ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY—"Pure and Sure” Seeds 
15 
Cucumber 
One ounce will plant 50 hills; 2 pounds will plant an acre in hills; 5 pounds in drills. 
St. L. S. Co.’s 
Improved Green Hybrid. 
Culture: The first planting should be made in 
May in hotbeds; inverted sods form an excellent 
medium for both planting on and carrying the 
younger plants to their permanent location, small 
paper pots can also be used. Such plantings are 
usually ready for transplanting to the open ground 
in from three to four weeks. 
The striped cucumber beetle is often very de¬ 
structive to young plants. These beetles, when not 
very numerous, are usually kept from doing seri¬ 
ous damage by dusting the plants with Slug Shot. 
Black Diamond. Fruits rich dark green, retain¬ 
ing their color long after pickling. 7 to 8 inches 
long, 2 % inches thick, slightly tapered, full at 
both ends. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb-* 30c; 1 lb., 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Davis Perfect, a very fine Cucumber for market 
as well as the home garden. Fine length, beau¬ 
tiful dark green color. Fruits 8 to 10 inches 
long, tapering at both ends, solid flesh, few 
seeds. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
Early White Spine. This truly is the peerless 
Cucumber and for slicing it has no equal. Our 
select strain of this variety is unsurpassed for 
the table or market. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 
30c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
Extra Long or Evergreen White Spine. The 
fruits of this very desirable table sort are long, 
cylindrical, very dark green, with very white, 
crisp and tender flesh. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 
30c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
Gherkin or Burr. An early maturing, very small, 
dark green Cucumber; cylindrical, square ended, 
and very popular with many growers who want 
an ideal bottle pickle. Pkt.. 5c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 
50c; 1 lb., $1.50. 
Japanese Climbing. Here is a variety that won’t 
take up so much space in your garden as it 
easily trails up poles or trellises. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; 14 lb., 40c. 
London Long Green. The fruits are very long, 
often 12 to 15 inches when mature, pure yellow 
when ripe. It is a standard sort for slicing and is 
very largely used for pickles. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
14 lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
Longfellow. This is a dark green Cucumber of the 
White Spine class. The fruits are 8 to 10 inches 
long, cylindrical in shape, and a fine glossy 
green in color. They retain their fine color for a 
remarkably long time. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 
30c; lb., $1.00. 
St. L. S. Co.’s Improved Green Hybrid. We 
consider this the finest all around Cucumber in 
existence. It has a long and straight, attractive 
shape, with a very rich green color, a fine lot 
of showy white spines. The color stays green for 
a week, making it a fine shipper. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; 14 lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
Snow’s Pickling. This is grown almost exclu¬ 
sively for pickling and is ideal for that purpose. 
It produces fruits of pickling size in 47 to 50 
days and is the earliest of the varieties in com¬ 
mon use. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 30c; 1 lb., 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Straight 8 . This White Spine variety typifies its 
name, running quite straight, regularly 8 inches 
long and 2 inches in diameter. Color dark green, 
free from pale striping, and very productive. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 65c; 1 lb., $2.25. 
Curled or Pepper Grass. The leaves of this 
small salad are much frilled or curled, and are 
used for garnishing. The plant is of rapid 
growth, about one foot high. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
14 lb., 30c; 1 lb., 90c. 
Water Cress. Seeds may be started readily in 
pans or boxes of very moist earth, and when the 
young plants are well started, they can be trans¬ 
planted to the running stream. Pkt., 10c; o®., 
30c; 14 lb., 90c; 1 lb., $3.00. 
Snow 
Pickling. 
