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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS. FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
Gocinpber. 
Do not try to grow Cucumbers in poorly prepared ground. 
Make low Mat hills from four to six toot apart, each hill two 
or throe foot across, and thoroughly pulverized sixteen to 
eighteen inches deep. Mix a large shovelful of rotted manure 
in the soil of each hill, and plant, from six to eight seeds in 
each, as some are apt to fail. II' bugs appear, dust with slug 
shot or with lime and soot. Allow no fruit to ripen on vines, 
r or pickles ami late Cucumbers, seed can be sown us late as 
July/ 
Childs’ Ivory (Monarch. The king of all Cucumbers, grow¬ 
ing nearly two feet in length and weighing live or six 
pounds. Six times larger than any other sort. It is 
really a monster, and when half grown exceedingly 
Tra 1 '" 6 * n quality. Its enormous size, great beauty and 
JBpddity make it one of the finest vegetables for ex- 
Wliibitlng 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., 16c.; 
C pkts., Stic. 
Clant Pern. A very popular Turkish variety, altogether 
distinct from any other Cucumber. It. needs more culti¬ 
vation and is then very fine. A profuse bearer of smooth 
round fruits from twelve to twenty inches long, flesh 
white, crisp and brittle, with very few seeds, and quite 
free front all unpleasant "green ” taste. The vine is a 
stroag.rank grower and bears until frost. Pkt.,10c.; oz.,aic. 
Improved Early Russian. One of the most valuable, es¬ 
pecially in the South. It, is so very dwarf, hills need ho 
only three feet, apart, yet it is one of the most prolific 
varieties of all, hearing Its short, plump fruits in clus¬ 
ters, and if not allowed to ripen seed will bear from June 
until October, and that in hot, dry weather that crisps 
almost every other variety, root and branch. It needs 
deep, rich hills to do this, but is certain then to succeed. 
We believe there is no variety superior to this. Pkt., 5c.; 
oz„ 25c.; lb, §1.50. 
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vigorous growerthat the vines attain twice the length of 
ordinary varieties. The vines climb readily, and they may 
he grown on fences, poles or trellises, thus saving much 
valuable space In small gardens. The fruit are of a fine 
lovely green color.ahuut a foot, in length. Flesh thick 
and firm and of splendid quality. Never hitter and ex¬ 
ceedingly fine for pickling, us well as for slicing. The 
vines never mildew anil the fruit being raised well above 
the ground is always free from insects, rot or rust. When 
picked freely a vine will continue bearing during tho 
entire season and one hill will keep a good sized family 
supplied with this delicious vegetable all summer. Pkt'. 
10o.;oz., 25c. 
Long China. A very solid Cucumber, with few seeds, and 
? rowing eighteen to twenty inches long. A fine and pro- 
lllc variety. Pkt., 10c.; oz„ 25c.; lb., §1.25. 
Bennett's White Spine. (Private Stock.) Our seed of 
this is saved from one of the finest stocks on Long Island, 
ana Long Island leads the world on choice garden vege- 
tables. I hese ( ueumbers grow seven to ten inches long, 
uniformly i.lump and full to the very ends, a glossy dark 
!£• “" z" ‘•■Oe°- r ib A j]‘j{q r " ,r varicty 1,1 over >' respect. Pkt.., 
Ear (V„?. re T,f l UB ' e , r ‘,, A l ,ro ! 1 "'' variety, with crisp, brittle 
rruit. A fine pickling variety. Pkt.,rx\;oz., 10r.; lb.. 80,.. 
Thorburn’s Everbearing. Claimed to even excel the Earl 
Russian in its everbearing character, producing fruit i 
immense quantities, whether fruit is allowed to ripen o: 
[ho vines or not. Fine for table or for pickles. Cucuir 
bers short, and thick. Pkt., 5c.; oz.. 15c.; lb, NOc. 
Gherkin. Classed with O’ucumbers, although really not 
Cucumber at all. Small, thick, oval fruits, verv nricklj 
crisp and tender. Csed only for pickling. Pkt.. 5c 
oz.. ;J0e.: !t». $I.uo. 
Green Prolific Pickling. A standard pickling varietj 
with slender, dark-green fruit, very crisp. Pkt., 5c 
oz., 10c.; lb., 00c. 
Emerald. A new sori. of beautiful shape and tine gree 
, color. Flesh tender and crisp and line flavored, and o 
beautiful appearance. Pkt., J0c.; oz., 20c.; lb.. $1.50. 
O nr par lift each of above eleven sorts, 7-’e. 
