CATALOGUE OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
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Cucumber. 
German, Gurken .— French, Cone ombre .— Spanish, Pepino, 
White Spine Cucumber. 
I he first planting should be made early in May on partly spent hot-beds; inverted sods form an excellent 
nedium for both planting on and carrying the young plants to their permanent location, or small paper pots can be 
lsed. Such plantings are usually ready for transplanting to the open ground in from three to four weeks, and are 
eldom troubled with the striped bug. Transplanting should be done in the evening, into hills four feet apart each 
vay. 1 hin out to about four plants to a hill. The seed may be planted in hills late in May, thus giving a succes¬ 
sor pickles, plant during the last two weeks of June. One ounce will plant about jo hills. 
non. 
Pkt. 
$o 
Oz. 
lb. 
Lb. 
Boston Pickling . Produces an abundant crop of short, dark green fruit 
3 reck s Forcing White Spine. T his seed is raised from selected specimens by 
an Arlington market gardener and is the best obtainable . 
Tool and Crisp. Extra early, long, straight and slender, dark green color 
Cumberland. The very best pickling sort ...... 
lav is Perfect. (New.) Splendid variety, dark green, io to 12 inches long 
zarly Cluster. Grows in clusters. Bluish-green color .... 
\arly Frame. Medium size. Valuable for both table and pickling 
zarly Russian. The earliest variety. About 4 inches long . 
zverbearing. Medium size, early and productive . . 
Evergreen. Without an equal, quantity and quality considered 
Hant Pera. Very long, one of the best ...... 
Japanese Climbing. Productive, fine quality. Excellent climbing vine 
*ong Green Improved. Late, about 12 inches long, tender and of excellent flavor 
\/icho/s’ Medium Green. A most desirable table sort 
r ailby f s Hybrid. A cross between White Spine and an English frame sort 
Vest India Gherkin. A short green oval for pickling .... 
Vhite Spine, Improved. A handsome early variety of uniform size and quality 
Vhite Spine, Arlington. A fine strain. It is used both for forcing and outdoor 
cultivation ............ 
White Pearl . The best white sort, early and productive 
English Frame Varieties. 
These are mostly grown bv 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., 25 cts. 
Dandelion. 
German, Pardeblum .— French, Pissc-cn-lit . — Spanish, Amargon. 
Sow seed in May or June, in drills half an inch deep and 12 inches apart. Cultivate, to keep down the weeds 
luring summer, and the following spring the leaves will be - fit to cut. Upon the approach of severe weather cover 
vith litter, which should be removed early the following spring. Dandelion that has been blanched is much more 
ender and entirely lacks the bitter flavor of the plant matured in the open. The blanching is accomplished by 
>lacing two boards inverted V-shape over the rows. One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. One found will senu an acre. 
« . , . T „ , Pkt. Oz. lb. 
American Improved. Large, fleshy leaves . ..$0.10 $0.50 $1.75 
French Garden ............. .05 
Thick-Leaved French. Large and tender.. 
05 
$0.10 
$0.35 
$1.25 
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.40 
1.50 
10 
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.20 
.40 
.70 
1.25 
Lb. 
$6.00 
2.25 
4.00 
Egg-Plant. 
German, Eierpflanze .— French, Aubergine .— Spanish, Berengena. 
(For price of Plants, see Vegetable Plants.) 
Sow in hot-bed early in spring, and transplant when two inches high into another bed or small pots. Plant out 
hree feet apart when weather is perfectly settled and warm. Keep the plants watered for a few days after trans¬ 
planting until they begin to show signs of being established. One ounce will produce about 1,000 plants. 
Black Pekin. Early, fruit jet black, round in form and very solid 
zarly Long Purple. Differing in shape from the foregoing; hardy and productive 
York Improved. The leading market variety ; excellent and very productive 
A large white fruited variety ; ornamental and useful 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
Slew 
White Pearl 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
K lb. 
Lb. 
$0.10 
$0.50 
$1.50 
$5.00 
. 10 
•25 
•75 
2.2s 
. 10 
.50 
1.50 
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