RICHARD FROTSCH^R SEED CO., I/td, 



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largest growers of cucumbers for shipping 

 about here plant none but this variet}^. It 

 is quite different from the Long White 

 Spine offered b}' some. 



Early Frame. A good, early \'ariet3% 

 but not so popular as the foregoing kind. 

 It is deep green in color, but turns yellow 

 ver}^ quickly; therefore gardeners do not 

 plant it much. 



Early Cluster. Early, short and prick- 

 ly; it bears in clusters. 



West India Gherkin. This is an oval 

 variety, small in size. 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. 



Early Cluster. 



New Orleans Market. 



West India Gherkin. 

 Early Frame. EGG PI/ANT. 



Aubergine [Fr.], Eierpfi^anze [Ger.], Berengena [Sp.], Mei^anzana [Ital.] 

 The seed should be sown in hot beds in the early part of January. When a couple of 

 inches high they should be transplanted into another frame, so that the plants may become 

 strong and robust. When warm enough, generally during March, the plants can be planted 

 in the open ground, about two and a half feet apart. This vegetable is very profitable in 

 the South, and extensively cultivated. 



Our New Orleans Market Eg'g'plant Seed is grown from the Finest Se- 

 lected Fruit and cannot be excelled. 



