BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 
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Vegetable Seeds 
CORN—DENT VARIETIES 
Prices quoted at market. 
Pride of the North. Karly yellow Dent. Medium 
size with all cob. i)0 days. 
Improved Learning. Matures in about 110 days. 
Larfie cars. PI- to lO-rowcd. 
Yellow Sweepstakes. 115 days to make ensilage; 
10 days earlier than Eureka. 
Eureka. Heavy stalk and foliage for ensilage. 
White Southern I Horse Tooth). For ensilage. 
CRESS, or PEPPER GRASS, Extra Curled. Mostly 
used for salads. Sow tluckly in shallow drills. 
The sowings should be repeated at intervals. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 10c., lb. $1.50. 
WATERCRESS. T rue water. Hardy perennial grow¬ 
ing on banks of running streams. Pkt. lOe.. oz. 10c., 
K lb. $1.‘'25, lb. $1.50. 
CUCUMBERS. For Summer crops, sow in open ground 
in May or June and every two weeks thereafter 
for a succession. Make hills 1 ft. apart each way, 
give plenty of rich manure and water. 
Improved Long Green. One of the old standards. 
Dark green, crisp, tender. Very productive, uni- 
forminsize. Pkt. 10c.,oz. 200., 14 lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Improved White Spine. Splendid shap', line in 
llavor, crisp and tender. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 
lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Davis Perfect. .V tine, extra long, solid, smooth and 
slender. Pkt. lOe., oz. 20c.. lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Early Fortune. Early, productive and blight-resist¬ 
ing, with uniform fruits about 9 in. long. Color is 
dark green; tlesli firm, crisp and few seeds. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Longfellow. An excellent, long, dark green Cucum¬ 
ber growing about 12 in. long, of line quality. A 
fine shipper. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb- 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Early Cluster. Very prolific, with small fruit set in 
clusters. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb- 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Boston Pickling. A favorite sort. Splendid quality 
and prolific. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., ^4 lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Japanese Climbing. Distinct climbing sort. Valu¬ 
able for small gardens; tender and of fine flavor. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
DANDELIDN. One of the earliest of Spring greens. 
Sow from May to August, and the plant will be 
ready to use the following Spring. 
Improved Thick-leaved. Distinct variety and 
much superior to the common variety forming an 
upright tuft in the center; blanches easily. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 45c., 34 lb. $1.75, lb. $0.00. 
Cicoria Catalogna (Italian). Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 
M lb. 75c., lb. $2.50. 
EGGPLANT. Early in the Spring sow the seed in a 
hotbed and transplant when the weather is thor¬ 
oughly settled. Set plants 2 ft. apart in the garden. 
New York Spineless. Very large and exquisite in 
flavor. Color a dark purple, very tender. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 40c., M lb. $1.25, lb. $4.00. 
Black Beauty. About 10 days earlier than SXew 
York, not quite as large, dark purple, egg-shaped. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 34 lb. $1.25, lb. $4.00. 
Early Long Purple. lYuits 6 to 8 in. long; early and 
productive. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., ^Ib. $1.25, lb. $4.00. 
ENDIVE. An excellent salad for Fall and early Winter 
use. First sowing about the middle of May, for 
main crop sow the middle of June, and again the 
middle of July, and for plants to stand the W inter, 
sow the middle of .\ugust. 
Broadleaved Batavian (Escarolle). Large, deep 
green leaves forming a crisp head in the center. 
Blanches creamy white. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 
40c., lb. $1.25. 
Green Curled. Leaves curly, finely fringed; fine ciual- 
ity, hardy. Pkt. 10c.. oz. 15c.. C lb. 40c.,lb. $1.25. 
Kale 
KALE, or BDRECDLE. Splendid greens for Fall, 
Winter and early Spring use. The plant is hardy 
and the leaves can be cut all through the W inter. 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. Spreading habit, 
hardy and improved by frost. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 
M lb. 40c., lb. $1.25. 
Tall Green Curled Scotch. Similar to dwarf, but 
growing 2 to ,3 ft. high. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 
40c., lb. $1.25. 
KDHLRABI. The bulbs, formed above ground are 
cooked like Turnips. Sow from April to July; 
plant and cultivate the same as Cabbage. 
White Vienna. WTiite in color and matures in six 
weeks from seed. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 00c., 
lb. $2.00. 
Purple Vienna. Purple skin, white flesh. A good 
late sort. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 00c., lb. $2.00. 
LEEK. Sow very early in the Spring in drills Oiin. 
apart, thinning out to 1 in. When about 0 to 8jin. 
high, transplant 10 in. apart in rows the same dis¬ 
tance. Set as deep as possible without covering 
the small center leaves. 
Large American Flag. Long, large stalk, broad¬ 
leaved, white and sweet when properly blanched. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 05c., lb. $2.25. 
Endive, Broadleaved 
