. Alneer Brothers seed and plant catalogue for 1898. Nursery stock, Illinois, Rockford, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs. Itr proved Long Green Cucumber. White India or Pearl Cucumber. Cucumbers. Cucumbers succeed best in warm, rich, loam ground. They should not be planted in open ground until settled warm weather. Plant in hills four feet apart each way. "When all danger from insects is past, thin out, leav- ^iBg only three or four of the strongest plants to the hill. ^Tliorburii's Everbearing. Claimed to be the earliest cucumber in culti- vation, and will
. Alneer Brothers seed and plant catalogue for 1898. Nursery stock, Illinois, Rockford, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs. Itr proved Long Green Cucumber. White India or Pearl Cucumber. Cucumbers. Cucumbers succeed best in warm, rich, loam ground. They should not be planted in open ground until settled warm weather. Plant in hills four feet apart each way. "When all danger from insects is past, thin out, leav- ^iBg only three or four of the strongest plants to the hill. ^Tliorburii's Everbearing. Claimed to be the earliest cucumber in culti- vation, and will continue to blossom and bear fruit the entire season. Good for early use and pickles. Pkt 3c, oz 6c, 14 lb 15c, lb25c, lb 40c. V Eft^'ly I*^^****^*** The earliest variety. It sets in pairs. Pkt 3c, oz 6c, ^ y^lb 15c, 1/2 lb 25c, lb. 40c. rest India Gherkin. Used for pickles. Pkt 3c, oz 12c, 14 lb 30c. lite India or Pearl. In habit of growth it is entirely distinct. They grow remarkably uniform; the skin it very smooth and entirely free from spines. In color they are a beautiful pearly white. Pkt 4c, 02 7c, 14 lb 20c, J lb 35c, lb 60c. ipro^ved Long: Green. Excellent quality; fruit long, dark green; fine and crisp. Pkt 3c, oz 6c, 14 lb 15c, 14 lb 25c, lb 40c. New Japanese Climbing. Entirely distinct, being much more rugged in its constitution and less susceptible to disease than the ordinary cucum. ber, and is immensely more prolific, each vine producing from 25 to 30 cucumbers, even on poor soil. The quality is splendid. It is well adapted for pickling as well as slicing for salads. Pkt 5c, oz 10c, % lb ySOc, % lb 50c, lb. 90c. f Aew Paris Pickling. The Paris Pickling is entirely distinct from all ' sorts. It is decidedly the best of all in quality for pickling. The young cucumbers when of the proper age for pickling are slim and slender. So crisp and brittle are they that they snap freely and, when ready for pickling show, absolutely no signs of seeds. The fruit is of an unus-
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