. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. COLKS CUCUMBKK SEKD CUCUMBER iivr. iiiirkc/t. Fr. Coin lun/'re. One ounce li'ill }>lant (>(> /ii//s. Ciicumbors succeed best in warm, licli. loamy ground. They slioiild not he planted in (lie open air until there is a prospect of settled warm weather; about the middle of May. Plant in hills about four fret apart each way. Tut ten or fifteen seeds in a hill, half an inch deep, ami press the earth smoothly with t
. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. COLKS CUCUMBKK SEKD CUCUMBER iivr. iiiirkc/t. Fr. Coin lun/'re. One ounce li'ill }>lant (>(> /ii//s. Ciicumbors succeed best in warm, licli. loamy ground. They slioiild not he planted in (lie open air until there is a prospect of settled warm weather; about the middle of May. Plant in hills about four fret apart each way. Tut ten or fifteen seeds in a hill, half an inch deep, ami press the earth smoothly with the back of the hoe. The hills sliould be previously prepared by mixinp: with the soil of each a shovelful of well rotted man lire. When all danger from insects iis past, thin oui the plants, leaving three or four of the strongest to each hill. The fruit should be gathered when large enough, whether required for use or not, as if left to ripen on the vines, it destroys their pro- ductiveness. For pickles, plant from June to mid- dle of July. When small sprinkle the plants, when the dew is on, with ashes or air-slacked lime to pro- tect them from bugs. One pound is sufficient for an Improved White Spine Cucumber IMPROVED WHITE SPINE or ARLING- TON. For both market use and pick- ling this variety is now more largely grown than an}' other. This improved strain is vastly superior to the old White Spine. Market gardeners and pickling establishments have here a cucumber that is admirably suited to their wants. Per pkt. 6 cts., oz. 10 cts., lA lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. EXTRA EARLY SIBERIAN. A fine var- iety and the earliest cucumber known, producing fruits five inches long, in the open ground from seed in fifty-five days. It will be a Surprise for market gardeners and truckers. A splendid free bearer, fniitg straight and smooth, flesh tender and crisp. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 ctjs. EARLY GREEN CLUSTER. A short, prickly, seedy variety, beari
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