VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES * KEYSTONE SEEDS 
CUCUMBERS—Continued 
CUCUMBER IN SEALED ONE-POUND TINS 
For protection of the seed and the convenience of those 
who prefer to distribute and handle Keystone Cucumber 
seed in sealed containers, we can pack in one pound tin 
cans at a nominal additional charge. They are attractive, 
convenient, and help the seed to retain its viability even 
under adverse climatic conditions. 
DILL 
Anethum graveolens 
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LONG ISLAND MAMMOTH HC DUKES 
Plants 2% feet tall, annual, with very finely cut leaves and abundant aromatic 
umbels bearing flattened seed. Entire plant carries mildly pungent flavor. 
Used in making dill pickles. 
Aub i Melanzana 
Eeenianee EGGPLANT Bercatens 
Solanum melongena 
Eggplant is a vegetable that should be more commonly used. It is an excellent dish 
when properly prepared. Requires warm weather and produces splendidly on a rich 
sandy loam soil. Start plants in hot beds or window boxes and transplant in open after 
danger of frost. 
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BLACK BEAUTY HM EAGER 83 
The most universally used home and market garden variety. Highly admired — 
for its color and ability to hold this color for a long time after being picked. 
PLANT —24 to 30 inches tall, erect, compact, branched, leaves large; usually 
bears from 4 to 6 fruit. 
FRUIT —Deep purplish black, smooth, large blunt egg-shaped. When pre- 
pared for the table, it has a distinct and pleasant flavor. 
EARLY LONG PURPLE M EPIDE 78 
An early type but with a weaker plant growth and long shaped fruits. 
PLANT —20 to 24 inches tall, erect, branched. 
FRUIT —Dark purple, 2% inches in diameter, 7 inches long, slender, smooth, 
of good quality and flavor. 
FLORIDA HIGH BUSH—Suggest Fort Myers Market 
FLORIDA MARKET M ECKLE 88 
A new Fort Myers Market type developed by Dr. Phares Decker, Florida 
Experiment Station, Gainesville, for resistance to Phomopsis blight. Performs 
well in all vegetable growing areas of Florida and in trials on a limited scale 
elsewhere. Some variability. 
PLANT —30 to 36 inches tall, hardy, strong, upright compact growth, heavily 
productive. 
FRUIT —Long oval shape, blackish-purple in color, fairly anitoren and of 
good quality. 
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