SEEDS AND IMPLEMENTS 



Early White Spine.— One of the best sorts 

 for table use. Vines vigorous, fruiting early and 

 abundantly; fruit uniformly straight and hand- 

 some, dark green, iwith a few white spines ; flesh 

 tender and of excellent flavor. In this country 

 this variety is used more, perhaps, than any other 

 for forcing under glass. Packet, 5c, Ounce, loc. 

 14 pound, 25c. Pound, 80c. 



Improved Early White Spine or Arling^- 

 ton.— A selection from the Wihite 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, IOC >^ pound, 25c. Pound, 80c. 



Cool and Crisp.— A strain of White Spine 

 somewhat Jike the Arlington, but larger and less 

 symmetrical. The flesh is peculiarly crisp and ten- 



EGG PLANT. 



(EIERFRUCHT.) 



1 oz. will produce lOCO 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 is quite as import- 

 tant as good seed ; work the ground deep ; make it rich 

 with well rotted manure and hoe often. 



New York Improved Purple.— Oval shape, 

 thornless; dark purple color and rich flavor. Pack- 

 age, IOC. Ounce, 25c. ^ pound, 75c. Pound, $2.50. 



Cucumbers. 



mil oz. toV)0 hills." 1 to 2 lbs, to an acre. 



Cui.TUUE.~For growth of cucumbers hills 



f| are raised, standing five feet apart. Ci,uite 



rich, sandy Boilis 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 i)ractic- 



able water during the drouglit, keep soil 



'-:;:":•• • loose and free from weeds. 



der, and is one of the very best for table use. 

 Packet, .Sc Ounce, loc. 54'POwnd, 25c. Pound, 85c. 



London Long- Green.— Is the standard late 

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

 as either the Spine or Frame, 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 picked and put an salt and water. 

 Ounce, IOC ^ pound, 25c. Pound, 80c. 



Jersey Pickling. — The best general crop 

 pickle. Pronounced by growers to be a perfect 

 pickle in every respect, being very productive; a 

 deep green color. It has no rival. Packet, Sc. 

 54 pound, 25c. Pound, 75c. 



Gerkin or Burr.— nllsed only for pickling. 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. 



ENDIVE. 



1 oz. to.200 ft. of drill.C3 lbs. to an acre, 

 r Culture.— June or July select a bed of good soil, 

 drill fifteen inches apart, sow seed and cover lightly. 

 The plants should not stand closer than twelve inches. 

 Keep the earth to the stems, destroy weeds and hoe 

 liberally. 



Extra^Green Curled.— It is the best. Packet. 



FINE GKEEN CURLED ENDIVE. 



Black Beauty Egg- Plant — An extra-early 

 variety that recommends itself to all growers. 

 The New Black Beauty, or Cherry Black, origi- 

 nated in South Jersey with a very prominent 

 trucker, who has grown it for a number of years. 

 It 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. Then, again, it is very desirable in 

 color, being a jet black, much the color of the 

 Black Pekin. Packet, loc. Ounce, 40c. J4 pound, 

 $1.25. Pound, $4.50. 



