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397 Early Short Green or Early Frame 
Excellent Variety for Pickling—Slicing & Dills 
Second Early—Matures in 56 Days 
_ 56 days. An excellent early sort for the second crop of pickles, being a little late 
in maturing. The fruits are a bright medium green, turning to russet when fully 
matured; ‘good-sized, about 7 by 214 inches, square ended, fine quality. Popular 
for the home garden and for slicing. Pkt., 12 cts.; 02z., 35 cts.; 14 lb., 75 cts.; Yo Ib 
$1.10; Ib., $1.75; 2 Ibs., $3.25, postpaid. ead 
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Culture Book and 
Canning Guide 
with complete information on Can- 
ning Sweet and Sour Pickles—Cold 
Packed Methods also. Furnished 
free with order for $3.00 or more 
upon request. Extra copies 10c each. 
Three of the Best Cucumbers i 
Fancy Pickling 
Improved Long Green 
Evergreen White Spine 
386 Special offer 3 pkts., one of each 
variety (value 45 cts.) for only 30 cts. 
American Climbing 
402 (58 days.) A distinct variety notable for its 
heavy, large-leaved, climbing vine. Very useful and 
ornamental for covering porches, trellises and 
fences. Not only this, but the fruit has excellent 
eating qualities; the flesh is white and crisp with a 
mild flavor. The fruits become about 9 by 2% in- 
ches, and have a dark green color in the slicing 
stage, turning to a netted russet yellow when ready 
for pickling. Pkt., 20 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; 14 Ib., $1.15; 
¥ Ib., $1.75; 1b., $3.00; 2 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. 
401 Burpee’s Hybrid Cucumber 
60 days. For Pickles and Slicing. 
_ Ideal for pickles when young and make per- 
fect 8- to 10-inch slicers when full grown. Dark 
green, flesh pure white, crisp and fine grained 
and small seed eavities. Highly resistant to 
mosaic and mildew. This Hybrid Cucumber out- 
yields open pollinated varieties because the 
vines continue to produce their fruits abun- 
dantly for a long time after the open pollinated 
varieties have ceased. Pkt., (50 seeds) for 50 
cts.; 2 pkts. for 80 cts.; 1 02., $2.00; 0z., $3.50; 
14 Tb., $12.00, postpaid. 
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77, 388 (70 days.) A Universal ‘© 
Standard Throughout the Na- ; 
tion. Excellent for both 
slicing and pickling. The | 
fruits are 12 to 14 inches 
long, about 3 inches thick, jj 
\ straight, tapered a little to- 
1 ward the stem end, and col- 
} ored a rich green with black 
1 spines, The flesh is white, 
solid, and crisp, with a choice 
When young are 
396 Early Green Cluster BP eis.g ta 4B elu % TD 
52 days. One of the most popular early pickling $2.50; Se» 
sorts, especially for slicers. The fruits frequently 
grow in clusters of 2 or 8, and the plants are very 
prolific, yielding continuously over a long season 
if kept plucked. The fruits are uniform and have 
a good size and shape for pickling, 5% by 2% 
inches, tapering only slightly toward each end. 
The skin is smooth with few spines and the flesh is 
white and juicy. Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; 44 Ib., $1.00; 4% 1b., $1.50; 1lb., $2.50; 2 lbs., 
$4.50, postpaid. 
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393 ing 
Originated Here at Rockford. Marvelous for Pickling 
55 days. This is a selection made from the 6¢Chi- 
eago Pickle’’ by a veteran pickle grower, Mr. Snow, 
of the famous Snow Pickle Farm, Rockford, Ill. The 
type is shorter when ripe than the Chicago Pickle 
and is broad at the stem end, tapering slightly to the 
tip. The small pickles are dark green, cylindrical and 
“square ended, average 4 to 5 inches in length when 
large enough for slicing, and are of excellent quality; 
but it is chiefly for producing medium-sized pickles, 
that this variety is so highly esteemed. Pkt., 15 cts.; 
oz., 45 cts.; % Ib., $1.00; 4% 1b., $1.50; Ib., $2.50; 
2 lbs., $4.50, postpaid. 
389 Cucumber Grow Quick 
It’s Early and It’s Good 
Universal Favorite With Chicago Market Growers 
A new pickle type cucumber that produces a crop 
in 48 days from the planting of the seed. Same 
shape as. the famous Chicago Pickle but 10 days 
earlier, Usually matures its erop before the early 
blight. 36 sure to include in your order, Pkt., 15 
cts.; 0z., 45 cts.; %4 1b., $1.00; 1% Ib., $1.50; lb., $2.50; 
2 lbs., $4.50, postpaid. 
sort.’’ Flesh white, sweet, crisp, juicy, 
with a small seed cavity. The fruit is 
long and shapely, about 11 by 2% 
inches, with a dark glossy green skin. = ~~ 
The plant is exceedingly vigorous, hardy and productive. Fruits remain fresh and delicious 
for market garden and for shipping; also 
a long time after picking. A very valuable sort 
excellent for the home garden. Pkt., 15 cts,; 02:, 
2 lbs., $4.50, postpaid. 
45 cts.; 1/4 Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $1.50; Ib., $2.50; 
400 West India Gherkin 
or Burr 
60 days. Of Jamaica origin and not 
strictly a cucumber. In demand for very 
small pickles and for stuffing with relishes. 
The fruit is oval, about 2 inches by 1 inch, 
pale green and covered with small elastic 
prickles. Must be picked while young and 
tender. Exceedingly prolific. Pkt., 20 cts.; 
oz., 50 cts.; Y%4 Ib., $1.15, postpaid. 
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387 Fancy Pickling 
50 days. This is one of the grandest of all pickling Cucum- 
bers. It is solid and thick in texture, excellent in flavor, com- 
bining all the qualities necessary to make a good pickle. It 
is very productive and it is also adapted for slicing. Fruits be- 
come 5 inches long by 2% inches thick, and are round-ended and 
symmetrical, with a dark green skin, black-spined. Flesh is 
good quality. This variety is very widely used by pickle factories. 
Pkt., 15 cts.; 02, 45 cts.; 14 1b., $1.00; 42 1b., $1.50; lb,, $2.50; 2 1bs., 
$4.50, postpaid, 
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