THOBBUKX EVERBEAKING CUCUMBER. 
CUCUMBER. 
CoNCOMBRE. Pepino. ©urfe. 
Culture. — For very early, sow seeds in hotbeds upon pieces of sod, or ia small pots, and they cau be readily 
transplanted with a gain oE about six weeks before they can be sown in tbe open ground. Plant out in rich soil 
wlion danger of frost is over, or they may bo protected by hand glasses, or even by paper held down at the cor- 
ners with a handful of earth. For general crops, sow in the open ground as soo7i as the weather is settled and 
warm, and again every two weeiss for a succession. For pickles, sow from the middle of June to tbe first week in 
July. Sod land, turned over in the fall, is the best for them. Plant in hills 4 feet apai-t, putting a shovelful of 
well-rotted manure in each hill. 
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G60 Thorburn 1896 Pickler. lu size, symmetry, slimness, color and productiveness, a per- 
fect pickling strain $0 10 $0 25 $0 80 
()G2 Thorburn Commercial Pickle. A valuable sort of the White Spine type, retaining its 
(lark green color long after pickling; very handsome 10 23 80 
00.3 Thorburn Everbearing. Small-sized; very early and enormously productive, and valu- 
able as a green pickler. It continues to flower and produce fruit until killed by frost, 
whetlier the ripe Cucumbers are picked off or not 
663a Fordhook Pickling. A first-class new pickling sort. It is wonderfully pi'Oliflc, and con- 
tinues to boar longer than all others. It is tender ajid crisp, and of the best size and 
shape for pickling 
(it'll Early Russian. Very early, short; is a valuable variety for small pickles 
005 Cool and Crisp. Extra early and very prolific ; long, straight, slender, and very dark 
green; good either for pickling or slicing 
007 Early Short Creen. Good for pickling; productive ......»>_.,.»* 
008 Early Creen Cluster. Fruit small and in clustei-s; very prolific <i 
009 IMew Orleans Market. Very productive, a good keeper and shipper; good for forcing 
oi' open ground 
670 White Spine Improved. A very handsome aiul uniform early variety. It is very pro- 
ductive, crisp and of fine flavor. This is the sort that is .so largely 
grown in the South for early shipping to the noi-thern markets 
671 " '« Extra Long. A beautiful, large and well-shaped Cucumber, slightly 
longer in maturing tliau the above 
071a " " Arlington. A flue strain of the Improved White Spine. It is fine either 
for forciiig or for otitdoors 
672 " " Peerless. Very early strain 
67:i Evergreen. Very early and prolific; retains its fiue, deep green color in all stages of 
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074 Long Creen. Long and crisp ; a popular and reliable variety for pickleSj,, 
07. ') Long Creen Turkey. Fruit very long and rather slim , 
676 Ciant Pera. Very long, and one of the best for table use , 
678 Creen Prolific Pickling. One of the best for pickling; dark green, very productive and 
of unil'orm small size ' 
070 Nichol Medium Creen. Most symmetrical, and a very fine table sort 
080 Boston Pickling. A fas'orite eastern sort, of fine (piality 
081 Tailby Hybrid. Very long, and superior for table use 
082 White Pearl. The best white sort; it ripens early and is very productive 
08. ') Small Cherkin. Very small bur; used for pickles 
684 Japan Climbing. Good for frames or open ground 
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ENGLISH CUCUMBERS FOR FRAMES. 
{Ooncnmbre especes Angla/ise pnur Couches.) 
Cui.TUKB. — The following are for growing in hotbeds, or houses particularly constructed for forcing, so that 
a supply can bo furnished during the winter months, at which time the prices ai'o 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 -ftith old manure, taking care to give plenty of air and water. Robustness of habit is especially 
vaUiablc 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 browu paper uutil the seeds 
