Marshall's Matchless Vegetable Seeds 
W. E. MARSHALL & CO. 
CHERVIL 
The Curled Chervil is cultivated like 
Parsley and used for garnishing and flavoring 
soups and salads. 
Curled Chervil. The young leaves are used 
for flavoring soups and salads. 
Pkt. 15c., 4% oz. 50c., oz. 90c. 
CHICORY 
Large-rooted Magdeburg 120 days 
Used to mix with or as a substitute for 
coffee. Pkt. 20c., oz. $1.25 
Witloof or French Endive 150 days 
The stalks when blanched are used for 
salad. Pkt. 25c., 4 oz. 75c., oz. $1.25 
CRESS or 
PEPPERGRASS 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill 
Extra Curled 42 days 
The best variety grown; leaves are beauti- 
fully cut and curled; highly prized for gar- 
nishing. Pkt. 15c., oz. 50c. 
Upland or Broad-leaved Winter 60 days 
A garden substitute for Water Cress. Crisp, 
tender and perfectly hardy. 
PRE TOC OZ. oc: 
True Water Cress 55 days 
Water Cress requires a stream of running 
water, ditch or pond, in which it will grow 
without care, except at first keeping weeds 
from interfering with it. Used for salads. 
Pkt. 25c., oz. $2.50 
SWEET CORN 
Plant in hills 3 feet apart each way, drop- 
ping five or six kernels on each hill, or in rows 
3 feet apart, and the plants thinned out 
8 to 9 inches in the row. 
HYBRID CORNS 
Carmelcross 79 days 
Ears 61% in., 12 to 14 rows, deep yellow 
kernels, early midseason. Recommended 
for New England and northeastern states. 
¥% Ib. 45c., Ib. 85c. 
Golden Cross Bantam 85 days 
A disease-resisting variety. Ears larger 
than Golden Bantam. 1% Ib. 45c., lb. 85c. 
loana 87 days 
Productive and highly resistant to wilt. 
Ears 7 to 8 in. long, 12- to 14-rowed light 
yellow kernels. Excellent variety for home 
gardens or canning. 1% Ib. 45c., Ib. 85c. 
Marcross 76 days 
The largest of the early hybrid varieties. 
Ears 714 in. long, 12- to 16-rowed, light 
yellow kernels of good quality. 
1 lb. 45c., Ib. 85c. 
Spancross 73 days 
The earliest of the hybrid varieties. The 
ears are 10- to 12-rowed and 6 to 9 in. long. 
Kernels very sweet. 1% Ib. 45c., Ib. 85c. 
YELLOW AND WHITE 
Golden Bantam 78 days 
Extra early; yellow, very sweet and tender. 
14 Ib. 35c., Ib. 65c. 
Golden Giant 85 days 
Across between Golden Bantam and 
Howling Mob. Medium growth. Ears 
8 in. long. ¥% Ib. 35c., lb. 65c. 
Golden Sunshine 74 days 
An improved Golden Bantam with 12 rows 
of luscious Corn to each ear. Cobs measured 
614 in. long. Earliest of the yellow Corn. 
1% Ib. 35c., lb. 65c. 
Golden Midget 56 days 
A small new Sweet Corn, 3 ft. high, with 
about 4 to 5 ears to one plant. Matures in 
about 56 days. Ears about 41% in. long, 
tender and sweet; surpasses Golden Ban- 
tam in flavor. Pkt. 50c. 
Country Gentleman 95 days 
Ears medium size; deep grains in irregular 
rows on cob and deliciously sweet. 
V |b. 35c., lb. 65c. 
Stowell’s Evergreen 95 days 
The most popular variety grown. Ears 
large and very sweet. 1% lb. 35c., lb. 65c. 
Corn, Golden Cross Bantam 
CUCUMBERS 
One ounce to 60 hills 
For very early use seed may be started in 
heat and the plants set out in May. Pieces 
of inverted sod are an excellent medium for 
starting and growing early Cucumber plants 
as they can readily be lifted from the hotbed 
to the garden without disturbing the young 
plants growing upon them. For main crop 
plant in hills 4 feet apart at the end of May. 
