GEO. COOLING & SONS. BATH. 
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CUCUMBERS. 
Cultivation. — Sow the Krame N'arielies from January unlil March for succession ; care should he taken to keep up a uniform 
heat, both bottom and atmospheric, which should range from 70 to 80 degrees. When the plants. .are in hearing an occasional 
watering of liquid manure will assist in swelling out and forwarding the fruit; care must also he taken that the jdants are stopped 
and trained regularly, and not be allowed to make too much wood. 
Sow the Ridge Varieties in April, and plant towards the end of May in good rich ground. 
Per packet — s. tl. 
COOLING’S IM- 
PROVED TELE- 
GRAPH, the be.st 
Hiivoiued anti lieaviest 
cropping Cucumber in 
cultivation : we have 
carefully .selected it 
for many years, and 
have succeeded in pi-o- 
ducingamodel variety. 
Visitors to our Nur- 
series during the 
Summer season are 
astonished at the im- 
mense crop and per 
feet specimens in the 
houses, growing for 
seed; I he illustration 
shown is from photo- 
graph of one of oiir 
houses, 60 feet long, 
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TKLEGHAPH, ordin- 
ary stock, 6(1. and 1 <• 
Cooling's Improved Telegraph Cucumber growing for Seed. {From a Photograph). 
I.OCKIKS PEKFEC- ' 
TION, medium size, 
handsome shape, short 
neck : an immense 
cropper ... 6d. and 1 0 
DREADNOUGHT, raised at the Royal (iaidens, AVindsor ; fruits are long deep gieen 
in colour, flesh crisp and of splendid (piality. ,\n enoi'inous cropper, and excellent ^ 
for winter planting 
FROGMORE PROLIFIC, raised in the Royal Gardens; it is of a beautiful dark green colour, and 
carries a lovely bloom 
MARVEL, of metliutn size, dark green in colour, ribbed, but spineless ■■■ ■■ 1 •• 
TENDER AND TRUE, we offer a selected stock of this fine variety. It is handsome and symmetrical, 
21 to 30 inches long, dark green, excellent quality, and fine for exhibition ...1/and 1 
MODEL, a very handsome variety, a cross between Tender and T'rue and Telegraph, perfect in outline, 
and with scarcely any neck 
OOVENT GARDEN FAVOURITE (liochford), a very prolific variety, of medium size, largely grown 
for market... ... .. ... •• ■■■ ■■■ (.am 1 / 
DUKE OF EDINBURGH (DANIELS’), very long, an excellent variety for exhibition 1 0 
RIDGE OR OUT^DOOR CUCUMBERS. Per packet — .s. <*. 
COOLING’S EARLY PROLIFIC, the finest Ridge Cucumber in cultivation, a great improvtjment upon 
all hardy varieties ; it is a selection from a frame variety, and comltines all the (qualities of an in door 
Cucumber with the hardiness of the Ridge ; it is a black spine and grows lb to lo inches long, bd. and I 
GHERKIN OR PICKLING " ' 
LONG RIDGE " ' 
PAIN’S BEDFORDSHIRE RIDGE, one of the best Ridge varieties, of good length and flavour 1 ) 6 
STOCKWOOD RIDGE, best for market gaidening purposes ^ 
ENDIVE. 
Cultivation.— Sow in May, June, or July ; |>lanl in lines about one foot apart upon well-manured land, and water 
during dry weather ; as soon as large enough tie lightly to blanch. Per oz. — 
AiREEN CURLED, for general crop 
IMPROVED ROUND LEAVED BATAVIAN, the most compact variety, blanches ea.sily 
MOSS CURLED, very early and ornamental 
WHITE CURLED, good for general crop 
3. d. 
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Cooling’s Improved Telegraph Cucumber has taken a great hold on market growers ; it is the most 
prolific and most handsome Cucumber grown. 
