WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds— 39 



THE DAVIS PERFECT CUCUMBER 



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The Davis Perfect Cucumber 



Plant the Davis Perfect, and you will raise in the open 

 ground, cucumbers that will sell in any market at same 

 price as the high priced hot house forcing cucumbers. 



Mr. Davis needs no introduction; as the originator of the 

 Davis Wax Bean and Grand Rapids Forcing Lettuce, he has 

 a reputation as a market gardener for iinowing what is what, 

 second to none. Mr. Davis has for years been forcing cucum- 

 bers under glass for the Chicago and Detroit markets, and it 

 has been his ambition to produce a cucumber that would be 

 as handsome in appearance and sell as well grown in 

 the ordinary way in the open ground. He has at last suc- 

 ceeded in perfecting a cucumber that beats anything I have 

 ever seen. The Davis Perfect has become the most popular 

 cucumber both for forcing under glass and growing outside, 

 for the following reasons : 



First. It has an ideal shape, and the handsomest dark 

 green color of all cucumbers. 



Second. It is a type of the most perfect size; just what is 

 wanted either for the table or market. 



Third. Eating qualities surpass anything 1 have ever tried. 



Fourth. It is almost seedless one-third of its length from 

 the stem end, and the seeds when it is in slicing condition 

 are so small and tender that they are unnoticed. 



Fifth. It is enormously productive, in fact, beats anything 

 I have ever tried. 



Sixth. It does not change its dark, rich color when grown 

 outdoors; in fact, it resembles a hothouse ciicumber so closely 

 that dealers cannot tell the diflerence, and are willing to pay 

 as much for it as the hothouse production. I believe this 

 is the greatest cucumber ever introduced, and it is bound to 

 become popular everywhere when it is known. It will be a 

 big money maker for anyone engaged in growing cucumbers 

 in the open ground. Mr. Davis sold all his Davis Perfect 

 cucumbers for §1.00 a bushel, both in the Grand Rapids mar- 

 ket and Chicago, at the same time the best of the other out- 

 door grown cucumbers were bringing 40 to 50 cents. The 

 dealers who handled these cucumbers for Mr. Davis wanted 

 him to ship them in large quantities, as they could sell at 

 SI. 00 all he could send them, no matter how large the quan- 

 tity. It stands to reason a cucumber that can be grown out- 

 doors and resembles a hot house cucumber so closely that the 

 trade will pay the same price they are paying for the hot 

 house product is worth a great deal, and it is. I predict the 

 greatest sale any cucumber novelty has ever had for the 

 Davis Perfect, and every grower, whether for home consump- 

 tion or for market, to be abreast of the times, must plant this 

 variety. Further comment seems unnecessary. 



Packet, lO cents; ounce, IS cents; quarter pound; 40 cents; pound, $1.25, postpaid- 



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PANMURE LONG WHITE CUCUMBER. 



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Panmure Long White Cucumber 



This wonderful new pure white cucumber grows to an 

 enormous size, often producing specimens 20 inches long, 

 weighing 4 to 6 pounds. Much larger than any other sort. 

 It is a monster. When only half grown is exceedingly fine 

 in quality. Its beautiful white skin is very smooth; entirely 

 free from spines. They are solid, tender and crisp, with very 



small seed cavity; splendid for slicing. Its enormous size, 

 beauty and oddity make it one of the best cucumbers for ex- 

 hibition at fairs, never failing to capture first prize. The 

 vines are quite vigorous in growth and immensely produc- 

 tive. A desirable home garden sort, or for exhibition pur- 

 poses it is unsurpassed. 



Prices of Panmure Long White Cucumber for 1914: Packet, 10 cents; half ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 40 cents, postpaid. 



