= CELERY = 
| Culture—Planting time, 
) Southern States: For 
“bleaching celery, June 
j to August; for seasoning 
purposes, any month. 
% Plant 1¥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 
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high to rows 3 feet 
apart, plant 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. 
OLDEN SELF-BLANCHING 
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 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. 
— 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- 
tiety. 
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. 
indrical fruits; 
straight and eight inches in length. Deep 
Almost cyl- 
well rounded on ends, 
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 INDIA GHERKIN—{For Pickles) 60 days. 
Very small, ovai 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. 
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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