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DIGGS & BEADLES SEED CO., INC., RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
EGG PLANT 
CULTURE —Sow in February or March *4 inch deep, in 
hotbeds or boxes inside. When the plants are 2 inches high 
transplant to pots or good, rich soil, after all danger of frost is 
past and the warm weather becomes permanently settled and 
the ground is thoroughly warm, set out in 3-foot rows, 2 feet 
apart in the row. The ground should be a good, rich loam. 
One ounce of seed will produce about 1,000 plants. The seed of 
Egg Plant is quite delicate and is slow to germinate, requiring 
more heat than is necessary or desirable for other plants. 
BLACK BEAUTY —This is the earliest and the best of all 
large-fruited egg plants. The large fruits are thick and of 
the most attractive form. The skin is a rich, lustrous, pur¬ 
plish-black and holds its color exceptionally well, and it is 
entirely free of spine or thorns. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; % lb. 
$1.00, postpaid. 
LEEK 
AMERICAN FLAG —This belongs to the Onion family and is 
mostly used for cooking and for flavoring soups, stews, etc. 
It said to be superior to Onions for this purpose. It has 
large, thick stems of a sweet flavor. Sow in the early spring 
in rich, light, moist soil in drills, covering the seed about 
inch. When the plants are 6 inches high transplant to rows 
12 inches apart, placing plants 6 inches apart in the row. As 
the plants grow draw the earth up to them to whiten the 
necks. Sow 1 ounce of seed to 100 feet of row. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 15c; J4 It)- 50c; U>. $1.75, postpaid. 
CUCUMBER 
5 LBS. MAY BE ORDERED AT 10c PER LB. LESS 
THAN LB. PRICE 
CULTURE —To have very early cucumbers plant in small 
paper pots. Keep them in a hotbed and when plants are large 
enough slip plants and dirt out of the pots and set in hills 
outside after danger of frost, or for later crop plant outside 
after the ground gets warm, from April to July, in rich, well- 
manured hills 4 feet apart. Plant 8 to 10 seeds 1 inch deep 
around the hills. Later thin to 2 or 3 plants to the hill. Hoe 
or cultivate only until the plants start to vine, then pull weeds 
by hand. Cucumbers should be gathered as fast as they are 
large enough, for if left to ripen on the vine they will then 
cease to bear. 1 oz. will plant about 50 hills; 2 lbs. to the 
acre. If troubled with insects use Slug Shot. 
EARLY FORTUNE —A very attractive dark green extra early 
Cucumber, especially recommended for early market use. It 
is of good length, slightly tapering, pure white, firm flesh, 
unusually crisp and tender, with very few seeds. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
10c; 14 lb. 25c; lb. 85c, postpaid. 
KLONDYKE —A medium early white spined Cucumber of 
handsome dark green color and of excellent quality for 
slicing. When grown to maturity the fruit is about 8 inches 
long and uniform in size and shape. The dark green color is 
retained much longer and is affected less by the hot sun 
than any other sort which we know of. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; *4 
lb. 25c; lb. 85c, postpaid. 
ARLINGTON EARLY WHITE SPINE—A long, straight and 
well shaped variety of dark green color, shading slightly 
lighter toward the end; a prolific yielder and one of the 
best and most popular early Cucumbers for both market and 
home use. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; *4 lb. 25c; lb. 85c, postpaid. 
DAVIS PERFECT—Similar to Early Fortune, a popular va¬ 
riety with market gardeners. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; 
lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN —An old favorite and probably 
the most popular variety for general use. The fruits are 
extra long, growing 10 to 12 inches at maturity, a rich dark 
green, uniformly slender. Has firm flesh, crisp and tender, 
few seeds and especially fine for slicing. This variety fur¬ 
nishes some fruits early, but matures the bulk of the crop 
rather late. A good variety for planting at all seasons from 
early spring to late summer. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; J4 lb. 35c; 
BLACK BEAUTY 
LEEK 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN 
