WATER- 
MELON 
Dixie 
Queen 
Hybrids 
We offer Hybrid Sweet Corn varieties 
known as the best for your garden—the 
finest that can be produced anywhere. 
We list here only a few of these choice 
kinds. Whatever your needs or your pre- 
ference, be sure we can supply you with 
the kind of corn you want. 
GOLDEN BEAUTY—AIll America Silver 
Medal 1955. 73 days. An especially valu- 
able early variety because of its good 
quality, yield, disease resistance, attrac- 
tive appearance and color. 12 to 14 rows 
of golden yellow kernels. 
IOANA (fr)—83 days. Ears 714'' to 8", well 
filled with 12 or 14 rows of deep, medium 
narrow, light yellow kernels. Highly re- 
sistant to drought and bacteria wilt. 
IOCHIEF—83 days. A yellow hybrid sweet 
corn with sensational qualities. Sugar 
sweet and tender—stays prime longer. 
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM (fr)—80 days. 
Extremely uniform. Ears 10 to 14 rows, 
slightly lighter yellow than Golden Ban- 
tam. Highly resistant to Stewarts disease. 
MARCROSS (fr)—64 days. An early, wilt- 
resistant hybrid, producing deep golden 
yellow kernels 7 days earlier than Golden 
Bantam. Ears 6'' to 7'' long, with 12 to 14 
rows of large sweet kernels. 
Open (Pollinated) 
BLACK MEXICAN—83 days. Pure white 
corn with purplish-black seed. Ears are 
7 to 8" long, 8 straight rows. 
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN or SHOE PEG 
(fr)—92 days. Protific late variety favored 
by canners. Irregular kernels, very deep. 
GOLDEN BANTAM (fr)—79 days. The 
best and most favorably known of all 
the yellow varieties. Stalks often have 
2 ears. Ears 8 rowed, kernels broad, with 
tender hull. 
STOWELL’S EVERGREEN-%3 days. 
White, large ears about 8'' long. Very 
sweet. Good late variety. 
Cucumber 
Select soil fully exposed to sun and en- 
rich thoroughly with fertilizer. 
Roots have difficulty on heavy soils. 
Plant 8 to 10 seeds in a “hill.” Plant each 
hill about 36” apart. Cucumber vines like 
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soils with plenty of compost are best. “ 
to stretch out, so plant rows about 4 feet 
apart. The old tale that melons or squash 
will cross pollinize with cucumbers and 
affect their taste if planted nearby is un- 
true. When vine is 6” long, thin to three 
strongest plants. Keep fruits picked to 
promote continuous fruiting. Use plenty 
of moisture; cucumbers are 90% water. 
A AND C—A long dark green cucumber 
which merits a trial. Uniform, nearly cyl- 
indrical, rounded at ends. 
CUBIT—68 days. Midseason. 9 to 10-in. 
long. tapered ends, good color. 
LONG GREEN IMPROVED—70 days. 
Black spined, good pickling. Grows 10 to 
12 in. long. 
MARKETER—68 days. Fine new variety, 
, very prolific. Attractive rich, dark green 
color, carried right down to blossom end. 
Crisp, icy white flesh. 734-in. long 234, 
diameter. 
NATIONAL PICKLING—55 days. Rich 
dark green. Straight and rather blunt at 
ends but not chunky. Best all-around 
pickler. 
STRAIGHT EIGHT—68 days. Unsurpassed 
as slicing cucumber. 21-lb. fruits, round- 
ed at ends, medium green. 
ONIONS 
Sweet Spanish 
Yellow Globe 
ON LETTUCE 
Head lettuce is a cool season crop 
that'll bolt (go to seed) in hot weath- 
er. Leaf lettuce varieties stand higher 
temperatures much better. 
The faster lettuce grows, the bet- 
ter the table quality. This means 
thorough soil preparation and plenty 
of fertilizer. 
Use plenty of water and light feed- 
ings of nitrate of soda, or sulphate 
of ammonia to keep lettuce growing 
rapidly and to develop crispness. 
LETTUCE, Early Curled Simpson 
MUSKMELON 
Golden Delight 
Eggplant 
Requires continuous warm weather for 
best results. Seed should be started in a 
hotbed, as it is slow to germinate. Set 
plants in open ground when 2” tall and 
protect from hot sun when young. Be 
sure to keep young plants developing 
rapidly. Cultivate freely. To produce 
large fruits, remove lateral branches so 
as to reduce number of fruits per plant. 
Spray to protect from potato bugs. 
BLACK BEAUTY (fr)—83 days. Large, 
egg-shaped, smooth, very dark purple 
fruits. Keeps well. Plant bears 4 to 5 
fruits. Early maturing. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE HYBRID—78 days. 
Developed for short season areas. Round 
to olive shape fruits, growing low. 
Endive 
Strictly a cool-weather crop: gets bit- 
ter at temperatures much above 80 de- 
grees. Even moderately warm weather 
causes the plants to produce seed stalks. 
Plant very early. For late fall, sow early 
in middle autumn. Use last planting as 
late fall salad crop, and store surplus in 
cold frame or cellar by digging each 
plant with ball of soil. Plant in shallow 
drills with rows spaced 18” apart. When 
4 inches tall, thin out to sand 6 inches 
to a foot apart. To blanch gather the 
outer leaves together and tie with soft 
twine. Do this when plant is nearly 
grown. Strings should be untied after a 
rain to permit leaves to dry. 
FULL HEART OR BATAVIAN—90 days. 
A strongly bunched mass of thick, slight- 
ly crumpled leaves, well blanched heart. 
Upright growing plant about 12 inches in 
diameter. 
GREEN CURLED RUFFEC—90 days. 
Plants 16 to 18-in. in diameter. Fine fall 
variety. White, tender, fleshy. 
Herbs 
(Aromatic, Medicinal and Kitchen) 
ANISE—75 days. An annual—used for 
garnishing, seasoning and for cordials. 
Seeds have an aromatic-flavor. Plants 14", 
BASIL—SWEET—85 days. Annual; Ht. 
12" to 18". Leaves, green or dried, are 
chiefly used as a seasoning for soups, 
stews, etc. 85 days. 
BORAGE—80 days. Annual; Ht. 12-18". 
Young tender leaves are used as salad and 
also used to flavor lemonade and other 
cooling drinks. 
CARAWAY—70 days. Biennial; Ht. 18- 
24"'. Seeds used for flavoring. Young leaves 
shoots used for flavoring salads. 
CORIANDER—75 days. Annual; Ht. 
24-30”. Seeds used for flavoring in 
candy and to mask taste of medicine. 
CHIVES—80 days. Perennial; Ht. 6”. 
Tops, finely chopped for adding mild 
onion flavor to soups, stews, salads, 
ete. 
