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JAPANESE CLIMBING 



Cucumber 



VIGOROUS VINES. IMMUNE FROM BLIGHT 



While all Cucumbers are running vines, yet this variety is much 

 more creeping, or climbing, in its habit, so much so that it quickly 

 climbs on poles or trellises in the same manner as the Pole Lima 

 Bean. It is entirely distinct and the quality is splendid. The 

 Cucumbers are from 12 to 16 inches in length, with smooth, dark 

 green skin, turning to brown and netted when ripe. The flesh is 

 sncw white, crisp and mild in flavor, and it is well adapted for 

 pickling, as well as for slicing for salads. The great advantage 

 of having a Cucumber which can be trained on a pole or a fence 

 will be apparent to all. (See enoraving.) 



Price, 10c. pkt., 20c. oz., 60c. }i lb., S2.00 lb. 



Green Curled Endive 



THE "CHICOREE FRISEE" OF THE FRENCH 



An excellent salad plant, available long after the season for 

 Lettuce, and more easily grown. The flavor is pleasantly bitter, 

 stimulating and zest-giving. Is used also boiled as greens. 



Green Curled is the best for general use, and is easily blanched 

 by covering the full-grown plants with boards or pieces of slate. 

 After severe frost the plants may be removed and planted closely 

 in a cellar for winter use. The seed should be sown in rows about 

 2 feet apart and Y^ inch deep in the drill. When sufficiently grown 

 thin the plants out to 8 inches apart and cultivate thoroughly 

 while growing. A very early crop may be grown by starting the 

 seed in hotbed, greenhouse, or window box. Good results come 

 from early spring sowing, and even better, when treated as a fall 

 crop. Successional sowings during July give a continuous supply 

 after cool weather, and with a slight covering the plants may be 

 kept in good condition well into November. (.See engraving.) 



Price, 10c. pkt., 30c. oz., 85c. \i lb., $3.00 lb. 



Broad-Leaved Batavian Endive 



(ESCAROLLE) 



Has broad, fleshy leaves, forming a large heart; makes excellent 

 winter salad. It is also boiled as "greens." Sow in the same way 

 as Green Curled, but thin out the plants to 10 inches apart in 

 the rows. 

 Price, 10c pkt., 30c. oz., 85c. }i lb., $3.00 lb. 



For Chicory, large rooted, see page 60. 



Henderson's "Salads, Growing and Blanching" 

 Sent ■f'ee if asked jor. 



How to Prolong the 

 Supply of Endive Salad 



Carefully lift the 

 plants at the approach of 

 winter, with a large ball 

 of earth adhering to the 

 roots, wrap them in layers 

 of moistened paper just 

 sufficient to keep the 

 earth intact, and place 

 them on the floor of a 

 cellar where they may get 

 a little light. Fill up the 

 spaces between the roots 

 with garden soil and keep 

 moderately moist. After 

 they are established, sacks 

 may be arranged around 

 the space occupied so as 

 to exclude the light, and 

 the plants will soon be 

 sufficiently blanched. The 

 success of this operation 

 depends entirely on the 

 care exercised in lifting 

 the roots, as the plant 

 resents a check, and if the 

 earth should fall away 

 from the roots, the opera- 

 tion will be spoiled. 

 Another method of pro- 

 longing the season is to 

 arrange the plants at 

 planting time in such a 

 manner that a cold frame 

 may be placed over them 

 where they stand. 



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