Rockford Seed Farms-—H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILL.—Forest City Greenhouses 
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CUCUMBERS-cont. 
New Extra Early Long Green 
The Ideal Variety to Plant for General Crop 
Produced by selection from Long Green. Vines 
vigorous and productive, forming fruit fit for the 
table nearly as early as the shorter sorts. Fruits 
often measure 15 to 20 inches when fully matured. 
They are of fine quality, firm and crisp. Highly 
valued for slicing. The young fruits make the best 
pickles, and when ripe are preferable to any for 
sweet pickles. Our strain is the finest in the market, 
producing fruits uniformly long, slender, of fine 
dark green color and of good form, with the large 
warts and spines well distributed over the surface. 
Pkt. 10 c; oz. 22 c; 2 oz. 40c; Vi lb. 70c; Vi lb. $1.30; 
lb. $2.50; 2 lbs. $4.50, postpaid. 
Earliest of All 
Always the First in Market 
This is the earliest of all cucumbers, producing 
marketable fruits of good size; the fruits are 6 to 
7 inches long, straight, cylindrical, blunt at the ends 
and of very dark green color which they retain a 
long time after picking. They grow very uniform 
In shape, size and color. The flesh is firm, crisp 
and of the finest flavor. The vines are healthy, very 
vigorous and produce a good crop much before any 
other variety, and continue bearing for an unusually 
long time. Owing to its extreme earliness, good size 
and its beautiful dark green color, it is of great value 
for the market gardener, and is grown on a large 
scale in many localities of the South to ship North. 
As a pickle for bottle goods, they are much used, be¬ 
ing of ideal size and shape. Pkt. 10c; oz. 22c; 2 oz. 
40c; Vi lb. 70c; Vi lb. $1.30; lb. $2.50; 2 lbs. $4.50, 
postpaid. 
Always Green 
Besides being early. Always Green is a heavy 
yielder of fancy fruits 8 inches long, slightly taper¬ 
ing at each end. Flesh clear white, crisp and solid, 
and contains few seeds. Color of darkest green 
which is retained until the end of the season. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 20c; 2 oz. 35c; V 4 lb. 60c; lb- $1.10; lb. 
$2.00; 2 lbs. $3.50, postpaid. 
The New Parisian Prolific 
Pickling 
Decidedly the best of all in quality for pickling. 
The fruit is of an unusually dark green color, so 
deep that no coloring matter is necessary in prepar¬ 
ing them for pickling. Very crisp and tender. Pkt. 
10 c; oz. 22 c; 2 oz. 40c; V 4 lb. 70c; V 2 lb. $1.30; 1 lb. 
$2.50; 2 lbs. $4.50, postpaid. 
Incomparable 
Earliest of All 
The longest, most solid flesh, and generally the first 
in market. Uniformly slender, deep green fruits 15 
inches long are the rule. Thin skin makes it excep¬ 
tionally desirable for slicing. The small young fruits 
make splendid pickles, holding their color well. The 
best variety for the home garden and the long, at¬ 
tractive, deep green fruits always sell well in the 
stores Pkt. 10c; oz. 22c; 2 oz. 40c; Vi lb. 70c; Vi lb. 
$1.30; lb. $2.50; 2 lbs. $4.50, postpaid. 
Davis Perfect 
Its beautiful color and quality attracts the buyers. 
Unequaled for market gardens and greenhouses. Gard¬ 
eners will be pleased to find that our Perfected Davis 
Perfect has entirely overcome any . fault that the 
original strain of Davis Perfect had in being too 
necky. Every fruit is shapely and holds its fine 
cylindrical shape clear to the stem end. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
20c; 2 oz. 35c; Vi lb. 60c; V 2 lb. $1.10; lb. $2.00; 
2 lbs. $3.50, postpaid. 
New Japanese Climbing 
Cucumber 
The vines are of vigorous growth, with dark green 
foliage and have strong tendrils, enabling them to 
climb trellises, brush, etc. Comes into bearing quick¬ 
ly and continues abundantly through the season, 
while the climbing habit enables fhe fruit to grow 
perfectly straight — from 12 to 18 inches in length. 
Flesh pure white, thick, tender and of delicate flavor. 
When young, make attractive pickles. Pkt. XOc; oz. 
22c; 2 oz. 40c; V 4 lb. 70c; Va lb. $1.30; lb. $2.50; 2 
lbs. $4.50, postpaid. 
New Snake 
More of a curiosity than anything else, as it has 
little value as food. Grows in many interesting 
shapes and forms, often growing 24 inches in length. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c, postpaid. 
Lemon Cucumber . 
A real Cucumber, not to be confounded with the 
Garden Lemon. An entirely distinct variety, similar 
in shape to that of a lemon and when ripe of same 
color. Skin smooth, flesh white, tender, crisp, and 
of a sweet and luscious flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 
2 oz. 35c, postpaid. 
West India Gherkins 
Used exclusively for pickling. Small oval-shaped, 
prickly fruit. Pkt. 10c; oz. 22c; 2 oz. 40c; V 4 lb. 70c, 
l/ 2 lb. $1.30; lb. $2.50; 2 lbs. $4.50, postpaid. 
Christmas Salad 
The Very Choicest of All Winter Salads. 
The blanched heads are 
the edible portion of the 
plant and they are ready 
to use as soon as they 
show above the sand, 
Japanese Climbing 
which should be in two or three weeks. The heads are oblong and very 
solid, they blanch ivory white and are often quite large, equal to a compact 
Cos Lettuce. When lifting cut whole head with small portion of the root 
attached to it to hold the leaves together. They are generally eaten raw 
with French dressing and are the tenderest and most delicately flavored oi 
all salads. Pkt. 8c; oz. 25c; 2 oz. 40c; Vi Mb. 75c, postpaid. 
Chicory 
LARGE ROOTED or COFFEE— Dried and prepared roots are used quite 
extensively as a substitute for and an adulterant of Coffee. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; Vi lb. 40c. 
WITLOOF or FRENCH ENDIVE—A delicious Winter vegetable which 
can be eaten raw as salad or boiled. The seed should be sown in the 
open ground not later than June, in drills 12 to 18 inches apart, thinning 
out the plants so that they will stand not closer than 3 inches. Pkt. 8c; 
oz. 20c; 2 oz. 35c; Vi lb. 60c. 
NEW ASPARAGUS —A good healthy and tasty substitute for the well 
known “Asparagus” and can be produced from seed the first year in 
abundance. The sprouts of this plant, when cut fresh, boiled in salt 
water, and served either warm, or as a salad, make a most excellent 
substitute for the genuine article. It can also be blanched and eaten raw 
the same as celery. Pkt. 8c; oz. 20c, postpaid. 
Collards—Georgia 
We offer the true white or green stemmed sort so popular in the South. 
Forms a large, loose, open head, on tall stems. Freezing does not m «e r ? 
but rather improves their quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; /\ lb. 25c; 
Vi lb. 40c; lb. 65c, postpaid. 
Christmas Salad 
See pages 2 and 3 for lower prices on large quantities 
