R.H. Shumway Seedsman
334 West Stroud Street, Randolph, WI 53956 • Website:
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family heirloom from Iowa thought to be extinct! A cross between Hawksbury and Dixie Queen melons. Sweet fruits are round with dark pink fl esh, pale green skins with jagged dark green stripes and weigh 15 to 20 lbs. Good yields. 85-90 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.25; 2 pkts. $4.05; (L) 1 oz. $10.95.
Dear Gardening Friends,
Soon Spring will once again be upon us and we couldn’t be happier! It will be time to get outside, enjoy the weather and get those gardens and fl ower beds ready. We’re diggin’ our new products and hope you will, too!
Some of our newcomers had us seeing red... Outredgeous Lettuce (page 3) has the most outrageous red leaves that make an attractive and delicious salad. And while you’re there, check out Candle Fire Okra, an AAS Winner that’s tender and tasty and the brightest red okra available! If you’re still looking for more color, see Glass Gem Corn (Front Cover), a beautiful ornamental with an endless array of colors that shine like glass! For a contrast of old and new, we have Pike melon (page 4), an heirloom bred to thrive in heavy, dry soil – it’s delicious and juicy... and Pixie Grapes (page 3), you can grow ‘em right on your coffee table! For the fl ower garden we have Celosia Asian Garden (Back Cover), yet another AAS Winner that’s a pollinator magnet for birds, bees and butterfl ies! And last, but not least, if having enough space to garden or saving money on watering is a problem, we have the perfect solution! Sunbubble Vertical Towers (page 55) take up less than 5 square feet, yet provides more than 27 square feet of growing space and GardenMats (page 56) are perfect for vegetables and fl owers – once established, watering needs are virtually eliminated!
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01047 LAZY HOUSEWIFE POLE BEAN. The original heirloom from the 1800’s! One of the fi rst to be completely stringless – there is little work or time in- volved... thus resulting in its name. Use as a snap, shell or dry bean, depending on when you harvest. Medium-green pods are 4-5 in. long with distinctive shiny, white seeds. 75-80 days. (A) Pkt. (2 oz.) $2.75; (N) 1/2 lb. $9.45; (P) 1 lb. $15.95; (P) 2 lb. $27.95; (P) 5 lb. $56.95.
Gardens are hard work for sure, but they’re also a great source of pride. With so many fabulous choices of old, new, well-known and unusual, your garden will certainly be the envy of the neighborhood and will possibly even convince a few of your friends and family to give their own gardens a try! So, with all those boastful new gardens in mind, let’s get busy planning! We’re ready, are you?
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rows of very consistent kernels. Plant height 8 to 9 ft. Grows well in all climates. Tall purple stalks with green and purple husks. Excellent for freezing and canning. Yellow type. 83 days. (A) Pkt. (150 seeds) $2.95; 2 pkts. $5.25; (C) 1,000 seeds $14.50; (E) 5,000 seeds $49.95.
inal. 75 days. (A) Pkt. (20 seeds) $2.20; 2 pkts. $3.95; (K) 1/2 oz. $4.95.
WATERMELON. The very best tasting wa- termelon ever! Light green fruits on moderately productive vines have darker “rattlesnake” stripes and weigh an average of 25 to 50 lbs. each. The fl esh is pink, sweet and crisp, with dark brown seeds. Don’t settle for imitations ... this is the orig-
04052 GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE
The most tender of all. Extremely good germination. Does not require isolation. Since its introduction in 1974, it has been one of our top selling varieties. Very uniform ears, 8 in. long with 14 to 16
03930 KANDY KORN HYBRID E.H. CORN. Per- haps the best corn overall. Extremely sweet, with super-high sugar content. Holds sweetness after harvest for 10 to 14 days.
02527 GUSTAV’S SALAD LETTUCE. A true heirloom butterhead lettuce from the Southern Dutch Isles. Gustav, a local, developed his own strain of melt-in-your-mouth but- terhead lettuce. He proudly rode his bicycle all over the village delivering his popular produce. He let some of his lettuce mature for seed for the next year and continued grow- ing it for more than 40 years. Deli- cious fl avor and texture makes this a perfect salad. 40-45 days. (A) Pkt. (1,000 seeds) $1.95; 2 pkts. $3.45; (K) 1/2 oz. $5.95; (L) 1 oz. $10.95.
