GEO. COOLING & SONS 
Cucumbers. 
Cultivation. — Sow the Frame Varieties from January until 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 bearing an occasional 
watering of liquid manure will assist in swelling out and forwarding the fruit ; care must also be taken that the plants 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. 
Per packet- 
COOLING’S IMPROVED TELEGRAPH, the 
best flavoured and heaviest cropping Cucum- 
ber in cultivation ; we have carefully selected 
it for many years, and have succeeded in 
producing a model variety. Visitors to our 
Nurseries during the Summer season are 
astonished at the immense crop and perfect 
specimens in the houses, growing for seed 
1/6 and 
TELEGRAPH, ordinary stock ... 0d. and 
LOCKIE’S PERFECTION, medium size, hand- 
some shape, short neck ; an immense cropper 
6d. and 
FROGMORE PROLIFIC, raised in the Royal 
Gardens ; it is of a beautiful dark green colour, 
and carries a lovely bloom 
-s. d. 
1 0 
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EMERALD GEM, is a free setter and heavy 
cropper, the fruits usually about 18 inches ; 
colour bright emerald green, 
skin smooth and thin, whilst 
the fruit has no neck ; quality unsurpassable 
for the table or show purposes 
MARVEL, of medium size, dark green in 
colour, ribbed, but spineless 
TENDER AND TRUE, we offer a selected 
stock of this fine variety. It is handsome and 
symmetrical, 24 to 30 inches long, dark green, 
excellent quality, and fine for exhibition 1/ & 
ROCHFORD MARKET, very prolific variety, 
of medium size, largely grown for market 
6d. and 
DUKE OF EDINBURGH (DANIELS’), very 
long, an excellent variety for exhibition 
Ridge or Out-Door Cucumbers. 
Per packee- 
GHERKIN OR PICKLING 
LONG RIDGE 
PAIN’S BEDFORDSHIRE RIDGE, one of the 
best Ridge vars., of good length and flavour... 
STOCKWOOD RIDGE, best for market garden- 
ing purposes 
Per packet — s. d. 
COOLING’S EARLY PROLIFIC, the finest 
Ridge Cucumber in cultivation, a great im- 
provement upon all hardy varieties ; it is a 
selection from a frame variety, and combines 
all the qualities of an in-door Cucumber with 
the hardiness of the Ridge ; it is a black spine 
and grows 12 to 15 inches long 0 6 
d. 
1 6 
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0 6 
Dandelion. 
Cultivation. — Sow in March and April where the plants 
are to stand, in rows 12 to 15 inches apart. The quality is 
much improved by blanching, which may be done by placing 
inverted flower pots over the plants. 
IMPROVED THICK-LEAVED or CABBAGING, 
excellent for salads, per pkt. 6d. 
Egg Plant. 
Cultivation. — Sow in hot-bed in March, and when 3 ins. 
high put the plants singly into small flower pots and place in 
a frame till all cold weather is past, when they may be taken 
from the pots without disturbing the roots and planted in a 
sheltered place 2 feet apart. Draw the earth up to their stems 
when about a foot high. 
PURPLE, SCARLET, WHITE, and MIXED. 
Each per pkt. 3d. & 6d. 
Endive. 
Cultivation.- Sow in May, June, or July ; plant 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. — s. d. 
GREEN CURLED, for general crop 0 8 
IMPROVED ROUND LEAVED BATAVIAN, 
the most compact variety, blanches easily ... 0 9 
Per oz. — s. d. 
MOSS CURLED, very early and ornamental ... 0 9 
WHITE CURLED, good for general crop ... 0 8 
Leek. 
Cultivation. — Sow in February and March, transplant early in June, in rows 15 inches apart and 6 inches in the rows ; 
water until established and occasionally with liquid manure. 
Per 02. 
COOLING’S CONQUEROR, a fine variety ; it 
grows to an immense size, thick, pure white, 
' ighl 
pkt. 
-s. d. 
_ hick, pu 
and of very delicate flavour; highly recom- 
mended per pkt. 6d and 1/ 
AYTON CASTLE, a large Scotch variety of 
great merit per pkt. 6d. 
LONDON FLAG 
Per 02. — s. d. 
MONSTROUS CARENTAN, a very fine Con- 
tinental kind 
MUSSELBURGH or SCOTCH, leaves dark 
green, short in neck, and very large in size 
per pkt. 4d. 
THE LYON, of immense size, has taken prizes 
wherever exhibited ; perfectly hardy, 
per packet 6d. 1 6 
1 0 
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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. 
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