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VEGETABLE SEEDS 
~ Clark’s Special Cucumber — Aree 
Concombre, FR. 
Cetriolo, ITAL. 
hill. Cucumbers do best in a warm moist rich loamy soil. 
to provide a continuous supply of fresh fruits. 
remedies. 
365 Clark’s Special 
«Handsome dark green fruits, 9 to 10 inches long, slightly 
Beautiful clear white, crisp, and firm 
Ideal for slicing. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
tapering at both ends. 
flesh with very few seeds. 
1 |b. 65¢; Ib. $1.85. 
369 Davis Perfect. A fine variety with long and slim fruits, 
sometimes measuring 12 inches in length and tapering to the 
ends. The color is a rich, dark, glossy green which they hold 
until nearly ripe. Tender, brittle, very few seeds, and of fine 
flavor. An outstanding and dependable variety. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 25c; + Ib. 60c; lb. $1.75. 
371 Early Fortune. A splendid Cucumber having uniform 
fruits of handsome appearance. They are cylindrical in shape 
and have a very dark green skin. The flesh is thick and brittle, 
and has a choice flavor. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 20c; % Ib. 60c; Ib. $1.75. 
384 Long Green. Unusually hardy and disease resistant, 
and an excellent all 'round late Cucumber good for both pickles 
and slicing. Grows 12 to 14 inches long, slender, and tapering 
to ends. Dark green skin and pure white flesh. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; # lb. 60c; lb. $2.00. 
383 Longcu 
A fancy Cucumber growing 12 to 13 inches in length with 
rich deep green skin and few spines. It equals in appearance 
the greenhouse product. Longcu is well suited to both out- 
door and under glass production, and it is especially valuable 
outside on account of its surprising earliness. It can be picked 
along with Early Fortune and other early slicing sorts if the 
growing conditions are anyway favorable. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; 
4 lb. 80c; lb. $2.75. 
English Forcing Cucumbers 
For growing in hotbed or greenhouse exclusively. 
394 Covent Garden Favorite.......... Packets of 
395 Duke of Edinburgh............... 10 Seeds 25c; 
397 Rochford’s Market................ 100 Seeds 
SOOM Lelesraph wes merece coca: $2.25 
so28 Dill 
We are listing this with the Cucumbers because the 
seeds as well as the herbage are essentials in all dill pickles. Grows 
24 feet high. Sow thinly 4 inch deep in rows 18 inches apart. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 Ib. 40c; lb. $1.00. 
Pick off all Cucumbers when of sufficient size to use 
whether required or not, otherwise crop will soon run to seed 
a Caediiber 
Indispensable for Pickles and Salads 
One ounce will plant fifty hills; two pounds will plant one acre. 
Culture—For early Cucumbers sow April first in a hotbed and transplant without damaging 
the roots after the ground has become warm, or sow in hills 4 to 6 feet apart each way when the 
weather has become settled and the nights are balmy. Thin out to four of the strongest plants in each 
Make succession plantings 10 days apart 
For pickles plant from June until the middle of July. 
Protect the plants from the Cucumber Beetle by spraying or dusting promptly with any of the standard 
Pepino, Sp. 
Gurken, GER. Health Value of 
Fresh Cucumbers 
Calories per lb. 79 
Vitamins A, B, C 
Proteins .8% 
Carbohydrates 3.1% 
Fats .2% 
Calcium .016% 
Iron .00033% 
Straight 8 Cucumber =t.. 
391 Straight 8. This new Cucumber will appeal to every 
ye gardener for the reason of its attractive cylindrical fruits which 
are about 8 inches long and 1% inches in diameter. They are 
well-rounded at the ends, covered with a thin, deep green skin. 
White crisp flesh of highest quality. Being slender it contains 
very few seeds. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; 3 Ib. 80c; Ib. $2.75. 
375 Small Gherkin. Small, oval, pale green fruits covered 
with soft fleshy spines. Most productive. A great favorite for 
pickling. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 1b. 70c; lb. $2.25. 
392 White Spine, Improved Early (Benneti’s). An excel- 
lent, medium sized variety which produces an early and very 
abundant crop. The quite slender fruits are straight, dark 
green, and have white spines. Pure white, solid, and crisp 
flesh. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; ¢ lb. 60c; lb. $1.75. 
Snow's Perfected Pickle 
390 Snow’s Perfected Pickle. Very fine, uniform, square- 
ended fruits and now one of the popular pickling sorts. Yields 
an immense crop of smooth symmetrical fruits. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; + Ib. 60c; Ib. $1.75. 
Other Well-Known Cucumbers 
Pkt. Oz. + Ib. Lb. 
360 Arlington White Spine..$0 10 $0 20 $0 60 $1 75 
363 Chicago Pickle.......... 10 20 @) i WS 
367 Early Cluster........... 10 20 (O. ih WS 
388 Early Russian.......... 10 20 GObemte/5 
373 Everbearing.. ii 2) Sorte) 20 > 1 7 
379 Japanese Climbing. . 10 20 GOs te5 
382 Klondike............... 05 15 50 150 
