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ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL, 
Fordhook Pickling 
Fordhook Picklini? A won< l er ful prolific cucumber. Planted at the 
® same time with other cucumbers, it will continue 
to bear pickles plentifully after the others have ripened their fruit and ceased 
to produce. It is straight, crisp and tender. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, V4 lb. 28c, V 2 lb. 
48c, lb. 90c. 
West India Gherkin Used for pickles. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c. 
Early Russian The earliest variety. It sets 
J in pairs. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 
Vi lb. 25c, Vi lb. 40c, lb. 75c. 
Emerald A handsome cucumber of a rich, dark green color. Is strictly an evergreen, 
®°l° r until ripe. Has long, straight, handsome fruit, is crisp 
and tender and of the best flavor. Equally good for slicing or pickles. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 
Vi lb. 25c, Vz lb. 45c, lb. 85c. 
Snow’s Pickling Extremely early and 
= prolific. Popular var¬ 
iety for small pickles. Fruits dark green at 
pickling size; black spined; become 5 inches long; 
2 Vi to 2 V 2 inches thick; symmetrical; blunt ended. 
52 days. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 23c, Vi lb. 40c, 
lb. 75c. 
Alneer’s Fancy Pickle This is a s P ecia i seiec- 
J tion and ranks at the 
very top as the best type of pickle. It is particularly val¬ 
uable where blight is prevalent, as it is almost immune. 
Our customers who are growing pickles should purchase 
some of this if they wish to put new and perfect blood 
stock - Pk t- 6c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 30c, Vi lb. 66c, 
lb. 
Straiffht-8 We are pleased to offer the new 
** Straight-8 Cucumber, an outstanding 
breeding accomplishment. Straight-8 produces sym¬ 
metrical, almost cylindrical fruits, well rounded at 
both ends. This white spine variety typifies its name, 
running quite straight, regularly eight inches in 
length and from 1 % to 2 inches in diameter. The 
color is deep green and free from objectionable pale 
striping or tipping. The vines are vigorous and re¬ 
markably productive. Its many fine qualities make 
it an ideal slicing variety for the home garden and 
local market. So good that it won the All American 
Gold Medal Award for 1935. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, V4 lb. 
30c, i/a lb. 55c, lb. $1.00. 
Alneer’s Extra Long Green Giant 
This fine cucumber grows from 12 to 16 inches 
or more in length and is of superior quality. Vines 
are strong growers and the fruit is always produced 
in great abundance, making one of the most pro¬ 
ductive varieties in cultivation. Exceedingly crisp 
and tender. Pkt. 6c, oz. 10c, V4 lb. 35c, Vo lb. 60c. 
lb. $1.10. 
Alneer’s Fancy Pickle Cucumber 
Early Fortune 
An attractive new variety, 
becoming very popular. 
Early Fortune is now be¬ 
ing largely grown by 
market gardeners and 
shippers both north and 
south. In color it is an 
attractive deep green, 
which it retains much 
longer than most other 
sorts. Being fine grained, 
its white flesh is exceed¬ 
ingly crisp and brittle, 
making it an excellent 
slicing sort. Early For¬ 
tune is one of the earliest, 
dark green white spine 
cucumbers for shipping as 
well as for the table or 
market stall. Our seed 
is grown from the orig¬ 
inator’s stock by one of 
the best cucumber grow¬ 
ers in the United States, 
who grows them for seed 
purposes only. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 10c, V 4 lb. 25c, V2 lb. 
45c, lb. 80c. 
CUCUMBER 
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