20 CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
Improved Early White Spine, © 
CUCUMBERS 
1 oz. to 100 hills. 2 to 3 Ibs. to the acre in hills. 
Culture—Do not sow Cucumber Seed in cold soil. Should you want an early crop, start them in flower pots in the hot-bed 
or indoors, placing five seeds in each and thin out to three plants when well up. When fairly well rooted, transplant into the 
open, being careful not to disturb the roots as they are very tender. Before moving them they must be hardened off well 
and the ground must be fairly warm, and if you have a small window-light handy place it over the plants, mounting same on 
stones or stakes; this helps to warm the soil. An excellent method of getting a good crop is to place a shovelful of well rotted 
manure in each hill. Several varieties should be grown, the short-fruited, more prolific sorts for pickling, and the long varje- 
pias cory tebe ast Plant the hills 4 feet apart. Always pick the fruit when large enough or the vitality of the plant will 
ecome impaired. ; 
EARLY FORTUNE—A recent introduction and is consideredyjy7PROVED LONG GREEN—Fine for slicing and for pickles; 
the finest market cucumber of the White Spine type. The very productive, flesh firm and crisp, fine flavor, and when 
fruits measure 9 inches long and are slightly tapering. The yellow and ripe is considered the best for making “sweet 
thick flesh is pure white, firm, and unusually crisp, with pickles.” Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; % lb. 50c; 1 Ib. $1.65. 
very few seeds. The fruits are of a rich, dark green color, Klondike—An early white spined Cucumber, dark green color 
which does not fade when shipped to distant markets. Pkt. and excellent for slicing. The vines are very hardy, bear- 
10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 45c; lb. $1.50. i ing fruits about 8 inches long. Uniform in shape, dark 
DAVIS PERFECT—Unequalled in quality, shape and color, for green, slightly striped at the ends, retaining the color very 
forcing indoors, or for outside growing. The color i8 a well during hot weather. It is a most excellent shipper and 
dark, glossy green, shape slim and symmetrical, with an very handsome in appearance. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; 
average length of 10 to 12 inches. It is as'early as White 40c; 1 lb. $1.35. 
Spine, a strong grower, and very prolific. It is a splendid Improved Early White Spine—A favorite early variety and one 
shipper and retains its excellent quality and _ brittleness of the best for the table; very productive and tender. Pkt. 
long after being cut. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; %& lb. 45c; 1 Ib. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; % 1b. 40c; 1 1b. $1.35. 
1.50. Extra Long White Spine or Evergreen White Spine—Largely 
CURRIE’S MILWAUKEE PICKLE—The best pickling Cucum- used for forcing by market gardeners. Fruits 8 to 10 inches 
ber in cultivation. For productiveness it is unequalled, and long; fine for slicing. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; %& Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. 
the quality of the fruit is the very best. We cannot speak $1.50. 
too highly of its merits, and judging from the numerous sHORT GREEN—Extra Selected—A very superior stock which 
letters we have received in its praise, its fame has become has been carefully selected for pickling, and we believe is 
widespread. Pkt. 10c; 1 0z. 20c; % lb. 45c; 1 1b. $1.50; 5 Ibs. today the most perfect strain in existence. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 
. 
by express $6.75. 20c; % 1b. 45c; 1 1b. $1.50. 
Improved Arlington Forcing White Spine—The earliest and by Japanese Climbing—This variety will take a pole or trellis as 
far the best forcing strain, growing very uniform in size; easily as any of the Pole or Lima Beans. The fruits are 
color rich green with light green spines, length 7 inches very handsome and of a dark green color, particularly val- 
or more, slender. Not only is it the best for forcing, but is uable for slicing. Makes excellent pickles when young. 
unsurpassed for open ground cultivation. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; An enormous cropper. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; % Ib. 50c; 1 Ib. 
% 1b. 40c; 1 1b. $1.35. $1.76. 
Abridged list of well known varieties used for 
pickling and slicing. 
Extra Early Green Prolific, Long Green Turkey, 
Boston Pickling, Early Frame, Short Green or 
Gherkin. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c %4 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. 
$1.25. 
FORCING CUCUMBERS. 
Sow in a hot-bed in January, February or 
March, and keep in a temperature of 65 to 70 de- 
grees. Artificial impregnation of the flowers is 
necessary when grown under glass. 
Milwaukee Forcing—The extensive growing of 
Cucumbers under glass in this vicinity has de- 
veloped a new type of almost perfect charac- 
teristics. The fruits average 18 inches in 
length when fully grown, are almost spineless 
and are of a deep green color. Our stock is 
saved from selected greenhouse grown fruits 
only. Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.60. 
ENGLISH FRAME VARIETIES. 
Grown chiefly in this country in the green- 
houses of private gardeners. Fruits attain a 
length of from 12 to 30 inches, straight and slim. 
Our seed is English green house grown. ene 
Telegraph, Extra Selected and Imported......25c¢ 
Model ..... Saree elec e eietale nim iereiee Stee atcha ieee eee ae 
Se rh ape 10c; 1 oz. 15c; % 1b. 35c; 1 Ib. 
Early Fortune 
Watch for cucumber beetles and dust vines heavily with Tobacco Dust as soon as they appear. See Insecticides, page 84. 
Use Currie’s Complete Fertilizer when Vines begin to trail. See page 6. 
