POPULAR GARDEN ITEMS 
Nicholson's Selected Cucumbers 
(Cohombro) 
Planting should be delayed until all danger of frost is 
past. Soil for planting should be warm, moist and loose. 
Cover seed about 1/)-inch. Plant in hills 3 to 4 feet apart, 5 
or 6 seeds to the hill. When 6 inches tall, thin to 3 plants to 
the hill. One ounce will plant 100 hills or 2 pounds to the 
(OKeils;, 
236—STRAIGHT 8. Requires 62 days. One of the newer varieties 
and an All-America Gold Medal winner. Dark green in color and 
not as broad or thick as most varieties. At best picking stage when 
8 inches long. It is rightly named. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 1/4 Ib., 95c; Ib., 
$2.75: 5 lbs., $12.50, postpaid. 
234—A AND C. Requires 60 days. A most popular member of the 
newer varieties of cucumber. Fruits 8 to 9 inches long, straight and 
symmetrical. An excellent shipper and popular market type. Also, 
much liked because of its deep green color. Pkt., 10c: oz., 35c; 14 
Ib., 95c; lb., $2.75; 5 lbs., $12.50, postpaid. Please ask for prices in 
large lots. 
232—EARLY FORTUNE. Requires 66 days. An exceptionally fine 
early and productive Cucumber; an improved strain of the White 
Spine. Good for shipping or for home use. Pkt., 10c? oz., 25c; \% Ib., 
CUCUMBERS AND OTHER 
232—EARLY FORTUNE 
227—IMPROVED LONG GREEN. Requires 68 
days. Not as good as Straight 8 or A and C 
for a market variety as the fruit is not as 
unitorm. Produces fruit that vary in size. Many 
prefer this variety, using the long ones for 
slicing and the short ones for pickling. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 35c7 1% Ib., 95c; Ib., $2.75; 5 Ibs., 
$12.50, postpaid. 
229—JAPANESE CLIMBING. Requires 53 
days. While all Cucumbers are running vines, 
this variety is much more so than others. 
Splendid quality and well adapted for pickling 
and salad. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35ce; 1/4 Ib., 95c; Ib., 
$2.85, postpaid. 
- 192—-KOHL-RABI 
Endive 
(Escarola) 
187—GREEN CURLED ENDIVE. Requires 90 
days. Rich green in color, but blanching to 
creamy white. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; I, lb., 65c; 
lb., $2.00, postpaid. Please write for prices in 
larger lots. 
188—BATAVIAN. Requires 90 days; upright 
growth, producing a heavy plant with large, 
deep, well balanced hearts, buttery in tex- 
ture. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; I Ib., 65c; lb., $2.00, 
postpaid. 
Egg Plant 
(Berenjenas) 
Egg Plant seed germinates slowly and 
should be started in hot beds in February. Set 
the plants in open ground in April and May. 
Space the young plants 2!/, to 3 feet apart in 
rows. One ounce of seed will produce 1,500 
plants or more, a quarter pound of seed suf- 
ficient for an acre. 
196—BLACK BEAUTY. Requires 81 days. 
Earlier than any other variety, producing 
large, thick. luscious purplish fruit of the 
finest quality. Pkt., 15 c; oz., 85c; 1/4 lb., $2.65; 
lb., $8.50, postpaid. 
197—NEW YORK IMPROVED PURPLE SPINE- 
LESS. Requires 83 days. The leading market 
variety, and undoubtedly the best for size, 
quality and productiveness. Pkt., 15c; oz., 85c; 
l4, Ib., $2.65; lb., $8.50, postpaid. 
Horseradish 
(Taramago) 
Horseradish is grown from pieces of the 
root. Plant in rows 21/2 feet apart, setting roots 
18 inches apart in rows, vertically, small end 
down, and top | to 3 inches below surface. 
75¢ per dozen; 25 roots, $1.25; 50 roots, $2.25; 
100 roots, $3.75, postpaid. 
