FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES 



West ludiii Gherkin. 



Earlv Frame. 



Early Cluster. 



should be planted in each hill, and covered about one-half inch deep; when well 

 up, thin out to four plants in the hill till the vines meet. When the spring is dry 

 the plants have to be watered, else they do not keep in bearing long, They can 

 be planted from March till July. A great many cucumbers are planted here in 

 February, or even sooner, and are protected by small boxe.-, with a pane of glass 

 on top. These boxes are removed during the day, and put back in the evening. 

 When days are cloudy and cold, the plants are kept covered. 



New Orleans iflsirket. This is a va- 

 riety selected from an imported forcing 

 cucumber introduced by me. It is good 

 for forcing or open ground ; very pro- 

 ductive, keeps its gr^en color, and has 

 few vines. This kind can not be ex- 



Improved Early "W^liite Spine. 



This is the most popular variety. It is 

 of medium size, light green, covered 

 with white spines, and turns white when 

 ripe. The best kind for shipping. Of 

 late years it is used by most gardeners 

 for forcing as well as outdoor culture. 

 It is very productive. 



Early Frame. Another early va- 

 riety, but not so popular as the fore- 

 going kind. It is deep green in color, 

 but turns yellow very quickly ; there- 

 fore gardeners do not plant it much. 



Long- Crreen Turkey. A long va- 

 riety attaining a length of from fifteen 

 to eighteen inches when well grown. 

 Very fine and productive. 



Early Cluster. Early, short and 

 prickly; it bears in clusters. 



celled for shipping, as it produces very 

 perfect cucumbers and but few culls; 

 the largest growers of cucumbers for 

 shipping about here plant none but this 

 variety. It is quite different from the 

 Long White S[)ine offered by some. 



West India Oiierkin. This is an 

 oval variety, small in size. It is used 

 for picklijag when young and tender. 

 When grown, to its full size it can be 

 stewed with meat. In fact, this is the 

 only use made of it about New Orleans. 



THE FOLLOWING MAY BE OF SOME IMPORTANCE TO THOSE WHO 

 CONTEMPLATE THE RAISING OF CUCUMBERS. ^ 



The Cucumber is a very important crop for the Southern Gardener and 

 Truck-farmer. In fact it has been the best paying crop shipped from here for the 

 last years. To give some information on the cultivation I publish on the following 

 page a letter Avhich is written by one of the most extensive and successful growers 

 of this vegetable in this neighborhood; he plants exclusively the Long Green 

 White Spine or New Orleans Market. 



