CUCUMBER, STRAIGHT EIGHT 
CUCUMBERS 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre 
Mature in approximately 60 days 
Sow outdoor varieties early in spring, 
in hotbeds or cold frame, and transplant 
to open ground when weather is suitable. 
For later crop, sow seed when weather 
becomes settled, in hills 4 to 5 ft. apart. 
They require a warm, rich soil, and 
should be watered liberally. 
Colorado. (60 days.) About 814 inches long. 
This cucumber is popular. It does not 
taper. The color is dark green. The flesh 
erisp and tender. 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. 
Improved Long Green. (67 days.) The 
fruits are handsome, being of good form 
and of a deep green color which is re- 
tained a considerable 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 exceptionally prolific. The 
flesh is sweet and crisp. Most popular 
variety in America today. 
National Pickling. (56 days.) A highly 
desirable pickling strain. Fruits are 
well warted; 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 
21%4 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 
Y% 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. 
ENDIVE 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 5 lbs. per acre 
Sow about the middle of April, in rows 
1% feet apart, and thin out. to about 9 
inches apart. 
Broad-leaved Endive. Leaves long, broad, 
and succulent. Fine for winter salads 
and cooking. 
Green Curled Endive. Outer leaves brght 
green, midribs tinged with rose. Cen- 
ter leaves blanch readily. Makes attrac- 
tive salads. Vigorous and resistant. 
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. Relished 
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. 
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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. Early in spring sow the seed in 
light rich soil in rows 1% feet apart. 
When plants are well established, 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 early and produces medium sized 
light green bulbs with white flesh of ex- 
cellent 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 
VE U CES Ne Yemiy be 
% 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 838 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 in hot weather. 
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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GREAT LAKES LETTUCE 
EGGPLANT 
OKRA or GUMBO 
2 oz. to 100 ft., 8 to 10 Ibs. per acre 
Sow seed early in May, in rows 8 feet 
apart and 2 inches deep. As plants ap- 
pear, thin out to about 1 foot apart. 
*Improved Dwarf Green. Early. Short 
thick pods. 
Perkins Mammoth Long Pod. Standard 
medium early sort for home, market gar- 
den and canning. Plants 4 to 5 feet tall; 
pods dark green, fleshy, tender; become 
7 to 8 inches long, 1% inches in diameter. 
Distinctly ribbed and tapered. 
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