Pick all cucumbers when fit for use, whether required or not; if left to ripen, they destroy the vine's productiveness 47 



m Maule's Shamrock Cucumber 



Holds Its Dark Green Color for Many Days After Picking 



attractive, dark green in color, and stay green for days 

 after being picked and shipped. Very crisp and unsurpassed 

 for slicing or pickling. It is a good table cucumber and 

 is one of the best market sorts. 



Our special strain of this desirable cucumber grows regular 

 in shape, size and color, and will be sure to please you. 

 The vines are very hardy, prolific and a sure cropper, 

 producing cucumbers 7 to 8 inches long which are very 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 45 cents; pound, $1.50, postpaid. 



245 Extra Early White Spine or Cyclone 



The Earliest of the White Spine Type 



This is a special strain of the popular White Spine, which is desirable 

 for its extreme earliness, wonderful prolificness and uniformity of size, 

 shape and color. Flesh is firm and solid with few seeds. Crisp and of ele- 

 gant flavor. Of perfect cylindrical form without neck. One of the very 

 earliest sorts for both slicing and pickles. We consider it the most thor- 

 oughbred early strain ot White Spine in existence for early market and 

 equally as good for the home garden. 



Pacfeet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 

 quarter pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25, postpaid. 



272 Japanese Climbing 



Can Be Grown on Pole or Trellis 



All cucumbers are of trailing or creeping 

 habit, but this one is a real climber and does 

 best on pole or trellis. It comes into bearing 

 quickly, and sets its fruit constantly through- 

 out the season. The fruit is of excellent qual- 

 ity, of dark green color. The flesh is pure white 

 and never bitter. Fine for slicing and pickling. 

 Faeket, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 



quarter pound, 60 cents; pound, $2.00, 

 postpaid. 



267 Danish Pickling 



Medium Size. Thickly Set 

 with Small Spines 



This variety has shown itself to be a remarkable grower, producing 

 handsome cucumbers which remain green through all the growing stages. 

 The flesh is firm and solid, crisp and has an excellent flavor. It is a shy 

 seeder and is just what is wanted for slicing for the table as well as for 

 pickling. In Denmark this variety is used exclusively for making dill and 

 mustard pickles. 



Paeltet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; 

 quarter pound, 85 cents; pound, $3.00, postpaid. 



248 EXT R 

 WHITE 



268 Early Fortune Cucumber 



A Great Favorite with Southern Shippers. Excellent Table Sort 



An attractive variety, and has become very popular. Early Fortune is I longer than most other sorts. Being fine grained, its white flesh is ex- 

 now being largely grown by market gardeners and shippers both north ceedingly crisp and brittle, making it an excellent slicing sort. Early 

 and south. In color it is an attractive deep green, which it retains much | Fortune is one of the earliest, dark green white spine cucumbers. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25, postpaid. 



