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1. N. SIMON & SON, 529 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA 
CUCUMBER -Continued 
German, Gurke. Italian, Cetrlolo. 
French, Concombre. Spanish, Pepino. 
Cultural Directions.— Cucumbers succeed best in warm, moist, 
rich, loamy ground. They should not be planted in the open air 
until there is a prospect of settled warm weather. Plant in hills 
about four feet apart each way. The hills should be previously 
prepared by mixing thoroughly with the soil in each, a shovelful 
of well-rotted manure. Sprinkle the vines liberally with Slug Shot 
to protect them from bugs, and when all danger from insects is past, 
thin out the plants, leaving three to four of the strongest to each hill. 
One ounce of seed will plant about 50 hills; two pounds will 
plant an acre. 
Simon’8 Perfection 
A. & C. SPECIAL. —Fruit 10 by 234 inches; Very dark green 
which they hold for a long time. Season about 5 days later than 
Arlington White Spine or the same as Davis Perfect. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; 34 lb., 50c.; lb., $1.60; 10 lbs., $15.00; 100 
lbs., $140.00. 
Arlington White Spine. —One of the most popular White Spine 
sorts. The fruit is very uniform, averaging seven to eight inches. 
It is extra early and very prolific. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 34 lb., 35c.; lb., $1.00; 10 lbs., $9.00. 
BLACK DIAMOND. —An extra early White Spine strain. Fruit 
averages 8 inches long and are dark’_green. It is very prolific and is 
an excellent variety for pickles. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 34 lb., 35c.; lb., 95c.; 10 lbs., $8.50; 100 lbs., 
$75.00. 
Chicago Pickling (Westerfield). —A most excellent pickling sort; 
very uniform, productive and good color. Our strain is much superior 
to stocks generally sold under this name. 7x3 inches. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 34 lb., 35c.; lb., $1.00; 10 lbs., $9.00. 
Clark’s Special. —A very special stock suited for the nearby 
market, or for long distance shipping. Fruits 9 to 11 inches long, 
slightly tapered at ends, with dark green skin. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 34 lb., 40c.; lb., $1.10; ID lbs., $10.00; 100 lbs., 
$90.00. 
NATIONAL PICKLING.— A highly desirable pickling strain 
developed at the Michigan Agricultural College in collaboration 
with the National Pickle Packers’ Association. Resembles know s 
Pkt^Soc.: oz., 15c.; 34 lb., 35c.; lb., $1.00; 10 lbs., $9.00. 
PRIDE OF DELAWARE.— Fruit 8 to 10 inches long with rich dark 
green color. Season same as Clark’s Special. MA AA 
t>v+ in*> > A? 15c ■ lb.. 40c.: lb.. $1.10; 10 lbs., $10.00; 100 
lbs., $90.00. 
Simon’s Hot House. —Perfect shape 
and color, producing long, straight, hand¬ 
some fruit of the very finest quality. 
Excellent sort for growing under glass. 
Pkt., 15c.; oz., 45c.; 34 lb., $1.35; lb., 
$5.00. 
Simon’s Perfection. —Extra early dark 
green and very prolific variety. Fruit 
average from eight to ten inches in length 
and have very few seeds. They hold their 
color both on the vines and after being 
shipped longer than most other varieties, 
which is a very valuable feature for long¬ 
distance shipping. Vines vigorous and 
more blight-resistant than most of the 
White Spine sorts. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; M lb., 40c.; lb., 
$1.10; 10 lbs., $10.00; 100 lbs., $90.00. 
Simon’s Special Dark Green. —Some 
of our customers have asked us for a 
Cucumber that grows a little longer than 
our famous Kirby and of equally dark 
color. We believe our Simon’s Special 
Dark Green will supply this need. Fruits 
average 9 x 234 inches and are green all 
over which they retain for a long time. 
Season about one week later than Kirby. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; 34 lb., 50c.; lb., 
$1.60; 10 lbs., $15.00; 100 lbs., $140.00. 
