Vegetable Seeds 
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WHEELER & COMPANY 
CORN —Continued 
CORN—VARIETIES FOR FIELD CULTURE 
FLINT VARIETIES 
Prices quoted at market. 
Early Canada Flint. 8-rowed. 
Longfellow. 8-rowed. Ears large and long. Cob small. 
CORN—DENT VARIETIES 
Prices quoted at market. 
Pride of the North. Early yellow Dent. Medium 
size with all cob. 90 days. 
Improved Learning. Matures in about 110 days. 
Large ears. 12- to 16-rowed. 
Yellow Sweepstakes. 115 days to make ensilage; 
10 days earlier than Eureka. 
Eureka. Heavy stalk and foliage for ensilage. 
White Southern (Horse Tooth). For ensilage. 
CRESS, or PEPPER GRASS 
Extra Curled. Mostly used for salads. Sow t thickly in 
shallow drills. The sowings should be repeated at 
intervals. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 40c., lb. $1.50. 
WATERCRESS 
True water. Hardy perennial growing on banks of 
running streams. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 34 lb. $1.25, 
lb. $4.50. 
CUCUMBERS 
For Summer crops, sow in open ground in May or 
June and every two weeks thereafter for a succession. 
Make hill? 4 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, uniform 
in size. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 45c., lb. $1.25. 
Improved White Spine. Splendid shape, line in flavor, 
crisp and tender. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 45c., 
lb. $1.25. 
Davis Perfect. A fine, extra long, solid, smooth and 
slender. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 45c., lb. $1.25. 
Early Fortune. Early, productive and blight-resisting, 
with uniform fruits about 9 in. long. Color is dark 
green: flesh firm, crisp and few seeds. Pkt. 10c., oz. 
20c., 34 lb. 45c., lb. $1.25. 
CUCUMBERS —Continued 
Longfellow. An excellent, long, dark green Cucum¬ 
ber growing about 12 in. long, of line quality. A line 
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. 45c., lb. $1.25. 
Boston Pickling. A favorite sort. Splendid quality 
and prolific. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 45c., lb. $1.25. 
Japanese Climbing. Distinct climbing sort. Valu¬ 
able for small gardens; tender and of line flavor. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 45c., lb. $1.25. 
DANDELION 
One of the earliest of Spring greens. Sow from May 
to August, and the plant will be ready to use the fol¬ 
lowing 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. $6.00. 
Cicoria Catalogna (Italian). Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 34 
lb. 60c., lb. $2.00. 
EGGPLANT 
Early in the Spring sow the seed in a hotbed and 
transplant when the weather is thoroughly 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., 34 lb. $1.25, lb. $4.50. 
Black Beauty. About 10 days earlier than New York, 
not quite as large, dark purple, egg-shaped. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 40c., 34 lb. $1.25, lb. $4.50. 
Early Long Purple. Fruits 6 to 8 in. long; early and 
productive. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 34 lb $1.25, lb. $4.50. 
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 Winter, sow the middle of 
August. 
Broadleaved Batavian (Escarolle). Large, deep green 
leaves forming a crisp head in the center. Blanches 
creamy white. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 35c., lb. $1.00. 
Green Curled. Leaves curly, finely fringed; fine qual¬ 
ity, hardy. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 35c.. lb. $1.00. 
Cucumber, Early Fortune 
