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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 ma- 
turity, as if left to ripen the productiveness of the vines is 
destroyed. 
One ounce to 50 hills; 2 lbs. to the acre in hills. 
MILWAUKEE 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, averaging 18 inches in length. Pkt., 
15c; 1 oz., 40c; 14 Ib., $1.25; 1 Ib., $4.50. 
CLARK’S SPECIAL—Attractive, dark green in color, uniform 
in length, eight to ten inches, very smooth in appearance and 
with few white spines. This is probably the finest dark 
green, white spine cucumber on the market. It is good for 
all purposes. Pkt., 20c; 1 oz., 50c; %4 Ib., $1.50. 
MILWAUKEE PICKLE—Uneagualled in productiveness 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; 1 oz., 15c¢; 14 Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00. 
WESTERFIELD’S CHICAGO PICKLE—An excellent variety of 
medium size, tapering at both ends, with prominent spines. 
Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 15c; 14 Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00. 
SNOW’S PICKLING—A small dark green sort, square ended, 
short and tapering. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 20c; 14 Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., 
$1.40. 
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; 
Loz 15¢3.72/, lbs. 30c3m.1.<1 bs 591.00; 
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; 1 oz., 15c; 4 Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00. 
IMPROVED ARLINGTON FORCING WHITE SPINE—An ex- 
cellent forcing variety, very regular in shape and color. 
Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 15c; 14 Ib., 40c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN—Very prolific, flesh firm and solid. 
Excellent for pickles. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 15c; 14 lb., 35c; 1 Ib., 
$1.10. 
JAPANESE CLIMBING—A strong grower, with numerous ten- 
drils which enable it to cling readily to a pole or trellis. The 
fruit is dark green, flesh firm and tender. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 
25c; 1% |b., 60c; 1 Ib., $1.50. 
IMPROVED EARLY WHITE SPINE—A favorite early variety 
and one of the best for the table; very productive and tender. 
Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 15c; 44 lb., 40c; 1 Ib., $1.25. 
EXTRA LONG WHITE SPINE or EVERGREEN WHITE 
SPINE—Largely used for foreing by market gardeners. Fruits 
8 to 10 inches long; fine for slicing. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 15¢; 
Y, tb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.10. 
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. 
DANDELION 
Sow in shallow drills in spring and keep free from weeds 
in summer. Mulch over winter and the young blanched 
leaves will be ready for use early the following spring. 
Large Leaved—Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 75c. 
EGG PLANT 
Sow seed in March in hotbeds, and when 3 inches high 
transplant into boxes or small pots. Plant outdoors in May 
or June or after the weather has become permanently warm, 
in rows 3 feet apart, with the plants set 2 feet apart in the 
row. 1 oz. to 1,500 plants. 
BLACK BEAUTY—The earliest large fruited variety. Color 
rich, glossy, purplish black. It is entirely free from spines. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 20c; 1 oz., 35c; 14 Ib., $1.15;-1 Ib., $4.00. 
Black Beauty Egg Plant 
