Vegetable Seeds 
Brainard’s 



Cress 
Curled Golden. Leaves used as a salad or with condi- 
ments as a reslish. Pkt. 10c, 44 oz. 20c, oz. 35c. 
Cucumbers 
Brainard's Slender Slicer. A fine variety for home or 
market garden. Fruits, 9 to 11 inches, dark green, 
cylindrical, small seed pocket; about three days later 
than Davis Perfect. Pkt. 10c, 4% oz. 17c, oz. 30c, 
V4 |b. 90c. 
Davis Perfect. A desirable main crop variety. Fruits 
dark green, tapered at both ends, flesh crisp and good 
quality. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 4 |b. 75c. 
Cubit. A much improved white spine variety of recent 
introduction, producing handsome dark green cylin- 
drical fruits with well-rounded ends. Medium early. 
‘Pkt. 15c, % oz. 20c, oz. 35c, 4% Ib. $1.10. 
Colorado. Very popular and one of the best varieties. 
Fruit dark green, long, slightly tapering. A fine ship- 
per. Pkt. 10c, 4% oz. 17c, oz. 30c, % Ib. 90c. 
Straight 8. Rightly named, attractive straight fruits, 
averaging 8 in. in length, dark green color, well 
rounded ends; white crisp flesh. Pkt. 10c, 44 0z. 17c, 
. oz. 30c, % Ib. 90c. 
National Pickling. Straight symmetrical fruits rather 
blunt at each end. Rich dark green color and quite 
early maturing. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 4 |b. 75c, 1 Ib. 
S210; 
Climbing. Quite resistant to insects and disease. Good 
quality, dark green color. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c. 
Dandelion 
Improved Thick Leaf. Large, broad, dark green leaves. 
Best variety for this locality. Quick growing Pkt. 
VW 540074 3U0G eo, 0Z DC OZ > 100. 
Dill 
Mammoth Leaved. Extensively used for culinary pur- 
poses, also for putting with cucumbers in making dill 
pickles. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 4% |b. 75c. 
Egg Plant 
Black Beauty. Valuable to home gardeners and truckers 
for early markets. Large, egg shaped Fruits are smooth 
and very dark purple. Pkt. 10c, 14 oz. 25c, % oz. 
ADC OZR OC. 

Lettuce, New York No. 44 
Endive 
Giant Fringed. Beautifully fringed, large, white heart, 
broad stem. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 4% Ib. 95c. 
Broad Leaved Batavian or Escarolle. Broad light green 
leaves not fringed as in the above sort. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
30c, 14 |b. 95c. 
Batavian Full Heart. An improved strain of Broad 
Batavian. Earlier in maturity with thicker, better 
blanched head at the eating stage. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 
V4 |b. 95c. 
French Endive or Chicory 
See Chicory Witloof 
Finnochio (Florence Fennel) 
Fennel. The bulb-like formation at the base of the stem 
is much used as a salad, or boiled with cream dress- 
ing, or as celery is used. It is sweet and aromatic. 
Pkt. 10c, % oz. 25c, oz. 45c. 
Kohl Rabi 
Early White Vienna. Bulbs 2 to 3 inches in diameter, 
globular, green, flesh clear white, tender and crisp. 
Pkt. 10c, 44 oz: 20c; 4 oz, 35c, oz-65e 
Early Purple Vienna. Desirable early variety. Bulbs 
globular, purple with white tender flesh. Pkt. 10c, 
1 .oz. 20c, 4 '0z. 35c; oz. 654, 
Kale 
Dwarf ie Curled. Hardy, bright green, tender and 
of fine flavor. Pkt. 10c, 44 oz. 20c, oz. 35c, \% |b. 
$1.00. 
Leek 
American Flas An early, popular sort, with long, rather 
thick stems, white and attractive. Pkt. 20c, 4% oz. 40c. 
Gz.5hoce 
Lettuce 
Great Lakes. 1944 All-America Winner. Newest of 
the New York type Lettuce, especially resistant to 
heat and tip burn. Good size solid heads, brittle 
and tender. Pkt. 15c, 14 oz. 40c, oz. 75c. 
New York 456. Of the Imperial type, withstanding 
high temperatures and tip burn better than most of 
this type. Hard, well formed heads. Pkt. 15c, % oz. 
40c, oz. 75c. 
New York or Imperial No. 44. A sure heading variety 
even in hot, dry weather and seldom affected by tip 
burn. Hard, well formed heads. Pkt. 15c, 144 oz. 25c, 
oz..45c, 14:16. $1.45; 
New York No. 12. Surest heading of any of this type 
of Lettuce. Almost every plant will produce solid 
heads with few outside leaves. Dependable even in 
Aes weather. Pkt. 15c, 14% 0z. 25c, oz. 45c, 4 Ib. 
HS a 
Selected Big Boston. Early heading variety; outer leaves 
dark green; heads crisp and nearly white. Pkt. 10c, 
lg oz. 15c, oz. 25c, \% |b.:75c. . 
Grand Rapids. Most popular of the loose leaf varieties. 
Large crisp, curled leaves. Pkt. 10c, 4% oz. 15c, oz. 
95c-14 Ibe75e, 
Paris White Cos. Considered best of the Romaine 
types; large self-closing heads. Pkt. 10c, y OZ, log 
Oza 25c lbw Se 
Prizehead. Fine loose leaf variety with crisp tender 
‘leaves tinged with brown. Pkt. 10c, % oz 15¢, oz, 
95¢,44 louse 
Bibb. Small, creamy yellow heads, outer leaves tinged 
with brown. Pkt. 10c, 14 oz. 95c, oz. 45c. 
Mignonette. Small, salt creamy yellow heads, outer 
leaves bronzed green. Pkt. 10c, 4% oz. 20c, oz. 35c. 
Oak Leaf. Non-heading. Leaves small and tender, 
butter-type flavor. Pkt. 15c, 4% oz. 25c, oz. 45c. 
