10 Germain Seed Company, 326-330 South Main St., Los Angeles, Cal. 
CORN SALAD 
CUCUMBERS, continued 
f^ichol’s Medium Green. One of the best general-pur¬ 
pose Cucumbers in cultivation, the young fruit being 
very symmetrical in shape, deep in color, and very 
crisp, and for slicing there is none better. It is ex¬ 
ceedingly productive; of medium size, and always 
straight and smooth; fine for pickling. Pkt. 5 cts., 
oz. 10 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
West India Gherkin. Oval-shaped; prickly; for pick¬ 
ling only. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. $2. 
We carry the following standard varieties at same 
prices as Boston Pickling: Early Russian, Early Sibe¬ 
rian, Early Frame, Japan Climbing, etc. 
ENGLISH FORCING, or FRAME, VARIETIES 
These produce remarkably long and very firm, solid 
fruits with few and small seeds; adapted for open 
ground culture in California. Our seed is from the best 
English strains. 
Garter’s Model. Is the handsomest Cucumber grown, 
embodying the fine form and general characteristics 
of Tender and True, with the prolific habit and strong 
constitution of the Telegraph; perfect in outline, with 
scarcely any neck, and of fine flavor, this variety has 
become popular, both for exhibition and for table pur¬ 
poses. Pkt. 50 cts. 
improved Telegraph. Unquestionably one of the best 
winter Cucumbers; indispensable for forcing. Pkt. 25c. 
Lockie 3 s Perfection. A remarkably productive varietv, 
bearing fruits 15 inches in length, perfect models in 
shape, and of high quality. Pkt. 25 cts. 
CRESS, OR PEPPER GRASS 
CORN SALAD 
Macha 6 Valerianilla £ammer@alat Mache 
Large - seeded. Round - leaved, commonly called 
Lamb’s Lettuce. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. $1. 
CRESS, OR PEPPER GRASS 
Berro 6 Mastuerzo $reffe Cresson 
Extra Curled. Very fine; excellent for salads. One 
ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 
cts., lb. 50 cts. 
WATER CRESS 
Berro SBrunnenfreffe Cresson de fontaine 
The plant is cultivated by sowing the seed by the side 
of running water or near springs. The leaves are uni¬ 
versally used and eaten as an early and wholesome 
salad in spring. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., lb. $3 
GREEN CURLED ENDIVE 
DANDELION 
Amargon $upiume Fissenlii 
This vegetable has become very popular as an early 
healthful green and the roots are used, when dried, as 
a substitute for coffee. 
Common Variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 
Improved. Large-leaved. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
ENDIVE 
Escarola 6 Endivia ©nbtbien Chicoree 
This vegetable is highly esteemed as a salad. When 
the plants are 3 or 4 inches high transplant 1 foot apart 
each way, and keep free from weeds, until leaves are 6 
or 8 inches long; then blanch the leaves by gathering 
them carefully together when perfectly dry and tying 
them at their tips in a conical form with Raffia to exclude 
light and air. From three to six weeks is required to 
thoroughly blanch. One ounce of seed will sow a bed 
ot about 80 square feet, or 150 feet of row. 
Broad-leaved Batavian. Leaves broad, nearly plain, 
}l? h i^ reen; best for sou P s - Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 
lb. $1.25. ’ 
Fr u enc » M ° ss Gur,ed Green. Moss-like appearance, 
beautifully curled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. $1.50. 
Green Curled Winter. Standard sort for fall and win- 
j ter crop. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. $1.25. 
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