COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 
Cucumber 
For an early crop plant in hot beds on pieces of sod 6x6 inches 
and three inches thick. Plant 6 seeds in the center of each piece 
and when true leaves appear and danger of frost is over move plants 
to the field, put them in rows 5 feet apart and 83 feet apart in the 
row. Most gardeners plant the seed in open ground about May 
10th, dropping 10 to 15 seeds in each hill in rows 5 feet apart and 3 
feet in the row. When the plants get their true leaves thin out 
to three in each hill. Give frequent but shallow cultivation and if 
the crop is attacked by beetles give light application of air slacked 
lime mixed with soot.and road dust. 1 oz. to 50 hills, 2 Ibs. per acre. 
In our locality cucumbers can be planted up to July 10th. The extra 
early sorts up to July 20th. 
Days named are from transplanting to picking and are only for 
purposes of comparison—they vary under different growing con- 
ons. 
CULTURE UNDER GLASS—Most crops under glass are started 
from early January up to April. Planted in the fall, they are coming 
rather slow unless the weather is exceptionally bright. Solid beds 
give best results, benches 6 to 8 inches deep filled with rotted sod 
mixed with about one-fourth cow manure give good results also. 
The temperature should never be allowed to go under 65 degrees at 
night and for pollenizing bees are needed. If bees do not come 
from outside, place a bee hive inside. Water only when needed then 
give a thorough soaking, prevent cold drafts, fumigate with tobacco 
LIGHTLY as a heavy dose would scorch the foliage and if mildew 
appears use sulphur promptly. Mulch with manure and apply it in 
Uquid form when the vines are showing healthy growth. 

Express Cucumber is 
the most uniform 
Shaped, Dark Green 
Early Cucumber 
Grown. 

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Which Is The Best Cucumber? 
The best slicing Cucumber is at present LINDEN’S MARVBDL. 
It is hardy, withstands drought and the ravages of lice better than 
most cucumbers, is extraordinarily productive and the cucumbers 
are real beauties. Both for the home or market it is a very valuable 
variety, also high class for forcing. 
BXTRA BARLY BXPRHSS is a much earlier variety ,in fact one 
of the earliest of all cucumbers, and for market invaluable, because 
it yields an immense crop of dark green rather short fruit and is 
suitable both for slicing as well as for pickling. 
GOLDEN HARVEST is still earlier than Harly Fortune and some 
growers regard it a better paying sort, for an early crop, than 
Express; others, however, favor Express, Which of the two is bet- 
ter depends to a large extent on the requirements of the market 
one caters to and the growers themselves must decide this question. 
Try both and remember that Hxpress and Harly Harvest are of 
value chiefly for an early crop or for a heavy crop of pickles. 
JUMBO is an extra fancy sort with long and most beautiful 
fruit which sells in the market for more than double of other 
Cucumbers. It is nearly seedless. If you want to raise only one 
variety choose EXPRHSS. 
CUCUMBER TRIUMPH because of just right size, length, earli- 
ness, beautiful dark green color and because heavily productive, will 
displace most other varieties. EARLY RUSSIAN cucumber produces 
a crop so early that when dry and hot weather arrives, the crop is 
totally out of danger. 
PICKLING CUCUMBERS—HExpress, Early Fortune, Golden Har- 
vest and Taxpayer outyield regular type of pickling cucumbers such 
as Chicago or Jersey Pickling. But they are not wanted by pickle 
factories which demand regular three celled pickling kinds and of 
which National Pickle is the best because it is a vigorous growing 
variety, yields heavy and the fruit is symmetrical, dark green solid, 
meaning not hollow inside. 
HARLY FORTUNE is one of the most popular because very 
heavily productive and high class for both pickling and slicing. Our 
strain of Harly Fortune yields a high percentage of “FANCY” fruit 
and picks over a long season. 
Cucumbers require very rich soll for very best results although 
surprising crops are produced with but little care. A gardener 
friend of ours recommends fertilizing the surrounding area, to be 
covered with the vines as well as the hill proper. And he says to 
cultivate exceedingly shallow. As he has had unusual success in his 
line, we are passing you this “tip.” The government has issued a 
bulletin, No. 254 Cucumber, and No, 1320, The Production of Cucum- 
bers in Greenhouses; also No. 1568, CUCUMBER GROWING, in 
which every phase of the industry is discussed, which may be had 
without cost by writing the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, 
EXTRA EARLY EXPRESS CUCUMBER 
EXCEPTIONALLY EARLY DARK GREEN (58 days) 
The most beautiful and the best shipper of all White 
Spines. It grows from 8 to 10 inches long. It is truly an 
evergreen, retaining its glossy green color until fully ripe. 
Bearing small fruit for pickling in 40 days from germination, 
and large fruit for slicing can be pulled in 45 days. Vine is 
a strong grower, foliage broad leaved, deep green, close 
jointed, does not sunburn. Blooms very early at every joint, 
consequently very prolific. The fruits are very symmetrical 
and straight and of rich dark glossy green throughout the 
entire length of the fruit. Our extra Early Express Cu- 
cumber is a great profit producer and the Southern Truckers 
who are shipping to the Northern markets will find this va- 
riety as one of the best. Price: Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; lb. $1.60; 
5 lbs. or over at $1.50 per lb., prepaid. 
CUCUMBER COLORADO (60 days) 
New. Of truly wonderful qualities and as near perfection that 
the originator calls it “the ultimate in a cucumber.” Fruit 9 in. or 
more in length, slim, only 2% in. in diameter, very straight, very 
dark green, full at the ends and stays green longer than most sorts. 
Heavily productive and extra early. At present it is the finest slicing 
cucumber in existence but is not adapted for pickling as the fruit is 
too slender when young. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; lb. $1.60. 
CUCUMBER EARLY FORTUNE (58 days) 
Reselected stock producing heavy crops of uniform fruit. HParly 
Fortune is one of the best cucumbers for shipping. It will hold its 
intense dark green color better and remain in prime condition longer 
than almost any other cucumber. The fruit is 9% inches long, 2% 
inches through, tapering at both ends, skin smooth, Pkt. 10c; oz. 
15¢e; lb. $1.60. 
KIRBEY’S STAY GREEN (52 days) 
A small, early shipping cucumber ,notable for its intensely dark 
green color An enormous yielder. Recommended chiefly for the 
earliest shipping sections, where length is not a necessity. Un- 
excelled in earliness, color and heavy yielding. Average size 6144x214, 
inches. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 1b. $1.60. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN (62 days)—Popular for slicing and for 
big yellow pickles. Size 13x34 inches. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; lb. $1.60. 
Qur Cucumber Seed is way above the average in quality. 
