Fresh Vegetables Are Full of Health-Giving Vitamins 
POP-CORN 
South American. 110 days. Large yellow kernels 
- that pop to enormous size without hard centers. 
Beat Yalb. 35c; Ib. 60c; 2 Ibs. $1.10; 5 Ibs. 
Australian Hulless. 100 days. Early. Kernels 
are translucent waxy white, pointed; large and 
snow-white when popped. Pkt. 25c; 1Ib. 65c; 
Ib. $1.20; 2 Ibs. $2.20; 5 Ibs. $5.25. 
CRESS 
Extra Curled or Peppergrass. 45 days. Small, 
finely curled leaves with a snappy flavor. Much 
used in combination with White London Mustard 
or in salads and sandwiches, also for garnishing. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; oz. 50c. 
Upland or Broad-Leaved. 45 days. A greatly 
improved, large-leaved strain. Has the flavor of 
Water Cress and will grow in any good moist soil. 
Pkt. 15c; Yoz. 30c; oz. 50c. 
Water Cress. 180 days. A delicious and wholesome 
salad plant with an agreeably pungent flavor. 
Easily grown in a stream of running water, a 
ditch, pond, or a moist shady situation. Pkt. 
25c; Woz. 50c; Yoz. 90c; oz. $1.60. 
CUCUMBER 
A&C. 60) days. Very solid and of deep green color, 
8 to 9 inches long. One,of the best. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 40c; lb. $1.15. 
Improved Long Green. 60 days. Hardy and 
disease-resistant. A late variety 12 to 14 inches 
long, good for slicing or pickles. Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; 
Mlb. $1.35. ; 
Marketer. 65 days. Fruits grow 8 inches long, 
2% inches across, slender, smooth, slightly 
tapered to each end; dark green skin. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 45c; \Ylb. $1.25. 
National Pickling. 55 days. Makes attractive 
dark green, cylindrical pickles with blocky ends. 
About 61% inches by 2% inches when mature. 
Pkt. 15c; 0z. 30c; Ib. 90c. 
Straight-8. 66 days. Attractive, cylindrical fruits 
about 8 inches long and 11% inches in diameter, 
well rounded at both ends. Thin, deep green skin; 
crisp white flesh of highest quality. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 40c; 4Ib. $1.15. 
West Indian Gherkin or Burr. 60 days. A small 
pickling variety, used for pickles only. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 35c; Ib. 95c. 4 
White Spine. 55 days. Fruits average 7 to 8 inches 
long, straight and dark green: white flesh. Very 
few seeds. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; 4b. 90c. 
Early Surecrop. Hybrid 58 days. Slen- 
dor, blunt ends 8 to 9 inches long, 2% 
inches in diameter. Flesh is crisp, 
white and unusually delicious. Pkt. 35¢ 
2 pkts. 65¢; 3 pkts. 90¢;% oz. $1.50. 
EGGPLANT 
Black Beauty. 80 days. Large, deep black-purple 
fruit of finest quality. Suitable for freezing. Pkt. 
25c; oz. 60c; oz. $1.05. 
New York Improved. 85 days. About a week late 
than Black Beauty. Deep purple fruit often 
weighing 10 pounds. Pkt. 15c; Woz. 70c; oz. 
$1.25. 
Hybrid Fi. 70 days. Deep oval shaped, 
slightly tapering toward stem. back 
purple skin. Barly, uniform and fine 
¢; 
appearance. Pkt. peEcEpKts mole: 3 
Re os Le25; oe pkts. $2500; 1/8 oz. 
Baltimore Pike, Lima, Pa. 
* Rosemary. 
ENDIVE 
Full-Heart Batavian. 90 days. Medium large, 
very compact, full heart. The broad leaves are 
well blanched and of fine quality. Pkt. 15c; oz. 
35c; Ib. $1.00. 
Improved Green Curled. 73 days. An improve- 
ment over the common green variety, producing 
Saar used and thicker leaves. Pkt. 15c; oz. 
Cs 41D. A . 
White Curled. 70 days. Very tender and white, 
blanching easily. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; lb. $1.00. 
HERBS 
* Anise. Annual, 14 to 16 inches tall. Chietly grown 
for aromatic seeds used in flavoring. Pkt. 20c; 
Ygoz. 65c; oz. $1.20. 
* Balm. Low-growing perennial grown for fragrant 
leaves, the odor of which suggests lemon. Yields 
valuable oil used in perfumes. Pkt. 20c; Voz. 
60c; oz. $1.00. 
* Basil, Sweet. Annual, 8 to 10 inches tall. The 
sweet-scented foliage is used for seasoning. Pkt. 
15c; 140z. 65c; oz. $1.20. 
* Borage. Coarse, hairy annual 12 to 18 inches tall. 
Large, thick leaves used as pot herb and for 
flavoring. Pkt. 20c; oz. 65c; oz. $1.20. 
Chives. Valued for their onion-like flavor. The 
small leaves are used for seasoning. Pkt. 20c; 
‘oz. $1.00; oz. $1.85, 
*Corlander. Annual, 1 to 2 feet. The green leaves 
are used in soups, stews and sauces, the dried 
seeds in meats and poultry filling. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 50c; oz. 95c. 
*Dill, Mammoth. Annual, 2 to 3 feet tall. In- 
dispensable for dill pickles or for dill sauce. Pkt. 
15c; oz. 50c; 024 90c. . 
Fennel, Sweet. Perennial, 12 inches tall. Used in 
sauces and liqueurs, or raw as a side dish. Also 
known as Finocchio. Pkt. 15c; Y%oz. 50¢; oz. 90c. 
Lavender, True. Perennial, 2 feet tall. Flowers 
are dried and placed in the linen closet to impart 
their perfume to the linens. Also used as a re- 
pellent to moths. Sweet-scented, light Iavender- 
blue flowers. Pkt. 25c; Woz. $1.75; oz. $3.00. 
*Marjoram, Sweet. Perennial, 20 inches tall. 
leaves used green in summer and dried in winter, 
A favorite herb for seasoning. Pkt. 20c; Voz. 
$1.00; oz. $1.90. 
Hardy perennial, 2 to. 4 feet tall. 
Fragrant odor and warm bitter flavor; leaves 
used in seasoning and extracted oil used in per- 
fumery. Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.50; oz. $2.75. 
* Sage. Perennials, 14 to 16 inches tall. One of the 
most popular of all herbs for seasonings. Does 
best in a fertile, well-drained soil. Pkt. 15c; 
Véoz. 75c; oz. $1.35. 
*Summer Savory. Annual. The leaves and young 
shoots flavor soups, stews, string beans, etc. Pkt. 
20c; Yoz. 55c; oz. 90c. 
*Thyme, English. Perennial, 8 to 10 inches tall. 
For seasoning meat dishes, gravy, fillings, etc. 
Pkt. 25c; Woz. $1.20; oz. $2.25. 
* Pot these in a very lean soil (sandy 
loam), and set in a sunny kitchen 
window. Lean soil makes herbs more 
flavorful than rich soil. 
Herbs provide unusual colors in 
both flowers and foliage. Our seeds 
are gathered at the apex of ripe- 
ness thus assuring customers of ex- 
cellent germination. 
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