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Jackson’s Seeds Grow Better 
Jackson's Nice Tender Carrots 
AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
Culture: Carrots do best in a rather sandy loam, should be planted 
in drills 2 feet apart and thinned to 2 inches. In our section they can 
be planted in both the fall and spring. Our Carrot seed is the best 
that money can buy. One ounce will sow 100 feet of row; 4 pounds of 
seed are required for an acre. 
JACKSON’S SELECTED DANVERS. This is a splendid strain which 
produces a fine, broad-shouldered Carrot about 6 inches long, very uni¬ 
form in shape, the color being a beautiful orange-red. The skin is 
smooth. In quality it has no superior. The flesh is close-grained, sweet 
and of good flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; *4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.10; 5 lbs. $5.00. 
Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $9.00. 
OXHEART or GUERANDE. Tops very small for the size of the roots, 
which are comparatively short, usually about four inches long, but very 
thick and heavy, terminating very abruptly in a small tap root: the 
flesh is bright orange, fine grained and sweet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb 
30c; lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. $4.50. Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $8.00. 
Carrots—Chantenay 
CHANTENAY CORELESS. An early sort; very popular with the 
market gardeners and truckers. The tops are medium-sized with small 
neck. The mature roots are thick, 5^ to 6 inches in length. Uniformly 
half long or stump-rooted but tapering slightly ; smooth and a deep orange- 
red in color. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; V<i lb. 35c; lb. 
$1.10; 5 lbs. $5.00. Not 
prepaid, 10 lbs. $9.00. 
Jackson’s Improved Cucumber Seed 
Culture: Form low flat hills, six feet apart each way, scatter on each 
hill 15 to 20 seeds, or one every inch along the row, cover about *4 inch 
deep, pressing the soil firmly. Two ounces for 100 feet of drill; two 
pounds for one acre. 
KLONDYKE. A medium early cucumber of handsome intensely dark 
green color and of excellent quality for slicing; the vines are very hardy 
and prolific, the matured fruit is often 8 inches long and 2*4 inches in 
diameter. Very uniform in size and shape. Fruit will mature in about 
70 days. This is the best market cucumber we know of and we highly 
recommend it as a shipper for the Northern markets. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
*4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. $4.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $8.00. 
DAVIS PERFECT. The fruits of this type are very deep green in 
color, rather long, averaging about 10 inches or more in length and quite 
slender. Flesh is crisp, tender and of fine quality. Ready for market in 
about 70 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. $6.00, post¬ 
paid. r 
EARLY FORTUNE. An excellent shipper and very popular in the 
Corpus Christi section. Fruits are very early, dark green and about 7 
to 8 inches in length ; flesh very thick and firm, with very small seed. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 30c; lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. $4.00, postpaid. Not pre¬ 
paid, 10 lbs. $8.00. 
CHICAGO PICKLING. A very early pickling strain that is the standard, 
everywhere; retains its freshness for a long period, tender and of excel¬ 
lent flavor; matures in about 50 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; *4 lb. 50c; 
lb. $1.50, postpaid. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. The fruits of this popular cucumber are 
very long, often measuring 12 to 15 inches when mature, very uniform, 
slender, and of a beautiful green color. This variety furnishes some fruits 
very early but matures the bulk of its crop rather late; fine for slicing 
and excellent for pickles. Very popular as*a market gardener’s cucumber 
and for home garden. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; *4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. 
$5.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $9.50. 
JAPANESE CLIMBING. The fruits of this excellent variety are usual¬ 
ly about 12 inches, the fruit being well shaped, straight, and of dark 
green color; flesh is pure white and tender; can be grown on a trellis. 
Ready in about 70 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; *4 lb. 65c, postpaid. 
GHERKINS. Not a cucumber proper, but a little rough, prickly fruit 
that grows on a pretty vine with leaves somewhat like a watermelon vine ; 
excellent for pickling. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; X A lb. 75c, postpaid. 
LONGFELLOW. A new cucumber, very uniform, slender and a beau¬ 
tiful green color, just what the market gardeners have been looking for. 
Last year on the Houston market truckers sold Longfellow at 30c per 
dozen more than other varieties. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 3 /4 lb. 60c; lb. $2.00, 
postpaid. 
Collards—True Georgia 
Collards 
Culture: As old as the hills but still an 
old standby in the Southwest. For winter 
greens it has no equal; not in its best condi¬ 
tion until touched by frost. Sow early in 
January in hotbeds or a little later in the 
open, and if planted in August, sow in cold 
frames. When plants are 6 inches high, 
transplant, setting them 2 feet apart in rows ; 
cultivate same as cabbage. X A ounce to 10 
feet of row; 1 pound to the acre. 
SOUTHERN or GEORGIA COLLARDS. A 
variety adapted to all parts of the South ; 
will make a good crop where the soil is too 
poor to grow cabbage; hardy, standing 
winters without serious injury in the South¬ 
ern States. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; *A lb. 25c; lb. 
75c; 5 lbs. $3.00, postpaid. 
Cucumber—Longfellow 
