All ©°9*lable seeds 
KALE OR BORECOLE 
Requires moist, well enriched soil. Pick 
leaves as wanted, or pull whole plant. 
Leaves are best after a frost. 
Dwarf Green — Widely spreading 
Fine-curled, blue-green, plume-like 
leaves. 55 days. 
Thousand Headed — Very productive 
variety. Tall plants, bearing an abun- 
dance of deep green, thick, smooth 
leaves. Grown for stock and chicken 
feed. 65 days. 
KOHLRABI 
Sow early as possible in light, rich 
soil. When plants are in the third leaf, 
thin to 6” apart. Plant at intervals of 
Jo days for succession of bulbs until 
hot weather—after which they do not 
grow. Use while still young and ten- 
der, before skin hardens. 
White Vienna Early (fr)—8 to 10-in. 
leaves on slender stems. Bulbs 2 to 
3-in., globular light green. Crisp ten- 
der, clear white flesh. 55 to 60 days. 
LEEK 
Large American Flag—An early, popu- 
lar variety, with thick, long white stems. 
Leaves large and drooping medium 
green. 130 days. 
LETTUCE 
Keep lettuce growing rapidly for best 
results. A light, rich soil needed for 
this. Earliest varieties must be started 
from seed in cold-frame. As soon as 
open ground can be worked trans- 
plant. For later use, sow seed in open 
ground as soon as weather is favor- 
able. Keep rows 12” to 18” apart. Thin 
plants in rows 4” to 8” depending on 
variety. 
Heading 
Hanson—Old hardy variety for home 
and market gardens. Large globular 
heads, compact tender and sweet. Light 
yellowish green leaves, broad and 
curly. 80 days. 
New York or Los Los Angeles—Long 
distance shipper. Large curled heading 
lettuce. Dark green, curled edge leaves. 
Well balanced heads, sweet, and tender, 
80 days. 
Pennlake, All America Bronze Medal 
Winner 1949—An exceptional fine head 
lettuce. A cross between Imperial No. 
847 and Great Lakes producing plants 
distinct because of their lack of ribbi- 
ness, good uniformity and dark green 
color. 82 days. 15c pkt. 
Great Lakes, 1944 All America Winner 
—A variety that came to the front fast 
and has stayed there. Holds into the hot 
weather longer than any other variety 
tested and retains its crisp, tender flavor 
to delight the most critical. 82 days. 
White Paris Cos—Medium large self- 
folding, dark green loaf shaped heads. 
Greenish-white well balanced interior. 
66 days. 
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Leaf 
Grand Rapids—Erect, compact plants, 
Light green broad heavily fringed. For 
forcing or early planting outside. 43 
days. 
LEAF LETTUCE, Oak Leaf 
Oak Leaf—The most popular leaf lettuce 
for home gardens. Rich, dark green 
leaves, tender and delicious. Outstand- 
ing resistance to hot weather, 
Prizehead, Red Leaf—Early non-head- 
ing sort. Medium sized plants, crisp 
and tender. Color light brown on a 
medium green base. Leaves frilled at 
edges, and crumpled. 47 days. 
Simpson’s Early Curled—Also called 
Early Curled Silesia. Early, hardy and 
dependable. Non-heading. Leaves large 
frilled, crumpled, light green; from a 
compact bunch at center. 45 days. 
WATERMELON 
Requires about same culture as canta- 
loupe, except the vines need more 
room. Fertilize each hill liberally and 
cultivate thoroughly. 
New Hampshire Midget—1951 Gold 
Medal All America Winner—Ice box 
size, strawberry-red flesh with very 
good flavor. Attractive, distinctive, 
grows on a small vigorous vine and 
has rather large black seeds for its 
size. Pkt. 15c, 
Striped Klondike—Large long melon, 
yellowish green with dark green stripes. 
Tough rind. Scarlet, delicious flesh. 90 
days. 
Kleckley’s Sweet or Wondermelon— 
Large, cylindrical, dark bluish-green, 
with thin, tender rind. Bright red, juicy, 
sweet flesh, creamy-white seeds with 
traces of brown. 85 days. 
Green Klondike—Fruits oblong, taper- 
ing to blossom end, Solid dark green 
rind. Flesh red, very fine textured and 
sweet. Small black seeds. 80 days. 
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MUSTARD 
Sow as early as possible in the spring. 
Keep rows 6” to 12” apart and cover 
with soil Y%" deep. You may also sow 
seed in autumn to raise greens and for. 
salads. 
Mustard Spinach or Tendergreen— 
Wholesome, quick-growing green, com- 
bining mustard and spinach flavors, 28 
days. 
Southern Giant Curled—Large, frilled 
and crumpled. Light green leaves. 35 
days. 
OKRA OR GUMBO 
Sow in rows about 3' apart. Cover 
seeds with about 1” of fine soil firmly 
pressed down. Thin plants 18” to 24” 
apart when they reach 3” growth. Do 
not plant until ground is warm, as 
this 1s a tender, hot weather plant. 
Pick before woody fibres develop. 
Early Dwarf — Early, prolific dwarf 
growing sort. Dark green fluted, 5 to 
7-in. pointed pods. Most desirable, com- 
pact growing okra. 50 days. 
ONIONS 
Plant as soon as soil can be prepared. 
For best yield, plant on very fertile 
land—fall plowed, and thoroughly fer- 
tilized. When plants are a few inches 
tall, thin to prevent crowding—using 
the plants removed as green onions. 
Those left to become fully ripe can 
be stored for winter. Cultivate and 
hand weed every 2 weeks during sum- 
mer. 
Yellow Sweet Spanish—Large, globe- 
shaped, exceptionally mild and sweet— 
excellent for eating raw or boiled. 
Light yellow skin and pure white firm, 
crisp, and tasty flesh. 112 days. 
Yellow Globe Danvers — An oval 
shaped, straw-colored onion. White 
flesh, crisp and mild. Splendid keeper. 
110 days. 
White Queen Bunching or Pickling— 
A good Spring appetizer. Crisp and 
mild. A fine white onion for cooking 
when grown larger. 60 days. 
Red Wethersfield—Popular good keep- 
er, used extensively for sets. Medium 
large, flat bottomed bulbs with sloping 
top. Purplish-red. Fine grained flesh, 
firm, slightly flushed with pink. 100 to 
102 days. 
Southport White Globe—A beautiful, 
uniform, high quality, prolific variety 
considered one of the best of the large 
white onions, Bulbs medium large sized 
globe shaped, waxy white flesh, fine 
grained, solid, mild. Thin, attractive 
white color. 100 days. 
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