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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



CUCUMBER. 



Ger. Gurken. Ft. Concombre. 

 One oz. will plant 50 hills. 

 Cucumbers succeed best in warm, rich, sandy, 

 loam ground. They should not be planted in the 

 open air until there is a prospect of settled warm 

 weather; about the middle of May. Plant in 

 hills about four feet apart each way. Put ten or 

 fifteen seeds in a hill, half an inch deep, and 

 press the earth smoothly with the back of the 

 hoe. The hills should be previously prepared by 

 mixing thoroughly with the soil of each a shovel- 

 ful of well rotted manure. When all danger 

 from insects is past, thin out the plants, leaving 

 three or four of the strongest to each hill. The 

 fruit should be gathered when large enough, 

 whether required for use or not, as, if left to 

 ripen on the vines, it destroys their productive- 

 ness. For pickles plant from June to middle of 

 J uly. When small sprinkle the plants, when the 

 dew is on. with ashes or air-slacked lime to pro- 

 tect them from bugs. One pound is sufficient 

 for an acre. 



NEW EVERBEARING. See Novelties. 

 WHITE PEARL. See Novelties. 



PARIS - PICKLING. See Xovelties. 



CHICAGO PICKLE CUCUMBER. 



IMPROVED CHICAGO PICKLE. Of late years 

 Chicago has taken a prominent position in the 

 manufacture of pickles, and necessarily the 

 growers have tried to secure the most profit- 

 able varieties. Mr. Westerfield claims that in 

 this very prolific variety, his Improved Chica- 

 go Pickle, he has combined all the qualities 

 desired by those who raise cucumbers for com- 

 mercial pickles, and ho refers to nearly every 

 large factory in Chicago. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



New Giant Pera. The introducer says: We 

 regard this as one of the choicest new varieties 

 that has ever been introduced. The vines are 

 vigorous in growth, with dark green foliage. 

 Very prolific, sometimes growing 20 inches long, 

 perfectly smooth and straight. The green cu- 

 cumbers are fit to eat at any stage, the flesh is 

 white, crisp, tender and brittle, with very few 

 seeds. Per pkt., 5 cts., oz.. 15 cts., }i lb., 40 cts. 



NICHOL'S MEDIUM GREEN. This new variety 

 is a general favorite wherever it is introduced. 

 As a pickle sort it will be found unequaled.and 

 for early forcing purposes, or for slicing there 

 is no better variety. It is exceedingly produc- 

 tive, of medium size, and always straight and 

 smooth. The color is dark sreen, the flesh ten- 

 der and crisp. Per pkt., 5 cts., oz., 10 cts., M, lb., 

 25 cts., lb., 75 cts. 



EARLY RUSSIAN. Earliest in cultivation, be- 

 ing ten days earlier than the Early Cluster, 

 which it resembles. Fruit sets in pairs, and 

 when fully grown is three or four inches in 

 length. Fine flavored, and makes a fine small 

 pickle. Per pkt., 4 cts., oz., 8 cts., M lb., 20 cts., 

 lb., 70 cts. 



Early Green Cluster. A short, prickly, 

 seedy variety, bearing in clusters near the root. 

 It is a great bearer and comes to maturity the 

 earliest in the list, except the Early Russian. 

 P'jr pkt., 4 cts., oz., 8 cts., % lb., 20 cts., lb., 70 cts. 



IMPROVED WHITE SPINE CUCUMBER. 



IMPROVED WHITE SPINE, or Arlington. For 



both market use and pickling this variety is 

 now more largely grown than any other. Our 

 seed is of the true original Boston market 

 stock, and is vastly superior to the old White 

 Spine. Market gardeners and pickling estab- 

 lishments have here a cucumber that is admir- 

 ably suited to their wants Per pkt., 5 cts., oz., 

 10 cts., M lb., 25 cts., lb., 75 cts. 



EARLY FRAME, or Early Short Green. Although 

 often sold under each name as different varie- 

 ties, both are one and the same cucumber. 

 Productive, of vigorous growth, early, fruits 

 medium size and straight. Popular for both 

 table use and pickling. Per. pkt.. 4 cts.: oz., 8 

 Cts. ; J£ lb 20 cts. ; lb., 70 cts. 



IMPROVED LUNG GUEEN CUCUMBER. 



IMPROVED LONG GREEN. A distinct variety ; 

 when full grown sometimes measuring nearly 

 18 inches in length; form long and slender, 

 with but few seeds; flesh remarkably firm and 

 crispy; a standard variety for pickling, very 



Productive, and better than most varieties of 

 ong Green. Per pkt., 5 cts., oz., 10 cts., \i lb., 

 25 cts., lb., 75 cts. 



GREEN PROLIFIC, or Boston Pickling. As a 



pickling variety, is unsurpassed. Its charac- 

 teristics are its uniform growth, hardly ever 

 producing cucumbers too large for pickling, 

 and its immense productiveness. Per pkt.. 4 

 cts. ; oz., 8 cts. ; *i lb., 20 cts. ; lb., 70 cts. 



GHERKIN, or Burr. The Gherkin is seldom 

 served at table, sliced in its crude state. It is 

 principally grown for pickling: it is the small- 

 est of all varieties, and should always be 

 pickled while young and tender, and put in 

 salt water until wanted for pickling. Per pkt., 

 5 cts., oz., 20 cts. 



EGG PLANT. 



Ger. Eierpflanze. Fr. Aubergine. 



One oz. will produce 1,000 plants. 



Sow the seed in March or April in a hot-bed, or, 

 for family use, in a shallow box, in a warm win- 

 dow. Transplant in open ground after the 

 weather has become warm and settled, in rows 

 two feet apart each way. They require a rich 

 soil and as favorable a location for warmth as 

 the garden will afford. 



NEW YORK IMPROVED PURPLE. The lead- 

 ing market sort, very large and smooth: fine 

 dark color; very prolific and of excellent qual- 

 ity. Our strain of this variety is unexcelled, 

 and has given the greatest satisfaction to mar- 

 ket gardeners everywhere. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 35 cts. > 



Early Long Purple. Much hardier and 

 earlier than the large round purple, succeeding 

 further north. Fruit from six to ten inches 

 long. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



Mt. Steeling. III., Feb. 27. 1891: 

 Have used your seeds for several years and 

 have found them satisfactory and true to name- 

 C. H. AT WOOD. 



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