ENDIVE 
One ounce will sow 100 feet. Sow in any 
ordinary dry soil, covering lightly. When the 
plants are about 2 inches high, thin to about 
12 inches in the row. When the plants have 
attained full size, gather up the leaves and 
tie together at the tips. The inner leaves, in 
the course of three or four weeks, will become 
beautifully blanched. 
GREEN CURLED. 76 days. Finely curled, dark 
green leaves; excellent plant. Not only most 
useful as a salad, but much used for garnish- 
ing. Pkt. 10c. 
BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN (Escarolle). 74 
days. Leaves are broad and nearly plain; 
chiefly used in stews and soups. Pkt. 10c. 
GARLIC SETS 
Garlic sets or bulbs are planted from March 
to September in rows 12 inches apart, placing 
the sets 4 inches apart in the rows, 2 inches 
deep. Y4 lb. 30c; lb. 85c. 
HERBS 
Varieties marked (*) are perennial. 
A few Pot Herbs and Sweet Herbs should 
have a place in every vegetable garden. A 
very small space will give all the herbs needed 
by a family. Culture is very simple; the best 
way is to make a seed-bed in the early spring 
and set the plants out in beds. 
ANISE. Use for flavoring. Pkt. 10c. 
BORAGE. 80 days. 1!% ft. Faintly aromatic. 
Leaves used for salads, also flavor cooling 
drinks. Pkt. 10c. 
CARAWAY. Seeds used in seasoning. Pkt. 
ie 
*CATNIP. Leaves used for tea. Also tonic 
for cats. Pkt. 10c. 
DILL. 75 days. Used for seasoning pickles. 
Pkt. 10c. 
**HOREHOUND. Very useful for curing coughs. 
Pkt. 10c. 
*LAVENDER. Leaves very fragrant. Pkt. 10c. 
*RUE. A medicinal plant. Pkt. 10c. 
*SAGE. A highly aromatic herb; most useful 
of all. Pkt. 15c. 
SAVORY, SUMMER. Leaves and shoots used 
for seasoning. Pkt. 10c. 
SWEET BASIL. 85 days. Leaves used for fla- 
voring. Pkt. 10c. 
SWEET FENNEL. Seeds aromatic. Pkt. 10c. 
SWEET MARJORAM. 70 days. Used in season- 
ing. Pkt. 10c. 
THYME. Used as a seasoning. Pkt. 15c. 
KALE OR BORECOLE 
One ounce will produce about 2,000 plants; 
4 pounds to the acre. 
Sow in rows of 21/2 feet and thin to 6 to 10 
inches. These varieties are extremely hardy. 
DWARF CURLED GREEN. Extensively grown 
as winter greens. Plants very hardy, 4 to 6 
inches high. Pkt. 10c. 
TALL CURLED SCOTCH. Grows about 18 
inches in height and spreads, sometimes reach- 
ing 3 feet. Desirable for winter use. Pkt. 10c. 
KOHLRAB! 
The seed should be planted in the open gar- 
den in 18-inch rows and the young plants 
thinned to four or six inches. It does not trans- 
plant well unless very small. 
EARLY WHITE VIENNA. 55 days. The most 
desirable variety for general use. It is very 
early and has small tops. Color, light silvery 
green. Pkt. 10c. 
EARLY PURPLE VIENNA. 62 days. Has a 
bright purple bulb. The leaf and stem are 
green and tinged with purple. Pkt. 10c. 
LEEK 
One ounce will plant 
200 feet of drill; 4 pounds 
to the acre. 
CULTURE. Leek is very 
hardy and very easily 
cultivated. Sow early in 
spring in rich soil 2 inch 
deep, in drills one foot 
apart. When 6 _ inches 
high, transplant in rows 
10 inches apart each 
way; as deep .as possi- 
ble, so that the neck, be- 
ing covered, may be 
blanched. 
LARGE LONDON FLAG. 
The oldest and best 
known and most largely 
grown variety. Pkt. 10c. 
Kohlrabi 
Salad Bowl Lettuce 
LETTUCE 
CULTURE. Sow in hotbed or boxes in Febru- 
ary or March and in open ground as soon as it 
can be worked; transplant to rows 8 inches 
apart both ways. Extra rich, mellow soil, high 
cultivation and moisture are demanded by let- 
tuce to secure best results. Lettuce is hardy 
and makes better growth when mercury is be- 
low 60 degrees; when above 75 degrees the 
plant is soon drawn out of shape. Succession 
of plantings, at intervals of two weeks, after 
first outdoor planting is desirable. In August 
any of the varieties can be sown either out- 
doors or in frames. In October, Grand Rapids 
may be planted in frame for winter. Always 
sow seed thin and then thin out plants to 
stand from 6 to 8 inches apart in row. 
Loose or Cutting Varieties 
SALAD BOWL (American Gold Medal Winner 
for 1952), 45 days. Medium green, deeply lobed 
leaves. Pkt. 15c. 
OAK LEAF (shaped like oak leaves). 40 days. 
Forms tight bunches of medium green leaves, 
deeply lobed. Tender, long standing and of 
excellent quality. Pkt. 20c. 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. 46 days. One of 
the best varieties. Leaves are fluffy but not 
crinkled. Tender and sweet. Pkt. 10c. 
GRAND RAPIDS. 43 days. Popular because of 
large bunches. Leaves are rather smooth with 
frilled edges. Pkt. 10c. 
PRIZE HEAD. 45 days. Not really a heading 
variety. Leaves are red edged. Pkt. 10c. 
Heading Varieties 
GREAT LAKES. 83 days. Small head variety, 
does well in hot weather. Pkt. 15c. 
NEW YORK PW-55. One of the best heading 
varieties and resistant to tip burn. Heads are 
hard, round and rather small. Pkt. 10c. 
