Best by Test for over Sixty Years 
CROP SHORT 
CUCUMBER 
(Cucumis Sativus.) 
Concombre. Gurken. Cetriolo. Pepino. 
ORDER EARLY 
CULTURE.—-1 ounce is sufficient for 100 feet of drill, or 60 hills; 2 to 4 pounds are required for an acre in hills, or from 
10 to 16 pounds if sown in drills. Cucumbers may be sown from April until August, but for the main crop the seed should 
be sown in the open ground as soon as danger of frost is past. While the usual way of sowing is to put the seed in hills, 
4 by 6 feet, the method employed around Norfolk is to drill the seed % of an inch deep in rows 6 feet apart, between garden 
peas, which act as a shelter, and thinned to 3 or 4 plants in the hill. When drilled, 2 or more sowings are made, and thinned to 
1 plant every 12 inches apart. The young plants are often attacked by insects, and should not be thinned out until they 
are large enough to be safe. The cucumbers should be gathered as fast as they are produced, whether they are wanted or 
not, as the vines will otherwise cease to bear. As cucumbers are very liable to a certain disease known as Cucumber Blight, 
the vines should be kept sprayed with Bordeaux mixture from the time they begin to run. 
Clark’ S Special ear * y variety sometimes called Imperator and much liked in many sections because of its dark 
—-£-_ green color and symmetrical shape. It grows about 10 inches long, and retains its color for several 
days after picking. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.00. Postpaid. 
Clarke’s Special Cucumber 
Tait’s Thoroughbred Prosperity. 
Cucumber growers who were fortunate in having this variety the past two 
_ _ _ seasons made money on their crop, while ordinary stocks of Cucumber 
were unprofitable. The size of the fruit is ideal, averaging about an inch longer than None Such, and a little smaller in 
diameter. The color is a rich dark green, which is retained for two or three weeks after pulling, making it most desirable 
for long distance shipping. It is of exceptionally fine quality, and all growers of Cucumbers should certainly plant some 
of this sort, as it is, without doubt, one of the best varieties we have ever seen. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts., 1 lb. 
$2.00. Postpaid. (See photograph next page.) 
A very early Cucumber of medium length, and dark green color. It stays green a long time after pulling. 
vj cc t pj^ JQ c tg., oz. 20 cts., % lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.00. Postpaid. 
This fine variety, under good cultivation, is of very deep color, and appears 
____ to be almost black, and since the color of Cucumbers is such a factor in 
market value, there are many who say there is nothing like it—hence we have named it “None Such.” This is really a 
remarkable Cucumber, very early, nearly perfect in shape, of splendid quality, and just the right length for market. We 
have seen the fruit of the None Such and Prosperity hold its dark green color three weeks after being pulled. We consider 
these two sorts the best for southern truckers. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., % lb. 60 cts., 1 lb. $2.00. Postpaid. 
Tait’s Thoroughbred None Such. 
None-Such Cucumber. 
Ttotric! Pprfprt The darkest green of all the White Spine varieties, but rather late, a shy bearer, producing quite a 
UdVla IT Cl J-di/. p ercen tage of misshapen fruits. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.75. Postpaid. 
Fortiinn A popular variety and a good shipping sort. It is of good length, shape and color, and a favorite 
i^any ruf luilc. with many growers. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., % lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.75. Postpaid. 
A fl iri (rfnr» This is a forcing strain selected out of the well-known Arlington White Spine. It is extra 
t'eriet ieu HrilHslUU. early, good sized, of splendid color, and quite prolific. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., % lb. 45 cts., 
' — lb. $1.50. Postpaid. 
for EARLY CUCUMBERS, USE HOTKAPS. (See page 84.) 
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