Snow’s Pickling. —An earlj, maturing, 
very small, dark green cucumber; cylindri¬ 
cal, square ended, and very popular with 
many growers who want an ideal bottle 
pickle. The seed we offer was grown from 
a very fine lot of stock seed procured from 
the originator. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 34 lb., 35c.; lb., 
$1.00; 10 lbs., $9.00. 
Simon’s 
Dark Green 
Davis’ Perfect. —A long, slim, dark green White Spine strain, 
early and prolific. It is a stronger grower and will resist blight 
better than some of the older sorts. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 34 lb., 40c.; lb., $1.10; 10 lbs., $10.00. 
Earliest of All. —Very early and prolific. Fruit dark green and 
average about eight inches. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 34 lb., 35c.; lb., $1.00; 10 lbs., $9.00. 
Early Fortune. —Early, good dark color and prolific. Fruit 
averages about ten inches in length. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 34 lb., 40c.; lb., $1.10; 10 lbs., $10.00; 100 
lbs., $90.00. 
Extra Early Prolific, or Boston Pickling. —A very productive 
variety, extensively grown for pickles. Fruit medium size, quite 
smooth and of a bright green color. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 34 lb., 35c.; lb., $1.00; 10 lbs., $9.00. 
Extra Long, or Evergreen White Spine. —A long, second early 
dark green White Spine, fruit averaging ten to twelve inches. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 34 lb., 40c.; lb., $1.10; 10 lbs., $10.00. 
Henderson’s Perfected. —An extra early, dark green White 
Spine strain, producing very uniform fruit in great abundance. 
The vine is vigorous and produces fruit for a long season. Fruit 
averages from eight to ten inches long and is of the finest quality. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 34 lb., 35c.; lb., $1.00; 10 lbs., $9.00. 
Longfellow. —An excellent long, slender, dark green variety, 
equally desirable for greenhouse forcing or out door culture. An 
ideal type for the private garden or as a "straight pack” variety for 
shipment to market. 12 to 14 inches long by 23$ inches in diameter. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; 34 lb., 45c.; lb., $1.35; 10 lbs., $12.50. 
London, or Improved Long Green. —Second ea r ly, long, dark 
green; fruit measures twelve to fourteen inches. Quality firm and 
crisp. 
Stays Green or Sunny South. —Dark green color, extra early, 
prolific and a fine shipper. Fruits average 8 inches. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 34 lb., 35c.; lb., 95c.; 10 lbs., $8.50; 100 lbs., 
$75.00. 
Woodruff’s Hybrid. —Early dark green producing fruit 9 to 10 
inches long. Season same as Clark’s Special. 
Pitt., 10c.; oz., 15c.;j34Jb., 40c.; lb., $1.10; 10 lbs., $10.00; 100 
lbs., $90.00. 
DANDELION 
German, Loewenzahn. Italian, Dente de leone. 
French, Plssenllt. Spanish, Amargon. 
Cultural Directions. —The seed is sown one-half inch deep in the 
open ground as soon as it can be worked in spring, in rows one foot 
apart, thinning the plants to about three inches apart if grown for 
"Greens” or if to be blanched for salad the rows should be 15 to 18 
inches apart and the plants thinned to about eight inches. A gather¬ 
ing of young leaves may be made in eight or nine weeks from seed 
sowing and be continued until the growth gets too old and bitter. 
The plants being hardy if allowed to stand over winter, will yield a 
very early crop of tender young leaves the following spring. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 
French Cultivated, or Common. —A selection from and aD 
improvement on the wild dandelion. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; 34 lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50. 
Improved Broad Leaved. —Very early, forming a rosette of 
large, broad, slightly cut leaves. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 35c.; 34 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 
Italian. —Produces one main stalk which after cut causes the 
plant to produce numerous sprouts. These are cut and sold in 
bunches. It is prepared the same as Asparagus. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c.; 34 lb., 60c.; lb., $2.00. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 34 lb., 40c.; lb., $1.10; 10 lbs., $10.00 
W# sell Vi pounds at pound rate, 6 pounds at ten-pound rate, 25 pounds or over at hundred-pound rate, of one variety. 
Prloee Subject to Chana* Without Notloe. 
