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Notch CARROTS 
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Vitamins 
; W IMPERATOR. (75 days.) This new carrov 
: iy How and hen to Plant has already become very popular as it 
F The carrot, whether used raw, fried, combines both attractive appearance with © 
: i - boiled or stewed, used alone or combined first class quality. The roots are 7 to 8 
with other vegetables or meat is not sur- 
passed in nutritious healthfulness by any 
vegetable. Plant carrot seed from the time 
the soil can be worked in the spring till 
July, in 1- or 2-foot rows for hand cultiva- 
inches long, tapering gradually toward 
the tip. Rich orange color with indistinct 
core. 
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. 
: tion or in 30-inch rows where a _ horse- ‘ E (88 days.). 
Ss drawn tool is used. Use one ounce of seed Roots reddish feoerine o inches one - 
to 100 feet of row, 4 to 5 pounds to the inches thick, ee Pee? o ahaa i ~ 
es acre, covering one-half inch deep and later. ee eee nee dee or table use, also 
; thin to a four-inch stand. Do not overlook used for stock 1eding. 
. the value of this crop as a stock food. 
“ DANVERS HALF-LONG. (75 days.) One MORSE’S _BUNCH ING. (75 days.) An 
‘e of the favorite main crop varieties known outstanding strain bred for market gar- 
ta by all. Very productive and used exten- den use and for shipping; also splendid 



EARLY WHITE SPINE CUCUMBER. 
Sively by market gardeners, shippers and 
home’ gardeners. Roots bright deep 
orange, 6 to 7 inches long, 1% inches 
thick, broad shoulder tapering to a blunt 
point. Flesh bright orange, tender, and 
very sweet. 
HALF-LONG SCARLET CHANTENAY. 
(72 days.) Market gardeners know this 
to be the perfect carrot and one of the 
most salable market varieties. An excel- 
lent, all-purpose sort. Roots deep orange, 
smooth, 5 to 6 inches long, 2% inches 
thick, broad shoulders gradually tapering 
and stump-rooted at the lower end. Flesh 
deep orange with distinct core. 
CELERY 
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. (115 days.) 
Very popular because of its earliness and 
self-blanching quality. The dwarf, com- 
pact plants grow 18 to 20 inches tall and 
form thick, solid stalks which readily 
blanch to a beautiful waxen yellow. Post- 
paid, pkt., 5c: Y% oz., 15c; oz., 25c. 
WHITE PLUME. (115 days.) Foliage is 
bright, light green, tinted white; stalks 
and foliage blanch readily to a pure 
snowy white. Crisp, tender and free from 
fiber strings. Postpaid, pkt., 5c; '% oz., 
15c; oz., 25c. 
CELERY PLANTS 
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. Ready 
March 15th. Postpaid, 25, 25c; 50, 
40c; 100, 65c. Not prepaid, 25, 15c; 

50, 25c; 100, 45c. 

