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BOFFERDING SEED CO., MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
CUCUMBERS 
Early Fortune 
1 oz. 60 hills, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. 
Number of days to maturity given for each variety. 
Davis’ Perfect —An extra long, dark green 
type of White Spine; retains its color and 
good qualities long after being picked; 
fruit is exceptionally long, smooth, and 
tapering at both ends; flesh crisp, solid, 
with few seeds; mid-season. 11x2^4 inches. 
58 days. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 35c; lb. 
$1.25. 
Longfellow—An excellent long, 
slender, dark green variety equally 
desirable for greenhouse forcing or 
out door culture. An ideal type for 
the private garden or as a “straight 
pack” variety for shipment to mar¬ 
ket. 12 to 14 inches long by 2^4 
inches in diameter. 65 days. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 45c; lb. $1.50. 
Long Green Improved-Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 
14 lb. 45c; lb. $1.50. 
Early Fortune —The finest type of White 
Spine yet produced. Early, very produc¬ 
tive and disease-resistant; fruit 9 inches 
long, slightly tapering; flesh white, very 
firm and crisp, with very few seeds; color 
rich, dark green, which does not fade 
when shipped a long distance. 58 days. 
9x2 Zi inches. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 40c; 
lb. $1.25. 
B. Co. Pickling —56 days. A large type 
of pickling cucumbers. The ends are 
abrupt or square and the hardiness is un¬ 
excelled. Medium green; black spined and 
one of the best pickling varieties. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 15c; 14 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
Japanese Climbing —58 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
25c; 14 lb. 70c. 
Jersey Pickling —A very productive va¬ 
riety; fruit long, tapering and bottle¬ 
necked; pickles long and very slender. 54 
days. 6x2 inches. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 
lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
Snow’s Perfected Pickle —The most sym¬ 
metrical, best formed and productive 
pickling sort; early, small, square ended 
and dark green. Our select strain of this 
variety is much superior to stocks gen¬ 
erally sold under this name. 5x2l4 inches. 
5 6 days. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 30c; 
lb. $1.00. 
Chicago Pickling- The most popular pick¬ 
ling variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 30c; 
lb. $1.00. 
EGG PLANT 
1 oz. 1,000 plants 
Black Beauty —Earlier and nearly as large pie, which color it holds for a long time, 
as New York Purple; fruit very dark pur- Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 14 lb. $1.25. 
ENDIVE 
1 oz. 100 feet drill 
Green Curled Winter —The most hardy ing a trace of rose; readily blanches a 
and vigorous sort; leaves bright, deep creamy white. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; lb. 45c; 
green with the outer midribs usually show- lb. $1.25. 
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