PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 
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CUCUMBER. 
Sow March to July; ready in 12 weeks; Chicago 
Pickling, fine; Davis Perfect; Japanese Climbing, 
fine quality, space saver; Lemon, very good; Long 
Green, black-spined; Rollinson’s Telegraph, for 
greenhouse forcing (Pkt., 15c); White Spine; 
Small Gherkin, for pickling. Oz., 20c. Pkts., 5c. 
DANDELION, Improved Thick-Leaved. 
Sow January to April; cabbaging sort, much su¬ 
perior to uncultivated. Oz., 75c. Pkt., 10c. 
EGG PLANT, New York Improved. 
Sow in hot bed January to April. Oz., 65c. Pkt., 
10c. Plants: April to June, 25c dozen. 
ENDIVE. 
Sow August to March; treat, and use, like lettuce; 
Broadleaved Batavian (Escarolle); Green Curled. 
Oz., 15c. Pkt., 5c. 
FENNEL, Sweet Florence. 
Sow August to February; treat like celery; root, 
stalks, and leaves are edible; seeds for flavoring. 
Oz., 20c. Pkt., 5c. 
HERBS. 
For flavor, fragrance, and garden-ornament; sow 
February to July. 
Anise; with fragrant, tasty seeds. 
Basil; for flavoring from seeds and leaves. 
Borage; for leaves in drinks and salads. 
Burnet; leaves cucumber-flavored, for salads. 
Caraway; for seeds on cakes and candies. 
Catnip; or Catmint; leaves for seasoning. 
Chamomile; dried flowers used medicinally. 
Chervil; for flavoring soups, etc. 
Chives, listed elsewhere. 
Coriander; seeds used for flavoring. 
Dill; seeds used as condiment and in pickles. 
Fennel, listed elsewhere. 
Lavender; flowers fragrant, fresh or dried. 
Marjoram; leaves and shoots for flavoring. 
Pennyroyal; leaves season puddings, etc. 
Peppermint; leaves and stems for flavoring. 
Rosemary; leaves used for seasoning. 
Rue; leaves for medicine (good for fowls). 
Saffron; used for coloring and flavoring. 
Sage; leaves for seasoning and stuffing. 
Summer Savory; for seasoning and flavoring. 
Thyme; for seasoning, and medicinal use. 
Wormwood; beneficial for poultry. 
Pkts., 10c. Plants of many available, 15c each. 
KALE (Borecole). 
Sow August to April; Dwarf Green Curled for 
greens and garnishing; Jersey (Thousand-headed), 
smooth leaves, prolific, for poultry. Tall Scotch 
Curled, for greens. Oz., 15c. Pkts., 5c. 
KOHL RABI, Early White Vienna. 
Sow August to February; cabbage-flavored but 
used like turnip. Oz., 25c. Pkt., 5c. 
LEEK, American Flag. 
Sow August to December; used like green onions, 
but far larger and milder. Oz., 35c. Pkt., 10c. 
LETTUCE. 
Heading varieties: Big Boston; Early White Cos 
(Romaine; Celery Lettuce): Iceberg, thin-leaved 
home-garden sort; Los Angeles Market (New 
York), good header and shipper. 
Leaf varieties: Early Curled Simpson, best planted 
and left thick in row: Prizehead, very sweet, 
early, leaves red-edged. Oz., 20c. Pkt., 5c. 
MELONS. 
Muskmelons: Burrell’s Gem, oval, netted, salmon 
to rind; Hale’s Best, round, orange, fine flavor; 
Honey Dew, very sweet, green flesh; Honey 
Rock, smaller, lighter flesh; Persian, fine if 
thoroughly ripened on vines; Rocky Ford, green 
fleshed, oval; Tip Top, ribbed, thick, sweet yel¬ 
low flesh; Winter Pineapple Casaba. Pkts., 10c. 
Watermelons: Angeleno, round, dark green, deli¬ 
cious; Chilian, very sweet; Kleckley’s Sweets, 
sweetest of all; Klondike, oblong, dark green, 
very sweet. Pkts., 10c. 
