Fresh or Pickled—Home or Market—Hardie Offers These as Best 
Hardie’s Superior Cucumbers 
é FOR MOST “CUKES” PER VINE 
CULTURE—Cucumbers should not be planted until the ground gets warm, 
unless you are prepared to protect them during the cold storms. Plant in hills 
six feet apart each way, enrich the wills with a quantity of decomposed 
manure or commercial fertilizer; scatter 8 or 10 seeds on each hill, cover one 
inch deep and press the soil firmly over them; thin out to three or four plants 
to the hill; never allow any of the fruits to ripen on the vine, as they will 
cease setting fruit as soon as seed commences to mature. Requires one ounce 
to 60 hills, about 144 pounds per acre. 
183—STRAIGHT 8. A rich, deep green cucumber, straight, symmetrical and 8 
in. long. Fine for slicing. All-America Gold Medal winner. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 35c¢; 
% Ib., $1.00; lb., $3.00, postpaid. 
185—COLORADO. A very attractive variety for market gardens and for ship- 
ping. Fruits very dark green, cylindrical, tapering at stem end with small seed 
area. One of the choicest varieties at present in cultivation, both for appear- 

Cucumber—Colorado 
PLEASE NOTE 
All prices quoted in this cata- 
log are subject to change without 
notice. 
Celery 
CULTURE—Sow in March or April and 
rake the seed in lightly ; water and shade from 
strong sun, set out when plants are 6 inches 
high, in trenches 214 feet apart; plants need 
shading during hot weather; when tall enough 
it should be earthed up to blanch it. 
164—GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. The best 
of all early ‘‘self-blanching’”’ varieties. It is of 
' dwarf, compact growth, with thick, solid, 
heavily ribbed stalks which blanch easily to 
a clear waxen-yellow. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; 14 
Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 

Kale—Dwarf Green Curled 

postpaid. 
186—IMPROVED LONG GREEN. Produced by 
selection from the Long Green. Vines vigor- 
ous and productive, forming fruit fit for the 
table nearly as early as the shorter sorts; 
fruits about 12 inches long, firm and crisp. 
The young fruit makes execellent pickles, 
and when ripe is the best for sweet pickles. 
We offer a carefully selected strain, uniformly 
long and of good form. Pkt., 10c3 02.5 -25¢$ 
\Y, Ib., 65c; Ib., $2.25, postpaid. 
181—DAVIS’ PERFECT. One of the very 
best for quality, shape, color and productive- 
ness and is a fine shipper. Color a dark 
glossy green, uniform and regular in size, 
and as a slicing cucumber one of the best, 
being crisp and tender. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c3; %4 
Ib., 65c; Ib., $2.25, postpaid. 
Eggplant 
CULTURE—Sow in hotbeds very early in 
spring and transplant about two and a half 
feet apart, in rich warm ground. 
191—BLACK BEAUTY. Fully as large and 
ten days to two weeks earlier than the New 
York Improved Purple. The grand large fruits 
are thick and of a most attractive form. 
Skin is a rich, lustrous purplish-black, the 
brilliant coloring being uniform over the 
whole fruit. Spineless. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 50c; %4 
Ib., $1.50; Ib., $5.00, postpaid. 
192—FLORIDA HIGH BUSH. This variety 
grows very large, strong and high. Plant’s 
are strong and stand unfavorable weather con- 
ditions remarkably well and are prolific in 
bearing. The fruits which are held well off 
the ground are large, of uniform dark pur- 
ple color, tender and of fine quality. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 50c; %4 Ib., $1.50; Ib., $5.00, post- 
paid. 
193 — NEW YORK IMPROVED PURPLE 
SPINELESS. By far the best variety for the 
South; fruits of largest size and _ perfect 
form; eight or ten grow on a plant. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 50c; 14 Ib., $1.50; Ib., $5.00, postpaid. 


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PLANT HARDIE’S SEEDS FOR HARDY PLANTS 
ance and for slicing texture. Pkt., 
10c; 0z., 35c; % Ib., $1.00; lb., $3.00, 
180—CHICAGO PICKLING. A very prolific 
cucumber, largely planted for pickles. Fruits 
average 4 to 6 inches in length when large 
enough for slicing, and are of excellent qual- 
ity. For producing medium-sized pickles it is 
highly esteemed, as it is enormously produc- 
tive, and if the fruits are kept gathered as 
soon as large enough, the vines will coritinue 
bearing throughout a long season, Pkt., 10c; 
Sar 10c; 0oz., 25c; 1% lb., 65c; lb., $2.25, post- 
paid. 
190—SMALL GHERKIN (For Pickles). A very 
small, oval, prickly variety quite distinct from 
all others and grown exclusively for pickles. 
The smallest of all the varieties and should 
always be picked when young and tender. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 35c; %4 Ib., $1.00, postpaid. 
Kale 
CULTURE—Kale makes excellent greens far 
winter and early spring; sow in June or July 
and transplant like cabbage. Will stand 
through the winter. 
210—DWARF GREEN CURLED. Very dwarf 
and spreading; best strain. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 
14 Ib., 70c; lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
Kohl-Rabi 
CULTURE—An excellent vegetable, and 
should be in every garden. Cultivate same as 
cabbage. For fall crop sow in July; for early 
spring, sow in December or January. 
212—EARLY GREEN VIENNA. Earliest and 
best for forcing, also good for open ground. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 85c; %4 Ib., $2.50, postpaid. 
Leek 
CULTURE—Sow same as onions, transplant 
into well-prepared rich beds in rows one foot 
apart and four to five inches in the row; set 
the roots deep and draw the earth to them 
when cultivating, so as to blanch them. 
214—BROAD-LEAF LONDON FLAG. Strong, 
vigorous and hardy. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 75c, post- 
paid. 
Endive 
CULTURE—Sow in early spring and fall. 
Cover lightly; thin out to eight inches apart; 
tie up loose leaves to bleach. 
195—GREEN CURLED. Leaves are finely cut 
or lacinated, giving the plant a feathery ef- 
fect, which is quite ornamental when the 
centers are finely blanched. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 
Y% lb., 65c, postpaid. 
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