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Do not plant Cucumbers before danger of frost has passed, as the plants are very tender and the least frost will damage them or kill them. 
Plant in hills or rows 4 feet apart, 10 to 15 seeds to each hill; make soil very rich. For pickles, plant from June lst to middle of July. One ounce 
will plant 50 hills, 2 lbs. will plant 1 acre. 

CucUMBER, MARKETER 
Boston Pickling. (57 days.) Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 25c., 4 Ib. 75c., lb. $2.50. 
Chicago Pickling. (56 days.) A slender, 
early pickling variety producing uniform, 
medium green, tapered fruit 9 by 3 in. and 
weighing 134 lbs. A standard variety. 
Pkt. 10@; oz. 25c., 14 Ib: -75c., Ib. $2.50: 
Davis Perfect. (65 days.) Fine for forcing 
: or for outdoors. The fruit is long and 
straight, and valuable for slicing. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 25c., 14 lb. 75c., Ib. $2.50. 
Early Cluster. (55 days.) A fine pickling 
variety that is also good for slicing. Fruits 
514 by 234 in., pale green. Prolific. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 25c., 14 Ib. 75c., lb. $2.50. 
Early Fortune. (63 days.) Used extensively 
for slicing and shipping. Fruit is medium 
green and tapering, 8 in. long and 21% in. 
in diameter, crisp, and weighs 1%4 lbs. 
Pkt. 10c:, oz. 25c., 14 Ib. 75c., Ib. $2.50. 
Improved Long Green. (70 days.) The 
standard late variety for the home-garden. 
Provides tasty, tender, crisp slices for sal- 
ads. Fruit deep green and tapered, 12 by 3 
in., and weighs 3 to 314 lbs. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 25c., 144 Ib. 85c., Ib. $3.00. 
Improved White Spine. (60 days.) An 
old standby, and will retain its medium 
green color for a long time. Fruit 8 to 9 in. 
long and 2% in. in diameter. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 25c., 4 Ib. 75c., Ib. $2.50. 
Longfellow. (72 days.) An excellent, long, 
dark green Cucumber growing about 12 in. 
long, of fine quality. A fine shipper. 
Pkt, 10c:, oz. 25c:, 44° Ib. 75c:, Ib: $2.50: 
Straight 8. (68 days.) A new, uniformly 
cylindrical variety, 8-10 in. long. Fruit 
medium green, free from white stripes. 
Excellent keeping quality. Pkt. 10c., oz. 
25c., 4 Ib. 75c., Ib. $2.50. 

DILL HERB 
(70 days) 
Used extensively for culinary use and for 
putting with Cucumber when pickling, pro- 
ducing the famous Dill pickles. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 15c., 44 Ib. 50c. 
DANDELION 
1 og. will sow 150-ft. row 
Common. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 14 Ib. 75c., 
Ib. $2.50. 
Improved Thick-Leaved. (50 days.) A 
very early and healthful Spring salad. Sow 
early in the Spring, in drills, 18 in. apart 
and thin out to 6 in. in the drills. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 75c., 14 |b. $2.50, lb. $9.00. 

EcceLant, New HaAmMpsHireE Hysrip 
A. & C. 
arketer. (1942 All-America Selection). Out- 
standing characteristics of this new variety are 
its earliness, its trim shape and rich deep green 
color which is carried right down to the blossom 
end of the fruits. The vines are very prolific 
and have shown less damage from mosaic than 
standard varieties grown in close proximity, 
possibly due to their undoubtedly vigorous 
habit of growth. An interesting feature is the 
larger than usual proportion of female blossoms 
which contributes both to earliness and to yield. 
The fruits are not quite so long as some of the 
slicing varieties commonly grown, and to most 
home gardeners this will be an attraction since 
one of these handy sized Marketer fruits is 
more likely to be completely used up at a time. 
From the market grower’s point of view, its 
earliness, uniformity of size and heavy yield 
will be of importance in addition to the appeal 
it will make to the buyer’s eye. The Blue 
Ribbon award to Marketer is a new departure 
in the All-America Selections, its purpose being 
to indicate the highest ranking in the trials, 
regardless of the type of medal awarded. This 
is an Asgrow creation. 65 days. Pkt. 10c. 
oz- 30c., 14 Ib. $1.00, Ib. $3.50. 
(68 days.) Has proven to be about the 
finest slicing variety ever introduced. A Cucum- 
ber that has no weak points. The long, slender 
fruits are very dark green, grows 8 to 9 in. long 
and 2 in. thick. A. & C. is one of the most popu- 
lar Cucumbers grown today. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 
4 Ib. 85c., lb. $3.00. 
National Pickling. (56 days.) Developed 
by the Michigan Agricultural College under 
the supervision of the National Pickle 
Packers Association. Vines rather small, 
fruits straight, symmetrical, full at the 
ends; length 6 in., thickness 244 in. Black 
spined, recommended for production of 
high grade small pickles, a good yielder. 
Pkt: 10c., oz. 25c514 Ib; 75c;, Ibs $2)50: 
West India Gherkin. (60 days.) Used for 
small pickles. Fruit pale green, oval, uni- 
form, and covered with prickly spines. 
Measures 2 by 1 in. and weighs 3 to 4 ozs. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 144 Ib: 75c., Ib. $3.00. 
EGGPLANT 
1 oz. will produce about 1000 plants 
The seed should be sown in hotbeds the 
second week in March, care being taken to 
protect the young plants from cold at night. 
Plant out about June Ist, about 214 feet 
apart. Sufficient plants may be raised for a 
small garden by sowing a few seeds in com- 
mon flower pots or boxes in the house. 
Improved New York Spineless. (85 days.) 
The plant is low and branching, and is quite 
free from spines both on the plant or calyx 
of the fruit, which are of the largest size 
and most perfect form. Pkt. 10c., oz. 60c., 
14 |b. $2.00. 
Early Black Beauty. (82 days.) Earlier 
than any other sort. Fruit jet black, hold- 
ing its black color during its maturing 
season. Very productive with uniform size 
fruit. Pkt. 10c., oz. 60c., 14 lb. $2.00. 
New Hampshire Hybrid. (70 days.) Se- 
lection from Black Beauty X Early Dwarf 
Purple. Upright, uniform medium growth 
and fruits; very early and productive, 
long-round to pear-shaped eggs of dark pur- 
ple and desirable market size. Lower fruits 
touch the ground. For home and market; 
especially valuable for short-season sec- 
tions. Pkt. 10c., % oz. 35c., oz. 75c. 
