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R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



CUCUMBER. ( Gurke.) 



For very early use, seed may be started in heat and the plants set out in May. Pieces of inverted sod are an 

 excellent medium for starLing and growing early Cucumber plants, as they can be readily lifted from the hot- bed to 

 the garden without disturbing the young plants growing upon them. For main crop, plant in hills four feet apart, in 

 the end of May. Keep the young plants safe from the striped bug by dusting with dry plaster or powdered helle- 

 bore. Leave four strong plants to each hill. One ozmce to fifty hills; two to three pounds to one acre. 





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Farquhar's Perfection Forcing 



OUC UMBER. 



Farquhar's Perfection Forcing. An excellent and much-improved strain of Pk t« 

 White Spine. Remarkably smooth and perfect in outline; and longer than any 

 of the old White Spines. Our illustration is from a photograph and shows well 

 its splendid form. Color a clear rich green, bright and permanent. Very robust 

 and quick in growth, being about ten days earlier than the old strains; and in 

 productiveness it ranks first. Flesh thick, exceedingly crisp and of excellent 

 flavor. One of the best sorts for outdoor culture and unequalled for forcing in 

 frames or hothouses. We offer carefully selected seed of our own growing . . So. 25 



Cumberland. A distinct variety; handsome, dark green fruit covered with numer- 

 ous white spines. Exceptionally straight and symmetrical, thus being as choice 

 as a slicing variety as it is for pickles. Flesh firm and crisp. Vine hardy, vigorous, .10 

 ^Early Russian. Short and very early; valuable for small pickles .05 



Improved White Spine. Early and good for table use or for pickling; of medium 



length, dark green color, and flesh crisp and excellent .10 



Arlington White Spine. Extra selected. Very productive; fruit even in size 



and of beautiful cylindrical form, dark green, excels in crispness and flavor . . .10 



Early Frame, or Short Green. Early and productive, dark green 05' 



- Early Cluster. Prolific, tender and crisp; about live inches long, good color . .05 



Cool and Crisp. A strain of White Spine, flesh peculiarly crisp and tender . . .05 



Green Prolific. Dark green; medium length; very free bearer .05 



.** Nichols' Medium Green. Medium size, always straight and smooth. Color 



dark green, flesh crisp and tender. Splendid table variety .05 



Boston Market Forcing. This variety is a selection of the best form of White 



Spine, very dark green in color, fine in size, straight, and of beautiful form, .10 

 y Boston Pickling. Fine stock. The finest variety for pickles; fruit short, straight, .10 



Long GREEN. Fruit about twelve inches long, tender and excellent .10 



White Pearl. A small, even, delicious white sort .05 



WEST India Gherkin. Used only for pickles; the smallest of all varieties . . .10 



ENGLISH FRAME CUCUMBERS. 



For Frame or Hothouse Culture. Each, per packet, 25 cents. Telegraph, Tender and 



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