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3URGESS’ DISEASE-RESISTING CUCUMBER | 

a Be _ One ounce of seed for 100 hills; 1 to 3 Ibs. to the acre. 
We grow our own Cucumber seed and know it to be strictly high grade. All 
-our Cucumber seed is treated before shipping. This treatment controls damping- 
, off, also several serious leaf diseases carried on, the seed, such as anthracnose, 
- angular leaf spot and macrosporium leaf spot.: Treating the seed is one more 
added service to our already high-bred superior stocks and will make your crops 
more dependable. Don’t run the risk of planting untreated cucumber seed when 
our Michigan grown treated seed costs no more. , 

- EARLY MICHIGAN 
The Earliest Slicing Cucumber 
“Originated by Mr. William E. Vail, of New York, and introduced by us in 
_ 1938. In fine slicing condition in 54 days or less. It is of the Early Fortune 
‘type, the dark green fruits being slim with well-rounded ends, and averaging 
7 inches long. Good for pickles, as well as slicing, as a great many fruits set 
at one time. Its ability to continue bearing over a long period makes this variety 
ideal for the home garden, as well as for the early market. Pkt., 5c; oz., 35c; 
¥4 Yb., $1.10; lb., $3.40; 2 lbs., $6.60; 5 lbs., $15.75; 10 lbs., $30.50, postpaid. 
A & C, or COLORADO 
The darkest green of all slicing cucumbers. Has practically no white stripe or 

Early Michigan 
STRAIGHT-8 : 
For Dependable Yields 

: tipping. Particularly valuable for the market gardener and shipping, as it holds 
its extremely dark green color. Size 214x9 inches; nearly as long as Longfellow, 
but a much heavier yielder. A most beautiful variety, and for quality it is un- 
surpassed. Medium early. Pkt., 0c; 0z., 30c; 14 lb., 90c; 1 lb., $2.80; 2 lbs., 
Medium early. Fruits rich deep green; 
straight, cylindrical; about 8 inches long 
and 1% inches thick. Superb home garden 
variety for slicing and salad use; good for 
home pickling; ideal for ‘‘Bread and but- 
ter’’ pickles. Fruits streamlined for pack- 
ing and shipping. Straight-8 has natural 
eapacity for extremely high yields under 
‘favorable conditions; plants bear relatively 
high proportions of fruit-producing female 
flowers and correspondingly low propor- 
tions of non-productive male flowers. Pkt., 
10c; 0z., 30c; 14 lb., 90c; lb., $2.80; 2 Ibs., 
$5.40; 5 Ibs., $12.75; 10 lbs., $24.50, post- 
paid. 
» $5.40; 5 Ibs., $12.75; 10 Ibs., $24.50, postpaid. 
| MARKETER 
The dark green fruits are similar in appearance to A & C. They are shorter, 
slightly tapered at each end and are ready for picking a few days earlier. A 
prolific bearer and popular for market and shipping. Pkt., {8e oz., 36c; %4 Ilb., 
90c; lb., $2.80; 2 lbs., $5.40; 5 Ibs., $12.75; 10 Ibs., $24.50, postpaid.” 

Early Fortune Special 
The finest and most uniform stock of Early 
Fortune on the market. Will average 5 days 
earlier and an inch longer than Standard Harly 
Fortune, a better yielder, and its very dark 
glossy-green color does not fade when shipping 
over long distances. It is disease resistant and 
the flesh of the slender fruits is white, firm 
endscrisp, PkKt:, [0Ch207., 206% 14 1b... 20¢ $. lbs; 
$2:353- 2) 1bs.; $4.505°.5, ‘Ibs, $10:50; 10: 1bs.; 
$26.00, postpaid. 
Straight-8 
‘CHINA LONG 
2 Feet Long 
China — This remarkable cucumber 
: Long from the Orient is of finer 
i quality than any other vari- 
: ety. Fruits 20 inches to 2 
: feet in length and only 2 
inches through. Skin deep green, nearly 
- smooth, the spines being few and small. 
Flesh white, firm, extremely crisp; the 


a i nearest seedless of ty variety. ee 
pst vigorous and have shown great ability 
$y to produce under adverse conditions. LONGFELLOW 
{a Pkt., 20c, postpaid. 
A remarkable outdoor variety, producing long, 
slender, dark green fruits which command the 
same high market price as fine-quality hothouse 
Cucumbers. An ideal type for local sales or for 
ke BLACK DIAMOND 
2 Ane S packing in fancy flats for shipping to market. 
I iat (lt ‘Stays Green) The fruits are best when 10 inches long and 
es One of the greenest White Spine varieties. 2 inches in diameter, but when matured measure 
 -7 to 8 inches long; excéllent shape and quality. 12 to 15 inches long by 2% inches diameter. 
Small seed cavity ; suitable for greenhouse grow- 
ing. Pkt., (0c; 0z., 30c; 14 lb., 90c; lb., $2.80; 
2 Ibs., $5.40; 5 lIbs., $12.75; 10 Ibs., $24.50, 
postpaid, 



Begins bearing early. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 
LEAR OS 60c; Ib., $2.00; 2 Ibs., $3.60; 5 Ilbs., 
$8.25; 10 lbs., $15.50, postpaid. 

English Hybrid White Spine 
ENGLISH HYBRID WHITE SPINE 
The Aristocrat of the Cucumber Family 
ENGLISH HYBRID WHITE SPINE is the result of a cross between English Telegraph and Ever- 
green White Spine, and combines the valuable characteristics of both. It inherits the fine appear- 
ance and shape of the English sort and the liardiness and yielding qualities of the White Spine. Be- 
sides its length, which is longer than Evergreen White Spine, it is much darker in color. The 
seed cavity is very small, a factor distinctly in its favor as a slicing variety; finest quality, firm 
and crisp. English Hybrid White Spine is the ideal variety to plant for general crop and will 
prove to be a real money maker for the grower who caters to the better class of trade, bringing 
a better price than the shorter and less attractive sorts. Pkt., 10¢; 0oz., 30e; 4 Ib.,. 90c; 
Ib., $2.80; 2 lbs., $5.40; 5 lbs., $12.75; 10 Ibs., $24.50, postpaid. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN Fruits 12 to 13 inches in length. Wine for slicing 
and whole pickles, but its solid, crisp flesh makes it 
most popular for chunk pickles. More widely used for this purpose than any other variety. 
Pkt., 10c¢; 0z., 30c; 14 Ib., 90c; lb., $2.80; 2 lbs., $5.40; 5 Ibs., $12.75; 10 Ibs:, $24.50, postpaid. 
Wilt Resistant Climbing Cucumber 
A Good Variety to Plant to Save Garden Space 
The vigorous and healthy vines throw out strong tendrils, enabling them to climb trellis, wire 
netting or any other suitable support. The most wilt resistant of all. Fruits long and thick, 
crisp, tender and of good quality. If kept picked, the vines will bear freely all season. Pkt., 10c; 
0z., 30c; 14 lb., 90c, postpaid. 
OTHER VARIETIES OF CUCUMBER 11 
_ Serpent or Snake Cucumber 
- This curious Cucumber resembles a green snake. The long, slim 
: fruits coil into most realistic serpent-like shapes. They are usually 
2 to 4 feet in length, sometimes attaining a length of 6 feet, Siee 
mean piae above photograph, showing six of the cucumbers and a one-foot 
‘ e, to show the comparative size. Pkt., 20c, postpaid. 
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