

CARROTS—IMPERATOR 
LEFT: CUCUMBER— 
DAVIS PERFECT 
BELOW: CUCUMBER— 
EARLY WHITE SPINE 
RUSSELL-HECKLE « 
COOKED 
OR RAW 
RICH IN 
VITAMINS 
* LARRKUTS - 
How and When to Plant he carrot, whether used raw, fried, boiled or stewed, used 
: alone or combined with other vegetables or meat is not sur- 
passed in nutritious healthfulness by any vegetable. Plant carrot seed from the time the soil can 
be worked in the spring till July, in 1- or 2-foot rows for hand cultivation or in 30-inch rows where 
a horse-drawn tool is used. Use one ounce of seed to 100 feet of row, 4 to 5 pounds to the acre, 
covering one-half inch deep and later thin to a four-inch stand. Do not overlook the value of this 
crop as a stock food. For best results, mix 4 pounds Vigoro, the complete plant food, per 100 feet 


of row before planting. 
DANVERS HALF-LONG. (75 days.) One of the 
favorite main crop varieties known by all. Very 
productive and used extensively by market 
gardeners, shippers and home gardeners. Roots 
bright deep orange, 6 to 7 inches long, 1% 
inches thick, broad shoulder tapering to a 
blunt point. Flesh bright orange, tender, and 
very sweet. Postpaid, pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 2 oz., 
oo Vy lb., 95c; V2 lb., $1.75; lb., $3.25; 3 lbs., 
$9.45. 
IMPERATOR. (75 days.) This new carrot has 
already become very popular as it combines 
both attractive appearance with first class qual- 
ity. The roots are 7 to 8 inches long, tapering 
gradually toward the tip. Rich orange color 
with indistinct core. Postpaid, pkt., 10c; oz., 
35c; 2 oz., 60c; 1% lb., $1.00; 1% lb., $1.85; lb., 
$3.50; 3 lbs., $10.20. 
CELERY 
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. (115 days.) Very 
popular because of its earliness and self- 
blanching quality. The dwarf, compact plants 
grow 18 to 20 inches tall and form thick, solid 
stalks which readily blanch to a beautiful 
waxen yellow. Postpaid, pkt., 10c; 2 oz., 25c; 
oz., 40c; 2 oz., 70c. 
WHITE PLUME. (115 days.) Foliage is bright, 
light green, tinted white; stalks and foliage 
blanch readily to a pure snowy white. Crisp, 
tender and free from fiber strings. Postpaid, 
pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 25c; oz., 40c; 2 oz., 70c. 
CELERY PLANTS 
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. Ready 
March 15th. Postpaid, 50 for 50c; 100 for 
85c; 300 for $2.25. 

