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THE FLORAL WOELD AND GAPwDSN GUIDK. 

 CUCUMBER DUKE OF EDINBURGH. 



LARGE cucumbers 

 are not, as a rule, of 

 much value, except- 

 ing it be for exhi- 

 bition purposes ; but 

 in the variety to which 

 we now direct the 

 attention of our 

 readers, we have a 

 noteworthy excep- 

 tion. It combines 

 with its large size 

 good flavour, and handsome appear- 

 ance ; and the plant is comparatively 

 hardy in constitution, and very pro- 

 ductive. It belongs to the white- 

 spined class, and the fruit, in the 

 hands of a first-class cultivator, will 

 attain a length ranging from thirty 

 to thirty-six inches ; but with ordi- 

 nary culture, and allowing the plants 

 to carry a full crop, the average 

 length will be a few inches less. 

 The fruit is also of an uniform 

 thickness throughout, and of a fine 

 deep green colour, and when cut 

 before attaining too large a size, a 

 well-matched brace will produce a 

 telling effect upon the exhibition 

 table. It can, therefore, be com- 

 mended for exhibition purposes as 

 well as for home consumption. It 

 was distributed last year, for the 

 first time, by Messrs. Daniels Bros., 

 Royal Norfolk Seed Establisbment, 

 Norwich, and as it has been sub- 

 jected to trial in various parts of the 

 country during 1874, its merits have 

 been thoroughly tested. 



Whilst referring to this firm, we 

 feel bound to direct the attention of 

 our readers to the Illustrated Guide 

 for Amateur Gardeners it has re- 

 cently published, for it is one of the 

 best works of its class, and contains 

 everything in the way of seeds ama- 

 teurs are likely to require, and is 

 freely illustrated with wood-cuts of 

 the leading flowers and vegetables of 

 which seeds are ofi"ered. G. G. 



