Sweet or Sugar Corn 



New Disease-Resistant Varieties 



These new varieties are extremely valuable as they have 

 shown high resistance to the destructive Stewart's Disease 

 which has become serious in the northeastern states. Their 

 heavy husks also help to protect them against the corn ear 

 worm. 



334 Dreer's Early Golden Hybrid. Somewhat similar 

 to Golden Cross Bantam but fully a week earlier — ready for 

 the table in about 80 days. Has attractive ears 7 to 8 inches 

 long set with 12 rows of creamy golden yellow grains of choice 

 sweet flavor. Pkt. 15c; § lb. 35c; lb. 55c; 2 lbs. SI. 00; 

 5 lbs. $2.25, prepaid. 



335 Golden Cross Bantam, Very uniform in growth, 

 size, and maturity. The ears are 8 inches long, they are 

 closely set with 14 rows of light yellow grains filled with de- 

 licious sweet pulp. Often bears 2 ears per plant. Pkt. 15c; 

 J lb. 30c; lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 95c; 5 lbs. $2.15, prepaid. 



339 Tendergold. This also is known as Top-Cross Golden 

 Sunshine. It is the earliest and largest of the 3 yellow- 

 grained disease-resistant varieties offered here. The ears 

 are 7 to 8 inches long and are set with 12 rows of sweet 

 creamy yellow kernels. Pkt. 15c; J lb. 30c; lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 

 95c; 5 lbs. $2.15, prepaid. 



Vanguard, a white disease-resistant Corn, see page 60. 



Q f The varieties offered 



■ OP ViOrn are highly productive. 



Pkt. 



351 Queens Golden. . .$0 10 



352 South American 10 



353 White Rice 10 



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$0 55 



$1 25 



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Corn Salad (Fetticus) 



Mache, Fr. Valeriana, I tal. Ca nonigos, Sp. Feldsalat, Ger. 



Culture— A very fine salad or salad condiment. Sown in 

 spring in drills 1 foot apart, it will be ready for cutting in six to 

 eight weeks. For winter and early spring use, sow in drills in 

 August and September. Three ounces to 100 feet of drill. 

 355 Large Seeded. Vigorous grower, producing large 



healthy plants with oval, light green leaves. Makes excellent 



salad. Pkt. 15c; oz. 45c; i lb. $1.40; lb. $4.50. 



Cresson, Fr. 

 Agretto, I TAL. 



Cress 



Berro o Mastuerzo, Sp. 

 Garten Kresse, Ger. 



Culture —Easily grown during winter on the greenhouse bench, 

 in frames, pots, or boxes. Splendid for salad, garnishing, or as an 

 addition to lettuce. Sow thickly in rows 3 to 6 inches apart under 

 glass, or for summer 1 foot apart in open ground. Sow often for 

 succession, as it soon runs to seed. 



357 Extra Curled or Peppergrass. Small, finely curled 

 leaves having a very agreeable flavor. Much used in com- 

 bination with White London Mustard or in salads and sand- 

 wiches, also for garnishing. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; | lb. $1.00; 

 lb. $3.00 

 359 Water Cress (Brunnenkresse). A delicious salad green 

 with slightly pungent flavor. Easily grown in a stream of 

 running water, a ditch, or pond, or in a moist shady situation. 

 Pkt. 15c; | oz. 45c; oz. 80c; i lb. $2.50. 



5028 Oil 



We are listing this with the Cucumbers because the 

 seeds as well as the herbage are essentials in all dill pickles. Grows 

 2J feet tall. Sow thinly J inch deep in rows 18 inches apart. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; I lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



Concombre, Fr. 

 Cetriolo, I tal. 



Cucumber 



Pepino, Sp. 

 Gurken, Ger. 



One ounce will plant fifty hills; two pounds will plant one acre. 

 For early Cucumbers sow April first in a hotbed and trans- 

 plant without damaging the roots after the ground has become 

 warm, or sow j to 1 inch deep in hills 4 to 6 ft. apart 

 each way when the weather has become settled. Thin out 

 leaving four strongest plants in each hill. Make succession plant- 

 ings every 10 days to provide a continuous supply of fresh fruits. 

 369 Davis Perfect. A fine variety with long and slim fruits, 

 sometimes measuring 12 inches in length and tapering to the 

 ends. The color is a rich, dark, glossy green which they hold 

 until nearly ripe. Tender, brittle, very few seeds, and of fine 

 flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; i lb. 60c; lb. $1.75. 

 384 Long Green. Unusually hardy and disease resistant, 

 and an excellent all 'round late Cucumber good for both pickles 

 and slicing. Grows 12 to 14 inches long, slender, and tapering 

 to ends. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; J lb. 60c; lb. $1.75. 

 391 Straight 8. Attractive cylindrical fruits about 8 inches 

 ■^•long and lj inches in diameter. They are well-rounded at the 

 ends, covered with a thin, deep green skin. White crisp flesh of 

 - highest quality. Being slender it contains very few seeds. Pkt. 

 10c; oz. 25c; i lb. 65c; lb. $1.85. 



383 Longcu 



A fancy Cucumber growing 12 to 13 inches in length with 

 rich deep green skin and few spines. It equals in appearance 

 the greenhouse product. Longcu is well suited to both out- 

 door and under glass production, and it is especially valuable 

 outside on account of its surprising earliness. Pkt. 15c; 

 oz. 30c; £ lb. 80c; lb. $2.75. 



375 Small Gherkin. Small oval fruits with soft spines. 

 Used for pickling. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; J lb. 70c; lb. $2.25. 



392 White Spine, Improved Early {Bennett's). An excel- 

 lent, medium sized variety which produces an early and very 

 abundant crop. The quite slender fruits are straight, dark 

 green, and have white spines. Pure white, solid, and crisp 

 flesh. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; £ lb. 60c; lb. $1.75. 



390 Snow's Perfected Pickle. Very fine, uniform, square- 

 ended fruits. Yields an immense crop of smooth fruits for pick- 

 ling. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; \ lb. 60c; lb. $1.75. 



399 Telegraph. The standard variety for growing in hotbeds 

 or greenhouses. Pkt. (10 seeds) 25c; (100 seeds) $2.25. 



365 Clark's Special 



•^An improved Early Fortune with handsome dark green 

 fruits, 9 to 10 inches long, slightly tapering at both ends. 

 Beautiful clear white, crisp, and firm flesh with very few seeds. 

 Ideal for slicing. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; i lb. 65c; lb. $1.85. 



Pick off all Cucumbers when of sufficient size to use whether 

 required or not, otherwise the crop will soon run to seed 



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