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CUCUMBERS. 



CUIiTURSl. — 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 to each hill, and covered about one-half inch deep; when well up thin 

 out to four plants in the hill. "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. 

 Cucumbers are planted here in February, or even sooner, and are protected by small 

 boxes, or dirt bands with a pane of glass on top. These glasses are removed during the 

 day and put back in the evening. When days are cloudy and cold the plants are kept 

 covered. Matures in 60 to 85 days. One ounce to 80 hills; 2 pounds per acre. 



The best method to control insects is to keep the young plants dusted with "Corona 

 Dry," Tobacco Dust, Slug Shot or Bug Death, see pages 98 and 99, being sure to get it 

 well under the leaves and on the stems. It will not burn the leaves. 



PROTSCEES'S UEW OB- 

 I.EANS MARKET. — This 

 was introducde many years 

 ago, and while many kinds 

 have come into the market 

 it still leads, planted by 

 Truckers in New Orleans 

 for shipment to Northern 

 Market, very dark green, 

 of the White Spine sort 

 producing long fruits which 

 are cylindrical, very white 

 crisp flesh. Vines aie of 

 rank growth and exceeding- 

 ly productive, the mature 

 fruits are grand, their great 

 length, dark brown color, 

 fine shape, and keeping 

 qualities make this variety 

 a most desirable Cucumber 

 for shipping- purposes as 

 well as home use. Packet, 

 10c. ; oz., 15c.; 14 lb., 50c.; 

 lb., $1.75, postpaid. 



Frotscher's New Orleans Market. 



HENBSRSOWS PERFECT WHITE 

 SPINE. — Finest for slicing. Perfection has 

 been attained in this *grand improvement 

 in the White Spine family. It is an early, 

 prolific and continuous producer of uni- 

 formly large and symmetrical fruits of 

 an intensely rich deep green color, faintly 

 marked with light yellowish shading to- 

 wards the tip. It runs very close to type, 

 bearing practically no misshapen fruit or 

 culls. It is the ideal for slicing — flesh be- 

 ing compact, fine grained, sparkling white 

 and of most refreshing and delightful 

 flavor. The vines are vigorous, and 



healthy, maintaining their fresh luxuriance 

 and bearing from the earliest to the latest 

 season. Packet, 10c. ; oz., 20c.; ^4 l"b., 60c.; 

 lb., $2.00, postpaid. 



IMPROVED EARL^ WHITE SPINE. — 



This is a popular variety. It is of medium 

 size, light green, covered with white spines. 

 A good kind for shipping. It is used by 

 market gardeners for forcing as well as 

 outdoor culture and is very productive. 

 Packet, 10c. ; 02., 20c,; 14 l^^-. 50c.; lb., $1.50, 

 postpaid. 



DAVIS PERFECT. — Unequalled for qual- 

 ity, shape, color, productiveness and ship- 

 ping. Color, a dark, glossy green; shape, 

 slim and symmetrical, with an average 

 length of ten I0 twelve inches. The qual- 

 ity is fine, as the seeds are soft when the 

 cucumber is fit for table use, is very ten- 

 der and brittle and of exceptionally good 

 flavor. Another point of merit is its color 

 and brittleness long after being cut and 

 on account of its being a strong grower 

 it is able to resist the cucumber disease 

 which works destruction among so many 

 of the best forcing varieties. Packet, 10c, ; 

 oz., 20c.; y^ lb., 60.; lb., $1.75, postpaid. 



EARIilT FORTUNE. — A good variety for 

 spring shipment to Northern markets. Of 

 dark green color, which holds for many 

 days after picking. Early Fortune does 

 not show up white color before maturing, 

 as do most of the old strains of the White 

 Spine. Stays plump and fine looking for 

 days after reaching maikets North. Has 

 the right shape, a regular growth. Packet, 

 10c. ; oz., 15c.; 14 lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25, post- 

 paid. 



Early Fortune. 



