SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS 19 
Cucumber—Continued 
Gherkins or West India. 
Very small fruit, not a true cu- 
cumber, covered with spines, 
and used only for 1% to 2- 
inch pickles; extremely pro- 
lific. The vine resembles the 
watermelon and may be run 
over an arbor or trellis. Per 
Pete Ue oz, 306.9. 4 x1b. 
Meri... $2.75: 
FOR SLICING AND LARGE PICKLES 
_Early White Spine. An old favorite, medium 
sized variety, bright green, smooth and prolific. 
Per pkt., 10¢:.; 0Z., 25c.; 4-Ib., 80c.; Ib., $2.50. 

Longfellow Cucumber 
Climbing. Distinct climbing sort. The vines are 
vigorous and throw out strong grasping tendrils. 
Fruits 8 inches iong, even and crisp. Per pkt., 10c.; 
oz., 25c.; %4-lb., 80c.; Ib., $2.50. 

A. & C. Cueumber 
A. & C. An attractive and outstanding cucumber 
of excellent quality and ideal size (8 to 10 inches), 
most remarkable for holding its fine dark green 
color. It is a vigorous, high yielding variety and has 
become very popular with our market growers. Per 
pkt., 10c.; oz., 30c.; %-Ib., 90c.; Ib., $2.75. 
Cubit. All America Bronze Medal 1944. This 
attractive, dark green, cylindrical cucumber with 
rounded ends, makes an ideal slicing and shipping 
sort. The firm white flesh.and handsome appear- 
ance are retained for a long time after picking. It 
is comparable to A. & C. in size and color, but 
seems to be more prolific. Suitable for home, mar- 
ket or shipping. Pkt., 15c.; oz., 40c.; %-Ib., $1.25. 
Early Fortune. This belongs to the white spine 
type, and is one of the finest for general use. It is 
early and productive; rernarkably uniform fruits 
about 9 inches long by 2% inches in diameter, hold- 
ing their fine dark green color long after picking; 
flesh firm and crisp, few seeds. Pkt., 10c.; 0z., 25c.; 
%-lb., 80c.; Ib., $2.50. 
Davis Perfect. A fine, extra long, solid, smooth 
and slender dark green type of White Spine, equally 
good for field or forcing culture. The fault with the 
original strain, which was inclined to be necky, has 
been entirely overcome by several years’ selection. 
Persp ktiel Uc. 3.02. coc.. 4-lbe 80c:* Ib. $2.50: 
Longfellow Cucumber. An excellent, long, slen- 
der, dark green variety of the White Spine type, 
suitable for either greenhouse or outdoor culture. 
An ideal variety for the private garden or as a 
“straight pack” for shipment to high-grade markets. 
Cucumbers 12 to 14 inches long by 2% inches in diam- 
eter. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 30c.; %4-lb., 90c.; Ib., $3.00. 
Improved Long Green. A dark green, productive 
late table sort, 12 to 15 inches long, more or less wart- 
ed; flesh white and firm; used extensively for large 
pickles. Per pkt., 10c.; 0z., 25c.; %4-Ib., 80c.; 1b., $2.50. 
Dandelion 
Lowenzahn—Amaigon—Cicorea 
The Dandelion affords one of the earliest as well 
as one of the best and most healthful spring greens. 
It is also sometimes blanched and used as a salad. 
The seeds may be sown from May to August, in 
drills ten inches apart; thin out the young plants 
to about three inches apart; cultivate during the sea- 
son, and the following spring the plants will be fit 
for the table. 

Improved Thick-Leaved Dandelion 
Improved Thick-Leaved, or Cabbaging. Dis- 
tinct variety forming a regular upright tuft at 
the center; blanches easily. Superior to the com- 
mon,  Pér'*pkt), 10¢7% oz *70c%% 24+1b:, $2.25; : Ib., 
NVA oe : .; 
