. Burpee's farm annual : garden, farm, and flower seeds, thoroughbred stock. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. 34 BURPEE'S FARM ANNUAL. CUCUMBERS—Continued. LONDON LONG GREEN. The leading variety of Long Green Cucumber, 12 to 16 inches long, of excellent quality, dark green, firm and crisp. This variety is en- tirely free from the objectionable neck, which is characteristic of the Long Green Turkey, and which, on that account, we do not grow. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 15 cts. ; fi) 40 cts. ; l
. Burpee's farm annual : garden, farm, and flower seeds, thoroughbred stock. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. 34 BURPEE'S FARM ANNUAL. CUCUMBERS—Continued. LONDON LONG GREEN. The leading variety of Long Green Cucumber, 12 to 16 inches long, of excellent quality, dark green, firm and crisp. This variety is en- tirely free from the objectionable neck, which is characteristic of the Long Green Turkey, and which, on that account, we do not grow. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 15 cts. ; fi) 40 cts. ; lb $ LONG GERMAN. This is an enormously large and exceedingly handsome cu- cumber. It grows eighteen to twenty inches long in the open ground. It surpasses most of the foreign varieties in vigor and productiveness It has but few seeds, and is said to be the handsomest possible variety for exhibi- tion purposes. Pkt. 10 cts. Tailby's Hybrid. A cross of the Early White Spine on an English frame va- riety. Retaining the hardiness of the former, it gains from the latter increased size, fine flavor, smooth beauty, and prolificness. It is liable, some seasons, to speck, and hence is not always to be relied on for market use. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. i5Cts.; ft 40 cts. ; lb $ Serpent or Snake Cucumber. A remark- able and very interesting curiosity. The cucumbers grow curled up like a snake with the head protruding, and sometimes are six feet in length. Pkt. 10 cts. Sooly Qua. An enormous variety, grow- ing five feet in length, with ornamen- tal foliage. Esteemed by the Chinese as a great delicacy, either raw or boiled. Pkt. 15 cts. wm 1.^ LONDON LONG GREEN LONG GRECIAN CUCUMBER. LONG GRECIAN CUCUMBER (Long Smooth Green ; from Athens) . This splendid new sort grows to a great length—fully equal to the English varieties. It grows very straight, smooth and uniform, of perfect shape, and has very few seeds, as shown in the illustration above; quality excellent. Itis
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