ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL 
15 
. The New Longfellow 
Longfellow ^ grand new cucumber. The fruit is long, 12 to 16 inches in length, straight, smooth and handsome. The color is deep green, 
» c w which is retained longer than any kind we know of. Flesh is crisp, solid, and of very best quality, and is not only ideal for slicing 
but the young fruit is fine for pickling. Being a white spine variety, Longfellow never turns yellow. It is very prolific and is characterized 
by a small seed cavity. Forces readily under glass. Pkt. 7c, oz. 12c, Vi lb. 35c, V 2 lb. 65c, lb. $1.25. 
ODD cucumbers Choice Pickling Cucumbers 
Japanese 
Climbing 
Japanese 
Climbing 
Entirely distinct, be¬ 
ing much more rug¬ 
ged in its constitu¬ 
tion and less suscep¬ 
tible to disease than 
the ordinary cucum¬ 
ber, and is immense¬ 
ly more prolific, each 
vine producing from 
25 to 30 cucumbers, 
even on poor soil. 
The quality is splen¬ 
did. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 
Vi lb. 30c, Vz lb. 55c, 
lb. $1.00. 
See Page 65 
for 
Insecticides 
Alneer’s Fancy Pickle This is a special seiec- 
Lion and ranks ax X110 
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 
into their stock. Pkt. 6c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 30c, Vz lb. 55c, 
lb* «pl*u0* 
White Wonder 
Very popular as a novelty 
on account of its color. 
Pure white in all stages of growth. Produces heavy, 
has a fine flavor, and is well worth trying. Price: 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c, Vi lb. 30c, postpaid. 
Lemon Cucumbers 'Tf m “ d 
yellow color, with white spine. Fine quality. Makes 
good pickles, good for slicing and for stuffing. Price: 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 35c, postpaid. 
Qn n h q r" 1 mViev* An unusual new sort that 
onaKe Lucumoer looks like a Muskme i on but 
really is a Cucumber. It is a strong and vigorous 
grower. The fruits often are three feet long, and 
they grow in all sorts of twisted up shapes. A 
novelty but makes good eating too, if you like dill 
pickles or sliced pickles. Try a few of them. Price: 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, Vi lb. 45c, postpaid. 
Snow’s Pickling 
Westerfield’s Chicago Pickle 
A very fine good pickle variety used largely in Chicago 
pickling houses. Pkt. 5c, oz- 10, Vi lb. 23c, V2 lb. 40c, 
lb. 75c. 
GARDEN HUCKLEBERRY 
Alneer’s Fancy Pickle Cucumber 
Extremely early and prolific. 
Popular variety for small 
pickles. Fruits dark green at pickling size; black 
spined; become 5 inches long; 2 % to 2 V 2 inches thick; 
symmetrical; blunt ended. 52 days. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 
Vi lb. 23c, 1/2 lb- 40c, lb. 75c. 
Claimed to be 
the earliest cu¬ 
cumber in cultivation, and will continue to blossom 
and bear fruit the entire season. Good for early 
use and pickles. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 23c, Vz lb. 
40c, lb. 75. 
Thorburn’s Everbearing 
Green Prolific 
One of the very best pickling 
sorts, very uniform in growth, 
hardly ever yielding cucumbers too large for pickling; 
exceedingly productive. Pkt. 5c, oz. 
10c, Vi lb. 23c, V 2 lb. 40c, lb. 75c. 
Early Cluster v A ar fe h ty rt ’ g e r a 0 r ^ y . 
ing in clusters. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi 
lb. 23c, 1/2 lb. 40c, lb. 75c. 
Fordhook Pickling 
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, Vi lb. 
28c, V 2 lb. 48c, lb. 90c. 
harden Huckleberry-Wonderberry A r(?]i r n p e ia f nt 
eeding same culture as tomatoes. When ripe the berries are ?b°^ 
ne inch in diameter, of shining black color. They make delicious 
ies preserves and jam. Fruit is non-edible when not fully ripened. 
>kt.’ 10c, oz. 50c, postpaid. 
Fordhook Pickling 
