. Seeds, bulbs and plants. Nursery stock Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. BOSTON PICKLING. One ounce will plant about hills ; one to two pounds to the acre. If ordered by mail in quantities of one-quarter pound or over, add at the rate of eight cents per pound to cover postage. To obtain early cucumbers, and at the same time avoid most of the annoyance of the striped bug, it is a good plan to plant the seeds about the first of May in frames, without much botto
. Seeds, bulbs and plants. Nursery stock Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. BOSTON PICKLING. One ounce will plant about hills ; one to two pounds to the acre. If ordered by mail in quantities of one-quarter pound or over, add at the rate of eight cents per pound to cover postage. To obtain early cucumbers, and at the same time avoid most of the annoyance of the striped bug, it is a good plan to plant the seeds about the first of May in frames, without much bottom heat. Small sods, turned over, may be placed close together in the frames, and upon these the seeds may be planted; or small pots may be plunged into the soil in the frames, and a few seeds placed in each. In three or four weeks these may be transplanted into open ground. Set, without disturbing the plants, each piece of sod into hills made three to four feet apart each way. If transplanted in the evening, and one watering given, the plants will not droop. When the plants have become well started, thin out, leaving four of the strong- est in each hill. Pick all cucumbers when large enough for use, whether needed or not, for if left on the vine to ripen they Avill cease to be productive. The seeds may be planted in the hills late in INIay, making the crop somewhat later. Use dry plaster or an infusion of powdered white hellebore in water, to destroy the striped bug. For pickles, plant during the last two weeks in June. Early Russian The earliest variety; but three or four inches long. Its best quality is its earliness. Pkt.,.Oo; oz.,.10; i lb. .25. Early Cluster. Grows in clusters; bluish-green in color; an early sort, of medium size. Pkt., .05; oz., 10; \ lb., .25 Early Frame, or Short Green. An early sort, formerly much used for forcing, and also open culture; short, about five inches. Pkt, .05; oz., .10; \ lb., .25. Improved White-Spined. The best variety and most gener- al
Size: 818px × 3055px
Photo credit: © Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookyear1902, cucumber, pickling
