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inch deep. 
: CUCUMBER 
Plant from February 15th to July 15th in hills 4 feet apart 
each way, dropping from 8 to 10 seeds per hill, and cover an 
When they are about 5 inches high and danger 
of insects is past, thin out, leaving only four of the largest and 
healthiest plants to each hill. Cucumbers are extremely easy 
to grow and a few hills will produce an abundance for an 
average family. They are of very rapid growth, maturing 
from 6 to 8 weeks from date of planting. Keep the crop picked, 
when large enough for use, whether required or not; other- 
wise, if left to ripen, they will stop bearing. 

Boston Pickling. 60 days. Splendid pickling and slicing sort. 
Fruits medium dark green; black spined, 6 to 7 in. long, 2% 
in. thick, symmetrical, only slightly tapered. Pkt. 10c. 
Chicago Pickling. 60 days. Valuable pickling and slicing vari- 
ety. Fruits deep medium green; black spined; 6 to 7 in. long, 
21%4 to 2% in. thick; tapered very slightly toward each end; 
uniform. Pkt. 10c. 
Davis Perfect. 68 days. Splendid dark green slicing variety 
particularly valuable for shipping. Fruits very dark green; 
retain color long after picking; white spined; 9 to 11 in. long, 
2% in. thick; somewhat tapered at both ends; very few seeds. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Early Fortune. 66 days. One of the most desirable slicing 
sorts; extensively grown for shipping. Fruits very dark green, 
color retained a long time after harvest; white spined; 8 to 9 
in. long, 2% in. thick; only slightly tapered; very uniform. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Early Short Green or Early Frame. 56 days. Splendid for 
pickling and for slicing; very popular for home gardens. Fruits 
bright medium green, black spined; 6 to 7 in. long, 2% in. 
thick; uniform; blunt. Pkt. 10c. 
Early White Spine. 60 days. The most popular white spined 
cucumber for the home garden; extensively grown for ship- 
ping. Fruits medium dark green; remain in good condition 
remarkably long; 7 in. long, 2% in. thick; slightly tapered; 
blunt. Pkt. 10¢e. 
Improved Long Green. 72 days. The most popular and one of 
the best for the home garden; particularly desirable for slic- 
ing. Fruits rich dark green, black spined; 12 in. long, 2% to 
234 in. thick: straight; cylindrical; with sew séeds. Pkt. 10c. 
Klondike. 64 days. Very desirable for shipping. Fruits hand- 
some; very dark green, white spined; 7 to 8 in. long, 2% in. 
’ thick; cylindrical. Pkt. 10e. 
Lemon. 65 days. Of superior quality for slicing and general 
salad use; fine for pickles. Fruits deep lemon yellow, black 
spined; become 3 to 3% in. long and almost as thick; blunt. 
Pkt. 10e. 
Small Gherkin. Of superior quality for pickles. This is the 
true West India gherkin, which is a species distinct from the 
true cucumber. Very prolific; fruits for pickles are produced 
in about 60 days. Fruits pale green, prickly over entire sur- 
face; become 1% to 2 in. long; oval; very uniform; seeds 
numerous and small. Pkt. 10e. 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
DANDELION 
Improved Thick Leaved. Very superior strain. Makes vigor- 
ous, very compact growth. Produces a spreading rosette of 
leaves 18 to 24 in. across; leaves very numerous, thick in 
texture and blanch readily. Fkt. 10e. 
ENDIVE 
Broad Leaved Batavian or Escarolle. Grown in market garden 
and for shipping. Plants large, leaves broad, thick, somewhat 
twisted; heart compact, blanches readily. Pkt. 5e. 
Green Curled, Green Ribbed. A variety with deeply cut leaf 
margins, but not curled as is Moss Curled. It is medium large 
in size and blanches well at the heart in late summer and fall. 
The mid-ribs or stems are pure green. Pkt. 5e. 
Large Green Curled, Pink Ribbed (also known as Large Curled 
Pancalier). A late, coarsely toothed variety of good size, which 
forms a good, blanched heart in the late fall. The mid-rib or 
leaf stem is tinged with rose. Fkt. 5e. 

KALE 
KALE or BORECOLE 
Dwarf Green Curled. Very hardy. Plants become 12 to 15 in. 
tall with 30 in. spread; compact. Leaves deep yellowish-green, 
large, finely curled and compact; plume-like. Pkt. 5e. 
Jersey or Thousand Headed. Immensely productive sort much 
grown for chicken feed and for stock. Plants tall, sometimes 
attain height of 6 ft. or more; much branched and tree-like 
and bear an abundance of thick, smooth, deep green leaves. 
Pkt. 5c. 
Tall Green Curled Scotch. Very hardy. Plants upright, 30 in. 
tall, with numerous large, deep yellowish-green, finely curled, 
compact plume-like leaves. Aside from habit, similar to Dwarf 
Green Curled. Pkt. 5c. 
KOHL RABI 
Early Purple Vienna. 60 days. Standard early sort. Plants 
small, leaves dark green with profuse purple staining. Bulbs 
flattened globe-shape, best for use when 2 to 2% in. diameter, 
but become larger; exterior’'purple, but flesh white, mild, crisp 
and tender. Pkt. 10c. 
Early White Vienna (for forcing). Produces bulbs of 2% in. 
in diameter 55 to 60 days after seed is sown out of doors. The 
standard sort for forcing and for home and market garden 
use. Plants very small, leaves medium green. Bulbs flattened 
globe-shape, pale green; used when of 2 to 2% in. diameter, 
a BE much larger; interior white, mild, crisp and tender. 
t. 10e. 
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