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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
Improved White Spine Cucumber 
Cucumber 
(Cucumis sativis) 
German, “Gurken.”—French, “Concombre.” 
Spanish, “Pepino” 
Seed should be started under glass about May 1st, for 
an early crop in order to have plants ready to set out in 
the garden 3 or 4 weeks later when the ground has be¬ 
come thoroughly warm. Plant the seed in paper or 
earthen pots not less than 4 inches in diameter, in berry 
baskets, or other receptacles which can be handled easily 
and carried to the field without disturbing the young 
plants; leave only the 3 or 4 strongest seedlings in each 
container. Well-rotted manure or fertilizers may be dug 
into the hills a week or two before planting time. In 
every good soil the distance between hills should not be 
less thari 4 by 5 feet; in less fertile soils 4 by 4 feet will 
answer. It is generally safe to plant seed in the garden 
until late in May; for pickles the middle of June is early 
enough. Cultivate often, and continue as late in the 
season as is possible without injuring the plants. Always 
pick cucumbers before they begin to turn white or yellow. 
One ounce of seed will plant about 50 hills. 
Boston Pickling. Abundant crop of short, 
dark green fruit . 
Pkt. 
$0.10 
Oz. 
$0.20 
y 4 ib. 
$0.60 
Breck’s Forcing White Spine. This seed 
raised from selected specimens by a 
Massachusetts market gardener and is 
the best obtainable.Lb., $20.00 
.50 
2.50 
6.00 
Cool and Crisp. . Extra early, long 
straight and slender, dark green color 
.10 
.20 
.60 
Cumberland. Very best pickling sort.... 
.10 
.20 
.60 
Davis Perfect. Splendid variety, dark 
green, 10 to 12 inches. 
.10 
.25 
.75 
Early Cluster. Grows in clusters. Bluish 
green color . 
.10 
.20 
.60 
Early Frame. Medium size. Valuable 
for both table and pickling. 
.10 
.20 
.60 
Early Russian. Earliest variety. About 
4 inches long. 
.10 
.20 
.60 
Everbearing. Medium size, early and 
productive . 
.10 
.20 
.60 
Evergreen. Without an equal, quantity 
and quality considered. 
.10 
.20 
.60 
Japanese Climbing. Productive, fine 
quality. Excellent climbing vine . 
.10 
.25 
.75 
Long Green Improved. Late, 12 inches 
long, tender, excellent flavor. 
.10 
.25 
.75 
Klondike. Medium sized, uniform cucum¬ 
ber, 7 inches long, diameter of about 2 
inches when in first class condition for 
slicing. Color a rich dark green. Highly 
recommended . 
.10 
.25 
.75 
West India Gherkin. Short green oval 
cucumber for pickling. 
.10 
.25 
.75 
For free delivery offers and general 
instructions reg 
Pkt. Oz. *4 lb. 
White Spine Improved. General favorite 
and most popular variety, early, uni¬ 
form in size, splendid slicing cucumber .10 .20 .61 
White Spine Arlington. Seeds from se¬ 
lected stock of the Improved White 
Spine, giving cucumbers of more uni¬ 
form size and better color. This strain 
used largely for forcing in the green¬ 
house .15 .30 1.00 
English Frame Varieties 
These are grown chiefly by private gardeners. They 
attain a length of from 12 to 30 inches, and are of fine 
quality. 
Tender and True, Blue Gown, The Rochford. Each, per 
pkt., 50c. 
Dandelion 
(Taraxacum officinale) 
German, “Pardeblum.”—French, “Pisse-en-lit.” 
Spanish, “Amargon” 
When growing in deep rich soil cultivated varieties pro¬ 
duce large, tender leaves much superior to those of the 
wild dandelion, both in size and flavor. Sow seed early 
in May in shallow drills about a foot apart; later, thin 
the plants to 6 inches apart in the row, and cultivate to 
keep down the weeds. If blanched with soil the leaves 
make excellent salad. The plants may be held over win¬ 
ter by covering with litter, after the ground freezes, hut 
before the advent of severe weather. 
Pkt. Oz. V 4 lb. 
American Improved. Large fleshy leaves.$0.25 $1.00 $3.50 
French Garden .10 .60 1.75 
Thick-Leaved French. Large and tender. . .15 .75 2.00 
Egg-Plant 
(Solanum melongena) 
German, “Eicrpflanze.”—French, “Aubergine.” 
Spanish, “Berengena” 
(For price of Plants, see Vegetable Plants.) 
Owing to their extreme tenderness egg-plants should 
not be set out in the garden much before the middle of 
June. This vegetable may well be planted in soil heavily 
manured for some earlier crop such as radishes. Sow in 
a hot-bed about April first, transplant into another bed, 
and later shift into 4 or 5 inch pots. In warm, settled 
w r eather transfer to the garden, setting the plants 2 by 3, 
or 3 by 3 feet. Conservation of moisture is important. 
One ounce of seed will produce about 1000 plants. 
Pkt. Oz. 
Black Beauty. Early, fruit jet black, round in 
form and very solid.$0.15 $0.85 
Early Long Purple. Differing only in shape 
from the foregoing; hardy and productive... .15 .85 
New York Improved. The leading market 
variety; excellent and very productive.15 .85 
