CUCUMBERS. 



Cucumbers are grown in enormous quantities for marketing in the green state and for pickling. 



CULTURE.— Cucumbers flouristi best In a rich, warm, moist loam. .Sow when danger of frost is- tfvet, 



in hills 4 or 5 feet each way or in rows. The seeds should be used in abundance, as the young plant has ' 



many enemies. Plant half an inch below the surface, and thin out finally to 3 or 4 plants to the hilL Use 



1 ounce of seed to 75 hills; 2 to 3 pounds to the acre. The cucumbers should be gathered (by cutting not 



tearing) every day or every other day. Leave none to ripen if you want a fall crop. 



MAULE'S EARLY AVHITE SPIWE.— This 

 cucumber cannot be praised too highly. It is 

 nothing more nor less than an extra tine type 

 of what is unquestionably the best and most 

 widely grown variety in America. It is un- 

 surpassed as a table and market sort, and is 

 also used for pickling. No other kind exceeds 

 it in productiveness, and it is equally good for 

 forcing under glass or growth in the open air. 



1 have a record of where a single hill of three 

 vines produced over 500 cucumbers, during the 

 season. The fruit is from 5 to 7 inches long and 



2 to 3 inches in diameter. Color, a beautiful 

 light green. This illustration shows most ac- 

 curately the fine shape this cucumber attains. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; J4 pound, 

 30 cents; pound, $1.00; 5 pounds, 8 i.OO. 



GIANT PERA. 



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ex. LONG WHITE SPINE. 

 GIANT PERA. — A cucum- 

 ir of peculiar but valuable 

 pe. The Giant Pera is early, 

 id one of the most productive 

 ng cucumbers. The fruit is 

 raight and cylindrical; with 

 a smooth skin. The color at 

 first is a clear green turning to 

 a brown at maturity. The flesh is white, clear, crisp and 

 tender, of excellent flavor and with no trace of bitterness. 

 The seed cavity is very small, and the seeds are slow to 

 form. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; lb., 3^1.25. 



MAULE'S EXTRA EARLY.— The earliest of them all. 

 One of the best commercial pickles. (See specialties.) 



EXTRA LONG WHITE SPINE. — This dark green, 

 handsome cucumber often attains a length of 12 or more 

 inches. It is straight and of attractive shape. If pulled 

 when small it makes a hard, brittle pickle, of superior 

 quality. If allowed to reach maturity it is a grand table 

 variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 'i lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



EVERGREEN. — This cucumber ditfers from my Early 

 White Spine in retaining a deep green colox at all stage's 

 of its growth. It is long, very productive, and matures 

 early. Its desirable color and handsome appearance 

 make it a general favorite, either for table use, for niar- 

 liet, or for pickling. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 

 '4 pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. 



PEERLESS.- A noted pickling cucumber. It is very 

 prolific, early, of good size, straight, well formed and full 

 at both ends. It carries its deep green color until it 

 reaches maturity, which is a very desirable characteristic. 

 It is one of the best strains of pickling cucumbers on the 

 market, and I confidently recommend it to both amateurs 

 and market gardeners. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; I4 pound, 25 cts.; pound, 75 cts. 



GREEN PROLIFIC — This is one of the most popular pickling cucumbers. It is of the 

 very best form and quality, and has yielded at the rate of over 200,000 pickles per acre. The fruit 

 is uniform in shape and appearance, and its enormous productive ability" 

 makes the variety a favorite one with pickle growers and commercial gar- 

 deners. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 14 lb., 20 cts.; lb., 65 cts.; 5 lbs., f 

 BMERAliD.— A new evergreen cucumber; good quality. (See specialties.) 



GREEN PROLIFIC. 



MAULE'S IMPROVED LONG GREEN. — This fine cucumber 

 grows from 12 to 16 inches or more in length, and is of superior quality. 

 The young fruit are very largely used for pickling, and it is a standard 

 Bort for that purpose. Full sized cucumbers are in high favor for mak- 

 ing the so-called sweet pickles. Vines are strong growers, and the fruit 



is always produced in great abundance making it one of the most pro- - 

 ductive varieties in cultivation. I have an improved and very excel- ? 

 lent strain, which has for many years been decidedly popular with je 

 thousands of my customers. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; ^ pound, * 

 30 cents; pound, Sl.OO; 5 pounds; 83.00. f 



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