Cucumber (continued) Pickling Varieties 
Boston Pickling—58 Days. A very productive 
variety, robust in growth; dark green, paling to 
light green at tip. Warty and black spined. 
Chicago Pickling—58 Days. — Vine vigorous, 
foliage broad. Fruit rounded with square ends, 
choice green color with smooth skin, few spines. 
We can recommend this variety as being the most 
desirable, the sturdiest and hardiest of all pickles. 
Early Cluster—52 Days. Fruit borne in clusters 
of two or three, from which it gets its name. 
Green Prolific Pickling (Short Prolific)—56 
Days. A short-vined, short fruited, productive 
variety, producing fruit for pickling in a com- 
paratively short time. Black Spine, an abundant 
bearer, highly recommended for pickles. Short 
vine allows planting in rows as close as 23 feet. 
Jersey Pickling—56 Days. A short black-spined, 
productive sort, having the reputation of ripening 
better than any other variety and of holding its 
color. Early Spring sowing will develop fruit of 
pickling size 2 to 3 inches, in 50 days. 
National Pickling—56 Days. A _ fine pickle 
developed at the Michigan Agricultural College. 
Dark green, square ended, resembles Snow’s 
Pickling. 
Snow’s Perfection Pickling—55 Days. In ap- 
pearance of fruit a variation of the Chicago Pickle, . 
but considerably longer in vine than Short Prolific. 
Small, early, dark green, both ends blunt.. It has a 
reputation of being more productive than any of its 
class and in every way suitable for pickling. 
West India Gherkin or Burr—65 Days. Used 
for pickles only. Form of fruit resembles a horse 
chestnut burr. Covered with prickly spines. 
Lagplant 
Eggplant is a native of Africa. 
Years ago in the Southern States it was called “Guinea Squash.”’ One ounce of 
seed will provide 2000 plants, enough for one-quarter of an acre. Seed under favorable conditions breaks ground 
in9 days. This fruitis one of the finest for the garden on the market. Plants are a little difficult to raise, owing 
to the fact that the seed often germinates slowly. Should always be svarted in a hotbed, or on a window ledge in 
the house. After the plants show two rough leaves they should be transplanted 8 to 4 inches apart to give them 
room to develop, so that after they have gotten sturdy they can be planted in the open garden with 2 ft. between 
rows and 8 ft. between planis. 
The plants will produce an average of 4 to & fruit—sometimes 10—weighing 
5 to 6 pounds. 

Black Beauty Eggplant 
Black Beauty—125 Days. This variety is earlier 
than the Landreths’ Large Round Purple, but it is 
slightly smaller. It is very popular because it does 
not lose its black color. 
Florida High Bush—130 Days. We cannot 
recommend this variety nearly as highly as we do 
the Landreths’ Large Round Purple, or Black 
Beauty, although it is very popular in some sections. 
Vines 26 to 32 inches, vigorous, and a continuous 
bearer. 
Landreths’ Large Round Purple—130 Days. 
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It is productive and vigorous. The fruit often 
reaches a weight of 10 to 12 pounds. Fruit broad 
and flat at the bottom. Diameter is nearly equal 
to the length. Color when grown on soil of proper 
quality is a deep purple, often appearing almost 
black, although not as black as the Black Beauty. 
New York Improved—130 Days. This is prob- 
ably the oldest and best known variety on the 
market. It is early, produces 4 to 6 very large 
fruit of excellent quality. The fruit is better if 
grown on a sandy loam. 
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