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China Cucumber —77>/j cucumber is about 75 inches long and just as fine as a hothouse "cue.’’ 
CHINA. Grow this for FINE QUALITY. Th is remarkable 
-- cucumber from (lie Orient is of finer quality than any olher 
variety we know. The fruit is very long, often reaching 20 inches in 
length and only 2 inches through. The skin is bright green and nearly 
smooth, the spines being few and small. The flesh is white, firm, ex¬ 
tremely crisp, and of the very best quality. The vines are vigorous 
and have shown great ability to produce under adverse conditions. 
We consider this one of the best cucumbers for the home garden and 
many of our customers find that because of its line quality it sells 
remarkably well at the roadside stands. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 45c; M Lb. $1.25; Lb. $1.00. 
Cucumber Trials on Moreton Farm 
Each year we grow and compare our own and many other stocks to insure your getting 
only the best. 
IRONDEQUOIT HOTHOUSE CUCUMBER 
This famous hothouse cucumber developed in the greenhouse section 
near Rochester has proved the most profitable kind to raise under glass. 
The fruit is long, slender, deep green and nearly perfectly solid, with 
very few seeds, and in some fruit practically none at all. The vines are 
w onderfully vigorous and very prolific. 
The seed we offer was saved entirely from selected fruit grown under 
glass by an expert grower in Irondequoit. 
Packet of 50 seeds, 60c; 100 seeds, $1.00; 500 seeds, $4.00. 
“/ gel a great lot of fun out of the China cuke, often getting cukes from 15 to 
22 inches. They create a lot of attention. The Straight Eight is a corker 
also.” N. H. liaggelt. East Lynn, Mass., May 8, 1938. 
Feldsalat (Ger.) COHl Salad Valeriannt (It.) 
Corn Salad can be used for "greens” like spinach or as a salad. It can 
be sown in the spring and fall. Succeeds best when sown in the early 
spring and in August. It can also be sown in September and wintered like 
spinach if given a little protection. 
LARGE ROUND-LEAVED. Market Gardeners’ Strain. Broad deep 
green leaves and a very heavy yielder. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; Lb. 50c; Lb. $1.40. 
Garten-Kresse (Ger.) Cr©SS Agretto (It.) 
Extra Fine Curled or “Peppergrass.” Finely cut and curled leaves. 
\ ery handsome and has a pleasant, pungent flavor. Used largely in 
salads and for garnishing. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; Y Lb. 30c; Lb. 85c. 
WATER CRESS. Improved Broad-leaved. Used extensively for 
garnishing and for salads. It can easily be grown on the banks of any 
small stream, or on land that can be flooded with running water. The 
seed should be scattered on the muddy banks in the spring or summer. 
Water Cress is also grown extensively in green-houses for winter use and 
is a profitable crop. This is a larger and better strain. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; Y, Lb. $1.35; Lb. $4.50. 
NATIONAL PICKLE. We offer true stock of this very prolific pickling 
sort which was bred to meet the specifications of a number of the lead¬ 
ing pickle packers for size, shape and color of the pickles. Black Spine. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; Y Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.10. 
CHICAGO PICKLING. Very prolific and one of the most popular 
kinds for pickles. The young fruit is short, straight, square ended and 
medium deep green in color. Black Spine. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; Y Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.10. 
Improved Long Green. Fruit long, straight and dark green. Excellent 
for pickling, slicing and market. Our strain is much superior to the 
common Long Green. Black spine. Turns yellow when ripe. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; Y Lb. 55c; Lb. $1.40. 
West India Gherkin. Short, prickly fruit, used for pickling, very 
prolific. 
Pkt, 10c; Oz. 30c; % Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.45. 
GREEN PROLIFIC, or Boston Pickling. Bears very profusely and is 
excellent for pickles. The fruit is rather short, straight, has blunt ends 
and is medium deep green. Black Spine. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; LC Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.10. 
White Wonder. This is a pure white cucumber of line quality. The fruit 
is 7 to 8 inches long and even when very young is perfectly white. These 
white cucumbers are valuable for exhibition as well as table use. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; LC Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50. 
LEMON. A real 
cucumber that 
grows about the 
size and color of a 
large lemon. The 
shape is shown in 
the photograph to 
the right. The flesh 
is white and has a 
peculiar sweet fla¬ 
vor, quite different 
from other cucum¬ 
bers. 
They are highly 
esteemed by many 
people both for table use and pickling. The fruit is ready to use when 
it is just commencing to turn yellow. They may be picked w hile green 
or ripe as preferred. The culture is the same as other cucumbers. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; Y. Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.00. 
PLANET JR. WHEEL HOES AND SEEDERS 
Whether your garden is large or small, a Planet Jr. tool will do the 
work better and quicker. A large variety of wheel hoes and seeders 
to fit every garden need. Sturdily made and will last a lifetime. 
See page 88. Send for complete catalogue. 
Loewenzahn (Ger.) Dandelion Dente di leone (It.) 
The improved cultivated dandelion is a valuable plant for “greens” 
early in the spring. The seed sown in the spring or summer and the leaves 
will be ready to eat the following spring. 
LARGE THICK-LEAVED. Dark Green. (Arlington Strain). This 
desirable variety has large thick dark green leaves of excellent quality. 
Plants grow upright and are far superior to the common dandelion. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 55c; Y Lb. $1.50; Lb. $5.00. 
FRENCH STRAIN. T1 le leaves are large, broad, medium green, and very 
tender. The plants grow more flattened than Large Thick-Leaved. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 55c; % Lb. $1.50; Lb. $5.00. 
ITALIAN (C icoria Catalogna). Relished by the Italian people, who use 
it for greens. Ours is the true strain. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 35c; Y Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.25. 
Dill (Ger.) Dill Aneto (It.) 
A packet will sow 10 feet; an ounce 50 feel of row. 
Long Island Mammoth. Larger and much superior to the common 
dill. It is so easily grown that every garden should have a short row 
of this valuable herb which is used to make “Dill Pickles.” 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; % Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 
Lemon Cucumber 
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