FRANCIS C. STOKES g CO., 235 EAST WASHINGTON SO., PHILADELPHIA 



CUCUMBER* 



One ounce of seed plants 100 hills; 

 2 pounds plant an acre 



{Cucumis sativus.) A native probably of the East Indies. Under cultivation from the most remote times — at 

 least 10,000 years. 



This year we have reduced our Cucumber list to three varieties. Our leader is Windermoor Wonder, the 

 handsome, long, dark green Cucumber which is fast making a place for itself commercially in all markets. 

 This has now been very profitably grown both under glass and in the field. Of the White Spine type, we 

 now offer the Hybrid White Spine which we believe is the best of its class. The market value of a slicing 

 Cucumber is in proportion to its brilliant dark green appearance — therefore our choice. In the pickling 

 types, we have chosen Snow's Chicago Pickle as being the most satisfactory of its class. 



Stokes Windermoor Wonder (wi7) 



SUPER-STANDARD = — >- 



The very best long, emerald-green Cucumber for greenhouse forcing or field cultivation 



Days to maturity, 65. Our Company had the honor of introducing this Cucumber eight years ago. It 

 has steadily gained in popularity and now is considered by everyone who knows it to be the most attractive 

 variety grown in this country. It also has proven to be one of the most profitable commercially, for there 

 is no more handsome Cucumber on the market. It is a hybrid between the English Telegraph and the Davis 

 Perfect, the result being the type which is faithfully represented in natural colors on the opposite page. Its 

 most striking feature is its rich, dark green color, which extends its full length. In place of the usual white 

 stripes at the end, Windermoor Wonder has the most alluring bright green stripes which definitely add to its 

 brilliant appearance. Its yield is at least 50 per cent greater than Davis Perfect and its average length is 

 between 10 and 12 inches. Remarkably straight and thin for such a long Cucumber and its keeping quality 

 under midsummer conditions is remarkable. The seed cavity is very small, which is in its favor as a slicing 

 variety, but this naturally makes the seed more expensive. 



Windermoor Wonder will find a place on any market. We suggest that it be sold in crates rather than in 

 baskets, as its attractive appearance can thus be better appreciated. Some of the most careful growers 

 have individually wrapped the fruits in tissue paper, as is done in England with some of the greenhouse 

 types. The nearest variety to Windermoor Wonder that we know of is Abundance, which is grown in the 

 Irondequoit (New York) district. As we understand it, this is a cross between Telegraph and White Spine, 

 but the result is not so satisfactory, especially from the point of view of the deep color of the fruit, Winder- 

 moor being a distinctly richer green. This past season we have seen splendid crops of Windermoor Wonder, 

 both under greenhouse cultivation and under open-field cultivation. We unhesitatingly recommend it for 

 either, feeling that it will prove the most profitable Cucumber that can be grown. Price, delivered: Pkt. 

 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; V 4 lb. $1 ; lb. $4; 5 lbs. or more, $3.75 per lb. 



Hybrid White Spine 



SUPER-STANDARD 



Days to maturity, 60. We are satisfied that Hybrid 

 White Spine is the best of the medium-length White 

 Spine types. The value of this Cucumber over ordinary 

 strains is in its brilliant green color, which holds for 

 several days after the fruits are gathered. In length 

 the fruits will average 7 inches, being about 2 x /i inches 

 in diameter in the middle and tapering slightly toward 

 the ends. We consider this the best Cucumber of the 

 basket sort for shipment and is of excellent quality for 

 slicing. The slight additional cost of this seed over the 

 usual strains of White Spine is very quickly overcome 

 when the harvest begins. Price, delivered: Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 15 cts.; y 4 lb. 50 cts.; lb. $2. 



Our Windermoor Wonder 

 Cucumber Photograph 



The reproduction on the opposite page has been made from 

 a photograph of a fruit grown by a loyal customer of ours, 

 Wesley U. Herr & Son, of Salona, Clinton County, Pa. This 

 specimen was grown in their greenhouse and forwarded to the 

 J. Horace McFarland Co., who photographed it and gave it its 

 natural colors. We recommend that Windermoor Wonder be 

 sold in crates rather than in baskets. 



Snow's Chicago Pickle 



Days to maturity, 55. We consider this the best of 

 the pickling Cucumbers. It has a rich dark green color, 

 is uniformly cylindrical in shape, and is early maturing. 

 With careful cultivation and the usual spraying of 

 Bordeaux Mixture, this variety should have a picking 

 from midsummer until frost. As a picking type which is 

 a perfectly formed, of miniature size, rather coarsely 

 spined, crisp and of excellent quality, Snow's Chicago 

 Pickle is recommended for all general purposes. We 

 believe it is very much superior to the old Green 

 Prolific or Boston Pickling which we have carried for a 

 number of years. Price, delivered: Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 15 cts.; y 4 \b. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. or more, 

 $1.15 per lb. 



Indoor Cucumbers Should Be 

 Pollinated by Bees 



It is difficult to try to grow Cucumbers in the greenhouse 

 without supplying some means of artificial fertilization. We 

 recommend a hive of honey-bees for every 200 lineal feet. Place 

 this hive on the outside of the house so that it fronts on an open 

 pane of glass. If your house is over 200 feet long, we would 

 advise having a hive near each end, on opposite sides of the 

 house. 



*VI««. r , «««, TT^^^I^o Cucumbers, melons, squashes, etc., are subject to a number of insect and disease enemies. Ihe 

 V ine l^rOp enemies. fi rst f t h ese is the Aphid or Green Plant-Lice which feed on the under side of young leaves. For 

 control, spray with nicotine sulphate, 3 ,fpint in 100 gallons of water, with 5 pounds of soap added. Sprayer must be fitted with an 

 upturn nozzle. The Striped Cucumber Beetle is dangerous because it not only eats the young vines, but it also spreads bacterial 

 disease known as wilt. Control: Spray carefully with Bordeaux Mixture and Arsenate of Lead, keeping the plants constantly 

 covered thereafter and promptly destroying any diseased plants. Downy Mildew or Blight is the most serious fungous disease of 

 Cucumbers and melons. The leaves become mottled, yellow, and later dry up. For control: A Bordeaux Mixture of 5 pounds 

 copper sulphate, 5 pounds lime in 50 gallons of water should be applied every week or ten days with no let-up throughout the entire 



season. 



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