10 QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE HOME GARDEN 
Vitamins b, c b, 
Plant after danger of frost and up to middle of June in rows 5 
ft. apart or in hills 5 ft. each way. It is well to put 8 to 10 seeds 
in each hill as some of the plants may be destroyed by bugs. 
After true leaves appear, thin to 4 plants per hill. If planted in 
rows sow 3 to 4 seeds per foot and thin to 12 to 15 inches. Keep 
CUCUMBERS 
grown. Dust 
There is no question about hybrid cucumbers. They are here to stay and are worth the extra cost. 
Resistance to disease, and heavier yields make Surecrop Hybrid a gilt-edge investment. 
*251 MARKETER: 70 days. Marketer is an 
outstanding slicing variety. Fruits are the 
most attractive we have ever seen; they are 
smooth, slender, 7 to 8 inches long, slightly 
tapered at the ends and are a beautiful 
deep green in color. It is susceptible to 
mosaic disease; if mosaic has been a prob- 
lem for you — better plant Niagara or Sure- 
crop Hybrid. Pkt. 20¢; Y oz. 30¢; oz. 50¢; 
Vy |b. $1.00. 
*249 CUCUMBER BLEND: A special blend 
which contains both early and midseason 
pickling and slicing varieties. Pkt. 20¢; 
oz. 30¢; 02. 50¢. 
256 NIAGARA: 67 days. Many growers who 
have had cucumber mosaic disease come 
into their plantings (stunted vines, mottled 
leaves and fruit, premature dying of vines) 
are growing Niagara, a highly resistant 
slicing variety developed by Dr. Munger of 
Cornell. Compared with Surecrop Hybrid, 
Niagara is 2 to 3 days later coming into 
bearing, does not equal it in yield but its 
fruits are more slender and are a darker, 
more attractive green. Under some condi- 
tions Niagara produces a large percentage 
of curved fruits. Pkt. 25¢; 1% oz. 35¢; oz. 
55¢; Y% Ib. $1.20. 
PICKLING VARIETIES 
If you plan to make small cucumber pickles, you 
should plant a pickle variety. You can help to in- 
sure a crop by planting Yorkstate Pickling — it is 
mosaic resistant. 
I never had such wonderful luck with cucumbers 
as the Surecrop Hybrid. We had some that were 
at least 12 inches long. 
April 29, 1953 Bernard Powers 
Watkins Glen, N. Y. 
*240 YORKSTATE PICKLING: 56 days. A 
new mosaic resistant variety developed by 
Dr. Munger of Cornell that is similar to Na- 
tional Pickling and that has nearly re- 
placed this fine old variety. The vines are 
vigorous and produce an abundance of 
pickles of excellent type over a long period. 
We highly recommend using Yorkstate 
especially where mosaic has caused failures 
before. Pkt. 20¢; 4 oz. 30¢; 0z. 50¢; 14 Ib. 
90¢. 
243 MINCU: 53 days. We find that Mincu 
is excellent as a first early cuke for slicing. 
Developed by the University of Minnesota 
primarily for pickling, the white spined 
fruits are short and blocky — 41% to 5 in. 
long, 2 to 21% in. in diameter, and are pro- 
duced close to the crown and almost in 
clusters. Pkt. 20¢; Y% oz. 35¢; oz. 55¢; 4 
Ib. $1.20. 
245 DOUBLE YIELD: 54 days. One of the 
earliest and most prolific cucumbers for 
pickles, small and dill, and small early 
slicers. Fruits are medium length, very 
straight with blunt ends and good color. 
Pkt. 20¢; Yo oz. 30¢; oz. 45¢; 14 Ib. 85¢. 
Pkt. will plant 20 hills, an ounce 100 hills 
vines well picked for-best results. ; 
Insects and insect borne diseases are best controlled by light, 
even dusting or spraying at regular intervals until plants are full 
with COPPER-ROTENONE or CUKE AND 
MELON DUST. (See page 33). 
*254 SURECROP HYBRID: 64 days. All- 
America Winner 1951. The fact that we 
sell more Surecrop Hybrid seed to home 
gardeners than any other slicing variety is 
a good testimonial of its merit and popular- 
ity. Surecrop is a true hybrid that is out- 
standing in its ability to continue to pro- 
duce good, well-shaped fruits over a long 
period of time. It is earlier in setting fruits 
and coming to picking stage than other 
varieties. Fruits are dark green, white 
spined, straight, tapered slightly at the ends 
and average 7 to 9 inches long. The vines 
are vigorous and resistant to mosaic. When 
mosaic comes into our trial plantings 
Surecrop continues to produce while other 
non-resistant varieties go down completely 
with the disease. Pkt. 50¢; 14 02. $2.20; oz. 
$3.65; 14 lb. $11.65. 
260 A & C: 68 days. Fruits are medium 
green in color, slightly tapered at the 
neck and moderately pointed, but fairly 
straight and symetrical, 8-9 inches long, 
2-21% inches thick, white spined. Pkt. 20¢; 
Y oz. 30¢; 02. 50¢; 14 Ib. 90¢. 
259 STRAIGHT 8: 66 days. An old variety 
that remains popular because of heavy early 
yields. Fruits are about 8 in. long, straight, 
with rounded ends and medium green in 
color. Pkt. 20¢; Y% oz. 30¢; oz. 50¢; 14 lb. 
$1.00. 
247 EARLY WHITE SPINE: 60 days. A 
popular early variety for slicing and for 
“dills”. Fruits are medium green, 7 to 8 in. 
long, and remain in good condition a re- 
markably long time. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 30¢; 
oz. 45¢; 14 lb. 80¢. 
DANDELION 
272 LARGE THICK LEAVED. The most 
popular variety of our cultivated dandelion. 
Plants are vigorous, upright, and produce 
good hearts. Sown in spring or early sum- 
mer, the leaves will be ready to eat the 
following spring. Crop failed. 
EGG PLANT 
1 oz. should produce 1,500 plants 
Start indoors in March; set outside when 
nights are warm. 
Flea beetles sometimes practically ruin new- 
ly set egg plant. It is always best to dust the 
plants with Rotenone as soon as they are set. 
*285 NEW HAMPSHIRE: 65 days. This 
variety ripens two or three weeks earlier 
than most varieties and is especially valu- 
able to growers who have difficulty raising 
egg plant in the North. Plants are medium 
size and productive. Fruits are good mar- 
ket size, medium dark purple in color and 
very firm texture. Pkt. 25¢; 1% oz. 50¢. 
286 BLACK BEAUTY: 80 days. Fruits are 
blunt-oval in shape, smooth, glossy, and 
attractive deep purplish-black in color. A 
very satisfactory variety but a little late for 
more northern sections. Pkt. 25¢; 1 oz. 50¢. 
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