Brnesh Vegetaltes — Easy to Grow = Healthful 

Allen’s White Surehead Cauliflower 
CAULIFLOWER 
Grown like cabbage. Heads should be tied 
up for blanching, An ounce produces about 
2000 plants. ” 
lg oz. 25c; % oz. 45c; oz. $1.50; 14 lb. $5.00 
Allen’s White Surehead. 90 days. An im- 
proved Snowball of best quality. Good 
header in dry weather and does well in 
all climates. t 
Sluis’ Ideal Early Snowball. 90 days. Very 
early and one of the surest to head, If 
seed is sown in March, heads will be 
ready for use in June. Dwarf grower 
with good-sized heads, valuable for late 
planting as well as early. 
EGGPLANT 
Start indoors and transplant to the open 
ground when the weather is warm. Space 
the plants 1% feet apart. An ounce pro- 
duces about 1000 plants. 
Black Beauty. 110 days. Early, large and 
productive, Rich dark purple fruits borne 
four to six to a plant. Hasy to grow. 4% oz. 
10c; '4 oz. 15c; oz. 40c; % 1b, $1.50. 
A & C Cucumber 
Crisp LETTUCE — One Ounce Plants 300 Ft. Row 
CUCUMBER 
Plant in rich soil when warm weather is 
certain, Drop six to eight seeds in a group 
and thin to the three strongest plants. Hills 
shouldbe about 4 feet apart. An ounce plants 
50 hills. 
4% 0z. 10c; oz. 20c; 1% lb. 40c; lb. $1.50 
A. and C. 68 days. The fruits grow about 10 
inches in length and 2% inches thick, well 
rounded at the ends and dark green 
throughout. Vigorous, healthy plants. 
Arlington White Spine. 60 days. One of the 
most profitable of the white-spined va- 
rieties, the leader in many eastern markets. 
Fruits 8 inches long. 
Colorado. 68 days. Averages 10 to 12 inches — 
in length, slender, well formed and very 
dark green, Extra early; the best bearing 
of all slender varieties. 
Davis Perfect. 65 days. A heavy bearer of 
very large, perfect salable fruit, uniform 
in size and shape and often 10 inches long. 
Early Fortune. 65 days. Rich dark green, 7 
to 8 inches long when left for slicing. Good 
shipper and market sort and also fine for 
pickling. Very disease resistant. 
Early White Spine, 58 days. A good crisp Cu- 
cumber, early to mature. A general favorite 
for either slicing or pickling. Grows 7 
inches long; very dark, smooth. 
London Long Green. 67 days. This is one of 
the best long green sorts, growing 12 to 16 
inches long. The young fruit is best for 
pickling and when matured makes excellent 
sweet pickles. A good slicer, 
Marketer. 65 days. A fine recent introduction, 
sure to become popular for slicing. Fruit is 
somewhat tapered at the ends, extremely 
uniform. Good marketing sort. ‘ 
Vaughn (Longfellow). 70 days. Much darker 
than other long white-spined varieties, 
more uniform in shape and size, and thin- 
ner and more prolific. Ideal for forcing as 
well as outdoors, 
Ohio No. 31. A new black-spine pickling Cu- 
cumber developed to combat mosaic disease. 
So far in our fields it appears to be very 
resistant. 
MUSTARD 
An ounce plants 100 feet of row. 
Chinese Smooth-leaved. 45 days. Very large 
leaves, which often measure 15 inches. 
Continues until frost. Tops are eaten like 
spinach. % oz, 5c; oz. 
lb. $1.40. 
10c; % Ib. 40c; 









