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GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Grand Rapids Forcing: Cucumber. 
Table and Pickling Cucumbers 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce of seed to 
fifty hills. One to two pounds per acre. Cucumbers 
should not be planted until the ground is warm, about 
June first. For nickles, they may be planted as late as 
July first. They require a warm, rich, sandy soil. Plant 
in h' 1 ’" f-’”- f ~et apart and about eight seeds to 
the 1 ' ’ • linger from insects is past, thin to 
three ” ? he strongest plants. 
(Improved Strain) NEW. This 
variety is grown for us under 
our own supervision by one of the best cucumber 
growers in the state. It is of the white spine type 
with the blunt ends, and medium sized. This variety 
has fruit averaging from 10 to 12 inches in length. It 
is an ideal forcing variety, the kind that meets the 
demand of the trade. You can’t go wrong on Grand 
Rapids forcing new improved. Oz., $1.50; Ya lb., $5.00; 
1 lb., $15.00. 
Grand Rapids Forcing 
Chicago Pickling Cucumber. 
White Soine (I m P rovec l)- a very fine, early strain. 
” Fruit very rich, dark green, symmetrical, 
thick and nearly square ended, vigorous and pro¬ 
ductive. Oz., 20c; lb., 65c; 1 lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
Improved Long Green “ B d “ d ige^w .11 known 
long, slender, more or less warted, tapering towards 
the stem end, color dark green, flesh white and firm. 
Oz., 20c; 14 lb-, 65c; 1 lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
Davis’ PprfprI One of the products of our Eugene 
Davis, produced by crossing the White 
Spine variety with a long English forcing Cucumber. 
The Davis’ Perfect is one of the most prolific sorts. 
The fruit is long, slim, and holds color till nearly 
ripe. Oz., 20c; Ya lb., 65c; 1 lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
Arlington While Spine SKnfJlTIS 
bright green color. Used for early slicing. Oz., 20c; 
Ya lb., 65c; 1 lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
Kale or Borecole 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 150 feet 
of drill. Sow from August 15th to October in rows, 
eighteen inches apart, and they will yield greens dur¬ 
ing Fall and Winter. They are improved by freezing. 
Dwarf Curled Scotch A handsome very finely curled, 
dwarf spreading variety, foliage 
long and an attractive bright green, very hardy. Oz., 
10c; Ya lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Tall Curled Scotch Plants of this variety grow 2 to 
3 feet in height, bearing long 
plume-like light green leaves which are much cut 
and deeply curled at the edges. Very hardy. Oz., 
10c; % lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Chicago Pickling, or Westerfield’s ® r ar1 ^ ver^proimc 
variety combining all the qualities desired by those 
who raise cucumbers. Fruits are of uniform size, 
and good color. Used almost exclusively by all large 
pickling houses. Ready for market in 53 days. Oz., 
20c; Ya lb., 65c; 1 lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
Longfellow Cucumber An excellent long, slender, 
3 dark green variety, equally 
desirable for greenhouse forcing or outdoor culture. 
An ideal type for the private garden or as a straight 
pack variety for shipment to market. 12 to 14 inches 
long by 2% inches in diameter. Fairly early, a good 
healthy grower, very productive. Oz., 20c; Ya lb., 65c; 
1 lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
Farlv Fnrllinp One the most productive sorts now 
’ grown. Fruit symmetrical, about nine 
inches in length, round and beautiful dark green in 
color, which does not fade. Flesh very brittle and 
crisp, with small seed cavity. Oz., 20c; Ya lb., 65c; 
1 lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
Dwarf Curled 
Scotch Kale. 
