Chives 
Grown in about 100 days from seed. Perennial. Mild 
onion-like flavor. Excellent for flavoring salads, soups, 
meat and stews. Pkt. 25 cts.; 3 pkts. 65 cts. Clumps, 
40 cts. each. 
Chicory 
Witloof (French Endive). 110 days. Can be planted in 
spring, then lifted and brought indoors in the fall, 
packed in a box and covered with sand or peat moss, to 
be forced for a winter salad. The tender young shoots 
are the part used. Pkt. 15 cts.; '40z. 45 cts.; oz. 80 cts. 
Cress 
Curled (Pepper Grass). 40 days. Best used when young, 
added to lettuce to provide a more pungent taste, or for 
garnishing and flavoring. Grows quickly and easily. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 
Upland. 60 days. Broad, crisp leaves, tender when young. 
Stays green all the year. Grows best in rich, well-pre- 
pared ground, but need not be in a moist place. Pkt. 
15ictss;.0z. 05) cts: 
Watercress. 8() days. Used for salad or sandwich greens. 
Mix the seed with moist soil and form into pellets, which 
can then be pressed into the banks of a stream or pond 
just above the water level. Once established it needs no 
care. Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
Cucumber 
Plant seed in groups of 6 in little hills 4 feet apart each way. 
An especially tender crop, seed must not be sown until all 
danger of frost has passed. Thin seedlings, allowing 3 to a 
hill. For a good crop, prepare soil well in advance. Where 
especially early planting is desired, Hotkaps can be used to 
protect the seedlings from cold weather. Protect Cucumber 
plants against infestations of striped Cucumber beetles by 
fuse the plants thoroughly every two weeks with rotenone 
ust. 
Improved Long Green. 60 days. Medium dark green, 
OZ. 35 cts: 
Improved White Spine. 58 days. Medium-sized, straight 
dark fruits with white spines. Pure white, crisp and solid 
flesh. An excellent variety, early and abundant. Pkt. 
10°cts:; oz. 30cts. 
National Pickling. 56 days. A heavy producer of 
straight, dark green Cucumbers reaching 7 inches in 
length. Can be pickled when quite small. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 30 cts. 
Woodruff’s Hybrid. 60 days. One of the best hybrids in 
existence. Crisp, dark green, 8 to 10 inches long. 
Healthy vines, highly resistant to disease. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
oz. 75 cts. 
Collards 
Georgia. 80 days. Grown instead of cabbage in sections | 
of the country that are too hot for cabbage to develop 
heads. Large, loose-leaved plant 3 feet tall, producing a 
good crop of its leaves, to be used as greens Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 25 cts.; 4lb. 75 cts. 
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Chervil 
Moss Curled. 70 days. Finely curled leaves used for 
garnishing soups and other dishes. Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. 
TS Cts: 
Dandelion 
Cichoria Catalogna (Italian Dandelion). 70 days. Nar- 
row, dark green leaves boiled as greens. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
loz. 30 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 
Dill 
| Long Island Mammoth. 70 days. A hardy annual that 
can be planted in early spring, to be pulled and bunched 
in June, for use as greens. Largely used to flavor pickles. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 4Ib. $1.00. 
Eggplant 
Start seed indoors or in a coldframe, covering with 4% inch 
of soil. It takes two months to grow plants large enough to 
set out in the garden. Allow 214 feet between plants and 3 feet 
between rows. Moist, fertile soil produces best crops. One of 
the most diflicult vegetables to raise from seed. For amateurs 
we recommend buying the plants around June 1. A warm- 
weather crop. 
Black Beauty. 75 days. Thick, heavy, purplish black 
fruits, very broad at the base and narrowing toward the 
stem. May be used before it is fully developed, Very 
productive. Pkt. 25 cts.; 14oz. 85 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
New York Spineless. 78 days. Larger than Black Beauty 
lighter in color and more elongated. Fruits are broad, 
oval, and keep their purple color well. Low plants bear- | 
ing an early crop. Pkt. 25 cts.; 14oz. 85 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
Endive 
For an early crop, sow seed as soon as ground is workable 
covering it with 14 inch of soil. Thin plants to stand 8 inches | 
apart, with 18 inches between rows. Blanching can be done 
with boards or individual plants can be tied. (Best done on 
: : : | dry day. 
