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     The seed varieties for sale by the Denali Seed Company have been tested in Alaska to assure our customers that these varieties will perform well under arctic and subarctic growing conditions. All the varieties in our collection will mature at most Alaskan locations when planted immediately after the last frost, which is usually by the first of June.
     The trials for our varieties are conducted by the University of Alaska at its Agricultural Research Stations in Fairbanks and Palmer and by the Denali Seed Company in selected gardens throughout Alaska.
     At Denali Seed, we rate our varieties a little differently from most other seed companies. Most ratings tell you the number of days to harvest but growing conditions, because of the long days and cool soils, are different in the far North, and the traditional rating is not accurate in the far north. What we've done is rate our varieties according to whether they will mature as first early, early, midseason or late, the ratings used throughout this guide, under far north growing conditions. We've tested our varieties in cold soils, under cool nights and long days . We feel that our method gives you useful information you won't find anywhere else.
     Our varieties are tested and chosen for their preformance under Alaska's long days and cool soils and our selections are made without reference to their being standard heirloom or hybrid varieties. The hybrid varieties are identified in their descriptions, all other varieties in our collection are standard heirloom varieties.
     Our garden seed is always field-fresh, and at Denali we go to great lengths to assure our customers the best quality available. The seed for our Alaska proven varieties is grown on farms in several western states and imported from comparable cool regions of northern Europe.
      Because seed crops are subject to many natural conditions and events beyond our control, at times some of the listed varieties will not be available.
      The quantity of seed in our packets will be enough to plant the average home garden. If you intend to do a lot of canning or freezing, more than one packet may be needed.
      Thank you for choosing varieties from Denali Seed Company! We appreciate your business and hope to continue to serve you as we have for over 20 years.

If you are not completely satisfied with the performance of seed in the packets purchased from Denali Seed Company call (907) 344-0347, e-mail us at seeds@denaliseed.com or write: Denali Seed Company. P.O. Box 111425, Anchorage AK 99511-1425 for instructions on replacement or a refund for that seed.

FOR ARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC PLANTING AND GROWING INSTRUCTIONS REFER TO THE SECTION "GROWING TIPS".

