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PROFIT BY OUR 106 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE 
CUCUMBER 
T HE cucumber delights in rich, sandy loam. When the weather becomes warm, plant 
ten to twelve seeds per hill four feet apart each way. When the plants begin to crowd 
and all danger from the striped beetle is over, thin to three of the strongest plants per hill. 
Dust the plants as soon as they form their leaves with land plaster, tobacco dust or Slug Shot 
to protect them from bugs. Give frequent but shallow cultivation up to the time they begin 
to run. Pick the cucumber as soon as large enough to use, for if left to ripen, the plant soon 
stops bearing. In gathering, cut the stem instead of pulling the fruit to avoid injuring either 
vine or fruit. 
Buist’s Special Dark Green Cucumber 
BUIST’S SPECIAL DARK GREEN 
This variety meets every demand for a first' 
class Cucumber for either the market gardener 
or the home garden. It is of a very attrac' 
tive deep green color, which it retains when 
shipped a long distance. It is uniform in 
length, running from 8 to 10 inches, smooth 
in appearance, having very few white spines. 
The quality is superb, being exceedingly 
brittle and crisp, excellent for slicing, of a 
delicate flavor and free from any bitter taste. 
It is an early variety and immensely produc' 
tive. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c; lb., £1.25. 
IMPROVED EARLY WHITE SPINE 
One of the earliest and best known of the 
White Spines. The vines are vigorous and 
healthy, producing an abundance of large uni' 
form fruits of a rich dark green color. The 
flesh is crisp, tender and of excellent quality. 
This variety is extensively used for the home 
garden and market. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 
30c; lb., £1.00. 
THE KLONDIKE 
A medium early variety of White Spine, 
and very popular with market gardeners be' 
cause of its productiveness and handsome 
dark green color. The vines are hardy and 
very prolific, fruit very uniform in size, excel' 
lent for slicing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 30c; 
lb., £1.00. 
STAYS GREEN 
A new strain of the White Spine that is 
popular with commercial growers in some of 
the Southern States. It is of a very dark 
green color from stem to blossom end, which 
color it retains for a long period and is affected 
less by the hot sun than any other sort with 
which we are familiar; making it a very desir' 
able shipping Cucumber. The form is so 
symmetrical throughout the crop as to create 
comment wherever seen. Fruits are 6 to 8 
inches long, cylindrical in shape, very uni' 
form and bears a tremendous crop. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 15c; 34 lb., 35c; lb., £1.10. 
THE DAVIS PERFECT 
One of the most attractive and popular of 
the newer varieties. The color—glossy dark 
green—is maintained almost up to maturity. 
It holds its color and apparent freshness long 
after being cut, rendering it a good shipping 
and market variety. The vines are such 
healthy, vigorous growers that they should not 
be planted nearer than 5 feet apart. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 15c; 34 lb., 35c; lb., £1.10. 
LONGFELLOW 
A very attractive long green variety. Pro' 
duces fruit -12 to 14 inches long of an ex' 
tremely dark green color, retaining its color a 
long time after picking. A fine slicing variety. 
An ideal type for the private garden. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 55c; lb., £1.75. 
