SWEET CORN, Continued 



Country Gentleman or Shoe Peg (fr) — 



Prolific late variety. Favored by can- 

 ners. Irregular kernels, very deep, 

 sweet. 93 days. 



Golden Bantam (fr) — The best and most 

 favorably known of all the yellow va- 

 rieties. Stalks often have 2 ears. Ears 

 8 rowed, kernels broad, with tender 

 hull. 



Stowell's Evergreen — White. Large ears 

 about 8-in. long; big kernels, very 

 sweet. Good late variety. 93 days. 



POP CORN 



South American or Yellow Dynamite — 



Rich, creamy, yellow, smooth and round 

 kernels, which pop double size of 

 others. Ears 8 to 9-in. long. Vigorous 

 grower. 115 days. 



New! Hybrid Pop Corn 



You will be delighted with the new 

 hybrid pop corn. Yields are terrific; 

 every plant produces corn with satis- 

 fying, big ears, with uniform popping 

 ability. ASK US ABOUT THESE NEW 

 HYBRIDS! 



CUCUMBER 



Select soil fully exposed to sun and 

 enrich thoroughly with fertilizer. 

 Sandy soils with plenty of compost 

 are best. Roots have difficulty on 

 heavy soils. Plant 8 to 10 seeds in a 

 "hill." Plant each hill about 36" 

 apart. Cucumber vines like to stretch 

 out, so plant rows about 4 feet apart. 

 The old tale that melons or squash 

 will cross pollinize with cucumbers 

 and affect their taste if planted near- 

 by is untrue. When vine is 6" long, 

 thin to three strongest plants. Keep 

 fruits picked to promote continuous 

 fruiting. Use plenty of moisture; 

 cucumbers are 90 per cent water. 

 A and C — A long dark green cucumber 

 which merits a trial. Uniform nearly 

 cylindrical, well rounded at ends. 

 Cubit — Won Bronze Medal Award in 

 1944 Ail-American Selections. Dark 

 green, white spine cylindrical with 

 blunt ends. Firm flesh and uniform col- 

 oring. New and worthwhile. 

 Davis Perfect — Midseason. 9 to 10-in. 

 long, tapered ends, good color. 68 days. 

 Early Fortune — Rich, dark green fruits 

 with firm, crisp, pure white flesh. 

 Grows to 9 by 2V2-in. Ships well and is 

 highly resistant to disease. 66 days. 

 Long Green Improved — Black spined, 

 good pickling. Grows 10 to 15 in. long. 

 70 days. 



Marketer — Fine new variety, very pro- 

 lific. Attractive rich, dark green color. 



carried right down to blossom end. 

 Crisp, icy- white flesh. 7% -in. long 2%- 

 in. diameter. 



National Pickling — Rich dark green. 

 Straight and rather blunt at ends but 

 not chunky. Best all-around pickler. 55 

 days. 



Straight Eight — Unsurpassed as slicing 

 cucumber. All-American Selection. 2V2- 

 Ib. fruits, rounded at ends, medium 

 green. 68 days. 



EGGPLANT 



Requires continuous warm weather 

 for best results. Seed should be 

 started in a hotbed, as it is slow to 

 germinate. Set plants in open ground 

 when 2" tall and protect from hot 

 sun when young. Be sure to keep 

 young plants developing rapidly. 

 Cultivate freely. To produce large 

 fruits, remove lateral branches so as 

 to reduce number of fruits per plant. 

 Spray to protect from potato bugs. 



Black Beauty (fr) — Large, egg-shaped, 

 smooth, very dark purple fruits. Keep 

 well. Plant bears 4 to 5 fruits. Early. 

 New Hampshire Hybrid — Developed for 

 short season areas. Round to olive shape 

 fruits, growing low on the bush. 



ENDIVE 



Strictly a cool-weather crop: gets 

 bitter at temperatures much above 

 80 degrees. Even moderately warm 

 weather causes the plants to produce 

 seed stalks. Plant very early. For 

 late fall, sow early in middle autumn. 

 Use last planting as late fall salad 

 crop, and store surplus in cold 

 frame or cellar by digging each plant 

 with ball of soil. Plant in shallow 

 drills with rows spaced 18" apart. 

 When 4 inches tall, thin out to stand 

 6 inches to a foot apart. To blanch, 

 gather the outer leaves together and 

 tie with soft twine or raffia. Do this 

 when plant is nearly grown. Strings 

 should be untied after a rain to 

 permit leaves to dry and avoid rot- 

 ting. 



Full Heart or Escarole — A strongly 

 bunched mass of thick, slightly crum- 

 pled leaves, well blanched heart. Up- 

 right growing plant about 12 inches in 

 diameter. 71 days. 



Green Curled Ruffec — Plants 16 to 18- 

 in. in diameter. Fine fall variety. White, 

 tender, fleshy. 95 days. 



HERBS 



(Aromatic. Medicinal and Kitchen) 



Every garden has a place for herbs, 

 in the vegetable garden or for their 



HERBS 



«. Chives 2. Dill 3. Marjoram, Sweet 4. 

 Sage 5. Sweet Basil 6. Thyme. 



ornamental appearance in the flower 

 garden. 



Anise — An annual — used for garnish- 

 ing, seasoning and for cordials. Seeds 

 have an aromatic flavor. Plants 14". 75 

 days. 



Basil — Sweet— Annual; Ht. 12" to 18". 



Leaves, green or dried, are chiefly used 

 as a seasoning for soups, stews, etc. 

 85 days, 



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Chives, Sage, Sweet Marjoram, Thyme, Summer Savory, Tarragon 

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 KOHLRABI— Early Purple Vienna, Extra-Early White Vienna . .10 .40 



LEEKS — American Flag 25 .50 



LETTUCE, Leaf and Butterhead — Blackseeded Simpson, Grand 



Rapids, White Boston, Big Boston 10 



Crisp Sorts — Iceberg, New York IQ 



Oak Leaf, Great Lakes — Bibb 15 



Romaine or Cos Lettuce — Trianon, or Paris White Folding . . .10 

 Deer Tongue Lettuce 25 



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