LIST OF CHOICE GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1927. 



Currie's Choice Vegetable Seeds 



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. 

 Grand Rapids and Prizehead are the best varieties. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 20c. 



HEAD LETTUCE 



Head Lettuce should be st'arted 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 LETTUCE 



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. 10c; oz. 20c. 



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 Milw^aukee 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 w^hen 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 Parsnips should be grown in loose 

 «oil 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. 



For 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. 20o. 



PEAS 



The wrinkled Peas are the sweetest, but should not be 

 planted until there is no danger of them rotting in the 

 ground. For very early crop the smooth Peas are used as 

 tliey are the hardiest. The best smooth Peas are the Extra 

 Early 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; V2 lb. 30c; lb. 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. Tliey are remarkably mild in flavor, 

 very fine for slicing raw. Pkt. 10c, 



RADISH 



Radish is one veg'etable 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 Earliest Scarlet Globe 

 or Saxa. Pkt. 10c; oz. 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 V7ith 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. 



SQ.UASH COCOZELLE 



(Italian Vegetaljle Marrow) 



A summer variety, fruits oblong, color dark green, marbled 

 with yellow and green stripes, very fine flavor. Pkt. 10c. 



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 outer 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 



Every home garden should have a few Tomato plants. The 

 variety vi^e most highly recommend is our Cream City Tomato. 

 It 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. 



