Cucumber, 



Improved Early 



While Spine 



» • • 



&ucouK&eft 



Culture: Seed should be sown in hills leveled 

 to the size of a dinner plate and should be flat 

 with the ground unless the land is over-moist, 

 in which case the hills may be 3 inches above 

 the ground level. The hills should be 4 feel apart 

 each way. Planting should be done after mid- 

 May in the New York area, with successive 

 plantings at two-week intervals until mid-July. 

 Thin to 3 plants to each hill. A packet of seed 

 will plant about 15 hills, or an ounce 50 hills. 



416 The Henderson. Extra Early; Prolific. 

 (In color on page 41.) Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; 

 J^lb. S1.20;lb. §3.25. 



397 Marketer. Dark green right down to 

 the blossom end. The average fruit is 7M 

 inches in length and 2M inches in diameter. 

 Crisp, icy-white flesh. 65 days. Pkt. 15c; 

 oz. 45c; 141b. $1.25; lb. $3.75. 



417 Palmetto. Typical fancy fruits are 8 

 to 9 inches in length and a rich dark green 

 in color. The seed cavity is small and the 

 inferior flesh is sparkling white, crisp and 

 solid. The flavor is excellent. Yields com- 

 pare most favorably with other varieties; but 

 when mildew slrikes. Palmetto will continue 

 to produce long after other varieties are 

 ruined. 72 days. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 65c. 



398 Improved Early White Spine. Straight 

 cucumbers about 8 inches long, narrowing at 

 the ends and characterized by prominent lines 

 a1 the blossom end. 58 days. Pkt. 15c; 

 oz. 40c; i 4 lb. SI. 20: lb. S3.25. 



415 Straight Eight. 

 Early and very produc- 

 tive. The fruits are 8 to 

 9 inches long and about 

 1'2 inches in diameter, 

 well rounded at the ends. 

 uniformly cylindrical in 

 shape. When ready for 

 use, deep green in color. 

 free from striping. The 

 flesh is tender, crisp and 

 of fine flavor. 66 days. 

 Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; Mlb. 

 S1.20; lb. S3. 25. 



411 Longfellow. Fruits 



12 to 14 inches long, of a 

 beautiful dark olive-green 

 color. 72 da vs. Pkt. 15c; 

 oz. 45c; Mlb. $1.35; lb. 

 $3.75. 



402 Extra-Early Green Prolific. An early 

 strain of the Green Prolific type but far more 

 productive. 55 days. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; 

 i^lb. $1.20; lb. $3.25. 



413 National Pickling. Just as firm after 

 pickling as before. It is early maturing, very 

 productive and uniform in shape and color. 

 55 days. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; Mlb. $1.10; lb. 

 $3.20.' 



412 Long Green. The best variety for big 

 yellow mustard pickles. 70 days. Pkt. 15c; 

 oz. 40c; Mlb. Sl-20; lb. $3.25. 



Dandelion is claimed to be one of the most 

 healthful sulad plants. Large quantities of the 

 Italian type are grown in coldframes by market 

 growers for early greens. 



436 Italian (Ciccoria Catalogna). Some- 

 times called Asparagus Chicory. Resembles 

 common dandelion, but its leaves are more 

 upright. 95 days. Pkt. 20c; oz. $1.50. 





Syyfihzttt 



Culture: Sow seed > 2 inch deep in hotbed or 

 greenhouse in March or April; when an inch 

 high, put in 2 or 3-inch pais. Plant indoors 

 late in May. 



451 The New Hybrid. This first-generation 

 eggplant hybrid surpasses commercial va- 

 rieties in many important respects. The 

 plants are tall, semi-spreading and vigorous. 

 Plants yield a good crop of fruit over an ex- 

 tended period, in most cases borne high 

 enough to keep them from touching the 

 ground. The fruits are oval, medium size ami 

 dark purple. Kspecially resistant to drought 

 and disease. Pkt. 35c; 3 pkls. 90c. 

 446 Black Beauty. Kn early variety, hand- 

 some, large and of great merit. A prolific 

 producer of uniformly large, purple-black 

 fruits of fine quality. 80 days. Pkt. 20c; 

 oz. $1.40; M'b. $4.50. 



450 New York Spineless. The plant is of 

 low growth with vigorous, branching habit, 

 strong enough to support its massive fruits 

 and compact enough to economize space. It 

 is very prolific, the plants usually bearing 

 8 to 10 immense fruits of superb quality 

 before being killed by the frost. An ideal 

 exhibition variety. 80 days. Pkt. 15c; oz. 

 SI. 25: iilb. $1. 



Eggplant, 



The New 



Hybrid 





teek, American Flag 



Kale, Dwarf Curled 



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