OKRA 
Perkins Mammoth 
DILL—70 days. Annual; 2’ to 3'. Seeds 
and leaves used for flavoring—especially 
for dill pickles. 
FENNEL, SWEET—60 days. Biennial; Ht. 
2' to 4'. Leaves are used for garnishing, 
fresh stems tender, eaten raw like celery 
or in salads. Seeds used for flavoring. 
MARJORAM, SWEET—70 days. Annual; 
Ht. 1' to 2'. Used for seasoning either 
tvesh or dried. 
st OSEMARY-——Perennial used as annual; 
2' to 4'. Fragrant odor and warm, pungent 
taste, acceptable seasoning. 
SAGE—Perennial; Ht. 14'' to 16''. Used for 
seasoning either fresh or dried. 
THYME—835 days. Perennial; Ht. 8'' to 12". 
Aromatic foliage used as seasoning. 
Kale or Borecole 
Early fall or spring sowing. Either in 
tows or broadcast. To produce large 
plants have rows 2’ apart and thin to 2’ 
in rows. Leaves are best after coming of 
cool weather in fall. 
DWARF BLUE CURLED SCOTCH—55 
days. Wide spreading, fine curled blue- 
green plant plume-like leaves. Used as a 
vegetable and for ornament. 
Kohlrabi 
Sow seed in early spring or fall and 
when well established thin to 6” apart 
in the row. Even better to start it in 
beds and transplant same as cabbage. 
Planting at intervals of 10 days gives 
tender bulbs until hot weather. Must be 
used when young. Woody when old. 
WHITE VIENNA EARLY (fr)—55 days. 
8 to 10-in. leaves on slender stems. Bulbs 
2 to 3-in., globular light green. Crisp, 
tender, clear white flesh. 
PEPPER 
Pimento 
ON RADISHES 
This is usually the first crop to ma- 
ture: plant as early as the soil can be 
dug. Feed liberally for quick growth. 
Sow a 10 foot row every ten days 
until the weather turns warm. Start 
planting again with the coming of 
cool weather in the fall. The fall and 
winter types are sown in mid-summer 
to mature in the fall for storage. 
The secret of crisp, delicious rad- 
ishes is quick growth, and prompt 
picking. 
Lettuce 
Keep lettuce growing rapidly for best 
results. A light, rich soil needed for this. 
Earliest varieties must be started from 
seed in cold-frame. As soon as open 
ground can be worked, transplant. For 
later use, sow seed in open ground as 
soon as weather is favorable. Thin plants 
in rows 4” to 8” depending on variety. 
Remember that lettuce is a fast-grow- 
ing, rich feeding crop. Give it plenty of 
water. And use your compost or well- 
rooted manure liberally on the lettuce 
row. A light sprinkling of nitrate of soda 
will pay, too, because lettuce thrives on 
lots of nitrogen. 
Heading or Cabbage 
BIBB—54 days. Early, small headed let- 
tuce of excellent quality and flavor. Per- 
fect for home gardens. Very smooth, dark 
green leaves, bleaching to yellow. 
BIG BOSTON or MAMMOTH BOSTON— 
75 days. Popular for cold frames forcing 
and outside culture. Medium, compact, 
heads with creamy yellow heart. Smooth, 
glossy leaves, edges wavy, and slightly 
tinged with reddish brown. 
GREAT LAKES—83 days. An outstanding 
Iceberg or Crisp-head type. A summer 
lettuce that stands heat well and is very 
resistant to tip burn. Heads medium, solid. 
IMPERIAL NO. 847 (FLORIDA ICE- 
BERG)—83 days. Heads are of good size 
and solid. Does well in hot weather, and 
resistant to tip burn. Hardy. 
NEW YORK NO. 12—85 days. The stand- 
ard crisp-head lettuce. Large globular 
shaped head, dark green with blanched, 
silvery white heart. Successfully grown 
outdoors spring, summer and fall. 
WHITE PARIS COS or TRIANON—66 days. 
Medium large self-folding dark green loaf 
shaped heads. Greenish-white, well 
blanched interior. 
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RADISH 
Early Scarlet Globe 
SQUASH 
White Bush Scallop 
Loose Leaf Varieties 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON—46 days. 
Light green, frilled and crumpled. 
GRAND RAPIDS—43 days. Erect, compact 
plants. Light green, broad heavily fringed. 
For forcing or early planting. 
OAK LEAF—43 days. A popular leaf let- 
tuce for home gardens. Rich, dark green 
leaves, tender and delicious. Fine resis- 
tance to hot weather. 
SALAD BOWL—44 days. Delicious bowl- 
full of rich green leaf lettuce. 
Melons 
Muskmelon and Cantaloupe 
Easily injured by cool weather. Before 
planting, spade liberal forkful of well 
rotied manure into each hill. Plant 8 to 
10 seeds to a hill. Thin plants to four per 
hill aftr third leaf develops, and train 
vines in different directions. On moist 
ground, use shingles to hold melons off 
ground to prevent rotting. If grown in 
cool weather or where nights are cold, 
will not bear well and melons will have 
poor flavor. 
BENDER’S SURPRISE—85 days. Coarse 
netted 7-lb., oblong fruit, distinctly ribbed 
hard greenish-yellolw skin. Flesh bright 
salmon, 
HALE’S BEST—86 days. Flesh thick, deep 
salmon-pink, sweet and tasty. Heavily 
netted rind, with faint stripe. Small seed 
cavity. Outstanding variety, resistant to 
powdery mildew, 4 lbs. 
HEARTS OF GOLD or IMPROVED 
HOODOO—94 days. Nearly round 2-Ib. 
fruit, distinctly ribbed, deep green with 
fine grey netting. Thick, salmon flesh, 
tender sweet. 
HONEY ROCK or SUGAR ROCK—85 
days. Round, 4-lb. fruit. Gray-green skin, 
coarse, sparse netting. Orange-salmon, 
thick flesh, fine flavor. 
PEAS, Little Marvel, Thomas Laxton 
