. Dreer's Specialties for Better Food Gardens The special vegetables offered in the following four pages are not necessarily novelties. As a matter of fact, some of them, like Cardinal Globe Radish have served American home gardeners for a score of years. Rather would we have you look upon these special varieties as tried and dependable friends worthy of a place of honor in your garden, since they are endowed with qualities and character- istics that would make them worth any man's time and space. We take great pride in the special strains we offer for there are just as wide differences betwee
. Dreer's Specialties for Better Food Gardens The special vegetables offered in the following four pages are not necessarily novelties. As a matter of fact, some of them, like Cardinal Globe Radish have served American home gardeners for a score of years. Rather would we have you look upon these special varieties as tried and dependable friends worthy of a place of honor in your garden, since they are endowed with qualities and character- istics that would make them worth any man's time and space. We take great pride in the special strains we offer for there are just as wide differences between strains of one and the same vegetable as there are between blooded live stock and the ordinary farm type. We are continually striving to make Dreer's strains the pride of home gardeners throughout America. Fordhook Bush Lima Beans 107 This most excellent variety gains in popularity each succeed- ing year, its dwarf growth, combined with its great productive- ness, being perfectly suited to the garden of limited area, or to the professional grower with a large acreage. The plant makes a strong growth which prevents the pod from coming in contact with the soil, thus avoiding rust and rot. It pro- duces many large pods in clusters and each pod is well filled with 4 or 5 large beans, which are very thick through and of excellent flavor. The shelled beans are of that attractive green color which is always indicative of highest quality in limas. These beans are ready for picking in about 75 days from the date of planting seed. A universal favorite wherever Bush Lima Beans are grown. Pkt., 15 cts.; J lb., 30 cts.; lb., 50 cts.; 2 lbs., 90 cts.; 5 lbs., $, Prepaid. Golden Gem Sugar Corn (New) 323 In the spring of 1928 we offered for the first time a new extra early sugar corn. Golden Sunshine, which, judging by the greatly increased demand in 1929 and 1930 has won general approval from numerous customers who have grown it. In addition to the fine, sweet quality of this corn it pr
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