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P. MANN & CO., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



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Improved Early White Spiue or Arling- 

 ton. —A selection from the White Spine, being 

 more pointed at each end. The young fruits are 

 unusually crisp and tender, and are of very dark- 

 green color, so that the variety is considered by 

 many to be the best for small pickles. Packet, 

 5c. Ounce, loc. 14 pound, 20c. Pound, 60c. 



Thorburn's Everbearing.— Small sized, very 

 early, and enormously productive. Continues 

 long in bearing. Packet, 5c. Ounce, loc. ^ 

 pound, 25c. Pound, 75c. 



JLondon "Long Green — Is the standard late 

 sort, quite crisp and of good size; it is not so 

 early as either the Spine or France, but is more 

 desirable for a late crop. It is the variety also 

 grown very extensively in New Jersey and other 

 sections for pickling, and for that purpose should 

 not be planted until late in July or early in 

 August, and when of a proper size pickled and 

 put in salt and water. Ounce, loc. ^ pound, 

 20c. Pound, 70C. 



f Gerkin or Burr.— Used only for pickling. 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. 



The Davis Perfect Cucumber. — As a 

 forcing Cucumber the Davis Perfect has no 



CURKE. 



oz. to 50 hills. I to 2 lbs to an acre. 



CuLTURB. — For growth of cucumbers hills 

 are raised, standing five feet apart. Quite rich, 

 sandy soil is. best. If necessary enrich the hills 

 with a mixture of sandy soil and strong rotten 

 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 the 

 young plants are often destroyed by bugs. 



Soon as the plants attain vigor, thin them, 

 leaving the three most promising ; if practica- 

 ble water during the drought, keep soil loose 

 and free from weeds. 



equal. Its excellent eating qualities, shape, color 

 and productiveness place it without a rival. As 

 a cucumber for growing outside it has proven 



to be a big money maker. Packet, loc. Ounce, 

 25c. }i pound, 75c. Pound, $2.50. 



EGG PLANT. 



(EIERFRUCHT.) 



I oz. will produce looo 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 !s quite as important as good 

 seed ; work the ground deep ; make it rich with well rot- 

 ted manure and hoe often. 



New York Improved Purple.— Oval shape, 

 thornless ; dark purple color and rich flavor. 

 Package, loc. Ounce, 25c. ^ pound, 75c. Pound, 

 $2.50. 



Black Beauty Egg Plant.— An extra-early 

 variety 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 Black 

 Pekin. Packet, loc. Ounce, 40c. ^ pound, 

 $1.00. Pound, $3.50. 



