HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 



CUCUMBERS BEST KINDS FOR THE HOME 

 GARDEN 



THREE distinct types deserve consideration, namely, 

 the Long Green, the White Spine, and the Extra Early 

 Pickling varieties. Which to grow depends entirely on 

 the purpose for which they are intended. For slicing, 

 the White Spine varieties are the most popular. 



Extra Early White Spine (see above) bears short but 

 symmetrical fruits within fifty days from sowing seeds. 

 They are good while small, but quickly lose shape and 

 become three-lobed, with large seed cells. A much better 

 sort is Davis Perfect, which reaches good size about a week 

 later, but must be considered the best type to date for 

 the home garden. (See illustration on preceding page.) 

 Extra Long or Evergreen White Spine is a still later sort. 

 Cool and Crisp and Klondike are two other good strains. 



Improved Long Green or London Long Green is a medium 

 early, spineless sort, valued particularly in the West. 



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