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CUCUMBERS 
CULTURE—One ounce of seed will plant 50 hills, 2 pounds 
an acre. Cucumbers succeed best in warm, moist, rich loamy 
soil. Plant as soon as danger from frost has passed. In hills 
about 4 feet apart each way. 
SLICING VARIETIES © 
EVERBEARING—55 days. Small; very early variety. By keep- 
ing the fruits picked,,it will continue to bear throughout the 
growing season. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 25e) (14 Ib. 60c) (Ib. $2. 00). 
ARLINGTON WHITE SPINE—60 days. Popular among the 
older early sorts; good for home garden use. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 25c) (44 Ib. 60c) (Ib. $2.00). 
STAYS GREEN (Black Diamond)—60 days. A handsome, early, 
medium sized, prolific variety used extensively for shipping. 
Fruits symmetrical, néarly'square ended. Very dark green, 
‘holds color and firmness well when sh pped long distances. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz, 25¢e) (%4 Tb. 75e) (Ib. $2 50). 
EARLY FORTUNE—63 days. Desirable for shipping aid good 
for slicing. Fruits medium-deep green, slightly tapering. 
Flesh firm and crisp 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 25c) (4 Ip. 75e) (Ib. $2.50). 
CLARK’S SPECIAL OR WOODRUFE’S HYBRID (Long 
Strain)—64 days. Valuable for market garden and shipping; 
.& main crop sort, prelifie and attractive. Fru ts dark green; 
slightly tapered at both ends; flesh crisp and firm. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 25c) (44 Ib. 75c) (lb. $2.50). 
MARKETER—65 days. Medium size, very prolific, trim and 
.of un:form size, tapering. slightly to both énds, attractive 
dark green color. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10e) (Oz.. 40¢), (44 Ib. $1.25) (Ib. $4.00). 
DAVIS. PERFECT—65 days.’ ‘A: desirable mid-season variety 
for shipping. Fruits: dark green; flesh crisp and of good 
quality. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 25e) (4 Ib. 75e) (Ib. $2.50). 
COLORADO—67 days. A very attractice variety, good for 
market gardens and for shipping. Fruit very dark green, 
eylindrical, round with small seed pocket. Unusually free 
.from striping at blossom. end. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 30c) (44 Ib. 90c) (Ib. $3.00). 
CUBIT—70 days. Bronze medal winner of 1944. A. prolific, 
white spined variety distinguished by unusually uniform 
dark green exterior color:and long blunt-ended cylindrical 
shape. The interior has smooth crisp texture with small seed 
area. Cubit is a main crop long slicing variety. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 30c) (4% Ib. 90c) (Ib. $3.25). 
STRAIGHT-8—68 days. Des‘rable for home and market gar- 
dens and shipping. Fruit uniformly cylindrical; rounded at 
ends, medium green; quite free from light stripes. An at- 
tractive variety 
Postpaid (Plt. ‘t0e) (Oz. 30c) (4 Ib. 90c) (Ib. $3.00). 
A‘ AND C—68 days. An: outstanding variety for shipping on 
account of its deep green: color. Fruits slightly tapered at 
neck and moderately pointed, but fa’rly straight and sym- 
metrical; 8-9 inches long, 2% inches thick; white-spined. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 30c) (%4 Ib. 90c) (Ib. $3.00). 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN—70 days. Standard late variety 
for home garden; excellent for slicing; hardy and prolific. 
Fruits deep green, straight, slightly tapered; flesh very 
white and crisp ( 
Postpaid (Pkt. *0c) (Oz. 25e) (1% Ib. 75e) (Ib. $2.50). 
LONGFELLOW (Vaughan)—70 days. Desirable for home gar- 
den, and for shipping; also sometimes used for greenhouse 
forcing. Fruits dark green, uniform, straight and attractive. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (re 30c) (14 Ib. 90e) (b.. $3.00). ; 
PICKLING VARIETIES 
EARLY MINCU—53 days. Bears from 8 to 10 fruits within a 
foot of the hill. Cucumbers average 4% inches long and 2 
inches in diameter, suitable both for slicing and pickling. 
The sk_n is medium green, the flesh white and crisp. Mincu 
is very early anda heavy cropper. 
Postpaid (Fkt. 10c) (Oz. 25c) (%4 Ib. 60c) (Ib. $2.00). 
EARLY CLUSTER—55 days. Very fine pickling sort. Very 
popular. Medium dark green, prolif c, full at both ends. 
Postpaid (Fkt. 10c) (Oz. 25c) (44 Ib. 60c) (Ib. $2.00). 
NATIONAL PICKLING—54 days. Especially bred for pickling 
in the small sizes. Fruit straight, and blunt-ended, but not 
chunky. Deep green color. Makes firm, crisp pickles. 
Postpaid (Flt. 10c) (Oz. 25c) (44 Ib. 60c) (Ib. $2.00). 
SNOW’S PERFECTION PICKLING—56 days. Extremely 
early and prolific. Fruit 5 inches long; dark green Be pickling 
size, black spined, symmetrical, blunt ended. 
Postpaid (Flt. 10c) (Oz. 25c) (4 Ib. 60c) (Ib. $2.00). 
WEST INDIA GHERKIN-—60 days. An extremely small fruit- 
ed variety grown exclusively for pickles. It has no value for 
slicing. Is very prickly, but tender and crisp if picked when 
young. Seed germinates slowly 
Postpaid (F kt. 10¢) (Oz. 25e) (4. ib. 75e) Ub: $2.50). 
EGGPLANT a 
CULTURE—One ounce will produce 1,000, to 2,000. Benen 
Seed is of slow germination and requ_res a modera: te amount of 
heat. Should be started in hotbeds early in March and trans- 
planted to four or six inches apart. Eggplants are very tender 
and will not stand frost. 
BLACK BEAUTY—S0 days. A ‘*proiific early variety. Medium 
sized plants, fruit deep purplish black, smooth, large blunt 
egg-shaped producing 4 to 6 per plant. 
Postpa‘d (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 50e) (4 Ib. $1.75) (1 Ib. $5. 50). 

EGG PLANT, NEW YORK IMPROVED 
NEW YORK IMPROVED—8s3 days. The fruits are large, 
round-oval, of a rich deep purple-black color and splendid 
quality. Spineless and a heavy producer. | 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10ce) (Oz. 50c) (44 Ib. $1.75) (1 Ib. $5.56). 
FLORIDA HIGH BUSH—85 days. The plants are large and 
high; usually bearing the fruit off the the ground. Resistant 
to drought and blight. Fruit medium size, pear shaped and 
of purple color. 
Postpa‘d (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 50c) (%4 Ib. $1.75) (1 Ib. $5.50). d 
NEW HAMPSHIRE HYBRID—An early high productive i 
Black Beauty. It was developed by Prof. J. R. Hepler of the | 
New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. The fruit 
is slightly oval, a fine purple in color, smaller than Black — 
Beauty, but is earlier and gives large yields. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 50c) (4 Ib. $1.75) (1 Ib. $5. 50); 




