Eating Your Home-grown Vegetables Is Dining De Luxe 
CUCUMBERS, continued 
156. Hybrid Cucumber, Sensation. (60 
days.) This white-spine hybrid is highly 
resistant to mosaic and downy mildew, 
with vine growth that is vigorous, holding 
up over a long production period. Fruits 
8 inches long, smooth, uniform, blunt on 
both ends, with medium to small seed 
cavity. Flesh crisp and white, with dark 
green outer color. Pkt. 25c.; Woz. 75c.; 
Yoz. $1.25; Voz. $2.25; oz. $4.00; Ylb. 
$10.00, postpaid. 
228. National Pickling. (60 days.) A 
standard pickling variety with uniform 
slender fruits of medium green color. 
Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; 4Ib. 80c., postpaid. 
310. Long Green. (67 days.) A large, deep 
green, heavily warted variety with solid, 
crisp flesh. It often grows to 12 inches and 
is an Ideal large pickle Cucumber. Pkt. 15c.; 
oz. 35c.; \4lb. 90c., postpaid. 
105. Marketer. (65 days.) Smooth, dark 
green fruits 8 to 10 inches long and 
(aS) 2»; inches thick, tapering at stem 
end. Flesh white and solid, with 
small seed cavity. White spine. Good 
color and slim shape make it a good slicer 
and shipper. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c.; M4lb. 
$1.00, postpaid. 
264. Straight-8. (66 days.) Fruits are 
uniform in SEIS averaging 8 inches 
long and 11% inches in diameter. 
Rich, deep green color which is free 
from striping. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 35c.; 4Ib. 90c., 
postpaid. 
115. Smoothie. (65 days.) All-America 
award winner for 1957. Vigorous 
vines produce dark green, cylindrical 
fruits 8 inches long, slightly tapered 
at stem end. Recommended for home and 
market gardens. Pkt. 25c.; oz. 40c.; oz. 
70c.; Mlb. $1.80, postpaid. 
CORN SALAD 
204. Broadleaf. (50 days.) Broad leaved, 
large seeded. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 35c.; Mlb. 
90c., postpaid. 
HANOVER SALAD 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of row; 
4 pounds, an acre 
137. Early Hanover. (30 days.) This 
splendid salad, sometimes called Spring 
Sprouts, is splendid for early greens. 
Smooth round leaves which when young 
and tender have a very sweet taste. Ma- 
tures in about 30 days and is slow In run- 
ning to seed. May be sown in early spring, 
also early or late fall as it will stand cold 
weather. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; 4b. 65c., 
postpaid. 
322. Batavian Full-Heart Endive 
ENDIVE 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of row; 
3 pounds, an acre 
Endive furnishes vitamins A and C and a 
fair amount of iron. 
Curture. As Endive is usually used for 
fall and winter salads, the seed should be 
sown in rows during June and July and 
thinned out to stand 1 foot apart in the row. 
When nearly grown, tie the outer leaves 
together to blanch the hearts. For an early 
crop the seed should be sown about April 15. 
322. Batavian Full-Heart. (90 days.) An 
earlier and improved strain with 
(aS) farzer leaves and broader, thicker 
heads requiring very little blanching. 
Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; 4Ib. 70c., postpaid. 
302. Green Curled. (95 days.) A self- 
blanching variety. Curly, dark green 
leaves which are finely cut give the plant a 
feathery appearance. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; 
lb. 70c., postpaid. 
EGGPLANT 
One ounce will produce at least 1000 plants; 
14lb. will sow an acre 
Cutture. Eggplant seed _ germinates 
slowly and should be started in a hotbed. 
Set out the plants when they are 2 inches 
high, provided both soil and air are warm; 
they will not stand chilling. Plants should 
be spaced 11% to 2 feet apart in row. 
174. Black Beauty. (110 days.) Earliest 
and best of the large-fruited varieties. The 
24 to 30-inch plants bear 4 to 6 perfect 
fruits of rich dark purple. Their rich color 
is retained for a long time. Pkt. 15c.; Moz. 
55c.;0z.95c.; Yb. $2.35, postpaid. 
109. Florida High-Bush. (120 days.) A 
thornless, hardy variety which is disease- 
resistant. The oblong purple fruits are 
good keepers and ship well. Pkt. 15c.; 
oz. 55c.; oz. 95c.; lb. $2.35, postpaid. 
KOHL-RABI 
One ounce sows 200 feet of drill; 
4 pounds, an acre 
Cutture. Sow as early in spring as 
possible, in rows, thinning out to stand 6 
mches apart in the row. For a succession 
sow every two weeks until hot weather. 
Sow in late July for a fall crop. The bulbs 
should be used when young and not over 
2% inches through; large bulbs will be woody. 
131. Early White Vienna. (55 days.) 
Picked when young and tender and prop- 
erly prepared for the table, this vegetable 
Is a splendid food with a flavor resembling 
both cauliflower and turnip. Easy to grow 
and requiring no more care than cabbage, 
It is one of those ‘‘diflerent”’ things every- 
one should try. Pkt. 15c.; loz. 35c.; oz. 
55c.; lb. $1.35, postpaid. 
131. Early White Vienna 
Kohl-rabi 
KALE or BORECOLE 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of row; 
4 pounds, an acre 
Kale is a vitamin and mineral special, 
providing vitamins A, C and Bi, and ribo- 
flavin, calctum and tron, the first two vita- 
mins in top quantities. 
Curture. This hardy vegetable furnishes 
splendid greens for winter and spring use, 
the quality being improved by some frost. 
Sow seed 14 inch deep in rows, from May to 
September. If large plants are wanted, thin 
to stand 11% to 2 feet apart in row. 
298. Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch. (55 
days.) Beautiful dwarf plants which lie 
flat on the ground, forming a double-deck; 
withstands frost and seldom winter-kills 
where temperatures do not go below zero. 
The heavily curled leaves are a distinct 
blue-green color, attractive and of high 
quality. Pkt. 15c.; 0z. 30c.; Y4lb. 80c., 
postpaid. 
325. Dwarf Green Curled Scotch or 
Norfolk. (55 days.) Similar to Dwarf 
Blue except that this is a medium green 
color and like Dwarf Blue a heavy pro- 
ducer of beautifully curled leaves. Pkt. 15c.; 
oz. 30c.; Y4lb. 80c., postpaid. 
286. Long Standing Green Curled. (55 
days.) Beautifully curled and crimped 
sort of strong vigorous habit; perfectly 
hardy; dark green in color. It will stand 
longer without shooting to seed than any 
other variety. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; Mlb. 
70c., postpaid. 
159. Siberian Curled. (65 days.) Large, 
very spreading, hardy and vigorous plant. 
Big plume-like leaves, thick in texture, 
curled at edges; deep green. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 
30c.; \4lb. 65c., postpaid. 
186. Tall Green Curled Scotch. (60 days.) 
A dependably hardy Kale growing 2 feet 
high, with abundant dark green, very 
curly leaves. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; M4Ib. 
80c., postpaid. 
LEEK 
One ounce will sow 100 to 200 feet of row; 
4 pounds, an acre 
Cutrure. Leeks prefer light soil and 
should be som in early April, in rows, cover- 
ing the seed 14 inch deep. After the plants 
are thinned, or transplanted, to stand 6 
inches apart in the row, more soil should be 
pulled over the roots, to blanch them. If 
earthed up like celery, the Leeks will be very 
white and tender. 
152. Extra Large. (120 days.) Hardy, pro- 
ductive and of the best quality. Pkt. 15c.; 
Voz. 45c.; oz. 80c.; 4lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
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