#17 Alaska Bouquet, Cut Flower Mix,      Net Weight: 1g,      Price: $1.49
An easy-to-grow garden of annuals for cutting. A selection of favorite Alaskan flowers of various heights and types in a wide range of brilliant colors. A garden that will be attractive all summer and provide a constant supply of flowers for cutting. Ideal for beds, borders and wild spots.
#37 Alyssum, Carpet of Snow,      Net Weight: 400mg,      Price: $1.49
A quick-growing dwarf compact variety, 4 inches high, spreading to 10-12 inches. Superior clusters of snow-white flowers bloom all summer. Easy culture, likes sun but will tolerate partial shade.
#117 Bachelor Button, Polka Dot Mix,      Net Weight: 900mg,      Price: $1.49
A full mixture of colors on dwarf plants 16 inches tall. An ideal garden plant with uniform bushy growth that remains neat and covered with bloom all summer. Easy to grow. Prefers full sun.
#497 California Blue Bells,      Net Weight: 275mg,      Price $1.49
A showy, easy to grow, 9 to 16inch hardy annual that is native to the western US and adapts well to a cultivated garden. The compact plant likes cool weather and is covered with clusters of one inch blue, bell shapped blossoms by midsummer when planted directly in the garden in Alaska. Grows well in a container, is good in a border, will form an annual ground cover and atracts bees to a garden.
#178 California Golden Poppy,       Net Weight: 300mg,      Price: $1.49
An easy to grow, compact, 12 to 14 inch western wildflower with finely cut, lacy, blue-green foliage covered with bright orange cup shaped flowers 2 inches across on stems to 20 inches that bloom until the first hard freeze. They are very showy in mass plantings, prefers full sun.
#157 Canary Bird Vine,      Net Weight: 1.7g,      Price: $1.69
A graceful vine that has finely cut foliage and beautiful rich canary-yellow-fringed flowers that appear from a distance to be miniature canary birds. Plants prefer a well-drained soil and will grow in partial shade. Caution: care must be taken to avoid root injury when started as transplants.
#177 Candytuft, Dwarf Fairy Mixed,      Net Weight: 700mg,      Price: $1.49
The compact, uniform plants bear a profusion of large, showy multi-flowered heads in shades of pink, rose, carmine, crimson, lavender, purple and white. Easy to grow and excellent for beds, edgings and rock gardens. The 10 to 12-inch plants thrive in Alaska's cool summer temperatures.
#197 Cosmos, Sensation Mixed,      Net Weight: 650mg,      Price: $1.49
An exceptionally weather-resistant 4-foot annual with graceful lacy foliage. The large daisy-like blooms are in shades of pink, rose, crimson and white with yellow centers. A mass planting makes a lovely background and provides excellent cut flowers. Very easy to grow.
#237 Dahlia, Early Bird Mixed,      Net Weight: 300mg,      Price: $1.49
A compact, early blooming variety with many double to semi-double flowers in shades of red, yellow, orange and white. A show-stopper in any garden.
#317 Flowering Kale, Fringed, Mix,      Net Weight: 200mg,      Price: $1.69
A very showy annual with fringed leaves in shades from lavender to white on green. The 1 to 1 1/2-foot plant is ideal for borders or pots and tubs. Likes Alaska's cool weather. A fall and winter plant in warmer climates.
#217 Forget-Me-Not, Dwarf Cynoglossum,      Net Weight: 650mg,      Price: $1.49
Chinese Forget-Me-Not is a very easy plant to grow, producing an abundance of small clear blue blossoms on loose, branching sprays above the foliage. This strong dwarf 12 to 16-inch plant is lovely in beds, borders and rock gardens. It thrives in almost any garden soil.
#337 Gypsophila, Covent Garden,      Net Weight: 1.5g,      Price: $1.49
Also known as "Baby's Breath", the 2-foot bushy plants produce innumerable small, misty flowers that appear as a light cloud. Graceful for bouquets. An easy-to-grow annual.
#578 Lavatera, Pink and White Mixed,      Net Weight: 750mg,      Price: $1.49
A stunning upright annual that grows to 3 feet and is covered with large to three inch, glistening, pink hollyhock-like flowers from midsummer to frost. Grows quickly and easily and is very tolerant of wet conditions. Use along fences, walls and in wildflower gardens.
#357 Spurred Snapdragon, Dwarf Fairy Bouquet,      Net Weight: 250mg,      Price: $1.49
A quick-blooming, lacy, dwarf, multi-branched plant with masses of miniature snapdragon-like flowers in shades of cream, carmine, pink and purple. The 8 to 10-inch plants are very showy in beds and readily reseed themselves.
#257 Livingstone Daisy, Mixed Colors,      Net Weight: 200mg,      Price: $1.49
A low-spreading succulent with thick dark green tongue-shaped leaves forming a dense carpet covered with 1 1/2 to 2-inch daisy-like flowers in vibrant shades of rose, crimson, buff, pink, primrose and golden apricot. Requires full sun for blossoms to open.
#377 Lobelia, Crystal Palace,      Net Weight: 100mg,      Price: $1.49
The dainty 6-inch fairylike plants are just the thing for making a strip of blue along walkways or around flower beds. Intense dark blue flowers accent the dark foliage for a very pleasing effect. Shade-tolerant.
