Package, seed

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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1890
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2013.0043.046
MANUFACTURER
Fisher, A.L.
MODEL
Cucumber: Extra Early Russian
LOCATION
Brockville, Ontario, Canada

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
46
Total Parts
62
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Light brown paper envelope-style package bears black and green illustration and text.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
9.4 cm
Width
6.2 cm
Height
N/A
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Agriculture
Category
Horticulture
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Fisher
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Brockville

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
Presumably used c. 1890; possibly also used later.
Canada
Unknown
Function
General: Used to identify, contain and promote contents. Specific: This package used to contain "Extra Early Russian" variety cucumber seeds.
Technical
Unknown
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
"CUCUMBER/ EXTRA EARLY RUSSIAN.", "( Concombre.)", "PRICE 5 CENTS." and "From A.L. FISHER,/ Brockville, - - - Ont." printed on package front; "EXTRA EARLY RUSSIAN/ CUCUMBER./ The earliest sort cultivated ; v[ery]/ productive, yields through the ent[ire]/ season. Excellent for cutting fr[esh]/ for the table, and also for pickli[ng.]/ It grows of small size, but its ea[si]/ ness and productiveness render i[t a]/ favourite./ CULTURE. - Plant after the gro[und]/ is settled and warm, in hills thre[e or]/ four feet apart. When all da[nger]/ from bugs and worms is past, [illegible]/ the plants, leaving three or f[our]/ to a hill. Remove the cucum[bers]/ from the vine as soon as they ar[e a]/ suitable size ; when left to ripen t[illegible]/ prevent new fruit forming./ FROM A. L. FISHER,/ The Dominion Seed Garden/ BROCKVILLE, ONT." printed on reverse. Parks Canada catalogue no. "X.71.160.170 S1" printed by hand in pencil in lower right corner of package back.
Missing
Package and contents appear complete.
Finish
Light brown paper envelope-style package bears black and green illustration and text.
Decoration
Package front bears illustration of whole cucumbers.

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