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COLLARDS 
Sow seed as for Cabbage, in June, 
July and August for succession. Trans¬ 
plant when a month old in rows a foot 
apart each way and hoe often. 
Georgia. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., J4 lb. 
25c., lb. 75c. 
CORN SALAD, or 
FETTICUS 
Mache. Mocha o Valerianilla. 
Stecfyjalat. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row; six 
pounds is required for an acre. 
Com Salad, Fetticus or Lamb’s Let¬ 
tuce is used to a considerable extent 
as a salad. It is sown on the first 
opening of Spring in rows 1 foot apart 
and one-eighth of an inch deep, and 
is fit for use in six or eight weeks 
from the time of sowing. If wanted 
early in Spring, it is sown in Septem¬ 
ber, covered up with straw or hay as 
soon as cold weather sets in, and is 
wintered over the s ame way as 
Spinach. 
Large-Seeded. The best variety. 
Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., l /i\b. 25c. lb. 75c. 
Cucumber, Cool and Crisp 
CUCUMBER 
Concombre. Pepino. ©urfcn. 
One ounce will plant 50 hills; two to three pounds is required for one acre. 
If to be forwarded by mail, add at the rate of 6c. per lb. for postage. 
Extra-Early White Spine. A strain of White Spine which has 
been improved through careful selection, with a view to use for 
forcing in hothouses and frames; also excellent for field culture. 
Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., lb. 30c., lb. SI.00. 
Extra-Long White Spine. A longer variety of the preceding, 
and dark green in color. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., ]4 lb. 30c., lb. $1.00. 
Early Russian. Very early; short; fine for pickles. Pkt. 5c., oz. 
10c., 34 lb. 25c., lb. 80c. 
Everbearing. Very early and enormously productive, and valu¬ 
able as green pickle; it continues to flower and produce fruit until 
killed by frost. Pkt, 5c., oz. 15c.., J4 lb. 35c., lb. SI.25. 
Early Green Cluster. Fruit small and in clusters: verv nrolific 
Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., lb. 25c., lb. 80c. 
Cool and Crisp. Extra early and very prolific; long, straight, 
slender and very dark green; good for pickling or slicing. Pkt. 
5c., oz. 15c., ]4 lb. 35c.j lb. SI.25. 
Green Prolific Pickling. One of the best for pickling; dark green' 
productive; small. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., % lb. 30c., lb. SI.00. 
Tailby Hybrid. Verv long, and superior for table use. Pkt. 5c 
oz. 15c., 14 lb. 30c., lb. SI.00. 
Long Green. A fine long fruit of excellent quality; dark green. 
Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., U 30c., lb. S1.00. 
Nichol’s Medium Green. An excellent variety; most symmetri¬ 
cal; has splendid table qualities. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., M lb. 30c.. 
lb. SL00. 
Japanese Climbing. The fruit is thick, tender, and of a delicate 
flavor; flesh white; skin dark green, turning to brown. Pkt. 5c., 
oz. 15c., 34 lb. 30c., lb. $1.00. 
West India Gherkin, or Burr. Used only for pickles. Pkt. 5c.. 
oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. SL50 
ENGLISH FORCING CUCUMBERS 
Sow in small pots from middle of January, in hotbeds or hothouse. 
When grown to three leaves, plant out in a previouslv prepared hill 
of loose, rich soil in the center of the sash. Keep a temperature of 
65 degrees at night, to 75 or 80 degrees with sun-heat. The follow¬ 
ing selection includes some of the leading English varieties. 
Telegraph, Marquis of Lome, Duke of Edinburgh, Tender 
and True, Lockie’s Perfection. Pkt. each 25c. 
Corn Salad. Large-Seeded 
DANDELION 
Pissenlit. Amargon. ^art'cMum. 
The Dandelion affords one of the earliest and most healthful Spring greens 
or salads. It is best when blanched. The roots, when dried and roasted, are 
often used as a substitute for coffee. Sow early in Spring, in drills 18 inches apart, 
and thin out to 6 inches in the drills. Keep clear of weeds, and the following 
Spring it will be fit for the table. 
French. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., J4 lb. 30c. 
Improved Large-Leaved. A new thick-leaved variety of great productiveness 
and fine flavor. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., \4 lb. $1.00. 
