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Title: Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1930
Identifier: curriesfarmgarde19curr (find matches)
Year: 1930 (1930s)
Authors: Currie Brothers Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Milwaukee, Wis. : Currie Bros. Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Davis Perfect Cucumber. CUCUMBERS Plant the seed about an inch deep in rich soil in hills 3 to 4 feet apart, thinning out to four of the strongest plants after danger from insects is past. Pick the fruit before maturity, as if left to ripen the productiveness of the vines is destroyed. One ounce to 50 hills; 2 lbs. to the acre in hills. Pound MIWAUKEE MARKET FORCING CUCUMBER— An extra long slender variety used extensively for greenhouse forcing, excellent for slicing. It is almost spineless, uniform in size, dark green in color, averag- ing 18 inches in length. Pkt.. 15c; oz., 40c; J/4 lb., $1 25 $4.50 MILWAUKEE PICKLE—Unequalled in productive- ness and quality. It is the best pickling Cucumber in cultivation, the fruit being very uniform in size and at all times firm, crisp and tender. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 1/4 lb., 40c 1-23 WESTERFIELD'S CHICAGO PICKLE—An ex- cellent variety of medium size, tapering at both ends, with prominent spines. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 40c 1 25 SNOW'S PICKLING—A small dark green sort, square ended, short and tapering. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; lA lb., 40c 1 25 CUMBERLAND—Used tor either slicing or pickling; very productive. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; J/4 lb., 40c 1.35 DAVIS PERFECT—A favorite early variety. Color dark glossy green. It is perfect in shape, with an average length of ten to twelve inches. An excellent shipper. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; J4 lb., 40c 1.35 EARLY FORTUNE—The best market Cucumber. It grows slightly longer than Arlington White Spine, and more perfect in shape, with a very dark green skin. The flesh is thick, with a small seed cavity, and the quality is excellent. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; ^4 lb., 40c 1 3S IMPROVED ARLINGTON FORCING WHITE SPINE—An excellent forcing variety, very regular in shape and color. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; Ya lb., 40c 1.25 IMPROVED LONG GREEN—Very prolific, flesh firm and solid. Excellent for pickles. Pkt., 10c; oz.. 25c; *A lb., 60c 1 50 JAPANESE CLIMBING—A strong grower, with num- erous tendrills which enable it to cling readily to a pole or trellis. The fruit is dark green, flesh firm and tender. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 60c ... 1-50 IMPROVED EARLY WHITE SPINE—A favorite early variety and one of the best for the table; very productive and tender. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; lA lb.. 40c: 1.25 EXTRA LONG WHITE SPINE or EVERGREEN WHITE SPINE—Largely used for forcing by market gardeners. Fruits 8 to 10 inches long; fine for she- ing. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; H lb., 45c 15° ENGLISH FRAME CUCUMBERS—Improved Telegraph—Pkt. of 12 seeds, 25c; Rochford's Market—Pkt. of 12 seeds, 25c; Sutton's Delicacy— Pkt. of 12 seeds, 25c. GARDEN HERBS ANISE—Used for garnishing, sea- soning and for cordials. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c. BASIL (Sweet)—The haves are used for flavoring soups, stews and highly seasoned dishes. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 35c. BORAGE—Flowers excellent for bees. Leaves used in salads. The flower spikes can be used in cool- ing drinks. Pkt., 10c; oz.. 30c. CARAWAY Seeds are used for flavoring. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 25c. CATNIP or CATMINT -Grown for bees, also for seasoning. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 75c. CORIANDER The seeds are Used for flavoring. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. DILL- Leaves arc used in pickles and for flavoring soups and sauces. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 30c; lb., 90c. FLORENCE FENNEL or FIN- OCCHIO This is a delicious Italian salad vegetable worthy of much more extensive use in this country. The thickened bases of the leaf-stalks overlap each other SO as to form a "'head'*, and this i- usually eaten raw like celery or head-lettuce, although it makes .1 delightfully palatable dish when boiled. The flavor is somewhat like celery but with an aromatic sweetness peculiarly its own. Seed may be sown from early until midsummer. Thin out to ; or 6 inches apart in the TOW (rows about IS inches apart), and when the "heads" are about hen*! si/e draw the soil halt way up over them. Cutting may begin in about ten days. Pkt.. 10c; oz., S lb., 70c. FENNEL (Sweet) The leaves boiled are used in fish saui are beautiful for garnishing. The seeds are used for flavoring. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 25c. LAVENDER -The lea. times used for seasoning, but the plant is chiefly grown for its which are used in making perfumes. Two kinds. Lavender (Lavandula vera)—True Lavender. Pkt.. 10c; oz.. 75c Plants, each. 25c; doz., $2.50; 100. $15.00. Lavender (Lavandula spica) \ • quite so strong as above. Pkt.. 10c; oz.. 25c; > 4 lb.. 75c. MINT For mint sauce and juleps Strong pot plants. Price, each, 25c; doz., $2.50. By mail, add 5c 1 ach : doz., 20c. ROSEMARY The leav a is also ,,1 1 ' idachi . Pkt.. 10c; '; oz.. 30c; oz.. 50c; 1 lb.. $1.50 HOREHOUND The leavi for flavoring and also in the b remedies. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 50c. MARJORAM (Sweet 1 and the end 01 the sl,,...is ,,re used for flavoring in summer and the) are Pkt.. 10c; oz., 30c; '4 lb., $1.00. Pj$c Setcnty-onc

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