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Improved Long Green Cucumber 



CUCUMBERS 



CuLTtTBE. For very early Cucumbers, sow April 1 in a hotbed on pieces of sod {grass side down), 

 so that they can be transplanted to the open ground in rich soil when danger of frost is over. The vines 

 require a warm location for early Cucumbers. Plant after the ground has become warm, l-i inch deep, 

 in hills 4 feet apart for the smaller varieties and 5 feet for the larger sorts. For pickling, sow from naiddle 

 of June to last of July. Manure with wood-ashes, fertilizer, or some well-rotted compost, working the 

 manure just under the surface. Sow 1 ounce of seed to 50 hills, 2 pounds an acre. 



Abbreviations: Bs, Black-spined; Ws, White-spined 



Improved Baltimore White Spine. Ws. 



(60 days.) An old standby, and will retain 

 its medium green color for a long time. 

 Fruit 8 to 9 inches long and 2J^ inches in 

 diameter. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 

 Vilb. 30 cts.; lb. 90 cts.; 5 lbs. $4. 

 Black Diamond or Stays Green. Ws. 

 (60 days.) Very dark green Cucumber 

 that holds its color and firmness for long 

 time. Fruit 7 to 8 inches long and 2 inches 

 in diameter; weight pounds. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; oz. IS cts.; V^lb. 30 cts.; lb. 90 cts.; 

 5 lbs. $4. 



Clark's Special or Imperator. Ws. (63 



days.) All-America Award of Merit for 

 1933. Very dark green Cucumber that 

 holds its color and firmness when shipped. 

 Fruits 9 to 10 inches long and 2}/2 inches 

 in diameter, slightly tapered at both ends. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Vilb. 35 cts.; 

 lb. $1; 5 lbs. $4.50. 

 Early Fortune. Ws. (63 days.) Used ex- 

 tensively for slicing and shipping. Fruit 

 is medium green and tapering, 8 inches 

 long and 214 inches diameter, crisp, and 

 weighs IM pounds. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 

 cts.; 141b. 30 cts.; lb. 90 cts.; 5 lbs. $4. 



CRESS 



Curled or Pepper Grass. (42 days.) A 

 hardy, quick-growing annual with deep 

 green, finely curled leaves having a pleasing 

 pungent flavor. Sow very thickly in shal- 

 low drills, on a smooth surface, at short 

 intervals throughout the season. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Vilb. 30 cts.; Vzlb. 50 cts.; 

 lb. 90 cts. 



Upland. (60 days.) Dwarf plant with slen- 

 der stalks and oval, notched leaves used 

 for salads. Sow in August, in drills 18 

 inches apart. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 

 Vilb. 35 cts.; Valb. 65 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



True Water Cress. (55 days.) A perennial 

 water-plant with long stems and spicy 

 flavored, thick leaves. Extensively used 

 for salads and garnishing. May be grown 

 along the margin of running streams or 

 ponds, and has a ready sale in hotels and 

 markets. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; y^lb. 

 $1; y2lb. $1.90; lb. $3.50. 



* Designates number of days from plant setting 



Early Cluster. Bs. (55 days.) A fine 

 pickling variety that is also good for 

 slicing. Fruits 5}^ by 2^ inches, pale 

 green. Prolific. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. IS cts.; 

 V4lb. 30 cts.; lb. 90 cts.; 5 lbs. $4. 



Early Green Prolific. Bs. (56 days.) A 

 uniform variety, exceUent for pickles. Fruit 

 smooth and cylindrical, 8 by |2^ inches, 

 and weighs IJ^ pounds. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 

 IS cts.; V4lb. 30 cts.; lb. 90 cts.; 5 lbs. $4. 



Everbearing. Bs. (55 days.) A small early 

 variety used for pickles. Fruit 4J^ by 2 

 inches and weighs IM pounds. Prolific. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; V^b. 30 cts.; 

 lb. 90 cts.; 5 lbs. $4. 



Improved Long Green. Bs. (70 days.) 

 The standard late variety for the home- 

 garden. Provides tasty, tender, crisp slices 

 for salads. Fruit deep green and tapered, 

 12 by 3 inches, and weighs 3 to 3 pounds. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; i^lb. 35 cts.; 

 lb. $1; 5 lbs. $4.50. 



