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* 251 Maule's Earliest Klondike Cucumber 



60 days. Holds Its Dark Green Color for Many Days After Picking 



Excellent strain ofWhlte Spine, remarkable for the uniformly dark greea skin of its shapely fruits. Its good qualities are Its extreme earli- 

 ness and proUHcuess. Very hardy, resisting unfavorable weather conditions and Is a good size for slicing. It is also quite firm when small and 

 is excellent for pickling. A most prolific bearing sort. Matures in 60 days. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 45 cents; pound, $1.35; 5 pounds, $6.25, postpaid. 



259 Snow's Pickling 



65 days. The Right Size for Bottling or Slicins 



A beavitiful dark green cucumber winch Is the 



right size for bottling. Matures in 65 days. It 



is cylindrical In shape with square ends. The 



flesh is firm, crisp and tender. Very popular. 



Packet, 8 cents; ounce, 1.5 cents; 



quarter pound, 45 cents; pound, 81.!25; 



5 pounds, $5.75, postpaid. 



258 Nichol's Medium Green 50 days. Straight and Smooth 259SN0W'SPICKLING. 



A handsome variety, in shape between Early White Spine and Long Green. Worthy of a high 

 place in the list of pickling sorts, and second to none for slicing when mature. Ready to pick in 

 JO days. Color dark green. Flesh crisp and tender. Size medium. Always straight and smooth. 

 Packet, 8 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 45 cents; ponnd, $1.^5; 

 5 pounds, $5.75, postpaid. 



'ij? 261 Westerfield's Chicago Pickling 68 days. Green, with ProminentSpines 



This variety Is preferred above all others by some of the largest pickling establishments in Chi- 

 sago and elsewhere. It is one of the best for the purpose, combining almost every good quality, 

 and beiDg satisfactory alike to grower and pickle maker. Matures its crop in 68 days. 



Packet, 8 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 45 cents; pound, $1.35; 

 5 pounds, $5.75, postpaid. 



272 Japanese Climbing 



50 days. Can Be Grown on Pole or Trellis 



All cucumbers are of trailing or creeping 

 habit, but this one is a real climber and does 

 best on pole or treUls. It can be picked in 50 

 days. The fruit is of excellent quality, of dark 

 green color. The flesh is pure white and never 

 bitter. Pine for slicing and pickling. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, ao cents; 

 14 pound, 55 cents; pound, SI. 75, postpaid. 



* 268 Maulers Early Fortune Cucumber 



52 days. A Great Favorite with Southern Shippers. Excellent Table Sort 



An attractive variety, and has become very popular. Early Fortune is 

 now being largely grown by market gardeners and shippers both north 

 and south. In color it Is an attractive deep green, which it retains much 



longer than most other sorts. Being fine grained. Its white flesh is ex- 

 ceedingly crisp and brittle, excellent for slicing. Matures in 52 days. 

 Is one of the earliest, dark green white spine cucumbers. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.50; 5 pounds, $7.00, postpaid. 



