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oz to 50) hills; “1 to 2 lbs> to an acre. 
CULTURE.—For growth of cucumbers 
hills are raised, standing five feet apart. 
sy Quite rich, sandy soil is best. If necessary 
Lu) enrich the hills with a mixture of sandy 
\ Y soil and strong rotten manure. For early 
“7 use, plant in May; for pickling, plant in 
June or July. Hight or ten seeds should be 
allowed to each hill, as the young plants 
are often destroyed by bugs. 
Soon as the plants attain vigor, thin 
SS them, leaving the three most promising; if 
# practicable water during the drought, keep 
soil loose and free from weeds. 
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Improved Early White Spine or Arlington. cucumber for growing outside it has proven 
—A selection from the White Spine, being to be a big money maker. Packet, 1oc. Ounce, 
more pointed at each end. The young fruits 25c. % pound, 50c. Pound, $1.75. 
are unusually crisp and tender, and are of very 
dark-green color, so that the variety is consid- 
ered by many to be the best for small pickles. 
Racket 5c. Ounce, 10c. % pound, 20c. Pound, 
Sc. | 
Thorburn’s Everbearing.—Small sized, very 
early; and enormously productive. Continues 
long in bearing. Packet, 5c. Ounce, toc. 14 
pound, 20c. Pound, 7oc. 
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, Ioc. % pound 20c. Pound, 7oc. 
Perfected Jersey Pickle-—New and fine, The 
best pickle. Ounce, Ioc. %4 pound, 30c. Pound, 
goc. : 
Gerkin or Burr.—Used only for pickling. 
Packet, 5c. Ounce, 20c. 
The Davis Perfect Cucumber.—As a forcing 
Cucumber the Davis Perfect has no equal. Its 
excellent eating qualities, shape, color and ae r ey 
productiveness place it without a rival. As a New Davis Perfect 
2 EGG PLANT. 
(EIERFRUCHT.) 
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, transplant 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 Purple.—Oval shape, 
thornless; dark purple color and rich flavor. 
Packet, 1oc. Ounce, 25c. 4 pound, 75c. Pound, 
2.50. 
Black Beauty Egg Plant.—An extra-early va- 
riety that recommends itself to all growers. 
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 pur- 
poses. Then, again, it is very desirable in 
color, being a jet black, much the. color of the 
aK Black Pekin. Packet, toc. Ounce, 40c. % 
BLACK BEAUTY EGG PLANT. pound, $1.00. Pound, $3.50. 
Cucumber. 
