WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
Vegetable Seed Novelties—13 
NEW SHAMROCK CUCUMBER. 
New Shamrock Cucumber. 
ALWAYS GREEN. 
There are many varieties of White Spine Cucumber for which this characteristic of being always green has been 
claimed; but, as a rule, they have all been found wanting. The originator of Shamrock has this to say: “Some years ago 
growing two acres of cucumbers for pickles, I found three cucumbers that were green while the rest were yellow. I cut 
these three cucumbers and found them dead ripe. I saved the seed and planted it the next year by itself, growing some 
for pickling, and found it O. K. I found that a few turned partly yellow when ripe. These I discarded and planted the 
seed again from a green cucumber with a perfect result. The cucumber is dark green, good shape, about like Jersey 
pickle, turns light green when dead ripe. It is a good table cucum- 
ber and is the best for all market gardeners, as it keeps green so 
long. I am willing to stand by every claim, and if there is another 
such cucumber I do not know of it.” It is needless to say that 
Shamrock, if it does as well the country over as it has done where 
it originated, and on my trial grounds, will make a name for itself 
everywhere. ; 
Packet, 10 ets.; ounce, 20 cts.; quarter pound, 50 cts.; pound, $1.75. 
New Neapolitan Pepper |f 
I originally named and first offered 
Neapolitan in 1903. The earliest of 
all peppers by a week to ten days. 
If I had not purchased my Panmure Seed Farms this pepper 
would still be unknown. Five years ago my attention was attracted 
to the fact that a few Italian gardeners located near Panmure, were 
shipping peppers by the carload one to three weeks earlier than any . 
other peppers could be shipped; and on investigation I found that 
for years a small settlement of Italians situated a few miles from my 
farm had been shipping these peppers to market and realizing thou-' 
sands of dollars. With our trials of other peppers, Neapolitan proved 
itself to be two weeks earlier than any other. When, in addition to 
this fact, we had good size and mild, piquant flavor, I decided I had 
secured a money maker. Plants are of strong growth, very stocky 
and peppers are borne erect, averaging the size of the illustration. 
Flesh is very thick and fruit is pale green turning to a brilliant red 
color. If my customers want a fine pepper from one to three weeks 
ahead of their neighbors, they must plant Neapolitan. 
Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 45 cts.; quarter pound, $1.25; pound, $4.50. 
