. Catalogue and price list of reliable seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Nursery stock; Flowers; Bulbs (Plants); Vegetables. 10 CUCU1VTBE$S. two pounds will plant an acre.—Cucumber seed retains One ounce will plant fifty hills Its vitality for five years. CULTURE. —Cucumbers suc- ceed best in warm, moist, rich, loamy ground. They should not be planted in the open air until there is a prospect of settled warm weather. Plant in hills about four feet apart each way. The hills should be previously prepared by mixing thorough
. Catalogue and price list of reliable seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Nursery stock; Flowers; Bulbs (Plants); Vegetables. 10 CUCU1VTBE$S. two pounds will plant an acre.—Cucumber seed retains One ounce will plant fifty hills Its vitality for five years. CULTURE. —Cucumbers suc- ceed best in warm, moist, rich, loamy ground. They should not be planted in the open air until there is a prospect of settled warm weather. Plant in hills about four feet apart each way. The hills should be previously prepared by mixing thoroughly with the soil in each a shovelful of well-rotted manure. When all danger from insects is past, thin out the plants, leaving three or four of the strong- est to each hill. The fruit should be plucked when large enough, whether required for use or not, as if left to ripen on the vines, it destroys their productiveness. The vines will always fruit better by occasionally pinching of! the leading El/y'S IMPROVED WHITE SPINE. Full paper. GIANT PERA. Very long fruits ; fine for the table $ .05 ELY'S IMPROVED "WHITE SPINE. Good for all purposes ; handsome .05 EVERBEARING. Very early and productive .05 EARLY CLUSTER OR FRAME .05 ELY'S IMPROVED LONG GREEN .05 JERSEY PICKLE. Special Stock .05 EARLY SHORT GREEN .05 GHERKIN. For pickling .05 Per oz. .IO .IO .IO .IO .IO .IO .IO •15 Per K lb. $ .25 .25 •25 .20 •25 .25 .25 .40 Per lb. $ .75 75 75 60 75 75 75 50 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Z. De Forest Ely & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Philadelphia, Pa. : Z. De Forest Ely & Co.
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