NEW YORK No. 12. 77 days. Solid heading 
variety, often weighing 2 to 3 pounds. Pkt. 10c. 
ICEBERG OR LOS ANGELES. 80 days. Crisp. 
Large, late. Leaves crumpled and _ twisted. 
Pkt. 10c. 
PARIS WHITE COS OR ROMAINE. 66 days. 
Distinct from other varieties. Leaves long and 
straight. Heads nicely when tied up. Pkt. 10c. 
MUSKMELONS OR CANTALOUPE 
One ounce to 60 hills; 3 pounds to acre. 
CULTURE. A rich, deep, sandy soil well 
worked and highly manured is of the utmost 
importance. Plant when all danger of frost is 
over, in hills 5 to 6 feet apart each way; scat- 
ter about 6 seeds to a hill and afterwards thin 
out to 3 or 4 plants. When they have 4 leaves, 
pinch off the end of the main shoots, which will 
cause lateral branches to put forth sooner 
and strengthens the growth of the vines. 
HALE’S BEST 45. 80 days. Oval shaped netted 
type. Salmon flesh of fine flavor. Pkt. 10c. 
HONEY DEW. 100 days. Green flesh, cream 
color skin, good keeper. Pkt. 10c. 
HEART OF GOLD. 90 days. Fruit round, 
slightly ribbed, flesh salmon pink. Pkt. 10c. 
ROCKY FORD (Netted Gem). 95 days. Fruit 
oval, flesh green, of excellent flavor. Pkt. 10c. 
IMP. GREELEY WONDER. 88 days. Thick 
salmon flesh. Ribbed and netted. Pkt. 10c. 
MUSTARD 
When young the leaves are used for salad, 
which, although slightly pungent, is very ap- 
petizing. Mustard may also be cooked like 
spinach and will make a very wholesome and 
delicious food. Sow early in the spring. 
MAMMOTH SOUTHERN CURLED. The large, 
curled leaf variety. Pkt. 10c. 
MUSTARD SPINACH (Tendergreen). Com- 
bines flavors of mustard and spinach, dark 
green leaves, thick and fairly smooth. Pkt. 10c. 
MUSHROOM 
SPAWN. In pressed brick form. Brick, 50c 
each; by mail, 70c. 
OKRA 
CULTURE: Sow later in the spring, after the 
ground has become warm, in drills 3 feet apart, 
where the plants are to remain. Thin out to 
from 9 to 12 inches. Soil should be well ferti- 
lized. Plants may also’be raised in pots or hot- 
bed and transplanted. 
WHITE VELVET. 60 days. Of tall growth, 
pods never prickly to touch, being always 
round and smooth. Pkt. 10c. 
EARLY DWARF GREEN. 50 days. Grows low, 
but stocky and is very productive. Pkt. 10c. 
White Sweet Spanish Onion 
ONIONS 
One ounce for 100 feet; 4 to 5 pounds to acre. 
CULTURE: Sow as soon as the ground can 
be worked in the spring. Thin plants to 3 to 4 
inches apart and keep down weeds. Soil 
should be light and well fertilized but avoid 
fresh manure. The two essential points in onion 
growing are, thorough preparation of the soil, 
and freedom from weeds. 
YELLOW SWEET SPANISH. 110 days. Se 
lected for its keeping qualities. It forms a large 
yellow globe; very sweet. Pkt. 10c. 
WHITE SWEET SPANISH. 110 days. Large 
round, pure white, very sweet. Pkt. 10c. 
CRYSTAL WAX (White Bermuda). 95 days. 
Bulbs flat, medium size, clear white, mild fla- 
vor. Pkt. 10c. 
YELLOW BERMUDA. 95 days. Medium size, 
flat, light-straw color, flesh nearly white, sweet 
and mild. Pkt. 10c. 
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. 110 days. Brown- 
ish-yellow skin, white flesh, sweet. Pkt. 10c. 
SILVER SKIN OR WHITE PORTUGAL. 100 
days. Medium sized, rather flat. Pkt. 10c. 
WHITE BARLETTA PICKLING. 90 days. Best 
pickling onion. Pkt. 10c. 
WHITE BUNCHING. Mild, white, crisp, suit- 
able for spring planting. Pkt. 10c. 
Onion Sets (Solid, Colorado Grown) 
YELLOW BOTTOH SETS. 45c qt.; 3 qts. $1.10. 
WHITE BOTTOM SETS. 45c qt.; 3 qts. $1.10. 
If by mail add postage at zone rate (1 quart 
averages about 1 pound). 
Write for prices in large quantities. 
Onion Plants 
Texas grown. We have them through March 
and April. The quickest way to grow plants for 
the table or for large mature onions. 
CRYSTAL WAX (Bermuda), YELLOW BER- 
MUDA, WHITE and YELLOW SWEET SPANISH. 
45c per bunch; 3 bunches for $1.10. Prepaid. 
Write for prices in larger quantities. 
PARSLEY 
One-half ounce of seed for 100 feet. 
CULTURE: Easy to grow in garden or in pots 
during winter. Used for greens. Can be dried 
and kept in air-tight bottles for winter. 
MOSS CURLED. 70 days. A choice selected 
strain with beautifully crimped and curled 
bright green leaves. Pkt. 10c. 
HAMBURG. Turnip rooted. 90 days. Pkt. 10c. 
PLAIN OR ITALIAN. 72 days. Bright green 
flat leaves, used mostly for flavoring. Pkt. 10c. 
PARSNIPS 
One pound will plant 100 feet; 90 to 120 
pounds to acre. 
IMPROVED HOLLOW CROWN (Guernsey). 
The best variety for market or home garden. 
Pkt. 10c. 
DENVER, COLORADO 
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