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CUCUMBER 



Ger. Gurkeyi. Fr. Concumbre. 



One ounce will plant 60 htll. 



Cucumbers succeed best in warm, rich, sandy, 

 loamy 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 shovelful of well rotted man- 

 ure. 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 productiveness. 



For pickles, plant from June to middle of Jul#*«lj|^00 L AND CRISP. 



When small sprinkle the plants, when the dew is on, 

 with ashes or air-slacked lime to protect them from 

 bugs. One pound is sufficient for an acre. 



Chicago Pickle Cucumber 

 IMPROVED CHICAGO PICKLE. This is 



one of the best varieties for pickles, and largely 

 used by pickle factories. The fruit is of medium 

 length, pointed at both ends with large and prom- 

 inent si)incs, color deep green. It is a most pro- 

 lific variety, beginning to set its fruit v.hcn tlie 

 /ines are quite young. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 /% lb. 50 cts., lb. $2.00. 



Improved White Spine Cucumber 



IMPROVED WHITE SPINE or ARLING- 

 TON. For both market use and pick- 

 ling this variety is now more largely grown than 

 any other. This improved strain is vastly superior 

 to the old White Spine. Market gardeners and 

 pickling establishments have here a cucumber that 

 is admirably suited to their wants. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., % lb. 50 cts., lb. $2.00. 



/extra early SIBERIAN. A fine var- 



iety and the earliest cucumber known, producing 

 fruits five inches long, in the open ground from 

 seed in fifty-five days. It will be a surprise for 

 market gardeners and truckers. A splendid free 

 bearer, fruits straight and smooth, flesh tender and 

 crisp. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., % lb. 50 cts., 

 % $2.00. 



.fiARLY GREEN CLUSTER. A short, 



» prickly, seedy variety, bearing in clusters near the 

 root; color pale green. It is a great bearer and 

 matures early. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 

 Zb cts., lb. $1.25. 



EARLY FRAME, or EARLY SHORT 



GREEN. Productive of vigorous growth 



early, fruits medium and straight. Popular for 

 both table use and pickling. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., ^ lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 



NEW EVERBEARING. This variety is 

 of small size, very early, enormously productive 

 and valuable as a green pickler. The vines contin- 

 ue to flower and produce fruit whether the ripe 

 cucumbers are picked off or not, in which respect 

 it differs from all other sorts. Per pkt, 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., % lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 



LIVINGSTON'S EVERGREEN. This is 



one of the most prolific of all varieties. This cu- 

 cumber possesses every qualification of a perfect 

 pickle sort. Very hardy and evergreen, withstand- 

 ing drouth and bearing until frost. A very strong 

 grower, but early and the best in flavor, bearing 

 firm, crisp fruit, either for pickling or slicing. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.50. . 



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This valuable var- 

 iety is inclined to taper off at the stem end. and i^ 

 generally a little pointed at the other eml ;ils'>. 

 At the pickling stage the cucumbers are straight, 

 long, even and slim, and until they reach their 

 full size they are of a very dark green color, so 

 dark that it might almost be called "black". This 

 variety is the earliest and most prolific of all Pick- 

 ling Cucumbers, and is certain to become a stand- 

 ard sort. It is also most useful for slicing, the cu- 

 cumbers, when fully matured, being of good size 

 d very tender and crisp. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 Vi lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 



EW PARIS PICKLING. A very desir- 

 able sort. The fruit is very long, slender, densely 

 covered with fine prickles and deep, rich green 

 in color. Tliie flesh is very crisp and tender, mak- 

 ing it one of the best for slicing as well as for 

 pickle^ The vine produces its fruits in clusters and 

 bnnously productive. It sui-passes all others 

 pickling qualities. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 Vi lb. 50 cts., lb. $2.00. 



WHITE PEARL. This variety is entire- 

 ly distinct from any other cucumber. Setting the 

 fruit very close around the stem and maturing these 

 early, the yine continues to run and bear freely, 

 throughout the season. The color is a beautiful 

 pearlj' white. They are tender, solid and crisp, 

 and splendid quality either for slicing or pickling. 

 Per pkt. 5cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 



Improved Lonj Gree' . ..-r 



IMPROVED LONG GREEN. A distinct 



variet}-; when full grown sometimes measuiing 

 I nearly IS inches in length; form long and sU-nder, 

 I with but few seeds; flesh remarkably firm and crispy 



a standard variety for pickling, very produfti\e, 

 ! and better than most varieties of Long Green. Per 

 j ,4)kt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 14 lb. 50 cts., lb. $2.00. 



V GHERKIN or BURR. The Gherkin is 



seldom served at table, sliced in its crude state. 



It is principally grown for pickling; is the small- 

 1 est of all varieties, and should always be picked 

 I while young and tender," and put in salt water un- 

 1 til wanted for pickling. Per pkt. 6 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



