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WHITE BICE POP COBN. 



-THB "HENDERSON" PEBFECTED WHITE BPINE. 



WHITE CDBLED ENDIVE. 



NEW YOBK SPINELESS EOO PLANT. 



Complete 

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VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



POP CORN, FIELD CORN and FODDER CORN. (See pages 64 and 66.) 



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 those of Water Cress, 

 though this sort succeeds in dry soils, and is slow in " run nin g to seed." .... 



American or Land 



WATER CRESS. Highly esteemed for salads and garnishing. It must be 

 grown along moist banks or in tubs in water-covered soil 



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CUCUMBER. (1 oz. for 60 hills; 2 or 3 lbs. in hills for an acre.) 



'JCool and Crisp," Henderson's. (See page 26.) Extra early, exceedingly 

 ^"prolific, and bears the whole season; fruits straight, long, cylindrical, taper- 

 ing at both ends; color, very dark green. One of the best for slicing, at- 

 taining good size; tender and crisp and a grand pickler 



sThe "Henderson" Perfected White Spine. (See page 26.) A decided im- 

 ^Tprovement in the "White Spine" type; its merits are extra large size, 

 uniformly symmetrical fruits, deep green color; early, continuous and pro- 

 lific bearer; an ideal varietv for slicing 



"" Early Wnite Spine Improved. 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. 



•"Everbearing. Possesses the merit of flowering and fruiting on the same vine 

 continuously until frost; form perfect, even when small; of rich deep green 



color; desirable for pickling 



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

 Prolific," and 10 to 14 days earlier; ideal for pickling 



^Extra Long Wnite Spine. Long green fruits, often 12 inches in length, popular 

 for forcing 



"""-Early Cluster. An early, prolific, prickly short green variety 



'•'Green Prolific. Short green, productive pickling variety 



■ Livingston's Evergreen; Hardy, early and wonderfully prolific; fruits of 

 medium size, crisp and finely flavored for slicing; also valuable for pickling; 

 the beautiful green color is long retained 



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

 excellent. It is the best variety for big yellow pickles 



""■"Nichol'S Medium Green. Of medium size, straight and smooth, very produc- 

 tive; for pickling unsurpassed; for early forcing or slicing none is better. . . . 

 "■•'Japanese Climbing. A distinct -ind valuable type, quickly climbing poles or 

 trellis, taking up less room in the garden and keeping the fruits up from the 

 ground and clean. It produces large, fine fruits, adapted for either slicing 

 salads or pickling, and thrives during dry, warm summers 



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

 dance, and used exclusively for pickling 



— '■ West Indian Gherkin, or "Burr" Cucumber. Small, oval green fruits about 

 2 inches long, covered with soft, fleshy protuberances like prickles; exclusively 

 used for pickles 



ENGLISH FORCING or FRAME VARIETIES. These produce remarkably 

 long and very solid fruits, with few and small seeds. Not adapted for open- 

 ground culture. Our seed is from the best English strains. 



««Blue Gown. Handsome, black-spined fruits, frequently 2 feet long 



—Cuthill's Black Spine. A prolific variety of medium size 



~^ Duke of Edinburgh. Large, thick, dull green fruits, often 30 inches long. . . . 



—Lockies' Perfection. Very uniform; color, beautiful green 



—Lord Kenyon's Favorite. A favorite, uniform in size and perfect in shape 

 —Telegraph. Clear, green, smooth fruits, 14 to 16 inches long; free bearer. . 



DANDELION. 



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

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



EGG PLANT. (1 oz. for 1,000 plants.) (for plants, see page 170.) 



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. (See page 26.) A su 

 perior type; low, stocky, spineless plants, early and prolific; purple fruits of 

 the largest size and perfect in form; quality splendid 



Early Long Purple. An earlier, hardier variety with club-shaped, dark pur 

 pie fruits 6 to 8 inches long, a shape preferred by some for slicing; flesh firm. 



Black Pekin. A strong-growing variety; medium-sized, almost round, black 

 fruits and very solid 



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 



French MOSS Curled. A smaller, compact-growing variety, with densely 

 curled moss-like leaves 



White Curled. Finely cut leaves, almost white with yellowish midribs; can be 

 used without blanching when young 



Broad-Leaved Batavian. Large, thick, broad loaves: 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. (J oz. for ISO feet of drill.) Largely grown for 

 supplying " greens " during the fall, winter and spring; also used small, like 

 Spinach; also useful in garnishing. The plants are hardy above zero; frost 

 improves, the quality. 



Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. Beautifully ourle.l, bright green leaves. . . 



Siberian. Green, curlv leaves; tender and of delicate flavor 



Brown German Curled, or Purple. Purplish, curly leaves 



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