Catalogue of High-Class Seeds. 



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CUCUMBER. 



Culture.— For very early, sow 



Concombre. Pepino. 

 seeds in hotbeds upon 1 



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>ieces 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. tflb. Per lb. 

 660 Thorburn 1896 Pick- 

 ler. (For description, 



CUCUMBERS. 



#lb. Per Pr. 



10 fo 25 So 75 



Spine type, retaining its dark green cjlor long after pickling 



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



valuable as a green pickler 



Per oz 



664 Early Russian. Very early, short ; is a val- 



uable variety for small pickles, for which it is 

 often much in demand ... $0 



665 Early Seedling. Cross between Russian and 



Green Prolific ; a very early pickler 



667 Early Short Green. Good for pickling ; 



productive 



668 Early Green Cluster. 



clusters; very prolific , 



669 Early White-Spined. 



pickling or table use 



670 Extra-Long White-Spined. 



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. x A fine striin of White-Spined 

 674 



see Novelties.) 

 662 Thorburn Com- 

 mercial Pickle. 



A new and valuable 

 sort of the White- 

 very handsome .... 

 productive, and 



*o 15 $° 5° $1 50 



2^ 



Fruit small and 



Earlv, and good for 



Very fine 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 





10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



SMALL GHERKIN 



Per oz. 

 $0 10 



a popular and reliable 



$0 25 



Per lb. 



$0 75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



30 



1 00 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



15 



30 



1 00 



20 



50 



1 5° 



20 



50 



1 50 



FRAME CUCUMBER. 



Long Green. Long and crisp 



variety for pickles 



Long Green Turkey. Fruit very long and rather slim . 

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

 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 favorite eastern sort, of fine quality 

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



AVhite Pearl 



Small Gherkin. Very small bur ; used for pickles . . . . 

 Japan Climbing. Good for frames or open ground . . . 



ENGLISH CUCUMBERS FOR FRAMES. 



[Concombre esfeces Anglaise pour Couches.) 



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

 constructed 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, 

 lightened 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 should be p'lanted than the number of plants required, as some may fail to grow, 



