CORN 
Sweet Corn, 8 oz. to 100 ft., 10 to 14 Ibs. 
per acre. 
Plant in rich, warm soil, in hills, 2 to 3 
feet apart, in rows 3 feet apart for early 
kinds and 4 feet apart for late sorts. 
Make first sowing about the middle of 
May and continue fortnightly up to 
about the middle of July. Corn should 
be planted in blocks of at least 4 rows. 
Hybrid 
Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 35c; Ib. 60c. 
Carmeleross. 79 days. Large, 8-inch 
ears, well filled with medium-yellow 
kernels. Good flavor and quality. Early. 
Plants 4% to 5 ft. high. 
Golden Cross Bantam (88 days). Very 
uniform in habit of growth, size, and 
maturity. The ears measure 8 inches 
long and they are closely set with 14 
row of light yellow grains filled with 
delicious sweet pulp. Bears two ears per 
plant. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 35e; 1 Ib. 50c. 
Marcross (76 days). Stalks short but 
sturdy, highly resistant to bacterial wilt. 
Ears long; plump, abruptly tapered at 
tips; 10-14 rowed, with light cream-yellow 
medium-broad kernels of good quality. 
1% |b. 30c; 1 Ib. 50c. 
Spancross (73 days). Very early. Well 
filled 6-inch ears of a medium yellow. 
Good quality. Plants grow 4 to 5 ft. tall. 
Open — Pollinated — Yellow 
Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 23ec; 1 Ib. 40ce. 
Golden Bantam. 8-row. 79 days. Slen- 
der ears 51% to 6% inches long have 8 
rows of even golden Kernels of good 
tlavor. Very sweet. Popular with the 
home gardener and for commercial pur- 
poses. 
Golden Bantam Improved (81 days). A 
selection from the original strain of 
Golden Bantam. Larger ears, more rows 
of kernels, greater production. -Golden 
yellow, deep, wide, tender kernels with 
a fine sweet flavor. Particularly desir- 
able for canners and market gardeners. 
Remains in table condition a long time. 
Golden Early Market (77 days). One of 
the best extra early yellow varieties for 
home and market garden. Ears have 
strong husks and 8 to 12 beautiful tender 
rows to each ear. Kernels golden yellow, 
medium, sweet and of good flavor. 

oval; uniform; seeds numerous and 
Corn small. as winter greens. 
18 CULTIVATE, FERTILIZE, IRRIGATE IN REGULAR PLANNED SEQUENCE 

CUCUMBER 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre. 
Mature in approximately 60 days. 
Sow outdoor varieties early in spring, 
in hotbeds, and transplant to open 
ground when weather is suitable. For 
later crop, sow seed when weather be- 
comes settled, in hills of 5 to 6 inches 
apart. They require a warm, rich soil, 
and should be watered liberally. Pkt. 10¢; 
1 oz. 35¢e; %4 Ib. $1.00. 
Boston or Chicago Pickling (59 days). An 
early pickling or slicing variety. Fruits 
weigh about 1% pounds and are 6 inches 
long and 2% inches in diameter. 
Colorado or A & C. (68 days). An attrac- 
tive variety for market gardens and for 
shipping. Fruit very dark green, cylin- 
drical, round with a small seed pocket. 
Unusually free of striping at the blossom 
end. 
Cubit. All-America Bronze Medal, 1944. 
Handsome, long, cylindrical fruits of 
dark green exterior, with crisp, white 
tlesh and small seed area. Excellent for 
home and shipping. Pkt. 25c. 
Davis Perfect (68 days). A splendid dark 
green variety, excellent for slicing and 
a good shipper. Very dark green, white 
spined. The color is retained a long time 
when pickled. Tapered somewhat at both 
ends. Seeds few. 
Improved Long Green (67 days). 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 retained a con- 
siderable time after picking. 9 to 10 
inches. 
Lemon (65 days). Little cucumbers re- 
sembling lemons in both form and color 
and have a delicious and distinctive fla- 
vor. Fine for preserves or sweet pickles 
and considered superb as a salad. Pro- 
lific. 
Gherkin or Burs. Of superior quality for 
pickles. Not a true cucumber. Very pro- 
lific; fruits are ready for pickling in 
about 60 days. Fruits pale green; prickly 
over entire surface. 114% to 2 inches long; 

EGGPLANT 
\% oz. to 100 ft., 5 to 6 oz. per acre. 
Sow in mild heat, about the middle of 
March, and transplant on June 1, setting 
the plants 2% feet apart. Pkt. 10e; oz. 
65e. 
Black Beauty (80 days). The fruits of 
this variety are large and symmetrical. 
Retains its glossy black-purple coloring 
tor a long time. This lasting quality 
makes it distinctly popular. 
ENDIVE 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 5 Ibs. per acre. 
Sow about the middle of April, in rows 
1% feet apart, and thin out to about 9 
inches apart. Pkt. 10e; 1 oz. 30c. 
Broad-leaved (Escarolle). Leaves long, 
broad, and succulent. Fine for winter 
salads and cooking. 
Deep Heart or Improved Full Heart. 
Large, thick, dark green leaves with 
curled edges. Forms medium large head 
which blanches to light yellow. Deep, 
full, and compact heart. 
Large Green Curled (Pink Ribbed). Outer 
leaves bright green, midribs tinged with 
rose. Center leaves blanch readily. 
Makes attractive salads. Vigorous and 
resistant. 
KALE, Borecole a 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 5 Ibs. per acre. 
The culture is practically the same as 
that of late cabbage, but as the plants 
will withstand several degrees of frost, 
they can grow late into the fall. Many 
think kale best after the first heavy — 
frost. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20e; %4 Ib. 60c. ; 













Dwarf Green Curled Scotch (55 days). 
Plants have wire-spreading, finely curled 
blue-green plume-like leaves. Relished 
as a vegetable green and useful as an ~ 
ornament. p es 
Tall Green Curled Scotch (60 days). 
Hardy plants with leaves deeply cut. 
Curled at the edges, light green in color; 
very tender and finely flavored ates 
touched with frost. 
Jersey or Thousand Headed. Called 
Chicken or Cow Kale. Vigorous branch- 
ieaves. Relished by poultry and livestole a 
