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PETEH HEriDE^SOfi & C0 -» ^ EW YOI^.— VEGETflBliE SEEDS. 



CUCUMBER, 



German, Gurke. — French, Concombre. — Spanish, Cohombro. 

 1 oz. for 50 hills ; 2 to 3 lbs. in hills for an acre. 



Cucumbers succeed best in warm, rich, sandy loam. They should not be planted in the open 

 air until there is a prospect of settled warm weather, in the vicinity of New York about the 

 middle of May. Plant in hills about four feet apart each way. The hills should be previously 

 prepared by mixing thoroughly with the soil of each a shovelful of well-rotted manure. When 

 all danger from insects is passed, thin out the plants, leaving three or four of the strongest to 

 each hill. The fruit should be gathered when large enough, whether required for use or not, 

 as, if left to ripen on the vines, it destroys their productiveness. 



COOL AND CRISP. (See Novelties, page 13.) 10c. pkt., 25c. oz 

 $2.00 lb. 



JAPANESE CLIMBING. While all cucumbers are running vines, yet this 

 variety is much more creeping or climbing in its habit, so much so that it 

 quickly climbs on poles or trellises in the same manner as the Pole Lima 

 Bean. It is entirely distinct. The quality is splendid. It is well adapted 

 for pickling as well as for slicing for salads. The great advantage of hav- 

 ing a cucumber which can be trained on a pole or a fence will be apparent 

 to all. 10c. pkt., 25c. oz., 60c. 34 lb., $2.00 lb. 



WHITE PERFECTION. (See cut No. 4.) A most distinct and valuable 

 variety. It is of a pure waxen white from the time the fruit is first set 

 until it has matured. It is very prolific and likely to be valuable both for 

 forcing and garden cultivation. 10c. pkt., 30c. oz., SI. 00 34 lb. 



EXTRA EARLY GREEN PROLIFIC. {See cut No. 5.) Shape and yield 

 same as a good stock of Green Prolific Cucumber, but from ten days to two 

 weeks earlier. Those who wish an early strain of the Green Prolific, or 

 those who grow exclusively for pickling purposes, will find in this some- 

 thing that they have long desired. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. J^ lb., 75c. lb. 



IMPROVED EARLY "WHITE fPINE. (See cut No. 6.) One of the most 

 popular varieties both for marketing and table use. Vines vigorous, fruit- 

 ing early and abundantly, fruit uniformly straight and handsome, 

 light green with a few white spines, flesh crisp and of fine flavor. 

 Largely grown for forcing and extensively grown in the South 

 for shipping to the Northern markets early in the season. 5c. 

 pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. i£ lb., 75c. lb. 



LIVINGSTON'S EVERGREEN. This new variety is proving 

 of great value. It is very hardy and probably the most prolific 

 of all varieties. In addition to being so wonderfully prolific, it is 

 very early, and the cucumbers retain their beautiful green color 

 longer than any other sort. It is one of the very best varieties 

 for slicing, as it is very crisp and of good quality, and as it pro- 

 duces fruits of medium size it is likely to be of much value for 

 pickling purposes. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. 3^ lb., 75c. lb. 



NEW EVERBEARING. The peculiar merit of this variety lies 

 in the fact that the vines flower and produce fruit continuously 

 until killed by frost. They exhibit at the same time cucumbers 

 in every stage of growth, but invariably of perfect form even 

 when very small. The cucumbers are of a fine green color, and 

 are desirable for pickling. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. 34 lb., 80c. lb. 



NICHOL'S MEDIUM GREEN. (See cut No. 3.) We consider 

 this a most valuable variety, being useful and desirable for all 

 purposes alike. As a pickle sort it will be found unequaled, and 

 for early forcing or slicing there is no better. It is exceed- 

 ingly productive, of medium size, and always straight and 

 smooth, and if only one variety be grown and is wanted to 

 serve all purposes, this should be that one. 5c. pkt., 10c. 

 oz., 20c. U lb., 65c. lb. 



LONG GREEN. Long fruit of excellent quality, dark green, 

 firm and crisp. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. 34 lb., 80c. lb. 



SHORT GREEN, OR GHERKIN. Similar to Early Frame ; 

 good for pickling. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. 34 lb., 65c. lb. 



EXTRA LONG WHITE SPINE. Largely used for forc- 

 ing. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. 34 lb., 75c. lb. 



West Indian Gherkin, or Burr. (See cut No. 1.) This 

 variety is used exclusively for pickling. 5c. pkt., 15c. oz., 

 35c. M lb., S1.25 lb. 



Long Green Turkey. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. 34 lb., 80c. lb. 



English Frame or Forcing Varieties. 



Telegraph Pkt. 25 I Duke of Edinburgh. Pkt. 25 



Lord Kenyon's Favorite 25 | Cuthill's Black Spine 



25 



We can also supply the following standard varieties of Cucumbers, 

 which are too well known to need description, at the uniform price of 

 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. 34 lb., 65c. lb. : 



Green Prolific, Early Cluster, Early Frame, TaiJby's Hybrid, 

 Jersey Pickling, Boston Pickling, Early Russian (.see cut No. 2). 



CHERVIL.. 



German, Gartenkerbel. — French, Cerfeuil. 



Curled. An aromatic herb. The young 

 leaves are used in soups and salads. Sow 

 thinly in May, in drills half an inch deep, 

 one foot apart. 5c. pkt., 20c. oz., 60c. 34 lb., 

 $2.00 lb. 



Corn Salad, or Fetticus. 

 German, Lammersalat. — French, Mache. 



Sown on the first opening of spring, in rows one foot 

 apart, is fit for use in six or eight weeks. If wanted 

 to come in early in spring, it is sown in September, 

 covered up with straw or hay as soon as cold weather 

 sets in, and is wintered over exactly as Spinach. 

 LARGE LEAVED. 5c, pkt., 10c. oz., 25e. 

 34 lb., 80e. lb. 



DANDELION. 



The Dandelion resembles Endive, and is sometimes cultivated for spring greens, or for blanching for salad. 

 Common. 10c. pkt., 25c. oz. 

 LARGE LEAVED. Double the size of the common Dandelion. 15c. pkt., 60c. oz. 



If any of the above seeds are desired by mail in quantities of 34 lb. and upward, postage must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per lb 



Packets, ounces and 34 l° s - mailed free. 



Cress, or Repper Grass. 



EXTRA CURLED. 



5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. 

 5c. pkt., 15c. 



AMERICAN, OR LAND. 



oz., 35c. 341b., SI. 00 lb. 

 UPLAND CRESS. (Barbarea Vulgaris.) 



A perennial plant resembling Water Cress 



in taste. 10c. pkt., SI. 50 oz. 

 AUSTRALIAN. 5c. pkt., 15c. oz., 35c. 34 



lb., SI. 00 lb. 

 WATER CRESS. 10c. pkt., 50c. oz., $1.50 



