HIGH QUALITY VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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Cucumber— 



Gurke 



One ounce to fifty hills. One 

 to^two pounds to an acre. 



CULTURE.— For growth of 

 Cucumbers, hills are raised, 

 standing five feet apart. Quite 

 rich sandy soil is best. If 

 necessary, enrich tlie hills with 

 a mixture of sandy soil and 

 strong rotted manure. For 

 early use, plant in May ; for 

 pickling, plant in June or July. 

 Eight or ten seeds should be 

 allowed to each hill, as young 

 plants are often destroyed by 

 bugs. 



IMPROVED EARLY WHITE SPINE, OR AR- 

 LINGTON—A selection from the White Spine, be- 

 ing 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. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, ^ lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 



LONDON LONG GREEN— 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. 

 Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, ^ lb. 35c, lb. $1.25. 



THE DAVIS PERFECT CUCUMBER— As a 



forcing cucumber, the Davis Perfect has no equal. 

 Its excellent eating qualities, shape, color and pro- 

 ductiveiless place it without a rival. Pkt. 10c, oz. 

 15c, 54 lb. 35c, lb. $1.25. 



PERFECTED JERSEY PICKLE— New and fine. 

 The best pickle. Pkt. lOc, oz. 15c, J4 lb. 35c, lb. 

 $1.00. 



GHERKIN, OR BURR— Used only for pickling. 

 Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c K lb. 60c, lb. $2.00. 



EARLY FORTUNE— Is of recent introduction 

 and is considered the finest market cucumber of the 

 White Spine type. The fruits measure 9 inches long 

 and are slightly tapering. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, ^ lb. 

 35c, lb. $1.25. 



Improved Long Green Cucumber. 



Mann's Favorite Cucumber 



(SPECIALTY, seei page 2.) 



A selection of a medium early White Spine. In 

 color it is a very deep green which holds for a long 

 time. Pkt. 15c, oz. 30c, >4 lb. 75c, lb. $2.50. 



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. Pkt. 

 10c, oz. 15c, ^ lb. 35c, lb. $1.25. 



KIRBY CUCUMBER— Is the earliest of the 

 White Spine type, fruit seven to eight inches long, 

 cylindrical in shape. Color a beautiful dark green 

 from stem to blossom end, which is retained longer 

 than any variety we know of. Vigorous grower, 

 enormous yielder, shipping quality unexcelled, and 

 always commands the highest market price. Pkt. 

 10c, 02. 15c, J4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.25. 



Black Beauty Egg Plant. 



Egg Plant 



One ounce will produce 1,000 plants. 



Sow in March in hotbed, and transplant when two 

 inches high into a second hotbed, or let them re- 

 main 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. 



BLACK BEAUTY EGG PLANT— The New York 

 Black Beauty combines in itself many characteris- 

 tics 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. Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c, 34 ^^- $1.50, 

 lb. $5.00. 



NEW YORK IMPROVED SPINELESS— Best 



New Jersey gardener's selection. Oval shape, 

 thornless, dark purple color and rich flavor. Pkt. 

 10c, oz. 50c, %. lb. $1.50, lb. $5.00. 



FLORIDA HIGH BUSH— Has proved a money- 

 maker to Southern growers. It resists drought and 

 wet weather to a wonderful degree on account of 

 its strong, upright growth, the fruits being held 

 well off the ground. Very vigorous and productive, 

 bearing profusely its large purple fruits of fine 

 shape and quality. An excellent shipper. Com- 

 mission men report they reach market in the best 

 condition and command high prices. Pkt. 10c, oz. 

 50c, %. lb. $1.50, lb. $5.00. 



