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CHESS. 



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

 Curled or Pepper Grass. Water Cress,, True. Broad-Leaved. 



CULTURE— Used for^salad during the winter and spring. Sow broadcast or in drill six 

 inches apart. 



Curled or Pepper Grass. A popular 

 salad which should be sown early in the 

 Spring at short intervals, for succession, as 

 it soon runs to seed. 



Broad-Leaved. This variety is extensively 

 cultivated for the market. It is sown from 



early fall to late spring. The leaves resemble 

 Water Cress. It is considered a very whole- 

 some dish. 



Water Cress. We have succeeded in ob- 

 taining and are controlling the output of the 

 Celebrated Water Cress plants and seeds. 



CUCUMBER. 



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



West India Gherkin or Burr. 

 Japanese Climbing. 

 Steckler's Private Stock. 

 Arlington White Spine. 



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 in 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 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. 



West India Gherkin or Burr. This is an 

 oval variety, small in size. When grown to 

 its full size it can be stewed with meat. In 

 fact, this is the only use made of it about 

 New Orleans. 



Japanese Climbing. 



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 

 vigorous growth and very 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, of fine flavor. It is 

 very prolific, from forty to fifty cucumbers 

 growing on a single plant. Has given satis- 

 faction the past season. 



Steckler's Private Stock Longest Ever- 

 bearing Green. This is a very long green 

 Cucumber, with white spines, being a cross 

 between our famous New Orleans market and 

 the Japanese varieties, yet decidedly distinct 

 in appearance, and bearing qualities, and will 

 prove a valuuable acquisition to our selected 

 list of Cucumbers, as well as of profitable 

 interest to all market gardeners. We recom- 

 mend same highly. 



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