CANDY ONION HYBRID – SEEDS &
PLANTS. It’s truly revolutionary! Forget every- thing you ever knew about onions. Unlike its short day and long day cousins, Candy onion will grow al- most anywhere in the U.S. Produces perfect, mild on- ions with sweet fl avor. They can get as big as softballs, with attractive yellow skins and savory white fl esh. This type of onion is the most widely adapted variety we know. Keeps well and matures in just 85 days.
02722 Seed. (A) Pkt. $2.65; 2 pkts. $4.75. 02722PL Plants. 1 bunch (50 to 75 plants) $10.95; 2-4 bunches $8.95 each; 5 or more $7.95 each.
01354 RAINBOW BEET MIX. A visually stunning mixture of fi ve varieties with superb contrasting outer skins, fl esh, stems and leaves! Each variety has a wonderfully sweet fl avor and can be enjoyed as mature roots or as tasty ‘baby beets’. De- licious whether eaten hot or cold, cooked or pickled, even slice them raw in salads for a colorful crunch. Try steam- ing the young, tender stems and leaves as an alternative to Spinach or Swiss Chard. Vari- eties include Subeto (purple- red), Boldor (yellow), Chi- oggia (red with white rings), Albina (white) and Bull’s Blood Scarletta (pink with rings). 60-90 days. (A) Pkt. $2.45; (L) 1 oz. $9.95; (M) 1/4 lb. $31.95.
00001 GOLIATH HYBRID VFFNTASt TOMATO. Very simply the best hybrid tomato on the market today. (Va-
YUKON GOLD POTATO. Many say this is the best eating potato ever. You’ll likely agree. Golden inside and out, the skin is smooth and shallow-eyed. Tubers are quite sprout resistant, and excellent for storage. Widely acclaimed as the star of European golden fl eshed potatoes, and renowned for its outstanding fl avor. Great baker, and beautiful when mashed. Early maturing, 75-85 days.
04675(CS) Sets. 1 Pkg. of 25 sets $8.95; 2-4 pkgs. $7.95 each; 5 or more $6.95 each.
04675(LB) Whole Potatoes. 1 Pkg. (3 lb.) $11.95; 2 or more $10.95 each.
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riety Pio) Beautiful, smooth, bright red, deep oblate fruits, 10 to 15 oz., with a sweet luscious fl avor and almost completely blem- ish free exterior. Tall, vigorous, high yielding plants with modern disease resistance are widely adaptable to the North, South, and just about everywhere in between. Indeterminate. 65 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.95; 2 pkts. $5.25; (D) 1/32 oz. $15.95; (H) 1/8 oz. $59.25.
01340 IMPROVED DETROIT DARK RED BEET. The leading main- crop beet for both home and market gardens. Beets are globe-shaped with deep red color inside and out. Indis- tinct zoning. Flesh is tender, fi ne-grained and sweet. Tops make excellent boiling greens. Sow at two week intervals. The ideal all-purpose beet. 60 days. (A) Pkt. $2.25; (L) 1 oz. $4.95; (M) 1/4 lb. $8.95.
04738(X) BUSH SWEET POTATO BAR- GAIN. Save garden space and money. You get 24 plants – 12 each of Vardaman and Porto Rico. Varda- man is a bushy type that takes less space while produc- ing fi ne yields of deep orange tubers with rich fl avor. Does well in various soils and climates. Porto Rico is called the “vineless” sweet potato, and is excel- lent for small gardens. It’s the best of the red varie- ties. Short runners take little garden space, yet produce good yields. Both varieties mature their crop in about 110 days, so can be grown just about everywhere. 12 of each variety – 24 total plants, only $23.95.
04042 CHRIS CROSS WATERMELON. Enjoy this wonderful melon – a 1950’s
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