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CUCUMBER. 
Cucumber. 
eucumi3salnnis—Concomhre—@uxU—Affurker—Komkommcr 
Four Ounces of Seed to loo Yards of Row. 
Three Quarts to the Acre. 
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YD-tANDRETH&SONS 
For early use plant in hills 4x4 feet, on a warm Iwrder, when the Cherry is in bloom, ami 
for a succei^sioii sow in driUs at five feel, when the Apple is in bloom. For pickles plant middle 
of Siiuiincr. 
In Florida and other Southern States, a fair average production per acre of .Slicing Cucum. 
hers is two hnndied crnte.s, 8 xll x20 inches. Some growers claim average crops of 400 and 500- 
evcn soo crates have bc-eu recorded, but tiK-sc large yields are only oecu.sionall y heard of, 
Fresh Sonlhcrn Cnouralx 
to $2 i>er dozen. Towards < 
declines to SI or S5 i>er bo.'c o( 
$1 per dozen, after -which shipmei 
Orleans bring belter prices than tho 
■ar in Philadelphia the last of Xnvember, and coniinandSl 
i!is the price rises to S2..'j0 per ilozen, after which the price 
■-live to ninety Iriiit. By last of May tho price gocr. dowiiio 
iinpi-oillable. As a nilo the early Cn(!uiiit)crs from New 
I Florida, being better .sorted and better packed. 
Agood c.roi) of (■Incumbers, when (,'iithered of picUliug size, produces Irom 100 to 17o bushels to thp 
acre A bushel coiilain.s about :><)il pi<d;les. .^ouie cultivators liave claimed to ])roduce over 100,0011 
pickles to the acre. The pickles should be slipped from tho vine by the thumb and finger without rais- 
int; or disturbing the vine, 'flic I'lcUle Houses generally pay the fanners lorty to hfty conUs per bu.shel. 
they in turn sell them at from twenty to thirty cents per 100, 
I'icklcs in-opnrly prepared will keep fiv<' or six years. The method of salting pickles, as pursued in 
New .lersey, is :is follows : To a cask of 120 gallons capacity, take four quarts of salt and mix in two 
g:illons of water. Place the solution in the bottom of tho cask and put in the green pickles after wash- 
in- 'I'o cacli two laishels ol pickles put into the cask, add lour quans ot salt, and continue until cai>k 
is lull. Place tlie head of tlie ciisk. with lodges trimmed oil to permit ot a rise and tall, on the lopof 
the jiickles and on the top of the lu'ad or lid (ilace a weight o( iwcntv or twenty-hve pounds. If llicro 
sbould be an V leakage of the liquor, replace it bv a solution ol four quarts ol salt to two gallons of water 
keeping all the pickles submerged, aalt snoulu not db stmied. 1-icKie Pac-Kers make ihree stzes before 
pickling— large, medium and small. 
NOTES OP* COOKi:?JG.— No. 100.— Sai>ad.— Peel and cut in very thin slices and soak in siilt 
water for two hours. Strain till very dry, serve with French dressing made after recipe No. 3. 
No. 101.— Sliced. PiOKt.ED.— Perl oml slice fresh Cucumbers and put in a pan and let stand 
with plenty of salt to draw the water. Press dry and put them in a jar, pour over cold boiled 
vinegar. Add salt, pepper an<l a few slices of onion. 
Field Varieties, "^i-^'rv^^rs 
I^andretlis' Cliolce (extra kari.y).— The choicest sort we hare ever 
oflered, green, long, slim, symmetrical, unexampled in beauty of form, 
very productive, line for pickling. Pkt. 20c.; per oz. 40c. 
L,oncIon ricUler.— Vine strong in growth, prolific in blooms and fruit. 
Especially desirable for pickling when two inches long. Similar to the 
slim green gla.ss bottle pickh^s known in Europe as Gherkins. When the 
young (riiu is picked early the blo.s.soms continue to set Indefinitely, pro- 
ducing an imnieiise crop. We recommend tliesetiherkins both to private 
famdies and packers lor preserving. Pkis. be. and lOc. ; oz. 15c. 
J — The earliest long field Cucumber in cultivation ; dark green and desirable. 
iry poor seeder, therefore high priced. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 30c. 
Sliort Prolific Mclcle.— .A. variety of the " Frame" type, but smaller 
and producing fruit suitable for pickling in fifty days from planting. An 
abundant bearer, highly commended for pickles, lor which it is used by 
many of the most famous pickling establishments. Vines very short, 
admitting of planting in rows as close as two and a half feet. 1 n seeding 
this variety we do not drop the seed in hills but drill in continuous rows 
as we would Beans, about one seed to the inch, and when the plants are 
well established, cut theiu out to about three inches apart. We have a 
very large demand for this variety. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
Improvecl Early Wtilte Spine.— The leading sort .grown by truckers for shipment to market, 
COPYRICHTED 1893 ''^^d almost entirely for slicing. The vine in habit is very vigorous and very prolific. The fniit is 
RYniftMnRFTHiic;nMc, of good size, in quality solid, and possesses the habit of retaining its green color for a long period, 
^oi u.iMiNu«t m8i:3UN3 j,^y turn yellow .so quickly as other varieties— a feature of value to the shipper, 
as it stands transportation to long distances. The White Spine is a general favorite for its many 
excellent qualities; its popularity proves its worth. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
White Pearl.— Medium size and uniform shape all over. Skin bone-white, flesh snow-white and 
very crisp. A good slicing .sort. Pkts. 10c. ; oz. 15c. 
Early Erame.— Pkts. 5c. and lOo. ; per oz. 10c. 
Early Cluster.— Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
iflediuni Green.- Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
Jersey Picfele.— Used in New .Tersey very extensively by those who prepore pickles commerciallv. 
It is productive, and is said to ".irreen " better than anv other variety, and to "hold color." Over 
one hundred and fifty thousand bushels of small fruitof this variety are picked annually in Burling- 
ton ccniiity. New .Icrsey. No other sort is u.sed, no other kind of seed could be given away. Pkts. 
5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
London Pickler. 
Boston Pickline, or Boston INtarket.- 
sorts. Pkts. 5c. and lOc. ; per oz. 10c. 
-Csed near Boston to the exclusion of all other 
Turlcey I.,on}r fireen. — Not so abundant a bearer as the preceding 
sorts, though recommendi'd to all who put up their own pickles ; fruit 
LONG and slim; not equaled by any field variety. This is not the New 
England Lonj; Green, but a much superior sort, being twice as long 
and of proportion as shown in illustration. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per 
oz. 10c. 
t,ong Green.— Pkis. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
Glierlcin.— Burr, or Konnd Prickly Cucumber, used for pickles only. 
Pkts. 5c. and lOc. ; per oz. 20c. 
Ever-bearing:.- Fruit large, showy and of an excellent color. Vines 
long continuing in bearing condition. Pkts. .^c. and 10c. ; per oz. 15c. 
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