better vegetable and flower seeds 
CUCUMBER (Cont’d) 
Early Cluster. Short, thick, blunt fruits about 5! in. 
jong. Medium dark green. Desirable for pickling and 
exceptional for slicing. (56) 15c 
Early Fortune. A desirable slicing variety extensively 
grown for shipping. Fruits very dark green. (66) 15c¢ 
Early White Spine. Medium dark green, slightly tapering 
to blunt ends; 7 in. long, 21% in. thick. Very popular 
for home gardens. (60) 15c 
Improved Long Green. Medium dark green; black- 
spined; 10 to 12 in. long. Excellent for slicing. (68) 
15c 
Lemon. Deep lemon yellow, about 3 in. in diameter, nearly 
round. Odd, but delicious cucumber for slicing and 
salads. (65) 15c 
Longfellow. Valuable for home gardens and shipping. 
Handsome, dark green fruits. (72) 15c 
Marketer. Fruits dark green, slender and taper to both 
ends. White spined. Vigorous vines and is heavily 
productive. (70) 15c 
National Pickling. Straight, symmetrical fruits become 
6in. long when mature. Superior for small pickles. 
Very uniform. (54) 15c 
Small Gherkin. Genuine West India gherkin. Pale green 
oval fruits with spine-like projections. Make tasty 
pickles. (60) 15c 
Snow’s Pickling. Deep green color. Popular for small 
pickles. (54) 15c 
Straight-8. Straight; symmetrical; 8 in. long, 11% in. 
diameter; rich deep green. Unsurpassed for slicing. 
A Ferry-Morse Development and Introduction. 
All-America Gold Medal Award. (62) 15c 
White Wonder. White at all stages of growth. An at- 
tractive novelty for pickles when fruits are young. 
Vines vigorous. (58) 15c 
DANDELION 
Improved Thick Leaved. Thick leaves of deep green. 
Compact with upright tuft at center. Superior to 
uncultivated plant. (95) 15c 
EGGPLANT 
Black Beauty. Large, symmetrical fruits. Retain glossy, 
black-purple coloring for long time. Popular. (S80) 
15c 
Fort Myers Market. Fruits of ideal size for shipping. 
Color deep purplish black with high gloss. Vigorous, 
very productive, high-bush variety. (85) 15c 
a Rt A EE 
Cucumber, National Pickling. 
EGGPLANT (Cont’d) 
Improved Large Purple. Yields 4 to 6 large fruits of 
dark purple. Flesh firm and meaty. Plants spineless. 
Very popular variety. (SO) 15c 
ENDIVE 
Deep Heart Fringed. All-America Silver Medal. 
A Ferry-Morse Development and Introduction. 
(90) 15c 
Full Heart Batavian (Escarolle). An improved form of 
Broad Leaved Batavian. Leaves large and broad. 
Heads compact, well-rounded. Unexcelled for salads 
because of crispness and tenderness. (90) 15c 
Green Curled Ruffec, Green Ribbed. Leaves mossy 
appearing. Center blanches to delicate white. Very 
good for fall and winter use. (95) 15c 
Large Green Curled (Pink Ribbed). Vigorous and 
resistant. Outer leaves bright green, midribs 
tinged with rose. Center leaves blanch readily. 
Attractive salad plant. (95) 15c 
FENNEL 
Florence. Branching plant with feathery foliage and 
bulb-like base. Sweet-flavored bulb eaten cooked or 
raw; stalks eaten like celery. (110) 15c 
KALE or BORECOLE 
Dwarf Blue Curled. Improved strain of Dwarf Curled 
Scotch. Very popular in vicinity of Norfolk. (75) 10c 
Dwarf Green Curled. Low, spreading plant. Tinely 
curled, parsley-like leaves. Desirable for greens and 
garnishing. Exceptionally hardy. (75) 10c 
Jersey or Thousand Headed. Strong growing plants 
6 to 8 ft. tall. Smooth leaves. Much used for poultry 
and stock feed. (80) 10c 
Siberian or Sprouts. Dwarf, spreading plants. Large 
plume-like frilled leaves. Sometimes called ‘“‘Ger- 
man greens.” (70) 10c 
Tall Green Curled Scotch. Light green densely curled 
leaves on plants 3 ft. tall. Widely grown for greens. 
Very hardy; improved by light frosts. (75) 10c 
KOHL RABI : 
Early Purple Vienna. Bulbs purplish color; flesh white 
and tender. (60) 15c 
Early White Vienna. Bulbs light green on outside; flesh 
white, mild-flavored, tender. Most popular table 
variety. (55) 15c 
Endive, Full Heart Batavian. 
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