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Bolgiano’s Famous Early Fortune Cucumber 
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14 Lbs. and Lbs. Cucumber Cee. two pounds will plant one acre 
Culture. For very early, sow in hotbeds upon pieces of sod, or in small pots; they can be readily transplanted with a gain of about six weeks before 
they can_be sown in the open. Plant out in rich soil when danger of frost is over, or protect by hand glasses; or by paper held down at the corners with 
earth. For general crops, sow in the open as soon as the weather is settled and warm, and every two weeks for a succession. For pickles, sow from 
middle of June to Fourth of July. 
manure in each hill. 
394. Bolgiano’s Crystal Springs Cucumber. 
troduction. Extra early, heaviest yielding, continuous bearer. 
Attractive rich, glossy, deep green color. Deep green to the 
very tips. Mildew-proof, never turns yellow. Perfect in shape, 
color and size. No misshapen fruits or culls. Flesh firm, fine 
grained and tender. The quality is superb. Most refreshing 
and delightful flavor. Entirely free from bitterness. Very few 
seeds. Fine for slicing. The ideal Cucumber for either shipping, 
market or home use. 
84. Bolgiano’s Early Fortune Cucumber. Full blooded, 
as pretty as a picture, and extremely early, wonderfully pro- 
ductive, a model in shape, of the most inviting and attractive 
deep green color. 
135. Klondike. Very dark green, 6 or 7 inches long and 
two inches thick, remains crisp a long time. It is a grand 
market sort. 
587. Snow’s Fancy Pickling. This type is shorter when 
ripe than the Chicago Pickle and is broad at the stem end, 
tapering slightly to the tip. 
85. Arlington White Spine Cucumber. For many years 
the standard slicing and market variety. Very prolific, and of 
dark green color. 
1 Oz. will produce 
Sod land, turned over in the Fall, is the best for them. 
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Egg Plant 
Plant in hills 4 feet apart, putting shovelful of well-rotted 
236. Boston Pickling. Fruit short, smooth and pointed at 
each end; light green, a great yielder; one of the best for 
pickling. i 
208. Chicago or Westerfield Pickling Cucumber. Fine 
for Market Gardeners. Medium length, pointed at each end, 
large spine, deep green, very prolific. A fine pickling variety. 
68. Improved Long Green Cucumber. If you have to 
make one variety do for everything, this is the one to use. It 
is used for an early long slicing sort. It gets on the market 
a week ahead of most good slicers and gets the early money. 
94. Early Frame, or Early Short Green. Desirable for 
producing pickles of medium size and fine quality. 
95. Improved Jersey Pickle. It is medium in length, very 
shapely, prolific and holds its color. 
544. Davis Perfect Cucumber. This variety is noted for 
producing the only Cucumbers of quality enabling them to sell 
In competition with hothouse grown stock. Very slender, 
almost seedless, cylindrical and tapering at the ends. It much 
resembles the expensive English forcing varieties and is super- 
seding them in the markets. 
518. West Indian Gherkin. 
Gherkin. 
green. 
This is the only genuine 
It is small, oval and covered with spines; color light 
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Culture. Sow in hotbeds very early in Spring and transplant when 2 inches high 
into a second bed or into small pots. 
not plant out until weather is perfectly settled and warm. 
will check them. Keep some back in frames for a second planting, in case of weather 
changing unexpectedly. 
If this is not done, thin to 4-inches apart. Do 
Cool nights or wet weather 
Set out plants 3 by 3 feet. 
100. Bolgiano’s Black Beauty Egg Plant. The earliest and best 
of all large fruited Egg Plants. 
99. The Florida High Bush Egg Plant. Holds the fruit well off 
the ground, resists drought and wet weather. Fine Purple color, very 
productive. 
101. New York Improved Egg Plant. (Spineless.) A vigorous 
grower; fruit large, fine, free from thorns, and produce until frost; skin 
of a rich purple, flesh white and of a rich flavor. We can highly recom- 
mend this Egg Plant. 
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