Cucumber (Cont'd.) 
BOSTON PICKLING —Medium 
dark green; 6 to 7 in. long; only 
slightly tapered. 60 days. 
EARLY WHITE SPINE— Medium 
dark green, slightly tapering to 
blunt ends; 6 in. long, 2 l / / 2 in. 
thick. Very popular for home gar¬ 
dens. 60 days. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN — 
Standard late variety. 3 to 3*/2 
pound deep green fruits. 12 to 
13 inches. 70 days. 
GHERKINS —For very small pick¬ 
les. Distinct from cucumbers. 3 
to 4 ounces, pale green, covered 
with prickly spines. 60 days. 
EGGPLANT 
BLACK BEAUTY — Large, egg- 
shaped, smooth, very dark pur¬ 
ple fruits. Keep well. Plant bears 
4 to 5 fruits. Early. 80 days. 
IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE — 
Each plant yields 4 to 6 large 
oval fruits of dark purple; flesh 
firm and meaty. Very popular. 
80 days. 
ENDIVE 
BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN — 
A fine winter salad material. 
Leaves toothed and twisted. 
Plants 16 inches in diameter. 
Compact heart, blanches to 
creamy white. 90 to 95 days. 
LARGE GREEN CURLED (Pink 
Ribbed ) — Outer leaves bright 
green, midribs tinged with rose. 
Center leaves blanch readily, 
making attractive salad material. 
95 days. 
FENNEL 
FLORENCE FENNEL or SWEET 
ANISE —The plants are 30 to 36 
inches tall. Broad overlapping 
stalks form a bulb-like enlarge¬ 
ment at base of stem. Very sweet, 
and frequently used as celery. 
KALE 
DWARF GREEN CURLED—A 
hardy sort, large and very at¬ 
tractive bright, deep green. 100 
days. 
TALL GREEN CURLED SCOTCH 
—Hardy, curled, deeply cut 
light green leaves. Tender after 
frost. 
KOHLRABI 
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. 
LEEK 
LARGE AMERICAN FLAG— An 
early, popular variety, with thick, 
long white stems. Leaves large 
and drooping, medium green. 
LETTUCE 
Heading or Cabbage 
BIG BOSTON w. s. —Popular for 
cold frame forcing and outside 
culture. Medium, compact heads 
with creamy yellow heart. Smooth, 
glossy leaves, edges wavy, and 
slightly tinged with reddish 
brown. 75 days. 
CRISP AS ICE — Firm, well- 
blanched head, delicate buttery 
flavor even under somewhat ad¬ 
verse weather conditions. 
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NEW YORK —Large heads, well 
blanched, sweet and tender. 80 
days. 
Loose Leaved Varieties 
GRAND RAPIDS b. s. — Erect, 
compact, plants. Light green, 
broad, heavily fringed leaves. 
For forcing, or early planting 
outside. 43 days. 
HONEY ROCK or SUGAR 
ROCK —Round, 4-pound fruit. 
Grey-green skin, coarse, sparse 
netting. Orange-salmon, thick 
flesh, fine flavor. 85 days. 
OSAGE —Thick, sweet, salmon 
flesh of finest quality. Dark 
green fruits, medium size, nearly 
round. 92 days. 
MUSTARD 
MUSTARD SPINACH or TEN- 
DERGREEN —Wholesome, quick¬ 
growing green, combining mus¬ 
tard and spinach flavors. 
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED 
LONGSTANDING — Large, frill¬ 
ed and crumpled. Light green 
leaves. 
Kohlrabi, White Vienna 
Muskmelon 
Hale's Best 
Lettuce, Grand Rapids 
Lettuce, Iceberg 
PRIZE HEAD w. s. — Early non¬ 
heading sort. Medium sized 
plants, crisp and tender. Color 
light brown on a medium green 
base. Leaves frilled at edges, 
and crumpled. 47 days. 
SIMPSON'S EARLY CURLED 
w. s. —Also called Early Curled 
Silesia. Early, hardy and depend¬ 
able. Non-heading. Leaves large, 
frilled, crumpled, and light green 
that form a compact bunch at 
center. 45 days. 
BLACK SPEEDED SIMPSON — 
Light green, frilled and crumpled. 
CHICKEN — Produces largest 
amount of leaves of any lettuce. 
Fast growing. For poultry and 
rabbit feeding. 
