GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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Broad-leaved. This'variety is extensively cultivated for the market. It is sown from 

 early fall to late spring. The leaves, resemble Water Cress, a variety which does not well 

 succeed here. Is considered a very wholesome dish. 



CUCUMBER. 



Concombre (Fr.), Gurke (Ger.), Pepino [Sp.] 



Early Cluster. 

 West India Gherkin. 

 Japanese Climbing . 



Improved Early White Spine. 

 Frotscher 's New Orleans Market. 

 Early Frame. 

 Long Green Turkey. 



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 grea'i 

 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. 



Improved Early White Spine. 



Improved Early White Spine. This 

 is a popular variety. It is of medium size, 

 light green, covered with white spines, and 

 turns white when ripe. A good kind for 

 shipping. It is used by market gardeners 

 for forcing as well as outdoor culture and is 

 very productive. 



Frotscher's New Orleans Market. 

 This is a variety selected from an imported 

 forcing Cucumber, introduced by the late 

 Richard Frotscher. It is good for forcing or 

 open ground; very productive, keeps itsgreen 

 color and has few vines. This kind cannot 

 be excelled for shipping, as it produces very 



Frotscher's New Orleans Market. 



perfect cucumbers and but few culls; the 

 largest growers of cucumbers for shipping 

 about here plant none but this variety. It 

 is quite different from the Long White 

 Spine offered by some. 



Early Frame. A good, early variety, 

 but not so popular as the foregoing kind. 

 It is deep green in color, but turns yellow 

 very quickly, therefore gardeners do not 

 plant it much. 



I/ongf Green Turkey. A long variety 

 attaining a length of from fifteen toeighteen 

 inches when well grown. Very fine and 

 productive. 



