KNOX SEED Co. 
SEEDOLOGY 
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Early Fortune. 66 days. One of the most desirable slicing sorts; 
extensively grown for shipping. Fruits very dark green, color re- 
tained a long time after harvest; white spineéd; 8 to 9 in. long, 
2% in. thick; only slightly tapered; very uniform. Pkt. 10c. 
Early Short Green or Early Frame. 56 days. Splendid for 
pickling and for slicing; very popular for home gardens. Fruits 
bright medium green, black spined; 6 to 7 in. long, 2% in. thick; 
uniform; blunt. Pkt. 10c. 
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; 7 in. long, 2% in. thick; slightly tapered; blunt. Pkt. 10c. 
Improved Long Green. 72 days. The most popular and one of 
the best for the home garden; particularly desirable for slicing. 
Fruits rich dark green, black spined; 12 in. long, 2% to 234 in. 
thick; straight; cylindrical; with few seeds. Pkt. 10c. 
Klondike. 64 days. Very desirable for shipping. Fruits hand- 
some; very dark green, white spined; 7 to 8 in. long, 2% in. thick; 
cylindrical. Pkt. 10c. 
Lemon. 65 days. Of superior quality for slicing and general salad 
use; fine for pickles. Fruits deep lemon yellow, black spined; be- 
come 3 to 31% in. long and almost as thick; blunt. Pkt. 10c. 
Small Gherkin. Of superior quality for pickles. This is the true 
West India gherkin, which is a species distinct from the true cu- 
cumber. Very prolific; fruits for pickles are produced in about 60 
days. Fruits pale green, prickly over entire surface; become 114 
to 2 inches long; oval; very uniform; seeds numerous and small. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Cubit. All American Bronze Medal 1944. Handsome long cyl- 
indrical fruits of dark green exterior, with crisp, white flesh and 
small seed area. Pkt. 25c. 
DANDELION 
Improved Thick Leaved. Very superior strain. Makes vigorous, 
very compact growth. Produces a spreading rosette of leaves 18 
to 24 in. across leaves very numerous, thick in texture and blanch 
readily. Ptk, 10c. 
ENDIVE 
Broad Leaved Batavian or Escarolle. Grown in market garden 
and for shipping. Plants large, leaves broad, thick, somewhat 
twisted; heart compact, blanches readily. Pkt. 10c. 
Green Curled, Green Ribbed. A variety with deeply cut leaf 
margins, but not curled as is Moss Curled. It is medium large in 
size and blanches well at the heart in late summer and fall. The 
mid-ribs or stems are pure green. Pkt. 10c. 
Large Green Curled, Pink Ribbed (also known as Large Curled 
Pancalier). A late, coarsely toothed variety of good size, which 
forms a good, blanched heart in the late fall. The mid-rib or leaf 
stem is tinged with rose. Pkt. 10c. 
KALE or BORECOLE 
Dwark Green Curled. Very hardy. Plants become 12 to 15 in. 
tall with 30 in. spread; compact. Leaves deep yellowish-green, 
large, finely curled and compact; plume-like. Pkt. 10c. 
Jersey or Thousand Headed. Immensely productive sort much 
grown for chicken feed and for stock. Plants tall, sometimes attain 
height of 6 ft. or more; much branched and tree-like and bear an 
abundance or thick, smooth, deep green leaves. Pkt. 10c. 
Tall Green Curled Scotch. Very hardy. Plants upright, 30 in. 
tall, with numerous large, deep yellowish-green, finely curled, com- 
pact plume-like leaves. Aside from habit, similar to Dwarf Green 
Curled. Pkt. 10c. 
KOHL RABI 
Early Purple Vienna. 60 days. Standard early sort. Plants small, 
leaves dark green with profuse purple staining. Bulbs flattened 
globe-shaped, best for use when 2 to 2% in. diameter, but be- 
come larger; exterior purple, but flesh white, mild, crisp and tender. 
Pkt 10: 
Early White Vienna (for forcing). Produces bulbs of 2Y% in. in 
diameter 55 to 60 days after seed is sown out of doors. The stand- 
ard sort for forcing and for home and market garden use. Plants 
very small, leaves medium green, Bulbs flattened globe-shape, pale 
green; used when of 2 to 24 in. diameter, but grow much larger ; 
interior white, mild crisp, and tender. Pkt. 10c. 





