowers are noted for their large size,
delicacy of tissue and their wide range of bright, dazzling
colors.
Sow the seed as soon as you can work the soil in the
spring where the plants are to stand. The annuals do
not stand transplanting. Broadcast the small seeds thinly
or drill in rows 16 inches to two feet apart, cuvering
lightly. When well out of the ground, thin out to about
ten inches apart. Cut the flowers regularly, not allowing
seed pods to form, to insure continuous blooming over
a long season.
AMERICAN LEGION-—Shirley scarlet, white cross. Makes
brilliant display.
DEEP SCARLET. Brilliant scarlet; single.
SHIRLEY. Remarkably brilliant and _free-flowering. |
Range from pale rose to deep crimson, delicately fringed. }
DOUBLE PEONY-FLOWERED. Splendid large flowers,
resembling peonies. Mixed colors.
PERENNIAL POPPIES
ICELAND. Resembles crushed satin; blooms continually
from June to October, blooming the first season and
for three to four years following. All colors mixed.
ORIENTAL POPPIES. In spectacular display they are
only rivaled by the finest Darwin tulips. Prefers a
sunny situation.
PORTULACA
Sometimes called Moss Rose. Few flowers make such a
dazzling display of color in the bright sunshine as a bed
of Portulacas. The glossy cup-shaped single flowers and
rose-like double flowers, about one inch across, range
through many shades of red, white, pink, orange, yel-
low, striped, etc. Plants low-growing or creeping with
thick, fleshy stems tinged with red and small quill-shaped
leaves. Desirable also for edgings. They are in bloom
through a long season.
Sow seed outdoors, after weather is warm and set-
tled, where the plants are to stand in rows one foot apart.
They should have a sunny situation. Well-pulverized soil
should be used but it does not need to be rich. Cover
seed about one-eighth inch deep. Thin to two inches
apart. For massed beds seed can be sown broadcast, the
soil sifted on and the whole bed carefully pressed with a
board. Tender annual; about nine inches high.
SINGLE MIXED. A wide range of colors.
DOUBLE MIXED. Many beautiful shades.
SALPIGLOSSIS
Very showy bedding or border plants with richly-col-
ored, funnel-shaped flowers which are borne on long,
graceful stems. The flowers of purple, scarlet, crimson,
yellow, buff, blue or almost black, are beautifully-veined
or penciled. They are produced abundantly during the
entire summer, and are certainly worthy of more general
cultivation than they have heretofore had. As they lend
themselves readily to artistic arrangement, they are very
desirable for cut flowers. They are easily grown and
are most desirable for beds or borders.
For eatly blooming, seed may be started indoors early
and the young plants set out in the garden one foot apart,
or seed may be sown outdoors after settled warm weather.
Blooms from August to October. Half-hardy annual;
about two feet high.
MIXED.
SALVIA (Flowering Sage)
Among the most brilliantly-colored of garden flowers
and extremely useful for bedding; also valuable for pot
culture and cutting. Blooms are borne in long spikes
well above the foliage and are fiery-red, continuing in
flower a long time. The densely-filled flower spikes are
often eight to ten inches long and include thirty or more
tube-like florets, one to two inches in length.
Start early in heat and transplant into light soil one to
‘wo feet apart; or seed can be sown outdoors after dan-
ee from frost is past. Tender perennial, but blooms the
it season; height one and one-half to three feet.
SPLENDENS.
SCARLET RUNNER BEANS
_A rapid-growing annual climber, bearing sprays of bril-
liant scarlet pea-shaped blossoms. Used either as a snap
or shell bean for eating as well as being desirable for or-
namental purposes.
Seed may be planted out of doors as soon as danger
of frost is past. Vines ten to twelve feet high. ar
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Snapdragons—Fragrant and Brilliantly Colored
SHASTA DAISY
Splendid perennial plants with large single white flow-
ers with yellow centers. The flowers are borne on long
stems and are excellent for cutting. The plants produce
an abundance of bloom, making them very desirable for
the hardy border.
Seed may be sown in the open ground early in spring
but better results are usually obtained from sowings made
in boxes indoors and plants set out after they have made
some growth. Well-pulverized soil, preferably light sandy
joan should be used and the seed covered one-fourth
inch,
SNAPDRAGON (Antirrhinum)
(Large-Flowering)
This border and bedding plant of long-blooming season
is one of the best perennials suitable for flowering as an
annual. The long, showy spikes of curiously-shaped tu-
bular flowers with spreading lobes and finely-marked
throats are fragrant as well as brilliantly-colored. They
are very desirable for cutting as the spikes of bloom are
borne well above the dark, glossy leaves and keep fresh
for a long time.
