1934 
A. W. MASSER SEED HOUSE—READING, PA. 
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Cucumbers— Continued 
EARLY JERSEY. The fruits of a rich dark-green color, aver¬ 
age from four to five inches long. Fine for producing small 
pickles. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; lb., 25c.; lb., 85c. 
ARLINGTON WHITE SPINE. The cucumbers are very regu¬ 
lar in outline, uniform in size, averaging seven to eight inches 
in length, straight, and of a rich dark-green color. Flesh white, 
crisp and solid, with comparatively few seeds. Pkt., 5c.; 
oz., 15c.; M lb., 25c.; lb., 85c. 
EXTRA-LONG WHITE SPINE OR EVERGREEN. Smooth, 
round, handsomely colored fruits, 8 to 10 inches long, and 
very regular in size and form; of excellent quality. Pkt., 5c.; 
oz., 15c.; M lb., 25c.; lb., 95c. 
LONDON LONG GREEN. The young cucumbers make one 
of our best pickles. Skin a deep rich green; flesh solid, crisp 
and of excellent quality—far superior to regular stocks. Pkt., 
5c.; oz., 15c.; J4 lb., 25c.; lb., 90c. 
DAVIS’ PERFECT. As now selected, the long, even fruits 
are of fine form, with an intensely dark, rich green skin. _ With 
very few seeds, the solid white flesh is of superb quality for 
slicing. The vines are of strong growth and quite prolific. 
Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; lb., 25c.; lb., 85c. 
Early Jersey Pickle 
JAPANESE CLIMBING. Cucumbers are from twelve to six¬ 
teen inches in length. Skin smooth, dark green, turning. to 
brown, and netted when ripe. The flesh is pure white, crisp, 
of mild flavor. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c.; K lb., 40c.; lb., $1.00. 
WEST INDIA GHERKIN. The fruits are two to three inches 
in length, thick and rounded, closely covered with spines. 
Vines rather slender, with small leaves, but of strong growth. 
Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c.; % lb., 40c.; lb., $1.50. 
EVERBEARING. This is a very early and extremely prolific 
variety. If the fruits are kept gathered, vines will continue 
in bearing throughout the season. The fruits, of a rich, dark- 
green color, average from four to five inches in length by an 
inch and a half in diameter. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; lb., 25c.; 
lb., 85c 
Dandelion 
Culture. Plants usually come up small and feeble. Sow 
seed in good, clean loam, in drills one foot apart, and thin or 
transplant to 10 or 12 inches apart in the rows. May be blanched 
by covering with leaves or other loose litter. 
BROAD-LEAVED. Pkt., 20c.; oz., 40c.; \i lb., $1.25; lb. $4.50. 
CULTIVATED OR FRENCH COMMON. A decided improve¬ 
ment on the wild dandelion. Very early and productive. Pkt., 
10c.; oz., 25c.; lb., 60c.; lb., $2.25. 
Egg Plant 
Culture. Sow the seeds in hotbeds, early in March. When 
3 inches high, pot the young plants, using small pots, and plunge 
them in the same bed, so that the plants may become stocky. 
They can be planted out from the pots when the season becomes 
sufficiently warm, in May or June. 
Black Beauty Egg Plant 
Kohl-Rabi (Turnip-rooted Cabbage) 
Culture. The edible part is the bulb, which grows on a stalk 
a few inches above the ground. Sow seed in drills, allowing 16 
or 18 inches space between the drills, and thin to 4 or 6 inches 
apart in the row. First sowing may be made as soon as ground 
can be worked in spring and successive ones repeatedly later. 
EARLY WHITE VIENNA. The bulbs grow to the size of an 
apple when ready for use, and are of pale whitish green; they 
are of delicate cabbage-like flavor. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 25c. 
EARLY PURPLE VIENNA. This is not quite so early as the 
preceding and slightly larger in size. It differs also in having 
skin of a dark, glossy purplish red. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 25c. 
BLACK BEAUTY. The earliest and best of all large-fruited 
Egg Plant. Black Beauty produces fruits fully as large as, 
and ready for use ten days to two weeks earlier than the New 
York Improved Spineless. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; oz., 45c. 
NEW YORK IMPROVED SPINELESS. The plants are pro¬ 
ductive, fruits large, well colored, stems and calyx are entirely 
free from spines. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; oz., 45c. 
Endive 
GREEN CURLED. The leaves are finely cut or lancinated, 
giving the plant a feathery effect. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; lb., 
45c.; lb., $1.25. 
GIANT FRINGED OR OYSTER ENDIVE. When fully grown 
the center portion can be blanched to a creamy white by tying 
up. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; lb., 45c.; lb., $1.00. 
BROAD-LEAVED BATAVIAN. The leaves are large and broad, 
having the edges slightly cut. It can be blanched. Pkt., 5c.; 
oz., 15c.; lb., 45c.; lb., $1.25. 
Kale, or Borecole 
Culture. The Kales are more hardy than Cabbage, make 
excellent greens for winter and spring use, and are improved 
by frost. Sow from May to June, and cultivate as Cabbage. 
For early spring use sow in September and protect during winter. 
DWARF-CURLED SCOTCH KALE. This is the variety 
usually sown in the fall for spring market. It is low growing, 
with finely curled leaves of a deep green. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c. 
Leek 
Culture. Sow early in April in drills one foot apart and one 
inch deep. When plants are 6 to 8 inches high, transplant in a 
deep, rich soil, in rows 12 inches apart and 6 inches in the rows 
as deep as possible, so that the neck may be covered and blanched; 
draw the earth to them as they grow. The seed may also be sown 
in August or September, plants transplanted in the spring. 
BROAD LONDON OR LARGE AMERICAN FLAG. This 
is a strong-growing variety, producing large thick stems of 
sweet flavor when properly blanched. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 25c. 
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