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EICHAED FROTSCHER'S ALMANAC AXD GARDEN MANUAL 



West India Gherkin. 



Earlv Frame. 



Early Cluster. 



Early Fraiaie. Another eaiiy variety, 

 but not so x)opular as the foregoing kind. it 

 is deep green in color, but turns yelloyr very 

 quickly ; therefore gardeners do not plant it 

 much. 



L.oiig"GreeH Turkey. A long variety 

 attaining a length of fi'om fifteen to eighteen 

 inches vrhen vrell grown. Very fine and pro- 

 ductive. 



Early Cluster. Early, short and 

 prickly; it bears in clusters. 



ISew Orleans I^Iarket. This is a va- 

 riety selected from an imported forcing 

 cucumber introduced bv me. It is good for 



forcing or open ground; very i^roductive, keeps 

 its green color, and has few vines. This kind 

 can not be excelled for shipping, as it produces 

 very perfect cucumbei-s 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 Spine 

 offered by some. 



"West India GSierkin, This is an 

 oval variety, small in size. It is used for pick- 

 ling when young and tender. "^Tien grown to 

 its full size it can be stewed with meat. In 

 fact, this is the only use made of it about Xew 

 Orleans. 



ECC-PLANT. 



ArBEP.GixE (Tr.), Ezeepflanze iGer.\ Beeexgena (Sp.). 



The seed should be so^vn in hot-beds in the early pari of January. "When a couple of inches 

 high they should be transplanted into another irame, so that the plants may become strong and 

 robust. "When warm enough, generally during March, the plants can be placed in the open 

 ground, about two and a half feet aparti This vegetable is very profitable in the South, and 

 extensively cultivated. 



Early Dwarf Oval. 



New York Market. 



