30 COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



CUCUMBER. 



Ger. Gurken. Ft. Concumbre. 

 One ounce will i)lant'60 hills. 

 Cucumbers succeed best in warm. rich, sandy, 

 liiaiiiy frroiind. 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 

 •eft 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. 



IMPROVED WHITE SPINB 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., % lb. 15 cts.. lb. 50 cts. 



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 and 

 smooth, flesh tender and crisp. Per pkt. 5 

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



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 the 

 best quality. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 7 cts., Vi lb. 

 15 cts., lb. 50 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. 8 cts., 

 Vi lb. 15 cts.. lb. 50 cts. 



EARLY FRAME, or EARLY SHORT GREEN. 



Productive, of vigorous growth, early, fruits 

 medium and straight. Popular for both table 

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

 lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



LIVINGSTON'S EVERGREEN. This 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, wlihsiand- 

 Ing drouth and bearing until frost. A very 

 strong grower, hut early and the best 

 In flavor, bearing firm, crisp fruit, either for 

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

 \ lb cts., lb. 50 cts' 



CHICAGO PICKLE CUCUMBER. 



IMPROVED CHICAGO PICKLE. This is one of 

 +he 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., 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 ofC or not, in which 

 respect it differs from all other sorts. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts, oz., 10 cts., Vi 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 greeik 

 in color. The fiesh 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., Vi lb. 25 cts.. ib. 75 cts. 



WHITE PEARL. This variety is entirely dis- 

 tinct from any other cucumber. Setting the 

 fruit very close around the stem and matur- 

 ing these early, the vine continues to run 

 and bear freely throughout the season. The 

 color is a beautiful pearly white. They are 

 tender, solid and crisp, and splendid qualitv. 

 either for slicing or pickling. Per pkt. 5 cts.. 

 oz. 10 cts.. V4 lb. 20 cts., lb. GO cts. 



GIANT WHITE. A valuable variety. The 



cucumbers are of gigantic size and always of 

 a pure waxen white, from the time they are 

 first set until matured. They grow from 

 twelve to sixteen 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. As 

 a varietv for slicing they will prove very use- 

 ful, while for exhibition no other cucumber 

 will attract so much attention. Per pkt. 5 

 fts., oz. 15 cts., 1/4 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. 

 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 vmter 

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

 I 20 ctt 



