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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Supreme Green Cucumber. 



CUCUMBERS (GrUEKEN) 



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 ounce of seed will plant about 50 hills. 



SUPREME GREEN. Plants are very vig- 

 orous, with rich, dark green foliage and 

 very resistant to blights. Fruits are uni- 

 form, usually 8 to 10 inches long, and the 

 darkest green we have seen in Cucumbers. 

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



Arlington White Spine. An old variety but 

 one of the best. Fruits are straight and 

 very symmetrical with blunt ends. Pkt., 

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



Cool and Crisp. (White Spine). Thick 

 fruit tapering at both ends and very at- 

 tractive. Early, productive and bears 

 through a long season. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 

 % lb., 50c. 



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. 



Early Portune. (White Spine). A fine early 

 variety that remains edible for a long 

 time. Fruits are rich, dark green, about 

 8 inches long, and contain but compara- 

 tively few seeds. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % 

 lb., 60c. 



Extra Long or Evergreen White Spine. 



(White Spine). Similar to Davis Perfect 

 but larger and longer. A fine main crop 

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



Porcing White Spine. Special dark green 

 strain of White Spine for forcing. Fruits 

 long and symmetrical. Pkt., 25c; V 2 oz., 

 75c; oz., $1.25. 



Pordhook Famous. (White Spine). The 

 largest strain of White Spine. Medium 

 late but a very heavy yielder. Pkt., 10c; 

 oz., 20c; % lb., 50c. 



Improved Long Green. (Black Spine). Vines 

 very vigorous and disease resistant. 

 Fruits long and slightly tapering. Good 

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

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



Japanese Climbing. (Black Spine). A climb- 

 ing variety that can be used on fences 

 or trellises, where space is limited. Fruits 

 of excellent quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 

 % lb., 65c. 



Pickling Varieties 



Chicago Pickling. (Black Spine). Vigor- 

 ous, disease resistant vines. Very prolific 

 and bears uniform blunt-ended fruits. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c. 



Green Prolific or Boston Fickle. (Black 

 Spine). The best variety to use for small 

 pickles. Vines are vigorous and produc- 

 tive. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; V± lb., 50c. 



Jersey Pickle. (Black Spine). Somewhat 

 similar to Boston Pickle, but a little 

 larger. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ^ lb., 50c. 



Snow's Perfection Pickling. (Black Spine). 

 Short, blunt-ended fruits similar to Chi- 

 cago Pickling, but slightly smaller. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c. 



West India Gherkin. Fruits about 2 inches 

 long and 1 inch thick, covered with small 

 spines, generally used for very small 

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



DILL PICKLES 



Home grown Dill fresh from your gar- 

 den is infinitely better than that sold in 

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

 oz., 20c. 



Chicago Pickling Cucumber. 



English Frame Varieties 



A distinct type especially selected for 

 forcing. We offer the finest English va- 

 rieties. 



Improved Telegraph, Covent Garden, Roch- 

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



