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Culture—Planting time, 
Southern States: For 
bleaching celery, June 
to August; for seasoning 
purposes, any month. 
Plant 142 ounces to 150 
feet of row. Sow seed 
in a bed, cover with 
canvas to protect from 
4 heat. Transplant to large 
bed when about 3 inches 
high, to rows 3 feet 
apart, plants 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-BLANCHING 
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 market- 
ing 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. 
CELERIAC TURNIP 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 
variety. 
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. 
CUBIT—A dark green, white spine, averag- 
ing 9 inches in length. Ideal for slicing 
and shipping with firm white flesh. 
ASHLEY—66 days. Vigorous vines and 
very productive. Fruits dark green, long 
and taper to the stem end. 
F-1 HYBRID SUPERSLICER—Long, slender, 
and dark green fruits, cylindrical and 
heavy producer. 
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 green, length about 12 inches, one 
of the best and largest cucumbers on the 
market, none better. Excellent for table 
and shipping. 
HOTKAPS 
Individual hothouse for plants. See 
page 40 for prices. 


JAPANESE CLIMBING—60 days. 
orous vines can 
cumbers round, about 10 inches long, thick. 
Grown extensively for shipping and table. 
Strong, vig- 
be grown on trellis. Cu- 
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. 
PALOMAR—64 days. Early and very pro- 
ductive. Fruit is even deep green about 
8 inches long, does extremely well in the 
South. A new outstanding Downy Mildew 
Resistant Cucumber. 
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 cucumer, 
round square ended, grown largely for 
pickling. A very fine variety. 

EARLY FORTUNE 
Cucumber Prices 
Ashley picycceescsiesans: 
Improved Long Green 
Japanese Climbing ... 
West India Gherkin ... 
Staysgreen ............ 
Palomar-DMR 
F-1 Hybrid Superslicer 
Snow’s or Heinz Pickling ... 
Cub ity crercestee 
Palmetto 
Marketer 
Celery Prices 
Golden Plume 
Golden Self Blanching .... 
Celeriac or Turnip Rooted 









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oll) 45 1,00 3.50 
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10 45 1.10 
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