Early Fortune Cucumber 
Cucumbers for the Home Garden 
One Packet of Seed will sow 15 hills, 1 ounce 50 hills. 
The Cucumber requires well enriched soil, and should not be 
planted until settled warm weather, in this latitude, seldom 
before the middle of May. Plant the early, small kinds in hills 
31/2 to 4 feet apart, the larger varieties 5 to 6 feet. Make the 
hills broad, use 15 to 20 seeds to the hill, dropping them well 
apart. Cover with not over an inch of earth, and firm this well 
with the hoe. If the young plants are attacked by the striped 
bugs or other insects, dust frequently with air-slacked lime, 
soot or ashes mixed with road dust, taking care that too much 
is not used at a time. When all danger from bugs is past, thin 
to three plants to the hill. Give frequent shallow cultivation 
as long as vines will permit. 
COLORADO. This cucumber grows about 1 2 inches long 
and about 3 inches in diameter. The color is dark 
green. It is just a little shorter than Longfellow and 
far more prolific. We think it will be one of the lead¬ 
ing varieties from now on. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; V 4 lb., 
60c; lb., $2.00. 
DAVIS PERFECT. Fine length, slimness, beautiful dark 
green color, transparent-like flesh with deliciously 
cool, refreshing flavor, and enjoyable crispness, are 
distinguishing features and qualities of this, the most 
popular of the extra long, white spine Cucumbers. 
PkK, 10c; oz., 15c; 'A lb., 40c; lb., $1.50. 
BOSTON PICKLING. For pickling. Its fruit is short, 
pointed at each end, productive and of superior quality. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; V 4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.50. 
EARLY FORTUNE. The plant is early, very vigorous, 
with an exceptionally heavy, thick foliage and is 
olmost disease-resistant and very productive. Fruits 
are uniformly nine inches long, sightly tapering to¬ 
ward each end, perfectly round and of a very dark 
green color which does not fade in shipping; flesh very 
thick, firm and crisp, and exceedingly small seed cavi¬ 
ty. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; Va lb., 40c; lb., $1.50. 
EXTRA LONG OR EVERGREEN WHITE SPINE. Vine 
productive and comes into bearing soon after the Early 
White Spine. Popular with market gardeners. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 15c; Va lb., 40c; lb., $1.50. 
IMPERATOR, W. S. An outstanding variety for ship¬ 
ping, and for market gardeners. Holds its color and 
firmness when handled long distances. Fruits weigh 
ZVa pounds; handsome, very dark green color; slightly 
tapered at both ends; flesh crisp and firm; remains 
edible for long time; very few seeds. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
15e; Va lb., 40c; lb., $1.50. 
IMPROVED WHITE SPINE. Perfection has been attained 
in this improvement in the White Spine family. It is 
early, prolific and produces a continuous crop of uni¬ 
formly large and symmetrical fruits, faintly marked 
with light yellowish shading toward the tip. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 15c; Va lb., 40c; lb., $1.50. 
JAPANESE CLIMBING (Block Spine). Vine very vigor¬ 
ous, with especially strong grasping tendrils. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; Va lb., 40c; lb., $1.50. 
LONG GREEN. An old standard variety, very popular 
for home gardens but little used for market. Fruit 
very long, slender, very firm and crisp, uniformly dark 
green; makes fine pickles and is the best of all when 
ripe for making sweet pickles. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15e; 
Va lb., 40c; lb., $1.50. 
English Frame Variety 
For forcing in hotbeds and greenhouses 
TELEGRAPH. The most valuable variety of this class, 
superior for market. Pkt., 50e. 
Endive 
An ounce will sow 300 feet of drill, producing from 
2,000 to 2,500 plonts. 
Endive, like lettuce, may be grown at any season, but 
is more generally used in the fall. For early use, sow in 
April, for later, until July, in drills 18 inches apart, or 
in beds for transplanting, plants should stand 10 to 12 
inches apart in the row. When nearly full grown tie outer 
leaves over center to blanch the heart, or blanch with 
boards as with celery. 
MOSS CURLED. Of dense growth and finely curled. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; Va lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. 
LARGE GREEN CURLED. Of larger growth, not so much 
curled as preceding. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Va lb., 50c; 
lb., $1.50. 
BATAVIAN BROAD LEAVED (Escorolle). A variety 
having broad, more or less twisted and waved bright 
green leaves with thick, nearly white midribs. The 
inner leaves form a fairly solid, clustering head which 
blanches a beautiful deep creamy white and is crisp, 
tender, and of fine flavor. Unsurpassed for salads. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Va lb., 50e; lb., $1.50. 
Large Greer Curled Endive 
Worcester, Mass. 
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