68 REPORT ON THE YAPJETIES OP CUCUMBER. 



Acme of Perfection (Batt, Kutley, k Co,) is similar to this, but 

 of inferior quality. 



26. Gloiy of Arnstadt . . Batt, Rutley, & Co. 



Fruit 10 inches long, with a very short or scarcely any neck, 

 and not at all ribbed. It is of a fine deep colour, and is densely 

 covered with coarse thick ^\'hite spines, "so much so as to give it a 

 bristly appearance. This is a very distinct variety from all the 

 others, but is not remarkable for any superior quality. 



97. Gun Barrel , . . . Wood & Ingram. 



Fruit 20 inches long, furrowed and coarse-looking; mamillse 

 large and prominent; neck long and slender. An inferior variety, 

 Clapliam Defiance (Southby) is synonymous with this. 



98. Godfrey's White Spine . . Hurst & McMullen. 



Fruit 18 inches long, straight, slender, and obscurely ribbed ; 

 mamillae and spines very small ; neclc short and thick. A very 

 good and handsome Cucumber, of a very dark green colour. 



Synonymous with this, and quite equal to it in quality, is 

 Lancashire Witch (Sutton k Sons). 



29. Hunter's Prolific . . . Hukst & McMullen, 



This is somewhat similar to Dickson's Newtown Hero^ and has 

 small puckered mamillse, with large white spines. The spines 

 extend close up to the stalk, and the neck is long. 



30. Himalaya Wood & Ingram. 



Fruit 18 inches long, straight, even, and slender; very obscurely 

 ribbed, and with small mamillse; the neck is thick, full, and 

 smooth for 5 inches from the stalk. A handsome and excellent 

 Cucumber- 



31. Head's Conqueror . . Charlwood & Cummixs. 



Fruit 14 inches long, narrow at both ends, and swollen in the 

 middle ; mamillae moderately prominent. A common-looking sort. 



39. Improved Manchester Prize . , , Turner. 



Fruit 20 inches long, thick, straight, smooth, and obscurely 

 ribbed; mamillse not prominent; neck very short and thick, and 

 smooth 7 inches^from the stalk. A very excellent Cucumber. 



Calif ornian (Mcintosh), Champion of England (Hurst & 

 McMullen), Gillespie's Hybrid White Spine (Jas. Dickson & Son), 



