PORTLAND SEED COMPANY 
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BOSTON PICKLING 
CUCUMBERS 
The Cucumber is good food during all stages of its 
growth. Either raw or pickled it is served in salads, and it 
is a tasty relish by itself. Seed should not be planted until 
the soil is warm and safe from frost, fairly moist and 
loose. About Vz inch of soil is all that is necessary to cover 
the seed. Plant in hills 3 to 5 feet apart, dropping 6 to 8 
seeds to each hill. When 6 inches tall thin to 3 per hill. 
All varieties of cucumbers on this page (except as noted) 
sell for: Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; l / 4 lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.75. 
DIAMOND LONG GREEN. Truly the outstanding of the 
large varieties. It is extremely crisp and tender, sweet, 
very fine for slicing. It is best for sweet pickles when 
matured. 
DAVIS PERFECT. A vigorous grower. Fruits long, dark 
green, crisp and tender. Holds its color exceedingly 
well after picking, which makes it a favorite with the 
market gardeners. Seed cavity is small, making them 
very desirable for home and market uses. One of the 
outstanding varieties for Northwest climate. 
DELTUS. We highly recommend this variety for growing 
under glass as well as outdoors. Tasty cucumbers from 
12 to 14 inches long. Colorful, rich, dark green with 
very few seeds. Excellent for slicing. 
SHORT GREEN or EARLY FRAME. One of the earlier 
varieties and a very hardy grower. Tender, crisp fruit 
of bright green color. Fine for slicing and pickling be¬ 
cause of their straightness. 
LEMON. A very productive variety. The fruits resemble 
a lemon in both form and color, having distinctive flavor. 
Ready for slicing when starting to turn yellow. May 
be used either green or ripe for pickling. 
BOSTON PICKLING or GREEN PROLIFIC. Truly the 
finest and most popular pickling variety. The tasty, 
bright green fruits range from 4 to 5 inches in length 
and are exceedingly productive. Fine for home and 
market. 
IMPROVED WHITE SPINE. An outstanding variety for 
table use. It is one of the early types and exceedingly 
tasty. Uniformly straight and handsome light green 
fruits, with a few white spines. 
JAPANESE CLIMBING. A useful variety for growing on 
a trellis or wire. The cucumbers are long, of a dark green 
color, white flesh, crisp and of good flavor. 
SMALL GHERKIN. Small, oval, prickly fruited, grown 
exclusively for pickles. Pale green in color and very 
uniform in size. They are at their best when about IV 2 
inches long. 
Chicago Pickling. Snow’s Pickling. 
Early Cluster. Vaughn. 
Early Fortune. 
CELERIAC 
The same culture as celery. 
LARGE, SMOOTH PRAGUE. The latest improved form 
with very few side roots. This is the largest and best 
variety of the “Turnip-Rooted Celery.” 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; l / 4 lb. 75c. 
CORN SALAD 
FETTICUS or LAMB’S LETTUCE. Used a great deal in 
winter and spring as a substitute for lettuce, or some¬ 
times cooked like spinach. Sow in drills 1 foot apart in 
the spring or fall of the year. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; l/ 4 lb. 35c. 
CRESS 
TRUE WATER CRESS. A very distinct variety of cress 
with tasty, small, oval leaves. Grown easily in shallow 
ponds or along the edges of shallow streams. Excellent 
for all kinds of salad. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; *4 lb. $1.30. 
CURLED or PEPPER GRASS. Its leaves have a very 
pleasant pungency, which gives it the common name 
“Pepper Grass.” The spicy foliage is frilled or curled 
making it very attractive for salad trimmings. Sow 
thickly in drills. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; l / 4 lb. 45c. 
ENDIVE 
CULTURE 
Similar to lettuce. Outer leaves should be tied over the 
head to bleach. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; *4 lb. 35c postpaid. 
BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN (Escarolle). Has broad, 
thick leaves which form a large, loose head. 
WHITE CURLED. A beautiful variety with curled leaves. 
For early use. 
GREEN CURLED. For fall and winter. 
FENNEL 
FLORENCE FENNEL. An Italian vegetable with thick 
leaf stem. Served boiled or sliced, also cooked in soups. 
Easily grown. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c postpaid. 
EGG PLANT 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 60c; l / 4 lb. $1.75, postpaid. 
BLACK BEAUTY. Extra early, quick growing, vigorous 
variety, uniform size. Color deep, blackish purple. 
Excellent for market. 
NEW YORK IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE. Leading 
market variety. Not quite as early as Black Beauty. 
Large and productive. 
GARLIC 
A profitable crop, when the soil is right. Plant in 
October. Write for cultural instructions and quantity 
prices. Lb. 30c postpaid. 
KALE or BORECOLE 
This plant is widely grown for greens. Most varieties 
have heavy, densely curled foliage of tasty greens, and the 
dwarf variety is desirable for ornamental garden use. The 
culture is practically the same as that of late cabbage, but 
as the plants will withstand several degrees of frost they 
can grow late into the fall. They are more tasty after 
the first light frost. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; l / 4 lb. 45c; 1 lb. $1.25 postpaid. 
EMERALD ISLE. Grows to medium height and is exceed¬ 
ingly hardy. Best for greens because of their very fine 
flavor. Produces new shoots as fast as leaves are used. 
The leaves are closely curled. 
TALL GREEN CURLED SCOTCH. This variety grows 
about 2 feet high and has splendid dark green, curled 
and wrinkled leaves. It is very hardy and vigorous 
grower. Improved greatly after first slight frost. 
DWARF GREEN CURLED. Exceptionally fine for orna¬ 
mental garden use, also good for greens. The leaves are 
beautifully curled and a brilliant green. 
COW KALE or THOUSAND HEADED. The most val¬ 
uable green feed for Pacific Coast dairymen. It is grown 
the same as stock cabbage. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; l / 4 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 50c postpaid. 
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