Fresh or Pickled—Home or Market—Hardie Offers These as Best 
Hardie’s Superior Cucumbers 
FOR MOST “CUKES” PER VINE 
„ , , -, , . „ntit the e-round eets warm, unless you are prepared to protect them during the cold storms. 
CULTUp—Cucumbers should not be planted until the ground gets / manure or commercial fertilizer; scatter 8 or 10 seeds 
Plant in hills six feet wart each way.enrich the hills$£m?thin outto three or four plants to the hill; never allow any oflhe 
frui e ts C to ripen OV o € n th^'VTne. as they will cease setting fruit as soon as seed commences to mature. Requires one ounce to 60 hills, about 1% 
pounds per acre. 
183—EARLY GREEN CLUSTER. Fruits of 
slim form are desirable for picking. It is 
prolific, frequently setting in clusters of two 
or three. These are desirable for small pickles. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., $1.00, 
postpaid. 
180—CHICAGO PICKLING. A very prolific 
cucumber, largely planted for pickles. Fruits 
average 4 to 6 inches in length when large 
enough for slicing, and are of excellent qual¬ 
ity. For producing medium-sized pickles it is 
highly esteemed, as it is enormously produc¬ 
tive, and if the fruits are kept gathered as 
soon as large enough, the vines will cortinue 
bearing throughout a long season. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
190—SMALL GHERKIN (For Pickles). A very 
small, oval, prickly variety quite distinct from 
all others and grown exclusively for pickles. 
The smallest of all the varieties and should 
always be picked when young and tender. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 65c, postpaid. 
189—LONGFELLOW. Desirable for home or 
market garden, also a good shipper. Fruits 
uniform, straight, dark green over entire sur¬ 
face and attractive, retaining color well after 
picking. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 50c; lb., 
$1.50, postpaid. 
185—IMPROVED EARLY WHITE SPINE. A 
good variety of medium size, light green color, 
with white spine, a good kind for shipping. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., $1.00, post¬ 
paid. 
Cucumber—Davis Perfect 
186—IMPROVED LONG GREEN. Produced by 
selection from the Long Green. Vines vigor¬ 
ous and productive, forming fruit fit for the 
table nearly as early as the shorter sorts; 
fruits about 12 inches long, firm and crisp. 
The young fruit makes execellent pickles, 
and when ripe is the best for sweet pickles. 
We offer a carefully selected strain, uniformly 
long and of good form. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
V4 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Egg Plant—Black Beauty 
Herbs 
(PRICES POSTPAID) 
201—DILL. Seeds for flavoring pickles and 
vinegar. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c. 
207—SAGE. U s ed as a culinary herb. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 85c. 
184—HARDIE’S SPECIAL. Very dark green 
in color, medium size and most prolific, a 
wonderful variety for shipping to nearby or 
distant markets. One of the best features 
of this cucumber is the fact that it will not 
turn yellow after being pulled. A true ever¬ 
green cucumber of the white spine type. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 10c; ^4 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Eggplant 
CULTURE—Sow In hotbeds very early in 
spring and transplant about two and a half 
feet apart, in rich warm ground. 
191— BLACK BEAUTY. Fully as large and 
ten days to two weeks earlier than the New 
York Improved Purple. The grand large fruits 
are thick and of a most attractive form. 
Skin is a rich, lustrous purplish-black, the 
brilliant coloring being uniform over the 
whole fruit. Spineless. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; V4 
lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50, postpaid. 
192— FLORIDA HIGH BUSH. This variety 
grows very large, strong and high. Plant’s 
are strong and stand unfavorable weather con¬ 
ditions remarkably well and are prolific in 
bearing. The fruits which are held well off 
the ground are large, of uniform dark pur¬ 
ple color, tender and of fine quality. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 35c; Vi lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50, post¬ 
paid. 
193 — NEW YORK IMPROVED PURPLE 
SPINELESS. By far the best variety for the 
South; fruits of largest size and perfect 
form ; eight or ten grow on a plant. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 35c; Vi lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50, postpaid. 
Kale—Dwarf Green Curled 
181—DAVIS’ PERFECT. One of the very 
best for quality, shape, color and productive¬ 
ness and is a fine shipper. Color a dark 
glossy green, uniform and regular in size, 
and as a slicing cucumber one of the best, 
being crisp and tender. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi 
lb., 30c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Kale 
CULTURE—Kale manes excellent greens 
for winter and early spring; sow in June 
or July and transplant like cabbage. Will 
stand through the winter. 
210—DWARF GREEN CURLED. Very dwarf 
and spreading; best strain. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
Vi lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid. 
Kohl-Rabi 
CULTURE—An excellent vegetable, and 
should be in every garden. Cultivate same as 
cabbage. For fall crop sow in July: for early 
spring, sow in December or January. 
212—EARLY GREEN VIENNA. Earliest and 
best for forcing, also good for open ground. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb-, 60c, postpaid. 
Leek 
CULTURE—Sow same as onions, transplant 
into well-prepared rich beds in rows one foot 
apart and four to five inches in the row: set 
the roots deep and draw the earth to them 
when cultivating, so as to blanch them. 
214—BROAD-LEAF LONDON FLAG. Strong 
vigorous and hardy. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Vi 
lb., COc, postpaid. 
Endive 
CULTURE—Sow in early spring and fall. 
Cover lightly; thin out to eight inches apart; 
tie up loose leaves to bleach. 
195—GREEN CURLED. Leaves are finely cut 
or lacinated, giving the plant a feathery ef¬ 
fect, which is quite ornamental when the 
centers are finely blanched. Pk., 5c; oz., 15c; 
*4 lb.. 35c. postpaid. 
DAVID HARDIE SEED COMPANY 
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