Maule's seed catalogue : 1896 . $ for a Cucumber. ? ? I will pay tills amount October 15, 96, forthe largest and best shaped Maules £arlyWhite Spine Cucnmber sent me, grown fromseed purchased of me this season. GIANT PERA.—Vines are strong growers, encumbersearly; very close set together near the hill, so much so that itis one of, if not the most productive long cucumber at pres-ent known. The cucumbers grow vei-y smooth and straightthe skin is a beautiful green, perfectly smooth, free from spines andretains its clear green color until nearly ripe, when the skin becomesof a leathery-brown
Maule's seed catalogue : 1896 . $ for a Cucumber. ? ? I will pay tills amount October 15, 96, forthe largest and best shaped Maules £arlyWhite Spine Cucnmber sent me, grown fromseed purchased of me this season. GIANT PERA.—Vines are strong growers, encumbersearly; very close set together near the hill, so much so that itis one of, if not the most productive long cucumber at pres-ent known. The cucumbers grow vei-y smooth and straightthe skin is a beautiful green, perfectly smooth, free from spines andretains its clear green color until nearly ripe, when the skin becomesof a leathery-brown color. They are very thick through, and perfectlyround. They are fit to eat at any stage, flesh is entirely white, very clear,peculiarly crhp, tender and brittle, with very /cm seeds and froe from theobnoxious green cucumber taste. The seed cavity is reiiiarkiibly small,and the seeds are slow toform Pkt 10 ct^15 cts ^4 lb 10 ctslb, $1 25.
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