Vegetable Varieties 149 



I have not the temerity to name any best varieties — 

 every seedsman has about half a dozen that are ab- 

 solutely unequaled. For home use, I have cut my 

 list down to three : Golden Bantam, a dwarf-grow- 

 ing early of extraordinary hardiness — can be planted 

 earlier than any other sort and, while the ears are 

 small and with yellow kernels, it is exceptionally 

 sweet and fine in flavor. This novelty of a few years 

 since, has attained wide popular favor as quickly as 

 any vegetable I know. Seymour's Sweet Orange 

 is a new variety, somewhat similar to Golden Ban- 

 tam, but later and larger, of equally fine quality. 

 White Evergreen, a perfected strain of Stowell's 

 Evergreen, a standard favorite for years, is the 

 third. It stays tender longer than any other sweet 

 corn I have ever grown. 



Cucumbers: — Of cucumbers also there is a long 

 and varied list of names. The old Extra Early 

 White Spine is still the best early; for the main crop, 

 some "perfected" form of White Spine. I myself 

 like the Fordhood Famous, as it is the healthiest 

 strain I ever grew, and has very large fruit that 

 stays green, while being of fine quality. In the last 

 few years the Davis Perfect has won great popular- 

 ity, and deservedly so. Many seedsmen predict that 

 this is destined to become the leading standard — 

 and where seedsmen agree let us prick up our ears! 

 It has done very well with me, the fruit being the 



