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Napoleon III. Hardy and very prolific. A fine new 

 sort. 



Nepal. One of the largest of all varieties ; length 

 twenty-four inches ; weight ten to twelve pounds. 



Norman's Stitchworth-Park Hero. A recently intro- 

 duced variety, hardy, long, handsome, very prolific, and 

 fine flavored. 



Old Sion House. Length nine inches. This is a well- 

 tried, winter, forcing variety. Like the improved Sion 

 House, it also succeeds well in open culture. Quality good, 

 though the extremities are sometimes bitter. 



Prize-fighter. Length sixteen inches. Good for the 

 summer crop, or for exhibition. 



Rifleman. This variety is described as one of the best 

 prize cucumbers. It has a black spine ; always grows very 

 even from stem to point, with scarcely any handle ; carries 

 its bloom well ; keeps a good fresh color ; and is not liable 

 to turn yellow as many other sorts. Length twenty-four to 

 twenty-eight inches. An abundant bearer. 



Eingleader. A prominent prize sort, fifteen inches in 

 length. It succeeds well, whether grown under glass or in 

 the open ground. 



Roman Emperor. Length twelve to fifteen inches. 



Star of the West. Long, hardy, handsome ; described 

 as extra fine. 



Stockwood. One of the best sorts for forcing. It is re- 

 markably hardy and prolific^ and succeeds well grown in a 

 common hot-bed. Length fifteen to twenty inches. It 

 sometimes produces three or four fruit at a joint. 



Southgate. This variety has been pronounced the most 

 productive, and the best for forcing, of all the prize sorts. 

 It is not so late as many of the English varieties, and will 

 frequently succeed well if grown in the open ground. 



Sugden's Aldershott. Remarkably large and handsome ; 

 one of the finest of the prize sorts. The fruit sometimes 

 attains the length of three feet. 