RUSSELL- 
HECKLE'S 
How and When to Plant 
One ounce to 50 hills; 2 to 3 pounds per acre. 
After danger of frost is past plant in hills 4 by 
5 feet apart and thin to 3 plants to a hill. Seed 
can be planted in boxes or paper pots in a hotbed, 
but cucumbers do not transplant readily unless 
a mass of soil adheres to the roots. 
A &C. (60 days.) White Spine. A very desirable 
market cucumber because of its uniform length 
and intense dark green color. It has become 
increasingly popular for all market purposes 
and is a vigorous, high yielding variety. The 
fruit tapers at both ends and is 10 to 12 
inches long and about 8 inches thick. Postpaid, 
pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; '%4 Ib., 40c; '% Ib., 60c; 
Ilb., $1.05; 5 Ibs., $3.95. Not prepaid, 4 Ib., 
35c; Yo Ib., 55c; Ib., 95c; 5 Ibs., $4.00. 
CHICAGO PICKLE. (58 days.) Black Spine. One 
of the most popular of the small early pickle 
varieties. It has square ends with symmetrical 
shape and a tendency to taper slightly toward 
the blossom end. The Chicago pickle is a 
productive, vigorous growing kind enjoying uni- 
versal popularity for all pickling purposes. The 
eae is 6 to 8 inches long adn about 3 inches 
thick, 
DAVIS PERFECT. (58 days.) White Spine. A 
long smooth cucumber with tapering ends. It 
has enjoyed wide use for many years because 
of its dark green color when in the slicing 
stage, and the edible qualities are excellent. 
Fruit 10 to 12 inches long and about 3 inches 
thick. 
CLARK’S SPECIAL. (65 days.) White Spine. 
An outstanding variety for shipping and market 
gradener’s use, holding color and firmness well. 
Fruit is dark green, tapered to both ends, 8 to 
10 inches long and about 2% inches thick. 
EARLY GREEN CLUSTER. (52 days.) Black 
Spine. A fine variety for pickling, also desir- 
able for early slicing. Fruits borne in twos 
and threes. Short, thick, pale green, cylindrical 
and full at both ends. 5 to 6 inches long and 
about 2% inches thick. 
RUSSELL-HECKLE .. .. 
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CUCUMBERS 
home garden variety. The roots are 7 to 
8% inches long, graceful, smooth, and 
uniformly tapered to a semi-blunt end. 
Flesh is rich orange-red, extending to 
center of root, with indistinct core. Finest 
quality for table use. 
Prices on All Varieties of Carrot Seed 
Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 4 Ib., 
V4 
50c; Yo Ib., 85c; Ib., $1.50; 5 Ibs., $6.45. 
Not prepaid, '% Ib., 45c; Yo Ib., 75c; Ib., 
$1.40; 5 Ibs., $6.25. 

CHICORY 
Sow in April and transplant to stand 4 
inches apart. Valuable as a salad as well 
as a vegetable. Use a packet to 20 feet of 
row. 
MADGEBURG. (100 days.) Used for roots. 
Cut in slices and dried makes substitute 
for coffee. Postpaid, pkt., 10c; 2 oz., 25c; 
oz., 40c; '4 Ib., $1.25. 
WITLOOF. Also called French Endive. (110 
days.) Used for the top. Postpaid, pkt., 
10c; Yo oz., 25c; oz., 40c; 1% Ib., $1.25. 
CELERIAC 
GIANT PRAGUE. (120 days). Produces 
large edible roots which are ready for use 
after they have grown about 2 inches 
across. Grow as you would celery except 
that it does not require hilling or blanch- 
ing. Pkt., 5c; '% oz., 15c; oz., 25c. 
Top Notch 
Varieties 
EARLY WHITE SPINE. (60 days.) The most 
popular white spined cucumber for the home 
garden; extensively grown for shipping. Fruits 
medium dark green; remain in good condition 
remarkably long; slightly tapered; blunt, 6 to 8 
inches long and about 2% inches thick. 
EVERBEARING. (52 days.) Black Spine. A 
small, early variety. If the fruits are kept 
picked during the growing season it will con- 
tinue to bear almost indefinitely. It is of little 
use except for pickling, but it is so early in 
maturing that it is used for the first crop 
pines, 5 to 7 inches long and about 3 inches 
thick. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. (70 days.) Black 
Spine. One of the most popular and widely 
used varieties for slicing, also very good for 
pickling. Fruits dark green and somewhat slen- 
der to 15 inches long and about 3 inches 
thick. 
STAYS GREEN. (60 days.) White Spine. A 
splendid variety of recent introduction. Glossy 
dark green, cylindrical. Retains its color a long 
time. Young fruit fine for pickling, mature 
fruit adapted in shape and size to packing and 
shipping. 
STRAIGHT EIGHT. (63 days.) White Spine. An 
excellent slicing variety. Desirable for shipping, 
market garden or home garden trade. The fruit 
is 8 to 9 inches long and about 1% inches 
thick. Ends are rounded. It is very symmet- 
rical, not tapering from either end. The color 
is dark green in the shipping stage. Plants 
quite vigorous. 
Prices All Cucumber Seed Except A&C 
Postpaid, pkt., 5c: 1 oz., 15c; Yn \P 
a Yo eid: ee aa 5 ore A 
ot prepaid, C3 +, BOC} 
1: Ib., 850; 5 Ibe, $860, ne? tama 

For Quantity Prices 
