SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS 
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Cucumber— Continued 
Gherkins or West India. 
Very small, fruit covered with 
spines, and used only for \y 
to 2 inch pickles; extremely 
prolific. The vine resembles 
the watermelon and may be 
run over an arbor or trellis. 
Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 54-lb., 
45c.; lb., $1.50. 
FOR SLICING AND LARGE PICKLES 
Early White Spine. Large, bright green, smooth 
and prolific. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 54-lb., 30c.; 
lb., $1.00. 
A. & C. A new, attractive cucumber of excel¬ 
lent quality and ideal size (8 to 10 inches), most 
remarkable for holding its fine dark green color. 
Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; J4-lb., 50c.; lb., $1.60. 
Early Fortune. This belongs to the white spine 
type, and is one of the finest for general use. It is 
«arly, productive and blight-resisting; remarkably 
uniform fruits about 9 inches long by 254 inches 
in diameter, holding their fine dark green color 
long after picking; flesh firm, crisp, and few seeds. 
We believe the high percentage of perfect fruits 
is due to the vigor and blight-resisting qualities 
of this strain. Our market gardeners shipping to 
New York and Brooklyn markets have found it 
to be a profitable sort. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 
54-lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25. 
Davis Perfect. A fine, extra long, solid, smooth 
and slender dark green type of White Spine, 
equally good for field or forcing culture. The 
fault with the original strain, which was inclined 
to be necky, has been entirely overcome by sever¬ 
al years’ selection. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 54-lb., 
40c.; lb., $1.25. 
Longfellow Cucumber. An excellent, long, slen¬ 
der, dark green variety of the White Spine type, 
suitable for either greenhouse or outdoor culture. 
An ideal variety for the private garden or as a 
“straight pack’’ for shipment to high-grade mar¬ 
kets. Cucumbers 12 to 14 inches long by 2 y 2 inch¬ 
es in diameter. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; 54-lb., 
55c.; lb., $1.75. 
Improved Long Green. A dark green, productive 
late table sort, 12 to 15 inches long, more or less 
warted; flesh white and firm; used extensively for 
large pickles. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; y~\b., 45c.; 
lb., $1.50. 
Longfellow Cucumber 
Japanese Climbing. Distinct climbing sort. The 
vines are vigorous and throw out strong, grasping 
tendrils. Fruits 8 inches long, even and crisp. 
Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 54-lb., 45c.; lb., $1.50. 
Dandelion 
Lowenzahn — Amaigon—Cicorea 
The Dandelion affords one of the earliest as 
well as one of the best and most healthful spring 
greens. It is also sometimes blanched and used 
as a salad. The seeds may be sown from May to 
August, in drills ten inches apart; thin out the 
young plants to about three inches apart; culti¬ 
vate during the season, and the following spring 
the plants will be fit for the table. 
Improved Thick-Leaved Dandelion 
Improved Thick-Leaved, or Cabbaging. Distinct 
variety forming a regular upright tuft at the cen¬ 
ter; blanches easily. Superior to the common. 
Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 55c.; 54-lb., $1.75; lb., $5.75. 
French Common. Very early, vigorous growth. 
Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; 54-lb., 60c.; lb., $2.00. 
A. & C. Cucumber 
