CUCUMBERS. 



Cucumbers are grown in enormous quantities for marketing in the green state and for pickling. 



Culture.— Cucumbers nourish best in a rich, warm, moist loam. Sow when danger of frost is over, 

 in hills 4 or 5 feet each way or in rows. The seeds should be used in abundance, as the young plant has 

 many enemies. Plant half an inch below the surface, and thin out finally to 3 or 4 plants to the hill. Use 

 1 ounce of seed to 75 hills; 2 to 3 pounds to the acre. The cucumbers should be gathered (by cutting not 

 tearing! every day or every other day. Leave none to ripen if vou want a full crop. 



MACLE'S EARLY WHITE SPIXE This 



cucumber cannot be praised too highly. It is 

 nothing more nor less than an extra fine type 

 of what is unquestionably the best and most 

 widely grown variety in America. It is un- 

 surpassed as a table and market sort, and is 

 also used for pickling. No other kind exceeds 

 it in productiveness, and it is equally good for 

 forcing under glass or growth in the open air. 



1 ha%-e a record of where a single hill of three 

 vines produced over 500 cucumbers, during the 

 season. The fruit is from 5 to 7 inches long and 



2 to 3 inches in diameter. Color, a beautiful 

 light green. This illustration shows most ac- 

 curately- the fine shape this cucumber attains. 

 Packet, 5 cents: oz., 10 cents; !4 pound, 20 cents; 

 pound, 55 cents; 5 pounds, S2.50. 



GIANT PER A. 



EVERGREEN. 



EMERALD. 

 GIAXT PERA.-A cucum- 

 ber of peculiar but valuable 

 type. The Giant Pera is early, 

 and one of the most productive 

 long cucumbers. The fruit is 

 straight and cylindrical; with 

 a smooth skin. The color at 

 first is a clear green turning to 

 a brown at maturity. The flesh is white, clear, crisp and 

 tender, of excellent flavor and with no trace of bitterness. 

 ( The seed cavity is very small, and the seeds are slow to 

 form. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lo., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



EMERALD. — A symmetrical cucumber. Color a rich, 

 dark green; holds color a long time after being picked. 

 Skin almost free of both warts and spines, and the cu- 

 cumber is nearly as smooth and handsome as the famous 

 English forcing types. Retains its color from time of 

 setting until fall maturity. Suitable for pickling at any 

 stage. Good for forcing under glass. A prime shipper. 

 Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; \± pound, 15 cts.; pound, 50 cts. 



EVERGREEN. — This cucumber differs from my Early 

 wi hite Spine in retaining a deep greeu color at all stages 

 of its growth. It is long, very productive, and matures 

 early. Its desirable color and handsome appearance 

 make it a general favorite, either for table use, for mar- 

 ket, or for pickling. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents- 

 }i pound. 20 cents; pound, 55 cents. 



PEERLESS.— A noted pickling cucumber. It is verv 

 prolific, early, of good size, straight, well formed and full 

 at both ends. It carries its deep green color until it 

 reaches maturity, which is a very desirable characteristic. 

 It is one of the best strains of pickling cucumbers on the 

 market, and I confidently recommend it to both amateurs 



and market gardeners. Packet, 5 cts., ounce, 10 cts.; % pound, i0 cts.; pound, 55 cts 

 ve^b^mrnfand 1 ^ 1 ^-™' &^J&2&JS&Jl?&~ Pjckling cucumbers. 



GREEN PROLIFIC. 



MACLE'S IMPROVED LO.VG GREE.\, - This fine cucumber I i<; n] ffflrs „ rtri Ai — 7 Z, — — — = 



srows from 12 to 16 inches or more in length, and is of superior qualitv ductTve varieties ?n imr , ^n"" 1 ? ■ W making it one of the most pro- 

 rhe young fruit are very largely used for pickling, and it is a standard i™t Lin ih?J n h cu . lt vailon - 1 nave t D > m Proved and very excel- 

 lort for that purpose. Full sized cucumbers are in high favor for" mak- thousands fcf^v ™«t™?« many years been decidedly popular with 

 ing the so-called sweet pickles. Vines are strong growers, and the Trait | K ??emsf pounded i ™mS?5 ^bundS <&» CCnU; ° UnCe ' 10 CentS| * P ° Und ' 



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