Catalogue of High-Class Seeds. 



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CUCUMBER 



CULTl 



Concombre. Peptno. ®unc 



. — For very early, sow seeds iti hotbeds upon pieces of sod 



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CUCUMBERS. 



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 everv 

 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 4 feet apart, put- 

 ting a shovelful of well-rotted manure in each 

 hill. 



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660 Thorburn 1896 Pick- 

 ler. In size, sym- 

 metry, slimness, col- 

 or and productive- 

 ness, a perfect pick- 

 ling strain So 15 $0 30 $1 00 



662 Thorburn Com- 



Lb. 



mercial Pickle. A valuable sort of the White Spine type, retaining its dark 

 green color long after pickling ; very handsome 



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



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 10 $0 20 $0 60 



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. Fruit small and in 



clusters ; very prolific 



669 White-Spined Early. The earliest strain . 



670 " Improved. Not quite so 



early, but very fine-shaped . 



671 11 Extra-Long. A beautiful, 



large and well-shaped Cu- 

 cumber, slightly longer in 

 maturing than the above . . 



672 44 Peerless. Very early strain . 



673 Evergreen. Very early andprolific; retainsits 



fine, deep green color in all stages of growth 



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SMALL GHERK 



60 



a popular and reliable 



oz. 



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$0 20 



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FRAME CCCL'MBER. 



IO 20 



Long Green. Long and crisp 



variety for pickles $0 



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 . 

 Nichol 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 . . 



White Pearl 



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

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



ENGLISH CUCUMBERS FOR FRAMES. 



{Concombre especes Anglaise pour Coucjj.es.) 



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 



