SEED GROWERS 23 



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IMPROVED LONG GREEN < rou( h 



72 days. The most popular and one of the best for the home gar- 

 den; particularly desirable for slicing. Fruits rich dark green; 

 black spined; 12 in. long; 2^^ — 2% in. thick; straight; cyhndrical; 

 with few seeds. 



Jersey Pickling creole .60 .55 



64 days. Splendid pickhng variety. Fruits deep medium green, 

 black spined; 8 — 9 in. long, 23^ in. thick; uniformly slightly ta- 

 pered toward both ends. 



Klondike crion .65 .60 



64 days. Very desirable for shipping. Fruits handsome; very dark 

 green; white spined; 7 — 8 in. long, 23^ in. thick; cyhndrical. 



Lemon coilton 1 .00 .90 



65 days. Of superior quality for slicing and general salad use; fine 

 for pickles. Fruits deep lemon yellow; black spined; become 3 — 

 33^ in. long and almost as thick; blunt. 



Longfellow White Spine critic 1.50 1.25 



72 days. Particularly valuable for shipping. Fruits handsome; 



extremely dark green over entire surface, retain the color remark- 

 ably long after picking; white spined; 12 — 14 in. long; 23^ — 2% 



in. thick; straight, well filled at ends; very few seeds. 

 SNOW'S PICKLING cropic .60 .55 



52 days. Extremely early and prolific. Best and most popular 



variety for small pickles. Fruits dark green at pickling size; black 



spined; become 5 in. long; 23^ — 23^ in. thick; symmetrical; blunt 



ended. 

 Stays Green crisis .70 .65 



60 days. Splendid for shipping. Fruits rich dark green and retain 



the color long after picking; white spined ; 7 — 8 in. long; 2 3^2 — 2% 



in. thick; only slightly tapered; full at both ends. 

 Small Gherkin crimins 1.00 .90 



Of superior quality for pickles. This is the true West India gherkin 



which is a species distinct from the true cucumber. Very proKfic; 



fruits for pickles are produced in about 60 days. Fruits pale green; 



prickly over entire surface; become 13^ — 2 in. long; oval; very 



uniform; seeds numerous and small. 



DANDELION 



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Cultivated or French Common dabble 



Plants low growing, compact, attain a spread of 18 to 20 in.; 

 leaves long and broad. 



Improved Thick Leaved dakir 5.00 4.50 



Very superior strain. Makes vigorous, very compact growth. Pro- 

 duces a spreading rosette of leaves 18 to 24 in. across; leaves very 

 numerous, thick in texture and blanch readily. 



EGG PLANT 



Plants of the two standard varieties listed below, set in the field early in June at our Experi- 

 mental Gardens near Detroit, always produce marketable fruits in August or early September. 



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Black Beauty ease 



Popular home and market sort. Plants thrifty, 24 — 30 in. tall, 

 commonly bear 4 to 6 large fruits which are smooth, broad egg- 

 shape; uniform, very rich dark purple and retain the color a long 

 time. 



Large New York Purple earst 3.50 3.25 



The standard home and market sort. Plants large, 30 — 36 in. tall; 

 very productive, commonly bearing 4 — 6 or more large, hand- 

 some, dark purple, symmetrical broad egg-shaped fruits. 



