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Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 
l¥ pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. 
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IANT PERA.—A cucum- 
ber of peculiar but valuable 
type. The Giant Pera is early, 
and one of the most productive 
long cucumbers. The fruit is 
Straight and cylindrical; with 
a smooth skin. The color of 
this variety is a peculiar shade 
of green which is attractive and desirable. The flesh is 
white, clear, crisp and tender, of excellent flavor, with no 
GIANT PERA. 
toform. Pkt., 10c.; 0z., 20¢.; 44 1b., 40¢.; lb., $1.50. 
AERALD.—A symmetrical cucumber. Colorarich 
dark green; holds color a long time after being picked. 
Skin almost free of both warts and spines, and the cu- * 
cumber is nearly aS Smooth and handsome as the famous 
English forcing types. Retains its color from time of 
setting until full maturity. Suitable for pickling at any 
stage: Good for forcing under glass. A prime Shipper. 
Pagket, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 44 pound, 25 cts.; pound, 90 cts. 
VERGREEN.—This cucumber differs from my Early 
7hite Spine in retaining a deep green color at all stages 
of its growth. It is long, very productive, and matures 
early. Its desirable color and handsome appearance 
makeit a general favorite, either for table use, for mar- 
ket,gor for pickling. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 
14 pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. 
EERLESS.—A noted pickling cucumber. It is very 
olific, early, of good size, straight, well formed and full 
at both ends. It carries its deep green color until it 
reaches maturity, whichis a very desirable characteristic. 
It is one of the best strains of pickling cucumbers on the 
market,and I confidently reeommend it to both ama- 
teuysS and market gardeners, 
EEN PROLIFIC.—Phis is one of the most popular piekling cucumbers. 
fruit ig uniform in shape and appear 
ability makes the variety a favorite one 
gar@eners. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce,}l0 ¢ 
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flourish best in a rich, warm, moist loam. Sow when danger of frost is over, in hills 4 or 5 feet each way. The young 
plant has many enemies sow thickly half an inch deep, and thin out finally to three or four plants to the hill. 
ounce of seed to 75 hills; two to three pounds to the acre. 
cutting, not tearing) every day or every other day. Leave none to ripen if you want a full crop. 
Use one 
The cucumbers should be gathered (by 
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PEERLESS. 
Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts ; 144 pound, 25 cts.; pound, 90 cts. 
It is of the 
ry best form and quality, and has yielded at the rate of over 200,000 pickles per acre. The 
a ance, and its enormous productive 
ith pickle growers and commercial 
4 pound, 2 cts.; pound, 9 cents. 
‘EXTRA EARLY.—See yellow pages 
3rows from 1Z to 16 inches or more in length, and is of superior quality. 
Che young fruits are very large y used for pickling, and it is a standard 
Full sized cucumbers are in high favor for mak- 
Vines are strong growers, and the fruit 
jort for that purpose. 
ng the so-called sweet pickles. 
is always produced in great abundance, making it 
productive varieties in cultivation. 
with thousands of my customers. 
Fir 9 ( 
one of the most 
I have an improved and very 
excellent strain, which has for many years been decidedly popular 
Packet, 10 cents: ounce, 15 cents; 14 pound, 80 cents; pound, $1.00. 
