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RABIES 
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN—Finest quality vari- 
ety of all the midseason sorts of Sweet Corn 
grown in this country. Makes 2 to 3 good 
sized ears to the stalk, on rich ground. Grains 
small, much shriveled, but very deep. Quality 
unexcelled and no garden should be without 
a few rows of this best quality of all Corn. 
Packet 10c; pound 40c. 
STOWELL’S EVERGREEN—Ears are large, have 
fifteen or more rows of deep, luscious kernels 
and remain tender and fit for use longer than 
any other sort. Packet 10c; pound 30c. 
HONEY JUNE—Most successful variety yet 
introduced for Texas. Produces a larger ear 
resisting. 
and is more disease and worm 
Packet 10c; pound 40c. 
CHARLEVOIX (Gold Standard)—Standard of 
excellence in sweet corn; equally valuable for 
home garden, market garden, and canning. 
Plants 5/2 to 6 feet tall commonly bear 2 
ears. Ears 6% to 7 inches long; 12 rowed. 
Kernels light golden yellow, tender, and of 
highest quality. 86 to 88 days. Packet 10c; 
pound 40c. 
CORN—COUNTRY GENTLEMEN 

GARDEN TIP 
Be sure to plant succession crops of your 
favorite sweet corn; then you'll enjoy 
corn-on-the-cob for a long season. 

Kohl-rabi 
Grown for its thick, bulb-shaped stalks, which, 
while young, are prepared in the same manner 
as turnips. One ounce will drill 200 feet. 
EARLY WHITE VIENNA—Grown for forcing 
or cultivation in open ground. Very short 
tops. Flesh is white, tender and of excellent 
table qualities. Ounce 60c; 4 pound $1.75. 
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EARLY FORTUNE 
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Form low, flat hills 6 feet 
apart each way, of rich soil, 
mix in a quantity of thoroughly 
decomposed manure, stirring 
the soil to a depth of 6 inches 
or more; or open shallow 
trenches 6 to 8 feet apart and 
mix with the bottom each a 
quantity of similar manure, and 
replace the surface soil. Scat- 
ter on each hill 15 to 20 seeds, 
or 1 every inch along the rows, 
and cover 1 inch deep, pressing 
the soil firmly over them. 2 
ounces for 100 hills; 2 pounds 
for an acre. 
STAFFEL‘S STRAIGHT EIGHT (White 
Spine)—Small early shipping Cucumber, 
notable for its intensely dark-green color. 
Enormous yielder, this variety is recom- 
mended chiefly for the earliest shipping 
sections, where length is not a necessity. 
We do not believe it is excelled for earli- 
ness, color and heavy yielding. Sizes 
8x14 inchs. Edible in 52 days. Weight, 
11% pounds. Ounce 20c; 4 pound 60c. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN—The old stand- 
ard sort, of vigorous growth, long and 
crisp; good variety for pickling. Ounce 
20c; 1% pound 60c. 
CHICAGO or WESTERFIELD PICKLING— 
A prolific variety, containing all the qual- 
ities desired by those who raise Cucum- 
bers for commercial pickles. Used almost 
exclusively by all the large pickling houses. 
Ounce 20c; 4 pound 60c. 
EARLY FORTUNE (55 days)—In |. color 
Early Fortune is a rich, attractive deep 
green. Great producer of fine grained 
fruit with compact flesh. Quality superb, 
exceedingly crips and brittle. Ideal for 
table, market or shipping purposes. Ounce 
20c; % pound 60c. 

EGG PLANT 
IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE (Spineless) —A 
general favorite both for market and home 
garden. The plant is spineless, large and 
spreading, with light green foliage. Pro- 
duces four to six large, oval fruits of a 
splendid dark purple color. The vigor and 
productiveness of the plants and the large 
size, earliness and fine quality of its 
fruits make it a most profitable variety 
for market gardeners. Ounce 50c; % 
pound $1.25. 
BLACK BEAUTY—Fruit large, symmetrical 
in shape and uniformly of a rich, dark 
purple color. Very desirable for the market. 
From ten days to two weeks earlier than 
the purple varieties; is a distinct sort and 
a favorite where known. The plants are 
healthy in their growth and yield an abun- 
dance of large fruits. Some are very at- 
tractive in appearance. Spineless. Packet 
5c; ounce 50c; 1% pound $1.25. 
Endive 
LARGE GREEN CURLED—A hardy, vigor- 
ous growing endive with bright deep green 
leaves. The midribs of the outer leaves 
are usually tinged with rose. The dense 
mass of deeply divided leaves formed in 
the center blanches very rapidly to a rich 
cream color. This sort is highly esteemed 
for the market and home garden, and is 
much used for salads. Packet 5c; ounce 
15¢c; % pound 40c. 
Garlic 
This is extensively used in many places 
for flavoring soups, stews, etc. The sets 
should be planted early in spring. Culti- 
yated like onions. Pound 40c postpaid. 
Kale or Borecole 
Loose, curly-leaved types of the cabbage 
family, particularly noted for their hardi- 
ness. They make excellent, tender greens 
for winter use. In the South the most 
hardy varieties remain in the open ground 
all winter. Cultivate the same as cab- 
bage. One ounce of seed is sufficient for 
200 feet of drill. 
TALL GREEN CURLED SCOTCH—The plant 
of this variety grows to 3 or 4 feet high, 
bearing long, plumelike, light green leaves 
which are deeply cut, also finely curled 
at edges. Very ornamental and so hardy 
that a moderately heavy frost improves 
rather than injures its quality. Packet 5c. 
