...CUCUMBERS... 



German, Gurhc; French, Concombre; Spanish, Cihumhm; 

 Swedish, Guarka. 

 One oz. for 50 hills ; 2 to 3 pounds in hills for an acre. 

 Culture Cucumber growing for seed is one of my great spe- 

 vUHUl t . oialties. No single grower has so large an acreage 

 as I have. Growing: for the largest trade my stocks have readied 

 a height of perfection which I think unequaled by any strains 

 extant. Cucumbers thrive best on warm, rich, sandy 

 loam— the richer the land, the better. Do not plant in 

 the open ground until there is a prospect of settled 

 warm weather. Plant in hills about four feet 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 for use or 

 not, for if left to ripen on the vines, it destroys their pro- 

 ductiveness. 



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

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

 in any single point. It is the greatest of all varieties, and I am 

 confident that it will always hold the highest position ; being of 

 handsome growth, good length, very early and prolific, extremely 

 productive, quite hardy, and retains its light green color perma- 

 nently after being picked. Always of delicious flavor and unusu- 

 ally tender and crisp. Superiorfor family use, magnificent as a 

 shipping varietv, and not surpassed for pickling purposes. Pkt. 

 4c. oz. 7c: \i lb.'lSc; H lb. 30c; lb. 50c. 



BUCKBEE S INTERNATIONAL— This grand, good early variety 

 of my own introduction last year, more than pleased all 

 who tried it. Has no thick ends."of rich luxuriant growth, an 

 abuudant yielder, has beautiful fruit, always of good even shape. 

 In flavor it has no superior, always tender and crisp. You should 

 not fail to try it. Pkt. 4e, oz. 7c," \i lb. 20c, % lb. 35c, lb. 60c. 



NEW ROCKFORD PICKLE — (Sec painting from nature on front 

 cover.) — Hardy and improved strain of pickling cucumber, se- 

 lected by the most extensive pickle growers in the west. Pro- 

 duces nice even growth, extra early, and the whole crop makes 

 fine shaped pickles. Good for slicing, being of fine flavor, 

 crisp and delicious. Pkt, 10c, oz. 15c. J^lb. 35c, J^lb. 60c, lb. $1.00. 



COOL AND CRISP— A strain of White Spine somewhat like the 

 Arlington, but longer and more cylindrical. The flesh is pecul- 

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

 Pkt. 4e. oz. 7c. ^ lb. 20c. % lb. 35c. lb. 60c. 



EARLY RUSSIAN— Earliest a"nd hardiest. Vines vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. Fruit three to four inches long, thick, oval, pointed at 

 each end. covered with fine small spines. Desirable for all pur- 

 poses. Pkt. 3c, oz. 6c, \i lb. 15c, }.< lb. 25c, lb. 40c. 



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 a fine green color and 

 verv desirable for pickling. Pkt. 3c, oz. 6c, }± lb. 15c, lb. 23c, 

 lb. 40c. 



NEW EARLY PROLIFIC SHORT GREEN— An extra fine variety, 

 selected from the old standard short green variety, one 

 of the very best to grow. It thrives magnificently in any cli- 

 mate, being a great yielder and producing fruit of very fine qual- 

 ity, which is splendid for both slicing for table use and for 

 pickles. Pkt. 3c, oz. 6c, U lb. 15c, K lbr25c, lb. 40c. 



EARLY CLUSTER— This is one of the earliest varieties, though 

 somewhat smaller in size. It is a surprisingly wonder- 

 ful yielder for its size. Its quality is very fine. It will please 

 vou With its many good merits. Pkt. 3c, oz. 6c, H lb. 15c, }.< lb. 

 25c. lb. 40c. 



BUCKBEE'S IMPROVED LONG GREEN— Produced by selection from 

 the Long Green. Vines vigorous and productive, forming fruit 

 fit for the table nearly as early as the«shorter sorts. Fruit grows 

 about 12 inches long, firm and crisp. The young fruit makes one 

 of the best of pickles, and when ripe is the best of any for sweet 

 pickles. We offer a carefully selected strain, uniformally long 

 and of good form, with the large warts and spines well distribut- 

 ed over the surface instead of being clustered at one end, as in 

 inferior stocks. Pkt. 3c, oz. 6c, % lb. 15c, lb. 25c, lb. 40c. 



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

 and of excellent flavor. Splendid for home garden, and decidedly 

 the best of the white skinned sorts. Pkt. Sc, oz. 10c, 1 . lb. 30c, 

 K lb. 55c, lb. SI. 00. 



NEW JAPANESE CLIMBING— This new Cucumber is a strong and 

 vigorous grower, the vines attaining neai'ly twice the length of 

 common varieties. The young plants are bushy, but as soon as 

 they become well established they begin to climb, and may be 

 grown on fences, poles, or trellises, thus saving much valuable 

 space in small gardens, or where land is dear. It is estintated 

 that with this Cucumber the product of a given area can be in- 

 creased threefold. Fruits are from 10 to 12 inches in length; of 

 fine green color. The flesh is thicK and firm, never bitter, and 

 fine for pickling as well as slicing. It is verv prolific, and the 

 fruits being raised well above the ground, never suffer from wet 

 weather or insects; proof against mildew ; bears till late. Pkt. 

 5c, oz. 10c, i^lb. 35c, }<lb. 60c. lb. 81.00. 



GHERKINS— Used exclusively for pickling. Small, oval shaped, 

 prickly fruit. True stock. Pkt. 3c, oz. 15c, % lb. 40c. 



SNAKE, OR SERPENT— An interesting curiosity.' Illustration well 

 represents shape. Grows from 6 to 8 feet long. Pkt. 4c, oz. 15c. 



TELEGRAPH— Grown exclusively for forcing purposes, for which 

 use it has no equal. Pkt. 25c. 



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Mr. T. H. Smith, Walker., Ind., writes: Cucumber seed which 

 I purchased of you during the past years, has given perfect satis- 

 faction. I find that Buckbee's White Spine is the best of all. 



