CORN, Continued 
Late Sorts 
Stowell’s Evergreen. Standard late variety, very valuable for 
canning and much grown for market. Plants 7 to 7% feet 
tall. Ears 8 inches long; 2% to 2% inches thick; 14 to 20 
rowed. Kernels very deep, white, sweet and tender; remain 
in table condition a long time. 
Pop Corn 
6 oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 8 Ibs. to acre. Pkt. 10c; 4% Ib. 20c: 1 Ib. 
35c. Postpaid 40c. ce a 
Hulless. Chunky ears appearing 4 inches in length. Kernels 
pearl white, pointed. Pops snow white. 
Field Corn 
8 to 10 Ibs. per acre 
1 Ib. 15c; Postpaid 20c. Write for prices in larger quantities. 
Minnesota ‘13” Yellow Dent. An early maturing yellow dent 
corn that is a favorite in all the corn growing sections West of 
the Rockies, More of it is being grown than all other varieties 
combined. The stalks are of medium size, the ears 9 to 11 
inches long. 
Wisconsin 525. The best hybrid corn for Oregon. Oregon State 
College says, ‘“Wisconsin 525 is usually a few days later in ma- 
turity than Minn. No. 13, but yields 10 to 15 bushels more.’ It 
is a good silage corn—the stalk being green at corn’s maturity. 
1 Ib. 25c. Postpaid 30c. 
CRESS 
2 ozs. to 100 ft., 10 Ibs. per acre. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 45c. 
Water Cress. Highly esteemed as a salad during spring and 
fall, also used as garnish for meats during winter. Seed may 
be started readily in pans or boxes of very moist earth, the 
young plants transplanted to shallow water. 
Fine Curled Peppergrass. Quick growing, finely cut and 
feathery; like good parsley; -growth dwarf, compact; orna- 
mental; crisp, pungent; very refreshing. 
Upland. Dwarf plant with slender stalks with oval notched 
leaves. Very desirable for salads. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 25c. 

CUCUMBER, STRAIGHT 8 
CUCUMBERS 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 Ibs. per acre. 
Sow outdoor varieties early in spring, in hotbeds,. and trans- 
plant to open ground when weather is suitable. For later 
crop, sow seed when weather becomes settled, in hills 4 to 6 
inches apart. They require a warm, rich soil, and should be 
watered liberally. 
The Colorado (New). A beautifully long, slender, dark green 
cucumber that is going to be very popular because of excel- 
lent shape and intense dark color. Fruit is inclined to taper, 
especially at stem end, and is vigorous, productive and re- 
sistant to unfavorable growing conditions. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 35c; 
Y% Ib. $1.00. 
Straight Eight. This new cucumber grows 8 inches or more 
and weighs over 2 pounds. Will develop straight under the 
most trying conditions. Medium green; attractive. Pkt. 10c; 
1 oz. 25c; %4 Ib. 75c. 
New Deltus. This remarkably fine variety is suited for grow- 
ing under glass as well as outdoors. The fruits are uniformaly 
large, from 12 to 14 inches in length, rich dark green color 
and blunt ends. This variety was grown by market gardeners 
last season with great success. If you like cucumbers and 
want them on your table when they are at their best, fresh, 
crisp and juicy, plant a few hills of this perfect cucumber. 
Pkt. 10c; 1 0z. 35c; %4 Ib. $1.00. 

CUCUMBER, THE COLORADO (New) 
Pride of Oregon. In our opinion the best new cucumber ever 
introduced, compared with other extra long white spine cucum- 
bers like Davis Perfect, Fordhook, Famous, ete. It is much 
darker in color, more uniform in size, thinner and more 
prolific, Don’t fail to try it. Pkt. 10e; 1 oz. 35e; %4 Ib. $1.00. 
mane on the following Cucumbers: Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 35c; 4 Ib. 
« 1. . 
Boston Pickling. An early pickling or slicing variety. Fruits 
weigh about 1% lbs., 6 in. long and 2% in. in diameter. 
Davis Perfect. A favorite with market gardeners and ship- 
pers. Long, slim, dark green, holding color well to maturity. 
Fruits weigh about 2 lbs; are 10 in. long and 2% in. diameter. 
Improved Long Green. This is a great improvement over the 
old strain of Long Green. The fruits are unusually handsome, 
being of good form and of a deep green color which is re- 
tained a considerable time after picking. 9 to 10 in. in length. 
One of the best of the early White 
Spine strains. Excellent for home gardens, and used widely 
for shipping. Vigorous and productive. Fruits weigh 1% 
to 2 pounds, very dark green, uniform, nearly cylindrical. 
Improved White Spine. 
Lemon Cucumbers. The vines produce prolifically dainty 
Yttle cucumbers resembling lemons in both form and color 
and having a delicious and distinctive flavor. 
Gherkin. Of superior quality for pickles. This is the West 
India gherkin, and not a true cucumber. Very prolific; fruits 
for pickles are produced in about 60 days. Fruits pale green; 
prickly over entire surface. 1% to 2 inches long; oval; uni- 
form; seeds numerous and small. 
DILL 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 5 Ibs. per acre. 
We are listing this with the cucumbers because the seeds 
as ‘well as the herbage are essentials in all dill pickles. Grows 
2% feet high. Sow thinly % inch deep in rows 18 inches 
apart. Pkt. 10¢; 1 oz. 25c. 
EGGPLANT 
% oz. to 100 ft., % Ib. per acre. 
Sow in mild heat, about the middle of March, and transplant 
on June 1, setting the plants 2% feet apart. Pkt. 10c; oz. 65c. 
Black Beauty. The fruits of this variety are large and sym- 
metrical. Retains its glossy black-purple coloring for a long 
time. This lasting quality makes it distinctly popular. 
New York Improved. Best known variety for home and mar- 
ket garden. Plants spreading, spineless, bearing 4 to 8 glossy 
black-purple fruits which are broad, oval and very large. 
ENDIVE 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 5 Ibs. per acre. Pkt. 10c; 1 0z. 30c; %4 Ib. 90e. 
An attractive so-called bitter salad plant, very popular for 
use during fall and winter months. Sow seed in June or July 
in rows 18 inches apart and thin out plants to stand 6 inches 
apart in the rows. For use the plants must be blanched and 
this is done by gathering leaves together and tying loosely at 
top with a wisp of straw or soft twine for about a week. 
Broad Leaved Batavian or Escarolle. This has broad thick 
leaves. It is used in the natural state as a salad or as a 
boiling-green to be cooked like spinach. 
Green Fringed. This has very curly leaves, the mid-ribs being 
white. After blanching the leaves make a delicious and 
appetizing salad. 
White Curled. Very attractive; frequently does not require 
tying up. 


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