
GOLDEN BANTAM CORN 
CHIVES. The famous Schnittlauch—highly 
prized for flavor. The seed is not easily germi- 
nated and it will be necessary, therefore, to 
plant a fairly good quantity of the seed if many 
plants are desired. 
Packet, 10c; % ounce, 60c. 
SWISS CHARD. Only the tops of this beet 
are used, like spinach, and the succulent stalks: 
and midribs may be prepared in the same way 
as asparagus. The plants are cultivated like 
beets except that they should be thinned to 8 
to 10 inches apart. If only the outer leaves are 
gathered, the inner leaves will continue to 
grow, and repeated pickings can be made. 
Lucullus, Dark Green. The fleshy crumpled 
leaves of this variety make very choice greens. 
Plant grows erect, the stalks are rounded and 
finely ribbed; the foliage is a rich deep green. 
Favored by many because of its superior flavor. 
Packet, 5c; 4 ounce, 15c; ounce, 25c. 
CELERIAC. The same culture as celery. See 
page 9. 
Large Smooth Prague. The latest improved 
form with very few side roots. This is the 
largest and best variety of the “Turnip Rooted 
Celery.” Packet, 10c. 
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DIAMOND QUALITY SEED 
CORN. Corn is truly a native of this country, 
developed before the new world was discovered. 
It can be raised with some success in every 
state in the union, however, for best results it 
requires a growing season of seventy to eighty 
days and with plenty of summer heat. 
Any good garden soil will grow corn but it 
will mature quicker and be more tender if a 
good commercial fertilizer is used at the rate 
of about 11 pounds to a 100 foot row. 
Generally speaking, it is better to plant the 
early varieties in drills and the later varieties, 
of course, in hills, so spaced that cultivation 
may be done both ways without disturbing the 
plants. If your garden is of the weedy sort it is 
better to plant all varieties in hills because it 
is thus possible to control weeds easier when 
plants are in long rows. 
For early types make the drills 2 to 2% feet 
apart and 114 inches deep. For growing in rows 
put a seed every 3 inches in a drill with the 
expectation of thinning to 6-inch intervals as 
soon as possible. The thinned plants cannot be 
transplanted with any success. 
Packet, 10c; % pound, 20c; 1 pound, 35c. 
YELLOW VARIETY 
Golden Bantam. This variety of corn is sec- 
ond to none for tender, sweet and juicy ears. 
Although not as early as some types, its excep- 
tionally fine quality makes it well worth wait- 
ing for. Stalks about 5 feet tall. Eight straight 
rows of kernels to the cob. 
Improved Golden Bantam. An improved 
strain over the old type Golden Bantam, how- 
ever, we still recommend the old fashioned 
variety for Northwest conditions. This newer 
strain has ten rows of kernels to the cob. 
Golden West. A very fine early variety. Much 
the same flavor and tenderness as Golden Ban- 
tam and exceedingly popular with market gar- 
deners. Ten to twelve rows to the cob. 
Early Sunshine. One of the early varieties of 
sweet corn. Matures 3 or 4 days earlier than 
the majority of others. Taller and more vigor- 
ous with 12 rows to the ear. 
Other varieties: Golden Giant, Golden Ever- 
green, Golden Cross Bantam. 
WHITE VARIETY 
Stowell’s Evergreen. Remarkable for remain- 
ing in a fresh condition for a long period. 
Plants 7 to 74% feet tall. Ears 8 inches long, 
2% to 2% inches thick; 14 to 20 rows to the 
cob. The most popular white variety of sweet 
corn. 
Oregon Evergreen. Earlier than Stowell’s 
and just as fine and sweet. An exceptionally 
fine canning variety because of its uniform 
medium to large ears with 12 to 18 rows. 
Other varieties: Early Portland Market, 
Country Gentleman, Black Mexican, Early 
Evergreen, Early Minnesota, Howling 
Mob, Peep o’Day. 
FIELD CORN 
We offer the following varieties: Minnesota 
“13”, Oregon Yellow Dent, Pride of the 
North, Northwestern Dent, Champion 
White Pearl, White Flint, Wisconsin White 
Dent and King Phillips. We will gladly 
quote prices on inquiry. 
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PRODUCES BOUNTIFUL CROPS 

CUCUMBERS. All Cucumbers—Packet, 
5e3 ounce, 25c. ng een 
Gardeners with limited space cannot afford to 
plant cucumbers, which for outdoor culture 
must be planted in hills at intervals of at least ; 
4% feet each way. The plant is a sprawling 
tendril-bearng vine. It requires considerable 
heat, a lot of moisture and a rich soil. Cucum- 
bers are much more sensitive to frost than most 
vegetable crops. They can only be grown in — 
regions that not only have plenty of heat but 
a frost-free period of 75 to 90 days. 
Warm sandy loam especially if it has a gentle 
slope southward is the best soil for outdoor 
cucumbers. No other method of fertilizing is so 
satisfactory as putting 2 quarts of thoroughly 
rotted manure under each hill or a scant wheel- 
barrow load is better. Broadcasting manure or 
fertilizer for plants spaced so far apart is mere- 
ly wasteful. 
See that the manure is covered sufficiently 
so that no seed touches it. This is easily accom- 
plished by forming a circular hill about a foot 
wide and 4 inches deep over each lot of buried 
manure, the site of which had better be marked 
with a stick, if some days intervene between 
burying and planting time. 
Planting cannot be done until warm or hot 
weather is assured. Plant six seeds to each hill 
expecting to reduce them to three as soon as 
germination is complete, selecting the three 
best plants. The seed should be planted about 
1% inches deep. 
As the vines become large they will fill all of 
the space between the hills, so it is very impor- 
tant that you cultivate thoroughly while the 
plants are still young. 
Diamond Long Green. Truly the outstanding 
of the large varieties. It is extremely crisp and 
tender, sweet, very fine for slicing. It is best 
for sweet pickles when matured. 
Improved White Spine. An outstanding 
variety for table use. It is one of the early types 
and exceedingly tasty. Uniformly straight and 
handsome light green fruits, with a few white 
spines. 
Boston Pickling or Green Prolific. Truly the 
finest and most popular pickling variety. The 
tasty, bright green fruits range from 4 to 5 
inches in length and are exceedingly produc- 
‘tive. Fine for home and market. 
Davis Perfect. A vigorous grower. Fruits long, 
dark green, crisp and tender. Holds its color 
exceedingly well after picking, which makes it~ 
a favorite with the market gardeners. Seed 
cavity is small, making them very desirable 
for home and market uses. One of the outstand- 
ing varieties for Northwest climate. 
Colorado. Cucumber Colorado won the All 
American 1935 Award of Merit and is destined 
to become one of the most popular varieties. 
One of its outstanding qualities is that it does 
not taper but is practically the same size from 
end to end. The fruits are dark green, 9 to 12 
inches long and will yield more slicing cucum- 
bers than any other variety of approximately 
its size. Is highly recommended for the shipper 
and market garden. 
Other Varieties — Short Green or Early 
Frame, Lemon, Japanese Climbing, Small __ 
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