CUCUMBERS AND OTHER GOOD THINGS 
NICHOLSON'S CUCUMBERS 
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. 

232—Early Fortune 

'196—Nicholson’s Black Beauty 

192—Early White Vienna 

(Cohombro) 
236—STRAIGHT 8. Requires 
62 days. One of the newer va- 
rieties and an All-America Gold 
Medal winner. Dark green in 
color and not as broad or thick 
as most varieties. At best pick- 
ing stage when 8 inches long. 
It is rightly named. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; % |b., 40c; Ib., $1.25; 
5 Ibs., $5.00, postpaid. 
234 — NICHOLSON’S PRE- 
MIUM. Requires 67 days. This 
wonderful cucumber is only 
slightly longer than the Early 
Fortune, but is twice as de- 
sirable from a_ standpoint of 
color. A solid black green, will 
retain its color almost twice as 
long as other cucumbers. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; %4 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; %4 lb., 30c; Ib., $1.00; 
5 Ibs., $4.00, postpaid. 
228—ARLINGTON WHITE SPINE. _ Re- 
quires 67 days. An old-timer and a good one. 
Pkt., 5c; oz, 15c; % lb., 40c; Ib., $1.25; 5 
Ibs., $5.00, postpaid. 
230—EARLY CLUSTER. Requires 56 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; %4 Ib., 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; % Ib., 40c; Ib., $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; %4 Ib., 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., 10c; oz., 
15c; % Ib., 40c; Ib., $1.25; 5 Ibs., $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., 10c; oz., 
15c; % Ib., 40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
231—DAVIS PERFECT. Reauires 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; %4 lb., 30c; Ib., 
$1.00; 5 Ibs., $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 114 
to 2 inches long, and usually very uniform in 
size. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; %4 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; 0z., 25c; %4 lb., 75c; Ib., $2.00, 
postpaid. 
ENDIVE 
(Escarola) 
187—GREEN CURLED ENDIVE. Requires 
90 days. Rich green in color, but blanching 
to creamy white. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % Ib., 
35c; Ib., $1.00, postpaid. Please write for 
prices in larger lots. 

EGG PLANT 
(Berenjenas) 
Egg Plant seed germinates slowly and 
should be started in hot beds in February. Set 
the plants in open ground in April and May. 
Space the young plants 214 to 3 feet apart in 
rows. One ounce of seed will produce 1,500 
plants cr more, a quarter pound of seed suf- 
ficient for an acre. 
196—NICHOLSON’S BLACK BEAUTY. 
Requires 81 days. Harlier than any other va- 
riety, producing large, thick, luscious purplish 
fruit of the finest quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 
% Ib., $1.25; Ib., $4.00, postpaid. 
197—NICHOLSON’S NEW YORK  IM- 
PROVED PURPLE SPINELESS. Requires 83 
days. The leading market variety, and un- 
doubtedly the best for size, quality and pro- 
ductiveness. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 14 lb., $1.25; 
Ib., $4.00, postpaid. 
HORSERADISH 
(Taramago) 
Horseradish is grown from pieces of the root. 
Plant in rows 21% feet apart, setting roots 
18 inches apart in rows, vertically, small end 
down, and top 1 to 8 inches below surface. 
35c per dozen; 25 roots, 65c; 50 roots, $1.25, 
postpaid. 
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 liquors. 
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) 
Sow 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 55 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., 10c; oz., 20c; 
% Ib., 40c; Ib., $1.25; 5 Ibs., $5.00, postpaid. 
(Colinabo) 
Kohl_Rabi is a cross of cabbage and turnip 
and is delightfully flavored. 
192—EARLY WHITE VIENNA. Requires 55 
days. Very easy to grow, and should be put in 
every garden. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; %4 lb., 90c; 
Ib., $3.00, 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 14-inch. 
198—BROAD LEAF. An extensively used 
and very desirable variety. Broad leaf, with 
short but thick stems. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; %4 
Ib., $1.25; lb., $4.25, postpaid. 
10 ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO. 