For blooms the first season outdoors, sow seed very
early under glass and transplant to open border as soon
as the ground is warm and dry, in rich loamy soil in a
sunny situation, setting one foot apart each way, and
iving them plenty of water; or sow seed in August or
eptember and cover plants with a mulch on approach
of cold weather. These fall-sown plants may be trans-
planted into pots and flowered in the house, and in this
case give them the same temperature and treatment as
geraniums and carnations. Tender perennial, often
treated as annual or biennial.
TALL-GROWING VARIETIES. Produces long, graceful
spikes of flowers which are unsurpassed for cutting.
Plants about two and one-half feet high.
SCARLET.
ROSE-PINK.
YELLOW.
MIXED COLORS.
MEDIUM OR HALF-DPWARF SNAPDRAGON. A splendid
type, growing about 20 inches high; very popular for
beddings.
ALL COLORS, MIXED.
DESCRIPTIVE FLOWER LIST
FLOWER SEEDS—Continued
Sweet Peas—The Early Fragrance of the Garden
STOCK (Gilliflower)
Considered. almost indispensable where a fine display
of flowers is wanted and particularly valued for edgings,
bedding and pot culture. The improved varieties we
offer of this favorite garden plant produce dense spikes
of very fragrant and beautiful rosette-like double flowers
in wide range of attractive colors. They are suitable for
cutting, being produced on stems of good length in pleas-
ing contrast with the dark green foliage of the bushy
plants.
Sow outdoors early in spring, using well fertilized, care-
fully pulverized soil and cover seed with one-fourth inch
of fine soil firmly pressed down. Make the rows fifteen
inches apart; thin to six inches apart. For earlier bloorm-
ing, start indoors and transplant. Height of plants, one
to one and one-half feet.
DWARF TEN WEEKS, MIXED.
SWEET PEAS
Seed should be sown in October, November, January
and February. Have the dirt drawn toward the peas or
some brush or straw put along each side of rows during
severe weather. This will protect them and you will have
peas in bloom early in the spring. To have best results
with Sweet Peas it is a good idea to dig a trench about
10 to 15 inches deep and about 6 inches across. Fill this
trench with good rich soil to within 6 inches of the top,
then plant the Sweet Peas thinly in the trench, covering
them about two inches deep. As the peas begin to grow
the trench can be gradually filled up. If the peas are
too thick, thin them out. After they have a good start,
a trellis of some kind should be used so that the peas
can have something to climb on. Im order to have the
peas bloom a long time, the flowers should be gathered
regularly and given plenty of water during the flowering
season.
STANDARD SPENCER SWEET
PEAS
These grow taller than the Extra Early Flowering va-
rieties and bloom later.
MARY PICKFORD, Cream-pink; large daintly-colored
flowers on long stems; very beautiful.
BLUE MONARCH, Dark blue.
CAPRI, Clear silver blue, excellent.
DAFFODIL, The best yellow yet introduced.
AUSTIN FREDERICK, Giant lavender.
GOLDEN GLORY, Glowing orange.
KING EDWARD, Crimson.
KING WHITE, Large waved white.
ROYAL PURPLE, As named.
STANDARD SPENCER MIXED.
GRANDIFLORA SWEET PEAS
This is the old-fashioned type of Sweet Peas. Produces
more flowers than the Spencers, but the flowers are a
little smaller and less waved, and the stems are shorter.
GRANDIFLORA MIXED. 38
EXTRA EARLY FLOWERING
SPENCER SWEET PEAS
These varieties bloom very much earlier than ordinary
Sweet Peas.
SUPERIOR PINK, Rose-pink.
AMETHYST, Royal purple.
COLUMBIA, Pink and white.
AVIATOR, Dazzling crimson-scarlet.
MRS. KERR, Salmon.
ALL WHITE, Largest pure-white.
CREAM, Cream-pink.
ELDORADO, Orange.
FAIR MAID, Blush-pink suffused salmon.
NEW BLUE, Deep blue.
SWEET LAVENDER, Pure lavender.
EXTRA EARLY SPENCER MIXED.
Mary Pickford Sweet Peas
AMERICAN SEED COMPANY, Fort Worth, Texas
FLOWER SEEDS—Continued
SUNFLOWERS
These stately old-fashioned flowers, with the newer
improved varieties, are coming into special favor as a
background for lawns and in front of high fences. Val-
uable also as a screen to hide unsightly places and some-
times used to mitigate the evil of adjacent swamp holes.
Their very tall, dense growth and bright yellow disc-like
flowers of very large size and long-blooming period make
them one of the most deserving and useful of hardy an-
nuals.
Sunflowers grow readily in almost any soil but do best
on light, rich limestone or alluvial land well supplied
with moisture and not shaded by trees or buildings. Sow
the seed outdoors in spring after danger of frost is over,
preferably in well pulverized soil either broadcast or in
rows two to three feet apart and cover about one-half
inch deep. When the young plants are about four inches
high thin one-half to two feet apart to secure the best
development.
NANUS, DOUBLE MIXED. Dwarf, double yellow flowers.
SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus
Barbatus)
A well-known, extensively-used, sweet-scented peren-
nial for bedding and borders, forming fine clumps any
good Garden soil and under proper conditions lasting for
several seasons. They produce a succession of flower
clusters, thus affording splendid bloom for_ several
weeks. The florets are handsomely colored and marked
and are borne on stiff stems in great profusion, forming
dense round-topped heads or clusters, often three to four
inches across. The colors are exceedingly varied, ranging
from white through many shades of rose, lilac, red, car-
mine, crimson and maroon to nearly black, usually two
shades to each plant.
Sow outdoors very early in spring, preferably in rich,
mellow soil, in rows one foot apart. Cover seed with
one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. When
two inches high, thin to six inches apart. Seed can also
be sown in fall. There are usually no flowers until the
second season, but if seed is started very early under
glass and transplanted, blooms may be had late in au-
tumn. The old clumps may be divided but it is usually
more satisfactory to start vigorous young plants every
pee or two. Hardy perennial; one and one-half feet
igh.
DOUBLE MIXED.
WILD FLOWER GARDEN
A mixture containing almost every annual in existence
that will give a wealth of bloom throughout the season
till frost. Excellent for beautifying the unsightly parts
of the garden.
Sweet William—A Sweet-Scented Cluster
TEXAS BLUE BONNET
This is the Texas state flower. Grows wild all over
the prairies of central and south Texas. Plants grow to 12
inches high and are covered with beautfiul dark blue
flowers tinged with white. They will grow on poor as
well as on rich soil.
Sow the seed very early in the spring, or in October
or November, covering about one-half inch deep. As
the seeds are hard, soak overnight before planting. They
bloom in Texas in March, April and May. After matur-
ing seed, the plant dies and the seed falls on the ground
and comes up again the next spring. If you want a bed
of beautiful blue flowers in the early spring, be sure
and plant some of the Texas Blue Bonnet.
TITHONIA (Mexican
Sunflower)
The Golden Flower of the Incas. Rapid growing shrub-
like annual of easiest culture. In late summer the plants
are aflame with brilliant scarlet daisy-like blooms. Fine
for backgrounds. Height 8 feet.
CULTURE. Sow seeds after weather becomes warm
and thin to 3 feet apart.
SPECIOSA. Orange-scarlet.
FIREBALL. New brilliant shade of scarlet-orange.
VERBENA
This well-known annual of low-growing decumbent
habit of growth is very desirable for massing in beds on
the lawn. It is suitable also for borders and window
boxes.
It is desirable to have the soil well fertilized and care-
fully pulverized. Cover seed about one-fourth inch deep.
When the young plants have three or four leaves trans-
plant in rows two feet apart and about twenty-four
inches apart in the row, choosing preferably a sunny
situation. At this distance the plants, if conditions are
favorable, will spread so as to cover the ground com-
pletely.
HYBRIDA, RED. May be relied upon to produce the true,
deep scarlet color. No variety gives a more brilliant
effect when used as a bedding plant.
HYBRIDA PINK. HYBRIDA WHITE.
HYBRIDA PURPLE. HYBRIDA FINE MIXED.
VINCA (Periwinkle)
Very free-flowering bedding plant adapted to the en-
tire South. It produces handsome round, single flowers
and luxuriant foliage of dark green, suitable for pots,
boxes, beds and borders.
It is a tender perennial but treat as an annual. Does
best started early and transplanted after ground is thor-
oughly warm; blooms until frost. Grows fifteen inches
high and is free from all insect attacks; flowers white and
rosy-pink and many with crimson-pink eyes.
ALBA PURA, Pure white.
DELICATA, Soft pink.
ROSEA ALBA, White with crimson eye.
ROSEA, Rose with crimson eye.
MIXED, Above-named varieties mixed.
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Dahlia Flowered
Few flowers are more easily grown or bloom more pro-
fusely throughout the season. No other flower is so val-
uable for the combined qualtiies of producing superb
cut flowers, excellent bedding effects, and requiring so
little care and attention. They have a wide range of
rich colors and blooms of massive size, often measuring
six inches in diameter when in full bloom. The cut flow-
ers last from ten days to two weeks in water. Zinnias
withstand lots of heat. No garden should be without a
display of these beautiful flowers.
Zinnias can be planted all during the spring and sum-
mer. Sow seed a half inch deep, no more, thinning out
the young plants from 12 to 14 inches apart. Dwarf types
may be allowed to remain closer. To have a succession
of flowers it is a good idea to make several sowings, dur-
ing the spring and summer.
CALIFORNIA GIANT ZINNIAS. Plants grow to a height
of 3 to 4 feet with immense, perfectly double, flat
flowers, splendid for cutting or garden effect.
DAFFODIL, Canary-yellow.
GRENADTER, Dark red.
LAVENDER QUEEN, Rosy lavender.
MISS WILLMOTT, Soft pink.
ORANGE QUEEN, Golden orange.
