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Improved Long Green Cucumber. 



Cucumbers 



Gurke (Ger.) Cetriola (Ital.) 



FOR SALADS— SLICING— PICKLES 

 One ounce of seed will plant 50 hills; 2 pounds an acre 



Delay planting until all danger of frost is past. A fairly rich, loose 

 soil and sufficient moisture will be found to be ideal. Plant seeds in 

 hills 3 to 4 feet apart, 6 to 8 seeds to a hill. Cover seeds with }/% inch 

 of soil. As soon as seedlings appear, spray or dust, preferably with a 

 good combination fungicide and insecticide to combat Cucumber 

 beetle and blight. When plants are about 5 inches high, thin out to 

 stand 3 to a hill. 



Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; V 4 lb. 60 cts. 



Arlington or Improved White Spine. 68 days. Very early, 

 producing bright green fruits 7 inches long. 



Clark's Special. 63 days. An excellent variety for shipping and 

 market gardeners. Fruits are dark green, slightly tapered at both 

 ends, with crisp, firm flesh. 



Davis Perfect. 65 days. Fruits long and slim, tapering at both ends, 

 glossy green in color. Very early and a good forcer. 



Earliest of All. 60 days. The earliest and most prolific white-spine 

 variety. Fruits grow 7 inches long, with blunt ends; color dark 

 green. 



Extra-Long or Evergreen White Spine. 65 days. A good home- 

 or market-garden variety. Fruits 10 to 12 inches long and 2}^ 

 inches thick. 



Fordhook Famous. 60 days. The largest of the white spines — 

 14 inches long, dark green in color. 



Henderson's White Spine. 60 days. A heavy-bearing main-crop 

 sort. Fruits 8 inches long, thick, and square-ended. 



Improved Long Green. 70 days. A black-spine variety, excellent 

 for slicing. Fruits 12 inches long, deep green. 



Longfellow. 72 days. A remarkably fine variety producing long, 

 slender, dark green Cucumbers that are at their best when 10 

 inches long. A good shipper. 



Japanese Climbing. 60 days. Fruits almost straight, from 12 to 

 16 inches long; skin dark green; flesh thick. A useful variety as it 

 can be trained on walls or trellises. 



Pickling Varieties 



National Pickling. 55 days. A highly desirable pickling strain 

 developed at the Michigan Agricultural College. Fruits weigh 

 \y% pounds, are dark green, with strictly square ends. 



Snow's Perfection. 56 days. The best-formed and most productive 

 pickling sort. Early. Small, square-ended and dark green. 



Everbearing. 58 days. One of the best producers. If picked regu- 

 larly, vines will bear a long time. 



Jersey Pickling. 63 days. Wonderfully productive. Small, deep 

 green, uniform in size. 



West India Gherkin. 60 days. Small, rough, prickly fruits, used 

 for pickling. 



English Forcing Cucumbers 



These varieties are grown in hotbeds or houses where the tem- 

 perature does not fall below 65 degrees at night. The handsome 

 fruits frequently grow 20 to 30 inches long. 



Improved Telegraph. Pkt. (10 seeds) 25 cts.; 100 seeds $2.25. Ppd. 

 Lockie's Perfection. Pkt. (10 seeds) 25 cts.; 100 seeds $2.25. Ppd. 



Eggplant 



Eirpflanze (Ger.) Petonciano {Ital.) 



One ounce of seed will produce 1000 plants 



Of semi-tropical origin, the slow-germinating seeds should be 

 started in flats or hotbeds. Transplant to open ground when weather 

 has become warm and settled. To avoid excessive wilting, shade the 

 plants for a few days. 



Pkt. 10 cts.; y 2 oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; V 4 lb. $2.00 



Black Beauty. 145 days. Fruit broad and thick, lustrous purplish 

 black, of excellent quality. Very productive. 



New York Improved Spineless. 150 days. Fruits deep purple, 

 large, smooth, free from thorns. 



Endive for Salads 



Endivie (Ger.) Indivia (Ital.) 



One ounce of seed will sow 200 feet of row 



Satisfying and wholesome for fall and winter salads. Sow in April 

 for early, and in June and July for late crop. Thin out or transplant 

 to stand 12 to 14 inches apart. When full grown, tie outside leaves 

 over heart of plant to bleach; flavor is improved by frost. 



Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; V 4 lb. 60 cts. 



Large Green Curled (Green Ribbed). 92 days. A great favorite. 

 The nicely curled leaves are crisp and tender when blanched; some- 

 what earlier than other sorts. 



Pancalier (Pink Ribbed). 95 days. A strong grower with heavy, 

 curled deep green leaves that blanch easily. 



Giant Fringed (Pink Ribbed). 90 days. A strong-growing variety 

 with broad stems and large white hearts. 



Broad-leaved Batavian Fullheart (EscaroIIe). 90 days. The broad, 

 thick leaves make excellent salads when blanched. 



Green Curled Endive 



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