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WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
CUCUMBER 
— FR, COACOMBRE. One ounce will plant about 50 hilla. CULTURE— Can be easily raised in 
the open ground.and, when onlyafew are required, had better be grown in hills, 5 feet apart. 
Make a trench about 18 inches deep and 3 feet in diameter, and fill up with horse dung, tramoine 
_„„„ J J , . , , same down firmly and then cover over with 9 inches of rich, light soil, so that over the manure !ho 
S^^the nW, 5°*^ V^T ^"y^ 5 seeds on each "hill," ultimately leaving the three strongest plants It iVver^^imnortant 
that the plants should suffer no check from somng to fruiting, hence watering must be carefully attended to. n ■» ^ cry important 
The Davis Perfect. ™s new variety 
IS unequalled for 
quality, shape, color and productiveness, 
and is bound to become a tremendous money 
maker for market gardeners. It is a hand- 
some shaped variety, of the richest dark 
glossy green color. For growing out of doors 
it is unsurpassed and is equally good for 
forcing. We strongly recommend it. } lb. 
70c.; oz. 20c.; pkt, 10c. 
Ewing's Improved White Spine. 
A spleadid strain — the long, perfectly smooth, 
straight fruits are produced in great abund- 
ance, and retain their dark green color and 
crispness for a long time. A splendid table 
variety, no sort excels it in crispness and 
flavor. Mfedium size and very early lb 
81.25; } lb. 40c.; oz. 15c.; pkt. 5c. 
EWING'S PEERLESS WHITE SPINE Extra 
long and smooth, and very early and prolific. 
It differs from the other strains of White 
Spine in retaining its deep green color lb 
$1.25; } lb. 40c.; oz. 15c.; pkt. Sc. 
EXTRA LONG WHITE SPIKE (or Evergreen)— 
Of very vigorous growth and produces an 
abundance of beautiful smooth straight fruits 
of dark shining green, never turning yellow. 
Ten to twelveinchesin length and of excellent 
quality, lb. 81.25; Jib. 40c.; oz. 1 5c.; pkt 5c. 
" Fordhook Famous." This "Extra 
— ■ Long White 
Spine " Cucumber possesses all the qualities 
that go to make a perfect cucumber, and will 
most certainly prove a most popular variety. 
Fruits are handsome in form, of beautiful 
dark green, are perfectly smooth, always 
grow straight, and are from 12 to 18 inches 
long. Vines are exceptionally \'igorous and 
proof against insect attaclcs. Is a very heavy 
cropper, i lb. 60c.; oz. 20c.; pkt. Sc. 
ARLINGTON WHITE SPINE— The first fruits 
on the vine are very even in form and size, 
and continue so through the season lb 
81.25; i lb. 40c.; oz. I Sc.; pkt. Sc. 
Ewmg's Improved Long Green. 
A superior strain. Is vigorous and productive, 
and forms fruits ready for use almost as soon Ewing's Improved Long Green Cucumber. 
and entirely free from war4 and spinel Tib 50croz^20: 5c °' ^"^'^ '^"^ '^''y' °^ '^^^e «ze. 
Cumberland Pickling. witf iL' whit!.'''.'-^'* V°'f '^^^r'"" ^"^ white spine, it is thickly 
The mature fruit, are from 9 tolS ^^lUf^C^l T?1.2S;^ lO^^ oTl^^i JS^t' ''''' "^"''^^^ ^^^^ 
cZ^ll'"^'"^' P =.T.f l^.;t%t ;^^kt^ir ' '° ' 
'°hm,^ ofvf^l^rrcdor.'"^^^ Sfi ir^oj 4" .^it'c*^'"^ '^^'^'^^"^ '"^^ — bers are 
''^^flto^^ftM^'^tZjr; i lb 5t'?;z'1or?k?'t"^" '^"'^ ' ^'^l^- be grown 
EARLY FRAME 
ISc; pkt. 5c. 
EARLY CLUSTER— Small and early 
ISc; pkt. Sc. 
EARLY RUSSIAN— Early; smaU. lb 
ISc; pkt. Sc 
•Medium size. 1 lb. 81.25; \ lb. 40c.; oz. 
lb.81.2S;}lb. 40c.; oz. 
.25; i lb. 40c.; oz. 
^^f Ysc^^pU T Pi''kling)-lb. 81.25; i lb. 40c.; 
CHICAGO'PICKLING— lb. $1,50; i lb 40c.: oz ISc • nkt Sc 
WEST INDIA GHERKIN or BUrI-AIso known as Pjerusal 
lem Tickle. A very small oval-shaped prickly variety 
quite distinct from all others. } lb. 50c. ; oz. 20c.; pkt. Sc. 
ENGLISH FRAME CUCUMBERS 
LOCKIE'S PERFECTION— 25c. per pkt. CARTER"? Mnnpr n f *u u 
ROLLISON'S IMPROVED TELEGRAPH-25c. per pkt orovvn A »ni^^"^ u° •.•''^ handsomest cucumbers 
" Royal Osborne." Raised at the rX^ ''(ILens • Osb^^^^ ^'^t^ATt^oi'-^tl^X^:!^^^^^ 
gardener to Her late Maje^^tht ^ ^^^^^^ 
