EGGPLANT, 
Black Beauty 
@& RADISH, 
Early Scarlet Globe 
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 
yines 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 cucumber 
which merits a trial, Uniform, nearly cyl- 
indrical, rounded at ends. 
CUBIT—Dark green, white spine cylindrical 
with blunt ends. Firm flesh and uniform 
coloring, New and worth while. 
DAVIS PERFECT—Midseason. 9 to 10-in. 
long, tapered, good color. 68 days. 
EARLY FORTUNE—Rich, dark green fruits 
with firm, crisp, pure white flesh. Grows 
to 9 by 2¥%-in. Ships well and is highly 
Tesistant to disease. Edible in 66 days. 
EARLY SURECROP HYBRID—All America 
Top 12, 1953. Fruits slender, blunt ends, 8 
to 9 inches long, 2¥2 in. in diameter, holds 
its dark green color well after picking. 
Flesh is crisp, white and unusually deli- 
cious, Small seed cavity. Resistant to mosaic 
and downy mildew. 
LONG GREEN IMPROVED—Black spined, 
good pickling. Grows 10 to 15 in, long, 
Matures in 70 days. 
MARKETER—Fine new variety, very pro- 
lific, Attractive rich, dark green color, car- 
ried right down to blossom end, Crisp, icy- 
white flesh. 734-in. long 234-in, diameter. 
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SWEET CORN, loana 
NATIONAL PICKLING—Rich dark green. 
Straight and rather blunt at ends but not 
chunky. Best all-around pickler, Edible in 
55 days. 
STRAIGHT EIGHT—Unsurpassed as slicing 
cucumber. 2]/-lb. fruits, rounded at ends, 
medium green. 68 days. 
EGGPLANT 
Requires continuous warm weather for 
best results. Seed should be started in a 
hotbed, as it is 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-shaped, 
smooth, very dark purple fruits, Plant bears 
4 to 5 fruits. Early. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE HYBRID—Developed for 
short season areas. Round to olive shape 
fruits, growing low on the bush. 
BEANS, Fordhook Bush Lima 
ENDIVE i 
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 leaves to dry and 
avoid rotting. 
FULL HEART OR ESCAROLE—A strongly 
bunched mass of thick, slightly crumpled 
leaves, well blanched heart. Upright grow- 
Ad plant about 12 inches in diameter. 71 
ays. 
GREEN CURLED RUFFEC—Plants 16 to 18- 
in. in diameier. Fine fall variety. White, 
tender, fleshy. 95 days. 
A GARDEN OF HERBS 
This year, why not.plant an old fashioned herb garden? 
The:yellow design in the,background is the pattern of_a 
typical old-fashioned garden of culinary-herbs. This gar- 
den carries out the English. ‘“Knot” design, and includes 
Anise, Basil, Borage,.Chives, Sage and Thyme. Many 
variations‘can be made in the geometric design, but take 
care to plant the taller herbs, such as Dill, Rosemary and 
Fennel, in the centér and use the lower growing herbs for 
outlining the borders. 