#397 Lobelia, Trailing Sapphire,      Net Weight: 100mg,      Price: $1.49
A trailing plant with dark reddish-green foliage, producing dark blue flowers with a white eye. Very showy and is excellent in hanging baskets. Does well in and prefers shade. Blooms throughout the summer.
#457 Marigold, Crackerjack,      Net Weight: 400mg,      Price: $1.49
Earliest to bloom, bearing fully double flowers up to 5" across even under adverse conditions. The bushy 2 1/2-foot tall plants display blossoms in shades of yellow, orange, and gold in full view above the foliage. Prefers a warm location in full sun.
#477 Marigold, Petite Mix,      Net Weight: 400mg, Price:      $1.49
Lovely double flowers 2 inches across, rising above husky little 10-inch plants that bloom from seed in 8 weeks. Color ranges from yellow to orange, red and mahogany plus colorful 2-color combinations. Prefers a warm location in full sun. Very compact and free-flowering.
#38 Nemesia, Carnival Mix,      Net Weight:150mg,      Price: $1.69
Dwarf 8-inch compact plants are smothered with large blooms in a wide range of colors which include cream, orange, yellow, white, crimson, mauve and red shades. Compact plants are great for container plantings and gardens in cool shaded areas.
#58 Nemophelia, Baby Blue Eyes,      Net Weight: 250mg,      Price: $1.49
A fine annual Western wildflower that prefers a partially shaded site. The 8 to 10-inch plants bear a profusion of single bell-shaped bright blue flowers up to 1 inch with white centers. Plants are dwarf, delicate, and showy, making a good low border or bed.
#78 Pansy, Swiss Giant Mix,      Net Weight: 125mg,      Price: $1.69
This Swiss variety has very large flowers produced on long erect stems in a wide color range. Grows best in cool weather. A perennial grown as an annual in Alaska. Easy to grow. Must start as transplants.
#118 Petunia, Multiflora, Colorama,      Net Weight: 100mg,      Price: $1.69
The medium-sized 12-inch plants bear an abundance of showy single flowers in mixed colors. The flower size of the multifloras is smaller than the grandifloras, but has the distinct advantage of holding up better during inclement weather and is quicker to return to full flowering. Our strain has shown very good garden performance. One of the most popular garden flowers.
#258 Scarlet Runner Bean,      Net Weight: 1/2oz,      Price: $1.49
An annual climber that grows to 6 feet, with brilliant scarlet flowers, followed by green shell beans that are excellent for table use. Requires a warm, sunny location.
#278 Schizanthus, Angel Wings Mixed,      Net Weight: 300mg,      Price: $1.49
Also known as Butterfly flower, it is often referred to as the poor man's orchid. This splendid annual branches freely, growing to 12-14 inches high, bearing hundreds of delicate orchid-like blooms in a rich mixture of light pink, salmon, carmine, scarlet, lilac and purple, most with exotic markings in the throats. Spreads to 10 inches. Easily grown and blooms over a long period of time.
#218 Shirley Poppy, Double Mix,      Net Weight: 300mg,      Price: $1.49
An old-time favorite, this easy-to-grow 18-inch plant produces a high percentage of double blooms in shades of salmon, pink, rose and scarlet. Prefers full sun and is a very showy garden plant.
#298 Snapdragon, Dwarf Magic Carpet,      Net Weight: 150mg,      Price: $1.49
Dwarf ball-shaped plants 8 inches tall that are engulfed with masses of bloom, making them excellent for beds and low borders. Must be started indoors. Prefers a sunny location. Mixed colors.
#338 Stock, Dwarf Ten Week Mix,      Net Weight: 250mg,      Price: $1.49
This highly desirable branching strain will grow to a height of 12 to 15 inches with a very high percentage of double flowers. The heavy multiflowered spikes of fragrant blossoms are in the colors of red, rose, dark blue, white, pink, and azure blue. This showy variety thrives in Alaska's cool summers. Easy to grow.
#378 Sunflower, Mammoth Grey Stripe,      Net Weight: 3.6g,      Price: $1.49
This easy, fast-growing gigantic 6 to 9-foot plant produces an immense 8 to 14-inch flowerhead with many single golden petals surrounding a large dark center that matures into sunflower seeds. These plants thrive in almost any soil, requiring little moisture. As sun lovers, they require a warm sunny location and may not mature seed in all parts of Alaska. The large, tasty seed attracts wild birds.
#398 Sweet Pea, Knee High Mix,      Net Weight: 3g,      Price: $1.49
A bushy, attractive knee-high plant that doesn't require support. The plants are smothered with brilliantly colored, delightfully perfumed flowers on 12-inch stems, making them good for cut flowers. Plants like full sun, cool temperatures, and well-drained fertile soil.
#438 Viola, Cornuta,      Net Weight: 150mg,      Price: $1.69
The plants are more compact with smaller flowers than pansies. Violas like cool weather and produce an abundance of pansy-like flowers in a wide range of colors on stout 6 to 8-inch plants. Sow early indoors for a show of color until frost if the old blossoms are removed.

