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2 inches thick; of unsurpassed quality. Its 
points of superiority are: Extreme earli- 
ness, a prolific bearer, very hardy; size 
just right for a slicing cucumber. An ex- 
cellent pickling sort. Packet, 5c. and 10c.; 
oz., 15c.; %4 1b., 30c.; 1b., $1.00, postpaid. 
STECELER’S IMPROVED LONG 
GREEN.—The stock we offer under this 
name is in a class by itself. The vines are 
very vigorous and productive. The fruits 
are very long, often twelve to fifteen inches 
when mature. They are uniformly slender 
and of beautiful dark green color. The 
warts and spines are well distributed over 
the surface. This variety furnishes some 
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Steckler’s Improved Long Green Cucumber. 
fruits early. It is a standard sort for slic- 
ing and is very largely used for the home 
garden and market. We have given this 
variety especial attention for many years 
and we believe it has no equal. Packet, 
5c. and 10c.; 0z., 20c.; 1% Ib., 60c.; 1b., $2.00, 
postpaid. 
IMPROVED EARLY WHITE SPINE.— 
This is a popular variety. It is of medium 
size, light green,. covered with white 
spines. A good kind for shipping. It is 
used by market gardeners for forcing as 
well as outdoor culture and is very pro- 
ductive. Packet, 5c. and 10c.; oz., 15¢€.; % 
lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
EGGPLANT. 
CULTUBE.—The seed should be sown in hot beds in the early part of January and 
when warm enough, generally during March, 
ground, about two and a half feet apart. 
the plants can be planted in the open 
While this is a crop usually grown from winter 
and spring sown seed, in most localities it has been found a satisfactory and profitable 
crop for late fall and winter shipment. 
sown during July and August. 
that season 
Matures in 100 to 125 days. 
tensively cultivated. 
Frotscher’s Large Purple or New Orleans 
Market. 
FROTSCHER’S LARGE PURPLE O23 
NEW ORLEANS MABEKET.—For market 
and home garden. The plant is spineless, 
large and spreading with light green 
foliage. It usually produces four to six 
large, oval fruits of a splendid dark purple 
color. The vigor and productiveness of 
the plants and the large size, earliness 
and fine quality of its fruits make it a most 
profitable variety for market gardeners. 
Packet, 5c. and 10c.; 0z., 50c.; 144 Ilhb., $1.25; 
lb., $5.00, postpaid. 
BLACK BEAUTY.—Ten days earlier than 
the New York Purple, but not quite as 
large as this sort. The plants’ branch 
freely, forming strong upright bushes 
well set with the large handsome fruits. 
The color is a rich shiny purplish black. 
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For October to January shipment seed should be 
The result from an acre or two of eggplant planted at 
is often surprisingly satifactory. 
One-half pound of seed to an acre, 
This vegetable is very profitable in the South, and ex- 
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It is entirely free from spines. Because of 
its quick development seeds may be sown 
in the open ground and the plants grown 
without the use of a hotbed. A valuable 
sort for the market gardener and home 
garden. Packet, 5c. and 10c.; oz., 50Oc.; 
14 thb., $1.50; 1b., $5.00, postpaid. 
IMPROVED NEW YORK SPINELESS. 
(140 days).—The handsomest type and most 
perfect strain in existence. A well known 
standard markét variety and of which we 
offer an exceedingly fine’ strain. The 
plants are stocky and low branching, 
