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Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 



GENERAL 

 LIST OF 



Vegetable Seeds 



PRICES 



Delivered free i.i the U, S. 

 (unless otherwise noted) 



CUCUMBERS— Concluded. 



Early White Spine. A popular standard variety for either family use 

 or marketing; vines vigorous and healthy, bearing early and abund- 

 antly large, even-shaped fruit of lig-ht green color, crisp, fine flavor 



Everbearing. Possesses the merit of flowering and fruiting on the 

 same vine continuously until frost; form perfect, even when small; 

 of rich deep green color; desirable for pickling 



Extra Early Green Prolific. Similar to but and improvement on 



. "Green Prolific," and 10 to 14 days earlier; ideal for pickling 



Early Cluster. An early, prolific, prickly short green variety 



Green Prolific. Short green, productive pickling variety 



Long Green. Dark green fruits 12 to 14 inches long, quality firm, 

 crisp and excellent. It is the best variety for big yellow pickles. . . .'. . 



NlchoPs Medium Green. Of medium size, straight and smooth, very 

 productive; for pickling unsurpassed; for early forcing or slicing 

 none is better 



Short Green Gherkin. A thick-set, small, green Cucumber, borne 

 in abundance 



Perfected Jersey Pickle. New and fine. The best pickle 



Coy*s Early Cyclone. The Earliest White Spine by 3 weeks. Won- 

 derfully prolific 



New Cumberland. Very prolific, fine for pickling or slicing 



HilFs Forcing White Spine. An extra-early improved strain 



Livingston's Emerald. Large, smooth deep green 



Extra Early Long Green. Very early and prolific 



White Wonder. Small; smooth fruits; the best white Cucumber...... 



Early Frame, or Short Green. For slicing or pickling; productive 

 and early 



West India Gherkin, or Biiirr. Small; prickly fruits; best for small 

 pickles 



Fordhook Famous. A type of the Extra Long White Spine, is per- 

 fectly smooth and very dark green fruits measure 12 to 18 inches. 

 Crop failed 



New Century. A variety grown around St. Louis where it is very 

 popular with market gardeners; fruits smooth, rich dark green color. . 

 DANDELION. 



Common. Popular for "greens" and blanched for salad,. 



Large-Lea vcd. An early, large, broad-leaved variety. 



EGGPLANT, {t oz. for 1,000 planps.) 



Black Beauty. A handsome, early, large variety of great merit; a 

 prolific producer of uniformly large purple-black fruits of fine quality, 

 developing with rapidity and ready about two weeks earlier than 

 other large sorts. ( See specia I description. ) 



New York Spineless. A superior type; low, stocky, spineless plants, 

 early and prolific; purple fruits of the largest size and perfect in 

 form; quality splendid 



Excelsior Tree Egg Plant. A variety which attracts attention 

 wherever grown; resists heat and drought. {See special description) 

 ENDIVE, (i oz. for 100 feet of drill ) 



One of the best salads, especially when blanched; also much used for 

 garnishing; if boiled makes fine "greens." Successional sowings 

 furnish a supply almost the year roimd. 



Green Curled. A popular sort, with finely-cut, parsley-like leaves 



Holmes' Winter Golden Heart. Far superior to any variety listed, 

 being a very fine and exceedingly hardy variety, producing large heads . 



White Curled. Finely cut leaves, almost white with yellowish-mid- 

 ribs , can be used without blanching when young 



Broad-Leaved Batavian. Large, thick, broad leaves; it forms large 

 hearts, which, blanched, form one of the best winter salads; excellent 



for "greens" and for flavoring soups and stews 



KALE, or BORECOLE, (i oz. for 150 feet of drill.') Largely grown 

 for supplying "greens" during the fall, winter and spring; also used 

 small, like Spinach; also useful in garnishing. The plants are hardy 

 above zero; frost improves the quality. 



Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. Beautifully curled, bright green leaves 



Siberian. Green, curly leaves ; tender and of delicate flavor 



German Curled, or Purple. Purplish, curly leaves 



KOHL-RABl. A bulbous-formed vegetable; when cooked, before fully 

 grown, is tender and excellent, combining the flavors of Cabbage and 



Turnip .• • • • : • • • • v • • • : • • 



Early White Vienna. Large, quick-growmg; greenish-white skm and 



tender white flesh . . 



Early Purple Vienna. The outside color is purple v flesh white and 



delicate .•••••:;,•*; ,* * ' * * ,\* ; 



Green or White. Early and rapid growing mth few and small leaves ; 

 the most delicately flavored ; indispensable for frames and forcing; 

 can be planted closely * 



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EAELY WHITE SPINE OUOUMBISB 



boIjMEs' winter golden heart 



ENDIVE 



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HOLMES' SEEDS ARE SEEDS OF KNOWN VITALITY AND PURITY. 



