CUCUMBERS 
For very early Cucumbers, start seeds in pots in the frame or greenhouse, and set plants out when all 
danger of frost is past—about the latter part of May. For main crop, plant in hills outdoors, 3 feet apart, 
the beginning of May. Leave four strong plants to each hill. Cucumbers should be gathered ^ quickly as 
they are ready for use, for, if left to ripen, they destroy the productiveness of the vine. For pickling, plant 
during June and July. 
One ounce is suflScient for 40 hills 
Perfect shape, rich dark green, extra early, and 
periling S rerieciea wnneapine. quahty. The ideal Cucumber for the home- 
garden; retains its color and good qualities long after being picked. Exceptionally long and smooth; the 
flesh crisp, solid, with few seeds. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts., lb. S1.75. 
LONGFELLOW. The perfect Cucumber for 
slicing. Long, straight, meaty, with very few 
seeds, it compares favorably -with the Einglish 
greenhouse Cucumber. The plants are disease- 
resisting and bear bountifully. Pkt. 15 cts., 
oz. 30 cts., Mlb. 75 cts. 
NEW PEERLESS CLIMBING. Fruits 18 to 20 
inches long. The vines chng readily to support, 
fences, trellises, etc. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Davis Perfect. Slender, often 14 inches long, dark 
green, and high quality. Productive. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts. 
Longfellow Cucumber 
FORCING or ENGLISH FRAME 
CUCUMBERS 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. The standard late 
sort and bears long, slender Cucumbers in great abun¬ 
dance. Dark green; flesh white, firm, very few seeds. 
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts. 
Snow’s Perfected Pickling. Early, short-vined, 
producing fruit suitable for pickling in fifty days from 
planting. Fruit even in diameter from e’^d to end, small, 
early, dark green, and blunt. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 
Mlb. $1. 
Green Prolific Pickling. Very productive variety 
for pickling; short, smooth, symmetrical and bright 
green. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts. 
SCHLING’S BEST OF ALL FORCING. 
Fine shape, great length, and very prolific. 
Can be grown just as successfully in frames as in 
the greenhouse. Pkt. (10 seeds) 75 cts., 5 pkts. $3. 
Suitable only for greenhouse or frame culture. All of 
them are first-class exhibition varieties and excellent 
for the table, having a flavor and texture utterly 
different from chose grown outdoors. 
Sutton’s Delicacy. As an exhibition Cucumber, 
Sutton’s Delicacy commands first attention for its 
ideal form, attractive appearance, and superior flavor. 
Usual length about 18 inches. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Improved Telegraph. A very fine Frame Cucum¬ 
ber, quick in growth, handsome in appearance, and 
unusually prolific. Splendid for the table; has taken 
numerous first prizes at exhibitions both here and 
abroad. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Tender and True. Fruit very long, smooth, dark 
in color, admirable in form, and of the highest quality. 
Pkt. 50 cts. 
ENDIVE 
An excellent and very palatable salad, especially valuable for late fall and early winter use. For first 
crop, sow seeds outdoors the middle of April, and for succession, small sowings can be made every three 
weeks. The main sowing for fall and winter crop should be made in July. As soon as plants are large enough 
to handle, thin out, or transplant to 1 foot apart in the row. When fully grown or nearly so, tie the leaves 
together at the top to bleach them. They whiten in about a week’s time. The leaves can be cooked the 
same as spinach. The French are very fond of Endive as a boiled vegetable. 
One ounce of seed will plant 100 feet of drill 
Schling’s Extra-Fine Green Curled. 
For winter salads, this valuable and very orna¬ 
mental Endive deserves the widest cultivation. 
The leaves blanch rapidly, and are very tender. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 15 cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts. 
Schling’s Broad-Leaved Batavian Endive 
White Curled. Identical with Green Curled except 
paler color. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 15 cts., oz. 25 cts., 
Mlb. 75 cts. 
Broad-Leaved Batavian or Es- 
Carolle. Leaves are large and broad, and furnish 
- more greens than the curly varieties. 
The midribs are thick, fleshy, crisp, and very tender. 
Not so large, but as delicious as French Endive or 
Witloof Chicory, and much more easily grown. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts., lb. $2. 
DANDELION 
Improved Thick-Leaf. Cultivated Dandelion 
leaves make a delicious salad; they are not nearly so 
bitter as the wild Dandelion, and are very healthful, as 
they contain a quantity of iron which the human system 
requires. Sow and cultivate same as lettuce. To make 
the leaves more tender, they may be tied together when 
fully grown, which will blanch them. The variety we 
offer has very tender leaves which blanch almost 
naturally. Pkt. 20 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
Calendula, Apricot Queen, a new shade in Calendulas. See Novelties 
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