LEEK 
Large Flag. Early. A popular gardener’s variety, with long, 
thick, well-blanched stems. Leaves a trifle lighter green than those 
of Monstrous Carentan. Similar to London or American Flag. 
Pkt. 10c. 
KNOX’S LETTUCE 
The ground for lettuce should be prepared the same as celery, 
that is, trenches should be dug about 5 inches deep and 2 feet 
apart. If seed is used it should be drilled 1 inch deep along- the 
edges and both sides of the trench. When the plants are about 1 
inch high they should be thinned to 12 inches apart, and the plants 
that are pulled can be transplanted to other parts of the garden. 
When irrigating, run the water at the bottom of the trenches, let it 
stand and sub-irrigate. Do not under any circumstances allow the 
water to cover the plants, as it will cause Stem Rot. 
Heading Varieties 
Imperial No. 615. A recent development of the U. S. D. A., re- 
sistant to brown blight. Used principally in Imperial Valley for 
shipment during mid-winter, but used elsewhere on the Pacific 
Coast for heading during cool weather. Like other winter heading 
types, it grows very large and coarse in warm weather and tip- 
burns easily. Plant rather large, spreading, light grayish green. Leaf 
quite smooth and fairly thick. Heads good size, well folded, and 
firm in cool weather. Pkt. 10c. 
New York No. 515. Similar in habit and head formation to New 
York No. 12, but color is brighter green and the head somewhat 
better formed and smoother. Sure-heading and resists tipburn in 
warm weather as well as any firm heading lettuce. At present used 
principally jor summer lettuce near Pacific Ocean on land not 
infected with brown blight, but with distinct promise in all sec- 
tions of the country for spring head lettuce. Not well adapted to 
fall harvest due to tendency to bolt under unfavorable conditions. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Imperial No. 847, b. s. The newest of the Imperial varieties re- 
sistant to brown blight. Crisp heading plants of medium size. 
Leaves smooth, thick, medium light green. Heads rounds, well 
folded, firm with low seed stalk. Pkt. 10c. 
California Cream Butter, b. s. 75 days. Popular over the entire 
country, particularly with market gardeners; especially valuable for 
cool season culture. Plant large with thick, dark green leaves tinged 
with brown and spotted. Forms very large, globular head which is 
rich golden yellow inside, buttery and of best quality. Pkt. 10c. 
Great Lakes. 90 days. An outstanding all ’round crisp head of 
Iceberg type lettuce for all sections and all seasons. Especially 
valuable as a summer lettuce as it stands the heat and sun and is 
remarkably slow to throw seed stalks. Heads are small, flattened 
and oblong to triangular in shape. The leaves fold completely over 
the heads, which are solid even before they attain full size. Foliage 
is veined and a distinctive dark green. Average weight of heads, 
% \b.; quality and texture are very good. Pkt. 25c. 
New York Special No. 12. An early variety which does well in 
midsummer and is an even and well-bred selection. It is a trifle 
lighter in color than other strains of New York, but is popular 
with shippers. Pkt. 10c. 
Loose Leaved Varieties 
Chicken Lettuce. Very hardy, rapid growing, medium light 
green, non-heading butter type which produces flower stalks early 
and furnishes an abundance of leaves over a long period of growth. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Early Curled Simpson, w. s. Early. Also well known as “White 
Seeded Simpson”. Very hardy and dependable; particularly pop- 
ular for home gardens. Plant large, compact; bright, light, lus- 
trous green; leaves broad, frilled, firm, crisp, sweet and of good 
quality. Pkt. 10c. 
Grand Rapids, b. s. Very early. Hardy, disease resistant; the 
most widely used and best adapted variety for greenhouse forcing. 
Plants large, upright, compact and handsome; bright, solid light 
green; leaves large, broad, margin much waved and frilled; very 
tender and sweet when grown under glass. Pkt. 10c. 
Cos or Romaine Lettuce 
White Paris Self-folding, w s. 77 days. Most popular variety 
for the home and market garden; likewise the best for forcing. 
Plants medium large and upright; medium light green with firm, 
spoon formed straight edged outer leaves and upright, loaf-shaped, 
well folded firm head; 8 to 9 in. tall, which is whitish-green inside 
with heavy, white, brittle midribs ; hard and crisp in texture but very - 
sweet and considered by some the standard of excellence in lettuce. 
PEEs10c: 
