LEONARD SEED COMPANY, CHICAGO 
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Leonard’s Chicago Pickle. 
Cucumbers 
LEONARD'S CHICAGO PICKLE. A variety 
esteemed above all others by Chicago market garden' 
ers and extensively grown for the large pickling 
establishments. Fruit medium length, pointed at each 
end, with large and prominent spines. Color a deep 
green. It combines all the good qualities of an early 
Cucumber. Ready in 57 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
34 lb., 30c. 
Snow Pickle. A choice pickling variety similar to 
• Chicago Pickle but not as large. Ready for picking 
in 58 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 30c. 
West India Gherkin. A very small, oval, prickly 
sort, distinct from all others. Ready in 60 days. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 60c. 
Early Cluster. Vines vigorous, producing the bulk 
of the crop near the root and in clusters. Ready to 
pick in 5 5 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 30c. 
Green Prolific or Boston Pickling. A favorite 
with pickle growers and commercial gardeners and 
good for table use. Ready in 60 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
15c; 34 lb., 30c. 
Early Frame or Short Green. An excellent sort 
for table use and for pickling. Fruit straight, hand' 
some, smaller at each end, bright green; flesh tender 
and crisp and makes fine pickles. Ready for use in 
57 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 30c. 
Everbearing. Small size, very early and enormously 
productive, and valuable as a green pickle. It con' 
tinues to flower and produce fruit until killed by 
frost. Ready in 58 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 30c. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. Not so abundant a 
bearer as the preceding sorts though recommended to 
all who put up their own pickles. Fruit long and slim, 
not surpassed in quality by any other variety. We 
have been working on our stock of this variety for 
several years and feel that we have the very choicest 
strain obtainable. Ready to pick in 68 days. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; 34 lb., 50c. 
Stays Green. 6!/2x2'/4 inches. A good dark 
green color. Medium in size. Good shipper. 
Ready in 60 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 60c. 
LEONARD'S SPECIAL DARK GREEN. Un 
doubtedly the finest of the long, large varieties. 
Fruits average 14 to 15 inches in length, of very 
dark green color. Ready for table in 72 days. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 60c. 
Early Improved White Spine. One of the 
best sorts for table use. Vines are vigorous, fruit' 
ing early and abundantly; fruit uniformly straight 
and handsome, dark green with a few white 
spines; flesh tender and of excellent flavor. 
Ready in 62 days.Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c. 
Evergreen White Spine. An improved strain 
of the welhknown White Spine and a favorite with 
market gardeners both for forcing and outdoor cub 
ture. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c. 
Arlington. A selection from the White Spine being 
more pointed at each end. Ready for use in 64 days. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c. 
Leonard's Dark Green. 9*/2x 2J/2 inches; a splendid 
large cucumber of a rich dark green color. Flesh 
white, firm and crisp. An excellent shipper. Ready in 
62 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 40c. 
Earliest of All. The earliest of the white spine 
cucumbers, medium in length, smooth and very 
symmetrical while the dark green color is excellent. 
Its chief use is for long distance shipping. Is also 
adapted for pickling and is grown commercially to a 
large extent in some sections. Size 7'/2 x 2J/2 inches. 
Edible in 55 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 34 lb-, 50c. 
Klondyke. A medium early, very good strain of white 
spine; fruit attractive, full, uniform; rather thick, 
short and blocky, tapering abruptly at both ends; 
color very dark green which it holds well. Ready to 
pick in 65 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 30c. 
The Vaughan. Compared to the other Long White 
Spine varieties, it is much darker in color, more uni' 
form in shape and size, thinner and more prolific. 
The ideal American forcing variety as well as an out' 
door sort. Ready to pick in 70 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
20c; 34 lb., 60c. 
EARLY FORTUNE. The finest market Cucumber of 
the White Spine type. The fruits measure 9 inches 
long and are slightly tapering. The thick flesh is pure 
white, firm and unusually crisp with very few seeds. 
The fruits are of a rich, dark green color which does 
not fade when shipped to distant markets. Ready in 
62 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 35c. 
Culture. For very early cucumbers sow April 10th in hotbed 
upon pieces of inverted sod so that they can be transplanted with¬ 
out disturbing roots. When the ground is warm transplant into 
well prepared hills and protect with glass until hardened. For out¬ 
door planting, wait until the ground is warm then sow 10 to 12 
seeds in hills 4 to 6 feet apart each way, thinning 3 or 4 plants 
to a hill after danger from insects is over. Cultivate as long as 
possible; gather when large enough for use and to keep plants 
bearing do not allow them to ripen. 
