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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



CUCUMBER. 



For Price List see Red Pages in Back of Book. 



Concombre (Fr.), Gurke (Ger.), Pepino (Sp.), Cetriolo (Ital.) 



West India Gherkin or Burr. 

 Japanese Climbing. 

 Arlington White Spine. 

 Klondyke. 

 Davis Perfect. 



Improved Early White Spine. 



Frotscher's New Orleans Market. 



Early Frame. 



Long Green Turkey. 



Early Cluster. 



CULTURE. — Cucumbers need a rich soil. Plant in hills from three to four 

 feet apart; the hills should be made rich with well decomposed manure, and eight 

 to ten seeds should be planted to each hill, and covered about one-half inch deep; 

 when well up thin out to four plants in the hill till the vines meet. When the 

 spring is dry the plants have to be watered, else they do not keep in bearing long. 

 They can be planted from March till July. A great many Cucumbers are planted 

 here in February, or even sooner, and are protected by small boxes or dirt bands 

 with a pane of glass on top. These boxes are removed during the day and put 

 back in the evening. When days are cloudy and cold the plants are kept covered. 



Arlington White 

 Spine. Very regular in 

 outline, uniform in size, 

 averaging seven to 

 eight inches in length, 

 straight and of a rich 

 dark green color. Flesh 

 white, crisp and solid, 

 with comparatively few 

 seeds. Vines of vigor- 

 ous growth and very 

 productive. 



Long Green Turkey. 



A long variety, attain- 

 ing a length" of from 

 fifteen to eighteen inches when 

 grown. Very fine and productive. 



Frotscher's New Orleans Market. This 

 is a variety selected from an im- 

 ported forcing Cucumber, introduced by 

 Richard Frotscher. It is good for forc- 

 ing or open ground; very productive, 

 keeps its green color and has few vines. 



well 



This kind cannot be excelled for shipping, 



Arlington White Spine. 



1 as it produces very perfect cucumbers 



; and but few culls; the largest growers of- 

 cucumbers for shipping about here plant 

 none but this variety. 'It is quite differ- 

 ent from the Long White Spine offered 

 by some. The best in and outdoor cucum- 



j ber yet introduced. 



Early Frame. Desirable for producing 



j pickles of medium size and of fine qual- 



' ity when sliced for the table. 



Early Frame. 



Frotscher's New Orleans Market. 



Hand Corn Planters, All Good Ones. 



