





<="'A andC” 
or Colorado— 
Symmetrical, dark 
green in color, with 
crisp, delicious flesh. 

HOTKAPS protect young cucumber 
plants from beetles until the vines be- 
gin to run. See page 28. 
256. STRAIGHT EIGHT—All-America 
Gold Medal Winner. (66 days.) The most de- 
sirable slicing cucumber you can plant. The 
straight symmetrical fruits grow about 8 inches 
long and about 11% inches in diameter. A very 
convenient size and shape. The color is a rich, 
deep green. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 4% Ib. 75c, Ib. 
$2.75, prepaid. 
259. NEW “A & C”’ or COLORADO 
—wW. 8S. (60 days.) A long, slender cucum- 
ber of excellent shape and intense dark green 
color. The fruits are 8 to 9 inches long and 
average 2 inches in diameter; they hold their 
color longer than any other type. Seeds form 
late in the season and are few. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
20c, 4% Ib. 75c, lb. $2.75, prepaid. 


CUCUMBER BEETLE 
| & SQUASH BUG 
Cucumber Beetles and Squash Bugs (also 
known as stink bugs), have long been a big 
problem with no effective control available. 
Now you can protect melons, squash and cukes 
with non-poison Pyrocide, a new type dust, so 
powerful it controls these hard-to-kill pests, 
and most all types of sucking and chewing 
insects on _ fruits 
and vegetables in- 
cluding Aphids, 
Cabbage Worms, 
Mexican Bean 
Beetles, Leaf Hop- 
pers, as well as 
house pests: flies, 
ants, roaches, etc. 
5 Ibs.,, $0525, 25 
Ibs. $4.25, 100 Ibs, 


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a 4. (ele |») 3 
» DUST . 
$16.00, f.o.b. Fari- 
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1 LB. POSTPAID 45c 
Page 12 
Straight Eight—a beautiful streamlined variety ideal for slicing. 
All-Season Cucumber 
260. IMPROVED LONG GREEN— 
(70 days.) (Black spined.) This is a standard 
late variety for home garden; excellent for 
slicing; hardy and prolific. Dependable. Pkt. 
8c, oz. 15c, 14 lb. 55c, Ib. $2.00, prepaid. 
270. DAVIS PERFECT -— (65 days.) 
W. S. An excellent mid-season variety for 
shipping or home table use. Splendid quality 
and appearance. Fruit: 9 to 10 inches long, 
2% inches thick, weight 2 lbs.; dark green, 
tapered at both ends; flesh crisp and of good 
quality. Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, ™% Ib. 55c, Ib. $2.00, 
prepaid, 
272. THE LONGFELLOW—(70 days.) 
W. S. (Vaughan.) Ideal for ‘home garden, 
forcing or shipping, One of the best long, late 
varieties. Excellent quality. 
Perfectly uniform, long, slen- 
der shape. Fruit: 12 to 15 
inches long, 2%4 inches thick; 
weight 2% Ilbs., dark green, 
symmetrical and _ attractive. 
Holds color and crispness 
well after picking. Pkt. 10c, 
0z. 20c, % Ib. 75c, Ib. $2.75, 
prepaid, 
278. TAXPAYER— 
(Early.) W. S. This strik- 
ing cucumber is uniformly 9 
inches in length, with taper- 
ing ends and of an intense 
dark green color. Produces 
cucumbers over a long period 
of time, and many of them, 
Developed from Early For- 
tune which was the best seller 
of all White Spines because 
of its extreme earliness, and 
abundant yields. Pkt. 8c, oz. 
15e, % Ib. 55c, Ib. $2.00, 
prepaid, 
For Dill see Page 26 
Collection 
One ) Earliest Pickling 
Pkt. >Straight Eight 
Each ) Longfellow 
jor 
25k, f 
This is F. S. & N. Co.'s Earliest Pick- p> 
ling, finest of all pickling varieties. 

CULTURE—Cucumbers require warm rich soil. 
danger of frost is past, plant in low flat hills, 4 to 6 feet apart each 
way. Scatter 10 to 19 seeds in a one foot circle in each hill and 
cover one-half inch. 
decayed manufe into each hill before planting. When plants are 
about 5 inches tall, thin out, leaving the five strongest to each hill. 
Keep the soil cultivated as long as it can be done without injuring 
the spreading vines. 
Pyrocide Dust, see Price Below. 
One of The Cheicest ts 
"4 and C” or Colorado 
One ounce will plant 50 hills; three pounds for an acre. 
When all 
If the soil is naturally poor, work a forkful of 
Kill Squash Bugs and Cucumber Beetles with 
NOTE: Days from planting to picking are listed here. The letters W. S. and 
B. S. indicate the white spined and black spined varieties. 
Gor Pickling 
2 Eat BES . & N. CO’S EARLIEST 
PICKLING—(53 days.) The finest strain 
of pickling cucumber. It is early, exception- 
ally vigorous and hardy, and highly produc- 
tive. Its quality is unsurpassed, Fruit: 6 
inches long, 2% inches thick, straight, smooth, 
symmetrical, of dark green color; quality and 
flavor excellent. Pkt. 8c, 0z. 15c, % lb. 50c, 
lb. $1.75, prepaid. 
Illustrated in Color on Back Inside Cover. 
257. CHICAGO PICKLING — _ (59 
days.) B. S. (Westerfield Pickling.) Most 
widely used of the pickling varieties. Also 
good for slicing. Fruit: 644 inches long, 2% 
inches thick, medium green, square ended, at- 
tractive and prolific. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c, Y% Ib. 
40c, lb. $1.50, prepaid. 
261. EVERBEARING—(55 days.) B.S. 
A small, very early variety used for early 
pickles. Its outstanding feature is that the 
vines continue to bear throughout the growing 
season. Fruit: 4% inches long, 2 inches thick; 
weight 1% lbs., chunky. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c¢, %4 
Ib, 40c, Ib. $1.50, prepaid. 
to fit the Small Garden 
254. MINCU—(45 days.) Developed by 
the Minnesota Experiment Station, this new 
cucumber is ideal for the small home garden, 
as the plants grow only about 12 inches tall 
and rarely more than 18 inches in diameter. 
The fruits are produced early and are about 
5 inches long and 2% inches in diameter when 
fully matured. Hills should be planted about 
2 feet apart. Cultivation, spraying and dusting 
are easily taken care of with this bush-type 
cucumber, Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 4% Ib. 7Oc, Ib. 
$2.50, prepaid. 








Fresh Seeds from FARMER SEED & NURSERY CO., Faribault, Minnesota 
