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BARTELDES 
Improved Long Green Cucumbers. 
Cucumbers are planted in hills which, for best results, should be made as follows: Dig holes about a foot 
deep and a foot in diameter. Fill these with thoroughly rotted manure or compost, tramp down tightly and 
soak with water. On top of this build a mound about 4 inches high of fine soil. These hills can be made 
at any time but the seeds should not be planted until the weather and soil have become quite warm. 
Plant about a dozen seeds in the top of each hill. Cover them about a half inch and press the soil down 
firmly. With the seedlings will appear the cucumber beetle, a very destructive little fellow with yellow 
striped wings. Keep the plants well dusted with Slug Shot, Bug Death or a mixture of Paris Green and 
flour, and the beetle will not do much damage. 
When the plants put forth the third pair of leaves thin out to the four strongest plants to the hill. The 
hills should be about three feet apart. Keep the soil loose and free of weeds, but after the plants have 
started to cover the ground do not move them. 
One ounce will plant 50 hills, two pounds will plant an acre. 
DAVIS PERFECT. This is one of the vesy best cu- 
cumbers grown, both for forcing and for out-of-doors. 
It is slim and symmetrical in shape and from 9 to 12 
inches long and of a dark glossy, green color changing 
to white, without a streak of yellow, only when nearlv 
ripe. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 45c; lb., $1.25. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. This is unquestion- 
ably the most popular for general use. When matured 
is 9 to 12 inches long. Flesh is very solid, crisp and 
of delicate flavor. The skin is dark green and retains 
its color for a remarkably long time. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; % lb., 45c; lb., $1.25. 
EARLY RUSSIAN. One of the earliest in cultiva- 
tion; resembles Early Frame, but is smaller and 
shorter. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 
EARLY GREEN CLUSTER. A very popular early 
cucumber, producing its fruit in small clusters near 
the root of the plant. Average length is about 5 
inches, skin prickly, flesh white, seedy, tender and 
well flavored Pkt, 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.10. 
Junction City, Ore. 
"Please place my name on your list for a new catalog of 
your 1921 seeds. While I am rather far west I find you have 
some extra good seeds that can grow where anything can." 
JAMES M. JENSEN. 
Davis Perfect Cucumbers. 
