Plant when all danger of frost is over, in well prepared hilla 
four feet apart each way, and when all danger from insects is 
past, thin out to three or four plants in a hill. A shovel full 
of manure mixed in a hill before planting will greatly increase 
the crop. The fruit should be picked frequently to keep the 
vines productive. 
Improved Early 
White Spine. 
One of the most popular 
varieties both for market 
and table use. Vines vig¬ 
orous, fruiting early and 
abundantly, fruit uniform¬ 
ly straight and handsome, 
light green with a few 
white spines, flesh crisp and 
of very fine flavor. Largely 
grown for forcing and in 
the South it is extensively 
grown for shipping to the 
Northern markets early in 
the season. 
Improved Early White Spine. 
Early Short Green. An excellent sort 
both for table use and for pickling. Plants 
very vigorous and productive. Fruit 
straight, handsome, small at each end, 
bright green, lighter at the blossom end, 
with crisp tender flesh and makes excellent 
pickles. Comes into use a little later than 
the Early Cluster and keeps green a long 
time. 
Early Green Cluster. This is a much es¬ 
teemed early variety, growing in clusters, 
and extremely productive. Its color is of 
bluish green, shading to lighter at the ex¬ 
tremities. 
Davis Perfect. 
Boston Pickling. A new variety ; selec¬ 
ted with great care by one of the largest 
growers of pickling Cucumbers in the coun¬ 
try ; with good culture 200,000 can be grown 
on one acre. 
Chicago Pickling. A very prolific and 
valuable pickling cucumber. Very popular 
with Chicago growers, and more largely 
planted than any other sort in that vicinity. 
Fruit medium length, pointed at each end. 
Color deep green, flesh crisp and tender. 
Improved Long Green. Produced by 
selections from the Long Green. Vines 
vigorous and productive, forming fruit fit 
for the table nearly as early as the shorter 
sorts; fruit about twelve inches long, firm 
and crisp, with very few seeds. The young 
fruit makes one of the best of pickles and 
when grown to maturity is the best of any 
for sweet pickles. 
Davis Pefect. As now selected, the long 
even fruits are of fine form, with an inten¬ 
sely dark rich green skin. With very few 
seeds the solid white flesh is of superb qual¬ 
ity for slicing. So handsome and regular 
are the fruits that they bring an extra 
price on market—often being taken for 
‘‘hot-house grown.” The vines are of 
strong growth and quite orolific. 
