LIST OF CHOICE GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1926 3 
LETTUCE 
Leaf Lettuce is the first sure crop. Seed can be sown as 
early as the ground will permit. Sow thinly in rows 1 ft. 
apart and when large enough thin out the plants so as to 
leave room for growth. _To obtain good Lettuce all through 
the season, it is necessary to make sowings at short intervals. 
giand Rapids and Prizehead are the best varieties. Pkt. 10c; 
0z. 20c. 
HEAD LETTUCE 
Head Lettuce should be started in a hotbed or cold frame 
or in boxes in the house. Transplant as early as weather 
will permit outside in rich soil. In order to produce heads. 
they should be planted 10 or 12 inches apart and thoroughly 
cultivated throughout the season. Water if necessary. Big 
Boston and May King are the best varieties in this section. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c. 
COS OR ROMAINE LHTTUCE 
This is a very fine Lettuce for the home gardener to grow. 
Many prefer it to Head Lettuce. It grows long, narrow 
leaves, producing loose, sugar-loaf heads, crisp and tender. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢. 
MUSKMELON 
Currie’s Milwaukee Market is by far the best Melon for the 
home garden and market, a wonderful luxuriant grower, com- 
bining more good qualities than any other Melon on the mar- 
ket. It is exceedingly productive, especially fine flavored, 
medium in size and ripens medium early. The flesh is a deep 
salmon color, thick, firm and solid with the most wonderful 
flavor of any Melon now on the market. Our Milwaukee Mar- 
ket Muskmelon took first prize at the Arkansas Valley Fair 
in competition with numerous other sorts. It has also taken 
prizes at many of the State Fairs where it was shown. It 
cannot be surpassed, Pkt. 15c. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
Contrary to the common belief, there is nothing mysterious 
in the cultivation of Mushrooms. We have many customers 
who grow a bed of Mushrooms in their cellars very success- 
fully. We also furnish a pamphlet “How to grow Mush- 
rooms” free with all orders for Spawn. One brick plants a 
square yard. Price per brick, 30c. 
FLORENCE FENNEL OR FINOCCHIO 
This is a delicious Italian salad vegetable worthy of much 
more extensive use in this country. The thickened bases of 
the leaf-stalks overlap each other so as to form a head and 
this is usually eaten raw like celery or head-lettuce, although 
it makes a delicious palatable dish when boiled. The seed 
may be sown from early spring to mid-summer. Pkt. 10c. 
PARSLEY 
Currie’s Champion Moss Curled is the most beautiful va- 
riety for garnishing. It is an ornament to the garden as well 
as to the table. Pkt. 10c;. oz. 15c. 
For flavoring soups and stews use the Hamburg or Turnip 
Rooted. It is grown the same as Carrots. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c. 
PARSNIP 
This is a most delicious vegetable and should be sown as 
early in spring as the .weather permits in drills 15 inches 
apart and about % an inch deep. When well started thin out 
to 5 inches apart. The Parsn’ps should be grown in loose 
soil and should not be eaten until after they have been touched 
by frost. They can be left in the ground during the winter and 
dug during a thaw or early in spring. Guernsey is the most 
excellent variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 
PEPPER 
Giant Crimson is a vigorous upright growing prolific Sweet 
Pepper. This is so mild in flavor that it may be eaten raw. 
The fruits are deep crimson in color when matured. They 
ripen very early and are unusually thick fleshed. Fine for 
salads or stuffing. Pkt. 10c. 
Wor several years we have tried to secure stock of Hun- 
garian Long Yellow. We now have a supply. This is a hot, 
spicy Pepper, very productive. They grow 6 inches in length 
and 1 to 1% inches in diameter. The color is golden yellow, 
flesh is thick, crisp and tender. Pkt. 20c. 
PEAS 
The wrinkled Peas are the sweetest, but should not be 
planted until there is no danger of them rotting in the 
ground. Tor very early crop the smooth Peas are used as 
they are the hardiest. The best smooth Peas are the Extra 
Warly Challenge. One of the best of the wrinkled Peas is 
the Laxtonian. In the late or main crop varieties the Tele- 
phone still heads the list. This is an old variety but still a 
favorite, producing enormous pods well filled with large peas 
of a rich, sugary flavor. The vines are tall and for best re- 
sults should be staked. Pkt. 10c; % lb. 30c; 1b. 50c. 
ONIONS 
The Ailsa Craig is the largest Onion grown. To secure ex- 
tra large bulbs for exhibition use, they should be started in 
boxes in the house or in hotbeds early in spring, then trans- 
planted into the ground far enough apart so that they can 
fully develop. The bulbs will frequently weigh 2% to 3 lbs. 
each when developed. They are remarkably mild in flavor, 
very fine for slicing raw. Pkt. 10c. 
RADISH 
Radish is one vegetable which is grown in practically 
every garden. They should be sown in a light, sandy soil 
for the best results. For a successive supply sow from the 
middle of March to the middle of September at intervals of 2 
to 3 weeks. For the early sowing, sow Harliest Scarlet Globe 
or, Saxa,, Pkt.) 10c; 0z. ‘15c, 
SALSIFY OR OYSTER PLANT 
This delicious vegetable is easily grown, much the same 
way as Parsnips are. They can be left in the ground over 
winter and dug in early spring, or they can be lifted in fall 
after the early frost and stored in the basement. The de- 
licious oyster flavor is developed by the frost. Mammoth 
Sandwich Island is the best variety. Pkt. 10c. 
SPINACH 
Currie’s Long Season’s’ Triumph is the best of the Spinaches. 
It is remarkably hardy with an abundance of large thick 
dark green crumpled leaves which retain their crispness much 
longer than other varieties and doesn’t run to seed as easily. 
For summer use the Spinach should be sown at intervals of 
2 to 3 weeks from April to August. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c. 
SWISS CHARD OR SEA KALE BEET 
This is a variety of Beet, but does not develop the bulbous 
root. It is grown only for the green and is cooked the same 
as Spinach or the midleaves may be cooked and served the 
same as Asparagus. It is necessary to be sown only once 
during the season as it continues to grow up through frost. 
In cutting, the cuter leaves are cut throughout the season. 
The green will continue to produce new leaves. It should be 
planted in rows 12 inches apart and the plants about six 
inches apart in the row. The Large White is used as Spinach 
only. The Lucullus has a very heavy, broad, mid-rib which 
is the one used as a substitute for Asparagus during the 
summer; it can also be used as Spinach. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c. 
TOMATO 
Ievery home garden should have a few Tomato plants. The 
variety we most highly recommend is our Cream City Tomato. 
{[t is the first large Tomato to ripen, remarkably prolific, flesh 
thick and solid, a variety of exceptional merit. The vines are 
strong’ and vigorous, bearing an abundance of large smooth 
fruit of a purplish crimson color. It does not crack or rot 
as is the case with many other sorts. Pkt. 10c. 
TURNIP 
Early Turnips should be sown during the cool weather in 
spring and should be eaten as quickly as they are large 
enough. If kept in the ground until they are fully developed 
the warm weather is likely to make them tough and stringy. 
Extra Early White Milan is the best of the early varieties. 
Currie’s Purple Top White Globe is the best variety for later 
use. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c. 
