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Cucumber 
Fer az early crop plant im hot beds on pieces ef sed 6x6 inches 
and three inches thick. Plant 6 seeds in the center of each piece 
and when true leaves appear and danger of frost is over move plants 
te the field, put them in rows 6 feet apart and 8 feet apart in the 
row. Most gardeners plant the seed in open ground about May 
10th, dropping 10 to 15 seeds in each hill in rows 5 feet apart and 3 
feet in the row. When the plants get their true leaves thin out 
to three in each hill. Give frequent but shallow cultivation and if 
the crop is attacked by beetles give light application of air slacked 
lime mixed with soot and road dust. 1 oz. to 50 hills, 2 lbs. per acre. 
In our locality cucumbers can be planted up to July 10th. The extra 
early sorts up to July 20th. 
CULTURE UNDER GLAS#--ost creps under glass are started 
from early January up to Aprii. Planted in the fall, they are coming 
rather slow unless the weather ja exceptionally bright. Solid beds 
give best results, benches 8 to §& inches deep Alled with rotted sod 
mixed with about one-fourth cow manure give good results also. 
The temperature should never be allowed to go under 65 degrees at 
night and for pollenizing bees are needed. If bees do not come 
from outside, place a bee hive inside. Water oniy when needed then 
give a thorough soaking, prevent cold drafts, fumigate with tobacce 
LIGHTLY as a heavy dose would scorch the foliage and if mildew 
appears use sulphur promptly. Mulch with manure and apply it iz 
liquid ferm when the vines are shewizg healthy grewtk. 
CONSULT ths front pages of this cataleg. 
portant noveltics listed om these pages. 
You will €a4@ many im- 
Express Cucumber is 
the most uniform 
Shaped, Dark Green 
Early Cucumber 
Grown. 
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Which Is The Best Cucumber? 
The best slicing Cucumber is at present LINDHN’S MARVEL. 
It is hardy, withstands drought and the ravages of lice better than 
most cucumbers, {a extraordinarily productive and the cucumbers 
are real beauties. Both for the home or market it is a very valuable 
variety, alao high class for forcing. 
HXTRA EARLY EXPRHBSS is a much earlier variety ,in fact one 
of the earliest of all cucumbers, and for market invaluable, because 
{t ylelds an immense crop of dark green rather short fruit and ia 
suitable both for slicing as well as for pickling. 
GOLDEN HARVQHST is still earlier than Barly Fortune and some 
growers regard it a better paying sort, for an early crop, than 
Hxpress; others, however, favor Express, Which of the two !s bet- 
ter depends to a large extent on the requirements of the market 
one caters to and the growers themselves must decide this question. 
Try both and remember that Hxpress and Warly Hervest are of 
value chiefly for an early crop cr for a heavy crop of pickles. 
New varieties are being created almost without an end and of 
pars te most valuable and worthy of trial are: Marketer, Cubit and 
metto. 
JUMBO is an extra fancy sort with long and most beautiful 
fruit which selle in the market for more than double of other 
Cucumbers. It is nearly seedless. If you want to raise only one 
variety choose BXPRHESS. 
CUCUMBER TRIUMPH because of just right size, length, earli- 
ness, beautiful dark green color and because heavily productive, will 
displace most other varieties. HARLY RUSSIAN cucumber produces 
a crop so early that when dry and hot weather arrives, the crop ts 
totally out of danger. 
PICKLING CUCUMBERS—HExpress, Early Fortune, Golden Har- 
vest and Taxpayer outyield regular type of pickling cucumbers such 
as Chicago or Jersey Pickling. But they are not wanted by pickle 
factories which demand regular three celled pickling kinds and of 
which National Pickle is the best because it is a vigorous growing 
variety, yields heavy and the fruit 1s symmetrical, dark green solid, 
meaning not holiow inside. 
Cucumbers require very rich soll for very best results although 
surprising crops are produced with but little care. A gardener 
friend of ours recommends fertilizing the surrounding area, to be 
covered with the vines as well as the hill proper. And he says to 
cultivate exceedingly shallow. As he has had unusual success in hie 
line, we are passing you this “tip.” The government hag issued a 
bulletin, No. 254 Cucumber, and No. 1320, The Production of Cucum- 
bers in Greenhouses; also No. 1563, CUMBER GROWING, in 
which every phase of the industry is discussed, which may be had 
without cost by writing the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, 
D. C. 
EXTRA EARLY EXPRESS CUCUMBER 
Fruits from 8 to 10 in. long, symmetrical, straight, smooth, dark 
green throughout the entire length. Produces pickling size fruit 40 
ays from date of sowing and large fruit for aveing can be pulled in 
45 days. Popular not only because it is a variety that produces both 
pickling size as well as slicing size fruits but also because it never 
fails to produce a hea crop and because when shipped even long 
distance it retains its & ossy dark green color. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Ib. 
$2.20; 5 lbs. or over $2.00 per pound prepaid. 
CUCUMBER COLORADO (60 days) 
New. Of truly wonderful qualities and as near perfection that 
the originator calls it “the ultimate in a cucumber.” Fruit 9 in. or 
more in length, slim, only 2144 in. in diameter, very straight, very 
dark green, full at the ends and stays green longer than most sorts. 
Heavily productive and extra early. At present it is the finest slicing 
cucu™her ip existence but is not adapted for pickling as the fruit fa 
too slender when young. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Ib. $2.40; 10 lbs. $22.00. 
CUCUMBER PALMETTO (65 days)—Valuable because highly re- 
sistant to downy mildew. Of fine cylindrical shape 8-9 inches long, 
extremely dark green. Yields heavily. It was bred for use in the 
South and more particularly for a fall crop where it outyields all 
other varieties. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 45c; Ib. $3.00. 
STAY GREEN LONG STRAIN—Fruit more slender than the orig- 
{nal strain, about an inch longer and darker green. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
20c; Ib. $2.00; 10 Ibs. $18.00, prepaid. 
KIRBEY’S STAY GREEN (52 days) 
A small, early shipping cucumber ,notable for its intensel 
green color An enormous yielder, Recommended chiefly for the 
earliest shipping sections, where length is not a necessity. Un- 
excelled im earliness, color and heavy yielding. Average aise 644x2\% 
inches. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 20c; lb. $2.00; 10 lbs. $18.00. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN (62 days)—Popular for slicing and for 
big yellow pickles. Size 13x34 inches. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; lb. $2.20. 
BUBRPEEF’S HYBRID—For size, shape, quality and high resistance to 
disease this cucumber is unequalled. Extremely vigorous, long lived, 
vines produce abundantly after othera have ceased. Originator’s seed 
and description. Packet about 100 seeds 26c. 
CUCUMBER EARLY SURE CROP Fi. Hybrid 
(68 days) 
A true hybrid. The spring vigor, disease resistance, dark green 
foliage, increased yield and ability to produce over a long period 
makes this specially desirable for home and market. Dark fruit 
similar to A & C.-Slicer. Size 9 x 11 inches x 2%-3 inches. 50 seeds, 
35c. 
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