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HINTS ON THE CULTIVATION OF 
CUCUMBER. 
French — Con comb re. German— Gurkb. Dutch— KomKOmmf.r. Italian -Cetrioi o. 
Spanish — Pepino, or Coiiomhro. 
POTS OP SEED PLUNGED IN COCOA FIBRE IN BOX 
STOOD ON IIF.ATKD PIPES IN GREENHOUSE. 
MALE FLOWER. 
FEMALE FLOWER CARRYING 
SMALL FRUIT BEHIND IT. 
Description. — A succulent plant, the fruits of which are cut green for eating in pieces or cut up in 
salads. 
Varieties. — These vary in the size, prolific features, and shades of green in the fruit. 
Season for Sowing.— January to May, according to the season when the fruits arc expected. In 
some large establishments they are in cut all the year round. 
[low to Sow.— In pots or pans composed of rich soil, about one inch under the surface, and lightly 
covered in. Stand on a hot bed or on a shelf in heat. When in fourth leaf pot the seedlings separately, and 
they will quickly reach a stage large enough for planting in a house on a prepared loamy bed to run up 
the trellis, or set out in a frame at the end of May. The seed of outdoor varieties may be sown in 
May, on a raised bed where the plants will stand. If a hand-light is put over the seed it will quickly 
germinate. 
After Treatment. — Although this plant likes plenty of moisture at the root, it must not be 
overdone. A humid atmosphere during hot weather encourages a quick growth, but in dull, cheerless 
weather the house should be kept drier 
Enemies and Diseases. — If kept too dry in hot weather the leaves soon become infested with red 
spider, which is a very troublesome pest that spreads quickly. In cold weather mildew often attacks the 
leaves when the temperature of the house varies. Eelworm and wireworm will sometimes eat into the stem 
from the roots. Syringing is a check to red spidei, sulphur sprinkled on the leaves for mildew. It is 
difficult to get rid of the worms, as they commit theii depredations out of sight. 
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