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THE FRANK S. PLATT COMPANY’S 
Corn Salad or Fetticus. 
Corn Salad or Fetticus. 
Ackersalat—Macha o Valerianilla 
—Valerianello o Insalata. 
It is sown on the first opening of spring in rows 
one foot apart, and is fit for use in six weeks from 
the time of sowing. If wanted for very early 
spring, it may be sown in September and covered 
as soon as cold weather sets in, and is wintered 
over the same as spinach. 
Large Leaved. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; 
per j£-lb., 45c.; per lb., $1.50. 
CRESS OR PEPPER GRASS. 
Cress or Pepper Grass. 
Kresse—Berro o Masteurso — Crescione. 
Extensively used as a small salad. Sow early in 
the spring, very thickly in shallow drills. The sow¬ 
ing should be repeated at intervals, as it soon runs 
to seed. One ounce of seed will sow a bed of six¬ 
teen square feet. 
Extra Curled. Fine curly-leaved. Price per pkt., 
10c.; per oz., 15c.; per lb., 80c. 
Upland. Resembles the water cress in flavor; 
same culture as spinach; a perennial plant. Price 
per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per lb., $1.50. 
Cress--Water. 
Wasser Kresse—Crescione Acquatico. 
This is a well-known hardy, perennial aquatic 
plant, growing abundantly along the margins of 
running streams, ditches and ponds. Where it 
WATER CRESS. 
does not grow naturally it is easily introduced by 
planting, and it increases, both by spreading of 
the roots, and by seeding. 
True Water Cress. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 
40c.; per lb., $4.00. 
EARLY FORTUNE CUCUMBER. 
Cucumbers. 
Gurken — Pepinc — Cetriolo. 
Make rich hills of well-rotted manure, two feet 
in diameter, and plant a dozen or more seeds, 
covering half an inch deep. When all danger from 
insects is over, pull all but three or four of the 
strongest plants. The middle of June is early 
enough to plant for pickling. Make the hills about 
six feet apart. For early cucumbers the hot-bed 
is necessary. 
EARLY AND SMALL PICKLING VARIETIES. 
Early Cluster. Very early; short and sets close¬ 
ly. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per 
35c.; per lb., $1.00. 
Boston Pickling or Green Prolific. Medium long, 
smooth, good color. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 
15c.; per -lb., 35c.; per lb., $1.00. 
