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A grand new cucumber. 
Longfellow 
but the young fruit is fine for pickling. 
which is retained longer than any kind we know of. 
Being a white spine variety, Longfeliow never turns yellow. 
ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
Sa A Cec ee 
The New Longfellow 
The fruit is long, 12 to 16 inches in length, straight, smooth and handsome. 
Flesh is crisp, solid, and of very best quality, and is not only ideal for slicing 
It is very prolific and is characterized 
by a small seed cavity. Forces readily under glass. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 4 Ib. 95c, Y Ib. $1.80, lb. $3.50. 
ODD CUCUMBERS | Choice Pickling Cucumbers 
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. 25c, 
yy, Ib. 80c, WY Ib. 
$1.50, lb. $2.90. 
See Page 56 
for 
Insecticides 

Very popular as a novelty 
on account of its color. 
Produces heavy, 
Price: 
White Wonder 
Pure white in all stages of growth. U 
has a fine flavor, and is well worth trying. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, 14 lb. $1.10, postpaid. 
: Fruit 3% inches long and 
Lemon Cucumbers Fr 32 ee neon 
yellow color, with white spine. Fine quality. Makes 
good pickles, good for slicing and for stuffing. Price: 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, 4% |b. $1.10, postpaid. \ 
Snake Cucumber 
An unusual new sort that 
looks like a Muskmelon 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. 15c, oz. 40c. > 
; ; About 60 days. A very 
West India Gherkin small oval prickly sort, 
It is grown for pickles only 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, %4 
distinct from all others. 
and must be used when young. 
Ib. 95c. 


Garden Huckleberry-Wonderberry 4 
one inch in diameter, of shining black color. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c, postpaid. 

GARDEN HUCKLEBERRY 
had 
wonderful, 
. prolific plant 
needing same culture as tomatoes. When ripe the berries are about 
: They make delicious 
pies, preserves and jam. Fruit is non-edible when not fully ripened. 





lb. $2.75. 
Alneer’s Fancy Pickle 
very top as the best type of pickle. 
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. 10c, oz. 20c, 14 lb. 75c, Y Ib. $1.40, 
rie 3 oe 5 
The color is deep green, 
This is a special selec- 
tion and ranks at the 
It is particularly val- 

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Alneer’s Fancy Pickle Cucumber 
Westerfield’s Chicago Pickle 
A very fine good pickle variety used largely in Chicago 
pickling houses. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 4% Ib. 60c, YY Ib. 
$1.00, lb. $1.95. 
Thorburn’s Everbearing 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. 10c, oz. 20c, %4 Ib. 70c, Y% Ib. 
$1.35, lb. $2.50. 
bs One of the very best pickling 
Green Prolific sorts, very uniform in growth, 
hardly ever yielding cucumbers too large for pickling; 
exceedingly productive. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
20c, 1% Ib. 70c, YY Ib. $1.35, lb. $2.50. 
Early Cluster A short, early 
variety, grow- 
ing in clusters. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, %y 
Ib. 70c, Yo Ib. $1.35, Ib. $2.50. 
® : A wonder- 
Fordhook Pickling 4, prolific 
Planted 
cucumber. 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. 10c, oz. 20c, Y%4 Ib. 
75c, 

Vo Ib. $1.40, lb. $2.75. 















































































































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