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One ounce will plant 50 hills; 
three pounds for an acre. 
CULTURE—Cucumbers require warm rich 
soil. When all danger of frost is past, plant 
in low flat hills, 4 to 6 feet apart each way. 
Scatter 10 to 12 seeds in a one foot circle in 
each hill and cover one-half inch. If the soil 
is naturally poor, work a forkful of decayed 
manure into each hill before planting. When 
plants are about 5 inches tall, thin out, |eav- 
ing the five strongest to each hill. Keep the 
soil cultivated as long as it can be done with- 
out injuring the spreading vines. Kill Squash 
Bugs and Cucumber Beetles with Pyrocide 
Dust, see Prices Below. 
NOTE: Days from planting to picking are listed here. 
The letters W. S. and B. S. indicate the white spined 
and black spined varieties. 

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274. MINCU BABY CUCUMBER— 
Matures in about 50 days, The short oval [ee SO 280. TAXPAYER—(64 days.) Ww. Ss. This 
fruits, averaging 4 inches long by 1%. inches striking cucumber is uniformly 9 inches in 
in diameter, are ideal for pickles. They are ° length, with tapering ends and of an intense 
white spined with crisp white flesh and medium New Ganrihe dark green color, Produces cucumbers over a 
green skin. The vines are compact and not long period of time, and many of them, De- 
inclined to run extensively. .A very early heavy HYBRID veloped from Early Fortune which was the best 
cropper. Mineu was developed at the Minne- seller of all White Spines because of its extreme 
sota Experiment Station. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, earliness, and abundant yields. Pkt, 10c, oz. 
20c, % Ib. 70c, lb. $2.40, prepaid. 
281. DAVIS PERFECT (65 days.) W. 
S. An excellent mid-season variety for shipping 
or home table use, Splendid quality and ap- 
pearance. Fruit: 9 to 10 inches long, 2% inches 
thick, dark green, tapered at both ends; flesh 
crisp and of good quality. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 
4, Jb. 60c, lb. $2.00, prepaid. : 
283. STRAIGHT EIGHT—All-America 
Gold Medal Winner. (66 days.) The most de- 
sirable slicing cucumber you can plant. The 
straight symmetrical fruits grow about 8 inches 
long and about 1% inches in diameter. A very 
convenient size and shape. The color is a rich, 
deep green. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 4% Ib. 75c, Ib. 
$2.50, prepaid. 
284. IMPROVED LONG GREEN—(67 
Y, Ib. 85c, Ib. $3.00, prepaid. 
For Color Photo of Mincu see page 80. 
276. CHICAGO PICKLING — (59 
days.) B. S. (Westerfield Pickling.) Most 
widely used of the pickling varieties. Also 
good for slicing. Fruit: 6% inches long, 2% 
inches thick, medium green, square ended, at- 
tractive and prolific. Pkt. 10c, 0z,. 20c, Y% Ib. 
60c, lb. $2.00, prepaid. 
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282. FARIBO HYBRID “C”’’——Pro- 
duces a continuous crop of uniformly 
large handsome fruits from vigorous, 
disease-resistant Hybrid Plants. Devel- 
oped by Dr. A. E. Hutchins of the Minn. 
Exp. Station and F. S. & N. Co. The 
color is an intensely rich deep green, and 
the flesh fine-grained, sparkling white 
and crisp. Smooth and symmetrical in 
shape, with blunt ends, the cucumbers 
are just right for pickles when young, 
and make perfect 8 to 9Q-ineh slicers 
when full grown. Pkt. 25c, prepaid. 

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One Chicago Pickling ee ney POR 5 AS ey) days.) (Black spined. ) This is a standard late 
Pkt Taxpayer ¢ variety for home garden; excellent for slicing; 
: Straight Eight 3 ee hardy and prolific. Dependable. Pkt. 10¢, oz. 
Each Ponatellowa ppd. 20c, % Ib. 70c, Ib, $2.25, prepaid. 
3 285. “A & C” or COLORADO—W. S. 
(68 days.) A long, slender cucumber of excel- 
lent shape and intense dark green color. The 
fruits are 8 to 9 inches long and average 2 inches 
in diameter; they hold their color longer than 
any other type. Seeds form late in the season 
ae are cul ey th 10¢, 02.2256, 7/47 1Da 1 OGD 
.25, prepaid. 
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«= “AandC" 286, THE LONGFELLOW—(70 days.) 
or Colorado— W. S. (Vaughan.) Ideal for home garden, forc- 
Symmetrical, dark ing or shipping. One of the best long, late 
reen in color. with varieties. Excellent quality. Perfectly uniform, 
3! see Y long, slender shape. Fruit: 12 to 15 inches long, 
crisp, delicious flesh. 234, inches thick; dark green, symmetrical and 
attractive. Holds color and crispness well after 
icking,. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, % Ib. 75c, Ib. $2.25, 
: prepaid, 
For Dill Seed, See Page 13 


PAXTON HOT HOUSES 
Hot Houses force growth of plants 
to bring them on the market two to 
four weeks earlier than normally. 
Early crops bring the greatest return. 
Hot Houses are new, improved, 
strong, sturdy, and wire reinforced to 
withstand extremes of weather. They 
allow maximum growth. Size 12 
inches in diameter and 11 inches in 
‘height. Temperature inside of Hot 
Houses is from 10 to 20 degrees 
warmer than outside and heat is 
retained for a long period after out- 
side temperature lowers. 
Packed 25 with cardboard setter for 
80c. Hot Houses only, 100 for $2.35, 
250 for $5.00, prepaid. Not prepaid: 
500 for $8.00, 1000 for $15.00. Metal 
Setter $2.25. (Weight 40 Ibs. per 1000.) 


Non-Poison PYROCIDE DUST 
To Protect Your Cucumber Vines 
Now you can protect melons, squash and cukes with e 
non-poison Pyrocide, a new type dust, so powerful it con- j ee he 
trols these hard-to-kill pests, and most all types of sucking Z E 
and chewing insects on fruits and vegetables including 
Aphids, Cabbage Worms, Mexican Bean Beetles, Leaf 
Hoppers, as well as house pests: flies, ants, ete. 
Price Prepaid: 1 Ib. 60c, 5 Ibs. $2.50 




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Straight Eight—a beautiful streamlined variety. 
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