52 F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 


Cucumber, Lugo Nu-Green 
CUCUMBERS ... for Cool Summer Salads 
and for Pickling 
Sow seed after danger of frost is over, usually around February or March, on light rich 
warm soils. For later crops plantings can be made up to the middle of August. Plant 
8-10 seed in hills 3-5 feet apart, covering ¥2 inch. When plants are 6 inches high, 
thin to the three healithiest plants. Cultivate well until runners interfere. Sufficiently 
ripe fruit can be picked in about 60 days. Pickling types can be picked sooner. Keep 
fruits picked close as the vines cease to set fruit as soon as any seed begins to mature. 
*BOSTON PICKLING—60 days. This is a 
productive variety that is extensively 
grown for pickles. The fruits are bright 
green, 6 to 7 inches long, 2% inches thick, 
very smooth and symmetrical, only slight- 
ly tapered. The flesh is very crisp and 
tender. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, Y4 Ib. 40c, lb. 
$1.25. 
CHINESE LONG—80 days. The fruits are 
rich dark green, often 20 inches long, aver- 
aging 2 to 3 inches in diameter in the cen- 
ter and tapering gently toward the ends. 
Flesh is thick, crisp, and of fine flavor. 
This variety should be grown on a trellis 
for, when grown in this way nice straight 
fruits are produced. Not more than two 
vines should be left to each hill, and pref- 
erably one plant well fertilized, which 
will give the best results. Pkt. 15c, oz. 25c, 
Yq Ib. 75c. 
*EARLY FORTUNE—66 days. Fruits 
average 9 inches long, uniform diameter 
of 2 to 2¥2 inches, dark green color and 
white spines. The flesh is thick, crisp and 
tender with a very small seed cavity. A 
desirable slicing variety extensively grown 
for shipping. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, 1% Ib. 40c, 
Ib. $1.25, 
JAPANESE CLIMBING—70 days. Where 
space is a factor this variety will be found 
most desirable as it does best grown on 
trellis, fences, etc., climbing by tendrils 
like a grapevine. Fruits dark green, about 
8 inches long, thick, crisp, tender and equal 
to others in quality. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, % Ib. 
40c, lb. $1.25. 
KLONDIKE—64 days. This is an early 
variety and very desirable for shipping. 
Fruits are 7 to 8 inches long, of uniform 
size and shape. The color is very dark 
green, slightly striped at the ends. This 
rich dark green color is retained much 
longer and is affected less by the hot sun 
than any other variety. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, %4 
Ib. 40c, lb. $1.25. 
*LAGO NU-GREEN—72 days. A recent 
introduction, exceptionally fine long, 
straight, slender, dark green fruits 12 to 14 
inches long and 2% to 2% inches thick, 
black spined, solid, small seed cavity 
with few seeds and deliciously crisp. An 
ideal type for the home garden or as a 
“straight pack’ variety for shipment to 
market. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 1% lb. 50c, Ib. 
$1.50. 
LEMON CUCUMBER—65 days. A very 
productive variety with round or slightly 
oval fruits of deep lemon yellow. The 
fruits are ready for slicing when just 
starting to turn yellow. Of distinct flavor 
and preferred by many to any of the other 
sorts. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, % lb. 75c. 
LONG GREEN IMPROVED—68 days. Ex- 
tensively used for home and market gar- 
den, this vigorous variety produces fruits 
10 to 12 inches long when mature of a 
beautiful dark green color. Widely used 
for pickling and often for the sweet pickles. 
This variety furnishes some fruits early but 
matures the bulk of its crop rather late. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, %4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. 






STRAIGHT-8 (Gold Medal Winner)—66 
days. A very straight, symmetrical 
cucumber, of rich dark green color. 8 
inches long, 1¥2 inches in diameter. 
Unsurpassed for slicing, and fast be- 
coming the best selling variety. Pkt. 
10c, 1 oz. 20c, % Ib. 50c, 1 lb. $1.50. 



Gherkin 
WEST INDIA GHERKIN—60 days. This is 
a distinct, very small, oval, prickly fruited 
sort used exclusively for pickling. The 
fruit is 2 inches long and 1 inch in diam- 
eter and borne in abundance. Seed very 
small and slow to germinate, Pkt. 10c, oz. 
Sc, % lb. 45c. 

Kale, Tall Green Curled Scotch 
Kale or Borecole for 
Winter Greens 
Excellent greens for winter and spring use 
as the quality is improved by exposure 
to frost. Sow seed of the Tall and Dwarf 
Curled Scotch Kales in June and July, then 
they can be harvested from fall until spring 
at which time they are at their best. Seed 
of Jersey and Thousand Headed Kale may 
be sown from May to September but May 
plantings afford a much longer bearing 
season. These two varieties should be 
planted 3 or 4 feet distant each way as 
the plants grow to considerable propor- 
tions. 
JERSEY or TREE—Plant grows 3 to 4 feet 
high and frequently 6 to 8 feet. Produces 
a great number of large green smooth 
leaves, often 2¥2 feet long, on a straight, 
stiff, strong, comparatively slender stem. 
Pkt. 10c, 1 oz, 25c, 1% lb. 85c, 1 lb. $2.50. 
TALL GREEN CURLED SCOTCH-—The va- 
riety most commonly used. The plant 
grows 3 or 4 feet high, bearing long, 
plume-like light green leaves which are 
deeply cut, also finely curled at edges. 
Very hardy and of excellent quality. Pkt. 
10c, 1 oz. 25c, Y4 Ib. 85c, 1 Ib. $2.50. 
Mustard 
Mustard is grown principally for greens, 
the leaves resembling those of turnips but 
are larger, more tender, and not so coarse. 
Mustard does best when sown so that it 
matures during the cool of spring or early 
fall. Sow in rows 18 inches apart, and 
thin plants to 6 inches distance. Mustard 
goes to seed quickly, so successive sow- 
ings are necessary for continuous cropping. 
BAK-TOI (Chinese White Rib) — Green 
leaves with broad white rib, somewhat 
like a small chard plant. Delicious when 
cooked, the same as Spinach or Chard. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, % lb. 25c, Ib. 75c. 
FORDHOOK FANCY (Ostrich Plume) — A 
handsome, vigorous growing, mild variety. 
Leaves bright green, intensely curled and 
fringed on the edges; fine for salads and 
garnishings; seed reddish-brown. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 15c, 4% Ib. 25c, lb. 75c. 
*SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED—35 days. 
Plant vigorous and hardy, of upright, 
spreading growth; leaves 5 inches long by 
3 inches wide, light green, tinged yellow, 
much crumpled and frilled at the edges. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, 1% lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
