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CUCUMBERS 
French, Concombre. German, ©urfe. Spanish, Pepino . 
Culture.— One ounce will plant ioo hills ; two pounds will plant one acre. They succeed best in a warm, moist, rich, loamy 
soil. Plant in hills 4 feet apart each way. Leave four of the strongest plants to each hill, but do not thin out until plants are 
strong enough to resist the attacks of insects. The English forcing varieties can be grown in hotbeds where the temperature does 
not fall below 65 degrees at night. Many of this class grow from 20 to 30 inches in length. 
Davis Perfect White Spine. A splendid new White Spine. | 
Extra-long and of very dark green color, which is retained 
after picking. Oz. 15 cts., %\b. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Arlington White Spine. Of medium size and good color; 
excellent under glass. Oz. 10 cts., %\b. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts. 
New Klondike. Extremely early ; a prolific bearer and very 
hardy ; an excellent pickling sort. Oz. 10c., l /£\b. 30c., lb. $1. 
Improved White Spine. Very popular; flesh crisp and of 
good flavor Oz. 10 cts., %\b. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts. 
Fordhook Famous. Deep green color; fine for market or 
shipping. Oz. 15 cts., %\b. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Extra-Long Green. Handsome in shape and color; very 
desirable. Oz. 10 cts., }£\b. 30 cts., lb. $1. 
Improved Hybrid. A new strain of the well-known White 
Spine type; a splendid seller in the markets. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 20 cts., %\b. 60 cts., lb. $2. 
Green Prolific. Resembles Boston Pickling, but much ear 
Her. Oz. 10 cts , >£lb. 25 cts , lb. 75 cts. 
Boston Pickling. Of uniform size ; dark green, tender and 
productive. Oz. 10 cts., %\b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Thorburn’s Everbearing. Very early and enormously pro¬ 
ductive ; the peculiar merit of this variety is that the vines 
flower and produce fruit all the season. Oz. 10 cts., %\b. 
25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Gherkin. Used only for pickles. Known also as West India 
Burr. Oz. 10 cts., %\b. 40 cts., lb. $1.50. 
ENDIVE 
French, Endive. German, Cnbitne. Spanish, Endiyia. 
Culture.— One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. Sow in any ordinary dry soil, in drills 1 foot apart, covering lightly. When 
the plants are about 2 inches high, thin to about 12 inches in the row. When the plants have attained full size, gather up the 
leaves, tying together at the tips. This excludes the air from the inner leaves, which in four or five weeks become beautifully 
blanched. 
Broad-Leaved Batavian. A large summer variety ; very productive and one of the best. Oz. 15 cts., %\b. 40 cts., lb. #1.25. 
Green Curled. Bt*st for use ; very ornamental. Oz. 15 cts., }i\b. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 
White Curled. Similar to above-named variety ; pale green foliage. Oz. 15 cts., %\b. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 