Cos or Romaine 
WHITE PARIS or TRIANON w. s. 
—Medium large self-folding, dark 
green leaves, forming loaf : 
ed heads. Greenish-white, 
blanched interior. 66 days. 
MELONS 
Muskmelon and 
Cantaloupe 
Watermelon 
HARRIS' or COLE'S EARLY— 
Very productive. Medium size, 
short and oval. Alternate dark 
and light green stripes. Tender 
rind, black seed, pink-red flesh. 
20 pound. 75 days. 
KLECKLEY'S SWEET— Large, cy¬ 
lindrical, dark bluish-green, with 
thin, tender rind. Bright red, 
juicy, sweet flesh, creamy white 
seeds with traces of brown. 85 
days. 
STONE MOUNTAIN— Also call¬ 
ed Dixie Belle. High quality 
shipping variety. Fruits very 
large, oval-round, blunt ends. 
Dark green, tough rind. Flesh 
rich scarlet, fine grained, sweet. 
Seed white with black tips. 
TOM WATSON — Outstanding 
red heart strain. Large fruit, 
well uniform, cylindrical, with tough, 
elastic rind, faintly veined. 
DIXIE QUEEN— Very prolific. 
Bright red, crisp, splendid qual¬ 
ity fibreless flesh. Very few small, 
white seeds. 85 days. 
OKRA OR GUMBO 
DWARF GREEN —Early, prolific 
dwarf growing sort. Dark green, 
fluted, 5 to 7 inch pointed pods. 
50 days. 
PERKINS MAMMOTH— Medium 
early, productive. Meaty, slen¬ 
der, tapered 7 to 8 inch ribbed 
pods. 56 days. 
WHITE VELVET —Early and pro¬ 
lific. Pods pale greenish-white, 
6 to 7 inches long. Meaty, ten¬ 
der. 6 days. 
ONIONS 
Yellow Varieties 
PRIZETAKER — Large, glebe 
shaped bulbs, with glossy, thin 
straw-colored skin. Coarse, mild 
flesh. 102 to 104 days. 
SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE 
— Globe shaped, medium to 
large bulbs. Solid, rich yellow, 
tough clinging skins. Creamy 
white flesh. I I 4 days. 
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS — 
Medium late, hardy. Good crop¬ 
per, fine for storage. Medium 
large, firm, solid, round bulbs. 
White, slightly yellow toned flesh. 
I 12 to 114 days. 
ROCKY FORD —Fruits small, 
rather large seed cavity. .Nearly 
round, weigh 2 l /2 pounds. No 
ribs, heavily covered with hard 
grey netting. Flesh thick, green, 
with gold tinge at center. Juicy, 
spicy, good quality. 92 days. 
BENDER'S SURPRISE— I mproved 
Surprise, similar to Tip Top. 
Coarse netted, 7 pound, ob¬ 
long fruit, distinctly ribbed, hard 
greenish-yellow skin. Flesh bright 
salmon. 95 days. 
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 with fine grey netting. 
Thick, deep salmon flesh, tender, 
sweet. 94 days. 
PRICES of Vegetable Seeds listed on this page 
(LARGE PACKETS 5c UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) 
Oz. 
4 Oz. 
8 Oz. 
Lb. 
CUCUMBERS— (Cont'd) . 
. $.15 
$ .40 
$ .70 
$1.25 
CUCUMBERS— Improved Long Green- 
.15 
.50 
.90 
1.50 
'/ 2 Oz. 
Oz. 
4 Oz. 
Lb. 
EGGPLANT . 
. $.25 
$ .40 
$1.35 
$4.00 
ENDIVE . 
.10 
.15 
.35 
1.10 
FENNEL . 
.20 
.30 
.75 
2.00 
KALE . 
.10 
.15 
.25 
.80 
KOHL RABI . 
.10 
.15 
.50 
1.75 
leek . 
.10 
.20 
.50 
1.75 
LETTUCE . 
.10 
,.15 
.40 
1.25 
COS OR ROMAINE . 
.10 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
MUSKMELON OR CANTALOUPE . 
.10 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
WATERMELON . 
.10 
.15 
.25 
.75 
MUSTARD . 
.10 
.15 
.35 
.90 
OKRA OR GUMBO . 
.10 
.15 
.25 
.75 
ONIONS . 
.15 
.25 
• .90 
2.75 
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