FRAME CUCUMBER. 
(Cucumis sativus.) French, Concombre a forcer. 
CULTURAL NOTES. 
Cucumbers may be easily grown, even by those who possess no more 
convenience for the crop than a cold frame, provided that a good bed of 
manure is available to supply the requisite bottom heat, and due attention 
is paid to the management of the plant, especially as regards moisture and 
ventilation. 
Frame Culture. The fermenting material for the bed may be 
prepared in precisely the same way as advised for Carrots in frames. Asa 
rule, the first week of April is soon enough to commence the work, as the 
bed will have to last until the season is sufficiently advanced to sustain the 
heat without any further fermentation. Make up the bed towards the end 
of April, firming the material with a fork as the work proceeds, and put on 
the light. About a week Jater place six inches of rich loamy soil over the 
manure and build up mounds of the same material in the centre of the bed. 
The seeds should be sown a month in advance, but if no greenhouse is 
available for the purpose sow direct on the mounds one inch deep. Four 
plants will suffice tor a six-foot light. A temperature of 60° by night and 
80° by day will promote healthy growth, and at first it may be necessary to 
shade the plants a little. When the young plant has made three rough 
leaves, nip out the point to encourage the production of shoots from the 
base, and as soon as four leaves are formed on the shoots pinch out the tips 
of these also. The growth should be pegged out to cover the bed in the 
most regular manner possible, and wherever superfluous Shoots appear 
they must be removed. Every fruiting shoot should be stopped at two 
leaves beyond the fruit. To be dry at the root is deadly to the Cucumber, 
and it must have abundance of moisture above and below. Syringe 
the plants and the sides of the frame daily, in the early morning and 
again in the afternoon, using soft water of the same temperature as 
the frame. 

Sutton’s King George Cucumber. 1p 1011 
Greenhouse Culture. For the production of early crops of fruit, 
glass structures in which a minimum temperature of 60° at night can be 
maintained are necessary. The requisite 
bottom heat can be provided either by hot- 4 
water pipes, or by hotbeds made up in the 
manner usual for frames. Where artificial 
heat is at command make up the beds on 
slates laid close over the hot-water pipes, and 
use a bushel or more of soil under each light 
to begin with. First lay the slates on a 
large seed-pan, bottom upwards, and on 
that a few flat tiles, and then heap up the 
soil into a shallow cone. Put out one 
stout plant or sow three seeds on each 
hillock. Ply the syringe freely, give air 
carefully, and use the least amount of 

shading possible. It will very soon be } 
found that by judicious management in 
shutting up and air-giving, the firing may 
be dispensed with. The plants should be 
taken up direct to the roof and be trained 
out on wires or tarred string. The fruits COPYRIGHT 
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will appear in quantity and must be 
As the Indoor Culture of Cucumbers. 
1. Side shoots stopped. 
2. Fruit forming. 
3&5. Male flower to be removed. 
4. Top of plant to be removed. 
6. Fruit and flower. 
thinned to avoid over-cropping. 
plants grow, more soil must be added to 
the hillocks until there is a continuous 
bed. From the end of May until August 
crops may be started without fire heat, 
but winter crops should be attempted 
only by those who possess the requisite accommodation. 

Cucumbers, all good specimens. 
we had the honour of introducing what we still 
consider to be the latest and finest evolution in 
Cucumbers. The fruits are unusually handsome and 
perfect in form; they are of good length, dark in 
colour, slightly ribbed, with small black spines 
and scarcely any handle. The striking appearance 
of this Cucumber has attracted marked attention 
wherever exhibited, and from reports which have 
reached us, we have confidence that this variety will 
continue to increase in favour with our customers. 
(Illustrated) ... Ae ae per packet, 2s. 6d. 
Sutton’s Every-day. Raised inthe Royal Gardens, 
Windsor, and it is no exaggeration to say that in 
the wonderful crop it produces this variety still has 
no rival. The plant sets freely at all seasons of the 
year, hence the name. Fruit of good length, deep 
green in colour, almost smooth, and of first-rate 
flavour. First-class Certificate, Royal Horticultura! 
Society. (J/lustrated) net per packet, 2s. 6d. 
‘From 12 plants of Sutton’s Every-day I cut over 600 
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variety only, as it answers every purpose for which a 
Cucumber is required.’—Mr. E. Pople, Gardener to G. A. R. 

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SUTTON’S CUCUMBER, KING GEORGE. 
‘I am having very great success 
Sutton’s Delicacy. Fruits dark green, slightly 
ribbed, with an almost invisible white spine ; handle 
unusually small. Asan exhibition Cucumber Sutton’s 
Delicacy commands attention for its ideal form, while 
its attractive appearance and superior flavour cannot 
fail to win favour at the table. Constitution robust; 
habit extremely prolific. Usual length about 18 inches. 
(Illustrated, page +3)...per packet, 1s. 9d. and 2s. 6d. 
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SUTTON’S EVERY-DAY. 
with your King George Cucumber. The 
fruits grow to an immense size and we 
cut a remarkably fine specimen which 
measured 28 inches in length and 74 
inches in circumference.'—H. E. H. 
HAYEs, Esq., Sackville House. Gardens, Heath End. 
‘I sowed Sutton’s Delicacy Cucumber on January 2oth 
and commenced cutting on March 14th. 
over 200 fruits, many exceeding 22 inches in length, and there 
is still a good supply (Oct. 9)..—Mr. A. WHETTON, The 
“Your Every-day Cucumber is rightly 
named. It is a most vigorous grower and 
a marvellous cropper. I have tried several 
varieties, but Every-day surpasses them 
all.'—Mr. H. Loverace, The Gardens, 
Ikenhilde. 
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