NICHOLSON ON THE PACKAGE SIGNIFIES QUALITY 

231—DAVIS PERFECT 
227—IMPROVED LONG GREEN. Requires 68 
days. One of the best long green varieties, 
fruit 10 to 12 inches long, and of a rich dark 
green color; fine for shipping; also a good 
pickling variety when young. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
20c; 1% lb., 60c, postpaid. 
229—ORIENTAL CLIMBING. Requires 53 days. 
While all Cucumbers are running vines, this 
variety is much more so than others. It climbs 
quickly on poles and trellises, and is entirely 
distinct. Splendid quality and well adapted for 
pickling and salad. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 
55c; lb., $1.75, postpaid. 


187—GREEN CURLED 
Endive 
(Escarola) 
187—-GREEN CURLED ENDIVE. Requires 90 
days. Rich green in color, but blanching to 
creamy white. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15¢; 1% lb., 35c; 
lb., $1.25, postpaid. Please write for prices in 
larger lots. 
Egg Plant 
(Berenjenas) 
Egg Plant seed germinates slowly and should 
be started in hot beds in February. Set the 
piants in open ground in April and May. 
Space the young plants 214 to 3 feet apart in 
rows. One ounce of seed will produce 1,500 
plants or more, a quarter pound of seed suf- 
ficient for an acre. 
196—NICHOLSON’S BLACK BEAUTY. Re- 
quires 8] days. Earlier than any other variety, 
producing large, thick, luscious purplish fruit 
ef the finest quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 4 lb., 
$1.25; Ib., $4.00, postpaid. 
197—-NICHOLSON’S NEW YORK IMPROVED 
PURPLE SPINELESS. Requires 83 days. The lead- 
ing market variety, and undoubtedly the best 
for size, quality and productiveness. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 35¢; Y lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00, postpaid. 
Kale 
(Breton-Berza) 
Sow in drills two feet apart, thin out to 8 
inches in the row and cultivate as cabbage. 
One ounce for 3,000 plants; three pounds per 
acre, 
189—-GREEN CURLED. Requires 55 days. Also 
called Siberian. Most tender and delicate of 
the cabbage family; improved by frost; leaves 
look like immense feathers which are curled 
on edges. Hardy. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 1% lb., 40c; 
Ib., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.08, postpaid. 
ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO. 

Nicholson’s Cucumbers 
(Cohombro) 
Planting should be delayed until all danger of frost is past. 
Soil for planting should be warm, moist and loose. Cover seed 
about ¥2 inch. Plant in hills 3 to 4 feet apart, 5 or 6 seeds to the 
hill. When 6 inches tall, thin to 3 plants to the hill. One ounce 
will plant 100 hills or 2 pounds to the acre. 
236—STRAIGHT 8. Requires 62 days. One of the newer varieties 
and an All-America Gold Medal winner. Dark green in color and not 
as broad or thick as most varieties. At best picking stage when 8 
inches long. It is rightly named. Pkt., 10c; o2., 20c: 1% lb., 65c; Ib., 
$2.25, postpaid. 
234—-NICHOLSON’S PREMIUM. Requires 67 days. This wonderful 
cucumber is only slightly longer than the Early Fortune, but is twice 
as desirable from a standpoint of color. A solid black green, will 
retain its color almost twice as long as other cucumbers. Pkt., 10c¢; oz., 
20c; 14 lb., 60c; lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
232—EARLY FORTUNE. Requires 66 days. An exceptionally fine 
early and productive Cucumber; an improved strain of the White 
Spine. Unexcelled for shipping or for home use. Pkt., 5¢; oz., 15¢; 1% lb., 
45c; lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
225—CHICAGO PICKLING. Requires 60 days. The best and most 
popular variety for pickling. Has small, deep green fruits, tapering at 
each end; is very prolific. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 1% lb., 55c; lb., $1.75, 
postpaid. 
233—-LEMON. Requires 65 days. Fruits are 
round or slightly oval, and of a light creamy 
yellow color. It is very prolific, and is especi- 
ally desirable as a small pickling variety for 
which purpose it may be used either green or 
ripe. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; %4 lb., 75c, postpaid. 
230—EARLY CLUSTER. Requires 56 days. 
Very early variety, bearing in clusters of two 
and three. If kept gathered from the vines it 
will continue to fruit through a long season. 
This is a splendid variety for pickling. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; 1/4 lb., 55c; 1b., $1.75, postpaid. 
226—EARLY GREEN PROLIFIC or BOSTON 
PICKLE. Requires 60 days. It produces an early 
cucumber for pickles. Uniform in size and 
smooth skin. It is a slender type. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
20c; 14 lb., 55c; Ib., $1.75, postpaid. 
231—DAVIS PERFECT. Requires 68 days. 
Ideal Cucumber for shipping and home use. 
Dark green in color, uniform in size and almost 
seedless, which makes it very desirable for 
slicing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 1% lb., 45ce lb., $1.50, 
postpaid. 
235—WEST INDIA GHERKIN. Requires 60 
. days. Very small in size and of superior qual- 
ity for pickles. Very prolific. Fruits for pickles 
are produced in about 60 days, measuring ll4 
to 2 inches long, and usually very uniform in 
size. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c: 14 lb., 60; lb., $2.00, 
postpaid. 
228—ARLINGTON WHITE SPINE. Requires 67 
days. An old-timer and a good one. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
l5e; 1% lb., 45c; lb., $1.50, postpaid. 





196—NICHOLSON’S BLACK BEAUTY 
Kohl-Rabi 
(Colinabo) 
Kohl-Rabi is a cross of cabbage and turnip 
and is delightfully flavored. 
192—EARLY WHITE VIENNA. Requires 55 
days. Very. easy to grow, and should be put in 
every garden. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; 1% lb., $1.65, 
postpaid. 
Horseradish 
(Taramago) 
Horseradish is grown from pieces of the root. 
Plant in rows 2/2 feet apart, setting roots 18 
inches apart in rows, vertically, small end 
down, and top 1 to 3 inches below surface. 35c 
pd ips 25 roots, 75c; 50 roots, $1.40, post- 
paid. 
1925 


Leek 
(Puerro) 
A widely cultivated member of the onion 
family. Sow early in spring in rows 12 to 15 
inches apart, covering seed about ¥ inch. 
198—BROAD LEAF. An extensively used and 
very desirable variety. Broad leaf, with short 
but thick stems. Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c, postpaid. 
Herbs 
(Hierbas) 
Sow seed in shallow drills, one foot apart, 
and thin out plants when well started. 
439—SWEET BASIL. For highly seasoned 
dishes. 
440—CARAWAY. For flavoring. 
441—CORIANDER. Seeds used in confection- 
ery. 
442—DILL. Leaves used in pickles and flavor- 
ing. Pki., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c, postpaid. 
446—LAVENDER. The dried blooms have a 
pleasing perfume. 
448—-ROSEMARY. Leaves used for seasoning. 
443—-SAGE. Leaves used for flavoring sau- 
sages. 
444_-THYME. For seasoning; tea is made 
from leaves for nervous headaches. 
Price, any of above, except where noted, pkt., 
20c; 2 pkts., 35c, postpaid. 
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189—GREEN CURLED 
DALLAS, TEXAS 
