Practical Easy to Grow Vegetables 
Cauliflower 
CAULIFLOWER 
An ounce will produce 3000 pkants. 
Sow the first week in May, transplant in July. 
For wintering under glass, sow second and last 
week in September, transplant into cold frame, 
give plenty of air in mild weather and cover 
up in severe. Again, sow in February in a hot- 
bed and transplant in April. Use plenty of 
rotted manure. Select new ground, as Cauli- 
flower rarely succeeds on ground which has been 
cropped year after year. Plant in rows 20 inches 
apart and 2 feet between rows. 
*xEARLY SNOWBALL SELECT. The earli- 
est and surest to head. We offer an unsurpassed 
strain from one of the leading growers in Den- 
mark. Pkt., 15c; 14 02., 75c; 14 oz., $1.40. 
One packet of seed will sow 15 hills; 
I ounce 50 hills. 
SURE CROP HYBRID. A true hybrid Cucum- 
ber of great vigor and amazing yield. Fruits 
are slender and intensely dark green throughout. 
8 inches. PK 25¢: 
MARKETER. A fine dark green Cucumber, 7 
to 8 inches long. Vines vigorous and productive. 
An ideal variety for market and home garden. 
Pkt., 15c; 0z., 35c; 14 Ib., 90c. 
COLORADO. WS. Fruits very dark green, 
cylindrical, tapering at stem end, very small 
seed area, fine for slicing. 8/2 inches long, 2¥2 
inches in diameter and matures in 68 days. 
Pkt., 15c; 0z., 35c; 14 Ib., 90c. 
Colorado Gicunber 
SWISS CHARD 
LARGE WHITE RIBBED. Used for greens 
only. Much superior to other Beets for greens. 
Plants should be thinned to about 1 foot apart. 
When the plants have attained full size the 
stems and mid-ribs are sometimes cooked and 
served like Asparagus. 
Pkt., 15c; 0z., 25c; 14 Ib., 70c; Ib., $1.75. 
FORDHOOK GIANT. Tall and sturdy; in- 
creasingly used. Leaves broad, heavily crumpled, 
dark green; stems broad, thick, white. 
Pkt., 15c; 02., 25c; 14 Ib., 70c; Ib., $1.75. 
LUCULLUS. A robust grower, attaining a 
height of 2 to 24% feet. The stalks are thick, 
creamy white, and heavily ribbed. Leaves are 
very large, green, and heavily crumpled. 
Pkt., 15c; 0z., 25c; 14 lb., 70c; Ib., $1.75. 
RHUBARB CHARD. It has the same coloring 
as Rhubarb. Stalks are a bright crimson. Tasty, 
delicious flavor. Pkt., 15c; 0z., 30c. 
DANDELION 
An ounce will sow 200 feet of drill; 
2 pounds to the acre. 
Sow early in the spring in rich soil in drills 
15 to 18 inches apart, cover lightly but make 
the earth firm. 
IMPROVED THICK-LEAVED, or CARBAG- 
ING. A distinct variety unsurpassed in thick- 
ness of leaf and deep green color. It grows com- 
pactly, forming a regular tuft. 
Pkt., 15c; 14 oz., 90c; oz., $1.50. 
CICCORIA CATALOGNA, or ITALIAN 
DANDELION. Pkt., 15c; 14 072., 30c; 02., 50c. 
CUCUMBERS 
LONGFELLOW. Unusually long, slender, dark 
green variety. Not a heavy yielder, but fruits 
are of extra fine appearance. ‘Tops where 
quality is appreciated. 
Pkt., 15c; oz., 35c; 14 Ib., 90c. 
CHICAGO PICKLING. 58 days. 6 to 7 inches 
long, 24% inches thick. Very productive, rich 
dark green skin. Pkt., 15c; oz., 35c; 14 Ib., 90c. 
BOSTON PICKLING. For pickling. Its fruit 
is short, pointed at each end, productive, and of 
superior quality. Pkt., 15c; oz., 35c; 4 Ib., 90c. 
* EARLY FORTUNE. The plant is early, very 
vigorous, with an exceptionally heavy, thick 
foliage and is almost disease-resistant and very 
productive. Fruits are uniformly 9 inches long, 
slightly tapering towards each end, perfectly 
round and of a very dark green color which 
does not fade in shipping; flesh very thick, firm 
and crisp, and exceedingly small seed cavity. 
Pkt., 15c; 0z., 35c; 4% Ib., 90c. 
Improved White Spine 
DELICIOUS POPCORN 
FOR PLANTING 
GOLDEN PEARL. Has a large yellow kernel 
that pops well to an immense size. Tender and 
fine flavored. Pkt., 25c; Ib., 55c; 
10 Ibs. or over, 45c per Ib. 
To keep Cauliflower snowy white, soak 
for half an hour in cold salt water before 
cooking. 
IMPROVED WHITE SPINE. Perfection has 
been attained in this improvement in the White 
Spine family. It is early, prolific, and produces 
a continuous crop of uniformly large and sym- 
metrical fruits, faintly marked with light yel- 
lowish shading toward the tip. 
Pkt., 15c; oz., 35c; 14 lb., 90c. 
LONG GREEN. An old standard variety, very 
popular for home gardens, but little used for 
market. Fruit very long, slender, very firm and 
crisp, uniformly dark green; makes fine pickles 
and is the best of all when ripe for making 
sweet pickles. Pkt., 15c; 0z., 35c; 14 Ib., 90c. 
STRAIGHT-8. W.S. For home and market 
garden, and shipping. Fruit uniformly cylin- 
drical, rounded at ends, medium green, 8 inches 
long, 24% inches in diameter, and matures in 
66 days. Pkt., 15c; 02z., 35c; 14 Ib., 90c. 
We deliver free in the United 
States all Bulbs, Vegetable and 
Flower Seeds, at prices listed in 
this catalog. Prices subject to 
change. 
Cucumbers are at their best when 
they are 34 their mature length. 
They make the best salad when the 
seeds are still immature. 
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ROSS BROS. CO., Worcester, Mass. 
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