DINGEL AND SMITH SEED COMPANY 
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CHICAGO OR WESTERFIELD PICKLING 
One of the very finest types of pickling 
cucinnbers. Grown extensively by pickling es¬ 
tablishments on account of its very uniform type 
and size. A heavy yielding, hardy strain. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.15. Postage 
paid. 
DAVIS PERFECT 
A very fine type cucumber. One of the smooth¬ 
est and most uniform in shape and color, very 
small seed cavity. Grown extensievly for a slicing 
cucumber and for fancy dills. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; ^ lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25. Postage 
paid. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN 
An old time favorite. Fruit long and slim. Ex¬ 
ceedingly fine quality. Good for both pickling 
and slicing. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25. Postage 
paid. 
Endive 
A fine fall and winter salad-vegetable. Many 
relish Endive on account of its pungent flavor. 
Used same as lettuce. Sow from Jime to August. 
WHITE CURLED ENDIVE 
Very tender when cut young. Blanches readily. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; ^ lb. 40c. Postage paid. 
Garlic 
GARLIC BULBS 
Garlic is the most pungent of all the onion 
family and is used for flavoring soups, stews 
and sausages, etc. Does not produce seeds, but 
the bulb is composed of many small bulbs called 
cloves. To grow garlic, separate the several sec¬ 
tions of cloves of each bulb and set four inches 
apart in the row. Cultivate the same as onions. 
1 lb. 35c; 5 lbs. $1.45; 10 lbs. $2.70. Postage 
paid. 
WEST INDIA GHERKIN 
A very prolific, small fruited variety, used ex¬ 
clusively for pickling. The fruits are 2 to 3 inches 
in length and about 1^2 inches thick. The skin 
is bright green and thickly set with short spines. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; ^ lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.50. Postage 
paid. 
Cress 
UPLAND OR GARDEN CRESS 
Garden Herbs 
CARAWAY 
Grown from the seeds, which are used for 
flavoring of breads, pastry, etc. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 35c. Postage paid. 
DILL 
Grown chiefly for making dill pickles. Sow 
early in spring in rows. Cover seed Yz inch. 
Mammoth. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; *4 lb. 30c. Postage paid. 
Especially fine for salads and garnishing, has 
the pungent flavor of water cress. Ready for use 
earlier than any other salad vegetable. Many 
people use cress to mix with lettuce to which it 
adds a very desirable flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; ^4 lb. 50c. Postage paid. 
GARDEN SAGE 
Used for seasoning meats, etc. Home grown 
sage is better than most commercial stock. Broad 
leaf, used as a seasoning for dressings. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; % lb. 90c. Postage paid. 
CURLED CRESS OR PEPPER GRASS 
The finely cinrled leaves are used extensively 
for salads. Are crisp and of a pungent flavor. It 
grows very quickly and is of the easiest culture. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; lb. 30c. Postage paid. 
Chicory 
FRENCH ENDIVE OR WITLOOF 
One of the best winter salad vegetables. Sow 
the seed in the open in the spring. In the fall 
dig them and pack in sand or light earth, water 
them and place near the heater to keep warm. 
When the sprouts are through the surface they 
are then ready for \ise. Very tender and delicious. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 65c. Postage paid. 
Egg Plant 
Sow early in the spring in 
house or hotbed. Transplant 
same as tomato or cabbage 
when danger of frost is past. 
BLACK BEAUTY 
The best of all. Fruits very 
large and handsome and of 
a deep glossy purple black 
color. It is as early as any. 
Our stock is of the finest 
strain. 
Pkt. 10c; ^ oz. 25c; 1 oz. 
45c; Yk lb. $1.35. Postage 
paid. 
Before Making Up Your Order Read Parcel Post 
■ Instructions on Inside Back Cover of Catalog. 
M Your Zone is Stamped on Catalog. 
Horse Radish 
Plant roots in trench, pressing small end down 
and cover 3 to 4 inches deep in rows 2 feet apart, 
about 18 inches apart in the row. Ihe roots pro¬ 
duce good Radish, fit for use in one season’s 
growth. 
12 for 35c; 25 for 66c; 166 for $2. Postage paid. 
Kohl Rahi 
A very delicious vegetable 
grown very extensively in Eu¬ 
rope and now becoming very 
popular in this country. Looks 
like a cross between a cab¬ 
bage and turnip, forms a tur¬ 
nip, but above ground. It Is 
very fine eating, better than 
either cabbage or turnip. 
Shoiold be cooked same as 
cauliflower. It is very easily 
grown. Simply sow like tur¬ 
nip in rows and thin out to 
make room for roots to form. 
WHITE VIENNA 
This is the all-around best variety of Kohl- 
Rabi. Color, white, flesh white; tender and de¬ 
licious. 
Pkt. 16c; oz. 25c; f4 lb. 65c; 1 lb. $2. Postage 
paid. 
Lettuce 
Lettuce is so commonly grown by all that In¬ 
structions for growing are unnecessary. 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON 
A very early variety. Forms a close compact 
mass of curly yellowish green leaves. Tender and 
crisp. A great favorite with market gardeners. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Yk lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1. Postage 
paid. 
