ROYAL QUALITY SEEDS BEST BY EVERY TEST 
11 
ounce will sow 40 feet of row; 4 pounds per 
acre in hills. 
WHITE RICE —Bears 3 or 4 small, but at¬ 
tractive ears on a stalk. The pearly white 
grains are pointed, resembling rice kernels in 
QUEEN’S GOLDEN —The stalks grow 6 feet 
tall, with large ears produced in abundance. 
It pops perfectly white. 
SOUTH AMERICAN —Giant or Dynamite, 
is an attractive new golden variety which pops 
large beautiful white kernels. 
CUCUMBER 
CULTURE —Requires warm, rich soil. Plant 
seed about one-inch deep in hills 4 feet apart, 
dropping 10 to 15 seeds in a hill. When plants 
are up, thin to 3 or 4 to hill. Give them fre¬ 
quent but shallow cultivation, until the run¬ 
ners prevent. Pick the fruit when large enough 
for use, as vines will cease setting fruit when 
seeds begin to mature. Two pounds will plant 
an acre. 
EARLY CLUS¬ 
TER — Matures 
black-spined fruits, 
5 V 2 inches long and 
2 V 2 inches thick. Is 
very early and pro¬ 
lific, bearing fruits 
in clusters. Fruit is 
bright green, edible 
in 52 days. A fine 
pickier. 
EARLY SHORT 
GREEN or EARLY 
FRAME, 55 Days— 
Matures black- 
spined fruits, 7 
inches long and 2 V 2 
inches thick in 55 
days. Recommended 
for second crop of 
pickles and for slic¬ 
ing. Produces short, 
bright green fruits, 
both crisp and ten¬ 
der. 
E A R LY F O R- 
TUNE —Grows 8 to 
9 inches long and 
2 V 2 inches thick in 
65 days. A fine va¬ 
riety of White Spine 
type. The fruit is 
of uniform size and 
shape and is of very 
firm texture, thus 
permitting long-dis¬ 
tance shipping. The 
skin, which is dark 
green, holds its col¬ 
or remarkably well 
and therefore re¬ 
mains in slicing con¬ 
dition longer than 
some of the older 
Long Green standard sorts. 
BOSTON PICKLING or GREEN PRO¬ 
LIFIC —The standard pickling variety. The 
vines yield heavily, and if fruits are picked 
as soon as large enough, they will continue to 
bear through long season. The fruits reach 
a length of 5 to 6 inches and are excellent for 
slicing, but they are more popular as a pick¬ 
ling variety. 
CHICAGO or WESTERFIELD PICKLING 
—Matures in 60 days fruit 6 to 7 inches long, 
2 % inches thick. The fruits of this very de¬ 
sirable sort are of medium length, tapering at 
each end with very large and prominent 
spines. The color is deep green. This is a 
very prolific variety and one of the best for 
those who want crisp, coarsely spined pickles. 
NATI 9 NAL PICKLING— Largely bred for 
the pickling factories using small sizes. Makes 
deep green firm crisp pickles. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN— Perhaps the 
best known and desirable sort for all purposes. 
Grows well shaped small pickles, and, if al¬ 
lowed to develop to the slicing state, is most 
attractive. The fruits grow from 10 to 12 
inches in length. 
ROYAL WHITE SPINE —One of the earli¬ 
est and very productive. Fruit quite uniform; 
about 7 inches long and well rounded at both 
ends; of bright green color. Used for early 
slicing and when planted late it produces good 
pickles. 
DAVIS’ PERFECT — The fruits measure 
from 7 to 9 inches in length and their circum¬ 
ference is about 7 inches in the middle. They 
are slightly tapering at both ends, with a very 
rich dark green skin. The fruits are extreme¬ 
ly handsome and sell very readily in the 
markets. The flesh is solid and of superb qual¬ 
ity for slicing. 
WEST INDIA GHERKIN— A very prolific, 
small-fruited variety, used exclusively for 
pickling. The fruits are 2 to 3 inches in length, 
thick and rounded, closely covered with 
spines. It yields abundantly. 
JAPANESE CLIMBING —A vigorous grow¬ 
er, can be trained on trellis. Fruit from 12 to 
16 inches long, dark green and smooth. Flesh 
pure white, crisp and tender. 
(Note—There are several other Gardener varieties 
of Cucumber, varying somewhat from kinds described. 
Can furnish upon application.) 
EGG PLANT 
CULTURE —The Egg Plant will thrive in 
any good garden soil. The seeds should be 
sown in hot-bed or warm greenhouse in March 
or April, and when about an inch high, potted 
in 2-inch pots. Plant out about June 1, 2% 
feet apart. If no hot-bed is at hand, they can 
be grown in any light room where the tem¬ 
perature will average 75 degrees. One ounce 
for 2,000 plants. 
BLACK BEAUTY —Earlier and nearly as 
large as New York Purple; fruit very dark 
purple, which color it holds for a long time. 
NEW YORK IMPROVED PURPLE (Spine¬ 
less) —The favorite market variety. Plant 
large, spreading and spineless, producing four 
to six large oval fruits of dark purple color. 
