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CUCUMBERS 
Plont seed September to October ond February to March. 
A packet will plant 20 hills; an ounce about 80 hills 
or 50 feet of row. 
Cultural Directions: The best cucumber crops are 
grown on well-drained good grades of pine land. Soil 
should be plowed 5 to 6 inches deep and 5 or 6 seeds 
planted to the hill. The hills should be check-rowed 
about 5 feet apart. Later thin out plants to three or 
four to the hill. 
STAYS GREEN. (48 days). A handsome, early, 
medium-sized, prolific variety used extensively in 
the South. Fruits are very dark green, averag¬ 
ing iy 2 lbs., symmetrical, nearly square ended. 
This variety has proved its value on many types 
of soil. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.75. 
DAVIS PERFECT. (50 days). Our stock of this im¬ 
proved strain of White Spine is very fine. Pro- 
truders of good length, straight, tapering at both 
ends, very deep green, and of fine quality. Matures 
a little later than Early Fortune. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.75. 
IMPROVED WHITE SPINE. (48 days). An old stand¬ 
ard popular White Spine variety for home and local 
market. Early, productive, and a fine quality for 
slicing and pickling. Fruits semi-blunt ended, 
medium green, and weigh from 1% to 2 lbs. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.75. 
EARLY FORTUNE. (50 days). One of the earliest 
and best of the White Spine variety. The fruit is 
7 to 9 inches long, tapering only slightly toward 
each end. This variety is excellent for market 
and pickles and holds the deep green color well 
after pickling. The vines are vigorous, healthy 
and productive. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.75. 
LONG DARK GREEN. (50 days). Our strain is much 
superior to the common Long Dark Green. Fruit 
long, straight, and dark green. Excellent for pick¬ 
ling, slicing and market. This variety is a black 
spine type, flesh very white and crisp. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.75. 
EARLY GREEN CLUSTER. (45 days). A small, very 
early pickling sort, fruit borne in clusters and 
weighing about one lb., color light green, averag¬ 
ing six inches in length. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.75. 
BLACK DIAMOND. (45 days). This variety is the 
earliest of all white spine type cucumbers. It re¬ 
mains green longer than any other variety known. 
Black Diamond produces a tremendous yield of 
cylindrical-shaped fruits averaging 8 to 9 inches 
in length of rich dark green color. In productive¬ 
ness, flavor, appearance and all-round good qual¬ 
ity, it cannot be surpassed. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; % lb. 65c; lb. $2.00. 
(Write for prices for larger quantities). 
CUCUMBER. BLACK DIAMOND 
EGG PLANT. MANATEE SPECIAL 
EGG PLANT 
Plant July to September and March to May. 
A packet will produce about 50 plants; an ounce, 
about 1,000 plants. 
Cultural Directions: Egg Plant should be started in 
seedbeds and transplanted to the field in about four 
weeks. Plant in sandy loam soil that has a supply of 
vegetable matter. A constant supply of moisture is 
required until the plants become firmly rooted. 
Plants should be set out 3 to 4 feet apart in the row. 
MANATEE'S SPECIAL. (115 days). The plants are 
taller and more vigorous than the Black Beauty 
type, being of the high-bush character. The fruits 
are quite similar to Black Beauty in shape and 
color. The plant holds the fruits well off the 
ground, thus preventing the possibility of rot. 
This variety withstands heat, heavy rains, and is 
hardy and very productive, and is better adapted 
to Florida and southern growing conditions. 
Pkt. 5c; % oz. 25c; oz. 40c; 14 lb. $1.50; lb. $5.00. 
NEW ORLEANS MARKET. (120 days). This high- 
bush type egg plant has larger but shorter fruits 
than the Florida High-Bush type. . The fruits have 
a very attractive market appearance of fine shape 
and dark purple color. The fruits are borne en¬ 
tirely off the ground and plants are resistant to 
drouth. 
Pkt. 5c; V 2 oz. 25c; oz. 40c; 14 lb. $1.25; 1 lb. $4.50. 
FLORIDA HIGH BUSH. (120 days). Plants are large 
and high, usually bearing the fruit well off the 
ground, and produce fruits of elongated, cylin¬ 
drical shape, of dark purplish color, similar to New 
York Spineless variety. 
Pkt. 5c; V 2 oz. 20c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50. 
NEW YORK IMPROVED SPINELESS. (120 days). A 
spineless, purple-fruited sort, very productive and 
of excellent quality. Plants are of the spreading 
type, bearing four to six fruits. The broad, oval 
fruits are slightly larger than Black Beauty. 
Pkt. 5c; y 2 oz. 25c; oz. 40c; !4 lb. $1.25; 1 lb. $4.00. 
BLACK BEAUTY. (115 days). Produces large, egg- 
shaped fruit of fine quality. Has no spine and is a 
very early variety. Plants reach a height of 24 
to 30 inches and "bear 4 to 5 fruits, valuable to 
home gardeners and early marketers. 
Pkt. 5c; y 2 oz. 25c; oz. 40c; 14 lb. $1.25; lb. $4.50. 
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