1 4 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, covet 



half an inch deep, smoothing the hill off 



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 



Klondike JR large enough, 



Cucumber. 



whether required 

 for use or not, 

 as, if left to 

 ripen on the 



vines, it destroys their productive uses. 



Arlington White Spine ™ e «£"*££ 



in outline, uniform in size, averaging , 

 to 8 inches in length, straight, and of a 

 rich dark green color. Flesh white, 

 crisp and solid, with comparatively 

 few seeds. Vines of vigorous growth 

 and very productive. Pkt., 5c; % lb.. 

 25c; lb., 75c. 

 Ifl JiL-A Of recent introduction, has al- 

 EVJOnulHc ready become a favorite with 

 market gardeners and shippers all over 

 the country. The handsome dark green 

 cucumbers average 7 inches long and 2 

 inches In diameter, and demand the 

 highest price when offered on any mar- 

 ket. Pkt., 5c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 



Early Green Ouster lriet h y , rt ' tt 



clusters; prolific; fine for bottle pickles. 

 Pkt., 6c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 



iFordhook Famous l^Z^VZ* 



ber produces perfectly smooth, very 

 dark green, handsome straight fruit, 

 measuring 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., 

 5c; % lb., 30c; lb., §1.00. 



iFarlv Fnriiinp° ne of the best ot t , he 



| L,driy 1 uriUUe very desirable "White 

 Spine" type. It was selected out of a 

 field of Davis Perfect by reason of its 

 outstanding qualities and the strain 

 has now become so well established that 

 large plantings do not show any varia- 

 tion either in plant or fruit. Early, very 

 productive, and having unusual disease- 

 resisting ability. Fruits are nine Inches 

 long with very dark green skin and 

 thick, firm flesh which is crisp and 

 tender. Excellent shipper. Pkt., 5c; % 

 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 



Farlu fvrlnno II ,s not on, y the earliest 

 Ldliy l/VLlUiie cucumber in cultivation, 



being fully two weeks ahead of White 

 Spine, but it is of the desirable White 

 Spine type, being shorter, thicker and 

 holding better its deep green color than 

 any other early Cucumber in cultivation 

 It Is very prolific, and grows Its fruits in 

 bunches of threes and fours, of uni- 

 form size and shape. A single hill will 

 sometimes produce from 10 to 12 shapely 

 Cucumbers. Pkt., 5c; % lb., 25c; lb., 

 90c. 



Arlington White Spine Cucumber. 



Boston Pickling or Green Prolific char- 

 acteristics are its uniform growth, sel- 

 dom yielding Cucumbers too large for 

 pickling, and its Immense productiveness. 

 Pkt., 5c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 



I nntl Prpon < - )ur carefully-selected strain, 

 LUIlg UI cell under favorable conditions, 

 produces fruit averaging from 12 to 16 

 inches in length. Skin is a deep rich 

 green, flesh solid, crisp and of excellent 

 quality. Pkt., 5c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 



Japanese Climbing J^, vKusfbe- 



lng 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., 5c; % lb., 

 30c; lb., $1.00. 



Evergreen Extra Long White Spine 



This Is a strain of White Spine Cu- 

 cumber with longer fruit than the 

 old type. The cucumbers grow 10 IncheB 

 long, and are straight and handsome 

 and of fine quality, and retain their 

 green color for a long time. Matures a 

 little later than the early strain, but 

 the fruit is larger and handsomer. One 

 of the best varieties. Oz., 10c; % lb., 

 30c; lb., $1.00. 



Davie.' P*»rfprt Aa now se]e ^te6, this 

 i/avis icucil 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 is of superb 

 quality for slicing. So handsome and 

 regular are the fruits that they bring 

 an extra price on market, often being 

 taken for "hot-house grown." The vines 

 are of strong growth and quite prolific. 

 Pkt., 5c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 



lorcov Pi/>lrlo In 8lae between the Half 

 JCI3CJ 1 IlrUC Long and Long Green, 

 and Is used extensively by pickle grow- 

 ers, being productive and of deep green 

 color. Pkt., oc; % lb., 20c; lb., 65c. 



Very small, quite dis- 

 tinct from all others. 

 It is grown exclusively for pickling, and 

 should be picked when young and ten- 

 der. Pkt., 5c and 10c; % lb., 35c; lb., 

 $1.25. 



Gherkins or Burr 



