Bennetl's White Spine Cucumbers. 



CuLCumbers- 



All the Best Sorts for Salads and Pickling. 



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x!iil>itfb»^ The Cucumber is a species of the tender melon genus, and for general crops the seed cannot be 



^^ BH i P* ^ planted in the open ground before the weather has become warm and settled, and the ground mellow and 



light. Plant the seeds in well-enriched hills about four feet each apart way, and as soon as all danger 

 from insects is over thin the plants to leave four of the strongest in each 'hill. For succession, sow at 

 intervals of every two weeks until midsummer. Extra early crops may be grown b)^ planting the seeds in hot-beds in April upon pieces 

 of sod turned upside down, and removing these to hills in the open ground as soon as the weather is warm enough. For pickles, sow 

 seed from the middle of June until the middle of July. The vines bear longer if the fruits are gathered as soon as the}' are large enough ; 

 their strength is soon exhausted by ripening fruits. An ounce of seed will plant 50 hills ; two pounds will plant an acre. 



NichoPs Medium Green. 



.JBENNETT'S WHITE SPINE. Fruits 7 to 10 inches long 

 proportionately thick throughout, being as full at both endi 

 the center; they retain their glossy green color a long time 

 the vines. Read}' a week earlier than Improved White Sp 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts. 

 {.IMPROVED WHITE SPINE. This variety is a great favorit 

 for markets, as it is very early and productive, and suitable " 

 for forcing or early outdoor crops. The vines are vigorous and 

 rapid-growing ; the fruits are of medium size, good shape, light 

 green, with a few white spines on the surface ; crisp, tend e^t^fe a 



^Of excellent flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., M'b. 25 cts. 



liXTBA LONG WHITE SPINE. The fruits of this Cucumber 

 grow from 10 to 12 inches long, and are very straight and fine in 

 appearance; when about 5 or 6 inches long' they 



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firm, dark green pickles. There is no better variety for table use 

 and family pickles, although for commercial pickling the fruits 

 are generally considered rather too long. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10, 

 Klb. 25 cts., 'lb. 80 cts. 

 --PEERLESS WHITE SPINE. One of the finest strains of White 

 Spine ever gt;own. The vines are immensely productive, and 

 bear early; the fruits are deep green, holding their color well 

 when pickled and until mature on the vine ; they are finely shaped, 

 of medium size, straight, full-rounded at both ends. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 o'z. 10 cts., V^Vo. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts. 



yIMPROVED LONG GREEN. The leading variety among 

 long-growing sorts, and excellent for pickles, but not so pro- 

 ductive as the short-fruited Cucumbers. The fruits are dark green, 

 long, well-shaped, firm and crisp. Pkt. 5 cts., oz, 10 cts., 

 /%Vn. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts. 



I^ERSET PICKLING. Superior to most other sorts for pickling, 

 and extensivelv grown for that purpose. The vines are wonder- 

 fully productive, and the fruits are rich, deep green, small and 

 very uniform in size. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 80 c. 



-IMPROVED CHICAGO PICKLING. This variety originated 

 near Chicago, and is used almost exclusive of any other sort in 

 the pickle factories there. The fruits are deep green, of medium 

 length, pointed at the ends. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., 

 lb. '80 cts. 



_EXTRA EARLY PROLIFIC. • A distinct and very popular 

 sort, very productive and popular for pickling. The fruits are 

 bright green, of medium size, short, almost cylindrical, crisp and 

 good. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts. 



^ EARLY FRAME. A very popular old variety, well adapted to 

 forcing, very prolific, and excellent for pickling ; fruit of medium 

 size," produced verv earlv. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts.^ 

 lb. 80 cts. 



VERBEARING. The peculiar merit of this new Cucumber 

 lies in the fact that the vines produce fruit continually until frost, 

 from very early in the season, and thus are enormously produc- 

 tive. The fruits are small, well shaped and of good quality for 

 pickling or salads. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts. 

 EARLY CLUSTER. Fruits produced in clusters and very abun- 

 dantly ; short, dark green, firm, crisp and tender. Pkt.' 5 cts., 

 oz'. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb., 80 cts. 



NICHOL'S MEDIUM GREEN. This is a very heavy cropping 

 variety, with straight, smooth, green fruits, which are excellent 

 either for salads or pickles, but turn yellow sooner than in some 

 other sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts. 



j'^ "'_L EARLY RUSSIAN. Very early, hardy and _ prolific ; excellent 



for forcing ; the fruits are small, oval, pointed, crisp and good. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Vi\h. 25 cts,, lb. 80 cts. 

 GIANT PERA. The largest long green Cucumber in cultivation. 

 The fruits are very smooth, from 17 to 22 inches long, with few 

 seeds, and crisp, tender, clear white flesh. The seed cavity is 

 very small, and the seed so slow in hardening that the Cucumbers 

 may be used for salads when quite large. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 Klb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts. 



.WHITE PEARL. A new variety, with fruits quite distinct and 

 fine in appearance, and produced so thickly that they lie in heaps. 

 The vines set their first fruits close around the stems, mature 

 them early, and continue bearing profusely throughout the season. 

 The fruits are very smooth and free from spines, almost white, 

 uniform in shape and size, almost pure white, and fine in flesh and 

 flavor. Even in quite small fruits the color is verv light green. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., i/lb, .^octs,, lb, 