PURITY, Best white.
FINEST MIXED.
DOUBLE DAHLIA-FLOWERED
ZINNIAS
The flowers of this variety are of mammoth size and in
form like a perfect decorative dahlia. They are just as
easy to grow as the Mammoth Zinnias, and the large
flowers with their beautiful range of colors are simply
indescribable.
CANARY BIRD, Rich canary yellow.
CRIMSON MONARCH, Deep crimson, flowers very large.
DREAM, Deep rosy lavender.
EXQUISITE, Light rose, deep rose center.
ORIOLE, Orange and gold bicolor.
POLAR BEAR, Large creamy white.
DAHLIA-FLOWERED MIXED, all of
other colors in a splendid mixture.
the above and
FLOWER SEEDS—Continued
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Comparative Zinnia Flower Types
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Californ ia Giant
LILLIPUT TOM THUMB
Truly an extreme dwarf, plants 4 to 6 inches high.
Very compact, covered with well formed flowers of the
Lilliput type, colors ranging through red, orange, yellow,
pink, rose and other pastel shades.
FINEST MIXED. LILLIPUT
DOUBLE ZINNIAS
This strain grows about one foot high, and fairly bris-
tles with small, globular flowers about one inch in di-
ameter, in many beautiful colors. In bloom all the sum-
mer.
CANARY GEM, Yellow.
CRIMSON GEM, Red.
LILAC GEM, Lavender.
PINK GEM.
FANTASY ZINNIAS
A fascinating novelty with quilled, twisted petals that
form rounded, shaggy flowers of medium size. Colors
range through reds, yellows and orange, also pinks and
creams.
STAR DUST. Golden yellow.
MIXED.
ZINNIA PUMILA, PICOTEE
One of the best florists’ cut-flower zinnias on the mar-
ket. Flowers medium size, petals curled, with picotee
markings, plants 2 to 2%) feet.
MIXED.
SCABIOSA-FLOWERED
ZINNIAS
The plants grow about 2 feet high, bearing numerous
medium-sized flowers resembling the annual scabiosa.
There are all the bright colors in the mixture, such as
crimson, white, pink, orange, scarlet, and yellow.
MIXED.
VALENCIA, Bronze.
WHITE GEM.
FINEST MIXED.
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PLANTING SCHEDULE FOR FIELD CROPS
Lbs. Rate to Depth to
Kind of Seed Per Sow Lbs. Time to Plant Plant
Bu. Per Acre Inches
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Kaffir Corn, Broadcast “i
Kaffir, Schrock or Sagrain, Drilled ...................
Kaffir, Schrock or Sagrain, Broadcast ............
Millet, for seed
Millet, for hay
Milo Maize, Drilled .............
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Oats, Broadcast ..0.0..........
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Peas, Cow or Field, Broadcast {60 | 75—90. | March—Nov. 1—2
Peas, Cow or Field, in drill with Corn.......[.60 | 10—15 | May—June 1—2
Peas, Austrian Winter oo....cccccccccccccccecsseeeeeeree 60 | 30—35 | Sept.—Nov. 2
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DESCRIPTIVE LIST
FARM SEEDS
ALFALFA
Sixty pounds to the bushel; 1 bushel will seed 3 to 4 acres.
As a hay crop, alfalfa stands supreme in longevity,
yields, feeding value, soil-building and economy, and in
adaptability to wide variations of soil and climate.
Alfalfa produces a hay crop of from 3 to 10 tons per
acre, a valuable seed crop, and enriches the soil.
It will thrive on almost every soil except a wet one.
Alfalfa is sown in spring or fall. Seedbed must be
carefully and thoroughly prepared, should be firm, moist
and surface loose, mellow, and finely pulverized. The
entire field should be made as smooth as possible.
CHILEAN OR COMMON. This variety has proven so en-
tirely satisfactory to everyone for years that nothing
better was looked for, and is indeed now so thoroughly
satisfactory that many will hesitate to believe that
any variety of alfalfa can be better.
HAIRY PERUVIAN. This variety is hardier and it does
produce more hay the first year than common alfalfa,
but it does not endure as well.
SWEET CLOVER
Sixty Ibs. seed to the bushel; 15 to 20 Ibs. per acre.
WHITE BLOSSOM. One of the greatest plants for en-
riching the soil. The plant seems to be able to live
from the air and deposit great quantities of nitrogen in
nodule form on the roots. If given a chance, it will re-
store fertility within a few years on badly worn anda
neglected land. Also an excellent hay and pasture,
feed value next to alfalfa; it is a very rapid grower and
usually affords the first green feed in the spring and
the last in the fall. Also Sweet Clover will inoculate
your ground for alfalfa. The seeds should be sown dur-
ing early spring or early fall months.
YELLOW BLOSSOM. The chief use of this Clover has
been for early pasturage and soil improvement, and is
rapidly becoming recognized as a wonderful plant to
plow under for green manure.
