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CUCUMBERS—Continued 
CHICAGO PICKLING CUCUMBER—One of the 
most popular of the small early pickle varieties. 
It hajs square ends, smooth skin, is enormously pro¬ 
ductive and very disease resistant. The ideal type 
for very early uniform pickles. The fruits average 
6 x 2 ^4 inches when fully developed. 
EARLY CLUSTER or EVERBEARING— The fruits 
of this variety are small in size and desirable for 
pickling. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN— This variety is gen¬ 
erally grown for commercial use as a slicing 
cucumber. It is medium late in maturity, the fruits 
New Red Cored Chantenay 
are long and tapering and of dark green color. 
IMPROVED WHITE SPINE—One of the earliest 
of the Spine varieties with medium large fruits of 
mild flavor and crisp quality. 
BOSTON PICKLING — One of the best known 
varieties for general use. The fruits are short, of 
medium size and suitable for pickling as well as 
slicing. Is early and very productive. 
LEMON CUCUMBER — A variety with lemon 
shaped fruits and medium early in maturity. 
All Cucumbers postpaid 3rd! zone (except as 
noted) : Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 4 oz. 50c; 1 lb. $1.50. 
Carrots 
CULTURE—One ounce to 200 feet of row; 2 to 4 
pounds per acre. Any good soil will grow Carrots. Well 
grown and perfect roots develop only in rich, loose 
soil, preferably sandy loam, or even clear sand when 
well fertilized' and kept moist. In rich, loose soil no 
thinning is necessary except for the purpose of getting 
large, perfectly formed Carrots. The flavor and ten¬ 
derness. of table varieties is secured by quick, un¬ 
checked growth. For winter use store Carrots in 
slightly moist sand or sandy loam in a root cellar. 
IMPERATOR or TENDERSWEET CARROT—Our recent 
introduction. An outstanding - type bred for Market Gardener 
use and for shipping. Tops medium but strong enough for 
good bunching. Roots have sloping shoulders, smooth, deep 
rich orange, uniformly tapered to a semi-blunt end. Flesh 
rich orange color, extending to center of root, with indistinct 
core: fine grained, tender and of fine quality. Price, Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 15c; 14 Hu 50c; 1 lb. $1.50. 
NEW RED CORED CHANTENAY—Tops are shorter and 
the foliage finer than the regular Chantenay. Strong tops, 
making bunching easy. The outstanding features of the 
strain are the smoothness of the roots, the excellent color 
of both the exterior and interior, the tenderness of the core, 
and the very uniform and perfect stumping. The stock is 
very even and a little earlier than the regular Chantenay. 
Price, Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; *4 lb. 55c; 1 lb. $1.50. 
DANVERS HALF LONG —(65 days). The heaviest yielding 
half-long variety. One of the best for general crop and a 
profitable variety for market gardeners. Danvers is pro¬ 
ductive in all classes of soil. The color is a bright orange- 
scarlet and the core is rather definite. The tops are a little 
larger than Chantenay. While of table quality, the heavy 
yield also makes Danvers suitable for a stock Carrot. Pkt. 
5c’; oz. 15c; *4 lb* 45c; 1 lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. $5.50. 
CHANTENAY—We recommend this va¬ 
riety very highly for the market garden 
trade as well as for home use. The roots 
are tapering and stumped at the base mak¬ 
ing them, more easily harvested in heavy 
Imperator or Tender sweet 
soil. This variety is equal to the Danvers 
Half Long in quality and is productive. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.25; 5 
lbs. $5.50. Prepaid. 
Oxheart Carrots 
OXHEART—A short stump rooted variety, 
very popular for planting on heavy soil. Also 
suited to early harvest for market purposes. 
Prepaid. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 45c; 1 lb. 
$1.25; 5 lbs. $5.50. 
CORELESS OR HALF LONG NANTES —A handsome 
half long variety, almost perfectly cylindrical, bllunt- 
end'ed, and with a very small tap-root. The carrots 
are 6 inches long and 1 % inches thick. Both the 
skin and flesh are bright orange red. Sweet and very 
tasty. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; V 4 lb. 45c; 1 lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. 
$5.50. 
Stock Carrots 
YELLOW GIANT OR SAN JOSE CHAMPION— This 
carrot is a half-long variety, with an immense broad 
shoulder. The roots penetrate less than one-half the 
depth into the ground. Color a bright yellow. Pkt. 
5c; oz 15c; V 4 lb. 35c; 1 lb. 80c; 5 lbs. $3,50. 
