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392 Everbearing Shumway Special Strain 
52 days. The Name Tells the True Story. An ideal type for 
early small pickles that is becoming more popular every year. 
The plants are enormously prolific and if kept picked will con- 
tinue producing until killed by frost. The fruits are rich dark 
green, about 4 to 5 inches long, and stubby but well shaped. 
Pkt., 15 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; %4 1b., $1.00; 44 1b., $1.50; 1b., $2.50; 2 lbs., 
$4.50, postpaid. ‘ 
405-A and C 
A New Outstanding 63-Day 
White Spine Shipping Type 
9 to 10 inches long. This relatively 
new market and home garden var- 
iety has been planted in a more 
limited way because of the scarcity 
of seed, production of which cannot 
keep up with the increasing demand. 
It is a vigorous grower, disease- 
resistant, and makes an abundance 
of very deep green, slender cukes of 
even diameter. A real money maker. 
Pkt., 15 cts.; 0z., 45 cts.; %4 1b., $1.00; 
l% Ib., $1.50; 1b., $2.50; 2 lbs., $4.50, 
postpaid. 
399 Excellent as a Slicer or for Pickles. 58 days. A 
unique variety producing fruits that are pure white in 
color from the time they begin to form until they are 
fully mature. The skin is smooth and very thin. The 
fruits grow to a good size, about 8 by 2% inches; round- 
ended. Flesh is solid and crisp and of good flavor; very 
nice for slicing and for salads. A fine exhibition type. 
Heavy yielder, PKt., 20 cts.; 0z., 50 cts.; 4% Ib., $1.15; 4% 1hb., 
$1.75; lb., $3.00; 2 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. 
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grown in the South for early shipment to northern cities, 
Recipes on Pickling 
394 We Supply this Annually to .many of the largest Pickle Manu- 
facturers in America. 58 days. A valuable and reliable small earl) 
pickling variety. Fruits are uniform in size and shape, 7 inches })) 
214 when full-grown, tapering only slightly toward the end. Good color, 
black-spined. Vines bear continuously if fruits are picked; very 
productive. Pkt., 15 cts.; 0zZ., 45 cts.5 %4 Ib., $1.00; 14 1b., $1.50; 1b., $2.50; 
2 lbs., $4.50, postpaid. ; 
403. Early Fortune 
An outstanding early type for long distance shipping. It is much 
and has recentl) 
a very popular variety with the northern market gardeners. It has 
a fine dark green color and remains in table condition longer than any other 
pined variety. The flesh is white, solid, and crisp, with an unusually 
small seed cavity. A very productive yielder. Pkt., 12 cts.; 0z., 35 cts.; %4 1b., 
1% 1b., $1.10; Ib., $1.75; 2 lbs., 
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$3.25, postpaid. 
398—65 days. Enormous Yielder either in Greenhouse or Outdoor Plantings. A favorite white- 
spined variety, 10 to 12 inches long, about 2 inches thick, tapering slightly to each end. The 
color, a glossy dark green, is held for a considerable time after picking. The fiesh is firm, 
translucent and delicious. The seed cavity is small and the fruits are tender and juicy. The 
plants are prolific, vigorous and blight-resistant. A fine slicing type, also valuable for 
shipping. Wonderful yielder, PKt., 12 cts.; 0z., 35 cts.; % Ib., 75 cts.3 Yo Ib., $1.10; lb., $1.75; 
2 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. 
395—55 
75 cts., 
for pickling. 
days. ‘‘Sometimes known as Boston Pickling.’ me of good quality and 
fit for slicing, but because of its small size, 5 by 2% inches, it is more popular 
It produces early and yields a large and continuous crop bees 
vines are kept plucked. The fruits are bright green, smooth, uniform and 
square-ended. Excellent for early pickles. Pkt., 12 cts.; 0z., 35 cts.; % Ib., 
_2.1bs., $3.25, postpaid 
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/ 72 days. Unquestionably the finest of the large white-spined v 
Because of its length and weight it takes the form of the soil be 
straight specimens it is necessary to smooth out the ground under 
is firm and of good quality with few seeds; excellent for slicing. 
able for green-house forcing or field culture. 
cood quality make it a profitable type for the fancy trade. <A 
0z., 45 cts.; 44 1b., $1.00; 14 1b., $1.50; 1b., $2.50; 2 Ibs., $4.50, postpaid. 
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5 inches, slender and round-ended. The fruit, dotted with white spines, is 
The large, uniform size, handsome appearance and 
Vv lb., $1.10; 1b., $1.75; 2 Ibs., $3.25, postpaid. ; 
arieties. It is long, 12 to 15 
a uniform dark green. 
neath; so to secure perfectly 
the growing fruit. The flesh 
This variety is equally suit- 
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