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Lakevieiv Seed Farm, Rochester, N. Y 
CUKJLlilD CKESS OK PEPPJER GRASS 
This is a small well-known pungent salad, used with lettuce, 
to which it makes a most agreeable addition. A fresh sowing 
should be made about once in ten days, as it matures rapidly, 
and can be eaten only when young and tender. It is &iie for 
garnishing and to eat with cold meats. Per packet, 5 cents ;. 
oz., 10 cents. 
CUCUMBERS. 
iWSo long as Cucum- 
bers are wanted for the 
table, do not let any go 
to seed, as that impairs^ 
the fruiting of the vine. 
Cucumbers require a 
warm, rich soil. In this 
climate it is useless to 
plant in the open air 
much before the first of 
June. Plant plenty of 
seed, and when all dan- 
ger from insects is past,, 
thin to four plants in 
the hill. For pickles, 
plant the last of June. Early cucumbers for market are grown 
mostly in green houses, but for family use they may be grown 
easily in the following manner : Dig a hole in the ground one 
foot deep and two feet across, and nearly fill with warm manure. 
Cover with five or six inches of earth, and over the center place 
a small shallow box with a light of glass or a piece of muslin 
over the top. Give air when the weather is warm, and water 
freely. As the plants grow draw the earth around the stems. I 
have grown them quite successfully in this manner. 
Early Green Cluster. — Qaite early, small, growing in 
clusters ; prickly, productive. Per packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents;: 
i lb., 30 cents ; lb., $1.00. 
Early Frame. —An old and popular variety. 
LONG GREEN. 
Medium size 
cents ; oz., 10* 
and good for pickling or the table. Per packet, 5 
cents ; i lb.. 30 cents ; lb., $1.00. 
Early White Spine.— This is 
the standard cucumber for the 
table, whether grown in the open 
air or under glass. Early, large, 
uniformly straight and attractive ; 
very productive ; a great favorite 
with market gardeners. Per 
packet, 5 cents ; oz , 10 cents ; i 
lb., 30 cents ; lb., $1.00. white spine 
Extra Liong- Wliite Spine.— 4 longer growing variety 
than the above ; in all other respects similar to it, and als<> 
largely used for forcing under glass. Per packet, 5 cents ; oz. , 
10 cents ; i lb., 35 cents ; lb., $1.25. 
Liong" Green. — An old standard variety. Large, long and 
very productive. Many u'^e it exclusively, both for cucumbers 
and pickles. Per packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; i lb., 30 cents 
lb., $1.00. 
Green Prolific. — One of the best pickling sorts, im- 
mensely productive, growing uniform and seldom too large for 
pickling. Per packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; i lb., 30 cents ; lb., 
$1.00 
West India Gherkin, or Burr. — A small, rough, 
prickly fruit ; used only for pickling. Per packet, 10 cents ; oz., 
25 cents. 
EGG PliAlS^T 
A tender plant, which when well grown and properly cooked, 
is one of the most delicious garden vegetables. Sow the seed like 
tomato seed in a hot-bed, and give the same treatment as the tomato;, 
but more care should be taken in transplanting, to prevent the 
plants from being killei by sudden exposure. Those who have 
not a hot-bed can sow the seed in a box in the house. The plants 
should be protected from the potato bug. 
Improved New York Purple.— Tery large and fine;: 
the best variety. Per packet, 10 cents ;. oz.^ 50 cents-. 
