GENERAL LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



CtJCUMBERS. 



(Gurke.) 



For very early cucum- 

 bers sow the first of April 

 in a hot-bed upon pieces 

 of sod (grass side down), 

 so that they can be readily 

 removed to transplant in 

 the open ground, in rich 

 soil, when danger of frost 

 is over, or protect by hand- 

 gl asses. For early use, 

 plant if the weather has 

 become settled and warm; 

 they succeed best in a 

 warm, moist, rich soil. 

 Continue planting at in- 

 tervals for a succession, 

 on hills about four feet 

 apart each way; thin out 

 to four of the strongest 

 plants to each hill after all 

 danger of insects is over. 

 The cucumbers should be 

 gathered when large 

 enough for use, whether required or not 

 productiveness of the 

 of July. 



*@-One ounce to fifty hills, two pounds to the acre. 



Long Green The leading long-growing variety; fruit 

 long and dark green, firm and crisp; not so productive as 

 others. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; i lb., 25 cts.; lb., 80 cts. 



f left to ripen it destroys the 

 For pickles plant from June until the middle 



Fxtra Long White Spine. 



Improved White Spine. 



Improved White Spine The favorite market variety; 

 a vigorous grower; very early and productive, and of good 

 form; fruit of medium size, light green in color, with a few 

 white spines on the surface; crisp and of good flavor; suitable 

 either for forcing or out-door culture. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 

 cts.; i lb., 25 cts.; lb., 80 cts. 



Peerless White Spine. One of the finest strains 

 of White Spine in cultivation. The fruit is of good 

 size, straight and well formed; full at both ends; skin 

 deep green, holding color until mature; immensely 

 productive, and comes early. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 

 \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 80 cts. 



Extra Long White Spine This variety, while 

 growing too long for commercial pickles, makes splen- 

 did dark green family pickles, and for table use is of 

 very fine quality. They grow ten to twelve inches 

 long and very straight; make fine, hard, brittle pickles 

 when fie to six inches long. Pkt., 5 cts.; \ lb., 2 cts. 



Green Mountain. A very handsome, prolific, 

 small-growing variety. Very early and fine for the 

 table. Deep green in color. Fesh tender and crisp. 

 Pkt, 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb , 60 cts. 



Florida Emerald A perfectly smooth and very dark 

 skinned variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 40 cts. 



Jersey Pickle. Grown very extensively for pickling, j 

 and superior to any other sort for that purpose. Fruit small 



and very uni- 

 form in size, j 

 deep green in 

 color and won- 

 derfully produc- i 

 tive. Pkt., 5 cts.; i 

 k oz., 10 cts.; Jib., I 

 P 25 cts.; lb., 80c. | 



Early Clus- 

 ter. The fruits 

 of this variety j 

 are produced in j 

 clusters, dark j 

 green in color, 

 short in size and 

 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; | 



Jersey Pickle. 



Pkt, 



very productive. Quality good. 

 \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 80 cts. 



Westerfield's Improved Pickle Claimed to be the 

 best of all varieties for pickling. Used almost exclusively by 

 the pickle factories at Chicago, where it originated. Pkt., 

 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 80 cts. 



Early Frame. An old popular variety, excellent for 

 pickling. Very prolific, and of medium size. Pkt. , 5 cts. ; 

 oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 80 cts. 



Green Prolific An excellent pickling variety. Medium 

 size, dark green in color, very prolific Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 

 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 80 cts. 



Nichol's Medium Green 



Nichol's Me- 

 dium Green. 



Of medium size, 

 straight and 

 smooth in form; 

 aheavy producer 

 and crisp and 

 tender. It will 

 not stand as long 

 as most other 

 varieties, how- 

 ever, having a tendency 

 to turn yellow soon. Pkt. 

 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; \ lb. 25 

 cts.; lb. 80 cts. 



Tailby's Hybrid A 

 cross between the White 

 Spine and an English 

 frame variety. Suitable 

 both for forcing and out- 

 door culture. Pkt. 5 cts. ; 

 oz. 15 cts.; $ lb. 40 cts. 



White Japan. When 

 full grown it is nearly 

 white in color ; medium 

 size, smooth, straight and 

 of excellent quality. Pkt 

 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts. 



