Evening star., 1925-01-27
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.
Spring has como. Oh, ira la la la

Spring has come. Oh. ira la la la
If this burst of lyricism strikes
you as bit previous know that the
hrst authentic sign of Spring came
10 my house one day this week
therefore there is cause for re-
Joicing, despite the snow and the
sleet, the gray skies. the other evil
dances of this Winter of our discon-
tent.
For, no matter what the weather,
when the postman brings you the
nrst seed catalogue of the season
spring Is on its way. The seed
catalogue is more indisputable evi-
oence than the song of the first
robin.
When one removes the wrapper and
sees that big colored picture on the
cover or the old gentleman wheel
ing along a barrow loaded down with
Dig ripe tomatoes and succulent ears
or corn, and huge cabbages, and car
rots appetzing enough to make a
RABBIT leave his happy home then
ne knows for certain that Spring has
come, despite all the evidences of
nature to the contrary.
1t is Spring in the heart. If not in
the visible world, and, after all is
not the former the most important
place Tor Spring to visit first? 1t
aValls little, the vernal season ont
doors, with its singing birds. clear
skies, gentle breezes, if bleak Winter
prevails within the heart of man.
better a warm heart of gentIeness
ana appreciation, Springtime of
thoughts and ideals, than a Winter of
spirit, where the groundwork Of life
lies covered with harsh feelings toward
others, where the horizon of the mind
never hfts beyond ones own selfish
desires.
The first seed catalogue is chock full
or pictures, as all seed catalogues are.
The big seedmen know the value Of
them. This first harbinger Of Spring has
many beautiful colored illustrations.
besides hundreds OF black and white
photographs.
Here you may see pictured everything
from tremendous tomatoes to giant
double dahlia-fowered zinnias. Here
we have page. all in green, of "the
earliest, largest, highly favored pea
grown; the best of all peas may be on
your table early in June"
Gee! Looky here, Mandy, what the
book says about these wonderful peas
The immense size OF the pods,
borne, in such great profusion and so
ilberally nlled. insures bountiful sup
ply at all times"
But look at this-here is a melting
marrow pea, that seems to be Just
about as good. Easily grown. Pods
large. Peas delicious" And here is
another variety: The standard large
podded pea. Delicious quality. Enor-
nous pods"
Now we must select the pea we
want-wait minute-here is another
variety: Enormous pods filed with
perfect peas" Here is another-it must
be good-listen: Early, big cropper.
extra fine quality"
We seem swamped with a plethora of
peas. Which pea shall il be? Each
variety is equally great, seemingly,
how are we to know which to choose
The only thing left is to toss up for 1t.
Just socend-here is one we missed
THE attractive pods contain eight to
ten peas of delicious quality" What
could be better than that? And here is
letter from man in Maine, saying
Peas were wonderful. l never had
anything TO equal them. They were
loaded with large pods containing eibght
to ten peas of fine flavor"
Let's order those wonderful peas,
How much are they? Why, 10 cents a
package Hem, perhaps they are only
half as good as those up there for 20
cents a package-maybe we had better
order some OF those after all.
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Even the city gardener who con-
centrates on flowers is Interested in
the first half of the handsome 200
page catalogue. This first section is
devoted to vegetables and farm seeds.
Though a gardener grows never a
radish, he cannot forget that the