BUR CLOVER. Bur Clover is used extensively and does
well mixed with other clovers and grasses for perma-
nent pastures. It also thrives on a wide range of soils,
jncluding sandy loams and lime-clad soils. It is one of
the finest crops for winter pasturage, and being a
legume, it also places nitrogen in the soil while grow-
ing.
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER. Does well in the Central South.
Most all permanent lawn and pasture mixtures should
have some White Clover. By itself it makes good graz-
ing for cattle and sheep. It is perennial with uncer-
tain habits of growth, sometimes covering the ground
with a thick mat of vigorous plants and sometimes lies
comparatively dormant, so it should be seeded into sod
or mixed with other clovers or grasses. Succeeds best
on moist ground or during a wet season.
DWARF ESSEX RAPE
Pasture for Hogs, Sheep and Poultry—Sow 8 Ibs. per acre.
An extra quick growing green forage crop for use any
time during the fall, winter and spring. Rape can never
become a pest as it belongs to the same general family
as the turnip and rutabaga, and when planted under fa-
vorable conditions of soil and season, it makes an im-
mense crop of green forage, juicy and succulent, and
often at a time of year when little green feed is available.
VETCH SEED
Vetch is another splendid variety of forage plant and is
rapidly gaining popular favor with farmers and _ stock
raisers throughout the country. It is very hardy, is val-
uable as a winter cover crop to prevent leaching and for
forage and fertilizer purposes.
HAIRY WINTER VETCH. May be sown either in the
spring or fall. For fall planting it should be sown in
August or September; it will cover the ground before
frost and make a valuable winter cover crop. When
sown in the spring it is ready to be cut in July; the
second growth will make excellent pasture for late
summer and fall use.
FIELD or COWPEAS
BRABHAM. The seeds are similar to Whippoorwill, but
smaller and do not require to be seeded as thickly as
other kinds. It is disease-resistant, vigorous in growth,
holds its foliage well, and is particularly valuable for
hay. One of the best varieties for very poor land.
ne early as Whippoorwill and as disease-resistant as
ron.
WHIPPOORWILL. Sometimes called Shinney or Speckled
Peas. More largely grown than any other cowpeas,
probably because of its long vine, usually six feet long,
and its large yield of both hay and peas. Makes an
upright growth, making it easy to cut. Recommended
where a variety of unusual growth is wanted.
IRON. A vigorous grower, the vines growing 4 to 5 feet
long, with large deep green leaves that it holds for a
long season. Medium early, a prolific bearer, is never
affected by rust, and makes a particularly fine hay.
This pea seems to be immune to many diseases that
attack some other varieties.
EXTRA EARLY BLACK-EYE. The earliest of all black-
eye peas, being ready for the table in about 65 to 70
days after planting. It is a prolific bearer of well-
filled pods; the peas are not as large as California Black-
Eye, but are distinctly earlier. The home gardener
should grow them for an extra early supply of sweet,
tender peas; the market gardener to get the benefit of
the uniformly high price paid for the first black-eye
peas on the market.
LADY. The peas are the smallest, but the sweetest_and
best-flavored of all the edible cowpeas—it probably
should not be called a cowpea. They are prolific bear-
ers and may be used either green or 0
CLAY. Vigorous in growth; of running habit. Very
popular all through the Southern states; a good variety
for soil improving; medium late. Clay peas are some-
times confused with Wonderful or Unknown, but it is
somewhat earlier though the growth is quite similar.
BROWN CROWDER. This is a very fine variety of peas
and is getting popular as a table pea throughout the
Southwest.
CREAM CROWDER. Not only one of the earliest to ma-
ture, but is also one of the most prolific and best-fla-
vored table peas. It is also excellent to use for a
forage crop and soil-improver, as it makes a large
growth of vine.
MIXED COWPEAS. Grow thicker, producing a better
crop of vines and foliage than sowing single varieties.
For soil-improving it is really an advantage to sow
mixed peas. SUNFLOWER
Sow 6 to 8 pounds per acre.
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN. Should be planted largely for
seed or silage. It makes a good windbreak around your
garden. It is a valuable plant that grows anywhere
with little attention.
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LAWN GRASS SEEDS
How to Have a Beautiful Lawn
Probably the most important factor in producing a beautiful lawn is in preparing the land. Work
the soil well by spading or plowing 10 or 12 inches deep. Rake until all rocks, roots and trash are
removed. If the soil is poor, mix in rich garden iop soil. There must be plenty of humus or vegetable
matter in the soil.
Sow one pound of seed to each 100 square feet (10x10 ft.) of lawn. Plant plenty of seed to have
a thick, velvety lawn. Sow seed carefully so that there will be no vacant spots. After broadcasting seed,
roll the seed surface with a roller or firm the surface in some other way. Grass seed needs only to be
pressed into a firm seed bed, not covered.
