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VEGETABLE SEEDS 43 
Davis Perfect Cucumbers. See page 42 
CUCUMBERS, continued 
STRAIGHT 8. A new variety that gets its name from 
its form and length. The cucumbers are straight, 8 to 
10 inches long, smooth, and deep green in color. The 
flesh is crisp, white, and snappy. Seed-cavity small. 
Oz. 25 cts., % lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 
EARLY FORTUNE. A highly bred variety of the 
White Spine type. The vines are vigorous, producing 
big crops of handsome, long, slender fruits, deep green 
in color and exceedingly uniform in size and shape, 
with crisp, firm flesh and few seeds. Early, fine for 
slicing and one of the best for market. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 15 cts., >£lb. 45 cts., lb. $1.25. 
EXTRA-LONG, or Evergreen White Spine. A selec¬ 
tion from the standard White Spine type, producing 
fruits 10 to 12 inches long, dark green in color, smooth, 
and of splendid quality for slicing. Good for late crop 
and for greenhouse forcing. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 
yiVo. 45 cts., lb. $1.25. 
COOL AND CRISP. An early strain of the White Spine type. 
Fruits about 8 inches long, thick at the middle but tapering 
off at the ends; light green in color; quality good. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 15 cts., yib. 45 cts., lb. $1.25. 
KLONDIKE. A medium-early strain of White Spine Cucumber, 
notable chiefly for its unusually dark green color which it holds 
for a long time even under the hottest sun. Fruits of good size 
and shape. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., }i\b. 45 cts., lb. $1.25. 
FORDHOOK FAMOUS. An exceptionally vigorous sort, 
bearing for a long season. The fruits are of giant size, often 
15 inches long, thick through and slightly tapered at the ends, 
dark green in color and with crisp, solid flesh and few seeds. 
An ideal home-garden salad Cucumber. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 
y\b. 45 cts., lb. $1.25. 
CLARK’S SPECIAL. A very attractive, dark green Cucumber, 
uniform in length (8 to xo inches), and smooth in appearance, 
having very few white spines. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., }i\b. 
45 cts., lb. $1.25. 
LONG GREEN TURKEY. One of the best for pickles and 
useful for slicing as well. Late but very productive. The fruits 
when full grown are 12 to 14 inches long, straight and slender, 
slightly warted, dark green with crisp white flesh. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 15 cts., }iVo. 45 cts., lb. $1.25. 
EXTRA-LONG JERSEY PICKLING. Extensively grown 
for large pickles. The fruits are slender and tapering, growing 
6 inches long, medium green in color. Extremely prolific. 
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., yib. 45 cts., lb. $1.25. 
GREEN PROLIFIC, or Boston Pickling. For small pickles. 
Produces short, thick, bright green fruits, smooth and sym¬ 
metrical. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., yib. 45 cts., lb. $1.25. 
EVERBEARING. Quite similar to Early Frame, but later, more 
prolific, and bears for a longer season. Largely grown for 
pickles. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., yib. 45 cts., lb. $1.25. 
LONGFELLOW. A very desirable late variety suitable for 
home-gardens or market-gardeners. Fruits 12 to 15 inches 
long, dark green, uniform, straight, and attractive, holds color 
and crispness well after picking. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 
yib. 55 cts., lb. $1.50. 
JAPANESE CLIMBING. A good Cucumber for the small 
garden as the vines can be trained on fence or trellis; in fact, 
it requires some sort of support. Fruits long and thick, crisp, 
tender and of fine quality. If kept picked, the vines will bear 
freely all season. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., %\b. 65 cts., lb. $2. 
WEST INDIA GHERKIN, or Bur. Used for pickles. The vines 
are luxuriant, bearing quantities of small, nearly round fruits, 
light green and covered with spines. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 
fi\b. 65 cts., lb. $2. 
Witloof Chicory 
CHICORY 
The large-rooted variety is grown for its 
roots, which may be cooked and served like 
turnips and they are sometimes dried and 
used to adulterate coffee. The Witloof va¬ 
riety is highly esteemed as a winter salad, 
for which purpose the plants are taken up in 
the fall, cut back nearly to the top of the root, 
and then covered with soil in a box or trench 
in a warm cellar. The new leaves, which 
grow from the’ old roots in about a month’s 
time, are nearly white, crisp, and of a fine, 
piquant flavor. Sow Chicory seed in April 
or May, in shallow drills, and thin the plants 
to stand 4 to 6 inches apart. 
An ounce will sow about 100 feet of drill 
LARGE-ROOTED. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 
}i\b. 45 cts., lb. $1.35. 
WITLOOF. Sometimes called French Endive. 
Pkt. ioc., oz. 20c., fjlb. 45 cts., lb. $1.35. 
COLLARDS 
GEORGIA, or Southern. Largely grown for “greens” in the 
southern states. Produces a large cluster of tender leaves at 
the top of its long stem. Sow late in the spring and give the 
plants plenty of room to develop. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 
Xlb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 
CORN SALAD 
A hardy, quick-growing plant, popular as a substitute for 
lettuce in late fall and early winter. Sow the seed early in the 
fall in shallow drills, and give plenty of water. Late plants, 
covered with a light mulch of straw or leaves, will be suitable for 
use in early spring. An ounce of seed sows about 100 feet of drill. 
LARGE-SEEDED. Pkt. iocts.,oz. 15 cts., }i\b. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 
CRESS 
(For peppery salads 
and garnishes) 
FINE-CURLED PEPPER GRASS. Sow the seed any time 
from early spring on. It need not be grown in rows and re¬ 
quires no thinning. The leaves can be cut several times before 
the plants begin to form seed. Make sowings every week or 
ten days, a small patch at a time, for a continuous supply. 
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., y\b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
WATER CRESS. (True.) Grows in damp places. Sow the 
seed in shallow water along the bank of a stream. No further 
care is required after sowing. Pkt. 15 cts , oz. 60 cts., }i\b. 
$1.75, lb. $6. 
DANDELION 
The cultivated form is much larger and heavier than the com¬ 
mon wild Dandelion. If the leaves are tied together, the center 
of the plant will blanch as white and clear as endive. Sow the 
seed early in shallow drills, in rich soil, and thin the plants to 
stand about 1 foot apart. Cultivate frequently and keep out 
weeds. An ounce of seed will sow about 100 feet of drill. 
IMPROVED FRENCH. Pkt. 20c., oz. 75c., y\b. $2.25, lb. $8. 
