Pickling Cucumbers 
An ounce will plant 50 hills; three pounds per acre. 
Note: Days from planting to picking are listed here. The letters W. S. 
and B. S. indicate the white spined and hlack spined varieties. 
CULTURE—Cucumbers require rich soil. Plant the seed 
in low, fiat hills, 5 to 6 feet apart each way, allowing 12 to 
15 seeds per hill. Cover with three-fourths of an inch of 
fiuely pulverized soil. Thin out all but 4 or 5 of the strong¬ 
est vines to a hill. 
255. F. S. 8c N. CO’S EARLIEST PICK¬ 
LING -(53 days.) The finest strain of pick¬ 
ling cucumber. It is early, exceptional!}' vigor¬ 
ous and hardy, and highly productive. Its 
quality is unsurpassed. Fruit: 9 inches long, 
2 Vz inches thick, straight, smooth, symmetrical, 
of dark green color; quality and flavor excel¬ 
lent. Pkt. 6c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 30c, lb. 90c, 2 
lbs. $1.70, prepaid. 
F. S. & N. Co.’s Earliest 
257. CHICAGO OR WESTERFIELD 
PICKLING -(59 days.) B. S. Most widely 
used of the pickling varieties. Also good for 
slicing. Fruit: 6% inches long, 2 V 2 inches 
thick, medium green, square ended, attractive 
and prolific. Pkt. 6c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 30c, lb. 
90c, 2 lbs. $1.70, prepaid. 
Pickling— of finest quality. 
258. EARLY RUSSIAN -(52 days.) 
The earliest cucumber in cultivation. Can be 
picked early for bottle cukes or allowed to grow 
just a few days longer for first early slicers. 
Very even, smooth, tender, crisp. Hardy and 
free from disease. Black spines. Pkt. 5c, oz. 
10c, V4 Ih. 30c, lb. 90c, 2 lbs. $1.70, postpaid. 
260. IMPROVED 
LONG GREEN- 
(70 days.) (Black 
spined.) This is a 
standard late variety 
for home garden; ex¬ 
cellent for slicing; 
hardy and prolific. 
Dependable. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 10c, Vi lb. 35c, lb. 
$1.25, 2 lbs. $2.35, 
prepaid. 
Refreshing 
Control cucumber beetles 
with Nok-Em-Kold, Garden 
Guard, Slus Shot or Arsen¬ 
ate of Lead. (Page 77.) 
259. EARLY GREEN CLUSTER -(55 
days.) B. S. A small, very early and productive 
pickling variety, with fruits bunched in clusters 
of two or three. Fruit: 5 % inches long, 2 Vs 
inches thick; weight 1 Vi lbs., chunky, uniform, 
medium green. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 30c, 
lb. 90c, 2 lbs. $1.70, prepaid. 
261. EVERBEARING -(55 days.) B. S. 
A small, very early variety used for early pickles. 
Its outstanding feature is that the _ vines con¬ 
tinue to bear throughout the growing season. 
Fruit: 4Vi inches long, 2 inches thick; weight 
1V4 lbs., chunky. Pkt. 5c, oz. lOc, Vi lb. 30c, 
lb. 90c, 2 lbs. $1.70, prepaid. 
Salad or Slicing Cukes 
270. DAVIS PERFECT -(65 days.) W.S. 
An excellent mid-season variety for shipping or 
home table use. Splendid quality and appear¬ 
ance. Fruit: 9 to 10 inches long, 2 Vi inches 
thick, weight 2 lbs.; dark green, tapered at both 
ends: flesh crisp and of good quality. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 10c, Vi Ih. 30c, lb. $1.00, 2 lbs. $1.85, pre¬ 
paid. 
8 Vi inches long, 2 Vi inches thick; weight 2 
lbs.; semi-blunt ended, medium green. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 10c, Vi lb. 30c, lb. 90c, 2 lbs. $1.70, pre¬ 
paid. 
272. THE “VAUGHAN” OR LONG¬ 
FELLOW -(70 days.) W. S. Ideal for home 
garden, forcing or shipping. One of the best 
long, late varieties. Excellent quality. Per¬ 
fectly uniform, long, slender shape. Fruit: 12 
to 15 inches long, 2% inches thick; weight 2% 
lbs., dark green, symmetrical and attractive. 
Holds color and crispness well after picking. 
Pkt. 8c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, 2 lbs. 
$1.75, prepaid. 
278. NEW “TAXPAYER CUKE”- 
(Early.) W. S. This striking new cucumber is 
uniformly nine inches in length, with tapering 
ends and of an intense dark green color. It is 
outstanding because of its ability to produce 
cucumbers over a long period of time, and many 
of them. It is an improved selection from the 
old Early Fortune which at one time was the 
best seller of all White Spines because of its 
extreme earliness, and the fact that it would 
produce twice as many fruits as some of the 
newer sorts. (See front cover.) Pkt. 10c, oz. 
15c, Vi lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, 2 lbs. $1.75, prepaid. 
EIGHT -All 
This new 
almost 
cylindrical fruit—well rounded at both ends. 
A White Spine variety running quite straight, 
regularly 8 inches in iength and from 1 % -2 
inches in diameter. Color: deep green. A 
vigorous grower and remarkably productive. 
Pkt. 8c, oz, 15c, Vi lb. 40c, lb. $1,50, 2 lbs. $2.70 
prepaid. 
271. EVERGREEN WHITE SPINE- 
(65 days.) Another excellent variety for home 
or market gardening, of about mid-season matu¬ 
rity. Similar to Davis Perfect, but larger. Fruit: 
10 V^ inches long, 2% inches thick; weight 2 V4 
lbs.; slightly tapered, uniform, dark, shiny 
green. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, 2 
lbs. $1.75, prepaid. 
267. EXTRA EARLY ARLINGTON 256. NEW STRAIGHT 
WHITE SPINE -(60 days.) This is a de- America Gold Medal Award Winner. 
peudable old stand-by for the home gardener. It introduction iiroduces symmetrical, 
is early, prolific and of good quality. Fruit: 
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