10 to 12 inches long, with dark spines. Pkt. 15 cts.; | eeu 
Full-heart Batavian. 70 days. Broad, wavy leaves 
forming a large rosette as much as 22 inches across. Very 
full heart and white midribs; leaves pale green. Pkt. 
10 cts.; 4oz. 20 cts.; oz. 35 cts. 
Green Curled. 65 days. Leaves very much curled and 
finely cut, producing a feathery-looking plant. Rich 
green, blanching to creamy white, with a fine flavor. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; 440z. 20 cts.; oz. 35 cts. 
Fennel (Finocchio) 
Florence. 60 days. Grows like celery. Sow in May or 
June in rows 2 feet apart. Thin the plants to 9 inches 
apart in the row. May be boiled or used raw in salads. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 
Garlic Sets 
__Used as a flavoring for stews, soups and salads. Plant 
6 inches apart. Very easily grown. Lb. 75 cts. 

Horseradish 
A perennial vegetable with parsnip-like roots. Grated 
Horseradish made from these roots adds a zest to mustard, 
fish or meat. Plant roots in corner of the garden where 
they will not be disturbed. Set them about 2 feet apart 
and cover with 2 or 3 inches of soil. 6 roots 50 cts.; 12 roots 
90 cts.; 50 roots $3.50. 
Kale 
Ideal fall crop. Sow seed in early summer; cover with 4 inch 
of soil. Ready for use about two months after planting. Will 
live over winter to be cut in early spring. Rich in vitamins, 
it deserves to be more widely grown. 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. 6() days. A low plant, 
about 11% feet high, bearing bright green curled leaves 
in profusion. Can withstand low temperatures and be 
used all winter except in the coldest regions. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
Voz. 25 cts.; oz. 40 cts. 
Tall Green Curled Scotch. 65 days A very hardy kind 
about 2 feet tall, with dark green, curly leaves. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 35 cts: 
Kohlrabi 
Sow seed in open ground as soon as soil can be prepared, 
covering with 14 inch of soil. Thin seedlings to stand 6 inches 
apart, with 18 inches between rows. Cultivate freely to keep 
down weeds. Best used when enlarged roots are about 2 inches 
across. Ideal early spring or fall crop. Cook like turnips. 
Purple Vienna. 60 days. Similar to White Vienna, but 
roots are purple outside. Pkt. 15 cts.; loz. 40 cts.; 
oz. 75 cts. 
White Vienna. 55 days. Smooth white bulbs that are 
sweet-flavored and tender if used when about 2 inches in 
diameter. Tastes similar to cauliflower and turnip. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
Lettuce 
For an early crop of head Lettuce, start seed in a sunny win- 
dow indoors or in a hotbed or coldframe. ‘Transplant as soon 
as seedlings are large enough to handle. It takes four to six 
weeks to grow plants large enough to set out. Allow 15 inches 
between plants and the same distance between rows. Head 
Lettuce grows best in cool weather. Prepare soil well in ad- 
vance. Seed can also be sown in open ground. Leaf Lettuce 
can be sown in a hotbed or coldframe and cut for use as needed. 
Sow in open ground for a source of supply in summer. Leaf 
Lettuce is the best kind for a warm-weather crop. For a late 
Lettuce crop sow seed September 1 in the coldframe and with a 
little protection you can have Lettuce up to Thanksgiving. 
Bibb. 77 days. Very small heads which possess a most 
appetizing flavor. Crisp and tender. Excellent for early 
spring planting and also desirable for late summer sowing 
for fall use. Pkt. 15 cts.; 440z. 30 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 
Big Boston. 75 days. An all-season type with large heads 
tinged bronze at the edges of the outside leaves. But- 
tery yellow, crisp, tender hearts. Pkt. 10 cts.; Yoz. 
20 ctsi2 Oz) Cts: 
Great Lakes. 90 days. An All-America prize-winner. 
Crisp head variety of the Iceberg type. Stands more 
heat and sun than any hard-head variety without going 
to seed. Pkt. 25 cts.; Y4g0z. 45 cts ; oz. 85 cts. 
MATCHLESS LETTUCE IS THE BEST TO GROW IN HOT WEATHER 
