. Catalogue 1892 : tested seeds. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. TESTEI) VEGETABLE SEEDS. 15 H CUCUMBER. K (Surfen, Gek. Pepino, Sp. Conconbre. Fr 50 hills; 3 lbs. per acre oii hills The Cucumber is a tender annual, and should never be planted in open ground until settled weather arrives, for general crop, about the middle of May. For pickles, plant in June or to about the middle of July. By far the best results are ob tained from plantings in warm, rich, sandy loam. Prepare hills 4 feet apart e
. Catalogue 1892 : tested seeds. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. TESTEI) VEGETABLE SEEDS. 15 H CUCUMBER. K (Surfen, Gek. Pepino, Sp. Conconbre. Fr 50 hills; 3 lbs. per acre oii hills The Cucumber is a tender annual, and should never be planted in open ground until settled weather arrives, for general crop, about the middle of May. For pickles, plant in June or to about the middle of July. By far the best results are ob tained from plantings in warm, rich, sandy loam. Prepare hills 4 feet apart each way, and mix with the soil of each a shovel full of well-rotted compost. Sow thickly, and when all danger of insects is past (Peroxide Silicate is sure death to the striped cucumber beetle), thin out all but three or four of the stockiest vines in each hill. As the cucumbers attain suf- ficient size, both the perfect and the im- perfect specimens should be picked at once, as fruit left upon the vines to ripen soon destroys their vitality, and conse- quently their productiveness. EARLY GREEN CLUSTER. Very early, hardy and vigorous, bear- ing fmit in clusters near the root. De- sirable for table use. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 20c; It)., SIBERIAN CUCUMBER. (Novelty.) Remarkable for its extreme earliness, surpassing all other varieties in this respect. Cucumbers five inches long have been grown in fifty-five days, from the seed. In addition to this valuable characteristic, it is a splendid fi^ee-bearing variety, grows straight and smooth. Flesh extraordinarily tender and crisp. Pkt., 10c; oz.,25c; J4 lb., 80c. EARLY RUSSIAN. Its hardiness, extreme earliness and productiveness render it a favorite for early markets. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; M B)., 25c; lb., 75c. IMPROVED WHITE SPINE. The well-known standard variety for table use, either sliced or in pickles. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; f4 20c; Bb., Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may ha
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