COLE'S VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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CUCUMBER. 



Ger. OurKen. Fr. Concombre. 



One oz. will plant 50 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 danger 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 

 productiveness. For piclcles 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. 



WHITE PEARL, See Novelties. 



GIANT WHITE. See Novelties. 



LIVINGSTON'S EVERGREEN. See Novelties. 



EXTRA EARLY SIBERIAN. — A genuine nov- 

 elty, and the earliest Cucumber known, pro- 

 ducing fruits fiye inches long, in the open 

 ground, from seed in fifty -five days. It will 

 be a surprise for market gardeners and truck- 

 ers, who heretofore have grown the Early Rus- 

 sian for earliest. A splendid free bearer, 

 fruits straight and smooth, flesh tender and 

 crisp. Per pkt. 7 cts.. oz. 15 cts., K lb. 50 cts., 

 lb. $1.25. 



EARLY RUSSIAN.— Earliest after the Siberian; 

 hardy, prolific, and only about three inches 

 long: fine for pickles and for table use, being 

 remarkably solid, with few seeds, and of best 

 quality. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., M lb. 20 cts., 

 lb. 70 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. 10 cts., 

 % lb. 20 cts., per lb. 70 cts. 



EARLY FRAME, or EARLY SHORT GREEN. 



Productive, of vigorous growth, early, fruits 

 medium and straight. Ponular for both table 

 use and pickling. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 8 cts., ^ 

 lb. 20 cts., per lb. 65 cts. 



EVERBEARING CUCUMBER. 



NEW EVERBEARING. This variety is of 

 small size, very early, enormously productive 

 and valuable as a green pickler. The vines 

 continueto flower and produce fruituntil killed by 

 frost, whether the ripe cucumbers are picked off or 

 not, in which respect it differs from all other 

 sorts. Green cucumbers can be picked from 

 vines from July to October. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 15 cts., li lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.25. 



GREEN PROLIFIC, or BOSTON PICKLING. 



As a pickling variety, is unsu rpassed. Its char- 

 acteristics are its uniform growth, hardly ever 

 producing cucumbers too large for pickling, 

 and its immense productiveness. Per pkt. 4 

 cts., oz. 8 cts., H lb. 20 cts., lb. 70 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 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. 10 cts., li lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



NEW PARIS PICKLING. A very desirable 

 and distinct new French 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 fruit in clusters and is enormously produc- 

 tive. It surpasses all others in pickling qualities, 

 which constitute brittleness and showing no 

 sign of seeds when in a proper stage for pick- 

 ling. Per pkt. 7 cts., oz. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts , 

 lb. $2.50. 



CHICAGO PICKDE 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. 10 cts., 14 lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 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 dur- 

 ing 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., 14 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1. 



NICHOL'S MEDIUM GREEN.— This variety, as 

 a pickle sort, will be found unequaled, and for 

 early forcing purposes, or for slicing, there is 

 no better variety. It is productive, of medium 

 size, and always straight and smooth. The color 

 is dark green, the flesh tender and crisp. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., M lb- 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



IMPROVED LONG GREEN CUCUMBER. 



IMPROVED LONG GREEN.— A distinct vari- 

 ety; when full grown sometimes measuring 

 nearly 18 inches in length; form long and slen- 

 der, with but few seeds; flesh remarkably firm 

 and crispy; a standard variety for pickling, 

 very productive, and better than most varie- 

 ties of Long Green. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J4 

 lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 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, aad should always be pickled 

 while young and tender, and put in salt water 

 until wanted for pickling. Per pkt. 5cts.,oz. 

 20 cts. 



