ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
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Paris Picklinff Entirely distinct from all other sorts. 
, It is decidedly the best of all in quality 
for pickling. So crisp and brittle are they that they snap 
freely, and when ready for pickling show absolutely no signs 
of seeds ; the fruit is of unusually dark green color. Pkt. 7c, 
oz. 14c, V4 lb. 48c, y 2 lb. 90c, lb. $1.75. 
A short, early variety, growing in clus¬ 
ters. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c, */4 lb. 42c, y 2 lb. 
80c, lb. $1.50. 
Early Cluster 
Thorburn’s Everbearing 
Claimed to be the ear¬ 
liest cucumber in culti¬ 
vation, and will continue to blossom and bear fruit the entire 
season. Good for early use and pickles. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12 c, y 4 
lb. 42c, y 2 lb. 80c, lb. $1.50. 
Green Prolific 
One of the very 
best pickling 
sorts, very uniform in growth, hardly 
ever yielding cucumbers too large for 
pickling; exceedingly productive. Pkt. 
5c, oz. 12c, V 4 lb. 42c, J / 2 lb. 80c, 
lb. $1.50. 
Japanese 
Climbing 
Japanese Climbing 
Entirely dis. 
tinct, being 
much more rugged in its constitution and 
less susceptible to disease than the ordi¬ 
nary cucumber, and is immensely more 
prolific, each vine producing from 25 to 
30 cucumbers, even on poor soil. The 
quality is splendid. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c, V 4 
lb. 42c, y 2 lb. 80c, lb. $1.50. 
PARISIAN PICKLINQ 
GOURDS 
Ornamental, fine and curious. Very valuable for covering old trees, 
fences, etc. Mixed. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c, V 4 lb. 40c. 
I nfFa riofh The peculiar lining of this fruit sponge-like. porous, 
LurTa or Uisn A-lOin tough> elastic and durable, makes a natural dish 
cloth. Fruit grows about two feet long; the vine is very ornamental, with clusters 
of large yellow blossoms. Many ladies prefer this dish cloth to any other, rkt. 5c. 
Sugar Trough or Bucket Gourd S.XSE.u"" ’nt'%. 
True Japanese Nest Egg Gourd */„*•“£». 
5c, oz. 15c. 
f A valuable household article. Train the vine on fence or 
LJippeV IjOUra trellis and necks grow straight. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c. 
