SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS 19 
Cucumber—c ontinued 
Gherkins or West India. 
Very small fruit, not a true cu- 
cumber, covered with spines, 
and used only for 1% to 2- 
inch pickles; extremely pro- 
lific. The vine resembles the 
watermelon and may be run 
over an arbor or trellis. Per 
pki. lOc toze GUC Aelbe 
90e.3 Ib, $2.75: 
FOR SLICING AND LARGE PICKLES 
_ Early White Spine. An old favorite, medium 
sized variety, bright green, smooth and prolific. 
Per pkt., 10c.; 0z., 25c.; %-lb., 80c.; Ib., $2.50. 

Longfellow Cucumber 
Climbing. Distinct climbing sort. The vines are 
vigorous and throw out strong grasping tendrils. 
Fruits 8 inches long, even and crisp. Per pkt., 10c.; 
oz., 25c.; %4-lb., 80c.; Ib. $2.50. 

A. & C. Cucumber 
A. & C. An attractive and outstanding cucumber 
of excellent quality and ideal size (8 to 10 inches), 
most remarkable for holding its fine dark green 
color. It is a vigorous, high yielding variety and has 
become very popular with our market growers. Per 
pkt 10ers 02;, 3067, 24-1b:, 90c5-1b., $2.75. 
Marketer. A new, very attractive, dark green cu- 
cumber, 7 to 8 inches long, and slender. Vines vigor- 
ous and productive. A fancy slicing market variety. 
Seed supply limited. Per pkt., 15c.; 0z., 30c.; %-lb., 
90c.; Ib., $3.00. 
Early Fortune. This belongs to the white spine 
type, and is one of the finest for general use. It is 
early and productive; remarkably uniform fruits 
about 9 inches long by 2% inches in diameter, hold- 
ing their fine dark green color long after picking; 
flesh firm and crisp, few seeds. Pkt., 10c.; 0z., 25c.; 
Tq 1b,,.G0C.; 1D..6$2-00. 
Davis Perfect. A fine, extra long, solid, smooth 
and slender dark green type of White Spine, equally 
good for field or forcing culture. The fault with the 
original strain, which was inclined to be necky, has 
been entirely overcome by several years’ selection. 
Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c.; %4-lb., 80c.; Ib.,; $2.50. 
Longfellow. An excellent, long, slender, dark 
green variety of the White Spine type, suitable for 
either greenhouse or outdoor culture. An ideal va- 
riety for the private garden or as a “straight pack” 
for shipment to high-grade markets. Cucumbers 12 
to 14 inches long by 2% inches in diameter. Per 
pkt., 10c.; oz., 30c.; %4-lb., 90c.; Ib., $3.00. 
Improved Long Green. A dark green, late table 
sort, 12 to 15 inches long, more or less warted; turns 
yellow when ripe; used extensively for large pickles. 
Per pkt., 10c.; 0z., 25c.; %4-Ib., 80c.; Ib., $2.50. 
Dandelion 
Lowenzahn—A maigon—Cicorea 
The Dandelion affords one of the earliest as well 
as one of the best and most healthful spring greens. 
It is also sometimes blanched and used as a salad. 
The seeds may be sown from May to August, in 
drills ten inches apart; thin out the young plants 
to about three inches apart; cultivate during the sea- 
son, and the following spring the plants will be fit 
for the table. 

Improved Thick-Leaved Dandelion 
Improved Thick-Leaved, or Cabbaging. Dis- 
tinct variety forming a regular upright tuft at the 
center; blanches easily. Superior to the common. 
Per pkt., 10c.; 0z., 70c.; %4-lb., $2.25; lb., $7.75. 
