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CUCUMBER—(Continued) 

MARKETER CUCUMBER 
NATIONAL PICKLING 
A very uniform and valuable black spined variety recommended only for the 
small pickles and small dills. Fruits straight, symmetrical, square ends, about 
6 inches long when mature. 50 days. 
STRAIGHT-8 
A fine shipping cucumber desirable for both home and market garden. This 
popular variety produces fruits about eight inches in length and about 11% 
inches in diameter, well rounded at ends, deep green when ready to use and 
free from objectionable striping and tipping. 
EGG PLANT 
A packet will produce about 75 plants, an ounce about 2000 plants. 
CULTURE. Egg Plant seed germinates slowly and should be started in strong heat, for in this, 
as in all sub-tropical plants, it is of importance to secure a rapid and continuous growth from the 
first, the plants never recovering from a check received when young. When the plants have formed 
two rough leaves, transplant to three or four inches apart. When the ground is warm, and all danger 
not only from frosts, but from cold nights is past, harden off the plants by gradual exposure to the 
sun and air, and decrease the supply of water, then carefully transplant into open ground, setting 
the plants two and a half feet apart. 
Black Beauty 
The fruits are rich dark purple, large and symmetrical, maturing a little 
earlier than our Improved Large Purple but usually not quite as large. A very 
desirable sort for the market as the fruit holds its color a long time. 
Improved Large Purple (Spineless) 
Plants large, spreading; foliage light green; fruit very large, oval; dark pur- 
ple. Plants usually ripen four to eight large fruits. Bear in mind that our 
stock is spineless, which is a great advantage in handling. 
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This is the best celery, (Golden Self Blanching No. 50) we ever. had. You can 
recommend this celery to anyone who grows late celery. 
Lambert Greendyke, Kalamazoo, Mich. 
