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SELECT SEEDS FOR THE PARTICULAR GARDENER 
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EARLY FRAME OR SHORT 
GREEN —An excellent sort for table 
use and for pickling. Fruit straight, 
handsome, smaller at each end, bright 
green; flesh tender and crisp and 
makes fine pickles. 
EVERBEARING —Small size, very 
early and productive and valuable as 
a green pickle. Continues to flower 
and fruit until killed by frost. 
KLONDIKE — A medium early 
white spined cucumber of very dark 
green color and excellent slicing qual¬ 
ities. Vines are very hardy and pro¬ 
ductive. Fruits are 8 inches in length, 
are of uniform shape and size. 
EARLY CLUSTER —An early and 
very productive variety. The vines 
are hardy and very vigorous, bearing 
fruits in clusters of two or three. 
The fruits are short, thick, 
bright green, shading lighter 
at blossom end, crisp and 
tender. This sort is planted 
in many sections for the 
home garden. It is extensive¬ 
ly used for pickling as well 
as for slicing. 
EARLY IMPROVED 
WHITE SPINE —One of 
the best sorts for table use. 
Vines are vigorous, fruiting 
early and abundantly; fruit 
uniformly straight and hand¬ 
some, dark green, with a 
few white spines; flesh ten¬ 
der and of excellent flavor. 
EARLY FORTUNE — 
Serves equally ; s well for 
shipping, home garden or 
market use. It has that 
dark, rich green c< lor which is so necessary in cucum¬ 
bers to bring a ready sale. Its flesh is very thick, 
firm and crisp with an exceedingly small seed cavity. 
It is worthy of trial, and to the market gardeners’ 
trade we cannot recommend it too highly as a valuable 
ctrop to grow. Our seed is carefully selected. 
DAVIS PERFECT —A well known variety for both 
home garden and market use. Very prolific; hand¬ 
somely shaped, perfectly straight, of dark green color, 
and about 12 inches long. Used for slicing. Davis 
Perfect is considered by many gardeners to be far 
superior to other varieties. 
ALWAYS GREEN —Very early. M'atures 53 to 55 
days. Uniform shape; tapering slightly; both ends 
rather blunt. Holds its rich dark green color. A good 
shipper. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN— A standard variety, 
PLANTING DIREC 
TIONS—1 oz. for 60 hills; 
3 lbs. for an acre in hills. 
Cucumbers require a rich 
loam. It is well to plow or 
dig under well-rotted mar 
nure and a small amount of 
lime. The lime will help 
the plants to resist fungous 
diseases. Eor early use sow 
in berry boxes or on over¬ 
turned pieces of sod and 
transplant when all danger 
of frost is past. Sow in 
hills 4 to 6 feet apart each 
way, three-quarters of an 
inch deep, leaving six plants 
to a hill. 
used for slicing while young. With 
age it turns to a rich golden yellow, 
when it can be used for sweet pickles. 
This cucumber should be in every 
garden where a general purpose va¬ 
riety is most desired, as the various 
stages of development of the fruit 
can be utilized for a large assortment 
of delicious dishes. 
IMPROVED EVERGREEN 
WHITE SPINE —A fine strain, 
bearing blue-green fruit, often from 
10 to 12 inches in length; smooth, 
round and of fine quality. Especially 
recommended for hotbed culture. The 
seed we offer has been taken from 
fruit selected for its ideal form, uni¬ 
formity in size, shape and color and 
general appearance. A very satisfac¬ 
tory variety in every way. 
CHICAGO PICKLING— 
This variety is prehaps the 
most popular of the pick¬ 
ling varieties. It originated 
in the vicinity of Chicago 
and has become well-known 
throughout the country. Is 
very prolific and a heavy 
cropper. Color very dark 
green. 
BOSTON PICKLING 
(Early Green Prolific)—A 
very productive variety 
grown extensively for 
pickles. The fruits are 
bright green, of medium 
size, very smooth and sym¬ 
metrical. The flesh is crisp 
and tender. 
Chicago Pickling 
DANDELION 
PLANTING DIRECTIONS—1 ounce will sow 100 
ft. row. 
For good, tender greens plant in deep, rich soil. 
Sow in rows 18 inches apart and thin to 6 to 8 inches 
in the row. Cultivate and keep clean and plants will 
be large enough for use the following spring. This 
crop is handled and used in the same way as spinach. 
When roots are desired sow in fall, cultivate well for 
use the following fall. Roots are used for medicinal 
purposes. 
IMPROVED THICK LEAVED —Dark green, thick 
leaf; much superior to common sorts. 
CULTIVATED, or FRENCH COMMON —A decid¬ 
ed improvement on the wild dandelion. Very early and 
productive. 
Improved Long Green 
