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CORN SALAD 



A small quiok-growing salad plant to grow for late fall, winter, and 

 spring use. The leaves can be used fresh or cooked. Sow the seed in 

 late summer. Cover with straw when cold weather come.s on. 



•LARGE SEEDED LARGE LEAVED 



Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c 



CRESS 



CURLED or PEPPER GRASS Sow the seed in rich, well-prepared soil 

 in shallow drills about 16 inches apart, covering with about Yz inch 

 of fine soil firmly pressed down. When the young plants are well 

 started, thin to 4 to 6 inches apart in the row. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c 



TRUE WATER Thrives best when roots and stems are submerged in 

 water, although a fair growth may be obtained in soil which is kept 

 wet. The seed is usually sown and lightly covered in gravelly, 

 mucky lands along the borders of small, rapid streams. The plants 

 need no special culture. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c 



CUCUMBER 



Pkts. 10c each; oz. 25c (unless otherwise stated) 



Planting should be delayed until all danger of frost is past. Soil 

 should be warm, fairly moist, and loose. Seed must be covered about 

 Yi inch deep. Plant in hills .3 to 5 feet apart, dropping 8 or 10 seeds to 

 each hill. When 6 inches tall, thin to 3 in a hill. 



A & C 68 days. Fruits slightly tapered, but fairly straight and sym- 

 metrical. Deep green color. Very popular in southeastern United 

 States. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c 



BLACK DIAMOND (It Stays Green) 60 days. Splendid shipping 

 variety. Fruits rich dark green. 



• BOSTON PICKLING 60 days. Medium dark green; 6 to 7 in. long 



wlien grown; only slightly tapered. Popular for pickling, can also 

 be used for slicing. 



CHICAGO PICKLING (Westerfield) 60 days. Fruits slightly longer 

 and more tapering than those of Boston Pickling. 



CRYSTAL APPLE A true cucumber, but like an apple in shape and 

 size. Crisp, tender. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c 



DAVIS PERFECT 68 days. Dark green slicing variety particularly 

 valuable for shipping. 



• EARLY CLUSTER 56 days. Short, thick, blunt fruits about hVi in. 



long, in clusters; medium dark green. Desirable for pickling and 

 slicing. 



EARLY FORTUNE 66 days. A desirable slicing variety extensively. 



grown for shipping. Fruits very dark green. 



• EARLY SHORT GREEN (Early Frame) 56 days. Fruits 6 to 7 in. 



long; bright medium green. Very good for making so-called "gher- 

 kin" cucumber pickles when fruits are verj^ young. 



• EARLY WHITE SPINE 60 days. Medium dark green, slightly 



tapering to blunt ends; 7 in. long, 2Yi in. thick. Very popular for 

 home gardens. 



FERRY'S LONG GREEN 72 days. An old favorite for home gar- 

 dens. Fruits 10 to 12 in. long, deep green. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c 



GHERKIN (Small) 60 days. Genuine West India gherkin. Pale 

 green oval fruits with spine-like projections. Verj' small-seeded. 



• IMPROVED LONG GREEN 68 days. Medium dark green, black- 



spined, 10 to 12 in. long. Excellent for slicing. 



• KLONDIKE 64 days. Similar to Early White Spine in size but fruits 



are darker. 



• LEMON 65 daj^s. Deep lemon yellow, about 3 in. diam., nearly 



round. Odd but delicious cucumber for slicing and salads. 



LONGFELLOW 72 days. Valuable for home gardens and shipping. 



Handsome dark green fruits. 



• NATIONAL PICKLING 50 days. Straight, symmetrical fruits, 6 in. 



long when mature. Superb for small pickles, very uniform. 



SNOW'S PICKLING 52 days. Popular for small pickles. Deep 

 green. 



• STRAIGHT-8 66 days. Straight, symmetrical, 8 in. long, XYi in- 



diam., rich deep green. Unsurpassed as slicing cucumber because 

 of convenient shape and size. Our introduction, All-America 

 Gold Medal Award. 



DANDELION 



Sow early in spring in very warm, rich soil, in drills 18 inches apart; 

 thin to 5 inches and cultivate well; they will be fit for cutting the next 

 spring. When grown for the roots, sow in September and cultivate 

 well during the fall and following summer; the roots can be dug in 

 October. 



• CULTIVATED or FRENCH 

 COMMON Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c 



IMPROVED THICK LEAVED 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 65c 



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