THE GARDEN CENTER — 53 LASALLE ROAD, WEST HARTFORD, CONN. — PHONE 32-4272 
SWEET CORN Zea Mays saccharata 
1 pkt plants 25 hills, 1 lb. 200. Plant 1” deep in hills 
3’ apart each way. Make plantings every 2 weeks. 
Plant in blocks rather than long rows. Retain 3 
plants to each hill. 
NEW HYBRIDS 
ACADIA 75 days. A new early hybrid su- 
perior in sweetness and flavor to any corn 
in its class. 
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM 88 days. The 
most popular main crop hybrid deservedly. 
8” ear, 10-14 rows of kernels. 
HOOSIER GOLD 82 days. Finest of the new 
corns. Quality as good as GOLDEN CROSS 
and a full week earlier. 
All the above at: pkt 15¢, 4-Ib. 40¢, 
1 Ib. 70¢, 2 Ib. $1.35, 5 Ib. $2.65 
GOLDEN MIDGET HYBRID 70 days. The 
5’ plants bear 8-rowed 5” ears outstandingly 
tender and sweet. 
pkt 20¢, 4 lb. 40¢, 14 Ib. 70¢, 1 Ib. $1.10 
CRESS | 
FINE CURLED (Lepidium sativum). Pun- 
gent green leaves. pkt 10¢, 1 oz. 30¢ 
UPLAND (Barbarea vulgaris). The flavor is 
like watercress, but will succeed in dry soil. 
pkt 10¢, 1 oz. 40¢ 
WATERCRESS (Radicula nasturaium-aqua- 
ticum). This delectable salad green must be 
grown as a semi-aquatic. 
; pkt 15¢, 4 oz. 90¢ 
CUCUMBER Cucumis sativus 
1 packet, 15 hills; 1 ounce, 50 hills. Sow 6 or 8 seeds 
in groups 4 ft. apart each way. Thin to 3 or 4 plants. 
MARKETER 65 days. A new cucumber, per- 
fect for home gardens. Deep green and car- 
ried over a long season. 
1 Ib. 70¢, 2 Ib. $1.35, 5 Ib. $2.65 
IMPROVED WHITE SPINE 63 days. Early 
medium size, and most prolific. 
BOSTON PICKLING 59 days. Good size 
pickling variety. Uniform rich green. 
All the above at: pkt 15¢, 1 oz. 35¢ 
BURPEE HYBRID The true hybrid cucum- 
ber with true hybrid vigor. Prolific and 
disease resistant. 30 seeds, 35¢ 
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STANDARD VARIETIES 
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 
large, white and delicious. 
92 days. Late, 
GOLDEN BANTAM 80 days. Small delicious 
ears, one of the oldest and best. 
All the above: pkt 10¢, '4-Ib. 35¢, 
1 Ib. 60¢, 2 Ib. $1.15, 5 Ib. $2.10 
MIDGET CORN 70 days. Tiny 4” sugar 
sweet ears on 3 ft. plants. Ideal for the 
small garden. 
MIDGET YELLOW, pkt 15¢ 
MIDGET WHITE, pkt 15¢ 
DANDELION IMPROVED THICK 
LEAVED (Taraxacum officinale) For cul- 
tivated dandelion greens. Sow in summer 
for harvest the following Spring. 
pkt 15¢, % oz. 70¢ 
EGGPLANT Solanum melongena 
Pkt, 100 plants, 1 ounce, 2000. Started indoors in 
March, plants should be set out 214 ft. apart in 
late May. 
BLACK BEAUTY 80 days.. Large dark 
fruits, prolific and vigorous. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE HYBRID 70 days. Small- 
er plant, and earlier. Fruits are smaller 
than Black Beauty, and egg-shaped. 
The above: pkt 15¢, 4-oz. 60¢ 
ENDIVE Cichorium endiva 
1 pkt. 25 ft., 1 oz. 150 ft. Culture similar to 
lettuce. 
BATAVIAN FULLHEART 90 days. (Esca- 
rolle) Fine quality, compact broad leaf. 
GREEN CURLED 90 days. Fine cut leaves, 
blanches easily. Sow July 1st for Fall and 
Winter use. 
The above: pkt 15¢, 1 oz, 30¢ 
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