CUCUMBER, CUBIT 
CUCUMBER 
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. 
Colorado. (60 days.) 9 to 12 inches long. 
This cucumber is rapidly gaining in poru- 
larity. It does not taper. The color is 
dark green. The flesh crips and tender. 
Exceptionally heavy yielder. 
Cubit. All America Bronze Medal, 1944. 
Handsome, long, cylindrical fruits of 
dark green exterior, with crisp, white 
flesh and small seed area. Excellent for 
home and shipping. 
Davis Perfect. (68 days.) A splendid dark 
green variety, excellent for slicing and 
a good shipper. Very dark green, white 
spined. The color is retained a long time 
when pickled. Tapered somewhat at both 
ends. Seeds few. 
Improved Long Green. (67 days.) This is 
a great improvement over the old strain 
of Long Green. The fruits are unusually 
handsome, being of good form and of a 
deep green color which is retained a con- 
siderable time after picking. 9 to 10 
inches. 
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. 
Marketer. (65 days.) 8 inches long, 244 
inches in diameter, straight and sym- 
metrical, slightly tapered at the ends; 
very uniform, dark color. A vigorous 
grower and very prolific. The flesh is 
sweet and crisp. 
National Pickling. (56 days.) A highly 
desirable pickling strain. Fruits weight 
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 
1% 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 
% 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. 
GARLIC 
See Under Onions 
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). Leaves long, 
broad, and succulent. Fine for winter 
salads and cooking. 
Large Green Curled (Pink Ribbed). Outer 
leaves bright green, midribs tinged with 
rose. Center leaves blanch readily. 
Makes attractive salads. Vigorous and 
resistant. 
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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. NRelished 
as a vegetable green and useful as an 
ornament. 
Tall Green Curled Scotch. (60 days.) 
Hardy plants with leaves deeply cut. 
Curled at the edges, light green in color; 
very tender and finely flavored after 
touched with frost. . 
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 
1% 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. 
LETTUCE 
LETTUCE, 
NEW YORK NO. 515 
1% 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. 
Early Great Lakes. Early variety of 
above. 
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, matures slightly 
earlier. Resistance to tip-burn makes 
this lettuce ideal where hot weather pre- 
vails. 
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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