#96 Forget-Me-Not, Mysotis, Net Weight: 250mg, Price: $1.49
An 8 to 10-inch biennial that readily reseeds and is grown as if it were a perennial. The small bright blue flowers are very effective in mass displays and borders. Prefers shady, moist areas and is planted 8 inches apart. Blooms from June through August.

PERENNIAL FLOWERS

#736 Achillea ptarmica, The Pearl,      Net Weight: 100mg,      Price: $1.69
A very hardy, easy to grow, 16 to 30 inch perennial with ferny grey-green foliage that is fragrant when touched. The elegant, white, double, one inch blossoms are borne profusely in loose sprays on long stems from June through out the summer. Used in perennial borders and rock gardens. A long lasting cut flower and excellent dried for winter arrangements.
#216 Alpine Aster, Aster alpinus,      Net Weight: 125mg,      Price: $1.69
A hardy, attractive, easy to grow, 9 to 12 inch perennial that is native to North America. The low spreading plant is covered with daisy-like, 1 1/2 to 2 inch blossoms in a soft blue with a yellow center. The flowers are held above the dark green, lance-shaped basil leaves and bloom in early summer. Because of its small size it is a fine plant for rock gardens and for edging a perennial bed.
#46 Columbine, McKana's Giant Mix,      Net Weight: 150mg,      Price: $1.69
An early summer 24 to 30-inch perennial with long-spurred blooms in an exceptional range of colors and bi-colors. Foliage is graceful and fernlike. An excellent background plant that tolerates light shade. Ideal for cutting.
#76 Delphinium, Pacific Giants,      Net Weight: 100mg,      Price: $1.69
These strong 60-inch plants have been the industry standard for cutflowers. Their showy spikes are covered with mostly double blooms that measure up to 3 inches across and have contrasting light and dark "bees". Blooms are in dramatic shades of pink, rose, lavender, and both light and dark blues.
#136 Iceland Gartford Giants,      Net Weight: 125mg,      Price: $1.69
A popular native perennial poppy that attains the height of 18 inches with large, brightly-colored single flowers in shades of orange, red, salmon, yellow and white. Will flower the first year when grown from transplants.
#376 Jacob's Ladder, Polemonium caeruleum,      Net Weight: 125mg,      Price: $1.69
A very hardy, attractive, easy to grow, 18-24 inch perennial that grows wild in North American. The deeply cut ladder-like foliage is on long stems that bear many loose clusters of dainty, sky blue, cup-shaped, inch blossoms accented with yellow stamens from early summer on. An excellent plant in a perennial border and rock garden.
#116 Johnny Jump-Up, Helen Mount,      Net Weight: 150mg,      Price: $1.69
Dwarf 7-inch plants, producing an amazing number of beautiful purple and yellow bicolor 1-inch blooms. Flowers ravishingly throughout the growing season.
#16 Lychnis, Maltese Cross,      Net Weight: 200mg,      Price: $1.69
A very showy 18 to 24-inch plant covered with bright scarlet maltese cross-shaped florets in large flower heads. Excellent for cutting and borders. Extremely hardy in the North.
#396 Maiden Pink, Dianthus deltoides,      Net Weight: 175mg,      Price: $1.69
A hardy perennial whose masses of one inch, bright, fragrant, five-petaled flowers are set well above the low grass-like foliage that clings close to the ground forming a dense blue-green mat. The pungent spicy fragrance and dazzling bright color of these flowers make this plant a must in any perennial planting or rock garden.
#416 Mountain Bluet, Centaurea montana,      Net Weight: 250mg,      Price: $1.69
A hardy robust two foot perennial with broad hairy leaves that produces an abundance of shaggy 2 to 3 inch cornflower-blue blossoms held above the foliage in early summer. A perfect plant for carefree gardens and a wildflower planting. Makes a good cut flower.
#156 Oriental Poppy, Scarlet,      Net Weight: 200mg,      Price: $1.69
They provide a glorious display of large (to 6 inches) bright orange-scarlet blooms with a purplish-black base in June. This 2 1/2-foot perennial does best in full sun and does not take a move well. The large plants need room, and with feeding get larger and showier each year.
#696 Peach-Leaved Bellflower, Campanula persicifolia,      Net Weight:125mg,      Price: $1.69
A very popular perennial that produces beautiful spikes of blue and white, 2 to 3 inch flowers, each formed from 5 petals fused to form the bells. These hardy, easy to grow plants grow as a leaf clump and send out flower stalks that are up to three foot high midsummer. A showy plant that is great in a cottage garden, perennial border or rock garden and for cut flowers.
#56 Shasta Daisy, May Queen,    Net Weight: 250mg,      Price: $1.69
Graceful 30 to 36-inch plants producing a profusion of showy single 2 to 3-inch pure white blooms with a yellow center. Very hardy but the flowers are smaller in size than some of the newer varieties. Excellent for cutting.
#456 Snow-in-Summer, Cerastium tomentosum,      Net Wt: 150mg,      Price: $1.69
A handsome, hardy perennial that forms a delightful dwarf mat of silvery-white foliage that is smothered by masses of white, 3/4 inch blossoms with five deeply notched petals in early summer. This evergreen, 3 to 6 inch high garden creeper is an excellent ground cover for steep banks and useful in rock gardens, and along walls.
#196 Wildflower Mix, Arctic Summer,      Net Weight: 2g,      Price: $1.69
A beautiful array of easy to grow annual and perennial wildflowers that will produce an explosion of color all summer in a wide variety of flower types. Perfect for a wild area or to accent a landscape and will provide excellent cut flowers. Prefers a sunny location.

