3d COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



CUCUMBER. 



Ger. GurTcen. Fr, Concomhre. 

 One ounce loill plant 60 hills. 



Cucumbers succeed best in warm, rich, sandy, 

 loam 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 seeds 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 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 gathered when large 

 enough, whether required for use or not, as, if 

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

 ductiveness. 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. 



EXTRA EARLY SIBERIAN. A fine variety 

 and the earliest cucumber known, producing 

 fruits five inches long, in the open grouna 

 from seed in fifty-five days. It will be a sur- 

 prise for market gardeners and truckers. A 

 splendid free bearer, fruits straight ana 

 smooth, fiesh tender and crisp. Per pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



EARLY RUSSIAN CUCUMBER. 



EARLY RUSSIAN. Earliest after the Siberian: 

 hardy, prolific and only about three lucne;* 

 long; fine for pickles and for table use, being 

 remarkably solid, with few seeds and of the 

 best quality. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 7 cts., ^4 ITj. 

 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



EARLY.GREEN CLUSTER. A short, prickly, 

 seedy variety, bearing in cluster.s near the 

 root; color pale green. It is a great bearer 

 and matures early. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., 

 14 lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



EARLY FRAME, or EARLY SHORT GREEN. 



Productive, ol" vigorous growth, early, iruils 

 medium and straight. Popular for both table 

 use and pickling. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 7 cts., Yi 

 lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



LIVINGSTON'S EVERGREEN. This vari- 

 ety is likely to prove ot great value. It is 

 undoubtedly one of the most prolific of all 

 varieties. This new Evergreen cucumber pos- 

 sesses every qualification of a perfect pickle 

 sort. Very hardy and evergreen, withstand- 

 ing drouth and bearing until frost. A very 

 strong grower, but extra early and the best 

 In flavor, bearing firm, crisp fruit, either for 

 pickling or slicing. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., 

 % lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



IMPROVED WHITE SPINE CUCUMBER. 



IMPROVED WHITE SPINE or ARLINGTON. 



For both market use and pickling this variety 

 is now more largely grown than any otner. 

 This improved strain is vastly superior to the 

 old White Spine. Market garaeners and pick- 

 ling 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. 



NEW EVERBEARING. This variety is of small 



s.ze, very early, enormously proauctive ana 

 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. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts, 



NEW PARIS PICKLING. A very desirable sort. 



The fruit is very long, slender, -densely cov- 

 ered with fine prickles and deep, rich greeu 

 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 fruit* 

 in clusters and is enormously productive. It 

 surpasses all others in pickling qualities. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



CHICAGO PICKLE 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 prominent spines, color deep green. 

 It is a most prolific variety, beginning to set 

 its fruit when the vines are quite young. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz 8 cts., 14 lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



GIANT PERA. This variety is of most deli- 

 cious flavor; flesh white, very crisp and tender 

 at all stages, and can be eaten at any time 

 during growth. Enormous size, frequently 

 growing 20 inches long, very smooth and 

 straight, with a beautiful green skin free from 

 spines Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^4 lb. 20 

 cts., lb. 60. 



IMPROVED LONG GREEN CUCU3IBER. 



IMPROVED LONG GREEN. A d istinct 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. 

 20 cts., lb. 60 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 wanted for pickling. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 20 etc 



