. Dreer's garden book 1917. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. ENRTADRffiRffllLADELPHIA^A^RmABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 23. Gurken, Ger. CUCLJiVI BER. One ounce will plant fifty hilts; two pounds will plant one acre. Pepino, Sp. CULTURE.—For very early Cucumbers, sow April 1st, in a hotbed upon pieces of sod (grass side down), so that they can be readily transplanted to the open ground, in rich soil, when danger of frost is over, or protect by hand glasses. For early
. Dreer's garden book 1917. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. ENRTADRffiRffllLADELPHIA^A^RmABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 23. Gurken, Ger. CUCLJiVI BER. One ounce will plant fifty hilts; two pounds will plant one acre. Pepino, Sp. CULTURE.—For very early Cucumbers, sow April 1st, in a hotbed upon pieces of sod (grass side down), so that they can be readily transplanted to the open ground, in rich soil, when danger of frost is over, or protect by hand glasses. For early use, plant, if the weather has become settled and warm, in hills 4 to 6 feet apart each way; thin out to four of the strongest plants to each hill, after all danger from insects is over. They succeed best in a warm, moist, rich loamy soil. Continue planting at intervals for a succession. The Cucumbers should be gathered when large enough for use, whether required or not; if left to ripen it destroys their productiveness. For pickles, plant from June until the middle of July. The yellow-striped cucumber or squash beetle is the most serious insect enemy of this crop. Bordeaux Arsenate of Lead Mixture is by far the best remedy yet discovered. Dilute it with water, 3 ounces to the gallon, and spray it on the vines when in danger of the beetle or blight. Early Fortune. (See colored plate and page 8.) Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 50 cts.; lb., $ Klondike. (See Specialties, page 6.) Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 30 cts.; lb., $ The Davis Perfect. (See cut.) For years this variety was controlled by the originator, who states that he experimented several in trying to get an improved strain of Cucumber for forcing under glass and outside culture. The Cucumbers grow long and slim, sometimes measure 12 inches in length; the color is a rich, dark, glossy green, which they hold until nearly ripe. It is very tender, and of fine flavor. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz.; 15 cts.
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