COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 
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Cucumber 
For an early crop plant in hot beds on pieces of sod 6x6 inches 
and three inches thick. Plant 6 seeds in the center of each piece 
and when true leaves appear and danger of frost is over move plants 
to the field, put them in rows 5 feet apart and 3 feet apart in the 
row. Most gardeners plant the seed in open ground about May 
10th, dropping 10 to 15 seeds in each hill in rows 5 feet apart and 3 
feet in the row. When the plants get their true leaves thin out 
to three in each hill. Give frequent but shallow cultivation and if 
the crop is attacked by beetles give light application of air slacked 
lime mixed with soot and road dust. 1 oz. to 50 hills, 2 lbs. per acre. 
CULTURE UNDER GLASS—Most crops under glass are started 
from early January up to April. Planted in the fall, they are coming 
rather slow unless the weather is exceptionally bright. Solid beds 
give best results, benches 6 to 8 inches deep filled with rotted sod 
mixed with about one-fourth cow manure give good results also. 
The temperature should never be allowed to go under 65 degrees at 
night and for pollenizing bees are needed. If bees do not come 
from outside, place a bee hive inside. Water only when needed then 
give a thorough soaking, prevent cold drafts, fumigate with tobacco 
LIGHTLY as a heavy dose would scorch the foliage and if mildew 
appears use sulphur promptly. Mulch with manure and apply it in 
liquid form when the vines are showing healthy growth. 
KLONDYKE—Early, heavily productive sort with short, dark green 
fruit. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 25c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
ARLINGTON WHITE SPINE—A fine early and productive slicing 
variety. 1 lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
EVERGREEN WHITE SPINE—Fruit of medium length, dark green. 
Very productive sort. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; lb. 25c; lb. $1.00. 
Which Is The Best Cucumber? 
The best slicing Cucumber is at present WOODRUFF’S Hybrid. 
It is hardy, withstands drought and the ravages of lice better than 
most cucumbers, is extraordinarily productive and the cucumbers 
are real beauties. Both for the home or market it is a very valuable 
variety, also high class for forcing. 
EXTRA EARLY EXPRESS is a much earlier variety ,in fact one 
of the earliest of all cucumbers, and for market invaluable, because 
it yields an immense crop of dark green rather short fruit and is 
suitable both for slicing as well as for pickling. 
EARLY HARVEST is still earlier than Early Fortune and some 
growers regard it a better paying sort, for an early crop, than 
Express; others, however, favor Express. Which of the two is bet¬ 
ter depends to a large extent on the requirements of the market 
one caters to and the growers themselves must decide this question. 
Try both and remember that Express and Early Harvest are of 
value chiefly for an early crop or for a heavy crop of pickles. 
JUMBO is an extra fancy sort with long and most beautiful 
fruit which sells in the market for more than double of other 
Cucumbers. It is nearly seedless. If you want to raise only one 
variety choose EXPRESS. 
CUCUMBER TRIUMPH because of just right size, length, earli¬ 
ness, beautiful dark green color and because heavily productive, will 
displace most other varieties. EARLY RUSSIAN cucumber produces 
a crop so early that when dry and hot weather arrives, the crop is 
totally out of danger. 
Cucumbers require very rich soil for very best results although 
surprising crops are produced with but little care. A gardener 
frieud of ours recommends fertilizing the surrounding area, to be 
covered with the vines as well as the hill proper. And he says to 
cultivate exceedingly shallow. As he has had unusual success in his 
line, we are passing you this “tip.” The government has issued a 
bulletin, No. 25-1 Cucumber, and No. 1320, The Production of Cucum¬ 
bers in Greenhouses; also No. 1563, CUCUMBER GROWING, in 
which every phase of the industry is discussed, which may be had 
without cost by writing the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, 
D. C. 
EXTRA EARLY EXPRESS CUCUMBER 
EXCEPTIONALLY EARLY DARK GREEN 
The most beautiful and the best shipper of all White Spines. It 
grows from 8 to 10 inches long. It is truly an evergreen, retaining its 
glossy green color until fully ripe. Bearing small fruit for pickling 
in 40 days from germination, and large fruit for slicing can be pulled 
in 45 days. Vine is a strong grower, foliage broad leaved, deep green, 
close jointed, does not sunburn. Blooms very early at every joint, 
consequently very prolific. The fruits are very symmetrical and 
straight and of rich dark glossy green throughout the entire length 
of the fruit. Our extra Early Express Cucumber is a great profit pro¬ 
ducer and the Southern Truckers who are shipping to the Northern 
markets will find this variety as one of the best. Price: Pkt. 10c; oz. 
15c; M lb. 25c; lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. or over at 95c per lb. 
DAVIS PERFECT CUCUMBER 
First class variety, fruit dark green, somewhat pointed at both 
ends, of high quality, quite early, deservedly popular with growers 
all over the country. Measures about 10 inches long and 214 inches 
through, average weight 2 lbs. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 25c; lb. $1.00. 
KIRBEY’S STAY GREEN CUCUMBER 
A small, early shipping cucumber .notable for its intensely dark 
green color An enormous yielder. Recommended chiefly for the 
earliest shipping sections, where length is not a necessity. Un¬ 
excelled in earliness, color and heavy yielding. Average size 614x214 
inches. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 25c; lb. $1.00. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN CUCUMBER 
Suitable for slicing, and the best variety for big yellow pickles. 
Fruit handsome, averaging 12 inches in length, dark green, flesh 
white, crisp and solid. Heavily productive. Highly rust and disease 
resistant, producing a crop under conditions when other cucumbers 
fail. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 25c; 1 lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
CUCUMBER WINDERMOOR WONDER 
Beautiful in appearance, of dark bluish green color with faint 
white stripes at the blossom end Suitable for both the garden and 
forcing. A healthy, productive and fairly early variety, the fruits 
averaging 14 inches in length by 214 inches in diameter and are 
very symmetrical. An ideal cucumber for the market grower and 
greenhouse man as a “straight pack” variety for shipment boxed 
and wrapped in paper, to markets, demanding top notch products 
where price is no object. The seed we offer is of the highest quality 
saved only from well developed straight and perfect fruits. Whether 
you wish to grow it in the open or under glass, rest assured that our 
seeds are the best money can buy. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; lb. $2.00. 
CUCUMBER DELTUS 
Deltus Is a fancy sort that is equally suitable for growing under 
glass as well as in the field. The fruit is 8 to 10 inches long, per¬ 
fectly straight, uniform in diameter, has blunt ends, smooth, rich 
dark green skin and crisp, tender, solid white flesh that is very deep. 
It is the darkest green cucumber known. Has very few seeds which 
are slow to form and this fact makes it a superior slicer. It is an 
immense yielder; the vines are strong and healthy. Its color and 
shape insure a good price on the market every time. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
15e; y 4 lb. 50c; lb. $2.00. 
Our Cucumber Seed is way aibove the average in quality 