Sow seed early indoors and trans- 
plant to the open ground, or sow di- 
rectly in rows and thin out the plants. 
Head Lettuce should be set 8 inches 
apart, Does best in cool weather, An 
ounce plants 300 feet of row. 
Vz Oz. 10c; oz. 20cC; % Ib. 40c; Ih. 
$1.50, except where noted. 
Big Boston, Selected Stock, 75 days. 
With gardeners who ship north, 
many of whom plant our seeds ex- 
clusively, this is most popular. The 
best early, large-heading sort. 
Large heads of bright green, outer 
leaves tinged bronze; rich buttery 
yellow heart. 
Early Prizehead. 50 days. This old 
standard variety is still the best of 
the large, thin-leaved, clustering 
sorts for the home garden but is 
not good to ship a long distance 
because the leaves are so tender 
that they are easily spoiled in 
handling. The leaves are very 
crimped, bright green tinged brown- 
ish red, and are very tender, crisp 
ane ee forming a large, loose 
ead, 
Black-seeded Simpson, 45 days. This 
is not a head Lettuce, but spreads 
a mass of curled leaves over the 
ground. A favorite with many. 
Grows very fast. 
Grand Rapids, Ashtabula Strain. 43 
days. One of the most popular ship- 
ping varieties. Well known and 
liked for its curled, crisp, light 
green fringed leaves, tender and at- 
tractive even after being shipped a 
long distance. None better for forc- 
ing; also fine outdoors. 
Great Lakes. 75 days. A very fine 






































new crisp-heading Lettuce able to 
stand some heat and therefore sure 
to head. Resistant to tip-burn, Crisp, 
creamy white. '4 oz. 20c; oz. 50c; %4 
lb. $1.50. 
New York. 80 days. Crisp, dark green 
heads with white heart; very large 
and tender. One of the earlist sorts. 
This Lettuce is one of the very 
best to grow in home gardens. 4% 
oz, 15c; oz. 35c; 4% lb. 90c; lb. $3.00, 
Simpson Early Curled. 45 days. Does 
not head, but forms a compact 
mass of curly leaves of yellowish 
green, Fine flavor, Matures early. 


Great Lakes : : an 
Head Lettuce 
CELERY 
Sow seed in spring and transplant when 
seedlings are 5 to 6 inches tall. Set them 5 
inches apart; blanch by earthing up when 
the plants are large enough. An ounce pro- 
duces about 3000 plants. ; 
14 oz. 20c; oz. 60c; 1% lb. $2.00 
Giant Pascal. 135 days. One of the best on 
the market. It produces perfect large green 
stalks, crisp and thick. Blanches early and 
easily. Fine keeper and shipper. 
Golden Self-Blanching, 115 days. A great 
self-blanching variety, easily marketed 
and a good keeper of fine quality. Has just 
enough of the nutty flavor that makes 
Celery popular for flavoring and eating. 
Beautiful golden color, 
SWISS CHARD 
Plant seed an inch apart and thin to 8 
inches apart. The leaves are used as greens all 
summer. An ounce plants 60 feet of row. 
Lucullus. 60 days. Light green leaves, 
crumpled much like Savoy cabbage. Grows 
1% to 2 feet tall. 3 oz. 10c; oz, 15c; 1% Ib. 
35c; lb. $1.00. 
ENDIVE 
Sow the seed for a fall crop; thin plants to 
stand 12 inches apart. Tie outer leaves to- 
gether to blanch the hearts when the plants 
are nearly grown. An ounce plants 150 feet 
of row, 
Y; oz. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 35c; 1b. $1.25 
Broad-leaved Batavian (Escarolle). 90 days. 
Broad, flat, deep green leaves. 
Green Curled. 85 days. Very hardy, dark 
green. 
White or Moss Curled. 95 days. Fine quality, 
beautifully curled. 
KALE (Borecole ) 
Sow seed in rows 2% feet apart and thin 
-plants to 2 feet apart. Furnishes very health- 
ful greens all season. An ounce plants 200 
feet of row. 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. 55 days. The 
best variety. Improves in winter. Green, 
beautifully curled leaves. %4 oz. 10c; oz. 
20c; % Ib. 50c, ; 
DILL 
Largely used for flavoring pickles. 4% 
oz. 10c; oz. 15c; %4 lb, 25c. 
LEEK 
Sow in early April and thin to 6 inches 
apart. Earth up to blanch, like celery. 
An ounce plants 150 feet of row. 
Broad American Flag. 142 days. Long, 
narrow Stalks. Easy to grow; widely 
used. ¥% oz. 10c; oz. 60c. 
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