. Almanac and garden manual for the southern states of the J. Steckler Seed Co., Nursery stock Louisiana New Orleans Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 4:> small, deeply dented, grain of pure white color and makes excellent meal. We re- commend same highly; any one usiug this corn will not be disappointed. Yellow Creole Corn. This is the flintiest variety of all Corns in cultivation : it can be easily called weevil proof. It will withstand more dro
. Almanac and garden manual for the southern states of the J. Steckler Seed Co., Nursery stock Louisiana New Orleans Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 4:> small, deeply dented, grain of pure white color and makes excellent meal. We re- commend same highly; any one usiug this corn will not be disappointed. Yellow Creole Corn. This is the flintiest variety of all Corns in cultivation : it can be easily called weevil proof. It will withstand more drought than any other sort: the ears are well covered by the shuck, which prevents birds from pick- ing it and rain from spoiling it. It is the kind generally planted here for main crop. The strain we offer is the true kind and very choice. CRESS. Cresson (Fr.) Kresse (Ger.). Berro (Span.) Used for salad during winter and spring. Sow broad cast or in drills six inches apart. Curled or Pepper Grass. Not much used in this section. Broad-Leaved. This variety is extensively cultivated for the market. It is sown from early fall to late spring. The leaves resemble Water Cress, a variety which does not well succeed here. Is considered a very wholesome dish. CUCUMBER. Concombre (Fr.). Gurke (Ger.). Pepino (Sp.) Improved Early White Spine. Long Green Turkey. New Orleans Market. Early Cluster. Early Frame. West India Gherkin. Cucumbers need a rich soil. Plant in hills from three to four feet apart; the hills should » be made rich with well decomposed manure, and eight Lo ten seeds should be planted in each hill, and covered about one-half inch deep; when well up, thin out to four plants in the hill till the vines meet. When the spring is dry the plants have to be watered, else the}7 do not keep in bearing long. They can be planted from March till July. A. great many Cucumbers are planted here in February, or even sooner, aud are protected by small- boxes with a pane of glass on top. These
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