COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 
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Cucumber 
Jumbo 
A VIGOROUS DISEASE RESISTANT 
GROWER—IMMENSELY PRODUCTIVE 
I had two acres in cucumbers, 8 dif¬ 
ferent varieties; also Jumbo in between. 
I lost ALL with downy mildew except 
Jumbo, which is still bearing.—N. A. B., 
Talavat, Florida. 
By the Introduction of this cucumber, we are placing on the market a variety of exceptional merit, and one which will meet with the 
heartiest reception by all market gardeners as well as private planters. 
JUMBO CUCUMBER differs from all other cucumbers in many respects. 
FIRST—It has very handsome, smooth, long and slim fruits. The skin is of a dark green color, nearly black, and with only few 
spines that are hardly noticeable. It is very symmetrical, 18 inches long, and never more than three inches in diameter, except when 
fully ripe. It is faintly striped. The illustration gives a correct idea of its shape. 
Second—It is a very vigorous grower with vines twice as long and leaves twice as large which stand twice as high as of other 
varieties. 
THIRD—Jumbo Cucumber is enormously productive. The strong vines are heavy bearers and those growing Jumbo Cucumbers will 
certainly be elated, when looking over their patch of beautiful long slim fruits. 
FOURTH—Jumbo Cucumber is the finest eating cucumber on earth. It has few seeds and the seeds are only half the size of other 
slicing varieties. The flesh is so tender and brittle that a slice of this cucumber taken on the end of a fork will break in two with only a 
slight jerk. We are certainly fortunate and glad to be able to offer a cucumber so extraordinarily good, and assure you that you never had 
as fine a cucumber as our Jumbo in your garden. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 12c; oz. 45c; lb. $4.00. 
WOODRUFF’S HYBRID 
CUCUMBER—WOODRUFF’S HYBRID 
HANDSOME—HEAVY PRODUCER 
The fruit averages 8 to 10 inches long, is regular in outline with an intensely dark green, almost black skin, marked with distinct white 
lines at the blossom end making it even more attractive than the well known and justly popular Davis Perfect variety. Woodruff's Hybrid 
is, in fact, a highly improved Davis Perfect. On our seed farms as well as with all gardeners who tried this variety it proved to be a very 
heavy yielder, even under very adverse conditions. Because of a prolonged drought the vines were at one time nearly dried up but with 
first rains they quickly revived and set new fruit in abundance and of the very best grade. Simply wonderful when it comes to productive¬ 
ness and the fruit is all well formed with hardly any culls. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; lb. $1.20; 10 lbs. $10.00. 
WHITF WflNDFR Heavily productive medium early 
W m 1 E WDlxL/LiV sort. Tlie cucum bers are smooth, 
7-8 in. long, square and blocky at the ends, of unexcelled eat¬ 
ing qualities and snow-white at all stages of growth. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 20c; lb. $2.40. 
Cucumber Beetles 
Mr. John H. Griffith, a Maryland gardener, says: “The most 
effective remedy I have ever tried for striped cucumber beetles on 
cantaloupes, cucumbers and similar vine crops is to smear some pine 
tar On a corn cob and place the cob on a hill between the young 
plants. Add more tar to the cob at intervals of 7 or 8 days. The 
odor of turpentine is offensive to the beetles and they pack up and 
get away. It is a simple thing, but it beats all other remedies I 
have ever tried.” 
n t Qii is an annual plant, strongly fragrant in all Its parts, 
DAY-JiL- grown by some for its perfume, by others as a kitchen 
herb and sometimes as a medicinal herb. Dwarf Basil grown in pots 
makes a fine house plant, emiting a pleasant perfume when its leaves 
are touched by hand, it grows in symmetrical compact bushes about 
6 inches high. Sweet Basil is grown as an ornamental plant. Lettuce 
Leaved Basil is used as “greens” by many people. The two last 
named varieties grow a foot high. Basil should be planted out¬ 
doors when all danger of frost is past in rich soil and in a sunny 
situation and should be spaced 8 inches apart. 
SWEET BASIL—LETTUCE LEAVED BASIL—DWARF BASIL—Any 
variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
CUCUMBER NATIONAL PICKLE 
Also called Packer’s, Heinz’s and Monarch Pickle. 
Robust in growth, bearing extra heavy crop of well¬ 
shaped fruit that shows up well finished when pickled; firm, 
not hollow inside and fresh green in color. Considered by 
both the growers and packers as the best of all pickling 
varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 25c; lb. $1.00; 10 lbs. $7.00, 
prepaid. 
CUCUMBER BLACK DIAMOND 
Extremely early, fruit well shaped, 8 inches long, produced 
freely on strong, vigorous vines. Skin smooth, intensely dark green. 
Considered by some of the largest truckers in the South as an ideal 
cucumber for shipping. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. $4.75. 
CUCUMBER EARLY RUSSIAN—Amazingly productive and extreme¬ 
ly early. Valuable for small uniform pickles and in districts where the 
late maturing kinds will not develop before frost. Size four inches 
long and two inches thick. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; lb. $1.00. 
We sell quarter and half pounds at pound rates, 5 lbs. or 
over at 10 lb. rate, 25 lbs. or over at 100 lb. rate. 
