)NNt. O. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Xlie Best Cucumbers 



CuLCiambers- 



All the Best Sorts for Salads and Pickling. 



(®urfe.) 



X^yiSfflBsb^ N jlMtfl r The Cucumber is a species of the tender melon genus, and for general crops the seed cannot be 



^WMP^ planted in the open ground before the weather has become warm and settled, and the ground mellow and 



NichoVs Medium Green. light. Plant the seeds in well-enriched hills about 4 feet apart each 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 by planting the seeds in hotbeds 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 they rre large enough ; 

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



Add postage at rate of 8 cts. per lb., if by mail, for Klb. and upwards. 



BENNETT'S WHITE SPINE. Fruits 7 to 10 inches long, anc 

 — ~- proportionately thick throughout, being as full at both ends afffrT 

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

 vines. Ready a week earlier than Improved White Spine. i^KfT" 

 ty^, cts., oz. 20 cts.. J^lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



•improved white spine. This variety is a great favorite 



formarkets, as it is very early and productive, and suitable eith^j^ CLUSTER. Fruits produced in clusters and very 

 forforcmgor early outdoor crops. The vmes are vigorous *nw*t „h„«^o, ' " ' ' 



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

 green, with a few white spines on the surface ; crisp, tender, and 

 of excellent flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 3^1b. 25 cts., lb. ^ 5 ota. 

 EXTRA LONCS- EVERGREEN, or WHITE SPINE. The 

 fruits ofthis Cucumber grow from 10 to 12 inches long, and are very 

 straight and fine in appearance ; when about 5 or 6 inches long 

 they make excellent, firm, dark green pickles. There is nobebte*--' 

 variety for table use and family pickles, although for commercial 

 pickling the fruits are generally considered rather too long. 

 yPTct. sets., oz 10 cts., 34'lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



UNPROVED LONG GREEN. The leading variety anwng 

 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., 

 3ilb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



..JiVERGREEN (new.) Smooth and handsome as Nichol's Me- 

 dium Green, but does not turn yellow quickly as does that other- 



tion of a perfect pickle sort, and being, as well, excellent for 

 slicing. Pkt. 5 cts., 02. 10 cts., J^lb. 20 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 JERSEY PICKLING. Superior to most other sorts for pickling, 

 and extensively 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., lb. 25 cts. , lb. 75 cts. 



i/lMPROVED CHICAGO, or WESTERPIELD PICKLE. 



' 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., ^Ib. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



r*» 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. 75 cts. 



„-K^yERB EARING. The peculiar merit of this new Cucumber 

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

 from very earlv 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. 75 cts. 



TAILBY HYBRID. An excellent variety for family use- 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 34lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts 

 EARLY PRAIVIE. A very popular old variety, well adapted to 

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

 size, produced verv early. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts., 

 lb. 75 cts. 



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

 oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75 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., 5<lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 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., %\h. 25 cts., lb. 75 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 theseason. 

 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 very light green. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^'lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 GIANT PERA. The largest long green Cucumber in cultivation. 



wise excellent sort ; it is early of very vigorous growth ; ve™iB*K^- ^he fruits are very smooth, from 17 to 22 inches long, with few 

 lific, and bears abundantly until frost; possesses every quaTifica- c»«H= .r;<=,. f»nH^r ^il^,,- • - — . . 



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. 75 cts. 



