156 THE SEED-GROWER. 



to four inches in length; green ripening to dark red- 

 dish-yellow, black-spined; prolific; a week earlier than 

 any other sort. 



Ford Hook Famous. Large vine; fruit long, smooth, 

 dark green with white spine. 



Gherkin, or Burr, Round Prickly, West India. A 

 native of tropical America. Small, slender vine, small 

 foliage; fruit abundant, two to three inches in length, 

 oval form, thickly set with spines. 



Long Green. Large vine; fruit large and long, green 

 ripening yellow, black spines. 



Long Green Turkey. Large vine; fruit 15 to 18 

 inches in length; form long and slender, usually solid 

 near the stem; seeds sparsely; skin deep green, ripen- 

 ing a reddish-yellow, black spines; excellent for pickles. 



Nichol's Medium Green, or California Pickle. Me- 

 dium, large vine; fruit medium large, about twice as 

 long as thick; dark green ripening yellow, black spines. 



Short Prolific, or Boston Market, Boston Pickling, 

 Chicago Pickling, Early Green Prolific, Extra Early 

 Green Prolific, Jersey Pickle, Prize Taker. Small vine; 

 fruit smaller than Early Frame, averaging four to five 

 inches in length when matured enough for slicing; 

 green ripening yellow, black spines. 



White Spine, or Arlington White Spine, Bennett's 

 White Spine, Perfection White Spine, Early White 

 Spine, Evergreen White Spine, Fordhook White Spine, 

 Improved White Spine, Peerless White Spine, Bismarck, 

 Commercial Pickle. Medium vine; fruit about 6 inches 

 long, 2J inches in diameter; deep green with white 

 spines; as it ripens the skin gets paler, and when fully 

 ripe it is nearly white. 