#15 Variety: Basil, Large Leaf Italian,      Net Weight: 500mg,      Price: $1.49
A many-branched annual grown from seed each year. The purplish, oval-leaved plant grows to 1 1/2 feet tall with flowers that range in color from white to purplish. Sweet basil grows well as a container plant indoors and outdoors in a container garden, but does not do well in Alaska's cool garden soils. The center of the plant should be pinched out when the young seedlings are only a few inches tall to make the plant bushier and more compact. The leaves have a taste similar to pepper or cloves and can be used fresh or dried with meat, fish, eggs or vegetables. Also, sweet basil is an excellent seasoning for making tomato sauce.
#35 Variety: Catnip,      Net Weight: 300mg,      Price: $1.49
A member of the mint family, it is grown as an annual in Alaska. It is especially well known for the way its leaves and blossoms attract and delight cats. However, its lemony-mint-scented leaves are also excellent, either freshly crushed or dried, for brewing teas or tonics and as a seasoning.
#55 Variety: Chives,      Net Weight: 500mg,      Price: $1.49
An onion-scented perennial herb that over-winters in most of Alaska. It is grown for its hollow cylindrical leaves, which are chopped up and used as a seasoning, adding zest to many dishes. The plant is also very attractive in the garden because it produces rose-purple flowers. Chives may be started indoors, then planted in the garden. The plants are hardy and require no special attention. Chives can also be grown mid-winter in a sunny window.
#75 Variety: Dill, Bouquet,      Net Weight: 1g,      Price: $1.49
A large, 2 1/2-foot tall plant, a member of the carrot family, of which the leaves, flower tops and seed are used as a seasoning. Dill can be grown indoors as a pot herb. The leaves and sprouts can be used before the plant matures. Dill will mature seed in the garden in most areas of Alaska. Fresh green or dried stems and seed are used to flavor pickles and vinegar.
#275 Variety: Oregano vulgare,      Net Weight: 250mg,      Price: $1.69
A perennial grown as an annual in Alaska. A shrub like, 2 to 2 1/2 foot plant grown for its thick, fragrant, oval, grey-green flavorful leaves. The leaves are used fresh or dried for that traditional flavor in pizza, and other Italian dishes and in stews, soups and gravies.
#115 Variety: Parsley, Triple Curled,      Net Weight: 550mg,      Price: $1.49
Parsley is a very common garden herb, a member of the carrot family. Parsley is a many-branched plant that grows 10 to 15 inches tall with crisp, curled, dark green leaves. The leaves of parsley are used in salads and to flavor and garnish many foods. It is a biennial or short-lived perennial that is grown as an annual in Alaska. Parsley will grow in any good garden soil. Can be grown outdoors or indoors in pots in any bright window.
#195 Variety, Sweet Marjoram,      Net Weight: 500mg,      Price: $1.49
A tender perennial grown as an annual in Alaska. An attractive container or border plant grown for the sweet, mild, oregano-like flavor of its leaves. Widely used fresh and dried as a seasoning for fish, roast meats, salads, and soups.

CHINESE PARSLEY (YUEN SAI)
#11 Variety: Slo-Bolting (Cilantro),      Net Weight: 2g,      Price: $1.49
This easy-to-grow herb produces dainty parsley-like leaves that are distinctly flavored and spicier tasting than parsley. The fresh leaves of this herb are commonly used to flavor oriental dishes, including stir fries.The aromatic and flavorful seeds are known as coriander and are used in potpourris and to flavor pastries, beans, stuffing, sausage and mexican dishes. Grows well in a container both indoors and out. High in vitamins and minerals.
CHIVES, GARLIC (GOW CHOY)
#111 Variety: Garlic Chives,      Net Weight: 500mg,      Price: $1.49
A garlic-scented perennial herb that overwinters in much of Alaska. It is grown for its flattened leaves, which are chopped up and used as a seasoning, adding zest to many dishes. The plant is also very attractive in the garden because it produces rose-purple flowers. Chives may be started indoors, then planted in the garden. The culture is the same as for onions. The plants are hardy and require no special attention. Chives can also be grown midwinter in a sunny window.
SNOW PEAS, EDIBLE-PODDED
#51 Variety: Dwarf Grey Sugar,      Net Weight: 1/3oz,      Price: $1.29
This variety is just slightly later than Dwarf Grey Sugar. The fleshy, sweet, tender edible pods are 4 1/2 inches long by 3/4 inch wide and are best just before the peas begin to swell. The flavor of garden-fresh edible-podded peas is vastly superior to those found in the market as the sugar starts turning to starch almost immediately after picking. The wonderfully flavored unshelled pods, which are stringless, brittle, and succulent, are a mainstay in any stir fry. Edible podded peas like cool weather and produce continuous yields of large flat pods until the first frost. This variety produces vigorous 28-inch vines that don't need trellising and produce a high yield of 2 pods per cluster. Peas thrive in the moist cool weather found in Alaska.
SCALLION
#131 Variety: He-Shi-Ko,      Net Weight: 1.5g,      Price: $1.49
This variety produces long, slender, silvery-white mild flavored bulbless stalks. When direct-seeded in the garden, harvest can begin in about 60 days. This midseason variety produces only fresh green onions, and does not form bulbs. Does not overwinter in the far North.

#552 Variety: Boltardy, Net Weight: 4g, Price: $1.49
A very bolt resistant variety that tolerates cold soils during germination and produces a high yield of high quality globe-shaped roots with deep red, ringless flesh and smooth skin. Stores well. Midseason
#32 Variety: Ruby Queen, Net Weight: 4g, Price: $1.49
AAS Winner. A round, bright red, well-shaped beet with a small taproot. The tops are a medium dull green, 10-12 inches tall. A mid-season variety when grown in Alaska that is excellent for home use.