BERMUDA GRASS
The South’s most valuable grass for a permanent summer lawn. Makes a tough even clumpless
turf. Bermuda stands the drought and scorching summer sun bétter than any other variety. Recovers
quickly after mowing.
American or Domestic Rye Grass
For winter lawns. This grass is becoming more popular each year. When sown in the fall
which is the proper season, Domestic Rye Grass remains green all through the winter. Sown on top of
Bermuda Grass in October or November, Domestic Rye Grass makes green, grassy grass that will stand
the coldest weather. You can have a genuine winter lawn with it—green grass all during the winter
months.
Kentucky Blue Grass
_._ Excellent for permanent lawns in the upper South and northward. In the South, adapted for
winter lawns and does very well in the summer when planted in shady places.
Red Top or Herds Grass
_.A winter lawn grass which is rather slow in starting, but makes a beautiful lawn when once es-
tablished. Can be planted on Bermuda Grass lawns in late fall.
Poa Trivialis
__ For shady situations in parks and densely shaded lawns, this grass has no superior. It produces
a firm and attractive turf where few other grasses can exist. A fine grass for dry ground under bay-
windows, overlapping roofs, and shady side yards.
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AMERICAN SEED COMPANY. Fort Worth, Texas
A COMPACT SEED DEPARTMENT
A convenient counter service line of display cans that will
greatly facilitate the handling of our Bulk Seed that no
dealer should be without. The outstanding beauty attracts
the attention of young and old alike and creates a lasting
impression.
Seed Cans
These blue glazed containers with beautiful colored lithographed picture of each variety are not
only attractive, but will assure faster and more accurate service and prevent the loss of seeds.
Glass Measure
Has a chart showing precise 5c and 10c sales, 1 oz. and 2 oz. measures and planting guide.
Screw Tops for Mason Jars
Spouts are large, 114 inches, so that the larger seeds may be easily poured into the measuring
glass without clogging.
Seed Envelopes
The use of our gummed end Kraft seed envelopes is a quick and effective method of dispensing
small seeds.
1 oz. size, 3% x 4 3/4
2 oz. size, 342 x 544
Seeds Put Up In Sealed Bags
We put up Garden Seeds in atttractive printed sealed bags in the following sizes: I oz., % lb.,
14 lb. and 1 lb. This is especially desirable in the more critical sections where vegetables are grown for
market as it minimizes the possible mixture that might result from several handlings, and relabeling
of the seed.
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GENERAL INDEX
Page
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African Daisy ..30
Ageratum .......... ..30
Alfalfa 42
Alyssum ae ..30
INSTT ENON OLN OLD ES). copy pet neeensescnocees5 Ed See a SOc eed “EEE EO SEOATES DCE PERC a SOC COS SU-ERLIOEO- EM 30
Antirrhinum Od
Aquilegia ........... 32
Artichoke .. . 3
Asparagus aS.
TNS ES en ei secceS echoes poeecee So seec cea oct ab soon nocceb erga SEL anes eanoeeseaseD cog React ISe 30
Baby's Breath ee ee ee ee 34
Bachelor Button 32, 33
Balsom Baa c SSS ELLE ESSERE SOC aco eoOCE ECE SDCU So DOLCLES CoA 30
Beans, Garden 4,5, 6
Beets, Garden .. ea |
BR CO ES HS LOC Kearse eae reer ene nnet cane sete ace rs rercnnenecneearhe 7
Bermuda Grass .. 43
Blue Bonnet ........ 39
Blue Lace Flower .. 33
Broccoli eee 35 8}
Brussels Sprouts ... 8)
Burning Bush 39
Cabbage ........ ait)
Calendula ................. yal
California FOppy) mol
Calliopsis os 31
Campanula 31
Canary Bird Vine 31
Candytuft ............. sol
Canna 31
Cantaloupe Os 14
Canterbury Bells nol
GardinaliG@limbere ee 31
Carnation es oil
Carrots SpE as Se Se een ects MOP RIA vgn ee ne Mee sera 9
Castor Beans ... 31
Cauliflower et)
Celerysa eee BAO)
Celosia_........... 32
Centaurea. ............ e32)
Chrysanthemum 3
Clarkiage 32
Clovers ........ 42
Cockscomb .. 32
Collards ...... sag
Columbine .O2
Coreopsis ; 32
Cornflower oe
Corn, Pop ...... ...10
Corn Salad ... a9
Corn, Sweet . ...10
Cosmos 32
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Cucumber te Sati]
Cypress Vine 32
TD Fe gO Ce eevee ee cea els are we A ra Rana 33
Daisies ae as RE an GE rE een ei Se 33
Delphinivmy: 2s eee res De eee sa nar ere 33
DIGISCUST i Ree Soe We ee a eaten CU hale won 33
Ta Sitalishs joao) eae Rae Soap ahaa eu ee eit eae oe eee 33
Rage Varn te ei ieee oy ede een eae me Ree eee 12
Endive SAB PES redial a eee pvt Rann eek mane |e eae eee aotaeaed 12
Eschscholtzia- 31
Everlastings ...... 30, 34
HALM WS CCC eee ees 4
Flower Seed 30-40
Flowers for Special USGS lie ce RS ieee Bie pie Ta 28
Flowering Sage , 137
Foreign Names of Vegetables . ae |
Forget-Me-Not 0.2.0.0... 33
Four o’Clock .... 33
Fox. Glove ........: 33
Gaillardia 33
Globe Amaranth ae33
Gourds ee 33
Grass, Lawn . 43
Grasses: Bermuda, ‘Rye, Red Top, Kentucky Blue,
Poa Trivialis
Gypsophila
Helichrysum
Heliotrope
Herbs
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HIBISCUS! se3 Seo eases eis ose so Re 34
Hollyhocks 1 d4
Humulus) 2. 184
Hyacinth Bean
Jack Beans
vabanese Hop Vine
Kentucky Blue Grass
Kochiag ee con}
Kohl Rabi axed
Kudzu 2 84
Lantana 2 84
Larkspur 284
Lathyrus 2 84
Leek. ......... col
Lettuce S13
Mangels _.... aU
Marigolds ......... 28D
Marvel of Peru .
