. Burpee's farm annual 1893. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 62 THORBURN'S NEW EVER-BEARING CUCUMBER This now variety, first otVored in 1SS)1, has proved very useful on account of its ever-bearing character. The first cucumbers are ready very early; then the vines continue to flower and. produce fruit continu- ously until killed by frost, whether the ripe cucumbers are picked off or not, differing in this respect from all other sorts in cultiva- tion. A single-vine will exhibit at the s
. Burpee's farm annual 1893. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 62 THORBURN'S NEW EVER-BEARING CUCUMBER This now variety, first otVored in 1SS)1, has proved very useful on account of its ever-bearing character. The first cucumbers are ready very early; then the vines continue to flower and. produce fruit continu- ously until killed by frost, whether the ripe cucumbers are picked off or not, differing in this respect from all other sorts in cultiva- tion. A single-vine will exhibit at the same time cucumbers in every stage of growth, the small ones being perfect in shape, of a fine green color, and just the size for pick- ling. They are re- markablv solid, with few seeds, and of very fine qualitv both for slicing and pickling. Per pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; £ lb 35 cts.; per lb $ NEW PARIS PICKLING CUCUMBER. As will be seen from the illustration herewith, the Paeis Pickling is entirely distinct from all sorts hitherto known, and is decidedly the best of all in quality for pick- ling. The young cucumbers, when of the proper age for pickling, are slim and slender, from three to five inches in length, and the entire surface of the skin is covered with delicate, black, hairy spines. When the un- usually crisp, brittle character of the pickles is known it must surpass all othersun popu- lar favor, while from the very first its unique appearance will make it of great value in the manufacture of chow-chow and other mixed pickles. The brittle crispness of these little fruits equals that of the best snap-short beans ; so crisp and brittle are they that they snap freely, and, when ready for pick- ling, show absolutely no signs of seeds. "When we add that at the pickling stage, in con- nection with the good qualities named, the fruits are of an unusually dark-green color— so deep that no coloring matter is necessary, even in preparing them for market—it will
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