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WILL’S PIONEER SEEDHOUSE, GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY 
Will’s Cucumbers 
CULTURE. As soon as the weather becomes warm and settled in the S'pring-, plant in well-pre¬ 
pared soil in hills lour or live leel apart each way with eight or ten seeds in a hill; cover one-half 
inch deep with soil well firmed to prevent too rapid evaporation. When plants are well developed 
weed out all but four or five of the strongest. Thorough but shallow cultivation is essential. One 
ounce of seed will plant about eighty hills. About 200 seeds to the packet. 
EXTRA EARLY SIBERIAN. (See inside front cover for illustration.) Two 
weeks earlier than any other cucumber we have ever tried, our original seed 
was obtained from Dr. Buza of Poland. Besides earliness, this sort is out¬ 
standing for hardiness, is very prolific, and remains fit for eating longer than 
most sorts. The fruits run about 5 V 2 inches long and 2 V 2 inches through. 
Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c; oz., 55c, postpaid. 
EARLIEST OP. ALL. This is the earliest standard Cucumber of quality in 
cultivation. It is of fair size and is of special value to those who desire to 
be first on the market. It is also a 
very fine home garden sort. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 11c; 14 lb., 30c; % lb., 50c; lib., 
90c, postpaid. 
ARLINGTON WHITE SPINE. One of 
the earliest and most productive of 
the famous White Spine group. Fruit 
about 7 inches long, rounded at both 
ends, and of bright, deep green color. 
Very popular as a market variety on 
account of its good keeping qualities 
and its uniformity of size and shape. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 11c; 14 lb., 30c; y 2 lb., 
50c; 1 lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Arlington White 
Spine Cucumber. 
Improved Long* Green Cucumber. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. This old favorite 
variety is unequalled among the later sorts. 
The rich dark green fruits average 12 inches 
long with crisp white flesh. The standard of 
table quality and unexcelled for pickles when 
small. Our stock is superior. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
13c; 14 lb., 35c; y 2 lb., 60c; 1 lb., $1.10, post¬ 
paid. 
EARLY CLUSTER. A pickling type often set¬ 
ting fruit in clusters of 2 or 3. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
12c; U lb., 35c; % lb., 60c; 1 lb., $1.10. 
WHITE WONDER. A splendid white variety. 
One of the handsomest cucumbers. The 
cucumbers are ivory white in color, of good 
keeping quality and average about eight 
inches in length and two and one-half inches 
through. Pkt., 5c; oz., 13c; 14 lb., 35c; % 
lb., 60c; 1 lb., $1.10, postpaid. 
DAVIS PERFECT. A grand variety. Dark, 
glossy green, slim and symmetrical, with an 
average length of 10 to 12 inches. They hold 
color till nearly ripe, when they turn white 
without a yellow streak on them. Quality 
fine, as seeds are very soft when fit for table 
use. Very tender, brittle and of exceptional 
flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 13c; 14 lb., 35c; y 2 lb., 
60c; 1 lb., $1.10, postpaid. 
LONGFELLOW or CHINA LONG. This new va¬ 
riety from China is of finer quality than any 
other Cucumber we have ever tried. The 
early ripening fruits commonly reach 20 inches 
in length and average but 2 inches in diam¬ 
eter. The skin is dark rich green and smooth. 
The flesh is firm, white, crisp, and unexcelled 
for slicing. About 9 0 seeds to the packet. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; 14 lb., $1.35, postpaid. 
T O THE GROWER of the longest cucumber of our 
Longfellow variety during the Summer of 1934 
we will pay ten dollars; to the grower of the second 
longest, $5.00; for third place, $3.00; and to fourth, 
fifth, and sixth place, one dollar in trade. Cucum¬ 
bers may be sent to our store or we will accept 
affidavits. Measurement is to be along axis of cu¬ 
cumber. The contest closes October J, 1934, and but 
one prize will be awarded to an Individual. The 
winner of the 1933 contest is D. C. Logan, Yakima, 
Wash., with a cucumber 42 inches long. Others win¬ 
ning prizes are: Mrs. Prank Efta, St. Phillip, Mont.; 
Mrs. If. U. Atkinson, Forbes, N. I).: Mrs. II. A. 
McPadden, Flatwillow, Mont.; Lois Hinds, Strool, 
S. I).-; Henry Geiser, ltliifl'ton, Minn.; and Mrs. P, P. 
Maney, Grygla, Minn. 
