VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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1 NICHOL'S medium. 2 LONG GREEN. 3 EARLY FRAME. 



5 EARLY RUSSIAN. 6 PARIS PICKLING. 



4 NEW EVERGREEN. 

 7 GHERKIN. 



CUCUMBERS. 



Gurken^ GtER. Concombre^ Fr. 



One ounce plants fifty hills; two pounds will plant one acre. 



For very early cucumbers, the seed should be sown about April 1st. in a hot bed, upon pieces of sod, (grass 

 side down), so that they may be transplanted to the open ground, without check, as soon as danger from fi'ost is 

 past. For early use, plant the seed in hills four feet apart each way, when the weather has become settled and 

 warm. When all danger from insects is over, thin out leaving three or four plants to the hill. They succeed 

 best in a light, rich, warm soil. Cucumbers should always be gathered as fast as they become fit for use; if left to 

 ripen on the vine, its productiveness is destroyed. For pickles plant from J une to middle of Jvlj. 



Short Green, Very early, of medimn size, excellent Parisian Pickling'. A novelty of gi-eat merit; very 

 for table use and fine for pickling. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; long and slender, and covered with hair-like prickles. 



X lb., 2.5c; lb., 85c. 



Early Russian. Valuable for forcing; very early, 

 hardy and pi'oductive; the cucumbers ai"e short, thick, 

 and produced in pairs. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 25c; 

 lb., 90c. 



Early White Spine. A very popular variety, both for 

 market and table use. Vines vigorous, fruiting early 

 and abundantly; fruit uniformly straight and hand- 

 some, light green with a few white spines, flesh crisj^ 

 and of fine flavor. Largely grown for forcing, Pkt.. 

 5c; oz., 10c; )i lb., 2.5c; lb., 80c. 



NichoPs f^edium. Of medium size, good color and best 

 quality; this variety is very popular as a good ''all 

 around cucumber,'" and is desirable either for forcing, 

 for table use, or for pickling. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; l{ lb., 

 25c; lb., 90c. 



Long Green. The most popular variety for pickling; 

 of good, dark green color, crisp and tender. Pkt., 5c; 

 oz., 10c; X 11^-? 35c; lb., 80c; 3 lbs. or more, 70c. 



Green Prolific. One of the best for pickling; dark 

 green, tender, crisp, of uniform size and shape and 

 enormously productive, yielding upwards of 200,000 to 

 the acre. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; X lb., 25c; lb., 80c. 



The flesh is unusually hard and tendei* and we confi- 

 dently recommend it as a splendid pickle for family 

 use. Those who like a solid, crisp pickle should give it 

 a trial. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; }{ lb., 40c; lb., $1.00. 



New Evergreen. Anew variety fast becoming very 

 popvdar. It is very hardy and probably the most 

 prolific variety of all. In addition to this, it is exceed- 

 ingly early, and the cucumbers retain their rich, green 

 color longer than a,ny other sort. It is one of the vei-y 

 best varieties for slicing, being very crisp and of good 

 quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 141b., 40c; lb., fl.OO. 



Giant Pera. Unsurpassed in flavor, very crisp and 

 tender, and can be eaten at any time during its groAvth. 

 Very large size, often attaining a length of eighteen 

 inches, very smooth and straight, with beautiful green 

 skin. The seed cavitj^ is very small, and the seeds few 

 in number. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; i^lb., 40c; lb., fl.OO. 



West Indian {Gherkin or Burr). Very small; used 

 exclusively for pickles. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c. 



Early Frame. For forcing, Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 3^ lb., 

 25c; lb., 80c. 



Boston Pickling. A very prolific variety. Pkt., 5c; 

 oz., 10c; X lb., 25c;. lb., 80c, 



