40 Cucumbers 



They are easily trained to climb and the fruit is 

 kept clean and fresh by this method. 



When saving cucumber seed, select the first cucum- 

 bers that are of about the same size. Pinch 

 off the vine at the second or third joint beyond the 

 cucumber but not until after the cucumber has 

 turned yellow, for not until then will the seed be 

 ripe. The seed should be taken from the fruit 

 and left to dry in the sun, then washed clean and 

 dried again, when they will be ready for storing' 

 away. 



Cucumber seed should be placed in a glass jar 

 where the mice cannot reach them, but the jar should 

 be left open, or dampness may cause them to mold. 



To secure very early cucumbers, start in the 

 hotbed, planting the seeds in dirt bands or small 

 paper boxes which can be procured for the purpose. 

 Even eggshells will answer. The young vines can 

 be transplanted just as soon as the soil is warmed 

 by the sun. 



When planting in the open ground, sow five or 

 six seed in each hill, and when two leaves have 

 grown on the young plants, thin to two vines to a 

 hill. 



