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ed in warm weather, for its cooling and refreshing qualities, and for pickling. 

 It is one of the earliest garden products mentioned in history, and was cultivated 

 from the earliest times, in Egypt. 



Early Russian. —This is comparatively a new 

 variety, resembling, in some respects, the Earlv 

 Cluster ; fruit, three or four inches long, an inch and 

 a half in diameter ; generally produced in pairs ; 

 flesh, tender, crisp, and well-flavored ; comes into 

 use about ten days earlier than any other variety, 

 and makes a fine, small pickle. 



Early White Spine.— An excellent variety for 

 table use ; very early, grows uniformly straight and 

 smooth ; light green, with white prickles ; tender and 



CUCUMBEE.-Eari7 

 Eussian. 



CUCUMBER— Early White Spine. CUCUMBER —Early Frame. 



excellent-flavored. The fiTiit, in turning white at maturity, retains its fresh 

 appearance much longer than any of the yellow varieties ; on this account, it is 

 a favorite with market men. A good kind for forcing, and a great bearer. 



Early Frame. — One of the oldest of garden sorts, justly styled a stand- 

 ard variety ; fruit, straight, and well formed ; flesh, greenish-white, rather 

 seedy, but tender and well-flavored. It makes a beautiful pickle, that keeps 

 well. 



CUCUMBER.— Early Short Green. CUCUMBER,— iiiarly Cluster. 



Early Short Green. — Veiy similar to the Early Frame, and in many 

 catalogues the same. It is an excellent variety for table use, being tender and 

 well-flavored, and keeps green longer than any other variety ; also, makes splen- 

 did, hard, green pickles ; comes into use a few days after the Early Cluster. 



Early Cluster. — A very popular early Cucumber, producing its faiit in 

 clusters, near the root of the plant. Its usual length is about five inches ; skin, 

 prickly ; flesh, white, seedy, tender, and well-flavored. It is a great bearer, 

 and comes to maturity the 

 earliest on the list, except- 

 ing the Early Russian. 



Bismark. — This is an 

 entirely new variety, being 

 a cross between the Long 

 Green and Early White CUCUMBER.— Bismark. 



