CUCUMBERS FOR SALADS 
CHICORY 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 5 Ibs. per acre. 
Sow chicory when weather becomes warm and settled. Sow 
in rows at least 24 inches in width. Thin to 3 inches between 
plants. Pkt. 10c. 
Large Rooted or Coffee. Dried roots are roasted and used as a 
substitute for coffee. Mature in 4 to 5 months; are 12 to 14 
inches long; 2 to 2% inches thick at top; tapered. 
Witloof or French Endive. One of the best and most attractive 
of salad vegetables. Seed sown in spring produces long, thick 
roots by November. To force for use, dig roots in fall, trim- 
ming off leaves an inch above the crown. Trench in a warm, 
dark place, covering with 6 or 8 inches of soil and top layer of 
fresh manure, A handsome, compact cluster of blanched leaves 
which are tender and have a rich, mildly acrid flavor, are thus 
obtained. 
CHIVES 
The onion that does not smell on your breath. Fine in cottage 
cheese and salads. Pkt. 10c. 
CORN SALAD 
Broadleaved. Used as a salad. Seeds are sown late in August 
or in autumn in any soil. Plant produces leaves from October 
until spring without requiring any attention or protection. 
Pkt. 5e. 
CRESS 
Water Cress. Prepare a small trench for receiving the seed, 
then mix the seed with some dry earth or sand and sow broad- 
cast in the trench and cover slightly. Soil must be cautiously 
watered and kept moist until the plants show their first leaves, 
when the water is let in, but only so much as will barely cover 
the plants. Pkt. 10c. 
Garden Curled Cress. Sow in a moist and shaded position to 
obtain more tender and more abundant leaves. Pkt. 5e. 
COLLARD 
Southern or Georgia. An excellent cooked green. Long 
stemmed plant, with clustered leaves. Withstands heat and bad 
soil. 24 to 36 days. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; % Ib. 40e. 
CORN 
Sweet corn, 8 oz. to 100 ft., 10 to 14 Ibs. per acre. 
Salad corn, 4 oz. to 100 ft., 10 to 12 lbs. per acre. 
Plant in rich, warm soil, in hills 2 to 3 feet apart, in rows 
3 feet apart for early kinds and 4 feet apart for late sorts. Make 
first sowing about middle of March and continue fortnightly up 
to about the middle of July. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 15e; 1 Ib. 30c. 
Golden Bantam. (85 days.) This golden colored corn is the lead- 
ing variety for early home garden planting, ears though small 
are numerous and of finest quality. Very sweet and tender. 
Country Gentleman. (110 days.) A delicious sweet corn of ex- 
cellent quality. Widely used by canners and very desirable for 
private family use. Stalk often has two ears. Cob is small, 
giving great depth to kernels which are slender with tender 
hull and set irregularly without row formation. 
Stowell’s Evergreen. One of the best late varieties. Large ears 
about 8 inches long. Kernels clear white, deep, rather broad, 
very sweet and tender. 16 to 20 rowed; uniform. Holds well in 
prime condition at eating stage. Stalk sturdy and erect. Highly 
desirable for home and market gardeners. Matures in 105 days. 
Golden Cross Bantam. Very uniform in habit of growth, size 
and maturity. The ears measure 8 inches long and they are 
closely set with 14 rows of light yellow grains filled with 
delicious sweet pulp. Bears two ears per plant. Pkt. 10e, 
¥% Ib. 30e; 1 Ib. 50ce. 
Texas Honey June. Requires 87 days. A variety of sweet corn 
especially adapted to growing in Texas. Has very heavy 
shucks, which makes it resistant to ear worm damage. Stalk 
about 6 feet tall. Ears medium size, with 14 to 16 rows. % Ib. 
20e; 1 Ib. 35e. 
Garden or Roasting Ear Corn 
Adams Improved or Large Early. Large-eared roasting vari- 
ety, earlier than Trucker’s Favorite. 12 to 14 rowed. Kernels 
white and tender when young. 70 to 73 days. Pkt. 10c; 1 Ib. 25c. 
Trucker’s Favorite. Extensively used for roasting ears and 
shipping. Ears 12 to 16 rowed. Kernels white, fairly tender, 
and moderately sweet. 70 to 75 days. Pkt. 10c; 1 Ib. 25c. 
Popcorn 
6 oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 8 Ibs. per acre. 
New Hybrid Hulless. A new strain; perhaps the finest quality, 
high yielding white popcorn available. Its popping quality is 
exceptional. Pkt. 10e; 1 Ib. 25c. 
