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American Climbing 
402 (58 days.) A distinct variety notable for its 
heavy, large-leaved, climbing vine. Very useful and 
ornamental for covering porches, trellises and 
fences. Not only this, but the fruit has excellent 
eating qualities; the flesh is white and crisp with a 
mild flavor. The fruits become about 9 by 2% in- 
ehes, and have a dark green color in the slicing 
stage, turning to a netted russet yellow when ready 
for pickling. Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 28 cts.; 14 lb., 80 
cts., postpaid. 


















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393 Snow’s Pickling 
% Originated Here at Rockford. Marvelous for Pickling 
_ 55 days. This is a selection made from the ‘‘Chi- 
cago Pickle’’ by a veteran pickle grower, Mr. Snow, 
_ of the famous Snow Pickle Farm, Rockford, Ill. The 
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_ type is shorter when ripe than the Chicago Pickle 
and is broad at the stem end, tapering slightly to the 
_ tip. The small pickles are dark green, cylindrical and 
square ended, average 4 to 5 incnes in length when 
large enough for slicing, and are of excellent quality; 
put it is chiefly for producing medium-sized pickles, 
that this variety is so highly esteemed. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
o0z., 21 cts.; 4% Ib., 70 cts.; % Ib., $1.15; lb., $2.00; 


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397 Early Short Green or Early Frame 
Excellent Variety for Pickling—Slicing & Dills 
Second Early—Matures in 56 Days 
56 days. An excellent early sort for the second crop of pickles, being a little late 
in maturing. The fruits are a bright medium green, turning to russet when fully 
matured; good-sized, about 7 by 214 inches, square ended, fine quality. Popular 










Ib., $1.15.; Ib., $2.00; 2 lbs., $3.75; 5 Ibs., $8.50, postpaid. 
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401 Serpent or Snake 
A Great Novelty You Should Try 
Although actually a muskmelon, this variety 
has always been classed as a cucumber. The 
fruits are green and. average about 24 inches 
long. They take on a variety of grotesque and 
interesting shapes and never grow straight un- 
less suspended. A show type without much 
value for table use. Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 35 cts., 
postpaid. 
396 Early Green Cluster 
52 days. One of the most popular early pickling 
sorts, especially for slicers. The fruits frequently 
grow in clusters of 2 or 3, and the plants are very 
prolific, yielding continuously over a long season 
if kept plucked. The fruits are uniform and have 
a good size and shape for pickling, 5% by 2% 
inches, tapering only slightly toward each end. 
Sat ; The skin is smooth with few spines and the flesh is 
white and juicy. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 21 cts.; 4 Ib. 70 cts.; 44 lb., $1.15; Ib., $2.00; 
2 Ibs., $3.75; 5 lbs., $8.50, postpaid. 









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slicing and _ pickling. 
fruits are 12 to 14 inches 
long, about 3 inches thick, 
straight, tapered a little to- ii 
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solid, and crisp, with a choice 
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MS 15 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; %4 Ib. 
Wi? 90 cts.; % Ib., $1.50; Ib., ff 
NM, $2.75; 2 Ibs., $5.25; 5 Ibs. 
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400 West India Gherkin 
or Burr ; 
60 days. Of Jamaica origin and not ff 
strictly a cucumber. In demand for very 
small pickles and for stuffing with relishes. 
The fruit is oval, about 2 inches by 1 inch, 
pale green and covered with small elastic 
prickles. Must be picked while young and 
tender. Exceedingly prolific. Pkt., 15 cts.3; 
0z., 28 cts.; % Ib., 75 cts.; % Ib., $1.25, 
postpaid. 

404 Lemon 
This fine Cucumber grows about the size and 
color of a lemon. The flesh is white and has a 
peculiar sweet flavor, quite different from other 
Cucumbers. They are highly esteemed both for 
table use and pickling. May be pickled while green 
or ripe, as preferred. Pkt., 15 cts.; 0z., 28 cts.; 14 
lb., 75 cts., postpaid. 


2 Ibs., $3.75; 5 Ibs., $8.50, postpaid. 









































































































































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390 (65 days.) ‘‘An unsurpassed table 
‘sort.’’ Flesh white, sweet, crisp, Juicy, 
with a small seed cavity. The fruit is 

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Fancy Pickling 






50 days. This is one of the granGest of all pickling Cucum- 











long and shapely, about 11 by 2Y, 
‘inches, with a dark glossy green skin. 






$2.00; 2 Ibs., $3.75; 5 lbs., $8.50, postpaid. 
The plant is exceedingly vigorous, hardy and productive. BEN as oe oe delicious 
2 lone time after picking. A very valuable sort for market garden and for shippin 
@: elit for the home garden. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 24 cts.; %4 Ib., 70 cts.; % Ib., $1.15; Ib., 
bers. It is solid and thick in texture, excellent in flavor, com- 
bining all the qualities necessary to make a good pickle. It 
1s very productive and it is also adapted for slicing. Fruits be- 
come 5 inches long by 2% inches thick, and are round-ended and 
symmetrical, with a dark green skin, black-spined. Flesh is 
good quality. This variety is very widely used by pickle factories. 
See outside front cover for color illustration. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 
22. Cts.; 4st Cts.* 15. 1D. $1.25" 1 Ibsc $2225 3-2 -1bs:, $4,256 
5 Ibs., $10.00, postpaid. 




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