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



CRESS. 



Por Price List See Red Pag-es in Back of Book. 



Cresson (Fr.), Kresse (Ger.), Berro (Sp. ), Agretto (Ital.) 



the Winter and Spring. Sow broadcast or in 



CUIiTUBB. — Used for salad durin 

 drill six inches apart. 



CURLED OR PEPPER GRASS.— A popu- 

 lar salad which should be sown early in 

 the Spring- at short intervals, for succes- 

 sion, as it soon runs to seed. 



BROAD-LEAVEB. — This variety 

 tensively cultivated for market. 



IS ex- 

 It is 



sown from early Fall to late Spring. The 

 leaves resemble Water Cress. It is consid- 

 ered a wholesome dish. 



WATER CRESS. — We have succeeded in 

 obtaining and are controlling the output of 



Water Cress seeds. 



CUCUMBER. 



For Price List See Red Pages in Back of Book. 



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



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, pLant protectors or dirt bands with a pane of 

 g-lass 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. For mildew on Cucumbers, 

 rub the leaves with a piece of cloth so as to get off all the mildew possible. Then powder 

 freely with slack powdered lime and powdered sulphur, equally divided. For insects use 

 6 pounds of Blue Stone to 50 gallons of water and spray as often as you think necessary 

 until the desired results are obtained. Corona Arsenate of Lead is also valuable as a 

 spray for insects. One ounce to 80 hills; 1^/4 pounds per acre. 



HENDERSON-'S PER- 

 FECTED WHITE 

 SPINE. — The finest for 

 slicing-. Cucumber per- 

 fection has been at- 

 tained in this grand 

 improvement in the 

 White Spine family. It 

 is an early, prolific and 

 continous producer of 

 uniformly large and 

 symmetrical fruits of an 

 intensely rich, deep 

 green color, faintly 

 marked with light yel- 

 lowish shading towards 

 the tip. It runs very 

 close to type, bearing 

 practically no m i s- 



shapen fruit or culls. It is the ideal for 

 slicing — flesh being compact, fine grained, 

 sparkling white and of most refreshing and 

 delightful flavor. The vines are vigorous, 

 quite healthy, mildew-proof, maintaining 

 their fresh luxuriance and bearing from 

 the earliest, to the latest season. 



DAVIS PERFECT.— Unequalled for qual- 

 ity, shape, color, productivenes and ship- 

 ping. Color, a dark, glossy green; shape, 

 slim and symmetrical, with an average 

 length of ten to twelve inches. They never 

 grow pussy and hold their color until 

 nearly ripe, when they turn white without 

 a sign of yellow streak on them. The 

 quality is fine, as the seeds are soft when 

 the cucumber is fit for table use, is very 

 tender and brittle and of exceptionally 

 good flavor. Another point of merit is its 

 splendid shipping qualities. It holds its 

 color and brittleness long after being cut, 

 and on account of its being a strong grower 

 it is able to resist the cucumber disease 

 which works destruction among so many 

 of the best forcing varieties. 



Henderson's White Spine. 



, IMPROVED EARLY WHITE SPINE.— 



i This is a popvilar variety. It is of medium 



I size, light green, covered with white 



[ spines. A good kind for shipping. It is 

 used by market gardeners for forcing as 



I well as outdoor culture and is very pro- 



I ductive. 



WEST INDIA GHERKIN, or Burr, Is 



i extensively grown for pickling; it is the 

 ! smallest of all varieties, and should be 

 pickled while yc^ung and tender and put in 

 ! salt water until required for pickling. 



LONG GREEN TURKEY.— A long varie- 

 ty, attaining a length of from 15 to 18 

 ! inches when well grown. Very fine and 

 productive. 



! JAPANESE CLIMBING.— The vines are 

 extra strong, and foliage more vigorous 



■ than other kinds. Being of a climbing 

 habit it can be grown on trellises, etc. 

 Fruit is round, about 10 inches long, thick 

 and of fine flavor. It is very prolific, from 

 forty to fifty cucumbers growing on a 



! single plant. 



Diversify Your Crops and Plant Seed From Steckler. 



