

Order Dill Seed For Pickles 

The Van Auken family cultivates and cares for about two acres of garden East of Victor, N. Y. Mr. Van Auken grows Robson Golden 
Cross Bantam corn, Summer and Hubbard squash, tomatoes, beets, carrots and other root crops. These are marketed in the nearby 
towns and villages. The harvest picture shows Mr. and Mrs. Van Auken with their grand-daughter, Anne Power. We appreciate pictures 
CUCUMBERS 
Vitamins ab Cg 
Pkt. will plant 15 hills 
1 oz. will plant 100 hills 
Plant after danger of frost and up to middle of June, %NATIONAL PICKLING: 56 days. This black 
in rows 5 feet apart or in hills 5 feet each way. It is spine variety might be called an improved Snow's 
well to put 8 to 10 seeds in each hill as some of the Pickling because of its close resemblance. Mature 
plants may be destroyed by bugs. After true leaves cucumbers are 5% to 6 inches long by 2% inches 
appear, thin to 4 plants per hill. thick. Pickles are dark green, square ended and very 
trical in shape. Pkt. 10 cts.; wo cts: 
*CUBIT: 60 days. Cubit has been described as the tf Ib. 75 ets. Ib. $2.25: 10 lbs. $21.50. bite 
perfect white spine slicing cucumber. The fruits 
average about 10 inches in length, are slim, blunt- DOUBLE YIELD: 54 days. A heavy yielding pickle 
coe. evliniical, dar. geen and bold their color Variety. The. fruits are medium length, "very 
variety well suited to the requirements of both twas Rome ib. SOcEE Ib: $2.60. s 
home and market gardener. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 40 
aad tape ones), 10. lbs: $34.00. * MIXED CUCUMBER: Cucumbers seem to do bet- 
AW&C: 60 days. This variety, originated and intro- ter when varieties are mixed and cross pollination 
duced by Abbott and Cobb of Philadelphia, has met takes place. Our mixture is made up of small pickles, 
with much favorable comment. The vine is very dill and slicing varieties. Recommended for home 
vigorous, producing a large number of medium gardens only. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; % Ib. 
slender dark green cucumbers averaging about 10 75 cts. 
inches in length. They are very uniform and hold 
their dark green color longer than most other varie- 
ties. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 1% lb. 90 cts.; Ib. 
$2.75; 10 lbs. $26.50. 
STRAIGHT 8: 64 days. Fruits smooth and uniform, 
8 inches long and about 1% inches in diameter. Deep 
green and very free from striping. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 30 cts.; % lb. 90 cts.; lb. $2.75; 10 Ibs. $26.50. 
EARLY WHITE SPINE: 58 days. Primarily a “Dill” 
variety as it grows very straight, is square ended and 
7 to 8 inches long. The color is a good deep green. 
Flesh is solid and makes a firm pickle. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 25 cts.; 1% lb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.25; 10 Ibs. $21.50. 
MINCU: 43 days. A strain of extra early white spine 
introduced by the University of Minnesota. Pro- 
duced close to the crown and almost in clusters, the 
cucumbers are short and blocky. Suitable for small 
early pickles. They are very smooth but not as 
dark colored as we would like. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 Cubit is the most beautiful cucumber we have ever grown. Unfor- 
cts.; 4 lb. 90 cts.; lb. $2.75. tunately, it does not yield as well as A & C. 
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