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OOIiDEN' BEAUTY. — This is th^ hand- 

 somest of all yellow corn; the ears are 

 of a perfect shape, long- and filled out to 

 the end of the cob. The grains are not of 

 a flinty type, neither are they so soft as to 

 be greatly shriveled, as in the Golden Dent. 

 Golden Beauty matures early, ripening in 

 eighty days from planting, and surpasses 

 all in size and beauty of grain. 



i YEIiI^OW NEW MADRID. — This corn is 



I about six inches in circumference, the 

 j kernels light yellow, very uniform and 



deeply dented. Ears average 9 to 10 inches 



in length. 



I WHITE NEW MADRID.— Can be planted 

 close and thick on account of being a small 

 ! corn. Has small cob, but bears a full-sized 

 I ear. Grain is pure white, heavy and long. 



CRESS. 



For Price Iiist See Bed Fag-es in Back of Book. 



Cresson (Fr.), Kresse (Ger.), Berro (Sp.), Agretto (Ital.) 



CUIiTUBE. — Used for salad during the Winter and Spring. Sow broadcast or in 

 drill six inches apart. 



CUBI.ED OR FEPFER GRASS.— A popu- 

 lar salad which should be sown early in 

 the spring at short intervals, for succes- 

 sion, as it s©on runs to seed. 



BROAD-IiEAVED. — This variety is ex- 

 tensively cultivated for the market. It is 



sown from early fall to late spring. The 

 leaves resemble Water Cress. It is consid- 

 ered a very wholesome dish. 



WATER CRESS. — We have succeeded in 

 obtaining and are controlling the output ©f 

 Water Cress seeds. 



CUCUMBER. 



For Price Iiist See Red Pagfes in Back of Book. 



Concombre (Fr.), Gurke (Ger.), Pepino (Sp.), Cetriolo (Ital.) 



CUIiTURE. — Cucumbers need a rich soil. Plant in hills from tliree to four feet 

 apart; the hills should be made rich with well decomposed manure, and eight to ten 

 seeds should be planted to each hill, and covered about one-half inch deep; when well 

 up thin out to four plants in the hill till the vines meet. When the Spring is dry the 

 plants have to be watered, else they do not keep in bearing long. They can be planted 

 from March till July. A great many Cucumbers are planted here in February, or even 

 sooner, and are protected by small boxes or dirt bands with a pane of glass on top. 

 These boxes are removed during the day and put back in the evening. When days are 

 cloudy and cold the plants are kept covered. For mildew on Cucumbers, rub the leaves 

 with a piece of cloth so as to get off all the mildew possible. Then powder freely with 

 slack powdered lime and powdered sulphur, equally divided. For insects use 6 pounds of 

 Blue Stone to 50 gallons of water and spray as often as you think necessary until the 

 desired results are obtained. Grasselli's Arsenate of Lead Paste is also valuable as a 

 spray for insects. One ounce to 80 hills; 1^ pounds per acre. 



HENDERSON'S FER- 

 FECTED WHITE 



SPINE.— The finest for 

 slicing. Cucumber per- 

 fection has been at- 

 tained in this grand 

 improvement in the 

 White Spine family. It 

 is an early, prolific and 

 continuous producer of 

 uniformly large and 

 symmetrical fruits of an 

 intensely rich, deep 

 green color, f a in 1 1 y 

 marked with light yel- 

 lowish shading towards 

 the tip. It runs very 

 close to type, bearing 

 practically no m i s- 



shapen fruit or culls. It is the ideal for 

 slicing — flesh being compact, fine grained, 

 sparkling white and of most refreshing and 

 delightful fiavor. The vines are vigorous, 

 quite healthy, mildew-proof, maintaining 

 their fresh luxuriance and bearing from 

 the earliest to the latest season. 



DAVIS PERFECT. — Unequalled for qual- 

 ity, shape, color, productiveness and ship- 

 ping. Color, a dark, glossy green; shape, 

 slim and symmetrical, with an average 

 length of ten to twelve inches. They never 



Henderson's White Spine. 



grow pussy and hold their color until 

 nearly ripe, when they turn white without 

 a sign of yellow streak on them. The 

 quality is fine, as the seeds are soft when 

 the cucumber is fit for table use, is very 

 tender and brittle and of exceptionally 

 good flavor. Another point of merit is its 

 splendid shipping qualities. It holds its 

 color and brittleness long after being cut. 

 and on account of its being a strong grower 

 it is able to resist the cucumber disease 

 which works destruction among so many 

 of the best forcing varieties. 



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