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W. R. GRAY, SEEDSMAN, OAKTON, VIRGINIA 
A.rUn?toxL 
White 
Spine 
Cucumhev 
CUCUMBER 
One Ounce to Plfty H ill s. 
Culture of Cucumljer. For early 
use plant, If the weather has beeome 
settled and warm, in hills about four 
feet apart each way: 
thin out to four of 
the strongest plants 
to each hill after all 
danger from Insects is 
over; they succeed 
best in warm, moist, 
rich, loamy soil; con- 
tinue planting at in- 
tervals for a succes- 
sion. The cucumber 
should be gathered 
when large enough 
for use, whether re- 
quired or not; i^eft productiveness. For pickles, plant from June until the middle of July, 
to ripen it destroys t*'® Cucumber for table, market or shipping pur- 
EARI.V POBTUNE. ^ J.'i® . of afl vaHeties and at all stages of its growth it is a 
poses. It IS the greatest P™^. most attractive cucumber ever grown. In color 
model in shape, being the handsomesi inviting color it retains during a 
Early Fortune is a rich attractr^^^ sr^e variety; it is so regular in form, one so 
much longer period o^,,ftowth than ^"y^^tner y trueness of our stock— in fact, in 
A^rxNaTO^ WHx/e SPXNH 
best type on this or any other market. vve gyery respect. Dark, rich, green color 
illf holXg7ts"color^ong a^^^^ othe'i- "^sorts have gone yellow and beeome unsuited for 
+Vt<5» tnjiT*i{Gt • 5 cts. I oz> 10 cts. ft 
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crisp and of fine quality. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts. 
ENDIVE 
One oitnce will sow 
150 feet of row. 
•c nf the best salads for fall and winter use. Sow for an early supply 
Endive used mostly in the fall months, the main sowings are 
about the middle of April. one foot a^rt each way. When the plant has attained Its 
in a conical form. This excludes 
the light and air from the inner leaves until blanched. 
GBEEN CURBED. Self-blanching. The best in cultivation. Much more beautiful and orna- 
mental than the old sort. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts. 
EGG PLANT 
1 oz. Seed wlU produce about 500 plants. 
Culture. Egg Plant seed should be sown 
very early in hotbeds; the plants, being 
very tender, must be protected from frost, 
but exposed as far as practicable to light 
and air to harden them. Egg Plant seed 
will not germinate freely without a strong 
uniform heat; if they get the least chilled 
they seldom recover, therefore repeated 
sowing is sometimes necessary. 
BIiACK BEAUTY. The earliest and best of 
all large fruited Egg Plants. It is valu- 
able alike to the private planter and the 
extensive grower for market. Black 
Beauty produces fruits fully as large and 
ready for use ten days to two weeks 
earlier than the New York Improved Pur- 
ple. The plants branch very freely near 
the ground and grow in well-rounded 
bushes. The grand, large fruits are 
thick, of most attractive form. The skin 
is a rich lustrous purplish black — the 
satin gloss and rich coloring adding 
greatly to the beauty of these “eggs. 
The intensely brilliant coloring is uni- 
form over the whole fruit and does not 
fade or change to a lighter color. Truck- 
ers generally are delighted with “Black 
Beauty." Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. «5 cts. 
EDIFROVED KOHB - BABX. When young 
and tender, and properly prepared for the 
table, it Is almost equal to caulifiower. 
Besides, it is a certain crop, requiring no 
more eare or cultivation than a crop of 
cabbage. For an early crop sow in a 
hotbed early in spring, and treat the 
same as direetions given for early cab- 
bage. Pkt. 6 and 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts. 
Black Beauty 
Plant 
