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length, and club-shaped at the poiut ; mamillse prominent, with 



black tipped spines ; neck long and small. An inferior coarse 

 variety. 



Kelly's Hyhr id Perfection (Sutton) is synonymous. 



21. Phenomenon . . . Butler & McCulloch. 



Fruit 16 inches long, straight, slender, even and handsome, 

 tapering gradually to the point ; neck full and naked for 3 

 inches from the stalk. A fine Cucumber, and the second best of 

 the tipped-spined sorts. 



The varieties simihir but inferior to this are Butler s Surprise 

 (Fraser, Richardson & Goad), Beavis' Leader (Flanagan & Son), 

 Captain Lorraine's (Turner), Dryham Park (Minier), Godfrey's 

 Black Spine (Cliarlwood), Pike's Defiance (Minier), Victciy of 

 Bath (Turner), Sunderland Witch (Tiley). 



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3. Spines White. 



S3. Butler's Empress Eugenie Butler & McCulloch. 



Fruit 18 inches long, straight, slender and handsome, 

 scarcely at all ribbed, and \Yith moderately prominent mamillse; 

 the neck is full and smooth for about 5 inches from the stalk. 

 The plant is an excellent bearer. This was considered the best 



of the \vhite-spined sorts. 



Berkshire Champion (Turner) is similar to this, but much 

 inferior, and has a long small neck. The same n^ay be said of 

 Garaway's Wonder (Garaway & Co.), Lfant (Flanagan), and 

 Walker s Improred (Butler & McCulloch). 



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23. Cheltenham Surprise . » . . Turner. 



Fruit 10 inches long, straight and rather smooth, having small 

 mamillfe. It is thick at both ends and small iu the middle, 

 exhibiting a coarseness which is not desirable in a good Cucumber, 



94. Cutliiirs White Spine ...» Cuthill. 



This was received from two other sources besides from Mr. 

 Caihill, and in every case it proved to be a black-spined 

 variety. 



25. Dickson's Newtown Hero , Jas. Dickson & Sons. 



Fruit 18 inches long, round, even and straight, with a fine 

 full neck, which is smooth for 4 inches from the stalk. 

 Mamillie rather small. A handsome cucumber, and the second 



best of the white-spined varieties. 



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