CUCUMBERS, Cont'd 
EARLY FORTUNE, w.s.— Medium 
deep green fruits, 1 % pounds. 
Fine for slicing. 8 inches. 63 
days. 
EVERBEARING, b.s.— S mall, very 
early. Used for pickles. Fruits 
weigh U /4 pounds. 55 days. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN, b.s 
—Standard late variety for the 
home garden. 3 to 3'/2 pound 
deep green fruits. 12 to 13 
inches. 70 days. 
STRAIGHT EIGHT, w.s. —Attrac¬ 
tive variety. 2'/4 pound fruits, 
rounded at ends, medium green. 
68 days. 
DILL 
LONG ISLAND MAMMOTH— 
Used for flavoring. Flat seeds 
have strong, bitter flavor. 
EGGPLANT 
BLACK BEAUTY —Large, egg- 
shaped, smooth, very dark purple 
fruits. Hold well after picking. 
Plant bears 4 to 5 fruits. 80' days. 
NEW YORK IMPROVED SPINE¬ 
LESS —A good, standard variety. 
The spreading, spineless plant 
bears 4 to 8 fruits. Glossy black- 
purple. 83 days. 
ENDIVE 
BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN 
(Escarolle)—Leaves toothed and 
twisted. Plants 16 inches in diam¬ 
eter. Compact heart, blanches 
to creamy white. 90 to 95 days. 
GREEN CURLED R U FFEC■— 
Plants 16 to 18 inches in diam¬ 
eter. Fine fall variety. White, 
tender and fleshy. Blanches 
readily. 95 days. 
KALE or BORECOLE 
DWARF GREEN CURLED— Har¬ 
dy, large and very attractive 
bright, deep green. 55 days. 
DWARF CURLED SIBERIAN — 
Large, vigorous, spreading plant. 
Coarse large leaves, plain at 
center. Cut, frilled edges. Deep 
bluish-green. 65 days. 
KOHL RABI 
WHITE VIENNA EARLY— 8 to 10 
inch leaves on slender stems. 
Bulbs 2 to 3 inches, globular, 
light green. Crisp, tender, clear 
white flesh. 55 to 60 days. 
PURPLE VIENNA —Desirable 
early variety. Dwarf plant, pur¬ 
ple stems and veins. Bulbs glo¬ 
bular, purple, with white, tender 
flesh. 60 to 65 days. 
LETTUCE 
Heading or Cabbage 
BIG BOSTON, w.s. —Favorite va¬ 
riety. Large, solid heads of fine 
quality. 76 days. 
ICEBERG, w.s. —Late, large va¬ 
riety. Compact heads, crumpled, 
crisp and sweet. Leaves light 
green, slightly brown at edges. 
84 days. 
NEW YORK WONDERFUL or 
LOS ANGELES- —Large heads, 
well blanched, sweet and tender. 
80 days. 
Loose Leaved 
GRAND RAPIDS, b.s. — Erect, 
compact, plants. Light green, 
broad, heavily fringed leaves. 
For forcing, or early planting 
outside. Very popular. 
CHICKEN — Produces largest 
amount of leaves of any lettuce. 
Fast-growing. For poultry and 
rabbit feeding. 
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MUSKMELON AND 
CANTALOPE 
Green Fleshed 
EDEN GEM —Round shaped, 2 l / / 2 
pound, heavily covered with fine 
netting, without ribs. Flesh green, 
tinted salmon at center. Excel¬ 
lent quality. 88 days. 
EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK— 
Well-known first early sort. Fruits 
large, globular, flattened; weigh 
2 i /2 pounds, with thick, good 
quality green flesh. 80 days. 
POLLOCK 10-25— A variety of 
Rocky Ford strain. Nearly round, 
2 1/2 pound fruit. No ribbing, 
heavy grey netting. Thick, sal¬ 
mon colored flesh, green toward 
rind. Spicy. 93 days. 
ROCKY FORD —Fruits small, 
rather large seed cavity. Nearly 
round, weigh 2/2 pounds. No 
ribs, heavily covered with hard 
grey netting. Flesh thick, green, 
with gold tinge at center. Juicy, 
spicy, good quality. 92 days. 
Orange or Salmon Fleshed 
HALE'S BEST NO. 36— Outstand¬ 
ing early oval fruit, light ribbed, 
heavily netted. Thick, salmon- 
orange flesh. Sweet. 80 days. 
HEARTS OF GOLD or HOO¬ 
DOO — Nearly round 2 pound 
fruit, distinctly ribbed, deep 
green, fine grey netting. Thick, 
deep salmon flesh, tender, sweet. 
BANANA —Fruits smooth, slen¬ 
der, resembling a banana. Weigh 
6 to 8 pounds, flesh salmon, 
banana-like flavor. Good for 
late planting. 90 days. 
HONEY ROCK or SUGAR 
ROCK —Round, 4-pound fruit. 
Grey-green skin, coarse netting. 
Orange-salmon, thick flesh, fine 
flavor. 85 to 95 days. 
IMPROVED PERFECTO— Round¬ 
ish fruit, 2^/2 pounds. No ribs. 
Completely covered with hard 
grey netting. Thick salmon, sweet, 
juicy flesh. 92 days. 
Fall and Winter Varieties 
HONEY BALL —Small round 3 1/2 
pound fruit. Yellowish-white, 
smooth, with fine netting. Juicy, 
sweet, grey green flesh. 105 
days. 
HONEY DEW — Well-known, 
smooth skin variety, with honey 
sweet light green flesh. Spicy, 
sweet. I 12 days. 
WATERMELON 
DIXIE QUEEN— Very prolific. 
Bright red, crisp, splendid qual¬ 
ity fibreless flesh. Very few 
small, white seeds. 85 days. 
GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE— Also 
called Gypsy. Productive main 
crop variety. Long, large, grey- 
green fruits with dark green 
stripes. Tough rind. Flesh bright 
pink, sweet. Seed dull white with 
black tip. 90 days. 
STONE MOUNTAIN — High 
quality shipping variety, popular 
in Northern markets. Highly de¬ 
sirable for garden planting. Fruits 
very large, oval-round, blunt 
ends. Dark green, tough rind. 
Flesh rich scarlet, fine grained, 
sweet. Few seeds. 90 days. 
TOM WATSON — Outstanding 
red heart strain. Large uniform, 
cylindrical, with tough, elastic 
rind, faintly veined. 90 days. 
WONDERMELON or KLECK- 
LEY'S SWEET —Large, cylindrical, 
slightly ribbed fruits. Deep red, 
juicy, sweet flesh, white seeds. 
85 days. 
EARLY KANSAS. 
IMPROVED IRISH GRAY. 
MUSTARD 
CHINESE BROAD LEAVED — 
Large, oblong, slightly crumpled 
leaves, scalloped at edges. Me¬ 
dium green, vigorous plants. 
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED 
LONGSTANDING— Large, frilled 
and crumpled. Light green. 
MUSTARD SPINACH or TEN- 
DERGREEN —Wholesome, quick¬ 
growing green, combining mus¬ 
tard and spinach flavors. 
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