CUCUMBERS, Cont'd 
EARLY FORTUNE, w.s. —Medium 
deep green fruits, I % pounds. 
Fine for slicing. 8 inches. 63 
days. 
EVERBEARING, b.s.— S mall, very 
early. Used for pickles. Fruits 
weigh I pounds. 55 days. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN, b.s 
—Standard late variety for the 
home garden. 3 to 3i /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, 2/2 
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 
2/2 pounds, with thick, good 
quality green flesh. 80 days. 
POLLOCK 10-25— A variety of 
Rocky Ford strain. Nearly round, 
2/2 pound fruit. No ribbing, 
heavy grey netting. Thick, sal¬ 
mon colored flesh, green toward 
rind. Spicy, 93 days. 
ROCKY FORD —Fru its 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 3/2 
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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