#52 Variety: Green Goliath, Net Weight: 1g, Price: $1.49
An early, cold resistant, open pollinated variety that produces large, 3 ½ to 4 inch, blue-green, tight heads over a three week period followed by many side shoots after the main head has been cut. A early season variety that is excellent both fresh and frozen. This variety will produce a late season crop in most areas of Alaska when the seed is planted directly in the garden.

#72 Variety: Munchkin, Net Weight: , Price: $1.49
An early, compact, dwarf, open pollinated variety, ideal for container gardens, that produces full sized 4 to 5 inch heads, the size you see in stores and good sized secondary heads later in the season. The small 12 inch plants produce high quality, deep blue-green, domed shaped heads with medium fine beaded florets. A delicious, easy to grow vegetable, one of the most nutritious, that is excellent both fresh and frozen.

#112 Variety: Catskill, Net Weight: 1.3g, Price: $1.49
Dwarf, compact plants produce an abundance of large, but not uniform, firm, dark green sprouts of the highest quality. Sprouts have a mild cabbage-like flavor but are more tender and tasty.

#152 Variety: Golden Acre, Net Weight: 1.5g, Price: $1.49
An early-maturing grey-green variety with very firm round heads of good texture and quality that are uniformly 6 to 7 inches in diameter. The heads are very solid and uniform with few outer leaves. Plants are compact and may be grown close together.
#132 Variety: O-S Cross, Net Weight: 200mg, Price: $1.98
A HYBRID that under Alaska's growing conditions produces giant exhibition heads that are 3-4 feet across and weighing 70 plus pounds. A truly remarkable cabbage.

#172 Variety: Gold King,      Net Weight: 2g,      Price: $1.49
We recommend this high-quality table carrot. This early carrot is a heavy-shouldered, tapered variety of fine quality and attractive appearance. The roots are smooth with a rich orange color, good flavor and an indistinct core. Midseason.
#232 Variety: Royal Chantenay,      Net Weight: 2g,      Price: $1.49
A broad-shouldered carrot with roots 5 inches long and 2 inches in diameter. The slightly tapered roots have a bright orange crisp-textured flesh and a fine flavor. An excellent storage variety. Late season.
#252 Variety: Scarlet Nantes,      Net Weight: 2g,      Price: $1.49
The brightly colored, distinctively sweet and tender roots are approximately 6 inches long by 1 1/2 inch at the shoulder, cylindrical and crisp. The core is inconspicuous, uniform, and reddish-orange throughout. A high-quality canning carrot. Midseason.
#192 Variety: Sweetness II,      Net Weight: 1g,      Price: $1.98
A must for every garden, this new-generation supersweet HYBRID is an early nantes-type carrot. It has a wonderful flavor, is very juicy, has great texture, is very crunchy, and has excellent bright orange color. Sweetness produced excellent yields of 6 to 8-inch very smooth, refined roots that are cylindrical with very little tapering. This variety grows well in both mineral and organic soils. Sweetness yields the kind of flavor and quality you can't find in the supermarket. Midseason

#312 Variety: Vates, Net Weight: 2g, Price: $1.49
A relatively low-growing, compact variety that produces good yields of large, thick, smooth dark green leaves for greens.

#612 Variety: Yukon Chief, Net Weight: 1/2oz, Price: $1.69
A DENALI EXCLUSIVE A cold resistant, early maturing, all yellow variety that will germinate and grow in cold soils. The 3 to 4 foot stalks produce 6 to 7 inch slightly tapered ears that are moderately filled with 12 rows of kernels. Developed at the University of Alaska Research Station. Earliest variety in Alaska. Very early.

#382 Variety: Beit Alpha F-1, Net Weight: 750mg, Price: $1.69
A HYBRID, burpless, Beit Alpha-type cucumber that is gynoecious, producing only female blossoms. It sets fruit in good quantities without pollination, making it ideal for greenhouse production. An exceptionally fine cucumber used for either pickling or slicing. Its smooth skin is non-bitter. Flesh is crisp and burpless. Fruit can be picked at any stage up to 7". For slicing into salads, fruit should be picked at 5" to 7" for best texture and flavor. The slender fruits have soft, smaller seeds than American varieties, a plus for pickling. When pickled the flesh is not as crisp as the American varieties, but has an excellent mild flavor with no bitterness. The processed pickles keep very well. This very early variety is a full week ahead of American-type slicers. A pollinator variety has not been added to the seed but will produce fruits without pollenation in a greenhouse. When this variety is planted outdoors it is recommended that Morden Early be planted as a pollinator to produce male blossoms which will improve production. This variety will produce well in an unheated greenhouse that is cool, in the upper 40s and 50s at night.
#372 Variety: Morden Early, Net Weight: 2g, Price: $1.49
An early, cold tolerant combination pickle or slicer that produces medium sized 5 to 7 by 2 inch fruits on short, compact vines. Fruits do not hold well on vines, turn yellow early. Will grow outdoors in Alaska in a favored warm location. Developed at the Morden Experimental Farm in Manitoba, Canada. Midseason

#632 Variety: European Gourmet Salad Mix, Net Weight: 2g Price: $1.49
A blend of healthy and flavorful lettuces and other salad greens that have been very popular in Europe for a long time. These blends have become increasingly popular with gourmet cooks in the US and provide a real adventure in dining. A mixture that includes iceberg, romaine, butterhead and red leaf lettuces, spinach, mache, curly endive, radicchio, arugula and cress depending on availability. A mixture of salad greens that does best in Alaska’s cool weather, can be grown in a container, will be ready to start harvesting in just 40 to 50 days and provides fresh greens for several weeks.

