CUCUMBERS (Cont’d) 
improved long green, 
Black Spined —Standard late vari¬ 
ety for the home garden. Deep 
green, straight, slightly tapered 
fruits, 3 to 33/2 pounds. 12 to 13 
inches. 70 days. 
LONGFELLOW w. s. — Fruits 
weigh 23 ct pounds, 12 to 15 inches, 
dark green. Very uniform, and 
straight. 70 days. 
STAYS GREEN w. s. (Black Dia¬ 
mond) —Early, medium sized, pro¬ 
lific. 13 ^ to 13 ^ pound fruits, 7 to 
8 inches, symmetrical and nearly 
square at the ends. Very dark 
green. CO days. 
Pickling Varieties 
CHICAGO PICKLING, b. s. 
(Westerfield) —Well known pick¬ 
ling variety is also good for slic¬ 
ing. Largest of the pickling sorts. 
63^ to 7 inches. IVIedium green, 
heavily spined fruit. 59 days. 
SNOW’S PERFECTION PICK¬ 
LING, b. S. — Somewhat smaller 
than Chicago Pickling, and earlier. 
Fruits deep green, and weigh 1 }/^ 
pounds. 53/^ to G inches long. 56 
days. 
WEST INDIA GHERKIN— Used 
for very small pickles. Distinct 
from cucumbers. Fruits 3 to 4 
ounces, pale green, covered with 
prickly spines. 60 days. 
DILL 
LONG ISLAND MAMMOTH — 
Used for flavoring. Threadlike 
leaves. Resembles fennel. Plants 
2 to 23 ^ feet high. Flat seeds have 
strong, bitter flavor. 
Egg Plant, New York Improved 
EGG PLANT 
NEW YORK IMPROVED 
SPINELESS —A good, standard 
variety. The spreading, spineless 
plant bears 4 to 8 fruits. Glossy 
black-purple. 83 days. 
ENDIVE 
BATAVIAN BROAD LEAVED— 
Also called Escarolle. Leaves 
toothed and twisted. Plants 16 
inches in diameter. Compact heart, 
blanches to creamy white 90 to 95 
days. 
GREEN CURLED RUFFEC — 
Plants 16 to 18 inches in diameter. 
Fine fall variety. White, tender 
and fleshy. Blanches readily. 95 
days. 
WHITE CURLED— A small sort, 
12 to 13 inches. Finely curled 
leaves, broad rose tinted ribs, 
heart creamy white. Excellent for 
salads. 100 days. 
FENNEL 
FLORENCE FENNEL or SWEET 
ANISE —The plants are 30 to 36 
inches tall. Broad overlapping 
stalks form a bulb-like enlarge¬ 
ment at base of stem. These bulbs 
are very sweet, and are frequently 
used as celery. 
KALE or BORECOLE 
DWARF GREEN SCOTCH—A 
hardy sort, large and very attrac¬ 
tive bright, deep green. 55 days. 
TALL GREEN CURLED 
SCOTCH —Hardy, with curled, 
deeply cut light green leaves. 
Tender after frost. 60 days, 
KOHL RABI 
WHITE VIENNA EARLY FORC¬ 
ING —A handsome early dwarf 
sort for forcing. Leaves are 8 to 
10 inches long on slender stems. 
Bulbs 2 to 3 inches, globular, 
light green. Crisp, tender, clear 
white flesh. 55 to 60 days. 
Leek, A merican Flag 
LEEK 
LARGE AMERICAN FLAG— An 
early, popular variety, with thick, 
long white stems. Leaves large 
and drooping, medium green in 
color. 
LETTUCE 
Heading or Cabbage 
Varieties 
BIG BOSTON, White Seeded — 
Popular for cold frame forcing 
and outside culture. Medium, 
compact heads with creamy yel¬ 
low heart. Smooth, glossy leaves, 
edges wavy, and slightly tinged 
with reddish brown. 75 days. 
ICEBERG, w. s.—Late, large vari¬ 
ety. Compact heads, crumpled, 
crisp and sweet. Leaves light green, 
slightly brown at edges. 84 days, 
NEW YORK, WONDERFUL or 
LOS ANGELES, w. s.— This vari¬ 
ety is known as Iceberg to the 
produce trade. The outstanding 
shipping variety. Large heads, well 
blanched, sweet and tender. 80 
days. 
KALE—Dwarf 
Green Curled 
All our vegetable seeds are 
economically priced at 
5 c per packet 
except a few varieties on which other 
prices are specially noted. 
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