PLANT ONE 
OR MORE 
How and When to Plant 
CUCUMBERS 
One ounce to 50 hills; 2 to 3 pounds per acre. After danger of 
frost is past plant in hills 4 by 5 feet apart and thin to 3 
HALF-LONG SCARLET CHANTENAY. (72 
days.) Market gardeners know this to be the 
perfect carrot and one of the most salable mar- 
ket varieties. An excellent, all-purpose sort. 
Roots deep orange, smooth, 5 to 6 inches long, 
2Y% inches thick, broad shoulders gradually 
tapering and stump-rooted at the lower end. 
Flesh deep orange with distinct core. Postpaid, 
pkt., 10c; 0z., 35c; 2 oz., 55c; 1% lb., 95c; 1% Ib., 
$1.75; lb., $3.25; 3 lbs., $9.45. 
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. (88 days.) Roots 
reddish orange, 12 inches long, 2 inches thick, 
tapering to a point; flesh red-orange. Excellent 
for table use, also used for stock feeding. Post- 
paid, pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; 2 oz., 65c; 14 lb., $1.10; 
Vm lb., $2.00; lb., $3.75; 3 Ibs., $10.95. 
CHICORY 
Sow in April and transplant to stand 4 inches 
apart. Valuable as a salad as well as a vege- 
table. Use a packet to 20 feet of row. 
MADGEBURG. (100 days.) Used for roots. Cut 
in slices and dried makes substitute for coffee. 
Postpaid, pkt., 10c; 2 oz., 25c; oz., 40c; 2 oz., 
70c. 
WITLOOF. Also called French Endive. (110 
days.) Used for the top. Postpaid, pkt., 10c: % 
oz., 25c; oz., 40c; 2 oz., 70c. 
CELERIAC 
GIANT PRAGUE. (120 days.) Produces large 
edible roots which are ready for use after they 
lave grown about 2 inches across. Grow as 
you would celery except that it does not require 
hilling or blanching. Postpaid, pkt., 10c; V2 oz., 
25c; oz., 40c; 2 oz., 70c. 
—FOR PICKLES 
FOR SALAD 
plants to a hill. Seed can be planted in boxes or paper pots in a hotbed, but cucumbers do not 
transplant readily unless a mass of soil adheres to the roots. For best results mix a level table- 
spoonful of Vigoro in the hill before planting the seed. 
A. & C. (60 days.) White Spine. A very desira- 
ble cucumber because of its uniform length and 
intense dark green color. It has become in- 
creasingly popular for all market purposes 
and is a vigorous, high yielding variety. The 
fruit tapers at both ends and is 10 to 12 inches 
long and about 3 inches thick. Postpaid, pkt., 
5c; oz., 20c; 2 oz., 35c; 1% lb., 60c; 1/2 lb., $1.00; 
lb., $1.85; 5 lbs., $8.75. 
DAVIS PERFECT. (58 days.) White Spine. A 
long smooth cucumber with tapering ends. It 
has enjoyed wide use for many years because 
of its dark green color when in the slicing 
stage, and the edible qualities are excellent. 
Fruit 10 to 12 inches long and about 3 inches 
thick. Postpaid, pkt., 5¢; oz., 15c; 2 oz., 25¢; 14 
lb., 40c; 1/2 Ib., 70c; Ib., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.75. 
EARLY GREEN CLUSTER. (52 days.) Black 
Spine. A fine variety for pickling, also desira- 
ble for early slicing. Fruits borne in twos and 
threes. Short, thick, pale green, cylindrical and 
full at both ends. 5 to 6 inches long and about 
2\ inches thick. Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 2 
oz., 35c; VY lb., 60c; 2 lb., $1.00; Ib., $1.85; 5 
lbs., $8.75. 
EARLY WHITE SPINE. (60 days.) The most 
popular white spined cucumber for the home 
garden; extensively grown for shipping. Fruits 
medium dark green; remain in good condition 
remarkably long; slightly tapered; blunt, 6 to 
8 inches long and about 21% inches thick. Post- 
paid, pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 2 oz., 35c; 1% lb., 50c; 14 
Ib., 85c; lb., $1.50; 5 lbs., $7.00. 
WHITE WONDER (58 days.) This is a novelty, 
but it has considerable merit. It is white at all 
stages of growth. The small white pickles are 
8 to 814 inches long and about 31% inches thick, 
taper at the blossom end, and are very attrac- 
tive when packed in glass containers. Postpaid, 
pkt., 5c; oz., 30c; 2 oz., 45c; 1% Ib., 75c. 
CLIMBING, (58 Days.) A distinct variety used 
for its climbing qualities to cover trellises and 
fences. The color when ripe is a deep russet, 
covered with a heavy netting. When in the 
slicing stage the deep green color is splendid, 
the edible qualities are good. Postpaid, pkt., 
5c; oz., 20c; 2 oz., 30c; 1% lbs., 50c; 1/2 lb., 85c. 
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CHICAGO PICKLE. (58 days.) Black Spine. 
One of the most popular of the small early 
pickle varieties. It has square ends with sym- 
metrical shape and a tendency to taper slightly 
toward the blossom end. The Chicago pickle is 
very popular for all pickling purposes. The fruit 
is 6 to 8 inches long and about 3 inches thick. 
Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 2 oz., 35c; 14 lb., 60c; 
VY Ib., $1.00; 1b., $1.85.; 5 lbs., $8.75. 
EVERBEARING. (52 days.) Black Spine. A 
small, early variety. If the fruits are kept 
picked during the growing season it will con- 
tinue to bear almost indefinitely. It is of little 
use except for pickling, but it is so early in 
maturing that it is used for the first crop pickles. 
5 to 7 inches long and about 3 inches thick. 
Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 2 oz., 35c; \%4 lb., 
60c; 1% Ib., $1.00; lb., $1.85; 5 lbs., $8.75. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. (70 days.) Black 
Spine. One of the most popular and widely 
used varieties for slicing, also very good for 
pickling. Fruits dark green and somewhat slen- 
der, 10 to 15 inches long and about 3 inches 
thick. Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 2 oz., 35ce; 4 
Ib., 65c; Y Ib., $1.10; Ib., $2.00; 5 lbs., $9.50. 
SMALL GHERKIN (50 days.) Of superior qual- 
ity for pickles. This is the West India Gherkin, 
and not a true cucumber. Very prolific, fruits 
pale green, prickly over entire surface; 1% to 
2 inches long, oval, uniform, seeds numerous 
and small. Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 2 oz., 
35c; 1% Ib., 50c; 12 Ib., 85c; Ib., $1.50. 
STAYS GREEN. (60 days.) White Spine. A 
splendid variety of recent introduction. Glossy 
dark green, cylindrical. Retains its color a long 
time. Young fruit fine for pickling, mature fruit 
adapted in shape and size to packing and 
shipping. Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 2 oz., 35¢; 
VY lb., 55c; 2 Ib., 95c; 1b., $1.75; 5 Ibs., $8.25. 
STRAIGHT EIGHT. (63 days.) White Spine. 
An excellent slicing variety. Desirable for ship- 
ping, market garden or home garden trade. The 
fruit is 8 to 9 inches long and about 1% inches 
thick. Ends are rounded. It is very symmetrical, 
not tapering from either end. The color is dark 
green in the shipping stage. Plants quite vigor 
ous. Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 2 oz., 35c: % 
Ib., 65c; 1 lb., $1.10; lb., $2.00; 5 Ibs., $9.50. 
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