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PRICE LIST FOR 1936 
CELERY. An ounce to 50 ft. of row, producing 3,000 or 4,000 plants 
Start seed in early Spring in finely prepared bed, covering lightly; keep soil moistened. When plants are about 3 
inches high reset 4 inches apart in another bed, and when about 8 inches high transplant into trenches, drawing a little 
more earth to the stalk occasionally during the summer when the soil is dry. Trenching for winter use should not be 
started until late Fall. 
Improved White Plume. A popular early variety. Not recommended for late fall or 
winter. Leaves are light green; stalk is tender, sweet, and blanches readily 
to a silvery whiteness. 
Easy Blanching. An excellent Fall and Winter variety for the home or commercial 
garden. Thick, solid stalks, crisp, and fine flavor. Bleaches white and is 
highly blight-resisting. 
Golden Self Blanching. The finest of the early varieties. Plants compact and stocky, 
with yellowish-green foliage. Stalks are solid and a fine nutty flavor; 
blanches a golden-yellow color. 
Winter Queen. Broad, light green stalks of medium height; solid, crisp and good quality. 
Blanches well and is a good keeper. 
Giant Paschal. A very popular variety for Winter use. Short, thick, broad stalks 
with dark green leaves. Blanches yellowish-white. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Hlb. 
lb. 
$0.10 
$0.25 
$0.70 
$2.25 
.10 
.30 
.80 
2.50 
.10 
.30 
.90 
3.25 
.10 
.25 
.70 
2.25 
.10 
.25 
.70 
2.00 
CHARD. (Listed under Table Beets) 
CORN SALAD. An ounce to 30 ft. of row 
For Summer use, sow in Spring; for Winter cutting, sow in August or September, covering seed lightly. Protect 
plants with straw or leaves when cold weather arrives. 
Oz. M lb. 
Large Seeded Dutch. A hardy, vigorous grower, with large, round, light green leaves. $0.15 $0.40 
CUCUMBER. An ounce to 75 hills; 2 lbs. per acre 
Prepare hills of rich, loamy soil, 5 or 6 ft. apart each way. In May, with settled warm weather, sow 6 or 8 seeds to 
a hill and after growth is well established thin out to 3 or 4 of the strongest plants. Start spraying or dusting early to 
combat the beetles. 
Early Fortune. Vigorous grower and productive. Dark green fruit 8 or 9 inches long; 
crisp, firm white flesh with few seeds. Excellent for slicing and a good 
shipper. Noted for holding its dark green color until nearly ripe. 
Improved White Spine. A selected strain of this popular early variety. Fruit a medium 
green color, 7 inches long. Flesh white, firm and crisp. Fine for slicing or 
for pickles. 
Improved Long Green. A well known late variety. Dark green, 10 to 12 inches long 
and slender, tapering at stem end. Flesh white and firm. May be used 
for slicing or pickling. 
Green Prolific. A smooth, bright green, thick fruit 5 or 6 inches long. Popular for pickling. 
Genesee Pickle. Excellent pickling type. About 6 inches long, productive and of good color. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
34lb. 
$0.15 
$0.45 
$0.05 
.15 
.45 
.05 
.15 
.45 
.15 
.45 
.15 
.45 
EGG PLANT. One ounce to 1,200 plants 
Seed should be sown in hotbed and when plant is about an inch high reset 3 inches apart or into 2-inch pots; about 
Tune 1st transplant into open ground 3 ft. apart. 
Pkt. Oz. 34 lb. 
Black Beauty. An early variety producing a very dark purple fruit of good size. $0.10 $0.30 $1.00 
New York Improved. While not as early as Black Beauty, the dark purple fruit is larger. 
Prolific bearer. .10 .30 1.00 
ENDIVE. One ounce to 2,000 plants 
Relished as a salad, especially for Winter use. May also be boiled same as spinach. For early use sow in Spring 
as soon as frost is out of ground; for Fall and Winter cutting, sow about August. Drill in rows 2 ft. apart and thin out 
the plants to about 8 inches. When the plant has attained its growth draw the outer leaves together and tie at top; the 
inner leaves become bleached in the course of three weeks and are then ready for use. 
Oz. 34 ifi. lb. 
Broad Leaved Batavian (Escarolle). Broad, wavy, deep green leaves with midrib 
almost white. Bleaches easily. $0.10 $0.30 $1.00 
Improved Green Curled. Bright, dark green crinkled leaves; bleach readily. Desirable 
for Fall and Winter cutting as it is hardy and vigorous. .10 .30 1.00 
