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 neces- 

 sary, enrich the 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 

 Arlington — A selection from the White 

 Spine, being 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, Packet 10c; ounce 15c; J4 pound 35c; 

 pound $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. Packet 

 10c; ounce 15c; % pound 35c; pound $1.00.* 



The Davis Perfect Cucumber — As a forcing cu- 

 cumber, the Davis Perfect has no equal. Its ex- 

 cellent eating qualities, shape, color and productive- 

 ness place it without a rival. Packet 10c ; ounce 

 15c; "4 pound 35c; pound $1.25. 



Perfected Jersey Pickle — New and fine. The best 

 pickle. Packet 10c; ounce 15c; J A pound 35c; 

 pound $1.00. 



Gherkin, or Burr — Used only for pickling — Packet 

 10c ; ounce 20c ; % pound 60c ; pound $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 



Early Fortune. 



are slightly tapering. Packet 10c; ounce 15c; 

 "4 pound 35c; pound $1.25. 



Mann's Favorite Cucumber 



(SPECIALTY, see page 2.) 



A selection of a medium early White Spine. In 

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

 time. Packet 15c ; ounce 40c ; % pound 75c ; 

 pound $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 va- 

 rieties. It is a good home variety. Packet 10c; 

 ounce 15c ; l /i pound 35c ; pound $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. 

 Packet 10c; ounce 15c; % pound 35c; pound $1.25. 



Egg Plant 



Black Beauty 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 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. 



Black Beauty Egg Plant— The New York 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 mar- 

 ket purposes. Packet 10c: ounce 40c; J4 pound 

 $1.25; pound $4.50. 



New York Improved Spineless — Best New Jersey 

 gardeners' selection. Oval shape, thornless, dark 

 purple color and rich flavor. Packet 10c ; ounce 

 40c; Ya. pound $1.25; pound $4.50. 



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. Commission men re- 

 port they reach market in the best condition and 

 command high prices. Packet 10c; ounce 40c; 

 "4 pound $1.25; pound $4.50. 



