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ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY—“Pure and Sure" Seeds 
Cucumber 
One ounce will plant 50 hills; 2 pounds will plant an acre in hills; 5 pounds in drills. 
St. Louis Seed Co.’s Imp. Hybrid Cucumber 
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. Beautiful 
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. 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, cyl¬ 
indrical, 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; 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. 
CRESS 
Curled or Pepper Grass. The leaves are 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 transplanted 
to the running stream. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 14 
lb., 90c; 1 lb., $3.00. 
DANDELION 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row. 
Sow in early spring in rows 18 inches apart, cov¬ 
ering firmly with fine soil. Thin or transplant to 
10 or 12 inches apart. The leaves are used as salad 
or as boiled greens. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; 14 lb., $1.50. 
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. 
St. L. S. Co.’s Improved Green Hybrid. We con¬ 
sider this the finest all around Cucumber in 
existence. It has a long and straight, attractive 
shape, with a very rich green color. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; 14 lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
Snow’s Pickling. Is grown almost exclusively for 
pickling and is ideal for that purpose. It pro¬ 
duces fruits of pickling size in 47 to 50 days and 
is the earliest of the varieties in common 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., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
The striped cucumber beetle is often very de¬ 
structive to young plants. These beetles are usually 
kept from doing serious damage by dusting the 
plants with Slug Shot. 
EGGPLANT 
An ounce of seed is enough for 1000 plants. 
Culture: Start the seed early March in hotbed 
or boxes and transplant to open ground when dan¬ 
ger of frost has passed. The rows should be three 
feet apart and plants two feet in the row. 
Black Beauty. Produces large, egg-shaped or bul¬ 
bous fruit of fine color and quality. Has no 
spines, and is the earliest. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 
14 lb., $1.25; 1 lb., $4.00. 
Early Black King. Plants branching; an early and 
almost continuous bearing; fruits are smooth, 
deep purple, medium size. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 20c; 
oz., 35c; 14 lb., $1.25. 
St. L. S. Co.’s Improved Oval Spineless. The strong 
bushes are larger than Black Beauty and keep 
the “eggs” off the ground better. The large 
dark purplish black fruits are heavy at the base, 
narrowing toward the top. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 20c; 
oz., 35c; 14 lb., $1.25; 1 lb., $4.00. 
FENNEL 
Florence. One of the finest Italian delicacies. It 
has an enlarged leaf base which should have soil 
drawn up around it when it is the size of a hen’s 
egg. Used as a salad or boiled. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; 14 lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.50. 
