. Pearce's seeds, 1896. Nursery stock Ontario Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Serpent or Snake Cucumber. New Victoria Beet. White Wonder Cucumber. Very hardy and productive. The cucumbers grow about eight inches long and two inches thick ; the skin is thin but tough ; color ivory-white ; the flesh very solid and of very fine flavor; it remains in good condition for a long time. Owing to unusual hardiness of constitu- tion, it can be planted earlier than most other cucumbers, and is also a sure cropper. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c. Serpent o
. Pearce's seeds, 1896. Nursery stock Ontario Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Serpent or Snake Cucumber. New Victoria Beet. White Wonder Cucumber. Very hardy and productive. The cucumbers grow about eight inches long and two inches thick ; the skin is thin but tough ; color ivory-white ; the flesh very solid and of very fine flavor; it remains in good condition for a long time. Owing to unusual hardiness of constitu- tion, it can be planted earlier than most other cucumbers, and is also a sure cropper. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c. Serpent or Snake Cucumber. teresting curiosity. The cucumbers grow curled un like a snake with the head protruding, and are sometimes six feet long. The Chinese consider this a great delicacy either raw or boiled. Grown quite extensively for exhibiting at fairs. Packet, 5c. A remarkable Try our Improved Tree Beans; the most productive White Bean 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 John S. Pearce & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. London, Ont. : John S. Pearce & Co.
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