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ROCK'S—Kansas City, Mo. 
Select Vegetable Seeds 
BLACK BEAUTY EGG PLANT 
EGGPLANT 
One ounce will sow 300 feet of drill, 4 ounces to the 
acre. 
Culture.—Seeds should be sown in hotbed or warm 
greenhouse in March or April, and when about an 
inch high, potted in 2-inch pots. Plant out about June 
1st, 2% feet apart. If no hotbed is at hand, they can 
be grown in any light room where the temperature will 
average 75 degrees. 
8745 NEW YORK IMPROVED PURPLE. Plants produce 
from 4 to 6 fruits which are very large, pear-shaped, 
with smooth, deep purple skin, and nearly white flesh. 
It is spineless. Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 30c; oz., 50c; *4 lb., 
$1.60. 
8740 BLACK BEAUTY. Fruit dark purple, retaining its 
original color. Earlier and nearly as large as New 
York Purple. Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 40c; oz., 65c; X A lb., 
$2.25. 
SWEET CORN 
1 pound will plant 400 feet of row’. 
Culture.—Commence planting the early varieties about 
May 1st, make plantings about two weeks apart from 
May until the last of July, first planting early varieties, 
then later ones. Plant in rows 2 to 3 feet apart spacing 
the kernels 3 to 4 inches apart in the row. Cover about 
1 inch deep for early and a little deeper for late. 
EARLY VARIETIES 
8580 ROCK’S SELECTED GOLDEN BANTAM. Can be 
planted earlier than other varieties. Golden Bantam 
has a distinct quality, many preferring it to all other 
varieties. The stalks grow from 3% to 4 feet in height 
and produce two or more good ears, which are 6 to 
7 inches long, 8-rowed, and of a bright golden-yellow 
color, exceedingly sweet. Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 
40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 10 lbs., $2.95. 
8585 MAMMOTH WHITE CORY. The earliest of all 
sweet corn. Ears 10 to 12-rowed, 7 to 8 inches long, 
fairly sweet, tender and white. Stalks about 4 feet 
high, producing two large ears on each stalk. Pkt., 
10c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 65c; 10 lbs., $2.75. 
SECOND EARLY VARIETIES 
8600 ROCK’S BANTAM EVERGREEN. A cross between 
Golden Bantam and Evergreen. It is ready for the 
table about five days after Golden Bantam. Stalks 6 
to 7 feet high, bearing two or more ears 8 inches long, 
bright golden-yellow color. Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 
40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 10 lbs., $2.95. 
8605 BLACK MEXICAN. Matures medium early, ears of 
medium size; eight-rowed. To appreciate the full 
value of this variety, pick before kernels turn en¬ 
tirely black. Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 80c; 
10 lbs., $3.25. 
MAIN CROP VARIETIES 
8630 COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. A small cob, white 
grains, exceedingly sweet. Ears are seven to eight 
inches long. The stalks from six and one-half to sev¬ 
en feet high. The best of the late varieties. Pkt., 10c; 
y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 10 lbs., $2.95. 
3635 STOWELL’S EVERGREEN. Planted for late use. 
Ears 8 to .9 inches long. 16 to 18-rowed with a very 
deep sweat r grain. This variety is selected from deep¬ 
grained, small-cobbed and high quality stocks. Pkt., 
10c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb.. 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 10 lbs., $2.95. 
ENDIVE 
One ounce will sow 350 feet of drill. 
Culture—Sow in the spring as soon as the earth is free 
from frost. Drill in rows 2 feet apart and thin the 
plants to 8 inches apart. Tie up the loose leaves or 
cover with pots to blanch for salad. 
8755 BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN. Leaves broad, more 
or less twisted and waved, bright green with a nearly 
white mid-rib. Inner leaves form a fair head which 
blanches a creamy-white. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 
60c. 
8765 'WHITE CURLED (Self Blanching). The outer mid¬ 
ribs usually show a trace of rose. Leaves need no 
blanching. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 60c. 
KALE or BORECOLE 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill, 3 pounds to the 
acre. 
Culture.—Sow about the middle of March in hotbeds; 
transplant in May and treat the same as cabbage. For 
outdoor planting, drill in rows 2 feet apart and thin out 
to 12 inches in the row. 
8815 DWARF CURLED SCOTCH. Foliage long and 
bright green; very hardy; finely curled, dwarf spread¬ 
ing variety. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; y± lb., 45c. 
8820 TALL CURLED SCOTCH. Grows 2 to 3 feet, bear¬ 
ing long, plume-like leaves deeply curled at the edges. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 45c. 
KOHLRABI 
One ounce will sow 300 feet of drill. 
Culture.—Should be sown in 2 to 3-foot rows about the 
15th of April and plants thinned out to 8 inches apart 
in rows. 
8830 EARLY WHITE VIENNA. A very early variety 
with small tops. The bulbs are of medium size, nearly 
white. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; ^4 lb., 95c. 
8835 PURPLE VIENNA. A little later than the White; 
color, bluish purple. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; *4 lb., 95c. 
LEEK 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill, 4 pounds to the 
acre. 
Culture.—Sow early in spring in rich soil % inch deep 
in drills 1 foot apart. When 6 inches high, transplant in 
rows 10 inches apart each way as deep as possible, so 
that the neck, being covered, may be blanched. 
8850 LONDON FLAG. The oldest and best known vari¬ 
ety; hardy and productive. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; *4 lb., 
75c. 
