. Catalogue : Wm. C. Beckert seedsman. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. 4s CUCUMBERS—Continued. Giant Pera. The largest long green cucumber in cultivation; grows seventeen to twenty-two inches long; clear white flesh; peculiarly crisp, ten- der and brittle, with lew seeds. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; \ lb. 30 cts. Long G-recian. Grows to a great length—fully equal to the English frame varieties. It grows very straight, smooth and uniform, of perfect shape, and has very few see
. Catalogue : Wm. C. Beckert seedsman. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. 4s CUCUMBERS—Continued. Giant Pera. The largest long green cucumber in cultivation; grows seventeen to twenty-two inches long; clear white flesh; peculiarly crisp, ten- der and brittle, with lew seeds. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; \ lb. 30 cts. Long G-recian. Grows to a great length—fully equal to the English frame varieties. It grows very straight, smooth and uniform, of perfect shape, and has very few seeds. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts. West India Gherkin. Not a cu- cumber proper. It is used, however, for pickling. It bears small, rough, prickly fruits in abundance. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts. Early Russian. Early, hardy and prolific. Fine for table use, growing about three inches long; also good for pickles. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; { lb. 25 cts.; lb. 80 cts. New Everbearing. It is of small size, very early, enormously produc- tive, and valuable as a green pickler. The peculiar merit of this novelty is that the vines continue to flower and produce fruit until killed by frost whether the ripe cucumbers are picked off or not, uiffering in this respect from all other sorts in cultivation. Pkt. 25 cts. English Frame Varieties. These are some of the English sorts used for forcing, attaining a length of twenty to thirty inches, can be grown in hot-beds or houses where the temperature does not fall below 65° at night. Each 25 cts. per pkt. Giant or Arnstadt Due of Edinburg. CORN SALAD. (Lammer Salat.) The seeds are thickly sown in September in shallow drills one-fourth of an inch deep. If the weather be dry, the ground should be compress- ed with the feet or the back of a spade. It requires no other-culture ex- cept to keep the ground clear of weeds. In a high northern climate it requires protection during the winter with a slight covering of straw. If the soil is good and rich t
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