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Early Fortune Cucumber 



CUCUMBERS 



Concombre, Fr. 

 Cetriolo, Ital. 



One ounce will plant about 50 hills; two pounds to the acre. 

 Culture. — Sow the seeds early in the season in a hotbed, using small sods (grass side down) or 

 flower pots, placing a few seeds in each. When all danger of frost is past, transplant into hills, which 

 should be 4 feet apart each way. For general crop, a sowing may be made in the open ground in May, 

 in rich, mellow soil, well manured, using eight or ten seeds to each hill, and when danger of insects is 

 past, thin out to four plants to each hill. For pickles, sow from the middle of June to first week in 

 July. Pick all fruit when of proper size. 



Early Fortune Cucumbers of the "White 

 Spine type are most desir- 



ocnuuz s evergreen comeg better known 



is driving other sorts out of the market. We pre- 

 dict a great future for this sort. Earlier than 

 the Improved Arlington White Spine and a 

 heavier cropper. Truckers who desire an early 

 Cucumber will find in this new variety a money 

 maker. It is one of the most vigorous, strong 

 and robust growers. Fruits are even size, very 

 handsome shape, measuring about 8 to 9 inches 

 in length; excellent for slicing. Fine for forc- 

 ing or outdoors. Pkt. 5c. and 10c, oz. 15c, % lb. 

 35c, lb. $1.00. 



Burpee's Fordhook Famous Jjjg 



handsome garden Cucumber — the most fleshy and 

 finest in flavor of the White Spine type. The 

 vines are of strong, vigorous growth, with healthy 

 foliage and set the extra long fruits freely 

 throughout the season. The Cucumbers are uni- 

 formly smooth and regular in form, averaging 

 12 to 14 inches in length; the skin is thin and 

 tender, bright green in color, and never turns 

 yellow, even in fully matured fruits. The flesh 

 is very thick (the fruits being from two to three 

 inches in diameter, with very few seeds) , crisp, 

 and exceptionally mild in flavor. Pkt. 5c. and 

 10c, oz. 15c, 14 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. 



Selected stock. 

 One of the best 

 for slicing and pickles. A selection from the Long 

 Green. The vines are very vigorous and produc- 

 tive. The fruit, which is about 12 inches long, 

 is formed almost as early as the short sorts. They 

 are firm, crisp and of fine flavor. Those desiring 

 a long, dark green Cucumber will find this strain 

 unsurpassed. Pkt. 5c. and 10c, oz. 15c, % lb. 

 40c, lb. $1.25. 



Klondike ^ mec *ium earr y> white spined Cu- 

 cumber of handsome, very dark 



Improved Long Green 



green color and of excellent quality for slicing. 

 The vines are very hardy and productive. The 

 fruits when mature are about 8 inches long, and 

 are uniform in size and shape. Color dark green, 

 slightly striped at the ends. Its uniform size and 

 shape and splendid color are making this variety 

 very popular as a shipping sort. Pkt. 5c and 

 10c, oz. 15c, % lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 



able. This variety was discovered in a field of 

 "Davis Perfect" and is now so thoroughly estab- 

 lished that large fields do not show any varia- 

 tion either in plant or fruit. The Cucumbers are 

 slightly longer than "Arlington White Spine," 

 more cylindrical in shape, with very dark green 

 skin and thick flesh, which is tender and crisp, 

 making it especially good for slicing. Pkt. 5c. 

 and 10c, oz. 15c, % lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 



Da vie P*»rf#»/»f An excellent Cucumber for 

 i^avis rcncn both ontdoor use and forcing> 



It is a carefully selected strain of the extra long 

 White Spine type, made by a veteran outdoor and 

 greenhouse grower of Cucumbers. Its valuable 

 points are length, slimness and its dark green 

 color. It is a very vigorous sort, and resists 

 blight longer than most long sorts. Pkt. 5c. and 

 10c, oz. 15c, % lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 



Arlington White Spine 



most profitable Cucumber for truckers, and is un- 

 surpassed for the amateur. It is beyond question 

 the earliest, most shapely and productive variety 

 of this type; of a green color throughout its en- 

 tire length, very straight and symmetrical. The 

 quality is fine. Another strong point of merit 

 is its shipping qualities; it seems to hold its 

 color and brittleness long after being cut. Pkt. 

 5c and 10c, oz. 15c, % lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 



If»rc<*v Pirlclino- Tnis famous sort makes 

 jersey riCKling sp l e ndid vinegar pickles on 

 account of its color, making what pickle men call 

 "light" pickle. It is more prolific than White 

 Spine. New land turned-over pasture, makes the 

 nicest pickle. Pkt. 5c. and 10c, oz. 15c, % lb. 

 35c, lb. $1.00. 

 Small Gherkin. A very small, oval, prickly va- 

 riety, quite distinct from all others and grown 

 exclusively for pickles. The seed is slow to 

 germinate, requiring usually from two to three 

 weeks. Pkt. 5c. and 10c, oz. 15c, % lb. 45c, 

 lb. $1.50. 



Japanese Climbing. This is a strong and vigor- 

 ous grower. Vines throw out strong tendrils, 

 which enable it to climb a trellis or any suitable 

 support. Fine for pickling. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 

 % lb. 35c, lb. $1.25. 



