eue uMBE RS. 



German,Gurfce. French, Concomhre. Spanish, Cihombro. 

 Swedish, Guarka. 

 One ounce for 50 hills. Two to three pounds in hills per acre. 



I T I 'T'lTOC Cucumber growing for .seed is one of my great spec- 

 V' vJ L 1 LJIvI-" ialties. No single grower has so large an acreage 

 as 1. nrowiiig lor the largest trade, my stocks have reached a height of 

 perfection which I think is unequaled by any strains extant. Cucumbers 

 thrive bestou warm, rich sandy loam— the richer the land the better. Do 

 not plant in the open ground until there is a prospect of setled warm 

 weather. Plant in hillsabout4 feet apart each way. When all danger from 

 insects is past, thin out the plants, leaving four of the strongest to each 

 hill. The fruit should be gathered when large enough, whether required 

 tor use or not, for if left to ripen on vines it destroys their productivene 



I can also supply the following standard varieties of Cucumbers, 

 which are too well known to need extended descriptions, at the uni- 

 form price of Pkt. 3c. oz I5c, M lb. 15o, Vi lb. 25o. lb. 40c. 



Improved Long Green. 



Evergreen or Extra Long White Spine— Fine; often 12 inches long. 

 Hill's Forcing White Spine — A strain of remarkable perfection. 

 Early Prolific Sliort Green or Early Frame— Extra fine variety. 

 Jersey Pickling— A fine variety. 



Early Russian — Earliest in cultivation, hardy and prolific. 

 Early Cluster — Wonderful yielder, quality extra fine. 

 Improved Chicago Pickle — The true Westerfield early strain. 

 Nichol's Medium Green — An exceedingly fine variety. 

 Boston Pickling or Green Prolific— Favorite early variety. 

 Arlington Improved Early White Spine— A fine variety. 

 Peerless White Spine — Straight cucumber, full at both ends. 



BUCKBEE'S MONARCH WHITE SPINE— After being tried through- 

 out the entire country, this variety has not been found wanting 

 in any single point. I am confident that it vrill always bold the 

 highest position, being of handsome growth, good length, very 

 early and prolific, extremely productive, quite hardy and retains 

 its light green color permanently after being picked. Always of 

 delicious flavor and unusually tender and crisp. Superior for 

 pickling purposes. Pkt. oc, oz. 10c, lb. 35c, }4 lb. 40c, lb. 7oc. 



BUCKBEE'S INTERNATIONAL— This grand, good early variety of my 

 own introduction more than pleased all who have tried it. Has 

 no thick ends, of rich, luxuriant growth, an abundant yielder, 

 has beautiful fruit and always of good, even shape. In flavor it has 

 no superior, always tender and crisp. You should not fail to try 

 it. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, a lb. 25c, )^ lb. 40c, lb. 75c. 



NEW GIANT PERA— One of the largest long green cucumbers. 

 Skin perfectly free from spines; flesh crisp and white. Pkt. 5c, 

 oz. 10c, K lb. 25c, 3^ lb. 40c, lb. 75c. 



NEW EARLY SIBERIAN— This has proved to be the earliest sort in 

 cultivation', producing cucumbers five inches long in about 55 

 days. Pkt. 4c, oz. 7c, }4_ lb. 18c, lb. 30c, lb. 50c. 



COOL AND CRISP— A strain of Wbite Spine somewhat like the Ar- 

 lington, but longer and more cylindrical. The flesh is peculiarly 

 crisp and tender, and it is one of the very best for table use. 

 Pkt. 4c, oz. 7c, a lb. 18c. 3^ lb. 30c, lb. 50c. 



THORBURN'S NEW EVERBEARING— The merit of this variety is in 

 the fact that the vines produce fruit continuously until killed by 

 frost. They exhibit at the same time cucumbers in every stage 

 of growth, but invariably of perfect form, even when quite small. 

 The fruit is of fine green color and verv desirable for pickling. 

 Pkt. 3c, oz. 6c, }4 lb. 15c, X lb. 25c. lb. 40c. 



BUCKBEE'S NEW EXTRA EARLY LONG GREEN— Produced by se- 

 lection from Long Green. Vines vigorous and productive, form- 

 ing fruit fit for table nearly as early as the shorter sorts. Fruit 

 grows about twelve inches long, firm and crisp. The young 

 fruit make the best of pickles, and when ripe are preferable to 

 any for sweet pickles. We offer a carefully selected strain, uni- 

 formly long and of good form, with the large warts and spines 

 well distributed over the surface instead of being clustered at 

 one end. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, lb. 25c, }4 lb. 40c, lb. 75c. 



NEW IVORY KING— Fruit large, clear white, very crisp, tender and 

 of excellent flavor. Splendid for home garden, and the best 

 white skinned variet v. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, '4' lb. 25c, 3^1b.40c, lb. 75c. 



NEW JAPANESE CLIMBING CUCUMBER— The vine's are of good, 

 healthy vigorous growth, with rich, dark green foliage, and 

 throw out strong gi'asping tendrils, which enables it to climb 

 trellises, wire netting, brush or any other suitable support. 

 It comes into bearing quickly and continues abundantly through- 

 out the season, while the climbing habit enables the fruit to 

 grow perfectly straight; from 12 to 18 inches in length. The cu- 

 cumbers are thick, tender and of delicate flavor. Flesh pure 

 white. Are of eood qualitv, and when young make attractive 

 pickles. Pkt. 5rT oz. lOc, l^lb. 3i)c, X lb. 50c, lb. 90c. 

 NEW PARISIAN PROLIFIC PICKLING— The Paris Pickling is de- 

 cidedly the best of all in quality for pickling. The fruit is of an 

 unusuallj' dark green color, so deep that no coloring matter is 

 necessary in preparing them for the pickling market. Very 

 crisp and tender. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, }4 lb. 30c, }4 lb. 50c, lb. 90c. 

 SNAKE OR SERPENT— The illustration very well represents their 

 shape They attain a good size and the quality is very good. 

 Raised mostly for curiosity and exhibition purposes and always 

 attracts attention. Pkt. 4c, oz. 10c, H lb. 30c, lb. 50c, lb. 90c. 



i WEST INDIA GHERKINS- Used exclusively for pickling. Small, 



oval shaped, pricklv fruit. Pkt. 3c, oz. 12c, lb. 30c. }4 lb. 50c. ^ „ ^ 



FOLLISON'S TRUE TELEGRAPH— Gro\\-ii exclusively for forcing ^^S. J. E. DICKSON, Red CToud, Neb 

 purposes, for vvliich use it has no equal. Pkt. 2.5c. 



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writes: ''Four Cucumher Seed 

 which I planted last season proved very satisfactory in every way." 



