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COLE'S CUCUMBER SEED 31 



CUCUMBER 



Ger, Gurken. Fr. Concumbre 

 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 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 July. 

 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. 



Improved White 5pine 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. 10 cts., 14 lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.50. 



EXTRA EARLY SIBERIAN. A fine var- 

 iety and the earliest cucumber known, pi'oducing 

 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, fiesh tender and 

 crisp. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., % lb. 40 cts., 

 lb. $1.50 cts. 



EARLY 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., i/4 lb. 

 85 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., 14 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 



LIVINGSTONES 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 fiavor, bearing 

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

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1/4 lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.50. 



JAPANESE CLIMBING. This cucumber 



is a strong and vigorous grower. The young plants 

 are bushy, but as soon as they become well estab- 

 lished they begin to climb, and may be grown on 

 fences, poles or trellises. It can also be grown 

 as an ordinary cucumber. The fruits are ten to 

 twelve inches in length, of a fine green color; the 

 flesh is thick and firm, never bitter, and fine for 

 pickling, as well as slicing. Per pkt. 5 cts;, oz. 

 10 cts., V4. lb. 40 cts., .lb. fl.50. 



Chicago Pickle Cucumber 



IMPROVED CHICAGO PICKLE. This is 



one of the best varieties for pickles, and largely 

 used by pickle factories. The fiiiit 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 

 vines are quite young. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 % lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.50. 



NEW EVERBEARING. This variety is 



of small size, very early, enormously productive 

 and valuable as a green pickler. The vines con- 

 tinue to fiower 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., 14 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 



NEW 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 fruits in clusters and 

 is enormously productive. It surpasses all others 

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

 14 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.35. 



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 vine continues to run and bear freely, 

 throughout the season. The color is a beautiful 

 pearly 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 Long Green 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 Long Green. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts., lb. $2.00. 



GHERKIN or BURR. The Gherkin is 



seldom served at taWe, sliced in its 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 un- 

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



Vo7(7' garden seeds have done splendid 

 here, everything I have ordered from yon 

 has given perfect satisfaction. B. F. liea- 

 to7i, Creek Natioit, Indian Ter. 



