CELERY 



Culture — Planting time, 

 Southern States: For 

 oleaching celery, June 

 to Augtist; for seasoning 

 purposes, any month. 

 Plant IV2 ounces to 150 

 leet of row. Sow seed 

 ;n a bed, cover with 

 canvas to protect from 

 >.eat. Transplant to large 

 oed when about 3 inches 

 high to rows 3 feet 

 apart, plant 8 inches 

 opart. When about ma- 

 tured earth is brought 

 up around the plants or 

 boards ore placed on 

 both side of rows for 

 proper bleaching. Ap- 

 proximate time of ma- 

 turity is given after each 

 variety. This varies with 

 cUmatic conditions and 

 soil. 



GOLDEN SELF-bkANCHING 



GOLDEN PLUME CELERY— Early, delicious 

 and seli-blanching. Early maturing, 

 large and vigorous grower, easy to cul- 

 tivate, very attractive and when matured 

 is most inviting. Foliage creamy yellow 

 and stalks creamy white, brittle, tender 

 ■ and well flavored, profitable for market- 

 ing and home use. Extra fine strain. 



GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING— 118 days. 

 Solid, very tender, golden yeLow 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, line quality. 



CELERIAC TUHNIP ROOTED — 135 days. Forms 

 a turnip-shaped root which Is used exten- 

 sively for soup, sliced and cooked, or salad. 



CUCUMBERS 



Culture — Planting time. 

 Southern States, Spring, Feb- 

 ruary to July; Fall, August 

 to September. Plant five 

 ounces to 150 feet of row, 4 

 pounds to acre. Sow in hills 

 3 to 4 feet apart. Each hill 

 should be fertilized heavily 

 with rich decomposed ma- 

 nure or other suitable ferti- 

 lizer. Plant about 8 to 10 

 seeds to each hill. Approximate number of 

 days to edible condition given after each va- 

 riety. 



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

 Disease resistant vines which produce 

 an abundant crop of uniform cucumbers, 

 fully 10 inches long and straight. 



CLARK'S SPECIAL — 60 days. An outstand- 

 ing variety, deep green in color, sym- 

 metrical 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. 



CUBIT — A dark green, white spine, averag- 

 ing 9 inches in length. Ideal for slicing 

 and shipping with firm white flesh. 



DAVIS PERFECT— 65 days. Dark glossy 

 green color, average length 10 to 12 

 inches. Seeds soft, cucumber tender and 

 brittle. 



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. 



MARKETER— 70 days. Noted for uniform- 

 ity, deep green in color, has become 

 the leading early shipper. Fruits me- 

 dium dark green, slightly tapered to 

 both ends. 



IMPROVED LONG GREEN— 70 days. Very 



dark gren, length about 12 inches, one 

 of the best and largest cucumbers on the 

 market, none better. Excellent for table 

 and shipping. 



STRAIGHT EIGHT— 65 days. Almost cyl- 

 indrical 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, vig- 

 orous vines can be grown on trellis. Cu- 

 cumbers round, about 10 inches long, thick. 

 Grown extensively for shipping and table. 



WEST INDLR GHERKIN— {For Pickles) 60 days. 

 Very small, oval fruits, prickly sort, very 

 distinct from all others and grown ex- 

 clusively for pickles. Fruits should be 

 picked when young and tender. Seed is 

 distinctly smaller than that of other cu- 

 cumbers and requires from two to three 

 weeks to germinate. 



STAYSGREEN — 60 days. The greenest of the 

 Long UTiite Spine varieties. Hardy, large 

 fruited, of excellent shape and uniform. A 

 favorite among market gardeners. Used 

 extensively 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. Prollflc, 

 continuous producer of untform, large and 

 cyUndrical cucumbers. Excellent for slicing. 

 A favorite wherever grown. 



PALMETTO — 67 days. Resistant to downy 

 mildew; frxiits are very dark green In color 

 and taper slightly at both ends; white 

 spines, an important variety for fall plant- 

 ing in the South. 



SNOW'S or HEINZ PICKLING— 52 days. An 

 early maturing, small dark green cucumber, 

 round square ended, grown largely for 

 pickling. A very fine variety. 



EARLY FORTUNE 



CUBIT 



Cucumber Prices pk^ 



A & C -..„ S .10 



Clark's Special 10 



Davis Perfect „ „ «.. .10 



Early Fortune 10 



Improved Long Green 10 



Straight Eipbt _ 10 



Japanese Climbing 10 



West India Gherkin 10 



Staysgreen _ 10 



Longfellow _ _ «....» .lO 



Improved White Spine 10 



Snow's or Heinz Pickling _....„ 10 



Cubit „ 10 



Palmetto 10 



Marketer 10 



Celery Prices pk^ 



Golden Plume „ S .15 



Golden Self Blanching „ 15 



Giant Pascal „ „ „ » 15 



White Plume „ 15 



Celeriac or Turnip Roofed -... .15 



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STECKLER SEED COMPANY, Inc., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 



