Popular CUCUMBERS and 
OTHER GARDEN ITEMS 
Planting should be delayed until all danger of frost is past. Soil for planting should be warm, 
moist and loose. Cover seed about % inch. Plant in hills 3 to 4 feet apart, 5 or 6 seeds to the 
hill. When 6 inches tall, thin to 3 plants to the hill. One ounce will plant 100 hills or 2 pounds 
to the acre. _ 
EGG PLANT 
(Berenjenas) 
234—Nicholson's Premium 
196—Nicholson's Black Beauty 
189—Kale-Green Curled 
(Cohombro) 
234— NICHOLSON’S PREMIUM. Requires 
67 days. This wonderful new cucumber is only 
slightly longer than the Early Fortune, but 
is twice as desirable from a standpoint of 
color. A solid black green, will retain its 
color almost twice as long as other cucumbers. 
The meat is crisp and tender. It will retain 
its dark green color long after being cut from 
the vine. This great cucumber should prove 
to be a find for the critical market gardener 
as well as for the home garden. If you grow 
cucumbers, give this one a trial. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; ^ lb., 50c; Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
232— EARLY FORTUNE. Requires 66 days. 
An exceptionally fine early and productive 
Cucumber; an improved strain of the White 
Spine. Unexcelled for shipping or for home 
use. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; ^ lb., 30c; lb., $1.00; 
5 lbs., $4.50, postpaid. 
228— ARLINGTON WHITE SPINE. Re¬ 
quires 67 days. An old-timer and a good one. 
Pkt., 5c; oz,, 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 5 
lbs., $5.00, postpaid. 
230— EARLY CLUSTER. Requires 66 days. 
Very early variety, bearing in clusters of two 
and three. If kept gathered from the vines it 
will continue to fruit through a long season. 
This is a splendid variety for pickling. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 10c; ^ lb., 30c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
226— EARLY GREEN PROLIFIC or BOS¬ 
TON PICKLE. Requires 60 days. It produces 
an early cucumber for pickles. Uniform in 
size and smooth skin. It is a slender type. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, 
postpaid. 
225—CHICAGO .PICKLING. Requires 60 
days. The best and most popular variety for 
pickling. Has small, deep green fruits, taper¬ 
ing at each end; is very prolific. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
227— IMPROVED LONG GREEN. Requires 
68 days. One of the best long green varieties, 
fruit 10 to 12 inches long, and of a rich dark 
green color; fine for shipping; also a good 
pickling variety when young. Pkt., 5c; oz. 
15c; % Ib., 40c; Ib., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.00, post¬ 
paid. 
229— JAPANESE CLIMBING. Requires 53 
days. While all Cucumbers are running vines 
this variety is much more so than others. It 
climbs quickly on poles and trellises, and is 
entirely distinct. Splendid quality and well 
adapted for pickling and salad. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; ^ lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
231— DAVIS PERFECT. Requires 68 days. 
Ideal Cucumber for shipping and home use. 
Dark green in color, uniform in size and al¬ 
most seedless, which makes it very desirable 
for slicing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., 
$1.00; 5 lbs., $4.00, postpaid. 
235— WEST INDIA GHERKIN. Requires 60 
days. Very small in size and of superior qual¬ 
ity for pickles. Very prolific. Fruits for pickles 
are produced in about 60 days, measuring 1% 
to 2 inches long, and usually very uniform in 
size. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c, postpaid. 
233— LEMON. Requires 65 days. Fruits are 
round or slightly oval, and of a light creamy 
yellow color. It is very prolific, and is especi¬ 
ally desirable as a small pickling variety for 
which purpose it may be used either green or 
ripe. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c; lb., $2.00, 
postpaid. 
236— MIXED CUKES FOR PICKLING. This 
is our own formula mixture of all the good 
medium and small kinds best suited for pick¬ 
ling. All varieties in our mixture mature at 
the same time, and at one planting you can 
get an assortment that will make the most 
delicious pickles you could put on your table. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % Ib., 30c; Ib., $1.00, post¬ 
paid. 
ENDIVE 
(Escarola) 
187—GREEN CURLED ENDIVE. Requires 
90 days. Rich green in color, but blanching 
to creamy white. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 
35c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. Please write for 
prices in larger lots. 
10 
Egg Plant seed gei-minates slowly and 
should be started in hot beds in February. Set 
the plants in open ground in April and May. 
Space the young plants 2^^ to 3 feet apart in 
rows. One ounce of seed will produce 1,500 
plants or more, a quarter pound of seed suf¬ 
ficient for an acre. 
196— NICHOLSON’S BLACK BEAUTY. 
Requires 81 days. Elarlier than any other va¬ 
riety, producing large, thick, luscious purplish 
fruit of the finest quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 
% lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00, postpaid. 
197— NICHOLSON’S NEW YORK IM¬ 
PROVED PURPLE SPINELESS. Requires 83 
days. The leading market variety, and un- 
doubtedl> the best for size, quality and pro¬ 
ductiveness. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; % lb., $1.25; 
lb., $4.00, postpaid. 
HORSERADISH 
(Taramago) 
Horseradish is grown from pieces of the root. 
Plant in rows 2% feet apart, setting roots 
18 inches apart in rows, vertically, small end 
down, and top 1 to 3 inches below surface. 
35c per dozen; 25 roots, 65c; 50 roots, $1.25. 
HERBS 
(Hierbas) 
Sow seed in shallow drills, one foot apart, 
and thin out plants when well started. 
438— ANISE. Used for garnishing and sea¬ 
soning. 
439— SWEET BASIL. For highly seasoned 
dishes. 
440— CARAWAY. For flavoring. 
441— CORIANDER. Seeds used in confec¬ 
tionery. 
442— DILL. Leaves used in pickles and fla¬ 
voring. 
445— FENNEL (Sweet). Used in sauces 
and liquore. 
446— LAVENDER. The dried blooms have 
a pleasing perfume. 
447— SWEET MARJORAM. Leaves used 
fresh or dried for seasoning. 
448— ROSEMARY. Leaves used for season¬ 
ing. 
443— SAGE. Leaves used for flavoring sau¬ 
sages. 
444— THYME. For seasoning; tea is made 
from leaves for nervous headaches. 
Price, any of above, pkt., 10c; 3 pks., 25c; 
postpaid. 
KALE 
(Breton-Berza) 
For winter crop sow from August through 
the fall in drills two feet apart, thin out to 8 
inches in the row and cultivate as cabbage. 
One ounce for 3,000 plants ; three pounds per 
acre. 
189—GREEN CURLED, Requires 56 days. 
Also called Siberian. Most tender and delicate 
of the cabbage family; improved by frost; 
leaves look like immense feathers which are 
curled on edges. Hardy. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10; 
^ Ib., 25c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $2.75, postpaid. 
KOHL-RABI 
(Colinabo) 
Kohl.Rabi is a cross of cabbage and turnip 
and is delightfully flavored. 
192—EARLY WHITE VIENNA, Requires 66 
days. Very easy to grow, and should be put in 
evei-y garden. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; % lb., 60c; 
lb.. $2.00, postpaid. 
LEEK 
(Puerro) 
A widely cultivated member of the Onion 
family. Sow early in spring in rows 12 to 15 
inches apart, covering seed about %-inch. 
198— BROAD LEAF. An extensively used 
and very desirable variety. Broad leaf, with 
short but thick stems. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 
lb., 75c; lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO, 
