Maule's seed catalogue : 1896 . not be mistaken for any other variety. Its fixed andstrong characteristics are: Earliness, long keeping, uniformity of shape, varity of colorsand sweetness and richness of fliavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; lb., $ COOL AND CRISP CUCUMBER. The introducers claim this to be an extra early, exceedingly prolific and everbearingvariety. The illustration herewith gives a good idea of its shape which is most desirablefor pickling. At the pickling stage thev are straight, long, even and slim, and until theyreach their full size they are of a very
Maule's seed catalogue : 1896 . not be mistaken for any other variety. Its fixed andstrong characteristics are: Earliness, long keeping, uniformity of shape, varity of colorsand sweetness and richness of fliavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; lb., $ COOL AND CRISP CUCUMBER. The introducers claim this to be an extra early, exceedingly prolific and everbearingvariety. The illustration herewith gives a good idea of its shape which is most desirablefor pickling. At the pickling stage thev are straight, long, even and slim, and until theyreach their full size they are of a very dark green color, so dark that it might be almostcalled black. The knobs or protuberances, upon which the spines are placed, areprominent at all stages of growth, giving the cucumber a very attractive a pickling variety in its early growth, it is most useful for slicing when fully ma-tured, being of good sizeand very tender and crisp. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; i4 lb., 25c.; 76o. lO •0 fts 8 9 ixTB^^R^l^p^^^^^. ^1 ^^j^S^^^^^^ », New Extra Early Grand Rapids Mnskmelon. One weeK earlier than any Other Variety. This is a grand novelty which 1 introduced last year. The maincharacteristic of this melon is its extreme earliness. Grand Rapids iswell known on aceountof its progressive market gardeners, and in thatwide awake city the Ne%v Grand Rapids Melon has been on the markettwo weeks earlier than any other sort, and sold readily at per dozento hotels and fancy grocers, while Melons grown in the South werepractically unsalable. There is no question that it is bound to supersedethe Extra Early Hackensack, as it is at least two weeks earlier. Shapeis well shown in the illustration, which is taken from a is pure yellow, clear to the rind; skin finely netted; the hand-some appearance of this melon is sure to attract attention. To attainbest results, and to show its remarkable earliness and prolificness, Iwould advise my customers to pinch off th
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