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WILL’S PIONEER SEEDHOUSE, GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY 
Crisp CUCUMBERS 
For Pickling and Slicing 
As soon as the weather becomes warm and settled, plant one inch 
deep in well prepared soil in hills 4 or 5 feet apart each way with 8 to 10 seeds 
to a hill. Thin to 4 or 5 plants to the hill. Thorough but shallow cultivation is 
essential. One ounce of seed will plant about 80 hills. 
STRAIGHT EIGHT. The most desirable slicing Cucumber, an All American Gold 
Medal Winner and an outstandingly heavy yielder. The uniform and attractive 
dark green Cucumbers are 8 inches long, straight and smoothly cylindrical, well 
rounded at both ends and about 2 inches in diameter. This is one of the best 
sorts and we offer seed grown by the originator. Pkt., 7c; oz,, 14e; *4 lb., 43c; 
y> lb., 75c; 1 11>., $1.40, postpaid. 
EARLIEST OP ALL. The Earliest 
Standard Cucumber of Quality. Pro¬ 
lific and desirable,' the deep green 
Cucumbers are 7 y 2 inches long and 
2% inches thick. Of special value to 
those who wish to be first on the 
market and a fine home garden sort.- 
Pkt., 5c; oz„ 10c; % lb., 30c; V> lb., 50c; 
1 lb., 90c, postpaid. 
ARLINGTON WHITE SPINE. One of the 
earliest and most productive of the fa¬ 
mous White Spine group. The medium 
dark green fruits are 8 to 9 inches 
long and 2 y 2 inches through, rounded 
at the ends. Very popular as a market 
variety on account of its good keeping 
qualities and its uniformitv of size and 
shape. Pkt., 5c; ox., 10c; % lb., 30c; 
y> lb., 50c; 1 lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Gurken 
(Ger.) 
Agiirk 
(Scan.) 
Earliest of All 
Improved Long Green Cucumber 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. The standard of slicing quality and unexcelled for 
pickles when small. The rich, dark green fruits average 12 inches long and 
about 3 inches through, with crisp, firm white flesh. This is'one of the most 
popular sorts. Pkt., 5c; ox., 12c; % lb., 38 c; y> lb., 65c; 1 lb., $1.15, postpaid. 
WHITE WONDER, An ivory white symmetrical Cucumber of line quality. The 
fruits are 7 to S inches long and 3 inches through, white at all stages of growth. 
Pkt., 8c; ox., 15c; ^ fb., 45c; % lb., 85c; 1 lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
W r EST INDIA GHERKIN. Used exclusively for pickles and distinct from all 
others. The pale green oval fruits are 2 inches long by 1% inches through, 
small seeded and covered with tender spines. Pkt., 10c; ox., 20c; *4 lb., 50c; 
J A> lb., 90c; 1 lb., $1.60, postpaid. 
Arlington White 
Spine Cucumber 
WILL’S NEW 
Improved BUGEX 
Kills Cucumber 
Pests. 1 lb., 42c. 
Postpaid. 
DAVIS PERFECT. 
A dark, glossy 
green, thick 
fleshed sort of fine 
quality. The Cu¬ 
cumbers average 
10 inches long by 
2% inches thick, 
very tender, brit¬ 
tle wTth relatively 
few seeds. Pkt., 
5c; ox., 11c; % A lb., 
33c; y> lb., 55c; 1 
lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Longfellow or China Long 
LONGFELLOW or CHINA LONG. A flue home garden 
sort, unexcelled for slicing with firm, white and crisp 
flesh. This high quality Chinese variety is very early 
and the fruits are commonly 20 inches long. The long¬ 
est cucumber reported in 1938 was 42% inches long. 
About 90 seeds to the packet. Pkt., 10c; ox., 45c; y A lb., 
$1.35, postpaid. 
EXTRA EARLY SIBERIAN. The Earliest and Hardiest 
Cucumber. A heavy yielder and two weeks earlier than 
any other sort, the Cucumbers are six inches long by 
2 % inches through, somewhat russeted when ripe. Of 
good quality, this sort is fine for small pickles and 
dills as well as for slicing. Pkt., 10c; o*., 35c. 
Extra Early Siberian Cucumber 
