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J. M. Thorburn & Co. 's Catalogue of Seeds. 



Cucumber. 



CONCOMBRE. PepilW. (SlUfC 



Culture.— For very early, sow seeds in hotbeds upon 



C UCl'MBh k . 



664 



665 

 666 

 667 

 663 



66 ( J 

 670 

 671 

 672 



67:? 

 674 



675 



676 



677 



Early Russian. Very early, short 

 it is often much in demand . . 



pieces of sod, or in small pots, and they can be 

 readily transplanted with a gain of about six 

 weeks before they can be sown in the open 

 ground. Plant out in rich soil when danger of 

 frost is over, or they may be protected by hand 

 glasses, or even by a paper held down at the 

 corners with a handful of earth. For general 

 crops, sow in the open ground as soon as the 

 weather is settled and warm, and again every 

 two weeks for a succession. For pickles, sow 

 from the middle of June to the first week in 

 July. Sod-land, turned over in the fall, is the 

 best for them. Plant in hills four feet apart, 

 putting a shovelful of well rotted manure in 

 each hill. Per oz. Per #lb. Per lb. 



663 Thorburn Everbear- 

 ing 1 . Small-sized; 

 very early and 

 enormously pro- 

 ductive, and valu- 

 able as a irreen 



pickler $0 U) $0 30 $1 00 



valuable variety for small pickles, for which 



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Early Seedling". Cross between Russian and Green Prolific; a very early picklei 

 Large Netted Russian. Very early, large; dark, netted skin and white flesh . . 



Early Short Green. Good for pickling; productive 



Early Green Cluster. Fruit small and in clusters; very prolifi 



Peroz. Per ><lb. Per lb 

 Early White- Spined. Early, and good for 



pickling or table use $0 10 



Extra-Long- White-Spined. Very fine 



shape for market 



Improved White Spined. Well flavored 



and of medium size 



Evergreen Early White-Spined. Very 

 early and prolific; retains its fine deep 

 green color in all stages of growth . . . 



Peerless. A fine strain of White-Spined . 



Long Green. Long and crisp; a popular 



and reliable variety for pickles 



Long* Green Turkey. Fruit very long and 



rather slim 



Giant Pera. Very long, and one of the best 



for table use 



10 



25 



7.-» 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 









10 



10 



L0 



10 



25 



75 



30 



1 00 



10 



30 1 00 



SMALL GHERKIN. 



Peroz. Per^lb. Per lb. 



Thorburn Commercial Pickle. A new and valuable sort of the White-spine type, 



retaining its dark grjen color long after pickling $0 15 SO 40 



678 Green Prolific Pickling. One of the best for pickling: dark 



green, very productive, and of uniform small size 10 25 



Nichols Medium Green. Most symmetrical, and a very fine 

 table sort 



Boston Pickling 1 . A favorite eastern sort, of fine quality . . 

 Tailby Hybrid. Very long, and superior for family table use . 

 White Japan. Medium size, pure white, smooth and hand- 

 some ; very crisp 



Small Gherkin. Very small, burr ; used for pickles . . . . 



30 

 60 



SI 25 



<8 



75 

 75 



1 00 



2 00 



TELEGRAPH CUCUMBER. 



English Cucumbers for Frames. 



Concombre (especes Anglaise) pour Couches. 

 Culture. — The following are for growing in hotbeds, or houses particularly con- 

 structed for forcing, so that a supply can be furnished during the winter months, at 

 which time the prices are very remunerative. Sow seeds in October, November or 

 December, according to the time they are wanted, in small pots, in fibrous loam, light- 

 ened and enriched with old manure, taking care to give plenty of air and water. 

 Robustness of habit is especially valuable in winter, and therefore the soil should 

 not be too light. Plunge the pots in a frame near the glass, where there is a little 

 bottom heat, and keep them covered with a sheet of brown paper until the seeds 