#472 Variety: Great Lakes 659, Net Weight: 1g, Price: $1.49
Produces a medium-sized, dark green firm head with outer leaves that are large and frilled. Cap leaves are heavy and tight, giving protection against adverse weather. The uniform heads are resistant to tip burn. Tolerates more cold than other varieties. Late.
#652 Variety: Ithaca, Net Weight: 1g, Price: $1.49
An early, medium, 5 to 51/2 inch, well wrapped, firm, medium dark green head, with upright frilled leaves that does well in both muck and upland soils. Tip burn and black rot resistant. Midseason.

#432 Variety: Buttercrunch, Net Weight: 1g, Price: $1.49
A small butterhead of excellent quality with smooth, soft, very tender leaves. The outer leaves are very dark green with inner leaves blanched to a golden yellow. Resistant to bolting. Midseason.

#532 Variety: Salad Bowl,      Net Weight: 1g,      Price: $1.49
An AAS winner with large, deeply lobed, medium green non-heading leaves. Variety is slow to bolt. Excellent for home use. Early.
#452 Variety: Grand Rapids,      Net Weight: 1g,      Price: $1.49
Leaves are light green, tender, sweet and crispy with margins that are lightly frilled and deeply cut. Resists bolting and is well-adapted to low light intensities so it may be used for winter greenhouse forcing. Early.
#512 Variety: Ruby,      Net Weight: 1g,      Price: $1.49
AAS Winner. A leaf lettuce with bright green, filled leaves shaded with intense red. The leaves are crisp, sweet, and succulent, making it a gourmet delight. Early.

#492 Variety: Romaine, Parris Island Cos, Net Weight: 1g, Price: $1.49
A romaine type that produces a midseason, medium to large, 9", slightly savoyed, dark green head that is slow to bolt and shows tolerance to tip burn.

#33 Variety: Evergreen Bunching, Net Weight: 1.5g, Price: $1.49
A green bunching onion grown for its long, slender mild flavorful white stalks. Does not form bulbs. Midseason.

#53 Variety: Hollow Crown, Net Weight: 2g, Price: $1.49
Roots are hollow-crowned, uniformly tapered, 12 inches long with a 2 1/2 to 3-inch shoulder. Late.

# 73 Variety: King of the North, Net Weight: 350mg, Price: $1.69
This early variety sets good numbers of dark green, meduim sized, 3 to 4 lobed fruits under adverse, cool growing conditions. Will set fruits outdoors in warm interior gardens . Excellent for greenhouse cultures, as it will not sunburn easily. Except in the warmest Alaskan locations, it requires protection from the cold at night.

#93 Variety: Small Sugar, Net Weight: 3g, Price: $1.49
One of the earliest pumpkins, produces firm, fine textured, orange-yellow, sweet, flesh excellent for pies. The 6 to 7 inch fruit weighs 6 to 7 pounds and makes a delightful, small, dark orange jack-o-lantern. To assure maturity in Alaska must be started 4 to 5 weeks ahead in individual plastic pots then after the last frost carefully transplant to the garden avoiding root injury, roots injure easily. Late

#113 Variety: Champion,      Net Weight: 4.5g,      Price: $1.49
A round, crisp, solid, brilliant scarlet red radish that produces excellent crops under cool-weather conditions. Best when young. Early.
#133 Variety: Cherry Belle,      Net Weight: 4.5g,      Price: $1.49
AAS winner. An early round, smooth, red-skinned radish 3/4-inch across with crisp, white, firm flesh. Best when young. First Early.
#153 Variety: Early Scarlet Globe,      Net Weight: 4.5g,      Price: $1.49
An ideal early garden radish maturing at the same time as Cherry Belle. The roots are a slightly elongated globe in shape, with crisp white flesh and a scarlet-colored skin. An excellent spring variety. Early.

