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Harris Seed Company 
CHICORY 
ACHICORIA 
CULTURE. Sow any time except hottest weather, though 
early spring is preferable, in rows eighteen inches apart and 
three to four inches apart in a row. A deep-rooting plant 
requiring little care if soil is moist. 
LARGE ROOTED 
MADGE BURG. 
This variety is 
grown for its roots 
which are dried or 
roasted and grown 
as a substitute or 
adulterant for cof¬ 
fee. The leaves can 
also be used, but 
should be cut when 
fresh. They make 
a splendid salad. 
To secure large 
roots, soil should 
be light, rich and 
deeply worked. 
Plants should be 
thinned from 4 to 
6 inches apart and 
the seed sown Vs 
inch deep, using 1 
oz. to every 100 
feet of row. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 
50c; lb., #1.50. 
Postpaid. 
WITLOFF OR 
FRENCH EN¬ 
DIVE. Is used as 
a salad and is most 
delicious served 
with French dress¬ 
ing and eaten like 
lettuce. Seed 
should be sown in 
June, July and 
August in drills 12 
to 18 inches apart 
and the seedlings should be thinned out to stand not 
closer than 3 inches. In the fall, lift the plant, trim off 
the leaves and store in sandy soil in a cool place until 
wanted for forcing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 50c; lb., 
#1.50. 
Davis Perfect Cucumber 
CUCUMBERS 
PEPINO 
CULTURE. Plant six to twelve seeds in hills four to six 
feet apart. Get the seeds into damp soil about one inch. 
Rich, well watered soil is necessary to produce well formed 
cucumbers. One ounce of seed will plant 40 hills. Two 
pounds to the acre. 
To control Aphis spray with Black Leaf 40 as directed 
on can. 
DAVIS PERFECT. This cucumber has been a favorite for 
late spring and early summer planting. The fruits are 
eight to ten inches long, dark green and very attractive. 
It is also extra good for hothouse use. We especially rec¬ 
ommend this variety for general use, both for the home 
and market garden. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; l A lb., 75c; lb., 
#2.25. Postpaid. 
KLONDYKE. A favorite variety among our market gar¬ 
deners. It is an improved strain of the famous White 
Spine. When suitable to ship the fruits average about 
2 inches in diameter and 7 inches long, very dark green, 
striped with light green about one-third the length from 
the blossom end. The flesh is waxy, white, crisp, and 
of excellent flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; A lb., 75c; lb., 
#2.25. Postpaid. 
EARLY FORTUNE. An excellent shipping variety produc¬ 
ing very attractive white spined fruits of rich dark green 
color. The fruits average uniformly about nine inches 
long, cylindrical or slightly tapered at ends. The seed 
cavity is small and the flesh thick, crisp and tender. 
Plants vigorous growing and productive. Recommended 
as one of the best shipping sorts yet introduced. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 25c; Vi lb., 75c; lb., #2.25. Postpaid. 
LEMON. This cucumber is without doubt the most popu¬ 
lar variety for the home garden and when ripe makes a 
delicious sweet pickle. This is a very nice sub-acid variety 
and considered superb as a salad. The fruit is small and 
in appearance similar to a lemon. Very prolific. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 25c. Postpaid. 
STAIGREEN. A favored early variety with some Market 
Gardeners. Similar to Klondyke with a little less light 
green on the blossom end. A good shipper. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 25c; 'A lb., 75c; lb., #2.25. Postpaid. 
I\eiv York Improved Eggplant 
EGG PLANT 
BERENGENA 
CULTURE. The seed should be sown in a hotbed dur¬ 
ing December or January; it is slow to germinate and re¬ 
quires a warm and even temperature. The plants should be 
ready to set out by April 1st, and may be planted as late as 
August 1st. Plant 18 inches apart. Keep well watered and 
pick closely as soon as large enough. In very warm pro¬ 
tected spots they will survive the winter. Even if the foliage 
is destroyed sprouts may appear the following spring from 
the stem beneath the soil and mature marketable fruit the 
following May. Egg Plants require from four to six months 
to mature. One-fourth pound of seed is sufficient to plant 
an acre. 
