. Currie's garden annual : spring 1936 61st year. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Davis Perfect Cucumber CUCUMBERS Plant the seed about an inch deep in rich soil in hills 3 to 4 feet apart, thinning out to four of the strongest plants after danger from insects is past. Pick the fruit before maturity, as if left to ripen the productiveness of the vines is destroyed. One ounce to 50 hills; 2 lbs. to the acre in hills. MILWAUKEE MARKET FORCIN
. Currie's garden annual : spring 1936 61st year. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Davis Perfect Cucumber CUCUMBERS Plant the seed about an inch deep in rich soil in hills 3 to 4 feet apart, thinning out to four of the strongest plants after danger from insects is past. Pick the fruit before maturity, as if left to ripen the productiveness of the vines is destroyed. One ounce to 50 hills; 2 lbs. to the acre in hills. MILWAUKEE MARKET FORCING CUCUMBER — An extra long slender variety used extensively for greenhouse forcing, excellent for slicing. It is almost spineless, uniform in size, dark green in color, averaging 18 inches in length. 1 oz., 25c; Yi lb., 75c; 1 lb., $ _ Pkt. 15c THE BARTELDES—White spine, smooth dark green wax-like outer skin, crisp white flesh. Size 10 to 12 inches long by 3 inches thick. Particularly valuable to the shipper and market gardener because it keeps its color and fresh appearance Ion1? after it is picked. 1 oz., 30c; % lb., Pkt. 15c CLARK'S SPECIAL—Attractive, dark green in color, uniform in length, 8 to 10 inches, very smooth in appearance with few white spines. This is probably the finest dark green, white spine cucumber on the market. It is good for all purposes. 1 oz., 40c; Vi lb., $ Pkt. 15c MILWAUKEE PICKLE — Unequalled in productiveness and quality. It is the best pickling cucumber in cultivation, the fruit being very uniform in size and at all times firm, crisp and tender. 1 oz., 20c; Yi lb., 60c; 1 lb., $ Pkt. 10c WESTERFIELD'S CHICAGO PICKLE—An excellent variety of medium size, tapering at both ends, with prominent spines. 1 oz., 15c; Yi lb., 45c; 1 lb., $ Pkt. 5c DAVIS PERFECT—A favorite early variety. Color dark glossy green. It is perfect in shape, with an average length of 10 to 12 inches. An excellent shipper. 1 oz., 20c: % lb., 60c;
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