#253 Variety: American Purple Top, Net Weight: 1.8g, Price: $1.49
Produces roots 4 to 6 inches in diameter, nearly globe-shaped with light yellow, firm, good-textured flesh. The skin is yellow with a purple top. Stores well. Midseason

#283 Variety: Bloomsdale Long Standing, Net Weight: 4g, Price: $1.49
An early, cold-resistant, open-pollinated variety whose vigorous semi-upright plants grow quickly and produce large quantities of thick, flavorful, crumpled, glossy, dark green leaves. The plants of this slow bolting variety will hold 3 to 5 days after they are mature before they start to go to seed. For the best quality harvest early. Excellent fresh, canned or frozen.
#273 Variety: Melody F-1, Net Weight: 3g, Price: $1.69
AAS Winner. The large semi-erect HYBRID plants produce large, thick, semi-savoyed, dark green leaves that are held well off the ground. This variety produces a good crop before going to seed. Very early.

#323 Variety: Black Beauty Zucchini,      Net Weight: 3g     Price: $1.49
A midseason, open polenated zucchini that provides very good yields of dark green, cylindrical, smooth, glossy fruits that are best when harvested at 7 to 8 inches long, produced on a vigorous, open, upright bush for easy harvest. Produces well in Alaska
#293 Variety: BC-2 Zucchini F-1,      Net Weight: 2g      Price: $1.98
An early maturing, heavy yielding HYBRID zucchini that produces large quantities of high quality, long, cylindrical, shiny dark green to black fruits depending on the light intensity with very small blossom scars. The vigorous, compact plants are open and almost spineless making them easy to harvest. This variety performs well and produces fruit early in cool climates.
#313 Variety: Blackjack Zucchini F-1,      Net Weight: 2g,      Price: $2.29
A HYBRID zucchini-type squash yielding very dark green, cylindrical, smooth glossy fruits on a vigorous upright bush that provides good cover. Heavy yields of excellent dark green 7-8 inch fruits. This variety germinates best of all zucchinis in cold soils. Earliest.
#353 Variety: Early Prolific Straightneck,      Net Weight: 3g,      Price: $1.49
AAS Winner. A heavy-yielding bush type squash that produces creamy yellow, buttery-flavored fruits that are best when harvested 4 to 6 inches long. Early Prolific Straightneck is a very early, prolific, easy-to-grow variety, but not as tolerant to cold soils as Blackjack zucchini.

#373 Variety: Fordhook Giant, Net Weight: 2.3g, Price: $1.49
This desirable bolt-resistant variety has crumpled leaves that are dark green with a white rib. Excellent for home use. The easiest to grow and best green for Alaska. Midseason.

Greenhouse Varieties in Alaska
#473 Variety: Tropic, Net Weight: 100mg, Price: $1.49
Tropic is a proven all-purpose tomato that does well under greenhouse conditions. Needs night temperatures in the fifties to set fruit. The vigorous, productive, indeterminate plants need staking and yield an abundance of large 6 to 8-ounce high quality, flavorful, red fruits. Resistant to Gray Leaf Spot, Fusarium Wilt Race I and Verticillium Wilt.

Outdoor Varieties in Alaska
#573 Variety: Polar Beauty,      Net Weight: 100mg,      Price: $1.69
A DENALI EXCLUSIVE A early maturing large fruited variety developed by plant breeder John Holm of Fairbanks, Alaska, is a very cold tolerant, determinate, 24 to 36 inch plant that sets fruit when the night temperatures are only in the 40's producing large quantities of large, high quality, solid, meaty, 4 to 6 ounce, bright red, smooth, flavorful, globe-shaped fruits. This variety has proven to be the best large fruited garden variety for Alaska and matures only 12 days after Polar Baby. Must be started indoors 8 to 10 weeks before the last frost.
#593 Variety: Polar Star, Net Weight: 100mg,      Price: $1.69
A DENALI EXCLUSIVE This early maturing variety developed by plant breeder John Holm of Fairbanks, Alaska, is a very cold tolerant, determinate, 24 to 30 inch plant that sets fruit when the night temperatures are only in the 40's producing large quantities of high quality, solid, meaty, 3 ounce, bright red, smooth, flavorful, slightly pointed fruits. This variety has proven to be an outstanding garden variety for Alaska and matures 8 days after Polar Baby. Must be started indoors 8 to 10 weeks before the last frost.
#453 Variety: Sub-Arctic 25,      Net Weight: 100mg,      Price: $1.98
A DENALI EXCLUSIVE A first early variety, Sub-Arctic 25 introduced by plant breeder John Holm of Fairbanks, Alaska is very cold tolerant, setting heavy yields of high quality, solid, meaty, 2 to 4 ounce, bright red, flavorful, smooth globe shaped fruits when the night temperatures are only in the 40's. The plants are compact and produce their first blossoms very early and matures fruit 5 days later than Polar Baby. This compact variety is excellent for a container garden. Seeds must be started indoors 8 to 10 weeks before the last frost.

#513 Variety: Purple Top White Globe, Net Weight: 3.5g, Price: $149
The smooth, handsome, uniformly globe-shaped roots are snowy white on the underside, changing to a bright purple on top. Midseason.