ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
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The New Longfellow 
Lonfffellow ^ grand new cucumber. The fruit is long, 12 to 16 inches in length, straight, smooth and handsome. The color is deep green, 
® 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 seedi cavity. Forces readily under glass. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, Vi lb. 50c, y 2 lb. 85c, lb. $1.50. 
ODD CUCUMBERS 
Choice Pickling Cucumbers 
arden Huckleberry-Wonderberry prolific n pla f n't 
jding same culture as tomatoes. When ripe the berries are about 
e inch in diameter, of shining black color. They make delici s 
:s, preserves and jam. Fruit is non-edible when not fully ripened. 
:t. 10c, oz. 50c, postpaid. 
Fordhook Pickling 
Alneer’s Fancy Pickle ? his is * spe , cial f el + e , c ' 
J tion and ranks at the 
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. 8c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 40c, Vz lb. 70c, 
lb. $1.15. 
WKifo Wnn^py Very P°P ular as a nove , lty 
wmte wonaer on accoun t of its color. 
Pure white in all stages of growth. Produces heavy, 
has a fine flavor, and is well worth trying. Price: 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 17c, Vi lb. 40c, postpaid. 
T «mnn Fruit 3 Vz inches long and 
Lemon Lucumoers nearly round. Lemon 
yellow color, with white spine. Fine quality. Makes 
good pickles, good for slicing and for stuffing. Price: 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 17c, Vi lb. 40c, postpaid. 
QnaLp fiiriimlipr An unusual new sort that 
jnaKe v^ucumoer ] 00 J CS jjkg a M us kmelon 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. 30c. 
About 60 days. A very 
small oval prickly sort, 
distinct from all others. It is grown for pickles only 
and must be used when young. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, Vi 
lb. 50c. 
West India Gherkin 
Alneer’s Fancy Pickle Cucumber 
Westerfield's Chicago Pickle 
A very fine good pickle variety used largely in Chicago 
pickling houses. Pkt. 5c, oz. 14c, Vi lb. 30c, Vz lb. 
50c, lb. 95c. 
Thorburn’s Everbearing 
GARDEN HUCKLEBERRY 
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. 7c, oz. 14c, Vi lb. 30c, Vz lb. 
50c, lb. 95c. 
Prolific ® ne t ^ le very best pickling 
sorts, very uniform in growth, 
hardly ever yielding cucumbers too large for pickling; 
exceedingly productive. Pkt. 5c, oz. 
12c, Vi lb- 28c, y 2 lb. 50c, lb. 95c. 
Early Cluster 
A short, early 
variety, grow¬ 
ing in clusters. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c, Vi 
lb. 28c, Vz lb. 50c, lb. 95c. 
Fordhook Pickling ^ wonder- 
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. 8c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 
40c, Vz lb- 70c, lb. $1.15. 
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. 10c, oz. 17c, 
Vi lb. 40c, i/ 2 lb. 70c, 
lb. $1.25. 
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