FRESH CRISP CUCUMBERS FROM HORMONE TREATED SEEDS 

St. L. S. Co.’s Improved Green Hybrid 
CUCUMBERS 
One ounce will plant 50 hills; 2 pounds will plant 
an acre. 
BLACK DIAMOND. Fruits rich dark green, re- 
taining their color long after pickling. 7 to 8 
inches long, 2% inches thick, slightly tapered, 
full at both ends. 
IPKt.,, OCs) 0Z., L0Cs 2 1p:. o0C; Lb.) b1.00- 
DAVIS PERFECT. A very fine Cucumber. Beau- 
tiful dark green color. Fruits 8 to 10 inches 
long, tapering at both ends, solid flesh, few seeds. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 1%4 Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00. 
EARLY WHITE SPINE. This truly is the peerless 
Cucumber and for slicing it has no equal. Our 
select strain of this variety is unsurpassed. 
Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; 14 Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00. 
GHERKIN OR BURR. An early maturing, very 
small, dark green Cucumber; an ideal bottle 
pickle. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 14 Ib., 50c; 1 1b., $1.50. 
JAPANESE CLIMBING. Here is a variety that 
won’t take up so much space in your garden as 
it easily trails up poles or trellises. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 144 lb., 40c. 
LONDON LONG GREEN. The fruits are very long, 
often 12 to 15 inches when mature, yellow when 
ripe. It is a standard sort for slicing and is very 
largely used for pickles. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 1% Ib., 30c; 1 1b., $1.00. 
ST. L. S. CO.’S IMPROVED GREEN HYBRID. We 
consider this the finest all around Cucumber in 
existence. It is long and straight, color is deep 
green. Very productive. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00. 
NATIONAL PICKLING. Is grown almost exelu- 
sively for pickling and is ideal for that purpose. It 
produces fruits of pickling size in 47 to 50 days 
and is the earliest of the varieties in common use. 
PKt., 5c; 0z4., 10c; 14 1lb., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00. 
STRAIGHT EIGHT. This White Spine variety 
typifies its name, running quite straight, regularly 
8 inches long and 2 inches in diameter. Color 
dark green, free from pale striping, and very 
productive. 
PEt. 5C350z2%, L0C302/401p.,,o0C, L Lbs) 1.20, 
CRESS 
CURLED OR PEPPER GRASS. ‘The leaves are 
frilled or cured, and are used for garnishing. 
The plant is of rapid growth, about one foot high. 
Pkt.; 5c% 0z., 15c; 44 Ib., 45c. 
WATER CRESS. Seeds may be started readily in 
pans or boxes of very moist earth, and when the 
young plants are well started, they can be trans- 
planted to the running stream. 
Pkt., 10c; 1 02., 30c; oz., 50c. 
DANDELION 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row. 
Culture: Sow in early spring in rows 18 inches apart, cov- 
ering firmly with fine soil. Thin or transplant to 10 or 12 
inches apart. The leaves are used as salad or as boiled 
greens. 
PKt., 10¢; 1/4 0z., 30c; oz., 50c; 14 Ib., $1.75. 
EGG PLANT 
An ounce of seed is enough for 1,000 plants. 
Culture: Start the seed early March in hotbed or boxes 
and transplant to open ground when danger of frost has 
passed. The rows should be three feet apart and plants two 
feet in the row. 
BLACK BEAUTY. Produces large, egg-shaped or 
bulbous fruit of fine color and quality. Has no 
spines, and is the earliest. 
Pkt., 10ce; oz., 40c; 14 lb., $1.25; 1 Ib., $4.00. 
ENDIVE 
One ounce of seed for 50 feet of row; 4 to 5 
pounds per acre. 
Culture: Sow seed in rows 14 to 20 inches apart, and 
when well established, thin to one plant per foot. When 
nearly full grown, blanch by tying the leaves together. 
FULL HEART BATAVIAN. A distinctly improved 
form of Broad-Leaved Endive. Plant medium 
large with deep, full, well blanched heart of in- 
folded broad leaves. 
Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15c; % Ib., 40c; 1 Ib., $1.25. 
GREEN CURLED. (Pink Ribbed.) The leaves of 
this variety are finely divided, giving a mossy 
appearance. The center tends to blanch to a 
delicate white. The plant is hardy and vigorous 
and especially good for fall and winter use. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; 1 1b., $1.25. 
FENNEL 
FLORENCE. One of the finest Italian delicacies. 
It has an enlarged leaf base which should have 
soil drawn up around it when it is the size of a 
hen’s egg. Used as a salad or boiled. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 4% 1b., 65c; 1 Ib., $1.90. 
POP CORN 
SOUTH-AMERICAN. A 12 to 15-rowed variety 
with smooth bright yellow kernels, which pop 
large and tender. 
Lb., 15c. 

Black Beauty Egg Plant 

ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 
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