88 CUCURBITACEOUS PLANTS. 



Giant of Arnstadt. Length twenty-four inches ; fine rich 

 color, and productive. 



Henderson's Number One Black- 

 spined. Length seventeen inches, 

 straight and even ; color deep and 

 fine. Of a hundred and eighteen 

 varieties fruited at the Chiswick 

 Gardens, England, this proved one 

 of the best. 



Hunter's Prolific. Length eigh- 

 teen inches. Very crisp and excel- 

 lent, but requires more heat than 

 most other varieties. Spines white ; 

 fruit covered with a good bloom, 

 and not liable to turn yellow at the 

 base. 



Improved Sion House. This 

 variety has received many prizes 

 in England. Not only is it well 

 adapted for the summer crop, but it 

 succeeds remarkably well when 

 grown under glass. 



Irishman. Length twenty - two 

 to twenty-five inches. Handsome, 

 and excellent for exhibition. 



LordKenyon's Favorite. Length 

 twelve JLO eighteen inches. A fine 

 sort for winter forcing. 



Manchester Prize. This, like the 

 Nepal, is one of the largest of the 

 English greenhouse prize varieties. 

 It sometimes measures two feet in 

 length, and weighs twelve pounds. 

 In favorable seasons, it will attain 



Manchester Prize Cucumber. 



a large size in open culture, and 

 sometimes perfect its seeds. 



