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



Cucumber 



Concombre. Pefiino. ©urfe. 



Culture. — For very early, sow seeds in hot-beds upon 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 



Peroz. '/lb. Per lb. 



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CUCUMBERS. 



662 Thorburn Com- 

 mercial Pickle. 



A new and valuable 

 sort of the White- 

 spine type, retaining 

 its dark green color 

 long after pickling . 



10 



$0 25 



$0 75 



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75 



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75 



$0 25 



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$0 75 



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75 



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75 



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75 



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75 



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30 



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SMALL GHERKIN. 



663 Thorburn Everbearing. Small-sized ; very early and enormously productive, and 



valuable as a green pickler 



664 Early Russian. Very early, short ; is a valuable variety for small pickles, for which 



it is often much in demand 



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



667 Early Short Green. Good for pickling ; productive 



Per oz 



668 Early Green Cluster. Fruit small and in 



clusters ; very prolific $0 k 



669 Early AVhite-Spined. Early, and good for 



pickling or table use 



670 Extra-Long AVhite-Spined. Very fine 



shape for market 



671 Improved White-Spined. Well-flavored and 



of medium size 



672 Evergreen. Very early and prolific ; retains 



its fine, deep green color in all stages of 

 growth 



673 Peerless. A fine strain of White-Spined . . . 



674 Long Green. Long and crisp ; a popular 



and reliable variety for pickles 



675 Long Green Turkey. Fruit very long and 



rather slim 



676 Giant Pera. Very long, and one of the best for table use $0 



678 Green Prolific Pickling. One of the best for pickling ; dark green, very productive, 



and of uniform small size 



Nichols Medium Green. Most symmetrical, and a very fine 



table sort 



Boston Pickling. A favoi ite eastern sort, of fine quality . . 

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



White Pearl 



Small Gherkin. Very small burr ; used for pickles 



English Cucumbers for Frames. 



Concombre (especes Anglaise) pour Couches. 

 Culture.— The following are for growing in hot-beds, 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 of 

 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 

 germinate. Afterwards uncover and ventilate to insure sturdiness of habit. More seeds 

 telegraph cucumber, should be planted than the number of plants required, as some may fail to grow, and 



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10 



$0 30 



$1 00 



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25 



75 



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75 



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75 



15 



35 



1 25 



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60 



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