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to be about one-half. These profits would not satisfy the 

 market gardener on his few valuable acres near the city, 

 but, no doubt, are remunerative enough to the farmers, 

 with large quantities of cheap land. 



The varieties are numerous, and embrace many very 

 well marked kinds. The large growing kinds that attain 

 2 feet or more in length, have never become favorites in 

 our American markets. 



White Spined. Belongs to the short growing section, 

 is of medium size, from 6 

 to 8 inches in length and 

 2 to 3 inches in diameter ; 

 Fi:r. 13. -WHITE SPIN-ED CUCUMBER, it is a very handsome va- 

 riety, deep green, flesh crisp, and of fine flavor. The va- 

 riety almost exclusively grown for market in New York. 



Early Frame. A very handsome small growing vari- 

 ety, rarely exceeding 5 inches in length, and has fewer 

 spines than the preceding. It is often a question whether 

 this or the White Spined is most desirable, so that of late 

 years we have grown about an equal quantity of each for 

 forcing or forwarding under glass. 



Gherkin* This variety, used exclusively for pickling, 

 botanists distinguish as a species distinct from the common 

 Cucumber ; it is very small, length from 2 to 3 inches ; a 

 strong growing sort, and should be planted 5 feet apart. 



Manchester Prize, An extremely handsome variety, 

 extensively grown in England ; it is very dark green, hav- 

 ing tubercular excrescences at the base of the spines, reg- 

 ularly over its whole surface, except 3 or 4 inches at the 

 extremities, which are smooth , it is of the largest size, 

 growing upwards of 2 feet in length. 