Jersey Pickling. Bs. (56 days.) A slender 

 early pickling variety producing uniform, 

 medium green, tapered fruit 9 by 3 inches 

 and weighing 1^ pounds. A standard 

 variety. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; VJb. 30 

 cts.; lb. 90 cts.; 5 lbs. $4. 



West India Gherkin. (60 days.)' Used for 

 small pickles. Fruit pale green, oval, uniform, 

 and covered with prickly spines. Measures 2 

 by 1 inch and weighs 3 to 4 ounces. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 141b. 60 cts.; lb. $1.75. 



ENDIVE 



CuLTtTEE. For early use, sow as soon as ground 

 can be worked in the spring, in drills 15 inches apart, 

 and then thin plants 6 to 8 inches apart in row. 

 To blanch the leaves, gather carefully together 

 when perfectly dry and tie with soft fibrous mater- 

 ial. Sow 1 ounce to 150 feet, 4 pounds an acre. 



Broad -leaved Batavian. (90 days.) Its 

 dense leaves blanch to ivory, and the well- 

 rounded heads often measure 12 inches in 

 diameter. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 141b. 

 30 cts.; Valb. 50 cts.; lb. 90 cts. 



Green Curled. (95 days.) The dark green, 

 curly leaves, finely cut and feathery, form 

 heads 15 inches in diameter and blanch 

 creamy white. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. IS cts.; 

 V4lb. 30 cts.; y2lb. SO cts.; lb. 90 cts. 



to marketable vegetables. Otherwise the time 



EGGPLANT 



CuLTtiBE. Sow the seed in hotbeds early in 

 March, and when 3 inches high, pot the young 

 plants, using small pots, and put them in the same 

 bed, so that the plants will become stocky. They 

 can be planted out when the season becomes sufB- 

 ciently warm, in May or June, J-2 inch deep, 2 feet 

 apart in rows 3 feet apart. Sow 1 ounce for 1000 

 plants, 8 ounces an acre; 5000 to 6000 plants an acre. 

 For plants, see page 4 



G. & T. Co.'s Baltimore. (*83 days.) 

 Popular for market and home use. Pro- 

 duces 4 to 8 large, well-formed, glossy 

 blackish purple, tasty fruits slightly larger 

 than Black Beauty. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 

 cts.; V4lb. $1.10; lb. $3.75. 



Black Beauty. (*80 days.) Valuable to 

 home gardeners and truckers for the early 

 market. Each plant produces 4 or 5 large, 

 egg-shaped, dark purple fruits. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; y4lb. $1; lb. $3.50. 



New York Improved Spineless. (*85 

 days.) Plants bear 4 to 6 dark purple 

 fruits of good quality. The standard for 

 home and market. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 

 Cts.; Vilb. $1; lb. $3.50. 



FENNEL 



CuLTUHE. About same as that of celery. Sow 

 1 ounce to 100 feet, 3 pounds an acre. 



Finocchio or Florence. Plants grow 2 J/^ to 

 3 feet tall, with broad, overlapping stalks. 

 Used in salads, soups, etc. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 

 15 cts.; V4lb. SO cts. ; y2lb. 90 cts. ; lb. $1.75. 



HERBS 



Herbs should have a place in every garden. 

 Their value in seasoning and fiavoring is well 

 known and appreciated. Sow in spring in 

 shallow drills 1 foot apart, and when well 

 up, thin out or transplant to a proper 

 distance. qz. J^lb. 



Anise $0 10 $0 15 $0 40 



Basil 10 15 



Borage. Fine for bees. . . 10 20 



Caraway 10 15 30 



Catnip 10 50 



Chervil 10 30 



Chicory or Witloof 10 25 SO 



Coriander 10 15 25 



Dill. Vzlb. 45 cts.; lb. 75 cts. 10 15 25 

 Fennel, Florentine .... 10 15 



Horehound 10 40 



Lavender 10 40 



Marjoram 10 25 



Rosemary 10 40 



Sage, Broadleaf 10 20 60 



Summer Savory 10 20 



Thyme, Broad-leaved 



English 10 40 1 25 



is from seed sowing to marketable vegetables 



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