306 VEGETABLE FORCING 
The fruit is a trifle larger 
at the stem end. AL 
though the name indi- 
cates perfection, this is 
not the case, for the 
fruits are too much 
curved and there is too 
much irregularity in size 
and shape. But it is re- 
garded as a highly de- 
sirable and successful 
variety. 
Abundance is a cross 
produced by Chauncey 
West of Irondequoit, 
N.Y. Fig. 106 shows 
the regularity of the 
fruits in size and shape. 
It is grown exclusively 
in the Irondequoit dis- 
trict and is gradually 
being introduced into 
other sections. This cucumber i is in great demand in the 
Rochester and Buffalo markets. First-class specimens 
range from 8 to 10 inches in length, the average 
length being about 9 inches and the circumference 7 
inches. The seeds are more numerous in the blossom end 
of the fruits than in fruits of the White Spine, but there 
are no developed seeds within about 5 inches of the stem 
end. The flesh is tender and crisp and of excellent quality. 
Fig. 103.—Rawson Hothouse cucumber. 
Davis Perfect X Rawson Hothouse.— A grower in 
Western Pennsylvania, who usually plants about two 
acres of cucumbers under glass, has developed this cross, 
which he prefers in meeting the demands of local markets. 
Seed.—No vegetable which is used in forcing is more 
influenced by the character of seed planted than the cu- 
cumber. Failures and disa ppointments are often traced 