70c; lb., $2.15; 5 lbs., $9.75, postpaid. 
233—LEMON. Requires 65 days. Fruits are 
round or slightly oval, and of a light, creamy 
yellow color. It is very prolific, and is especi- 
ally desirable as a small pickling variety for 
which purpose it may be used either green or 
ripe. Pkt., 10c: oz., 30c: 1/4 lb., 85c, postpaid. 
230—EARLY CLUSTER. Requires 56 days. 
Very early variety, bearing in clusters of two 
and three. If kept gathered from the vines it 
will continue to fruit through a long season. 
This is a splendid variety for pickling. Pkt.. 
10c; oz., 25c; 1/, lb., 75c; lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
226—EARLY GREEN PROLIFIC or BOSTON 
PICKLE. Requires 60 days. It produces an 
early cucumber for pickles. Uniform in size 
and smooth skin. It is a slender type. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 25c7 1/4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
225—CHICAGO PICKLING. Requires 60 days. 
The best and most popular variety for pick- 
ling. Has small, deep green fruits, tapering at 
each end; is very prolific. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 
lf, Ib., 75c; lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
231—D AVIS PERFECT. Requires 68 days. 
Ideal Cucumber for shipping and home use. 
Dark green in color and almost seedless, 
which makes it very desirable for slicing. Pkt..,, 
10c; oz., 25c; 1/4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
235—WEST INDIA GHERKIN. Requires 60) 
days. Very small in size and of superior qual- 
ity for pickles. Very prolific. Fruits for pickles 
are produced in about 60 days, measuring 1!/) 
to 2 inches long, and usually very uniform in 
size. Pkt., 10c: oz., 35c; 1/4 Ib., 95c; lb., $2.75, 
postpaid. 
Leeks 
(Puerro) 
A widely cultivated member of the onion 
family. Sow early in spring in rows 12 to 15 
inches apart, covering seed about 1/2 inch. 
198—BROAD LEAF. An extensively used and 
very desirable variety. Broad leaf with short 
but thick stems. Pkt., 15c: oz., 60c; Wy lb., 
$1.75, postpaid. 
189—GREEN CURLED 
Kohl-Rabi 
(Colinabo) 
Kohl-Rabi is a cross of cabbage and turnip 
and is delightfully flavored. 
192—EARLY WHITE VIENNA. Requires 55 
days. Very easy to grow, and should be put 
in every garden. Pkt., 10c; oz., 45c; 1/4 Ib., 
$1.25; lb., $4.00, postpaid. 
Kale 
(Breton-Berza) 
Sow in drills two feet apart, thin out to 8 
inches in the row and cultivate as cabbage. 
One ounce for 3,000 plants; three pounds per 
acre. 
189—GREEN CURLED. Requires 55 days. Also 
called Siberian. Most tender and delicate of 
the cabbage family; improved by frost. Hardy 
nate 10c; oz., 20c; 1/4 Ib., 50c; lb., $1.50, post- 
paid. 
Herbs 
(Hierbas) 
439—SWEET BASIL. For highly seasoned 
dishes. 
440—CARAWAY. For flavoring. 
441—-CORIANDER. Seeds used in confection- 
ery. 
_ 442—DILL. Leaves used in pickles and flavor- 
ing. 
443—SAGE. Leaves used for flavoring sau- 
sages. 
444--THYME. For seasoning. 
445—FENNEL. (Sweet). Used in sauces. 
446—LAVENDER. The dried leaves have a 
pleasing perfume. 
447—-SWEET MARJORAM. Leaves used fresh 
or dried for seasoning. 
437—SUMMER SAVORY. The leaves and 
young shoots are used for flavoring. 
Prices, any of the above: Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 
25c, postpaid. 
‘196—NICHOLSON’S BLACK BEAUTY 
ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO. 
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DALLAS, TEXAS 
