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Champion White Pearl Corn. 
CRESS. 
CRESSON (Fr.), KREsSE, (Ger.), BERRO (Sp.). 
Used for salad during winter and spring. Sow broad-cast or in 
drills six inches apart. 
Curled or Pepper Grass. Not much used in this section. 
Broad-leaved. This variety is extensively cultivated for the 
market. It is sown from early fall to late spring. The leaves resem- 
ble Water Cress; a variety which does not wellsucceed here. Is con- 
sidered a very wholesome dish. 
CUCUMBER. 
CoONCOMBRE (Fr.), GURKE (Ger.), PEPINO (Sp.). 
IMPROVED EARLY WHITE SPINE. EARLY CLUSTER. 
EARLY FRAME. | Lone GREEN WHITE SPINE. 
Lone GREEN TURKEY. GHERKIN oR Burr (for pickling). 
Cucumbers need a rich soil. Plant in hills from three to four feet 
apart; the hills should be made rich with well decomposed manure, 
and eight to ten seeds should be planted in each hill, and covered 
about one-half inch deep; when well up thin out to four plants in the 
hill. Hoe between the hills till the vines meet. When the sprimeg 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 cu- 
cumbers are planted here in February, or even sooner, and are pro- 
tected by small boxes with a pane of glass on top. These boxes are 
removed during the day, and put back in the evening. When daysare 
cloudy and cold, the plants are kept covered. 
