COLE'S CUCUMBER SEED. 



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CUCUriBER 



Ger. Gurken. Fr. Concumhre. 

 One ounce will plant 60 hills. 

 Cucumbers succeed best in warm, rich, sandy, 

 loamy ground. They should not be planted in the 

 open air until there is a prospect of settled warm 

 weather; about the middle of May. Plant in hills 

 about four feet apart each way. Put ten or fifteen 

 $eeds in a hill, half an inch deep, and press the 

 earth smoothly with the back of the hoe. The hills 

 should be previously prepared by mixing thoroughly 

 with, the soil of each a shovelful of well rotted man- 

 ure. When all danger from msects is past, thin 

 out the plants, leaving three or four of the strongest 

 to each hill. The fruit should be gathered when 

 large enough, whether required /or use or not, as, it 

 left to ripen on the vines, it destroys their produc- 

 tiveness. For pickles, plant from June to middle of 

 July. When small sprinkle the plants, when the 

 dew is on, with ashes or air-slacked lime to protect 

 them from bugs. One pound is sufficient for an acre. 



Improved White ^pine Cucumber 



IMPROVED WHITE SPINE or ARLING- 

 TON. For both market use and pick- 

 ling this variety is now more largely grown than 

 any other. This improved strain Is vastly superior 

 to the old White Spine. Market gardeners and 

 pickling establishments have here a cucumber 

 that is admirably suited to their wants. Per pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 8 cts., 14 lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



EXTRA EARLY SIBERIAN. A fine var- 

 iety, and the earlest cucumber known, producing 

 fruits five inches long, in tiie open ground from 

 seed in fifty-five days. It will be a surprise for 

 market gardeners and trackers. A splendid free 

 bearer, fruits straight and smooth, flesh tender and 

 crisp. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 20 cts., 

 lb. 60 cts. 



EARLY GREEN CLUSTER. A short, 



prickly, seedy variety, bearing in clusters near the 

 root; color pale green. It is a great bearer and 

 matures early. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. S cts., %" lb. 

 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



EARLY FRAME, or EARLY SHORT 

 GREEN. Productive of vigorous 



growth, early, fruits medium and straight. Popu 

 lar for both table use and pickling. Per pkt. 4 

 cts., oz. 7 cts., % lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



LIVINGSTON'S EVERGREEN. This is 



one of the most prolific of all varieties. This cu- 

 cumber possesses every qualification of a perfect 

 pickle sort. Very hardy and rvergi-een, withstand- 

 ing drouth and bearing until frost. A very strong 

 grower, but early and the best in flavor, bearing 

 firm, crisp fruit, either for pickling or slicing. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., % lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



JAPANESE CLIMBING. This cucumber 



is a strong and vigorous grower. The young plants 

 are bushy, but as soon as they become well es- 

 tablished they begin to clim\>, and may be grown 

 on fences, poles or trellises. It can also be grown 

 as an ordinary cucumber. The fruits are ten to 

 twelve inches in length, of a fine green color; the 

 flesh is thick and firm, never bitter^ and fine for 

 pickling, as well as slicing. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



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Chicago Picklii Cucumber 



IMPROVED CHICAGO PICKLE. This is 



one of the best varieties for pickles, and largely 

 used by pickle factories. The fruit is of medium 

 length, pointed at both ends with large and prom- 

 inent spines, color deep green. It is a most pro- 

 lific variety, beginning to set its fruit when the 

 vines are quite young. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., 

 ^4 lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



NEW EVERBEARING. This variety is 



of small size, very early, enormously productive 

 and valuable as a green pickler. The vines con- 

 tinue to flower and produce fruit whether the ripe 

 cucumbers are picked off or not, in which respect 

 it differs from all other sorts. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., % lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



NEW PARIS PICKLING. A very desir- 

 able sort. The fruit is very long, slender, densely 

 covered with fine prickles and deep, rich green 

 in color. The flesh is very crisp and tender, making 

 it one of the best for slicing as well as for pickles. 

 The vine produces its fruits in clusters and is 

 enormously productive. It surpasses all others in 

 pickling qualities. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % 

 lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



WHITE PEARL. This variety is en- 



; tirely distinct from ar>y other cucumber. Setting 



I the fruit very close around the stem and maturing 



i these early, the vine continues to run and bear 

 freely throughout the season. The color is a 



j beautiful pearly white. They are tender, solid 



i and crisp, and splendid quality either for slicing 



1 or pigkling. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 20 



i cts., lb. 60 cts. 



GIANT WHITE. A valuable variety. 



The cucumbers are of gigantic size and always of 

 j a pure, waxen white, from the time they are first 

 set until matured. They grow from twelve to six- 

 teen inches long by from 2 to 3 inches in diameter, 

 very uniform, straight and perfectly smooth. The 

 flesh is solid, with exceptionally few seeds, and is 

 exceedingly CRISP OF MOST SUPERIOR FLAVOR. 

 Per pkt., 5 cts., oz. , 15 cts., % lb. 35 cts. 



Improved Long Green Cucumber 



IMPROVED LONG GREEN. A distinct 



variety; when full grown sometimes measuring 

 nearly 18 inches in length; form long and slender, 

 with but few seeds; flesh remarkably. firm and crispy 

 a standard variety for pickling, very productive, 

 and better than most varieties of Long Green. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., % lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



GHERKIN or BURR. The Gherkin is 



seldom served at table, sliced in its crude state. It 

 is principally grown for pickling; is the smallest 

 of all varieties, and should always be picked while 

 young and tender, and put in salt water until want- 

 ed for pickling. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



