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JOSEPH BRECR & SONS 
(Corporation) 
Cucuntberm 
German, Gurken. — French, Concombr€.^S'pzx\\s\i, Pepino. 
The first planting should be made early in May on partly spent hot-beds; jj 
inverted sods form an excellent medium for both planting on and carrying the » 
young plants to their permanent location, or small paper pots can be used. ^ 
Such plantings are usually ready for transplanting to the open ground in from s 
three to four weeks, and are seldom troubled with the striped bug. Transplant- S 
ing, when practical, should be done in the evening, into hills four feet apart each ® 
way. Thin out to about four plants to a hill when established. The seed may y 
be planted in hills late in May, thus giving a succession. For pickles, plant ^ 
during the last two weeks of June. J 
Plaster dust, or an infusion of hellebore powder in water will destroy the? 
striped bug, Ofie ounce willplanl about hills. 
_ , Pkt. Oz. V4lb. Lb. 
Boston Pickling, Produces an abundant crop of 
short dark-green fruit ...... 30.0$ $o.io $0.35 $1.25 
Breck*s Forcing White Spine. This seed is raised from se- pkt. Oz, V4lb. 
lected specimens by an Arlington market gardener and is the 
best obtainable . $0 
Cool and Crisp, Extra early, long, straight and slender, dark 
green color ......... 
The very best pickling sort .... 
Grows in clusters. Bluish-green color 
Medium size. Valuable for both table and pickling 
The earliest variety. About four inches long 
Medium size, early and productive 
Without an equal, quantity and quality considered 
Very long, one of the best 
Lb. 
Cumberland. 
Barly Cluster, 
Early Frames, 
Barly Russian 
Everbearing, 
Evergreen, 
Qiant Pera 
The 
Japanese Climbing. A productive variety, fine quality. 
vine w'ill grow over a summer house or climb a pole 
Long Qreen Improved. Late, about 12 inches long, tender anc 
of excellent flavor ...... 
Nichols* Medium Qreen. A most desirable table sort 
Tailby*s Hybrid, A cross between White Spine and an English 
frame sort ........ 
West India Gherkin. A short green oval for pickling 
White Sp/ne, Improved, A handsome early vi-dety of uniform 
size and quality ......... 
White Spine, Arlington. A fine strain. It is used both for fore 
ing and out-door cultivation . 
White Pearl, The best white sort, early and productive 
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English Frame Varietiesm 
These are mostly grown by private gardeners. They attain a length of from 12 to 3c 
inches, and are of fine quality. 
Rollinson*s Telegraph, Blue Qown. Cartels Model. Each 
per pkt. 25 cts. 
Dandelion, 
rgg~Plant, 
German, Eierpjlanze. — 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 snvall pots. Plant out 
three feet apait when weather is perfectly settled and warm. Keep the plants watered for a few days after transplant¬ 
ing until they begin to show signs of being established. 0 )ic ounce will produce about i.poo plants. 
Black Pekin. Early, fruit jet black, round in form and very solid 
Early Long Purple. Differing in shape from the foregoing; hardy and productive 
New York Improved. The leading market variety; excellent and very productive 
White Pearl, A large white fruited variety; ornamental and useful . 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
V4 lb. 
Lb. 
$0.10 
$0,50 
31.50 
S5.00 
.10 
•25 
•75 
2.25 
.10 
.50 
I 50 
5.00 
.10 
.40 
1.00 
Aiuericaii Improved l>andelion. 
American Improved. Large, fleshy leaves , 
French Garden . 
Thick'Leaved French. Large and tender 
German, Pardcblum. — French, Pisse-en-lit. — Spanish, Arnargon. 
Sow seed in May or June, in drills half an inch deep and 12 
inches apart. Cultivate, to keep down the weeds during summer, 
and the following spring the leaves will be fit to cut. Upon the ap¬ 
proach of severe weather cover with litter, which should be removed 
early the following spring. Dandelion that has been blanched is much 
more tender and entirely lacks the bitter flavor of the plant matured 
in the open. The blanching is accomplished by placing two boards 
inverted V-shape over the rows. One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 
One pound will soro an acre. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
V 4 lb. 
Lb. 
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$0.40 
1.25 
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.70 
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