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Culhiie — Planting time, 

 Southern States: For 

 bleaching celery, Juno 

 to August; for seasoning 

 purposes, any month. 

 Plant 11/2 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 ma- 

 tured earth is brought 

 up around the plants or 

 boards are placed on 

 both side of rows for 

 proper bleaching. Ap- 

 proximate time of ma- 

 turity is given after each 

 variety. This varies with 

 climatic conditions and 

 soil. 



GOLDEN SELF-buANCHING 



GOLDEN PLUME CELERY— Early, delicious 

 and self-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 yeliow 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 while, 

 easily blanched, solid, crisp, fine quality. 



CELERIAC TUBNIP ROOTED— 135 days. Forms 

 a turnip-shaped root which is used exten- 

 sively for soup, sliced and cooked, or salad. 



CUCUMBERS 



Culture — Planting time, 

 Sputhern 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. 



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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 con b© grown on trellis. Cu- 

 cumbers 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 

 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 White 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. Prolific, 

 continuous producer of uniform, large and 

 cylindrical cucumbers. Excellent for slicing. 

 A favorite ■wherever grown. 



PALMETTO — 67 days. Resistant to downy 

 mildew; fruits 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. 



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Cucumber Prices r^^ ^^ ^^,1,. ib. sibs 



A & C „ „ „ _ S .10 $ .30 S .70 $2.25 $10.70 



Clark's Special 10 .25 .65 2.00 9.50 



Dctvis Perfect .10 .25 .60 1.85 8.75 



Early Fortune 10 .25 .60 I.8S 8.75 



Improved Long Green 10 .30 .70 2.25 10.50 



Straight Eight 10 .30 .70 2.25 11.50 



Japanese Climbing 10 .30 .70 2.25 10.70 



West India Gherldn. „ 10 .30 .70 2.20 



Stoysgreen 10 .25 .65 2.00 9.50 



Longfellow » .10 .30 .70 2.25 10.70 



Improved White Spine 10 .25 .65 2.00 9.50 



Snow's or Heinz Piclding 10 .25 .65 2.00 9.50 



Cubit 10 .50 .90 3.00 



Palmetto 10 .40 1.00 3.50 



Marketer 10 .35 .80 2.75 



Celery Prices r^ ^Postpcrid 



Golden Plume $ .15 $ .80 



Golden Self Blanching 15 .75 



Giant Pascal 15 .70 



White Plume 15 .70 



Celeriac or Turnip Rooted 15 .70 



V* lb. 



S2.50 

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Lb. 

 S9.00 

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STECKLER SEED COMPANY, Inc., NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA 



