CUCUMBERS 
HOW TO GROW CUCUMBERS. They want a rich, warm, well- 
worked soil. Plant in hills about 4 feet apart each way. Plant 8 to 10 
seeds in each hill. When the plants are up strong, thin out, leaving four 
of the strongest ones in each hill. For early crop, plant as soon as the 
weather is settled and soil is warm during May. By starting plants 
under glass or in pots, they will have a good start and can be set out in May. For pickles, for late use, and for canning, plant in 
June. Other plantings may be continued until July 15. Keep gathering the Cucumbers; do not allow any to ripen, or it will stop the 
vines from continuing to bear. Spray the plants from the very beginning with Ever Green or some other good insecticide; it kills the 
bugs. One ounce will plant 50 hills; 2 pounds to the acre. The figures give the number of days from planting to picking. 

Straight-8 Cucumber, so very fine it was awarded the Gold 
Medal as the best new type of vegetable. 
62 days. An _ excellent 
Im roved Long Green. variety, and long a favor- 
ite of gardeners and farmers everywhere. It is of desirable size 
(about 10 inches long), rich dark green color, straight, cylindrical, 
and a heavy yielder. Our strain is outstanding in its superior 
quality. Pkt. 10 ets.; oz. 15 cts.3; 4Ih. 40 cts.3 Vth. 65 cts.; 
Ib. $1.255 2 Ibs. $2.20; 5 Ibs. $5. 
; This new Cucumber was awarded the 
Straight-8. Gold Medal in the All-America Seed Selec- 
tions of best new vegetables. Named for its very straight, 
symmetrical, cylindrical fruits, averaging 8 inches long and 
about 11% inches in diameter. Deep green, round at ends, free 
from striping and tipping. In every particular a quality product. 
Originator’s seed. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 14lb. 65 cts.; 
Ib. $1.50; 2 Ibs. $2.75; 5 Ibs. $6.25; 10 Ibs. $11.50. 
Davis Perfect. 58 days. Similar to White Spine, except 
darker green; very fine. One of the best. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
15 cts.; lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.20; 5 Ibs. $5. 
Early Green Cluster. 52 days. Very prolific; small; of good 
form; especially fine for pickling. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 
Mlb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.20; 5 lbs. $5. 
Fordhook Famous. 60 days. Unusually long, with uniform 
shape; never turns yellow. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; lb. 
45 cts.; lb. $1.25; 2 Ibs. $2.20. 


Improved White Spine. 58 days. Good shape; smooth; 
light green with white spines. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Mlb. 
40 cts.; lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. $5.50. 
Clark’s Special. 58 days. Long (8 to 10 inches); dark green; 
very good shape. Ships well. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 4b. 
40 cts.; lb. $1.15; 2 lbs. $2; 5 lbs. $4.50. 
Early Fortune. 58 days. Large, perfect shape, very dark green 
and early. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 14lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25. 
Jersey Pickle. 54 days. Very productive; the small fruits are 
used for pickles, larger ones for sweet pickles. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 15 cts.; 14lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.20. 
Longfellow. 60 days. Twelve to 15 inches long, dark green. 
Pkt. 10 cts.3 oz. 20 cts.; 144lb. 60 cts.; lb. $1.75. 
Japanese Climbing. 58 days. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts. 
Gherkin or Bur. 60 days. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts. 
Early Frame or Short Green. 58 days. A good pickling 
variety and for medium-sized Cucumbers for slicing. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.3 14lb. 40 cts.; Ib. $1.25. 
Early Green Prolific or Boston Pickling. 55 days. Yields 
a big crop; valued for small and medium-sized pickles. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 4b. 40 cts.; Ib. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.20. 
Everbearing. 52 days. A heavy yielder and comes very early. 
If the fruits are kept gathered, the vines will continue bearing 
throughout the season. Fruits dark green and small (about 
4 inches long). Pkt. 10 cts.;0z. 15 cts.; 4lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25. 
**Schell’s Little Gem,’’ Pickler. A small Cucumber especially 
desirable for ‘‘putting up”’ in jars for serving whole. The most 
uniform little Cuke, and smooth and shapely. They yield 
tremendously. Keep them gathered when 2% to 3 inches long 
for jar pickles. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 441b. 50 cts.; lb. $1.50; 
2 lbs. $2.60; 5 lbs. $6. 
A. & C. Cucumber. 60 days. Grows about 10 inches long, 
214 inches thick, straight and uniform, with rounded ends, 
dark green. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.3 14lb. 65 cts.; lb. $1.50; 
5 lbs. $6.25; 10 Ibs, $11.50. 



CHICORY. 
Witloof. 110 days. Known in restaurants as French Endive. 
Treat as endive, except late in summer gradually bank up 
like celery. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 14lb. 95 cts.; lb. $3.50. 
COLLARDS. 
Southern Giant. 80 days. Used in the South as a substitute 
for cabbage. Sow like cabbage. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 
Yb. 25 cts.; lb. 65 cts. 
CRESS. Sow in spring in rows a foot apart, cover seed 
inch. Ready to cut in four to five weeks. 
Extra-Curled or Pepper Grass. 40 days. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
25 cts.; 14lb. 60 cts.; Ib. $2.25. 
True Water Cress. 50 days. Can be grown easily in shallow 
igor or cool, moist soil. Pkt. 20 cts.; oz. 85 cts.; 14lb. $2.25; 
. $7.50. 
DANDELION. One ounce will sow a row 200 feet long. 
Sow early in spring; following spring, leaves will be fit to cut. 
Improved Large-leaved or Cabbaging. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 
65 cts.; 1b. $2; lb. $6.50. 
Common or French. Pkt. 10c.; 0z. 65c.; Mlb. $2; Ib. $6.50. 
One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long. 
One ounce will produce 3,000 plants. 
Schell’s Little Gem, Pickler 
HOW TO GROW THEM. Sow the 
H F R B seed in the spring after the soil has be- 
come warm—usually about May 1. Sow 
in rows 12 inches apart, cultivating the plants often; transplant 
to stand about 12 inches apart in the rows. 
Pkt Oz: PE Oz: 
ANIs@ ss. s5 2 8c $0 10 $0 20 | Horehound..... $0 10 $0 40 
Balm coe: 10 40 | Marjoram, Sw... 10 ao 
Basil, Sweet... . 10 35 | Pennyroyal..... 50 7 00 
Borage......... 10 30 | Rosemary...... 10 45 
Caraway....... 10 25°. Sage teense saa 10 40 
Catnip......... 10 55 | Savory, Sum.... 10 45 
Coriander...... 10 25 | True Lavender.. 10 50 
eee re: 10 iTS) Thyme: eee 10 40 
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Fennel, Sweet.. 10 25 | Wormwood..... 10 40 
FLORENCE FENNEL or FINOCCHIO 
Used extensively as a salad but it is particularly delicious 
when served boiled with a cream dressing. The bases of the 
leat-stalks are much thickened, bulb-like, and after boiling are 
of a mild, aromatic, sweet flavor, somewhat like celery yet 
sweet and with a delicate odor. When the enlargement of the 
leaf-stalk at the base of the stem is about half as large as an 
egg, then earth it up until about half is covered. In about ten 
days, you may begin to cut and continue as the plants increase 
in growth. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 4lb. 75 cts.; Ib. $2. 
18 WALTER S. SCHELL, Inc., Quality Seeds, HARRISBURG, PA. 
