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GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Table and Pickling Cucumbers 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce of seed to fifty hills. 
One to two pounds per acre. Cucumbers should not be planted 
until the ground is warm, about June first. For pickles, they 
may be planted as late as July first. They require a warm, rich, 
sandy soil. Plant in hills about four feet apart and about eight 
seeds to the hill. When all danger from insects is past, thin to 
three or four of the strongest plants. 
Tram) D. 'J C • (Improved Strain). New. This variety 
ufcinQ ivdpiQS forcing was perfected and grown for us by one 
of the best cucumber growers in this state. It is of the White 
Spine type, a medium sized Cucumber, with blunt end, and 
has fruit averaging from 10 to 12 inches in length. This Cu¬ 
cumber is an ideal forcing variety, meeting the demand of the 
trade. A very good keeper and shipper. Oz., $1.50; Y lb., 
$5.C0; 1 lb., $15.00, postpaid. 
Chicago Pickling, or Westerfields £ e r a y vy 
variety combining all the qualities desired by those 
who raise cucumbers. Fruits are of uniform size, 
and good color. Used almost exclusively by all large 
pickling houses. Ready for market in 53 days. Oz., 
10c; *4 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Longfellow Cucumber 
An excellent long, slender, 
dark green variety, equally 
desirable for greenhouse forcing or outdoor culture. 
An ideal type for the private garden or as a straight 
pack variety for shipment to market. 12 to 14 inches 
long by 2% inches in diameter. Fairly early, a good 
healthy grower, very productive. Oz., 15c; Y lb., 
50c; 1 lb., $1.75, postpaid. 
Early Fortune One t ^ ie mos ^ productive sorts now 
•' grown. Fruit symmetrical, about nine 
inches in length, round and beautiful dark green in 
color, which does not fade. Flesh very brittle and 
crisp, with small seed cavity. Oz., 10c; Y\ lb., 25c; 
1 lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Grand Rapids Forcing: Cucumber. 
White Spine (improved). 
" hruit verv t 
A very fine, early strain, 
bruit very rich, dark green, symmetrical, 
thick and nearly square ended, vigorous and pro¬ 
ductive. Oz., 10c; Y lb., 25c; 1 lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Chicago Pickling Cucumber. 
K ale or Borecole 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 150 feet 
of drill. Sow from August 15th to October in rows, 
eighteen inches apart, and they will yield greens dur¬ 
ing Fall and Winter. They are improved by freezing. 
Dwarf Curled Scotch £ handsome very finely curled, 
dwarf spreading variety, foliage 
long and an attractive bright green, very hardy. Oz., 
10 c; Y lb v 30c; 1 lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Tall Curled Scotch P lants , °. f th u is . varie u y grow , 2 t0 
3 feet in height, bearing long 
plume-like light green leaves which are much cut 
and deeply curled at the edges. Very hardy. Oz., 
10c; Yx lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Improved Long Green 
A standard late, well known 
table sort. 12 to 14 inches 
long, slender, more or less warted, tapering towards 
the stem end, color dark green, flesh white and firm. 
Oz., 10c; Yk lb., 25c; 1 lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Davie’ Porfprl One the products of our Eugene 
uavis i eiictl Davis> p r0( j UC ed by crossing the White 
Spine variety with a long English forcing Cucumber. 
The Davis’ Perfect is one of the most prolific sorts. 
The fruit is long, slim, and holds color till nearly 
ripe. Oz., 10c; Y lb., 25c; 1 lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Arlington White Spine 
One of the earliest and very 
productive. Fruit uniform, of 
bright green color. Used for early slicing. Oz., 10c; 
Y lb., 25c; 1 lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Dwarf Curled 
Scotch Kale. 
