Easy to Grow-CUCUMBERS-Good to Eat 



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Golden Plume 



CELERY 



Culture — Planting time, Southern States. For 

 bleaching celery, June to August, for season- 

 ing purposes, any month. Plant IV2 ounces 

 to 150 feet of row. Sow seed in a bed, cover 

 with canvas to protect from heat. Transplant 

 to large bed when about 3 inches high to rows 

 3 feet apart, plant 8 inches apart. When about 

 matured earth is brought up around the 

 plants or boards ore placed on both sides 

 of rows for proper bleaching. Approximate 

 time to maturity is given after each variety, 

 this varies with climatic conditions and soil. 



GOLDEN PLUME CELERY— Early, delicious 

 and self-blanching. Early maturing, large 

 and vigorous grower, easy to cultivate, 

 very attractive and when matured is most 

 inviting. Foliage creamy yellow and 

 stalks creamy white, brittle, tender and 

 well flavored, profitable for marketing 

 and home use. Extra fine strain. 



GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING— 118 days. 

 Solid, very tender, golden yellow color, 

 brittle with delicious flavor. We cannot 

 recommend this variety too highly. 



GIANT PASCAL — 135 days. Grows about 2 

 feet high, forms broad, thick, crisp stalks, 

 entirely stringless. Very desirable and 

 planted extensively throughout the South. 



WHITE PLUME CELERY— 112 days. Early va- 

 riety, leaves bright green, tinged white, 

 easily blanched, solid, crisp, fine quality. 



CELERIAC TURNIP ROOTED— 135 days. Forms 

 a turnip-shaped root which is used exten- 

 sively for soup, sliced and cooked, or salad. 



PROTECT YOUR GARDEN 



Against Rain — Wind — Bugs and 

 Frost— Use HOTKAPS. Have Vege- 

 tables and Flowers three weeks 

 earlier than others. 



Clark's Special 

 ' AU-America Selections — Award of Merit 



Culture — Planting time. Southern Slates, Spring, February to July; Fall, August to Septem- 

 ber. Plant five ounces to 150 feet of row, 4 pounds to one acre. Sow in hills 3 to 4 feet apart. 

 Each hill should be fertilized heavily with rich decomposed manure or other suitable fertilizer'. 

 Plant about 8 to 10 seeds to each hill. Approximate number of days to edible condition given 

 after each variety. 



A & C — 60 days. Fine dark green vareity. 

 Disease resistant vines which produce 

 an abundant crop of uniform cucumbers, 

 fully 10 inches long and straight. 



(^CLARK'S SPECIAL— 60 days. An out- 

 standing variety, deep green in color, 

 symmetrical fruits about 9 to 10 inches 

 long. Very firm and considered one of 

 the best for shipping. Bears abundantly 

 from early to late in the season. Truly 

 a very fine variety. 



DAVIS PERFECT— 65 days. Dark glossy 

 green color, average length 10 to 12 

 inches. Seeds soft, cucumber tender and 

 brittle. Unexcelled for quality, shape, 

 color, productiveness, for the table or 

 shipping. 



EARLY FORTUNE— 70 days. An excellent 

 shipping variety, producing very attrac- 

 tive white spined fruits of rich dark green 

 color. The fruits average uniformly about 

 nine inches long, cylindrical or slightly 

 tapered at ends. Seed cavity very small, 

 flesh thick, crisp and tender. Recom- 

 mended as one of the best shipping sorts 



. yet introduced. 



STECKLER'S IMPROVED LONG GREEN— 



70 days. Very dark green, length about 

 12 inches, one of the best and largest 

 cucumber on the market, none better. Ex- 

 cellent for table and shipping. 



(^STRAIGHT EIGHT— 65 days. Almost 



cylindical fruits; well rounded on ends, 



straight and eight inches in length. Deep 



green, very productive and vigorous 



growing, ideal for slicing. 



JAPANESE CLIMBING — 60 days. Strong, vigor- 

 ous vines can be grown on trellis. Cucum- 

 bers round, about 10 inches long, thick. 

 Grown extensively for shipping and table. 



WEST INDIA GHERKIN— {For Pickles) 60 days. 

 Very small, oval fruits, prickly sort, very dis- 

 tinct from all others and grown exclusively 

 for pickles. Fruits should be picked when 

 young and tender. Seed is distinctly smaller 

 than that of other cucumbers and requires 

 from two to three weeks to germinate. 



STAYSGREEN— 60 days. The greenest of the 

 Long White Spine varieties. Hardy, large 

 fruited, of excellent shape and uniform. A 

 favorite among market gardeners. Used ex- 

 tensively for shipping. 



LONGFELLOW — 70 days. A very attractive 

 long, dark green variety. Fruits 12 to 15 

 inches long, fine for slicing, few seeds and 

 an ideal type. 



IMPROVED WHITE SPINE— 60 days. Prolific, 

 continuous producer of uniform, large and 

 cylindrical cucumbers. Excellent for slicing. 

 A favorite wherever grown. 



SNOW'S or HEINZ PICKLING— 52 days. An 

 early maturing, small dark green cucumber, 

 round square ended, grown largely for pick- 

 ling. A very fine variety. 



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All America Selections — Gold Medal 



Cucumber Prices , 



Pkg. 



A & C $ .10 



Clark's Special 10 



Davis Perfect 10 



Early Fortune 10 



Improved Long Green 10 



Straight Eight 10 



Japanese Climbing 10 



West India Gherkin 10 



Sfoygreen 10 



Longfellow 10 



Improved White Spine 10 



Snow's or Heinz Pickling 10 



Celery Prices '^ — 



Golden Plume $ .10 



Golden Self Blanching 10 



Giant Pascal 10 



White Plume 10 



Celeriac Turnip Rooted 10 



STECKLER SEED COMPANY, Inc., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 