South American or Dynamite. Large, late yellow variety with 
golden kernels, creamy white when popped. Ears 8 to 9 inches. 
Pkt 10e; 1 Ib. 25c. 
Little Buster or White Hulless. Extra small grain and excel- 
lent for popping. Pure white and good yielder. Pkt. 10c; Ib. 25c. 

CUCUMBER 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 
Mature in approximately 60 days. 
Sow outdoor varieties early in spring, in hotbeds, and trans- 
plant to open ground when weather is suitable. For later crop, 
sow seed when weather becomes settled, in hills 4 to 6 inches 
apart. They require a warm, rich soil, and should be watered 
liberally. Pkt. 5e; 1 oz. 20e; %4 Ib. 60e. 
Davis Perfect. (68 days.) A splendid dark green variety, excel- 
lent for slicing and a good shipper. Very dark green, white 
spined. The color is retained a long time when pickled. Tapered 
somewhat at both ends. Seeds few. 
Improved Long Green. This is a great improvement over the 
old strain of Long Green. The fruits are unusually handsome, 
being of good form and of a deep green color which is retained 
a considerable time after picking. 9 to 10 inches in length. 
Oz. 25c; % Ib. 75e. 
Klondike White Spined. Medium early. Fruits handsome; very 
dark green, white spined; 7 to 8 inches long, slightly tapered. 
Flesh is waxy, white, crisp, and of excellent flavor. A favorite 
variety among market gardeners; desirable for shipping. Pick 
in 64 days. 
Straight 8. An outstanding new variety producing symmetri- 
cal, cylindrical fruits about 8 inches long and 1% inches in 
diameter. Fruits are well rounded at the ends and when ripe 
are deep green and free from objectionable striping or tipping. 
Ideal for home or market garden. Oz. 25¢e; 4 Ib. 75e. 
Snow’s Pickling. Popular for small pickles. At pickling size 
they are deep green, symmetrical and blunt ended. Ready in 
52 days. 
Boston Pickling. An early pickling or slicing variety. Fruits 
weigh about 1% pounds, 6 in. long and 2% in. in diameter. 
Early Improved White Spine. Vines vigorous, bearing early 
and abundantly. Fruit uniformly straight and handsome, dark 
greenish-white and a few white spines. Flesh tender and of 
excellent flavor. Used extensively for forcing under glass. 
Lemon. Little cucumbers resembling lemons in both form and 
color and having a delicious and distinctive flavor. Fine for 
preserves or sweet pickles and considered superb as a salad. 
Prolific. 1 0z. 25ce. 
Gherkin or Burs. Of superior quality for pickles. Not a true 
cucumber. Very prolific; fruits for pickles are produced in 
about 60 days. Fruits pale green; prickly over entire surface. 
1% to 2 inches long; oval; uniform; seeds numerous and small. 
1 02. 25e. 
Japanese Climbing. It climbs quickly on poles or trellises and 
is entirely distinct. The quality is splendid and well adapted 
for pickling and salads. The greatest advantage of having a 
cucumber trained on a pole or fence is evidenced when har- 
vesting. 
DILL, Long Island Mammoth. Used for flavoring. Flat seeds 
for strong, bitter flavor. Pkt. 5e. 
KOHL RABI 
¥% oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 5 Ibs. per acre. 
The delicious flavor of this turnip-shaped bulb combines both 
cabbage and turnip. As early in spring as possible, sow the seed 
in light rich soil in rows 1% feet apart. When plants are well 
established, thin to 6 inches apart in the row. Pkt. 5e; 1 oz. 50e. 
Early Purple Vienna. Standard early sort. Plants small; leaves — 
dark green with profuse purple staining. Bulbs flattened globe 
shape, best for use when 2 to 21% inches in diameter but become 
larger; exterior purple, but flesh white, mild, crisp and tender. 
Mature in 60 days. ; 
Early White Vienna. For forcing. The best table sort if used 
when the bulbs are 2 inches in diameter. It matures very early 
and produces medium sized, light green bulbs with white flesh 
of excellent quality. 
ENDIVE 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 5 Ibs. per acre. 
Sow about the middle of April, in rows 1% feet apart, and 
thin out to about 9 inches apart. Pkt 5e; 1 oz. 15¢e; 4% Ib. 40ce. 
Broad-leaved (Escarolle). Leaves long, broad and succulent. 
Fine for winter salads and cooking. 
Large Green Curled (Pink Ribbed). Outer leaves bright green, 
midribs tinged with rose. Center leaves blanch readily. Makes 
attractiv salads. Vigorous and resistant. 
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