Keep the young plants safe from the striped 
bug by dusting with dry plaster or powdered 
Hellebore. Leave four strong plants to 
each hill. 
Chicago Pickling (b.s.) 59 days 
Fruits medium green, nearly square ended, 
very prolific; well warted and ribbed at 
pickle size. Pkt. 15c., 0z. 50c. 
Cubit (w.s.) 60 days 
An attractive variety, distinguished by un- 
usually dark green, uniform exterior color 
and long, blunt-ended, cylindrical shape, 
914 in. long, 244 in. diameter, admirably 
adapted for slicing. Pkt. 20c., oz. 60c. 
Davis Perfect 64 days 
An excellent variety for outdoors or forcing 
purposes. Pkt, 15c., oz. 45c. 
Green Prolific Pickling 60 days 
Dark green; medium length; very free 
bearer. Pkt. 15c., oz. 45c. 
Improved Long Green 70 days 
Long and crisp; a popular variety for 
pickles. Pkt. 15c., oz. 45c. 
Improved White Spine 60 days 
Early and good for table use or pickling; 
of medium length; dark green color and 
flesh crisp and excellent. Pkt. 15c., oz. 45c. 
Longfellow 72 days 
Dark green color, 10 to 14 in. long. A 
good forcer. Pkt. 15c., 02. 50c. 
Straight 8 63 days 
Fruit cylindrical, rounded at ends, medium 
green, quite free from light stripes. 
Pkt. 15c., oz, 45c. 
ENGLISH FORCING CUCUMBERS 
Telegraph. Pkt. $1.00 
CORN SALAD 
or FETTICUS 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill 
Sow in September in drills 8 inches apart, 
covering the seeds lightly and protect from 
frost by light covering of hay and litter. The 
seed may be sown in Spring. 
Large-Seeded. The most popular variety 
grown. Pkt. 15¢:,0z. 75c, 
DANDELION 
The Dandelion affords one of the earliest 
and most healthful Spring greens or salads. 
Improved French. Large, thick leaves. 
Pkt. 25c., 4% oz. $1.00 
Italian, Cicoria Catalogna. The leaves 
are more upright than the Dandelion. 
Pkt. 20c., 14 oz. 80c., oz. $1.50 
ENDIVE 
One ounce of seed for 100 feet of drill 
For first crop sow about middle of April; 
for succession make small sowings every 
month till August, when the main planting is 
made. Set the plants 1 foot apart in rows and 
when well grown blanch by folding the leaves. 
Broadleaved (Escarolie) 74 days 
Leaves long and broad; thick and succu- 
lent. Pkt. 15c., 4% oz. 25c., oz. 45c. 
Full Heart Batavian 71 days 
An improved broadleaved variety. Full, 
compact hearts. 
Pkt. 15c., 14 oz. 25c., oz. 45c. 
76 days 
blanched. 
Green Curled 
‘Hardy, finely 
One of the best. 
Pkt. 15c., 4% oz. 25c., oz. 45c. 
curled; easily 
White Curled 73 days 
Blanches rapidly; excellent, very tender. 
Pkt. 15c., 4% oz. 25c., oz. 45c. 
EGGPLANT 
One ounce will produce about 2000 plants 
The Eggplant will thrive well in good gar- 
den soil. The seed should be sown in hotbed 
or warm greenhouse in March or April, and 
when about an inch high put in 2-inch pots. 
Plant about June Ist, 214 feet apart. 
Black Beauty 80 days 
As large as New York Improved but 10 days 
earlier. Pkt. 15c., 4% oz. 85c., oz. $1.50 
New York Improved 83 days 
Purple; the best variety; very large, oval, 
heavy fruit. Pkt. 15c., 4% oz. 85c., oz. $1.50 
KALE or BORECOLE 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill 
Sow about the middle of April in prepared 
beds, covering thinly and evenly; plant out 
in June following the directions recom- 
mended for cultivating Cabbage. 
Curled Dwarf Green Scotch 60 days 
Very dwarf and spreading; best strain. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 60c. 
Curled. Siberian Improved 65 days 
Uniformly dwarf; green curled; hardy. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 50c. 
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