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WHIT! CURLED ENDIVE. 
Complete 
List of 
VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
PRICES 
Delivered free in the U. S. 
(excepting otherwi se no ted.) 
POP CORN, FIELD CORN d.nd FODDER CORN. {Seepages 60 and62.) 
CRESS, or PEPPER GRASS 
Extra Curled. Crisp, pungent leaves, finely cut and ornamental; used as a 
condiment and for garnishing; rapid growing, dwarf and compact. 
Upland. The leaves and their flavor somewhat resemble those of Water Cress, 
though this sort succeeds in dry soils, and is slow in “ running to seed.' 
American or Land. 
WATER CRESS. Highly esteemed for salads and garnishing. It must be 
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grown along moist banks or in tubs in water-covered soil. 
CUCUMBER. ( 1 oz. for 60 hills; 2 or 8 lbs. in hills for an acre.) 
Cool and Crisp," Henderson’s. ( See special description , -page 22.) Extra 
early, exceedingly prolific, and bears the whole season; fruits straight, long, 
cylindrical, tapering at both ends; color, very dark green. One of the best 
for slicing, attaining good size; tender and crisp and a grand pickier. 
The "Henderson" Perfected White Spine. {See special description , page 22.) 
A decided improvement in the “ White Spine " type; its merits are extra large 
size, uniformly symmetrical fruits, deep green color; early, continuous and 
prolific bearer; an ideal variety for slicing. 
Early White Spine Improved. A popular standard variety for either family 
use or marketing; vines vigorous and healthy, bearing early and abundantly 
large,handsome,even-shaped fruits of light green color; crisp and of fine flavor. 
Everbearing. Possesses the merit of flowering and fruiting on the same vine 
continuously until frost; form perfect, even when small; o 
color; desirable for pickling. 
Extra Early Green Prolific. Similar to but an improvement on 41 Green 
Prolific," and 10 to 14 days earlier; ideal for pickling. 
Extra Long White Spine. Long green fruits, often 12 inches in length, popular 
for forcing. 
Early Cluster. An early, prolific, prickly short green variety 
Green Prolific. Short green, productive pickling variety. . . . 
Livingston’S Evergreen. Hardy, early and wonderfully prolific; fruits of 
medium size, crisp and finely flavored for slicing; also valuable for pickling 
the beautiful green color is long retained. 
Long Green. Dark green fruits 12 to 14 inches long; quality firm, crisp anc 
excellent. It is the best variety for big yellow pickles. 
Nichol’s Medium Green. Of medium size, straight and smooth, very produc 
tive; for pickling unsurpassed; for early forcing or slicing none is better. . . . 
Japanese Climbing. A distinct and valuable type, quickly climbing poles or 
trellis, taking up less room in the garden and keeping the fruits up from the 
ground and clean. It produces large, fine fruits, adapted for either slicing, 
salads or pickling, and thrives during dry, warm summers. 
Short Green Gherkin. A thick-set, small, green Cucumber, borne in abun¬ 
dance, and used exclusively for pickling. 
West Indian Gherkin, or “Burr" Cucumber. Small, oval green fruits about 
2 inches long, covered with soft, fleshy protuberances like prickles; exclusively 
used for pickles. 
ENGLISH FORCING or FRAME VARIETIES. These produce remarkably 
long and very solid fruits, with few and small seeds. Not adapted for open- 
ground culture. Our seed is from the best English strains. 
Blue Gown. Handsome, black-spined fruits, frequently 2 feet long. 
Cuthill’s Black Spine. A prolific variety of medium size. 
Duke of Edinburgh. Large, thick, dull green fruits, often 30 inches long. . . . 
Lockles’ Perfection. Very uniform; color, beautiful green. 
Lord Kenyon’s Favorite. A favorite, uniform in size and perfect in shape 
Telegraph. Clear, green, smooth fruits, 14 to 16 inches long; free bearer. . . . 
DANDELION. 
Common. Popular for “ greens " and blanched for salad. 
Large-Leaved. An early, large, broad-leaved variety. . . 
NEW YORK SPINELESS EOO PLANT. 
EGG PLANT. {1 oz. for 1,000 plants.) (for plants, see page 166.) 
Black Beauty. A handsome, early, large variety of great merit; a prolific 
producer of uniformly large purple-black fruits of fine quality, developing with 
rapidity and ready about two weeks earlier than other large sorts. 
New York Spineless—Henderson’s Improved. {See special description, 
page 22.) A superior type; low, stocky, spineless plants, early and prolific; 
purple fruits of the largest size and perfect in form; quality splendid. 
Early Long Purple. An earlier, hardier variety with club-snaped, dark pur¬ 
ple fruits 6 to 8 inches long, a shape preferred by some for slicing; flesh firm. 
Black Pekin. A strong-growing variety; medium-sized, almost round, black 
fruits and very solid. 
ENDIVE 
Escarolle ’’ and “Chicoree." {1 oz. for 100 feet of drill.) 
One of the best salads, especially when blanched; also much used for garnish¬ 
ing; if boiled makes fine “greens." Successional sowings furnish a supply 
almost the year round. 
Green Curled. A popular sort, with finely-cut, parsley-like leaves. 
French Moss Curled. A smaller, compact-growing variety, with densely 
curled moss-like leaves. 
White ClUled. Finely cut leaves, almost white with yellowish midribs; can be 
used without blanching when young . 
Broad-Leaved Batavian. Large, thick, broad leaves; it forms large hearts, 
which, blanched, form one of tne best winter salads; excellent for “greens" 
and for flavoring soups and stews. 
KALE, or BORECOLE. {1 oz. for ISO feet of drill.) Largely grown for 
supplying “ greens " during the fall, winter and spring; also used small? like 
Spinach; also useful in garnishing. The plants are hardy above zero; frost 
improves the quality. 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. Beautifully curled, bright green leaves. 
Siberian. Green, curly leaves; tender and of delicate flavor . 
Brown German Curled, or Purple. Purplish, curly leaves. 
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