O. W. CLARK 8c SOW, BPFFAI.O, NEW TORE 
CUCUMBERS 
French, Concombre. German, ©urfe. Spanish, Pepino. 
Arlington White Spine Cucumber. 
Culture. — One ounce will plant ioo hills ; 2 pounds will plant 1 acre. They succeed best in a 
warm, moist, rich, loamy soil. Plant in hills 4 feet apart each way. Leave 4 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. 
Cumberland. New. Very pro¬ 
lific. One of the best for pickles. 
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Xlt>. 75 cts. 
Early Frame. An excellent early ; 
used largely for pickles. Oz. 15 
cts., %\b. 50 cts., lb. 1.75 cts. 
Improved White Spine. Very popular ; flesh crisp and of good flavor. Oz. 15 cts., %\b. 50 cts., 
lb. $1.75- 
Evergreen Early White Spine. Deep green color; best for market or shipping. Oz. 15 cts. 
Xlb. 60 cts., lb. $2. 
Extra=Long White Spine. The market-gardener’s 
favorite, either for forcing under glass or outside. 
Oz. 15 cts., %\b. 60 cts., lb. $2. 
Extra=Long Green. Handsome in shape and color ; 
very desirable. Oz. 15 cts., }(lb. 60 cts., lb. $2. 
Gherkin. Used only for pickles. Known also as 
West India Bur. Oz. 20 cts., %\b . 60 cts., lb. $2. 
Green Prolific. Resembles Boston Pickling, but 
much earlier. Oz. 15 cts., %\b. 50 cts., lb. #1.75. 
Boston Pickling. Of uniform size ; dark green, ten¬ 
der and productive. Oz. 15 cts., %\b. 50 cts., lb. 
fi. 75 . 
Arlington White Spine. Of medium size and good 
color; excellent under glass. Oz. 15 cts., %\b. 60 
cts., lb. $2. 
Thorburn’s Everbearing. Very early and enor- Boston Pickling Cucumber. 
mously productive ; the peculiar merit of this variety 
is that the vines flower and produce fruit all the season. Oz. 20 cts., %\b. 60 cts., lb. $2.25. 
Japanese Climbing. Of creeping habit; may be trained on a pole or fence. Excellent quality. 
Oz. 20 cts., %\b. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 
ENGLISH FRAME CUCUMBERS 
These require to be grown in a frame or greenhouse, and so pro¬ 
vided for, produce wonderfully large and fine fruits. The varieties 
offered are the best known. 
Duke of Edinburgh, Telegraph, Tender and True, and 
Sion House Improved. Each, per pkt., 25 cts. 
EGGPLANT 
French, Aubergine. German, Cier^ffcmae. Spanish, Bei'engena. 
Culture. — One ounce will produce 2,000 plants. A strong, uni¬ 
form heat is required to germinate these seeds, and a thoroughly 
pulverized, well-enriched soil is necessary to perfect the fruiting. 
Transplant to 3 feet apart each way, and when about a foot high, 
support the plants by drawing earth up around them. Owing to their 
tenderness, repeated sowings are sometimes necessary. Care should 
be taken, in cutting the fruit, not to disturb the plant. 
Black Pekin. Fruit round and solid, jet black. Oz. 30c., }i\b. 80c. 
New York Improved. The best; very large and of fine quality. 
Oz. 40 cts., %\b. $1. 
New York Improved Eggplant. 
