
CUCUMBER, CUBIT 
CUCUMBERS 
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. 
Early White Spine. Matures in 60 days. 
The most popular white spined cucum- 
ber for the home garden; extensively 
grown for shipping. Fruits medium dark 
green; remain in good condition remark- 
ably long; 7 inches long; 2% inches thick; 
slightly tapered; blunt. 
Long Green Improved. Black spined, 
good pickling. Grows 10 to 15 in. long. 
70 days. 
Lemon. (65 days.) Little cucumbers re- 
sembling lemons in both form and color 
and have a delicious and distinctive 
flavor. Fine for preserves or sweet 
pickles and considered superb as a salad. 
Prolific. 
National Pickling. (56 days.) A highly 
desirable pickling strain. Fruits weigh 
1% pounds; are dark green, symmetrical 
with thick walls; full ended. Slightly 
shorter than Chicago Pickling. 
Straight 8. (66 days.) Symmetrical, cyl- 
indrical fruits about 8 inches long and 
11%, inches in diameter. Fruits are well 
rounded at the ends and when ripe are 
deep green and free from objectionable 
striping or tipping. Ideal for home or 
market gardens. 
EGGPLANT 
Y% 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. 
Black Beauty. (80 days.) The fruits of this 
variety are large and symmetrical. Re- 
tains its glossy black-purple coloring for 
a long time. This lasting quality makes 
is distinctly popular. 

EGGPLANT 
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. 

Broad-leaved (Escarolle). 
broad, and succulent. 
salads and cooking. 
Large Green Curled (Pink Ribbed). Outer 
leaves bright green, midribs tinged with 
Leaves long, 
Fine for winter 
rose. Center leaves blanch readily. 
Makes attractive salads. Vigorous and 
resistant. 
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LETTUCE, 
NEW YORK NO. 515 
14 oz. to 100 ft., 3 Ibs. per acre 
Sow indoors in February and March, 
planting outdoors when weather is suit- 
able. 
Great Lakes. (83 days.) A heading variety 
of the Imperial type developed by U.S. 
Department of Agriculture and Michigan 
Experiment Station. Leaves large and 
well folded; ribs heavy. Shows consider- 
able resistance to tipburn and ability to 
head under adverse conditions. 
Imperial No. 152. (Mature in 83 days.) 
Medium large, solid and attractive heads. 
Well adapted for early fall planting and 
dependable in heading. Resistant to 
brown blight. 
New York No. 515 Improved. A develop- 
ment from Number 12, maturgS/slightly 
earlier. “mal 
this lettuce ideal where hot weather pre- 
vails. 
Resistance to tip-burn makes — 
GARLIC 
See Under Onions 
KALE, Borecole 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 5 Ibs. per acre 
Culture same as late cabbage 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. (55 days.) 
Plants have wide-spreading, finely curled 
blue green plume-like leaves. Relished 
as a vegetable green and useful as an 
ornament. 
Jersey or Thousand Headed. Called 
Chicken or Cow Kale. Vigorous branch- 
ing plants with enormous cabbage-like 
leaves. Relished by poultry and livestock 
as winter greens. 
KOHL RABI 
14 oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 5 Ibs. per acre 
The delicious flavor of this turnip- 
shaped bulb combines both cabbage and 
turnip. As early in spring as possible, 
sow the seed in light rich soil in rows 1% 
feet apart. When plants are well estab- 
lished, thin to 6 inches apart in the row. 
Early White Vienna. (55 days.) For 
forcing. The best table sort if used when 
the bulbs are 2 inches in diameter. It 
matures very early and produces medium 
sized light green bulbs with white flesh 
of excellent quality. 
LEEK 
Large American Flag. An early popular 
sort. Stems 8-10 inches long, 1% inches 
thick; white, and attractive. Leaves 
large, medium green, drooping backward. 

LEAF LETTUCE 
Black Seeded Simpson. (45 days.) A good 
non-heading or cutting lettuce with 
broad, light green, frilled outer leaves. 
Center leaves are almost white. Crisp 
leaves with a delicate flavor. 
Grand Rapids. Very early. Hardy, dis- 
ease resistant. The most widely used and 
best adapted variety for greenhouse 
forcing. Plants large, upright, compact, 
and handsome; bright solid, light green, 
large leaves with broad, much frilled 
margin. Very tender and sweet when 
grown under glass. 
Oak Leaf. Shaped like an oak leaf. 
Stands up well in hot weather and does 
not turn bitter. 
Red Leaf Prize. An, early. non-heading . 
sort, very desirable for‘home garden use} 
~ Plants of ‘medium size; crisp and tender; 
color medium green with brownish-red 
edges on outer leaves. 

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