254 West 3 4th ST., HEW YORK, H- T. 
Selected Vegetable Seeds 
SWEET CORN (Continued) 
Medium and Late Varieties 
Late varieties ready from 90 to 110 days. 
Stowell’s Evergreen. Standard main crop. 
Very strong grower; produces ears 8 inches 
long, with 14 or more rows of very sweet, 
sugary grains. Being well known, it does 
not need more recommendations. Pkt. 10c., 
^ pt. 25c., pt. 45c., qt. 80c. 
*Bantam Evergreen. A cross between Golden 
Bantam and Stowells Evergreen. It has the 
sweet qualities of Golden Bantam, and more 
tender skin than Evergreen. Pkt. 10c., 
pt. 25c., pt. 40c., qt. 75c. 
Early Evergreen. Earlier than Stowell’s by 10 
days and a surer cropper in northern localities. 
Pkt. 10c., pt. 20c., pt. 40c., qt. 70c. 
*Country Gentleman. The finest Sweet Corn 
grown. Should be in every garden. Grains 
are small, pure white, tender and deliciously 
sweet. Grows 6 to 7 feet high. Pkt. 10c., 
Yz pt. 25c., pt. 45c., qt. 80c. 
Black Mexican. Very sweet and of superior 
flavor. Grains bluish purple to black and 
rather flat. Pkt. 10c., pt. 25c., pt. 50c., 
qt. 80c. 
Country Gentlemen 
Cucumber, Extra Early White Spine 
CORN SALAD 
One ounce will sozv 75 feet of drill 
Large-Leaved Fetticus (Mache. Stecksalat). 
Used in Winter in place of Lettuce. Sow 
beginning of September. Very hardy. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 15c., % lb. 50c. 
CRESS 
(Garden and Water) 
One ounce zvill sozv 100 feet of drill. 
Sow early in Spring in shallow drills, every 
three weeks for a succession. Water Cress 
grows best in a moist situation or by the side 
of a stream. 
Upland Cress. Pkt. 10c., ^2 oz. 15c., oz. 25c. 
Water Cress. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., oz. 40c., 
CUCUMBER 
Period of maturity from 40 to 60 days. 
One ounce zvill plant 50 hills. 
For early Cucumbers sow seed in hotbeds, 
or in small pots, so they can be readily trans¬ 
planted to the open-ground. Plant out in rich 
soil when danger of frost is over. For gen¬ 
eral crops, sow in the open ground as soon as 
the weather is settled and warm. For pickles, 
sow from the middle of June to the first week 
in July. Plant in hills 4 feet apart each way, 
putting a shoveful of well-rotted manure in 
each hill. 
*Extra Early White Spine. An improved strain 
of White Spine. Fruit straight, of light 
green color. A heavy yielder. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 20c., Ya lb. 60c. 
Lemon Cucumber. The best of any we know 
for table use. Very tender and brittle and 
never bitter. It always pleases. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 25c. 
Improved Long Green. Those who desire a 
long, dark green Cucumber will find this va¬ 
riety the best. Excellent for pickles. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 20c., Yd, lb. 60c. 
*Fordhook Famous. Very handsome. From 10 
to 16 inches long; color dark green, never 
turning yellow. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., Ya lb. 60c. 
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