SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLAN TS FOR 1 899. 
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Ghcuiqbep. 
Do not try to grow Cucumbers in poorly prepared ground. 
Make low flat hills from four to six feet apart, each hill two 
or three feet across, and thoroughly pulverize sixteen to 
eighteen inches deep. Mix a large shovelful of rotten ma¬ 
nure in the soil of each hill, and plant from six to eight seeds 
in each, as some are apt to fail. If hugs appear, dust with 
slug shot or with lime and soot. Allow no fruit to ripen on 
vines. For pickles and late Cucumbers, seed can be sown 
as late as July. 
Childs* Early Beauty A most remarkable and valuable 
early Cucumber, first offered last year. It is a sport 
lrom Early Siberian, and has that variety’s great value 
as a cropper. It is as earlv as Extra Early Russian 
though twice as large as that variety, and keeps its 
lively green color to a very late stage of growth, and 
will supplant all other early sorts, such as Siberian, 
Russian, Green Prolifiic, Thorburn’s Everbearing, etc., 
for it is not only earlier, but larger and much finer in 
every respect. It is even so fine that it lias been called 
Early White Spine, though it has no relation to that 
superb late variety. Pkt., 10c.; 3 pkts., 25c.; oz„ 35c.; 
lb., §3.00. 
Bennett’s White Spine — (Private Stock.) Our seed of 
this is saved from one of the finest stocks on Long Island, 
and Long Island leads the world on choice garden vege¬ 
tables. These Cucumbers grows seven to ten inches long, 
uniformly plump and full to the very ends, a glossy dark 
green in color. A superior quality in every respect. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; lb., $1.00. 
Long China— A very solid Cucumber, with few seeds, and 
growing eighteen to twenty inches long. A fine and 
prolific variety. Pkt., 5c.;oz., 25c.; lb., $1,25. 
Thorbui n s Everbearing -Claimed to even excel the Early 
Russian in it everbearing character, producing fruit in 
immense quantities whether fruit is allowed to ripen on 
the vines or not. Fine for table or for pickles. Cucum¬ 
bers short and thick. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; lb., $1.00. 
Childs* fivory Monarch— The king of all Cucumbers, grow¬ 
ing nearly two feet in length and weighing five or six 
pounds. Six times larger than any other sort. It is 
really a monster, and when half grown exceedingly 
one in quality. Its enormous size, great beauty and 
oddity make it one. of the finest vegetables for exhibiting 
at fairs, and it never fails to capture first prize. Its 
flesh is thick and solid, with a very small seed cavity, 
and notwithstanding its size, it has fewer seeds than 
any other Cucumber we ever saw. Pkt., 10c.; 3 pkts., 25c. 
Improved Early Russian -One of the most valuable, es¬ 
pecially in the South. It is so very dwarf, hills need be 
only three feet apart, yet it is one of the most prolific 
varieties of all, bearing its short, plump fruits m clus¬ 
ters, and if not allowed to ripen seed will near from June 
until October, and that in hot, dry weather that crisps 
almost every other variety, root and branches. Pkt.,, 5c.; 
oz., 20c.; lb., $1.00. 
Early Green Cluster— A prolific variety, with crisp, brittle 
fruit. A fine pickling variety. Pkt., 5c.; oz„ 10c., lb., 80c. 
Emerald— A new sort, of beautiful shape and fine green 
color. Flesh tender and crisp and fine flavored and of 
beautiful appearance. It is valuable as an early sort 
for shipping, and is a great favorite in t he South for this 
purpose. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; lb., $1.50. 
Cherkln -Classed with Cucumbers, although really not a 
Cucumber at all. Small, thick, oval fruit, very prickly, 
crisp and tender. Used only for pickling. Pkt,., 5c.; 
oz., 20c.; lb., SI.00. 
Green Prolific Pickling— A standard 'pickling variety, 
with slender, dark green fruit, very crisp. Pkt,., 5c.; 
oz., 10c.; lb., 60c. 
Japanese Climbing This 
Cucumber is such a 
strong and vigorous 
grower that the vines at¬ 
tain twice the length of 
ordinary varieties. The 
vines climb readily, and 
they may be grown on 
fences, poles or trellises, 
thus saving much valua¬ 
ble space in small gardens 
The fruits are of a tine 
lovely green color, about 
a foot in length. Flesh 
thick and firm and of 
splendid quality. Never 
bitter ami exceedingly 
fine for pickling as well 
as for slicing. The vines 
never mildew and the 
fruit being raised well 
above the ground is al¬ 
ways free from insects, 
rot or rust. When picked 
freely a vine will con¬ 
tinue bearing during the 
entire season and one hill 
will keep a good sized 
family supplied with this 
delicious vegetable all 
summer. Pkt„10c.:oz.;J>c. 
One packet each of the eleven sor'ts* 75c. 
