MIDGET SWEET CORN 
Midget corn has ceased to be only a 
novelty and is highly recommended for 
the small home garden where space is 
valuable. The ears are of fine quality. 
The yield is very high for size of the 
plants. Maturity is very early. 
Rows may be only 2 feet apart, with the plants 
thinned to 6 inches. Hills should be 1% feet apart 
and leveled to the size of a saucer. 
431 WHITE MIDGET. Grows about 
30 inches tall with 2 to 5 ears 4 inches 
long on each stalk. Kernels are white and 
delicious. 55 days. 
Generous pkt. 50c, 1Alb. $1.25. 
430 GOLDEN MIDGET. A golden yel- 
low form of midget corn with delectable 
ears and plants that answer the same 
description as the above. 55 days. 
Generous pkt. 50c, 1lb. $1.25. 
CORN SALAD 
440 Large-leaved. One ounce of seed 
will plant 150 feet of row. Sow in early 
spring and early fall. The late crop may 
be held over winter if lightly mulched. 
Leaves are used as greens or for gar- 
nishing. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 75c, 14lb. $1.75. 
Surecrop Hybrid Cucumber 
CUCUMBERS 
Seed should be sown in hills leveled to the size of 
a dinner plate and should be flat with the ground 
unless the land is over-moist, in which case the 
hills may be 3 inches above the ground level. The 
hills should be 4 feet apart each way. Planting 
should be done after mid-May in the New York 
area, with successive plantings at two-week inter- 
vals until mid-July. Thin to 3 plants to each hill. 
A packet of seed will plant about 15 hills, or an 
ounce 50 hills. 
453 Extra-Long Green. A_ 12-inch- 
long cucumber of excellent quality. 68 
days. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, 4lb. $1.10, lb. $3. 
454 IMPROVED EARLY WHITE 
SPINE. Straight cucumbers about 8 
inches Jong, narrowing at the ends and 
characterized by prominent white Imes at 
the blossom end. 58 days. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, 14lb. $1, lb. $2.50. 
455 Green Prolific (Boston Pickling). 
Symmetrical, 6-inch cucumbers, medium 
dark green, black spined and suitable for 
pickling or slicmg. 60 days. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, 14lb. 95c, Ib. $2.25. 
457 Marketer. All-America Bronze 
Medal. One of the finest cucumbers 
for home garden or for market. The fruits 
are borne in profusion on vigorous plants 
over an extended period. The dark green 
color and trim appearance of the 8-inch 
cucumbers, with slight tapering at the 
ends and an exceptionally small seed area, 
have won great popularity. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, Y4lb. $1.25, lb. $3.75. 
458 New Davis Perfect. 58 days. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, W4lb. $1, Ib. $2.50. 
459 Oriental Climbing. Distinct climb- 
ing variety for training on a pole or fence. 
The cucumbers are 12 inches long, smooth, 
dark green and suitable for pickling or 
slicing. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, 14]b. $1.25, Ib. $3. 
460 Staysgreen. A symmetrical, dark 
green cucumber 7 to 8 inches long with 
blunt ends, smooth and crisp. Holds color 
and firmness well, making it a superior 
shipping variety. 60 days. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, 14lb. $1.10, Ib. $2.75. 
461 STRAIGHT-8. All-America Gold 
Medal. A superior variety for home 
or market garden. Cucumbers are 8 
inches long and about 114 inches in diam- 
eter, dark green and free of stripes or light 
ends. 66 days. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, 14Ib. $1.10, lb. $3. 
463 SURECROP HYBRID. All-Amer- 
ica Bronze Medal, 1951. A white spine 
type cucumber, slender with blunt ends, 
8 to 9 inches long, 24% inches in diam- 
eter. Holds its dark color well after 
pickling. Flesh ts white, crisp, tender and 
of fine flavor: 58 days. 
Pkt. 35c, 3 pkts. $1, 140z. $2.75. 
462 West Indian Gherkin. Familiar as 
the pickle cucumber frequently used for a 
smorgasbord specialty. Fruits are me- 
dium green, 11% to 2 inches long and 214 
to 2% inches thick. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, 14lb. $1.25, Ib. $3.25. 
Greenhouse Cucumbers 
470 Improved Telegraph. (Imported 
seed.) Very dark green, long and straight. 
Pkt. (25 seeds) $1, 3 pkts. $2.75. 
471 Forcing White Spine. Similar 
to the outdoor White Spine but larger. 
Grows freely under glass; early, prolific 
and robust. 
Pkt. (25 seeds) 35c, 5 pkts. $1.50. 
DANDELION 
481 Thick-leaved. Healthful boiled 
greens and a good salad. One ounce of 
seed plants about 100 feet of drill. Drills 
should be a foot apart, seedlings thinned 
to 4 inches. May be blanched like endive. 
Pkt. 15c, 4 pkts. 50c, oz. $1.25, 14lb. $4. 
12 
EGGPLANT 
One packet of seed should produce about 100 plants. 
Seed should be sown indoors in March and the 
seedlings transplanted to 2 % feet apart after danger 
of cold weather. 
484 Black Beauty. Up to 6 large, oval- 
globe fruits on a medium-size plant. 
Fruits are dark purple and smooth. 
Pkt. 15c, 4 pkts. 50c, oz. $1.10, 4lb. $3. 
489 HYBRID. This first-generation egg- 
plant hybrid surpasses commercial varieties 
in many Important respects. The plants 
are tall, semi-spreading and _ vigorous. 
Plants yield a good crop of fruit over 
an extended period—these, in most 
cases, bemg borne high enough to keep 
them from touching the ground. The 
fruits are oval, medium size and dark 
purple. Especially resistant to drought 
and disease. 
Pkt. 35c, 2 pkts. 65c, 3 pkts. 90c. 
485 Long Purple. 
Pkt.15c,4pkts. 50c, oz. $1.25, 141b. $3.50. 
488 New York Spineless. The fruits 
are large, round-oval, of a rich deep purple- 
black color and of splendid quality. Free 
from spines. 
Pkt. 15c,4 pkts. 50c, oz. $1.25, 141b. $3.50. 
Full-Hearted Batavian Endive 
ENDIVE 
One ounce will plant 200 feet of drill and yield 
about 250 heads. Seed can be sown from mid-June 
to August in rows 15 inches apart. Thin to 20 
inches between plants. When fully grown, tie the 
outside leaves over the heart to blanch the center. 
Blanching will take a week. 
492 Deep Heart. All-America Silver 
Medal. A_ fringed, curly variety with 
the broad-leaved habit of Escarolle. Well- 
filled heart, 10 to 12 ches across and 7 
to 8 inches deep. A favorite for home 
or market garden. 90 days. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, 14lb. $1, Ib. $2.75. 
493 Full-hearted Batavian. Escarolle. 
All-America Silver Medal. Closely - re- 
sembles Deep Heart but the head is 
fuller and more compact, blanching easily. 
Excellent quality. 90 days. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, 14lb. 95c, Ib. $2.50. 
495 Green Curled Rose-ribbed. Plants 
allowed to develop 6 inches apart will 
' crowd and blanch. Leaves are coarsely 
toothed, with midribs tinged with rose. 
95 days. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, 14lb. 90c, Ib. $2.25. 
