DREER'S VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS. 65 
-ENGLIsH ForcinGc CucumBers. A class or group of 
cucumbers known and catalogued under this general name 
is now coming into demand at Philadelphia and other cities. 
Thus far the English forcing cucumbers are sold only to 
what is called.the fancy trade ; that is, to people who know 
the excellence of the article and have means to pay for it. 
There are several growers at Philadelphia raising 
English forcing cucumbers. The seed is scarce and high 
in price, but this does not matter when it is realized that so 
few seeds are required to supply even a large establishment. 
The cucumbers of this group are very large in size, 
being so long as to equal three of the common type. They 
are practically seedless, and as to quality they are held in 
the highest esteem by people acquainted with them. 
They can be forced all winter, under the treatment 
heretofore described, but each plant must be given much 
room. 
ROLLISON’S TELEGRAPH FORCING CUCUMBER. 
John G. Gardner, an experienced grower, elsewhere 
quoted, recommends that they be planted four feet apart in 
the rows; two plants at a place, for training in opposite 
directions. Mr. Gardner recommends the variety called 
Telegraph. 
Under proper treatment the fruit can be had in sixty 
days from the seed (according to Mr. Gardner), and the 
bearing season may be prolonged for months, and even 
from one season to another. 
As to prices, the cucumbers of this type will easily 
bring 25 cents each in winter, and will be in demand among 
a class of buyers who are both numerous and desirable. To 
