SEEDS AND IMPLEMENTS 



CUCUMBER Ourke t Oer. 



1 oz. to 50 hills. 1 to 2 lb. to an acre. 



Culture. — For growth of cucum- 

 bers, hills are raised, standing five feet 

 apart. Quite rich, sandy soil is best. 

 If necessary enrich the hills with a mix- 

 ture of sandy soil and strong rotted ma- 

 nure. For early use, plant in May; for 

 pickling, plant in June or July. Eight 

 or ten seeds should be allowed to each 

 hill, as the young plants are often de- 

 stroyed by bugs. 



Soon as the plants attain vigor, thin 

 them, leaving the three most promising; 

 if practicable water during the drought; 

 keep soil loose and free from weeds. 



WHITE SPINE OR ARLINGTON 



Improved Early White Spine or Arlington. 



— A selection from the White Spine, being more 

 pointed at each end. The young fruits are usually 

 crisp and tender, and are of very dark-green color, 

 so that the variety is considered by many to be 

 the best for small pickles. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 

 10c. I pound, 20c. Pound, 75c. 



London Long Green. — Is the standard late 

 sort, quite crisp, and of good size; it is not so 

 early as the spine, but is more desirable for a late 

 crop. Ounce, 10c. \ pound, 25c. Pound, 75c. 



Gherkin or Burr. — Used only for pickling. 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, 20c. \ pound, 40c. 



The Davis Perfect Cucumber. — As a forcing 

 Cucumber the Davis perfect has no equal. Its 

 excellent eating qualities, shape, color and pro- 

 ductiveness place it without a rival. Packet, 5c. 

 Ounce, 15c. \ pound, 30c. Pound, 75c. NEW DAVIS PERFECT CUCUMBER 



Perfected Jersey Pickle. — New and fine. The best pickle. Ounce, 10c. \ pound, 20c. Pound, 75c. 



Cool and Crisp. — A very early and prolific variety. Fruit is long and good shape, dark green in color; 

 it shows knobs bearing spines more than most varieties. It is a good home variety as well as an attractive 

 market sort. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. f pound, 30c. Pound, 75c. 



BLACK BEAUTY EGG PLANT 



EGG PLANT 



Eierfrucht, Ger. 



1 oz. will produce 1,000 plants. 

 Sow in March in hot-bed, and transplant when two inches 

 high into a second hot-bed, or let them remain and thin out to 

 four inches apart. When the weather becomes settled, trans- 

 plant into the open ground three feet apart each way. Good 

 culture is quite as important as good seed; work the ground deep; 

 make it rich with well rotted manure and hoe often. 



New York Improved Spineless. — Best New 

 Jersey gardeners' selection. Oval shape, thorn- 

 less, dark purple color and rich flavor. Packet, 

 10c. Ounce, 25c. | pound, 90c. Pound, $3.00. 



Black Beauty Egg-Plant.— The New Black 

 Beauty combines in itself many characteristics 

 which are very valuable in this vegetable. In 

 the first place, it is very early; in fact, the earliest 

 good market variety. By this we mean it is the 

 earliest variety that grows to a good size suitable 

 for market purposes. Packet, 10c. Ounce, 25c. 

 I pound, 90c. Pound, $3.00. 



