. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 406 CUCUMBER answer. Or for the earliest crop, a situation with a more pronouncedly sandy soil may serve best. In most parts of America the field crop of Cucumbers may be grown from seed planted in the open ground after danger of frost is past. Put 6 to 12 seeds in the hill (having enough to provide against the
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 406 CUCUMBER answer. Or for the earliest crop, a situation with a more pronouncedly sandy soil may serve best. In most parts of America the field crop of Cucumbers may be grown from seed planted in the open ground after danger of frost is past. Put 6 to 12 seeds in the hill (having enough to provide against the ravages of insects), the hills being 4 by 6 feet apart. The early crop may often be planted. CUCUMBER stand pretty much In inverse ratio to their size. Vines on which fruits are allowed to ripen cease bearing almost immediately. The young fruits may be success- fully preserved in brine, from which they are soaked out with fresh water as wanted, and put into vinegar, which they readily absorb. There are a great many varieties of Cucumbers in cul- tivation. This means that the group is variable, the va- rieties comparatively unstable, and varietal distinctions somewhat uncertain. Nevertheless, there are certain dominant types which may be separated, and around which most of the varieties may be conveniently classi- fied. The principal types are the following : Common Cucumhpr. CvcumU satimts. I, English târr-ms tv,,B lv:,r \â.,lirn^- Fi!-. SB: ;. Large- leave,l not suited to on l',' '" .'â . ." ':' â \ 1, usually ereeii, Tele- grnpli. 1 -i.'iiil:, 1 1 - . Hybrid, Kenj-o iU, '. L>:.i ii!.uii;ii, II. Field varieties (Hill oi r Ridge Cucumbers). a. Black Spine varie â ties. 1. : Netted Russia m tj-pe: Small, short-join ted vines. bearing moi ^s in oluster«, smnl 1. ellili--o!. Three prominent varieties of English i Forci House; £, Duke of Edinburgh; T, Telegraph. in the same way, and protected for a time by a sash- covered frame placed over
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