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Supreme Green Cucumber. 



CUCUMBERS 



Cucumbers thrive best in a rich, warm, 

 loamy soil, and planting should be delayed 

 until settled warm weather. Make hills 

 about 4 feet apart each way and thoroughly 

 mix into the soil well-rotted manure to a 

 depth of 6 inches or more. Scatter 12 to 15 

 seeds to a hill and cover one inch deep; thin 

 out to 3 or 4 of the strongest plants after 

 danger of insects is over. Dust the young 

 plants with Slug Shot to kill the beetles and 

 worms. 



One oiince of seed will plant about 50 hills. 



Supreme Green. Plants are very vigorous, 

 with rich, dark green foliage and are very 

 resistant to blights. Fruits are uniform, 

 usually 8 to 10 inches long, and the dark- 

 est green we have seen in Cucumbers. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; lb., 75c. 



DAVIS PERFECT. (White Spine). One 

 of the most popular Cucumbers. Fruits 

 are dark green, long and tapering to both 

 ends. Excellent for slicing as it contains 

 very few seeds. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; lb.. 

 60c. 



^ongrfellow. (White Spine). A wonderful 

 new Cucumber, 10 to 12 Inches long. 

 Fruits are medium thick, tapering slight- 

 ly to both ends. Resistant to blight and 

 drought. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c. 



Early Portune. (White Spine). A fine early 1 

 variety that remains edible for a long \ 

 time. Fruits are rich, dark green, about i 

 8 inches long, and contain but compara- j 



tively few seeds. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ^ ' 

 lb., 60c. 



EVERGREEN WHITE SPINE. (White 

 Spine). Similar to Davis Perfect but 

 larger and longer. A fine main crop va- 

 riety. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; V4 lb., 60c. ; 



Porcing" White Spine. Special dark green \ 

 strain of White Spine for forcing. Fruits ] 

 long and symmetrical. Pkt., 25c; 1^ oz., 

 75c: oz.. $1.25. 



Improved Iiong Green. (Black Spine). Vines 1 

 very vigorous and disease resistant. 

 Fruits long and slightly tapering. Good , 

 for either slicing or pickles. Pkt., 10c; oz., | 

 20c: 14 lb.. 60c. , 



Japanese Climbing-. (Black Spine). A climb- \ 

 ing variety that can be used on fences or 1 

 trellises where space is limited. Fruits 1 

 of excellent quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 

 1/4 lb., 75c. 



English Frame Varieties 



A distinct type especially selected for \ 



forcing. We offer the finest English va- | 



rieties. 1 



Improved Telegraph, Covent Garden, Roch- ] 



ford's Market. Each, pkt., 50c. ; 



Pickline Varieties , 



Chicago Pickling. (Black Spine.) Vigorous, 1 

 disease-resistant vines. Very prolific and I 

 bears uniform blunt-ended fruits. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 60c. 



Green Prolific or Boston Pickle. (Black 

 Spine). The best variety to use for small 

 pickles. Vines are vigorous and produc- 

 tive. Pkt.. 10c: oz., 20c; 14 lb., 60c. 



Jersey Pickle. (Black Spine). Somewhat 

 similar to Boston Pickle, but a little j 

 larger. Pkt.. 10c; oz.. 20c; 14 lb., 60c. , 



West India Gherkin. Fruits about 2 inches 

 long and 1 inch thick, covered with small j 

 spines, gejierally used for very small ' 

 pickles. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 25c; Vi lb., 75c. 



DII.Z. PiCKIiES 



Home grown Dill fresh from your gar- 

 den is infinitely better than that sold In 

 stores. Grow your own. Pkt., 10c: 

 oz., 25c. 



Chicago Pfcklingr Cucumber. 



Dandelion (Ijoewenzahn) 



Sow in early Spring in rows 15 inches 

 apart, and thin to 4 inches. 

 One ounce of seed will sow 200 feet of drill. 

 Improved Thick-leaf. Pkt.. 15c; % oz., 45c; 



oz., 85c; 14 lb., $2.50. 



