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, retain- 
ing their color long after pickling. 7 to 8 inches 
long, 2%4 inches thick, slightly tapered, full at 
both ends. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 Ib. 75c; Ib. $2.50. 
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. 10¢; oz. 20c; 1/4 Ib. 65c; Ib. $2.00. 
GHERKIN or BURR. An early maturing, very small, 
dark green Cucumber; an ideal bottle pickle. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 Ib. 75c. 
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. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 Ib. 75c. 
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. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 Ib. 75c; Ib. $2.50. 
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. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 Ib. 75c; Ib. $2.50. 
NATIONAL PICKLING. Is grown almost exclusively 
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. 10c; oz. 25c; 1/4 Ib. 75c; Ib. $2.50. 
STRAIGHT EIGHT. This White Spine variety typi- 
fies its name, running quite straight, regularly 
8 inches long and 2 inches in diameter. Color 
dark green, free from pale striping, and very 
productive. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 Ib. 75c; Ib. $2.50. 
CRESS 
CURLED or PEPPER GRASS. The leaves are frilled 
or curled, and are used for garnishing. The 
plant is of rapid growth, about one foot high. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 4 Ib. 85c. 
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 
transplanted to the running stream. 
Pkt. 10c; 2 oz. 30c; oz. 50c. 
ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 
DANDELION 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row. 
Culture: Sow in early spring in rows 18 inches apart, 
covering firmly with fine soil. Thin or transplant to 10 or 
12 inches apart. The leaves are used as salad or as boiled 
greens. 
Pkt. 10c; 1/2 oz. 35c. 
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. 10c; 1/2 oz. 30c; oz. 50c; 4 Ib. $1.50. 
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 
infolded broad leaves. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 Ib. 50c; Ib. $1.75. 
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. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 Ib. 50c; Ib. $1.75. 
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; 2 oz. 20c; oz. 35c; 4 Ib. $1.00. 
POP CORN 
SOUTH AMERICAN. A 12 to 15-rowed variety 
with smooth bright yellow kernels, which pop 
large and tender. 
Lb. 20c. 

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