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Cucumber— Continued. 
Gherkins or West India. 
Very small, fruit covered with 
spines, and used for pickles 
only; extremely prolific; the 
vine resembles the water¬ 
melon and may be run over 
an arbor or trellis. Price per 
pkt., 10c.; per oz., 20c.; per 
%-lb., 55c.; per lb., $1.75. 
FOR SLICING AND LARGE PICKLES. 
Early White Spine. Large, bright green, smooth 
and prolific. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per 
%-lb., 40c.; per lb., $1.25. 
Evergreen White Spine. Extra long and straight, 
dark green. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per 
J4-lb., 40c.; per lb., $1.25. 
LONGFELLOW CUCUMBER. 
Arlington Early White Spine. For slicing Or 
pickling. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per 
Va~ lb., 40c.; per lb., $1.25. 
Japanese Climbing. Vines are vigorous and 
throw out strong, grasping tendrils. Fruits long, 
even and crisp. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; 
per 14-lb., 40c.; per lb., $1.25. 
DAVIS PERFECT CUCUMBER. 
Early Fortune. This belongs to the white spine 
type, and is the finest yet produced for general use. 
It is early, productive and blight-resisting; remark¬ 
ably uniform fruits about nine inches long by two 
and one-half in diameter, holding their fine dark 
green color long after picking; flesh firm, crisp, 
and few seeds. Owing to its vigor and blight- 
resisting qualities, we believe is due the high per¬ 
centage of perfect fruits. Our market gardeners 
shipping to New York and Brooklyn markets have 
found it to be their most profitable sort. Price per 
pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per y^-Xb., 45c.; per lb., 
$1.50. 
Davis Perfect. A fine, extra long, solid, smooth 
and slender dark green type of White Spine, 
equally good for field or forcing culture. The 
fault with the original strain, which was inclined 
to be necky, has been entirely overcome by sev¬ 
eral years’ selection. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 
15c.; per J4-lb., 45c.; per lb., $1.50. 
Longfellow Cucumber. (New). An excellent, 
long, slender, dark green variety of the White 
Spine type, suitable for either greenhouse or out¬ 
door culture. An ideal variety for the private 
garden or as a “straight pack” for shipment to 
high-grade markets. Cucumbers 12 to 14 inches 
long by 2)4 inches diameter. Price per pkt., 10c.; 
per oz., 20c.; per %-\b., 60c.; per lb., $2.00. 
Improved Long Green. A dark green, productive 
late table sort, twelve to fifteen inches long, more 
or less warted; flesh white and firm; used ex¬ 
tensively for large pickles. Price per pkt., 10c.; 
per oz., 15c.; per %-\b., 40c.; per lb., $1.25. 
Dandelion. 
Lowenzahn — Amaigon — Cicorea. 
The Dandelion affords one of the earliest as well 
as one of the best and most healthful spring 
greens. It is also sometimes blanched and used as 
a salad. The seeds may be sown from May to 
August, in drills ten inches apart; thin out the 
young plants to about three inches apart; cultivate 
during the season, and the following spring the 
plants will be fit for the table. 
DANDELION. 
French Common. Very early, vigorous growth. 
Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; y.-lb., 45c.; lb., $1.50. 
Improved Thick-Leaved, or Cabbaging. Distinct 
variety forming a regular upright tuft at the center; 
blanches easily. Superior to the common. Per 
pkt., 10c.; per oz., 55c.; per %-lb., $1.75; per lb., 
$ 6 . 00 . 
