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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD. 



Steckler's Improved Long Green CucumTber. 



STECEI^EB'S IMPROVED I^ONG 

 GBEEN. — The stock we offer under this 

 name is in a class by itself. The vines are 

 very vigorous and productive. The fruits 

 are very long, often twelve to fifteen inches 

 when mature. They are uniformly slender 

 and of beautiful dark green color. The 

 warts and spines are well distributed over 

 the surface. This variety flemishes some 

 fruits early. It is a standard sort for slic- 

 ing and is very largely used for the home 

 garden and market. We have given this 

 variety especial attention for many years 

 and we believe it has no equal. Packet, 

 5c. and 10c. ; oz., 15c.; y^ lb., 50c.; lb., $1.75, 

 postpaid. 



mPBOVED EABZiY WHITE SPINE. — 

 This is a popular variety. It is of medium 

 size, light green, covered with white 

 spines. A good kind for shipping. It is 



used by market gardeners for forcing as 

 well as outdoor culture and is very pro- 

 ductive. Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; oz., 15c.; ^ 

 lb., 35c.; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 



ABIiINGTON WHITE SPINE Very 



regular, uniform in size, averaging seven 

 to eight inches in length, straight and of 

 a rich dark green color. Flesh white, crisp 

 and solid, with comparatively few seeds. 

 Vines of vigorous growth and very pro- 

 ductive. Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; oz., 15c.; 

 y^ lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 



KIiONDYKE. — An attractive dark green 

 cucumber, averaging 6 to 7 inches long and 

 2 inches thick; of unsurpassed quality. Its 

 points of superiority are: extreme earli- 

 ness, a prolific bearer, very hardy; size 

 just right for a slicing cucumber. An ex- 

 cellent pickling sort. Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; 

 oz., 15c.; 14 Ib.y 40c.; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 



EGGPLANT. 



CTTZiTUBE. — The seed should be sown in hot beds in the early part of January and 

 when warm enough, generally during March, the plants can be planted in the open 

 ground, about two and a half feet apart. While this is a crop usually grown from winter 

 and spring sown seed, in most localities it has been found a satisfactoiy and profitable 

 crop for late fall and winter shipment. For October to January shipment seed should be 

 sown during July and August. The result from an acre or two of eggplant planted at 

 that season is often surprisingly satisfactory. One-half pound of seed to an acre. 

 Matures in 100 to 125 days. This vegetable is very profitable in the South, and ex- 

 tensively cultivated. 



well set with the. large handsome fruits. 

 The color is a rich shiny purplish black. 

 It is entirely free from spines. Because of 

 its quick development, seeds may be sown 

 in the , open ground and the plants grown 

 without the use of a hotbed. A valuable 

 sort for the market gardener and ' home 

 garden. Packet, 5c. and 10c.; oz., 50c.: V4 

 lb., $1.75; lb., $6.00, postpaid. 



Black 

 Beauty. 



Protscher's I^arg-e Purple or New Orleans 

 Market. 



FBOTSCHEB'S I.ABGE PUBPI.E OB 

 NEW OBI.EANS MABEET. — For market 

 and home garden. The plant is spineless, 

 large and spreading with light green 

 foliage. It usually produces four to six 

 large, oval fruits 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 most 

 profitable variety for market gardeners. 

 Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; oz., 50c.; V4 lb; $1.50; 

 lb., $5.00, postpaid. 



BIiACK BEAUTY. — Ten days earlier than 

 the New York Purple, but not quite as 

 large as this sort. The plants branch 

 freely, forming strong upright bushes, 



