SWEET CORN—Continued 
Open-Pollinated 
Country Gentleman or Shoe Peg (fr) 
—Prolific late variety. Favored by 
canners. Irregular kernels, very deep, 
sweet. 93 days. ~ 
Golden Bantam (fr)—-The best and 
most favorably known of all: the yel- 
low varieties. Stalks often have 2 ears. 
Ears 8 rowed, kernels broad, with 
tender hull. 
Stowell’s Evergreen — White. Large 
ears about 8” long. Big kernels. Very 
sweet. Good late variety. 93 days. 
ROASTING EAR CORN 
Adams Improved or Large Early— 
Large-eared roasting variety, earlier 
than Trucker’s Favorite, 12 to 14 row- 
ed. Kernels white and tender when 
young. 70 to 73 days. 
Trucker’s Favorite—Extensively used 
for roasting ears and shipping. Ears 
12 to 16 rowed. Kernels white, fairly 
tender, and moderately sweet. 70 to 
75 days. Plant early or late. 
CUCUMBER 
Select soil fully exposed to sun and en- 
rich thoroughly with fertilizer. Sandy 
soils with plenty of compost are best. 
Roots have difficulty on heavy soils. 
Plant 8 to 10 seeds in a “‘hill.’’ Plant 
each hill about 36” apart. Cucumber 
vines like to stretch out, so plant rows 
about 4 feet apart. The old tale that 
melons or squash will cross pollinize 
with cucumbers and affect their taste if 
planted nearby is untrue. When vine is 
6” long, thin to three strongest plants. 
Keep fruits picked to promote continuous 
fruiting. Use plenty of moisture; cucum- 
bers are 90 per cent water. 
A and C—A long dark green cucum- 
ber which merits a trial. Uniform, 
nearly cylindrical, rounded at ends. 
Chicago Pickling—Vigorous grower. 
Fruits medium dark green. 6” to 7” 
long when grown. Slightly tapering 
of even size. 58 days. 
Early Fortune — Rich, dark green 
fruits with firm, crisp, pure white 
flesh. Grows to 9 by 2™%-in. Ships 
well and is highly resistant to disease. 
66 days to maturity. 
Long Green Improved—Black spined, 
good pickling. Grows 10 to 15 in. long. 
Matures in 70 days. 
STAKING PROTECTS ... 
Properly staked plants insure an orderly gar- 
den. Lack of proper staking means that you 
are reasonably sure to have some wrecked 
and messy beds later in the season. A heavy 
rain or wind storm is likely to knock over tall 
and heavy foliage plants which naturally have 
stems not sufficiently sturdy to stand up 
under such circumstances. 
Careful tests have shown that on a given 
ground area more tomatoes can be grown on 
plants pruned to a single stem and tied to a 
stake or fence, than in any other way. They 
ripen earlier, too, and in many ways this 
method is best for the small vegetable gar- 
den. 
Keeping tomato plants pruned and tied needs 
constant attention. At the joint where each 
leaf grows on the main stem, a branch will 
develop, and this must be cut or pinched 
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STOWELL'S EVERGREEN 
Straight Eight—Unsurpassed as slic- 
ing cucumber. All-American Selection. 
2'%-lb. fruits, rounded at ends, med- 
ium green. 68 days. 
White Spine Improved—One of the 
earliest and most prolific of the white 
spine cucumbers. Fruits 7” to 8” long, 
2%" in diameter. Dark green. 60 
days to maturity. 
EGGPLANT 
Requires continuous warm weather for 
best results. Seed should be started in a 
hotbed, as it ts slow to germinate. Set 
plants in open ground when 2” tall and 
protect from hot sun when young. Be 
sure to keep young plants developing 
rapidly, Cultivate freely. To produce 
large fruits, remove lateral branches so 
as to reduce number of fruits per plant. 
Spray to protect from potato bugs. 
Black Beauty (fr)—Large, egg-shap- 
ed, smooth, very dark purple fruits. 
Plant bears 4 to 5 fruits. Early. 
Florida High Bush—Plant upstanding, 
holding fruit off the ground. Fruits 
elongated tapering toward stems. Dark 
purple. Hardy variety, resistant to 
drought and root rot. 85 days. 
ENDIVE 
Strictly a cool-weather crop: gets bitter 
at temperatures much above 80 degrees. 
Even moderately warm weather causes 
the plants to produce seed stalks. Plant 
very early, For late fall, sow early in 
middle autumn. Use last planting as 
late fall salad crop, and store surplus 
in cold frame or cellar by digging each 
plant with ball of soil. Plant in shallow 
drills with rows spaced 18” apart. When 
4 inches tall, thin out to stand 6 
inches to a foot apart. To blanch gather 
the outer leaves together and tie with 
soft twine or raffia. Do this when plant 
is nearly grown. Strings should be untied 
after a rain to permit leayes to dry and 
avoid rotting. 
Full Heart or Escarole—A strongly 
bunched mass of thick, slightly crum- 
pled leaves, well blanched heart. Up- 
right growing plant about 12 inches 
in diameter. 71 days. 
Green Curled Ruffec—Plants 16 to 
18-in. in diameter. Fine fall variety. 
White, tender, fleshy. 95 days. 
HERBS 
(Aromatic, Medicinal and Kitchen) 
Every garden has a place for herbs, 
in the vegetable garden or for their 
ornamental appearance in the flower 
garden. 
Anise—An annual—used for garnish- 
ing, seasoning and for cordials. Seeds 
have an aromatic flavor. Plants 14”. 
75 days. 
Basil—Sweet — Annual; Ht. 12” to 
18”. Leaves, green or dried, are 
chiefly used as a seasoning for soups, 
stews, etc. 85 days. 
Borage—Annual; Ht. 12-18”. Young 
tender leaves are used as salad and 
also used to flavor lemonade and 
other cooling drinks. 80 days. 
Caraway—Biennial; Ht. 18-24”. Seeds 
used for flavoring. Young leaves and 
shoots used for flavoring salads. 70 
days to maturity. 
Coriander—Annual; Ht. 24-30”. Seeds 
used for flavoring and in candy and 
to mask taste of medicine. 75 days. 
Chives—Perennial; Ht. 6”. Tops, fine- 
ly chopped for adding mild onion 
flavor to soups, stews, salads, etc. 80 
days to maturity. 
Dill—Annual; 2’ to 3’. Seeds and 
leaves used for flavoring—especially 
for dill pickles. 70 days. 
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. . . INCREASES YIELD 
off before it is four inches long, otherwise its 
removal may weaken the plant. 
Delphiniums are the first plants in the garden 
to show the need for staking. The heavy spikes 
of bloom on these stately perennials make 
them singularly susceptible to destruction by 
winds or heavy rains. Stake them before the 
buds start to open. 
Gladiolus with heavy spikes of bloom are 
likely to need stakes, Lilies and iris of the 
taller types also need this assistance, Tall 
African and French marigolds are tipped over 
by wind or rain and become a jungle. Staking 
would have saved them. 
The first requisite of good staking is that the 
stakes should be strong and capable of hold- 
ing up the plant, but as unobtrusive as pos- 
sible, Green painted stakes are least cons- 
Picuous. 
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