Schell’s New Straight-8 Cucumber. This very valuable new variety is so outstanding in its distinctive characteristics that 
it was awarded the Gold Medal as the best new variety in vegetables in the All-America Selections and we urge you to grow it. 
It is straight, narrow, I X A inches in diameter, 8 inches long, deep green, ideal for basket-shipping and for the home-garden. 
CUCUMBERS 
HOW TO GROW CUCUMBERS—They want a rich, warm, well- 
worked soil. Plant in hills about 4 feet apart each way. Plant 8 to 10 
seeds in each hill. We highly recommend using Hotkaps on every 
hill of Cucumbers. They protect from cold, allowing earlier planting, 
and also from insects; keep the soil mellow, no crusting, conserve the 
moisture. They are like miniature “Hothouses.” See index. When the plants are up strong, thin out, leaving four of the strongest 
ones in each hill. For early crop, plant as soon as the weather is settled and soil is warm during May. By starting plants under 
glass or in pots, they will have a good start and can be set out in May. For pickles, for late use, and for canning, plant in June. 
Other plantings may be continued until July 15. Keep gathering the Cucumbers; do not allow any to ripen, or it will stop the vines 
from continuing to bear. Spray the plants from the very beginning with Ever Green or some other good insecticide; it kills the 
bugs. One ounce will plant 50 hills; 2 pounds to the acre. The figures give the number of days from planting to picking. 
Improved Long Green. 
62 days. An excellent 
variety, and long a favor¬ 
ite of gardeners and farmers everywhere. It is of desirable size 
(about 10 inches long), rich dark green color, straight, cylindrical, 
and a heavy yielder. Our strain is different in its superior 
quality. Pkt. 5 cts.: oz. 15 cts.; V^lh. 40 cts.; 65 cts.; 
lb. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.20; 5 lbs. $5. 
Qfminhf £ This new Cucumber was awarded the 
Ot /Uiy ill ~Q. Qqij M c d a i i n the All-America Seed Selec¬ 
tions of best new vegetables for 1935 . Named for its very 
straight, symmetrical, cylindrical fruits, averaging 8 inches 
long and about iK inches in diameter. Deep green, round at 
ends, free from striping and tipping. In every particular a 
quality product. Originator’s seed. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 
V 4 lb. 65 cts.; lb. $1.75; 2 lbs. $3; 5 lbs. $7. 
Davis Perfect. 58 days. Similar to White Spine, except 
darker green; very fine. One of the best. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 
IS cts.; % lb. 40 cts.; lb. $ 1 . 25 ; 2 lbs. £ 2 . 20 ; 5 lbs. £ 5 . 
Early Green Cluster. 52 days. Very prolific; small; of good 
form; especially fine for pickling. Pkt. s cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 
Xlb. 40 cts.; lb. £1.25; 2 lbs. $ 2 . 20 ; 5 lbs. £5. 
Schell’s Little Gem, Pickier 
Fordhook Famous. 60 days. Unusually long, with uniform 
shape; never turns yellow. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; %lb. 
45 cts.; lb. # 1 . 25 ; 2 lbs. $ 2 . 20 . 
Improved White Spine. 58 days. Good shape; smooth; 
light green with white spines. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Xlb. 
40 cts.; lb. $ 1 . 25 ; 5 lbs. $ 5 . 50 . 
Clark’s Special. 58 days. Long (8 to 10 inches); dark green; 
very good shape. Ships well. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; %lb. 
40 cts.; lb. £ 1 . 15 ; 2 lbs. £ 2 ; 5 lbs. £ 4 . 50 . 
Early Fortune. 58 days. Large, perfect shape, very dark green 
and early. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Lflb. 40 cts.; lb. £ 1 . 25 . 
Jersey Pickle. 54 days. Very productive; the small fruits are 
used for pickles, larger ones for sweet pickles. Pkt. 5 cts.; 
oz. 15 cts.; Klb. 40 cts.; lb. £ 1 . 25 ; 2 lbs. £ 2 . 20 . 
Vaughan. 62 days. Very long, slender fruits, dark green from 
end to end. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; FPb. 60 cts.; lb. £ 1 . 75 . 
Longfellow. 60 days. Twelve to 15 inches long, dark green. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; Lpb. 60 cts.; lb. £ 1 . 75 . 
Japanese Climbing. 58 days. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts. 
Gherkin or Bur. 60 days. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts. 
Early Frame or Short Green. 58 days. A good pickling 
variety and for medium-sized Cucumbers for slicing. Pkt. 
5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Xlb. 40 cts.; lb. £ 1 . 25 . 
Early Green Prolific or Boston Pickling. 55 days. Yields 
a big crop; valued for small and medium-sized pickles. Pkt. 
S cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Xlb. 40 cts.; lb. £ 1 . 25 ; 2 lbs. £ 2 . 20 . 
Everbearing. 52 days. A heavy yielder and comes very early. 
If the fruits are kept gathered, the vines will continue bearing 
throughout the season. Fruits dark green and small (about 
4 K inches long). Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Xlb. 40 cts.; lb. £ 1 . 25 . 
“Schell’s Little Gem,” Pickier. A new small Cucumber 
especially desirable for “putting up” in jars for serving whole. 
The most uniform little Cuke, and smooth and shapely. 
They yield tremendously. Keep them gathered when 2 >f to 
3 inches long for jar pickles. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; %\b. 
SO cts.; lb. £ 1 . 50 ; 2 lbs. £ 2 . 60 ; 5 lbs. £ 6 . 
n/// An herb used for making “dill” pickles. Both 
seeds and leaves are used. About 2 % months from 
seed time to harvest. Thin plants; they do not transplant 
well. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Vilh. 30 cts.; lb. 85 cts. 
CHICORY. One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long. 
Witloof. no days. Known in restaurants as French Endive. 
Treat as endive, except late in summer gradually bank up 
like celery. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; %\ b. 6 s cts.; lb. £ 1 . 80 . 
COLLARDS. One ounce will produce 3,000 plants. 
Southern Giant. 80 days. Used in the South as a substitute 
for cabbage. Sow like cabbage. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 
Xlb. 25 cts.; lb. 65 cts. 
CORN SALAD or FETTICUS (Lambs Lettuce). 
3 ounces will sow 100 feet of row. 
(60 days.) Hardy little plants grown in early spring, served 
like lettuce or cooked like spinach. Try it. For late fall, winter 
and spring use. Sow seed in Aug. or Sept., then cover for winter. 
Treat like lettuce. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; %lb. 40 cts.; lb. £ 1 . 25 . 
CRESS. Sow in spring in rows a foot apart, cover seed 
)4inch. Ready to cut in four to five weeks. 
Extra-Curled or Pepper Grass. 40 days. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 
15 cts.; L»lb. 30 cts.; lb. 75 cts. 
True Water Cress. 50 days. Can be grown easily in shallow 
water or cool, moist soil. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; Xlb. £ 1 ; 
lb. £ 3 . 25 . 
DANDELION. One ounce will sow a row 200 feet long. 
Sow early in spring; following spring, leaves will be fit to cut. 
Improved Large-leaved or Cabbaging. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
So cts.; Xlb. £ 1 . 50 ; lb. £ 5 . 
Common or French. Pkt. 10 c.; oz. 35 c.; J<lb. £ 1 ; lb. £ 3 . 
KALE. (See page 3, Borecole or Kale.) 
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WALTER S. SCHELL, Inc., Quality Seeds, HARRISBURG, PA 