Mexican Fire Bush ..
Mexican Sunflower ...
Moon Vine
Morning Glory ...
Mourning Bride .
Muskmelon
Mustard
Nasturtium
Nicotiana 36
Okra .. 17
Onion 18
Pansy .... 36
Parsley 17
Parsnip .......... 17
Peas, Field ..... 42
Peas, Garden 20
Rep elie oa eee al
Perennial Sweet Peas 34
Periwinkle ..........0.......... 39
Petunias
Phlox =
Pinks
Planting ‘Schedule for Flowers ...
Planting Schedule for Field Seed ..
Planting Schedule for Vegetables ..
Poa Trivialia
Poppies _......... 37
Portulaca ec
Pumpkin 22
Radish ..... 23
Rapelesseee 42
Red Top Grass ..43
Rhubarb .. med
Rose Moss dT
Rutabaga .... dl
Rye Grass .... 43
Salpiglossis 37
Salsify ........ 24
Salvia ... 87
Scabiosa ........... 35
Scarlet Runner
Scarlet Sage ..........
Seed Department
Shasta Daisy
Snapdragon ..... wd
Spinach ........ ; 24
Squash ...... 24
Stocks Dees 38
Strawflower . 34
Sunflower ..... 42
Sweet Peas...
Sweet William ...
Swiss Chard ............
Texas Blue Bonnet
Tithoniawe
Tomatoes ....
Turnips ...... 2
Vegetables 3-27
Verbena ....... 39)
Vetch: ...42
AV AY Cali eee aco a Re En ce Se ect ag 39
Watermelon ... .............. 15, 16
WWildiePlowers (Garden eisrrrcrrnrrerer creer 39
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AMERICAN SEED COMPANY, Fort Worth, Texas
WHAT TO PLANT AND WHEN TO PLANT
For Central and Northeast Texas and Similar Climates. West Texas and
the Panhandle Section Slightly Later.
JANUARY
VEGETABLES—Cabbage, Carrot, Lettuce, Parsley, Onion,
Peas, Turnips.
FLOWERS—Alyssum, Calendula, Calliopsis, Carnation,
Pansy, Poppy, Sweet Peas, Sweet William.
FEBRUARY
VEGETABLES—Beet, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage,
Carrot, Cauliflower, Collards, Egg Plant, Kale, Lettuce,
Mustard, Onion, Parsley, Parsnip, Peas, Pepper, Radish,
Rhubarb, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Tomato, Turnips.
FLOWERS—Alyssum, Ageratum, Amaranthus, Balsam,
Calendula, Calliopsis, Canterbury Bells, Candytuft,
Canna, Carnation, Cockscomb, Chrysanthemum, Clarkia,
Columbine, Coreopsis, Cornflower, Dahlia, Daisy, Del-
phinium, Didiscus, Forget-Me-Not, Fox Glove, Gypso-
phila, Helichrysum, Hollyhock, Japanese Hop Vine,
Ipomeas, Lantana, Morning Glory, Pansy, Petunia,
Phlox, Poppy, Salvia, Shasta Daisy, Sweet Peas, Sweet
William, Tithonia, Verbena, Vinca, Zinnia.
MARCH
VEGETABLES—Artichoke, Asparagus, Beet, Broccoli,
Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery,
Collards, Corn, Corn Salad, Cress, Egg Plant, Kale, Kohl
Rabi, Leek, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion, Parsley, Parsnip,
Peas, Pepper, Radish, Rhubarb, Rhubarb Roots, Salsify,
Spinach, Swiss Chard, Tomato, Turnips.
