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4. Long Smooth Green Turkey, grows to a con- 

 siderable length and thickness, is very fleshy, and 

 proper for mangoes and pickling when very young. 

 It is not a sort much cultivated for very early crops. 



5. Long White Turkey differs from the above 

 in having a number of spines scattered over the 

 surface of the fruit. The stalks and leaves grow to a 

 larger size, and by some it is considered less watery, 

 and of a better quality. 



6. Long White Spine, a delicate cucumber, ge- 

 nerally grows from eight to ten inches long ; the 

 fruit is white with small black prickles, and not so 

 watery, and with fewer seeds than most others of 

 the green variety. It is preferred by some families 

 for the table, but is an indifferent bearer. The au- 

 thor has to remark, by way of caution, that where 

 the white varieties are propagated, they should be 

 kept totally distinct from the green, provided the 

 seed is saved from either colour, otherwise they will 

 certainly degenerate ; and no seed should be saved, 

 but from such plants as are in a healthy state, with 

 fruit perfect in growth and colour. 



7. The Prize-fighter. The author cannot well 

 define the reason of this appellation : perhaps it 

 arose from its obtaining the prize so often at various 

 cucumber and horticultural shows. This sort is of 

 late introduction, and is in every respect a good 

 one. It requires the assistance of artificial heat 

 to bring the fruit to perfection, as it grows to 

 a large size, generally from twelve to twenty inches 

 long, or more. It is firm and well-flavoured. 



Culture. In the raising and producing of this 

 fruit much care and attention are necessary, as well 



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