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GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 
Henderson Perfected White Spine. 
The finest for slicing. ‘Cucumber per- 
fection has been attained in this grand 
improvement in the White Spine family. 
It is an early, prolific and continuous 
producer of uniformly large and sym- 
metrical fruits of an intensely rich, deep 
green color, faintly marked with light 
yellowish shading towards the tip. It 
runs very close to type, bearing practic- 
ally no misshapen fruit or culls. It is 
the ideal for slicing—fiesh being compact, 
fine-grained, sparkling white and of most 
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refreshing and delightful flavor. The 
vines are vigorous, quite healthy, mildew- 
proof, mzintaining their fresh luxuriance 
and bearing from the earliest to the latest 
season. Hither for the home garden or. 
for market this variety is without a peer. 
Klondyke. An attractive dark green 
cucumber, averaging 6 to 7 inches long 
and 2 inches thick; of unsurpassed qual- 
ity. Its points ef superiority are, extreme 
earliness, a prolific bearer, very hardy; 
size just right for a slicing cucumber. An 
exeellent pickling sort. 
EGG PLANT. 
For Price List see Yellow Pages in Back of Book. 
Aubergine (Fr.), Eierpflanze (Ger.), Berengena (Sp.), Petonciano Meanena (lItal.) 
CULTUREH.—The seed should be sown in hot beds in the early part of January. 
When a couple of inches high they should be transplanted into another frame, so 
that the plants may become stronger and robust. 
When warm enough, generally 
during March, the plants can be planted in the open ground, about two and a half 
feet apart. This vegetable is very profitable in the South, and extensively cultivated. 
New Orleans Market. 
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