FLOWERS—Acroclinium, African Daisy, Ageratum, Alys-
sum, Amaranthus, Asters, Baloon Vine, Balsam, Calen-
dula, California Poppy, Calliopsis, Canterbury Bells,
Candytuft, Canna, Cardinal Climber, Carnation, Cocks-
comb, Chrysanthemum, Clarkia, Columbine, Coreopsis,
Cornflower, Cosmos, Cypress Vine, Dahlia, Daisy, Del-
phinium, Didiscus, Forget-Me-Not, Fox Glove, Four
o'clock, Gaillardia, Gypsophila, Helichrysum, Hibiscus,
Hollyhock, Japanese Hop Vine, Ipomeas, Kudzu Vine,
Lantana, Larkspur, Lupins, Marigold, Mexican Fire
Bush, Mignonette, Morning Glory, Nasturtium, Nicotiana,
Pansy, Petunia, Phlox, Pinks, Poppy, Salpiglossis, Sal-
via, Scabiosa, Shasta Daisy, Snapdragon, Stocks, Sweet-
Peas, Sweet William, Tithonia, Verbena, Vinca, Zinnia.
APRIL
VEGETABLES—Artichoke, Asparagus, Beans, Beet, Broc-
coli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower,
Celery, Collards, Corn, Corn Salad, Cress, Cucumber,
Egg Plant, Herbs, Horse Radish, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Leek,
Lettuce, Muskmelon, Watermelon, Mustard, Okra, On-
ion, Parsley, Parsnip, Peas, Pepper, Pumpkin, Radish,
Rhubarb, Rhubarb Roots, Salsify, Spinach, Squash,
Swiss Chard.
FLOWERS—Acroclinium, Ageratum, Alyssum, Amaran-
thus, Asters, Baloon Vine, Balsam, California Poppy,
Calendula, Canterbury Bells, Candytuft, Canna, Car-
dinal Climber, Carnation, Cockscomb, Chrysanthemum,
Clarkia, Columbine, Coreopsis, Cornflower, Cosmos, Cy-
press Vine, Dahlia, Daisy, Delphinium, Didiscus, Hya-
cinth Beans, Forget-Me-Not, Four o’Clock, Gaillardia,
Globe Amaranth, Gourds, Gypsophila, Helichrysum,
Heliotrope, Hibiscus, Japanese Hop Vine, Ipomeas,
Kudzu Vine, Lantana, Larkspur, Lupins, Marigold, Mexi-
can Fire Bush, Mignonette, Morning Glory, Nasturtium,
Nicotiana, Pansy, Petunia, Phlox, Pinks, Poppy, Por-
tulaca, Ricinus, Salpiglossis, Salvia, Scabiosa, Scarlet
Runner Beans, Shasta Daisy, Snapdragon, Sunflower,
Sweet William, Tithonia, Verbena, Vinca, Zinnia.
MAY
VEGETABLES—Artichoke, Beans, Beet, Broccoli, Cauli-
flower, Celery, Corn, Corn Salad, Cress, Cucumber,
Kale, Muskmelon, Watermelon, Okra, Parsley, Parsnip,
anes Radish, Rutabaga, Spinach, Squach, Swiss
ard.
FLOWERS—Larkspur, Nasturtium, Nicotiana, Portulaca,
Ricinus, Stocks.
JUNE
VEGETABLES—Beet, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Corn
Palad) Cress, Endive, Radish, Spinach, Swiss Chard,
‘urnips.
JULY
VEGETABLES—Beet, Cabbage, Corn Salad, Radish, Ruta-
baga, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Turnips.
AUGUST
VEGETABLES—Beet, Beans, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Corn
Salad, Endive, Lettuce, Radish, Rutabaga, Spinach,
Swiss Chard, Turnips.
FLOWERS—Calendula, Columbine, Cornflower, Delphin-
ium, Fox Glove, Gypsophila, Hollyhock, Marigold, Zin-
nia.
SEPTEMBER
VEGETABLES—Beans, Beet, Cabbage, Carrot, Endive,
Lettuce, Mustard, Peas, Radish, Rutabaga, Spinach,
Swiss Chard, Turnips.
FLOWERS—Alyssum, Calliopsis, California Poppy, Can-
dytuft, Canterbury Bells, Clarkia, Columbine, Coreopsis,
Cornflower, Gypsophila, Hollyhock, Larkspur, Lupins,
Pansy, Poppies, Snapdragon, Stocks, Zinnia.
OCTOBER
VEGETABLES—Beet, Corn Salad, Kale, Lettuce, Mus-
tard, Onion Sets, Parsley, Radish, Spinach, Turnip.
FLOWERS—Alyssum, California Poppy, Candytuft, Can-
terbury Bells, Calendula, Columbine, Cornflower, Gyp-
sophila, Hollyhock, Larkspur, Lupins, Pansy, Poppies,
Snapdragon, Stocks, Zinnia.
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