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Vegetable Seeds for Summer Sowing 



CORN, SWEET OR SUGAR.— Continued. 

 MEDIUM EARLY VARIETIES. 



Crosby's Early. A second early; ears 7 inches long; fine quality 



Early Champion. But a few days later than the extra earlies, bearing large, 

 handsome 12-rowed ears, filled with plump, deep white kernels of milky 



tenderness and very sweet; very productive 



LATE OR MAIN CROP VARIETIES. 



Country Gentleman, Henderson's. A famous main crop variety; the most 



delicious sweet corn grown 



Mammoth. A very late variety, producing mammoth ears often 14 inches 

 long, well filled with large broad white kernels of superb quality; unusually 



productive 



Stowell's Evergreen. A popular favorite. Immense well filled ears. Late . . 



CORN SALAD. Large-Leaved Fetticus, or " Lamb's Lettuce." Hardy little 

 plants, grown for late fall, winter and spring use; they form rosettes of tender, 

 edible leaves, which are used as a substitute for Lettuce 



CRESS, or PEPPER GRASS. 



Extra Curled. Crisp, pungent leaves, finely cut and ornamental; used as a 

 condiment and for garnishing; rapid growing, dwarf and compact 



Upland. The leaves and their flavor somewhat resemble Water Cress, though 



this sort succeeds in dry soils and is slow in running to seed 10c. 



PRICES. 



Add to prices of Corn for 



free delivery in the U. S. 



bo. pt., 10c. qt. 



Pkt. 



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4Qts. 

 80c. 



Peck 



10c. 



15c. 



25c. 



$1.40 



10c. 



15c. 



25c. 



80c. 



1.40 



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25c. 



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1.25 



2.00 



10c. 

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15c. 

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25c. 

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85c. 

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1.50 



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CUCUMBER. _ 1 oz. for 60 kills; 2 to 3 lbs. in hills for an acre.) 



Cool and Crisp, Henderson's. Extra early; exceedingly prolific. 



dark green; splendid either for slicing or pickles 



The " Henderson " Perfected White Spine. This is cucumber perfection 



large perfectly formed fruits of deep green color 



Early White Spine. A popular standard variety for either family use or 



marketing; vines vigorous and healthy, bearing early and abundantly large 



handsome, even-shaped fruits of light green color; crisp and of fine flavor. . 

 Extra Early Green Prolific. Similar to but an improvement on Green Prolific 



and 10 to 14 days earlier; ideal for pickling 



Early Cluster An early, prolific, prickly short green variety 



Green Prolific. Short green, productive pickling variety 



Long Green. Dark green fruits 12 to 14 inches long; quality firm, crisp and 



excellent. It is the best variety for big yellow pickles 



Short Green Gherkin. A thick-set, small, green Cucumber, borne in abun 



dance, and u s ed exclusively for pickling 



DANDELION. 



Common. Popular for "greens" and blanched for salad. 

 Large-Leaved. An early, large, broad-leaved variety 



EGG PLANT. (I oz. for l.OOO plants.) 



Black Beauty. A handsome, early, large variety of great merit; a prolific 

 producer of uniformly large purple-black fruits of fine quality, developing 

 with rapidity and ready about two weeks earlier than other large sorts .... 



New York Spineless — Henderson's Improved. A superior type; low, stocky 

 spineless plants, early and prolific; purple fruits of the largest size and perfect 

 in form; quality splendid 



ENDIVE. " Escarolle " and "Chicoree." (1 oz. for 100 feet of drill.) 



One of the best salads, especially when blanched; also much used for garnish- 

 ing; if boiled makes fine " greens." Successional sowings furnish a supply 

 almost the year round. 



Green Curled. A popular sort with finely-cut, parsley-like leaves 



Broad-Leaved Batavian. Large, thick, broad leaves; it forms large hearts, 

 which, blanched, form one of the best winter salads; excellent for " greens " 

 and for flavoring soups and stews 



KALE, or BORECOLE. (I oz. for 150 feet of drill.) 



Largely grown for supplying " greens " during the fall, winter and spring; 

 used small, like Spinach; also useful in garnishing. The plants are hardy 

 above zero; frost improves the quality. 



Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. Beautifully curled, bright green leaves 



Siberian Green, curly leaves; tender and of delicate flavor 



Brown German Curled, or Purple. Purplish, curly leaves 



KOHL-RABI. A bulbous-formed vegetable; when cooked, before fully grown, 

 is tender and excellent, combining the flavors of Cabbage and Turnip. 



Early White Vienna. Large, quick-growing, greenish-white skin and tender 

 white flesh 



Early Purple Vienna. The outside color is purple; flesh white and delicate. . 



Short-Leaved Early White Vienna. Early and rapid growing, with few and 

 small leaves; the most delicately flavored; indispensable for frames and 

 forcing; can be planted closely 



LEEK!. (1 oz. will sow 100 feel of drill.) 



Large American Flag. This very superior variety produces white, uniformly 



large stems 2 inches in diameter by 10 inches long, of delicate flavor 



Musselburgh, or Scotch Champion. Large-growing, broad, flat-leaved variety 

 stems 3 inches in diameter by 6 to 8 inches long 



LETTUCE. (1 oz. for 3,000 plants.) 

 HEAD VARIETIES. 



All Seasons. This variety is very popular where known; it is one of the best 

 of the " Butterhead " lettuces; medium to large in size, of attractive appear- 

 ance having broad pale green leaves and a large, round, compactly formed 

 head of delicious quality, crisp and of that buttery character so much liked. 

 As implied by its name it may be grown in the open, spring, summer or 

 fall. It is a great heat resister, preserving its freshness under trying con- 

 ditions, and is slow in bolting to seed 



Big Boston, Henderson's. A grand, large, solid heading variety, for frame 

 and open-ground culture, heading at all seasons; crisp, tender and sweet, 

 well-blanched leaves 



Boston Market, or White-Seeded Tennis Ball. A popular, early, small, com- 

 pact-heading variety 



Mammoth Black-Seeded Butter. Similar to, but larger than the above, enor- 

 mous heads, tender, sweet and crisp 



Pkt. 



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Oz. 

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CORY SWEET CORN. 



KALE — DWARF, GREEN, CURLED 



ALL SEASONS LETTUCE. 



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