14 J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 
CUCUMBERS 
1 ounce to 100 hills. 
CULTURE:—Plant as soon as the weather becomes settled in hills 4 feet apart each 
way, with 8 or 10 seeds in each hill, cover half an inch deep, smoothing the hill of with 
the hoe. Keep the soil well stirred, and when the plants are out of danger of insects, leave 
3 or 4 plants to the hill. For pickles, plant from the first of June to the first of August. 
The fruit should be gathered when large enough, whether required for use or not, for if 
left to ripen on the vines, 1t destroys their productive uses. 
: : : The cucumbers are ‘very regular in outline, uni- 
Arlington White Spine form in size, averaging 7 to 8 inches in length, 
straight and of a rich dark green color. Flesh white, crisp and solid, with compara- 
oye, few seeds. Vines of vigorous growth and very productive. Pkt., 10c; 14 Ib., 30c; 
-, 90c. x 
° A favorite with market gardeners and shippers all over the country. 
Klondike The handsome dark green cucumbers average 7 inches long and 2 inches 
in diameter. Pkt., 10c; 14 Ib., 30c; Ib., $1.00. 
A short, prickly variety, bearing clusters; prolific, 
Early Green Cluster fine for bottle pickles. Pkt., 10c; 14 1b., 30c; Ib., 90¢; 
This extra long White Spine cucumber produces perfectl 
Fordhook Famous smooth, very dark green, handsome straight fruit, meses 
uring 12 to 17 inches long. They are always solid, flesh being a greenish white, firm, 
crisp and of most delicious flavor. It is a great cropper, and fruit is full of flesh. with but 
few seeds. Pkt., 10c; 14 Ib., 40c; Ib., $1.25. 
One of the best of the very desirable ‘‘White Spine” type. It 
Early Fortune was selected out of a field of Davis Perfect by reason of its out- 
standing qualities and the strain has now become so well established that large plantings 
do not show any variation either in plant or fruit. Early, very productive, and having 
unusual disease-resisting ability. Fruits are 8 inches long with very dark green skin and 
ae flesh which is crisp and tender. Excellent shipper. Pkt., 10c; 14 lb., 40c; 
It is not only the earliest cucumber in cultivation, being fully 
Early Cyclone two weeks ahead of White Spine, but it is of the desirable White 
Spine type, being shorter, thicker and holding better its deep preen color than any other 
early Cucumber in cultivation. Very prolific, and grows its fruits in bunches of threes 
and fours, of uniform size and shape. A single hill will sometimes produce from 10 to 12 
shapely Cucumbers. Pkt., 10c; 14 Ib., 30c; Ib., $1.00. 
A e : Noted for its uniform growth, 
Boston Pickling or Green Prolific fic yielding Cucumbers roe 
large for pickling, immensely productive. Pkt., 5c; 14 Ib., 25c; Ib., 75c. 
Our carefully-selected strain, under favorable conditions, produces 
Long Green fruit averaging from 12 to 16 inches in length. Skin is a deep rich 
green, flesh solid, crisp and of excellent quality. Pkt., 5c; 14 lb., 40c; Ib., $1.25. 
Vines are extra 
Japanese Climbing 5.5053, vigorous: 
being a climbing sort, can be grown on trellises, 
etc.; valuable in small gardens. Very prolific, from 
40 to 50 having been counted on single plants. 
Fruit long, round, of fine flavor. Pkt., 10c; 4- 
Ib., 40c; Ib., $1.25. 
Evergreen Extra Long White 
: This isa strain of White Spine Cu- 
Spine cumber with longer fruit than the old 
type. The cucumbers grow 10 inches long, and 
are straight and handsome and of fine quality, 
retaining their green color for a long time. Ma- 
tures a little later than the early strain, but the 
fruit is larger andPhandsomer. One of the best 
varieties. Oz., 10c; 14 Ib., 40c; Ib., $1.25. 
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Davis’ Perfect {5.20% 
this popular new variety is well 
worthy of praise. The long, 
even fruits are of fine form, 
with an intensely dark rich 
green skin. With very few 
seeds, the solid white flesh 1s 
of superb quality for slicing. 
The vines are of strong growth 
and quite prolific. Pkt., 10c; 
4 Ib., 40c; Ib., $1.25. 
In size 
Jersey Pickle fenveen 
the Half Long and Long Green 
and is used extensively by 
pickle growers, being produc- 
tive and of deep green color. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 Ib., 30c; Ib., 90c. 
Gherkins or Burr 
Very small, quite distinct 
from all others. It is grown 
exclusively for pickling, and 
should be picked when young 
Davis Perfect. and tender. Pkt., 10c; 4- 
Ib., 40c; Ib., $1.40. 
Early Fortune. 
