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Title: Currie's garden annual : 1939
Identifier: curriesgardenann19curr_5 (find matches)
Year: 1939 (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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World's Greatest Health Bargain!
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The best health insurance you can buy -for your -fomily costs only the (ew cents you spend for vegetoble seeds . . . plus a little time spent in the enjoyable hobby of gardening. Home grown vegetables are not only fresher and more choice than store-bought ones—they are more nutritious. Many ore rich in vitamins —ond when they are picked fresh from your own vines, ond quickly boiled, they retain their body-building values so much better than the linds that sometimes lie in grocer's bins for doys. Leafy, crisp salad greens—v/hen growing just outside your kitchen door —are just o few moments from the ground to your mouth. Sweet corn, deliciously steam cooked, is on your table in a half hour after it's been pulled, and the milky, sweet kernels have all their nourishing qualities. Grow your own good health! No matter if you just have room for a "Kitchen size" plot, your grocery bills will be lower this summer—your family heartier—ond you'll have fun doing it! This year, enjoy plenty of FRESH Sweet Corn Even before Columbus, this fertile land was producing corn. And to- day, this truly American vege- table is still the country's most important crop. Corn is much better for table use if it is gathered while very young. With a little practice, the proper stage for harvesting can be determined. This is shortly after the "milk stage," when the silks are dry ond black, and the husk leaves have an appearance noturity. If the ear feels plump and firm when grasped, it is gen- erally reody. The sugars in the kernels change rapidly to less flavorful com- pounds after picking. So the shorter the time between gather- ing and serving—the more deli- cious your corn will be. Sweet corn thrives best in v/orm, well-drained soil, liberally ferti- lized. Soil can't be too rich for corn. A successful crop cannot be produced in thin, poor soil. It is risky to have seedlings ap- pear before the last spring frost, as all varieties are tender. The home gardener who has just a .smoll plot can gain time by sook- CABBAGE—Danish Ballhead ing the seed overnight or by sprouting it for a week before sowing. —aUut TOMATOES Many home gardeners prune their vines by cutting out the shoots from the leaf axils, thinking this will give them better and more abundant fruit. It has, however, been repeatedly proven that such pruning is a waste of time, be- cause it doesn't accomplish these —cd^M LETTUCE This tender, crisp, salad plant must be grown rapidly in what is known as "quick soil." This means friable ground, well drained, in which there is constont moisture and an abundance of plant food. —aUut EGG PLANT This large, pear shaped purple fruit comes originally from the Tropics, and today is grown in home gardens as a vegetable. Seed germinates slowly. Needs continuous warm weather for best results. Shade young plants from hot sun.

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