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SWEET CORN — HYBRID — (Continued) 
SPANCROSS 4.13 
Extremely early yellow hybrid. Wilt resistant and quite resistant to cold. 
Height of plants 4 to 5 feet. Ears 614 to 7 inches long with 10 to 12 rows of 
yellow kernels of good quality. 
The above list of hybrids will give a complete succession of maturity. 
POP CORN 
Japanese Hulless 
Known also as Australian, Tom Thumb, etc. A dwarf variety producing a 
good yield of very thick ears averaging about 4 inches long. A sure popper. 
When popped is large, tender, delicious and free from hull. 
LARGE GIANT YELLOW 
This variety is used by most popcorn vendors. Makes large creamy kernels 
when popped. Ears 5 to 6 inches, stalks 6 to 7 feet. Matures in 100 days. 
White Rice 
A very handsome and prolific variety. Ears short; kernels long, pointed and 
resemble rice; color white. Probably no variety of pop corn is superior to this 
for parching. 
CORN SALAD or Lamb's Lettuce 
This small salad is used during the winter and spring months as a substitute for lettuce andis also 
cooked and used like spinach. In warm weather the plants will mature in four to six weeks. During 
August and September sow the seed in shallow drills about one foot apart. If the soil is dry it 
should be firmly pressed over the seed in order to secure prompt germination. On the approach of 
severe cold weather, cover with straw or coarse litter. The plants will also do well if the seed is 
sown very early in the spring and like most salad plants, are greatly improved if sown on very rich 
soil; indeed the ground can scarcely be made too rich for them. 
CRESS or Pepper Grass 
The seed should be sown in drills about 16 inches apart on very rich ground. Cover with about 
¥% inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. When well started thin the plants 4 to 6 inches apart in 
the row. It may be planted very early but repeated sowings about every two weeks are necessary 
to secure a succession. Keep off insects by dusting with Pyrethrum powder. 
Curled or Pepper Grass 
The frilled or curled leaves are used for garnishing. Its warm pungent taste 
is also an appetizing addition to lettuce. The plant makes a rapid growth to 
about 1 foot high. 
CUCUMBER 
A packet will plant about 25 hills, an ounce 100 hills or about 100 feet of row. 
2 lbs. of seed per acre. é 
CULTURE. Plant as soon in the spring as danger of frost is over and ground warm and mellow, 
in hills 4 feet apart each way. Place 6 to 8 seeds in a hill and cover &% inch deep. When danger of 
bugs and worms is past, thin to four of the strongest plants in a hill. It is desirable to enrich the 
bottom of the hills:-with well rotted manure, which should be thoroughly mixed with the soil. 
Boston Pickling 
Popular for pickling and slicing. Fruits 6 to 7 inches long, 214 inches thick, 
medium dark green, symmetrical, very slightly tapered. 60 days. 
Chicago Pickling 
Very popular with Market Gardeners. Fruits 6 to 7 inches long, 24% inches 
thick, pointed at each end, with large and prominent spines. Color deep 
green. Extremely prolific and one of the best for those who want crisp coarsely 
spined pickles. 60 days. 
Early Fortune 
An excellent variety for slicing or shipping, producing very attractive fruits 
of rich dark green color. The fruits average uniformly about 9 inches long, 
2% inches thick, cylindrical but slightly tapered at ends. The seed cavity is 
small and the flesh thick, crisp and tender. Plants vigorous and productive. 
Recommended as one of the best shipping varieties ever produced. 66 days. 
