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_ CUCUMBER Continued 
Davis PERFECT 
An excrllent shipping variety producing very attractive white spined fruits of rich dark green color. 
Early Fortune The fruits average uniformly about nine inches long, cylindrical or slightly tapered at ends. The seed 
cavity is small and the flesh thick, crisp and tender. Plants vigorous growing and productive. Recommended as one of the best 
shipping sorts yet introduced. Pkt. 10c;Oz.15c; 2 Oz. 25c; %4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
° f Fruits very deep green in color, rather long, averaging ten inches or more in length, white spined, 
Davis Perfect quite slender, symmetrical, tapering slightly at both ends. Fleshis crisp, tender and of good quality. 
The seed cavity is small. The vines are very vigorous growing and quite productive. Recommended as one of the best sorts for 
shipping as it retains its attractive dark color for a long time after picking. Pkt.10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; % Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
5 e The fruits of this very desirable table sort are long, cylindrical, very dark green, with very 
Evergreen White Spine white, crisp and tender flesh. The vines are vigorous and productive and come into full 
bearing somewhat later than Early White Spine. The mature fruits are about eight to ten inches in length. This variety is 
adapted also for forcing. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; 4 Lb. 55c; Lb. $1.75 
The stock we offer under this name is in a class by itself. The vines are very vigorous and 
Improved Long Green productive. The fruits are very long, often twelve to fifteen inches when mature. They are 
uniformly slender and of beautiful dark green color. The large warts and spines are well distributed over the surface instead of 
being clustered at one end as in inferior stocks. The variety furnishes some fruits early but matures the bulk of its crop rather 
late. It isastandard sort for slicing and is very largely used for pickles. The fruits are often used for making sweet pickles. 
This is probably the most extensively used cucumber for the home garden and market. We have given this variety especial 
attention for many years and we believe the stock we offer has no equal. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; 4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.50 
A very productive variety with round or slightly oval fruits of light creamy yellow color; of distinctive flavor and 
Lemon desirable quality either for slicing or pickling. The fruits are ready for slicing when just starting to turn yellow. 
For pickling they may be used either green or ripe. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; %4 Lb. 55c; Lb $1.75 
e (For Pickles) This is a very small, oval, prickly fruited sort quite distinct from all others and grown 
Small Gherkin exclusively for pickles. It is the smallest of all the varietiesand should always be picked when young and 
tender. The seed is distinctly smaller than that of other cucumbers and is slow to germinate, requiring usually from two to 
three weeks. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; % Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 
As early in spring as the ground can be worked sow the seed in rich, well prepared soil, in shallow drills 
R . about sixteen inches apart, covering with about one-half inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. When 
the young plants are well started thin four tosix inches apart inthe row. For succession plant every 
two weeks, thinning outasrequired for use. Keepoff insects by dusting with Pyrethrum powder. 
The leaves of this small salad are much frilled or curled, and are used for garnishing. It is 
Curled or Pepper Grass also desirable with lettuce, to the flavor of which its warm, pungent taste makes a most 
agreeable addition. The plant is of rapid growth, about one foot high. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 20c; %4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
This is a distinct variety of cress with small, oval leaves. It thrives best when its roots and stems are sub- 
True Water merged in water. A fair growth may be obtained in soil which is kept wet but does best when grown along 
moist banks or in tubsin water-covered soil. It is one of the most delicious of small salads and should be planted wherever a 
suitable place can be found. The seed is usually sown and lightly covered in gravelly, mucky lands along the borders of small, 
rapid streams. The plants.will need no subsequent culture, as under favorable conditions they increase very rapidly by self- 
sown seed and extension of the roots. When gathered for the market the shoots should be cut, not broken off. In summer 
it is best to cut them closely, the oftener the better. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 45c; 2 Oz. 80c; 4 Lb. $1.25; Lb. $4.50 
Sow early in spring, in very warm, rich soil, in drills eighteen inches apart; thin to 
five inches apart and cultivate well; they will be fit for cutting the next spring. 
When grown for the roots, sow in September and cultivate well during the fall 
and the following summer; the roots will be fit to dig in October. 
Cc 1 ° d F. h Cc A decided improvement on the wild dandelion. It is very early and vigorous. 
ultivated or French Common pk. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c;14 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 
I d Thi k L d Unsurpassed in thickness of leaf and deep green color. It is compact and forms an upright 
mprove 1c e€aved regular tuft at the center. This cabbaging sort is much superior to the commonor unculti- 
EGG PLANT 
Seed germinates slowly and should be started in hotbed, for in this, as in all semi-tropical plants, it is important to secure 
a rapid and continuous growth from the first, the plants never recovering from a check received when young. When plants 
have two rough leaves transplant three or four inches apart. When the ground is warm and all danger not only from frosts but 
from cold nights is past, harden off by gradual exposure to the sun and air and decreasing the supply of water, then carefully 
transplant to open ground, setting two and one-half feet apart. 
It is desirable to shade the young plants from very hot sun and to protect them from the potato bug which otherwise often 
destroys them. Some seasons egg plants will fail to set fruit or will not begin bearing until too late to mature, no matter how 
faithfully they may have been cared for. This is especially likely to happen if the summer is cool and rather moist. We know 
of no certain remedy for it, although it is a good practice to pinch off the ends of the branches after the plants begin to bloom, 
so that only twoor three fruits will set. 
The fruits are rich dark purple, large and symmetrical, maturing a little earlier than our Improved Large 
Black Beauty Purple but usually not quite as large. A very desirable sort for the market as the fruit holds its color a 
long time. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60; 2 Oz. $1.00; 4 Lb. $1.75; Lb. $6.00 
9 : (SPINELESS) This variety is a general favorite both for market and home 
Ferry Ss Improved Large Purple garden. The plant is spineless, large and spreading with light green foliage. It 
usually produces four to six large, oval iruits 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 mostprofitable variety for market gardeners. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; 
2 Oz. 85c; 4 Lb. $1.40; Lb. $5.00 
vated dandelion. Sold out. 
