IT PAYS TO PLANT GOOD SEEDS 
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Cucumber 
In all stages of growth the cucumber finds a place on our tables. Either raw or pickled it is 
served in salads, and it is a tasty relish by itself. A fine crop may easily be grown in openly exposed 
fairly rich soil. Planting should be delayed until all danger of frost is past. Soil for planting 
should be warm, fairly moist, and loose. Seed must be covered about % inch deep. Plant in hills 
3 to 5 feet apart, dropping 6 or 8 seeds to each hill. When 6 inches tall, thin to 3 in a hill. 
BOSTON PICKLING. Splendid 
pickling 1 and slicing sort. Fruits 
medium dark green; black spined; 
6 to 7 inches long; 214 inches 
thick; symmetrical; only slightly 
tapered. 60 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
20o; % lb., 60c; Yz lb., $1.00; lb., 
$1.80, postpaid. 
EARLY FORTUNE. One of the 
most desirable slicing sorts; exten¬ 
sively grown for shipping. Fruits 
very dark green; color retained a 
long time after harvest; white 
spined; 8 to 9 inches long; 2% 
inches thick; only slightly tapered; 
very uniform. 66 days. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; *4 lb., 60c; Yz lb., $1.00; lb., $1.80, postpaid. 
EARLY WHITE SPINE. The most popular white spined 
cucumber for the home garden; extensively grown for ship¬ 
ping. Fruits medium dark green; remain in good condition 
remarkably long; 7 inches long; 2% inches thick; slightly 
tapered: blunt. 60 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 60c; 
Yz lb., $1.00; lb., $1.80, postpaid. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. The most popular and one 
of the best for the home garden; particularly desirable for 
slicing. Fruits rich dark green; black spined: 12 inches 
long; 2 V\ to 2% inches thick; straight; cylindrical; with 
few seeds. 72 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; Yt lb., 85c, Yz lb., 
$1.50; lb., $2.75, postpaid. 
EARLY CLUSTER. Very fine pickling sort; r ular for 
early slicers. Fruits medium dark green; bl spined; 
5 Vz inches long; 2% inches thick; cylindrical id full at 
both ends. 56 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; *4 lb »0c; Yz lb., 
$1.00; lb., $1.80, postpaid. 
EARLY SHORT GREEN or EARLY FRAME. Splendid 
for pickling and for slicing; very popular for home gardens. 
Improved Long Green 
Fruits bright medium green: black spined; 6 to 7 inches 
long; 2% inches thick; uniform; blunt. 56 days. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; Yt: lb., 60c; Yz lb., $1.00; lb., $1.80, postpaid. 
CHICAGO PICKLING. Valuable pickling and slicing va¬ 
riety. Fruits deep medium green; black spined; 6 to 7 inches 
long; 2 Ya to 2% inches thick: taper very slightly toward 
each end; uniform. 60 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Yt lb., 
60c; Yz lb., $1.00; lb., $1.80, postpaid. 
LONGFELLOW. Particularly valuable for shipping. 
Fruits handsome; extremely dark green over entire surface; 
retain the color remarkably long after picking; white spined; 
12 to 14 inches long; 2 Yz to 2 % inches thick; straight, well 
filled at ends: very few seeds. 72 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 
Yt lb., 75c; Yz lb., $1.30; lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
DAVIS PERFECT. Splendid dark green slicing variety par¬ 
ticularly valuable for shipping. Fruits very dark green; 
retain color long after picking; white spined; 9 to 11 inches 
long; 2 Yz inches thick; somewhat tapered at both ends: very 
few seeds. 68 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 60c; Yz lb., 
$1.00; lb., $1.80, postpaid. 
Egg Plant 
Endive 
This semi-tropical plant requires continuous 
warm weather for best results. The seed germ¬ 
inates slowly 
and should be 
started in a hot- 
bed. Set the 
plants in the 
open ground 
when 2 in. tall, 
if the weather 
continues warm. 
Space 2Yz to 3 
feet apart. Shade 
young plants 
from hot sun and 
spray with Paris 
Green to protect 
them from po¬ 
tato bugs. 
Black Beauty Eggplant 
BLACK BEAUTY. The fruits of 
this variety are large and symmetri¬ 
cal, maturing a little earlier than 
our New York Purple. It is thicker 
and broader than the other variety 
and retains its glossy black-purple 
coloring for a long time. This last¬ 
ing quality makes it distinctly popu¬ 
lar. Pkt., 5c; Yz oz., 25c; oz., 40c, 
postpaid. 
LARGE NEW YORK PURPLE 
(Spineless). This is the best variety 
and the most popular, owing to the 
vigor and productivity of the plants 
and the large size and fine quality 
of the fruits. The large, spreading 
plant yields 4 to 6 large oval fruits 
of fine dark purple color. The flesh 
is firm, meaty, and of excellent qual¬ 
ity. Pkt., 5c; Yz oz., 25c; oz., 40c, 
postpaid. 
Green 
Curled 
Endive 
For early use, sow about April 15th; for later 
supply, sow in June or July in rows 14 to 20 inches 
apart and when well started thin the plants to 
1 foot apart. When nearly full grown, tie the outer 
leaves together over the center in order to blanch 
the heart of the plant. By covering fresh plants 
every few days, a succession may be maintained. 
Two or three successive plantings at intervals of 
a week or 10 days during July will provide endive 
for winter use. Just before killing frosts in the 
fall, dig the plants, being careful to take plenty of 
soil with the roots and to avoid injury to the leaves. 
Pack the plants closely together, store them in the 
cellar, and keep as dark as possible. In this way 
they will be self-blanching and of finer quality 
than when tied and blanched out of doors. 
BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN (Escarolle). Crispness and 
tenderness make this endive unexcelled for salads. The 
broad leaves, twisted and waved, are of bright green with 
midribs nearly white; the inner leaves form a fairly solid 
cluster which blanches to deep 
creamy white. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; *4 lb., 30c; Yz lb., 50c, 
postpaid. 
GREEN CURLED, Green 
Ribbed. The leaves of this 
variety are finely divided, giv¬ 
ing a mossy appearance. The 
center tends to blanch to a 
delicate white. The plant is 
hardy and vigorous and espe¬ 
cially good for fall and winter 
use. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 
lb., 30c; Yz lb., 50c. postpaid. 
Garlic 
BULBS. As an appetizing 
dash of flavoring for soups 
and stews, many people use 
small quantities of this pear- 
shaped white bulb. In large 
amounts it has a strong odor 
and flavor. To grow garlic in 
the garden, the several sec¬ 
tions or “cloves” of each bulb 
should be separated and set in 
rows 10 or 12 inches apart 
and 4 inches apart in the row. 
They should be taken up in 
the fall and stored in a cool, 
dry place until used. Y\ lb., 
15c; Yz lb., 25c; lb., 46c, post¬ 
paid. 
