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GRIFFITH <a TURNER CO 



1 Oz. Will Plant 50 HiUs. 



2 libs. Will Plant an Acre. 



IMFKOVSS BAIiSIMOBB WSITE" SPINE7 



CUCUMBER GERMAN, GURKE 



CULTURE 



readSv'tranLrrnle/t^oT''"'^ '""^ ""l ? ^ °^ ^^^^^^ «i<^« -i"^")' ^° that they can be 



read ly transplanted to the open ground m rich soil when danger of frost is over, or protect by hand-glasses. The vines 



vlrretTes" TndT St for th' T"''^ C"--^^-- .^^-t after the ground has become warm'^in hills f feet aplrt for the Lancr 

 Taneties. and 5 feet for the larger sort. For picklmg, sow from middle of June to last of July. Manure with ashes, fertilizer 



or some well-rotted compost, working the manure just under 



the surface. Sprinkle the vines with slug-shot, plaster or 

 air-slaked lime to protect from bugs. The Cucumbers should 

 be gathered when large enough for use, whether required or 

 not; if left to ripen, it destroys their productiveness. 



IMPROVED BALTIMORE WHITE SPINE 



This is the best Cucumber for early planting, because it 

 will retain its green color longer than any other sort. It is of 

 good size and shape, and the popular variety with truckers 

 around Baltimore and Norfolk, as well as the growers from 

 Virginia to Florida. . .Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. % lb., 25c. lib., 75c. 



ErTBA EABiY WHITE SPINE.— A strain of White Spine 

 which has been improved through careful selection, with a 

 view to use for forcing in hothouses and frames; also ele- 

 gant for field culture. Our stock produces handsome, dark- 

 colcrcd fruits, which retain their color longer than other sorts. 

 Pkt., 5o. Oz., 10c. V4 "J-. 25c. Lb., 75c. 



AnZilKrCTOH WHITE SPINE — A favorite extra early va- 

 riety, of desirable size, handsome shape, dark green color, 

 holding its color longer than most others. Good shipper and 

 sells well. Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. 14 lb., 25c. lb., 75c. 



EAItI.7 FORTUNE CUCUMBER. — One of the earliest I 

 and best dark green White Spine Cucumbers. Ex- 

 tremely early, and beautiful shape. Good for market 

 gardeners, truckers or private family; in fact, any one 

 who likes a dark green white spine cucumber it cannot 

 help but please. Fine' for Southern growers, as it 

 stinds shipping remarkably well. 



Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. 14 lb., 35c. Yz lb., 60c. lib., $1.00. j 

 JERSEY PICXX.ING. — This is the most popular sort I 

 with the market gardeners around Baltimore and Phil- 

 adelphia for pickling. Said to green better than any 

 other variety. 



Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c, 14 lb., 25c. lb., 75c. 



IMPROVED LONG GREEN 



The skin is of a deep green, and the flesh is solid, crisp and of fine quality. We 

 ^ have the very best strains of this variety and recommend it as much the best cucum- 

 ber of all, and the variety every one should plant. The best known and most popular 

 variety for general use. Is vigorous and productive, and forms fruit fit for use al- 

 most as early as the shorter varieties. The mature fruit is almost 12 inches long. 

 Pkt., 5c. Oz., 15c. 14 lb., 35c. lb., $1.00. 



CHICAGO PICEIiING. 



Very Popular with Chicago Market Gardeners, and Extensively Grown in That Vicinity. 



Fruit medium length, pointed at each end, with very large and prominent spines; 

 color deep green. Pkt., 5c. Oz,, 10c. H lb., 25c. lb., 75c. 



BURR, OR WEST INDIA GHERKIN, 



An extremely small fruited variety, grown exclusively for pickles. It has no value 

 for slicing. Is very prickly, but tender and crisp if picked when young. Seed germi- 

 nates slowly. Pkt., 5c. Oz., 20c. 14 lb-, 60c. lb., $2.00. 



lONG GREEN TURKEY. 



A very showy and excellent sort. Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. % lb., 35c. lb., $1.00. 



JERSEY PICKIING, 



IMPROVED lONG GREEN, 



All PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



