CHOICE PICKLING CUCUMBERS 
The Cucumbers listed on this page are the most select 
varieties for pickling. We take pride in the uniformity in 
shape and size, and the trueness to type of our strains of 
these varieties. You will be pleased with our high-grade 
Michigan seed. 

Burgess’ Pickle Blend 
: : This special blend is composed of the outstanding pickling varieties in 
WEST INDIA GHERKIN. ete oe to produce maximum yields of uniform, symmetrically 
shaped, dark colored pickles. Each variety in this mixture is a pure strain 
} af pathann et dandy grown separately, after which the seed is mixed to secure proper cross- 
prickly ifuit; used exclusively pollination, resulting in first generation hybrid pickles. Their vigor, pro- 
for pickling; very prolific. ductiveness and uniform quality follows by the same principle used in 
hybrid seed corn and other hybrids. 
A very similar blend has been used for many years by most commercial 
West india Gherkin 

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Grow Your Own DILL pickle concerns, who have found it most profitable. Tests at Michigan Lemon Cucumber 
Used in making “Dill Pickles.” State College Experiment Station have thoroughly proved the value of such A 
= (Pkt. 0c) (oz. 25c) (14 Ib. 65c) a blend, : = 
| Gb."$1-60) postpaid, | Sweetest—Finest Flavor 
: EVERBEARING LEMON. 64 days. A real Cucumber, similar 
‘ A : in size, shape and color to a lemon. Sweeter 
Chunk Pickles The Earliest Pickler than other cucumbers, and by many it is con- 
Fo ki hk ickl 52 days. Extremely prolific. If fruits are kept picked, it will continue sidered. tebe the Mest Rayer eds tare ney 
or making chunk pickles, We it pear until frost. Fruits dark green; average 4 to 5 inches in length. esteemed for pickling, either green or ripe, an 
recommend Improved Long pyxecellent for small pickles. for slicing just as the fruits are turning yellow. 
Green listed on page 10 ‘ Rust and drought resistant. Produces a big crop 
‘ " ° e ° almost regardless of weather and soil conditions. 
Chicaao Pickij National Pickling 
hicago Pickling 55 days. Rich dark green, straight, rather blunt at each end. Can be 
: ‘ . used when quite small or when larger for dills. j 
Pee Loe on ph bara ope aa ALL-PURPOSE MIXTURE 
ling variety. Very prolific. 
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Heinz Special Just right for those who want some of all the dif- 
56 days. An improved type of pickling cucumber. Highly prized for ferent cucumbers. A fine mixture of the many va- 
fancy pickles. Shorter and earlier than Chicago Pickling, and more uni- rieties we catalog—early, late, slicers, pickles, large _ 
form in size, shape and color. and small, ete. 
ENDIVE One Ounce of Seed 
for 150 Feet of Row 
GREEN CURLED. One of the most refreshing of all 
salads. May be grown any season of the year, but is more 
generally planted for early spring or late fall crops. Plants 
grow 17” across. The leaves are fringed and are a rich 
green in color; but blanch to creamy white in the center. 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 25c) (14 lb. 70c) (lb. $2.00) (5 lbs. $9.00) 
(10 lbs. $16.50) prepaid. 
WHITE CURLED. Quite similar to Green Curled, but more 
easily blanched to pure white in the center. (Pkt. (0c) (oz. 
30c) AS lb: 80c) (Ib. $2.30) (5 Ibs. $10. 50) (10 Ibs. $19.50) 
preps 
EA TAVIAN FULL HEART. Foliage broad and flat—deep 
green leaves with thick midrib, that is exceedingly palat- 
able when well blanched. Stands dry weather better than 
any other sort.- We believe this variety is unsurpassed for 
salad when blanched by an experienced gardener, but is 
more generally used cooked like Kale or Spinach or as fla- 
voring for soups, stews, etc. (Pkt. 10¢) (oz. 25c) (%4 Ib. 
70c) (lb. $2.00) (5 lbs. $9.00) (10 lbs. $16.50) prepaid. Green Curled Endive 
EGG PLANT 
(Disease-Treated) 
One Ounce for 1,500 Plants 
BLACK BEAUTY. The earliest and 
best of all Egg Plants. The plants grow 
into compact and robust bushes, and 
are laden with the mammoth fruits. 
Under favorable conditions they bear. 
continuously until frost. The fruits are 
of most attractive form; the skin is a 
rich, lustrous, purplish black. Very 
productive ; entirely free from spines or 
thorns. (Pkt. §5¢) (%% oz. 45e) (oz. 
80c) (14 lb. $2.50) (Ib. $6.50) pre- 
Le - era paid. ze 
Fs Black Beauty Egg Plant 
E One Ounce of Seed for 
o | 200 Feet of Row 
The Kohl-Rabi belongs to the Cabbage family. It does not make a head, but the stalk forms a turnip- 
shaped swelling just above the surface of the earth, These balls when the size of an egg make a very 
excellent vegetable. May be cooked either like cauliflower or turnip, resembling cauliflower in flavor, 
but milder. Delicious when used raw in mixed salads. They are in season during June, July and 
geist, and succeed in dry weather when turnips are fibrous and hot. For a continuous supply sow 
every 2 weeks up to the middle of July 
EARLY WHITE VIENNA is the best variety of Kohl-Rabi and is ready for the table in 60 days from 
seed. Flesh firm but very tender; sweet and delicious. No garden complete without it. (Pkt. 10c) (oz. 
45c) (1% lb. $1.25) (1b. $3.75) (5 Ibs. $17.50), prepaid. 






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Dwarf Scotch Kale 
K | _ One Ounce of Seed 
a S} for 300 Feet of Row 
Very Rich in Vitamins A, C and B,, 
Also Rich in Calcium and Iron 
This is a species of the cabbage family which’ is extensively 
grown for greens. It is hardier than cabbage; plants withstand 
several degrees of frost. In the Northern states it will provide an 
abundance of greens throughout the summer and late into fall, and 
all winter and the following spring in the South. é 
DWARF SCOTCH. The best variety. Large, finely curled, pars- ~ 
_ Jey-like leaves which can be used for garnishing as well as for 
+ greens, Tender and of the very finest flavor. (Pkt. 10c) (oz. 25c) 
C4 lb. 75¢) (lb. $2.25) (5 Ibs. $10.00) prepaid. — 




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