CUCUMBER. 155 



White Evergreen. Large ear, white cob, deep, very 

 white grained; 80 to 85 days. 



Zig Zag Evergreen. Similar to Stowell's Evergreen 

 except that grains are irregularly set on cob; 75 to 80 

 days. 



Except those noted otherwise in the description, the foregoing are 

 all sugar corns. 



CORN SALAD. 



Known also as Lamb's Lettuce, or Fetticus and Vet- 

 ticost. 



Broad - leaved, large-seeded. There are several 

 sorts, but this is the only one cultivated in America. 



CRESS OR PEPPER GRASS. 



Curled. Dwarf, compact; leaves feathered like 

 parsley. 



Golden Yellow, or Australian. Dwarf; yellowish- 

 green, broad-leaved; mild in flavor. 



Upland, or American, Land. Hardy, perennial; 

 similar to water cress in form of leaf and taste. 



Water. Hard}^, aquatic, perennial; leaves rounded. 



CUCUMBER. 



Cumberland. Large vine; long fruit with rough- 

 ened surface, dark green, white spines. 



Early Frame, or Early Cluster, Evergreen, Short 

 Green, Westerfield Chicago Pickling. Medium-vined; 

 fruit about 5 inches long, 2 to 2J inches in diameter 

 when matured for slicing; green ripening yellow, black 

 spines. Very old variety. 



Early Russian, or Extra Early Seedling, Extra Early 

 Siberian, Ever Bearing New Siberian. Small, short- 

 jointed vine, bearing usually in pairs small fruit three 



