For Striped Beetles, dust young Cucumber plants with Bug Death, Slug Shot, or spray with Bordo Lead or Key-cide 47 



256 Green Prolific or Boston Pickling 



Early and Valuable for Pickles 



This is one of the most popular pickling cucum- 

 bers, of the very best form and quality, and has 

 yielded at the rate of over 2tK),000 pickles per acre. 

 Its enormous productive ability makes this variety 

 a favorite one. Ready to pick in 50 daj's. 



Packet; 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 



quarter pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.35; 



5 pounds, S5. 7a, postpaid. 



257 Maule's Improved Long Green 



Very Popular Variety 



This fine cucumber grows from 12 to 16 Inches or 

 more In length, and is of superior quality. The 

 young fruits are very largely used lor pickling, and 

 it is a standard sort for that purpose. Full sized 

 cucumbers are in high favor for making the so- 

 called sweet pickles. Vines are strong growers and 

 the fruit is always produced in great abundance. 

 Produces large pickles in esdays. 



Packet, 13 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 



quarter pound, 50 cents; pound, 81. "5, postpaid. 



252 MatJe's Early White Spine 



The finest for slicing 



An extra fine Improved type of the best and 



most widely grown variety in America. It is 



unsurpassed as a table and market sort, and 



is also used for pickling. Xo other kind exceeds 



it in productiveness, and it is equally good for 



forcing under glass or growth in the open air. 



The fruit is from 5 to 7 inches long and 2 to 3 



inches in diameter. Color, a beautiful dark 



green throughout. Matures in 55 days. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 



quarter pound. 45 cents; pound, 81.50; 



5 pounds, 86.75, postpaid. 



265 Eeirly Green Cluster 



Bears in Twos and Threes 



This Is a short, pale green variety, maturing in 50 

 days. It is rather prickly and contains few seeds. 

 The fruit is borne in clusters; it is a favorite for pick- 

 ling on account of its great productiveness. 

 Packet, 8 cents; ounce, 12 cents; 

 quarter pound, 40 cents; pound, SI. 25; 

 5 pounds, S5.75, postpaid. 



250 Improved Arlington White Spine 



Attractive, Long, Dark Green in Color 



A productive white spine variety of average size, seven to eight Inches in length, with 

 broad and showy foliage, habit of growth rather rampant. Fruit long and slim and very 

 dark green throughout the entire length with only a very slight white marking at the 

 blossom end. Matures in 55 days. The flesh is white, crisp and solid with comparatively 

 few seeds. Improved Arlington is a superior strain and is recognized as a standard by all 

 growers. Very desirable for the home garden, and an ideal truckers variety. 



Packet, 8 cents; ounce, 13 cents; quarter pound, 40 cents; pound, S1.35, postpaid. 



27'1 Snake Cucumber 



Curious, but Useful for Slicing 



If picked when young and tender they make 

 an excellent pickle for slicing. Often grow 6 feet 

 in length, coiled like a serpent. Grown chiefly as 

 a curiosity and for exhibition. Grows to a large 

 size in 75 days. Seed crop short. 



Packet, 13 cents, postpaid. 



