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BUIST’S LONG GREEN 
70 Days—This is the largest cucumber’ be- 
longing to the black spine types, a selection 
of the Long Green. A heavy yielder desirable 
for pickling or slicing. The characteristics are 
the same as the Improved Long Green but the 
fruits are choicer, larger, tapering at both 
ends. A truly splendid variety, often 12 ins. 
long, 314 ins. thick. This is the late variety to 
plant in the home garden. Not recommended 
for shippers or market gardeners. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN 
70 Days—The standard cucumber for either 
slicing or pickling is the Long Green, the 
favorite variety for home garden. A very 
heavy cropper and hardy. The small pickles 
are all well shaped. While in the slicing 
stage, the fruits are very attractive, 10 to 12 
ins. long, 21/2 to 3 ins. thick, straight and 
slightly tapered, with few seeds. The skin is 
deep green, black spined: flesh very» white, 
crisp and tasty. 
EVERBEARING 
55 Days—The merits of this variety is that 
the vines, by keeping the fruits picked, will 
continue to bear until killed by frost. It is 
small, very early, enormously productive and 
used mostly for pickles. Fruit deep green, 
black spined, 4 to 414 ins. long, 2 ins. thick 
and chunky. 
CHICAGO PICKLING 
39 Days—A productive type for early uni- 
form: pickles, valuable for slicing and pickling. 
Fruits medium green, black spined, 6!4y ins, 
long, 21/3 ins. thick, square ended. 
NATIONAL PICKLE 
56 Days—A heavy yielder very valuable for 
the production of small pickles and popular 
with the pickle industry. Fruits dark green, 
black spined, 51% ins, long, 214 ins. thick and 
rather blocky in form. 
JAPANESE CLIMBING 
60 Days—A distinct climbing 
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JERSEY PICKLE 
55 Days—This standard pickling variety pro- 
duces smooth fruit uniform in size, shape and 
color. A deep medium green, black spined, 
6 ins. long, 214 ins. thick, with tapering ends. 
Flesh crisp and tender at all stages 
EARLY CLUSTER 
55 Days—One of the most popular pickling 
sorts. Very prolific and early, producing 
small fruits in clusters. Pale green in color, 
black spined, 51 to 6 ins. long, 214 ins. 
thick; chunky, uniform and very tasty. 
Dandelion | 
1 Oz. per 100 Ft.; 5 Lbs. per Acre 
Culture—Seed planted in July and allowed to 
winter over will yield an early crop of tender 
leaves the following Spring. Can also be . 
sown in the Spring. Sow in rich soil in drills 
12 to 18 ins. apart. Thin to 8 ins. in the rows 
and cultivate well. 
IMPROVED THICK LEAVED 
60 Days—The most profitable variety to 
grow., The plant is compact and upright, 
forming a rosette of large, broad, thick leaves 
20 ins. across, dark green in color and easily 
blanched. 
ITALIAN (Ciccoria, Catalogna) 
Although a member of the chicory family 
listed as Asparagus Chicory, it is better known 
. as Italian Dandelion. A favorite salad of the 
Italians and grown extensively by market 
gardeners. Cut the main stalk, then numer: - 
ous young, tender sprouts grow which can 
be cut several times in a season as new 
shoots' grow after each cutting) Serve like 
Dandelion or cook the green shoots like As- 
paragus and serve hot or cold. 
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~ CUCUMBER: 
vatiety used to cover fences, 
poles and frellises. Fruit deep ; : Pkt. Oz 14 Lb. 
green, black spined, 9 ins. long, — Buist’s Long Green. 6 34 eee $0.10 $0.35 $1.00 
2, ins. thick, uniform and at- Improved Long Green ............. #10 ~: 2.305 3390 
tractive. Everbearing “6.0 235.45 See 10°, 7330 5.90 
Chicago Pickling |. >). ...<. 2.4... °° 510557 30,2496 
WEST INDIA GHERKIN National Pickle ........... Beat here 10° 30° =.90 
OR BURR Clinbing* 0-0) Un. Py pe eae -10 = .35 -21.00 
60 Days—Distinct from cucum- West Indian Gherkin or Burr . ates! 10" 235, 51,00 
ber and used for very small Jersey Pickle sea, Foe ee 10 -30 90 
pickles. Pick while young and Early Cluster: 2; Av faethe ae 10 30 -90 
tender and-put in salt water until 
required for pickling. Fruits DANDELION 
pale green, covered with prickly | 
spines, oval and uniform, 114 Improved Thick Leaved ............ 10°" 75735 2.50 
ins. long. Italian (Ciccoria Catalogna) ........ 10) 230 175 

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