COLE'S CUCUMBER SEED 



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CUCUMBER 



Ger. Giirkeii. Fr. Concttmbre. 

 One ounce will plant 60 hills. 



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 thoroughlj 

 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, a."3 

 if left to ripen on the vines, it destroys their pro^ 

 ductiveness. For pickles, plant from June to mid- 

 dle of July. 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. 



improved White Spine Cucumber 



V/ir/ovi 



IgfiOVED WHITE SPINE or ARLING- 

 Vj^N. For both market use and pick- 

 hng 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 

 oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



\^TRA EARLY SIBERIAN. A fine var- 

 iety and the earliest cucumber known, producing 

 fruits five inches long, in the open gi'ound from 

 seed in fifty-five days. It will be a Mn'prise for 

 market gardeners and truckers. A splendid free 

 bearer, fruits straight and smooth, flesh tender and 

 crisp. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^4 lb. 25 cts., 

 lby^75 cte. 



RLY 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. 

 25^.».cts., lb. 75 cts. 



RLY FRAME, or EARLY SHORT 

 GREEN. Productive of vigorous growth 



early, fruits medium and straight. Popular for 

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

 Wets., ^ lb. 25 cts.. lb. 75 cts. 



EW EVERBEARING. This variety is 

 of small size, very early, enormously productive 

 and valuable as a green pickler. The vines con- 

 tinue to flower and produce fruit whether the 

 ripe cucumbers are picked off or not, in which 

 ' respectpiit differs from all other sorts. Per pkt. 

 5 ct^ oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



'INGSTON'S EVERGREEN. This is 

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

 cumber possesses every qualification of a perfect 

 pickle sort. Very hardy and evergreen, withstand- 

 ing drouth, and bearing imtil 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 ctg., ^ lb. 30 cts,, lb. $1.00. 



[PROVED CHICAGO PICKLE. This is 



one of the bast varieties for pickles, and largely 

 used by pickle factories. The fruit is of medium 

 length, pointed at both ends with large and prom- 

 ! inent spines, color deep green. It is a most pro- 

 lific variety, beginning to set its fruit when the 

 kines are quite young. <r Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



\pOOL AND CRISP. This valuable var- 

 iety is inclined to taper off at the stem end, and 

 is generally a little pointed at the other end 

 also. 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 Pickling Cucumbers, and is certain to be- 

 come a standard sort. It is also most useful for 

 slicing, the cucumbers, when fully matured, be- 

 ing of good size and very tender and crisp. Per 

 pkt. J^ts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



j PARIS PICKLING. A very desir- 



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

 covered with fine prickles and deep, rich green 

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

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

 pickles. The vine produces its fruit in clusters and 

 is enormously productive. It surpasses all others 

 in pickling qualities. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 % lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



Improved Long Green Cucumber 



PROVED 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 pro- 

 ductive, and better than most varieties of Long 

 Grega. Per pKu. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts.. 

 lbi/75 cts. 



ERKIN or BURR. The Gherkin is 



seldom served at table, sliced in it? crude state. 

 It is principally grown for pickling; is the small- 

 est of all varieties, and should always be picked 

 while young and tender, and put in salt water 

 until wanted for pickling. Per. pkt. 5 cts , oz. 20 

 cts. 



