54 PETER HENDERSON <fc CO.'s CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



CUCUMBER. 



German, Gurke. — French, Concombre. — Spanish, Cohombro. 



Cucumbers succeed best in warm, moist, rich, loamy ground. They should not be 

 planted in the open air until there is a prospect of settled, warm weather. Plant in 

 hills about four foot apart each way. The hills should be previously prepared by mix- 

 ing thoroughly with the soil, in each a shovelful of well-rotted manure. "When all dan- 

 ger from insects is past, thin out the plants, leaving three or four of the strongest to 

 each hill. The fruit should be plucked when large enough, whether required for use or 

 not, as, if left to ripen on the vines, it destroys their productiveness. 



Per oz. % lb. Lb. 

 Early White Spine. A favorite market variety, of medium size, 



deep green, flesh crisp, and of fine flavor 15c. §0 40 §125 



Early Frame. An old and popular variety, of medium size, straight 



and handsome ; excellent for pickles when young and small.. 15c. 40 1 25 

 Early Cluster. A much-esteemed, early sort, growing in clusters, 



and extremely productive 15c. 40 1 25 



Early Russian. The earliest variety ; fruit produced in pairs ; 



small, hardy and productive 20c. 60 2 00 



Long Green. A fine long fruit of excellent quality, dark green, 



firm and crisp 20c. 50 1 50 



Short Green, or Gherkin. Similar to Early Frame ; good for 



pickling 15c. 40 125 



Small Gherkin, or Burr. Used only for pickles 30c. 1 00 3 00 



DANDELION. 

 German, Pardeblume. — French, Pme-en-lit. — Spanish, Amargon. 



The Dandelion resembles Endive, and is sometimes cultivated for Spring greens, or 

 for blanching for salad. The roots, when dried and roasted, are often employed as a 

 substitute for coffee. The seed should be sown in May or June, in drills half an inch 

 deep, and twelve inches apart. The plants will be ready for use the following Spring. 



Dandelion, Common Per pkt 10c. Per oz 40c. 



Improved Large-Leaved " ....20c. " ..$100 



EG& PLANT. 



German, Cierpflanze. — French, Aubergine. — Spanish, Berengena. 



The Egg Plant will thrive well in any good garden soil, but will repay good treatment. 

 The seed should be sown in hot-beds the first week in April, care being taken to protect 

 the young plants from cold at night. Plant out about June 1st, about two and a half 

 feet apart. If no hot-bed is at hand, sufficient plants may be raised for a small garden 

 by sowing a few seeds in common flower-pots or boxes in the house. 



Per oz. %. lb. Lb. 



New York Improved. The leading market variety ; excellent 



and very productive i §0 75 §2 50 §8 00 



Early Long Purple. Differing in shape from the foregoing, early, 



hardy, and productive 40 125 4 00 



Black Pekin. The fruit of this handsome variety is jet black, 



round in form, and very solid ; it is quite early, and a very 



superior variety. . Per packet, 25c 100 3 00 10 00 



New Long White. A highly ornamental variety, of excellent flavor 75 2 50 8 00 

 Striped Guadaloupe. Fruit white, variegated with purple ; very 



ornamental 75 2 50 8 00 



Scarlet Fruited. A highly ornamental variety. Per packet, 10c - - 1 00 



ENDIVE. 



German, Endivien.— French, CMcoree— Spanish, Endivia. 



Endive is one of the best salads for Fall and Winter use. Sow for an early supply 

 about the middle of April. As it is used mostly in the Fall months, the main sowings 

 are made in June and July, from which plantations are formed at one foot apart each 

 way, in August and September. It requires no special soil or manure, and after plant- 

 ing is kept clear of weeds until the plant has attained its full size, when the process of 

 blanching begins. This is effected by gathering up the leaves and tying them by their 

 tips in a conical form, with bass matting. This excludes the light and air, which, in the 

 course of three to six weeks, according to the temperature at the time, become blanched. 

 Another and simpler method consists in covering up the plants, as they grow, with 

 slates or boards, which serves the same purpose, by excluding the light, as the tying up. 



