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Planting should be delayed until all danger of frost is past. Soil for planting should be warm, moist and loose. Cover seed about % inch. 
Plant in hills 3 to 4 feet apart, 5 or 6 seeds to the hill. When 6 inches tall, thin to 3 plants to the hill. 
NICHOLSON'S TESTED CUCUMBER SEEDS rj ‘- ,:A, "- Y CREEN PB0UF,C " B0S - 
(Cohombro) 
234—NICHOLSON’S PREMIUM. Requires 
67 days. This wonderful new cucumber is only 
slightly longer than the Early Fortune, but 
is twice as desirable from a standpoint of 
color. A solid black green with no white 
stripes at the blossom end and will retain its 
color almost twice as long as other cucumbers. 
The meat is crisp and tender. It will retain 
its dark green color long after being cut from 
the vine. This great cucumber should prove 
to be a find for the critical market gardener 
as well as for the home garden. If you grow 
cucumbers, give this one a trial. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; V4 lb., 50c; lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
HERBS 
(Hierbas) 
Sow seed in shallow drills, one foot apart, 
and thin out plants when well started. 
438— ANISE. Used for garnishing and sea¬ 
soning. ! 1 
439— SWEET BASIL. For highly seasoned 
dishes. 
440— CARAWAY. For flavoring. 
441— CORIANDER. Seeds used in confec¬ 
tionery. 
442— DILL. Leaves used in pickles and fla¬ 
voring. 
445— FENNEL (Sweet). Used in sauces and 
liquors. 
446— LAVENDER. The dried blooms have 
a pleasing perfume. 
447— SWEET MARJORAM. Leaves used 
fresh or dried for seasoning. 
448— ROSEMARY. Leaves used for season¬ 
ing. 
443— SAGE. Leaves used for flavoring sau¬ 
sages. 
444— THYME. For seasoning : tea is made 
from leaves for nervous headaches. 
Price any of above, pat., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; 
postpaid. 
234—Nicholson’s Premium Cucumber 
232—EARLY FORTLTNE. Requires 66 days. 
An exceptionally fine early and productive 
Cucumber; an improved strain of the White 
Spine. Unexcelled for shipping or for home 
use. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., $1.00; 
5 lbs., $4.75, postpaid. 
228—ARLINGTON WHITE SPINE. Re¬ 
quires 67 days. An old-timer and a good one. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 
5 lbs., $6.00, postpaid. 
230—EARLY CLUSTER. Requires 56 days. 
Very early variety, bearing in clusters of two 
and three. If kept gathered from the vines it 
will continue to fruit through a long season. 
This is a splendid variety for pickling. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
192—Kohl-Rabi—Vienna 
TON PICKLE. Requires 60 days. It produces 
an early cucumber for pickles. Uniform in 
size and smooth skin. It is a slender type. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, post¬ 
paid. 
225—CHICAGO PICKLING. Requires 60 
days. The best and most popular variety for 
pickling. Has small, deep green fruits, taper¬ 
ing at each end; is very prolific. Pkt., 5c; 
oz.. 15c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
227—LONG GREEN. Requires 68 days. 
One of the best long green varieties, fruit 10 
to 12 inches long, and of a rich dark green 
color; fine for shipping; also a good pickling 
variety when young. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi 
lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.75, postpaid. 
229—JAPANESE CLIMBING. Requires 58 
days. While all Cucumbers are running vines 
this variety is much more so than others. It 
climbs quickly on poles and trellises, and is 
entirely distinct. Splendid quality and well 
adapted for pickling and salad. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; Vi lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
231—DAVIS PERFECT. Requires 68 days. 
Ideal Cucumber for shipping and home use. 
Dark green in color, uniform in size and al¬ 
most seedless, which makes it very desirable 
for slicing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb*. 40c; lb., 
$1.25; 5 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. 
235—WEST INDIA GHERKIN. Requires 
60 days. Very small in size and of superior 
quality for pickles. Very prolific. Fruits for 
pickles are produced in about 60 days, measur¬ 
ing iy 2 to 2 inches long, and usually very uni¬ 
form in size. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; Vi lb., 60c. 
233—LEMON. Requires 65 days. Fruits 
are round or slightly oval, and of a light 
creamy yellow color. It is very prolific, and 
is especially desirable as a small pickling va¬ 
riety for which purpose it may be used either 
green or ripe. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; Vi lb., 60c; 
lb., $2.06, postpaid. 
KALE 
(Breton-Berza) 
For winter crop sow from August through 
the fall in drills two feet apart, thin out 
to 8 inches in the row and cultivate as cab¬ 
bage. One ounce for 3000 plants ; three pounds 
per acre. 
189—GREEN CURLED. Requires 55 days. 
Also called Siberian. Most tender and delicate 
of the cabbage family; improved by frost; 
leaves look like immense feathers which are 
curled on edges. Hardy. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c: 
Vi lb., 25c; lb., 65c; 5 lbs., $3.00, postpaid. 
KOHL-RABI 
(Colin abo) 
Kohl-Rabi is a cross of cabbage and turnip 
and is delightfully flavored. 
192—EARLY WHITE VIENNA. Requires 
55 days. Very easy to grow, and should be 
put in every garden. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; Vi 
lb., 50c; lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
LEEK 
(Puerro) 
A widely cultivated member of the Onion 
family. Sow early in spring in rows 12 to 
15 inches apart, covering seed about V&’i nc b- 
198—BROAD LEAF. An extensively used 
and very desirable variety. Broad leaf, with 
short but thick stems. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; Vi 
lb.. 75c; lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
189—Kale—Green Curled 
Planting and Care 
The time to plant vegetable seed and the quantity of seed per foot 
in the row is given in a separate table in back of this book. One 
of the main points to remember in planting is not to put the seed 
too deep into the ground. The smaller the seed, the more shallow 
they should be planted, because their delicate sprouts haven’t the power 
to push through a heavy layer of soil. As a general rule, the seed 
should be covered with soil not more than six times the thickness at 
the seed itself. 
Keep the grass and weeds cleaned out. Every weed that is allowed to 
grow takes that much plant food away from your vegetable plant. 
Keep the top of the soil pulverized to retain moisture. Where means 
are available, water should be applied at regular intervals, when rain¬ 
fall is insufficient. Early morning or late afternoon is the best time 
to water. It isn’t considered good practice to put water on a growing 
plant while exposed to hot sunshine. 
With good seed, a well prepared garden plot and reasonably good 
care, every home can enjoy the benefits of delicious, healthful vegetables 
practically the year around. 
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