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are similar to, but inferior to this; and Lorraine's White Spine 

 (Minier) has a longer and smaller neck, and is altogether a 

 coarser fruit. 



33. Lee's Prolific . . . . . . Turner. 



Fruit 13 inches long, thiclc in the middle and narrow at both 

 ends, obscurely ribbed, and with broad flat mamillfe. A coarse- 

 looking Cucumber, 



34. Latter's Victory of England , Hurst & McMullen. 



Fruit 18 inches long, straight, slender, and not furrowed ; 

 mamillas small ; neck short and thick, smooth for 4 inches 

 from the stalk. A handsome and excellent Cucumber ; the third 

 best of the white-spined varieties. It carries the bloom well at 

 the end of the fruit. 



Synonymous with this are Gordon's White Spine (Tiley), 



of Perfection (H 



if the Wi 



He 



(W 



These 34 Cucumbers are all that could be reckoned distinct out 

 of 118 varieties, and it will be seen, when reading the descriptions, 

 that among them there are many that are not possessed of any great 

 merit. The following sorts are those most worthy of cultivation ; 

 and as they furnish every quality and requirement which are to 

 be found in any of the other varieties, they may very safely l)e 

 chosen as the kinds best fitted to form a collection of select 



and distinct kinds. 



race- 



A 



' I. — NoN-GtAucous Varieties. 



Carters Champion. — The best of the smooth Siou House race. 

 Cuthiirs Highland Mary. — A good bearer, and early. 

 Kenyon's Improved. — The best of the white-spined Sion House 



I 

 I * 



Mees Hall Defiance. — ^Tho second best of the white-spined 



Sion House race. 



II. — Glaucous Yaei?:ties. 



T)r. Livingstone. — The best of the black-sphaeJ varieties. 

 Hendersons A 1.— The second best of the black-spincd 



varieties. 



Jenning's Worcester Champion.— One of the best of the bhick- 



