CUCUMBERS 



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Fruit medium long and moderately slender, 7-8 x 2 - 2 ' t inches. 

 Shape partially cylindrical, straight; base moderately tapered; 

 medial slightly swollen: apex rounded; surface very rough and 

 bumpy, uneven, finely ridged. Cross-section triangular at all 

 portions. Color medium green, profusely speckled with yellowish 

 green over most of the surface; tip stripes obscure and extend one- 

 quarter or less the length of the fruit. Tubercles very many, small, 

 pimple-like. Spines white, exceedingly numerous, hair-like. Flesh 

 medium thick, decidedly greenish white in color. Seed mass mod- 

 erately small, solid. 



Danish Pickling. Ref. 57. 



This is a comparatively new variety which was 

 introduced in 1912 by L. Daehnfeldt of Odense, Den- 

 mark, and first offered in this country in 1915 by Meyer - 

 Stisser of Baltimore. The variety produces fruits which 

 are extremely large and long and thickly covered with 

 fine spines. The variety is early and prolific and 

 produces fruits over a long season. It most resembles 

 Cumberland especially in respect to the degree of spini- 

 ness. However, it is decidedly longer and more slender 

 than that variety. 



Fruit very long and moderately plump, 12-15 x 2 1 _>-3 inches. 

 Shape nearly cylindrical, usually straight, moderately symmetrical; 

 base rounded, often slightly constricted; apex rounded; ridges 

 obscure. Cross-section circular in all portions. Color dull, dark 

 green, obscurely striped at the apex one-third the length of the 

 fruit, often speckled with greenish yellow. Tubercles very num- 

 erous, small, pimple-like, prominent. Spines white, very numerous, 

 fine, hair-like. Flesh medium thick, very fine texture, white in 

 color, rather tart. Seed mass small and solid, with few seeds formed. 



Pickles long and slender, cylindrical, rounded at the base, 

 abruptly tapered at the apex; ridge obscure. Color very dark green, 

 uniformly distributed. Tubercles very numerous. Flesh greenish 

 white, firm. 



Davis Perfect. Refs. 6, 22, 29, 39, 40, 42, 43, 57, 59. 

 Syns. Challenge, Davis Perfection, Davis Per- 

 fect " Select," Perfected Davis Perfect, 20th 

 Century, Vadco Wonder. 

 When introduced in 1906 by Alfred J. Brown Seed 

 Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan and Wm. Henry Maule 

 of Philadelphia, the Davis Perfect cucumber was called 

 the " most sensational vegetable novelty of the year." 

 Eugene Davis of Grand Rapids who had originated the 

 Davis Wax bean and Grand Rapids lettuce was also the 

 originator of this new cucumber. For many years it 

 was the most popular of the shipping varieties due to its 

 deep green color and the long smooth fruits with pointed 

 ends. Strains are available which are suitable for both 

 outdoor and indoor culture. It is slightly longer than 

 Early Fortune, more uniformly fusiform, more triangular 

 in cross-section and has more prominent tubercles. 



Fruit moderately long and moderately slender, 9-10 x 2-2 Vi 

 inches. Shape fusiform, symmetrical, straight; base and apex 

 long tapering; medial swollen; ridges rather prominent; cross-section 

 slightly triangular at base and medial, more distinct at apex. Color 

 dark green, rather prominently marked with narrow stripes at the 

 apex for one-quarter the length of the fruit. Tubercles many, 

 rather prominent. Spines white. Flesh moderately thick, greenish 

 white in color. Seed mass small, solid. 



Deltus. Refs. 22, 29, 44, 45. 



The Deltus cucumber originated on the farm of 

 Adelbert Titus of Irondequoit, a market garden center 

 near Rochester, New York. It was developed in much 



the same way as the Davis Perfect and with the same 

 object in view, namely the production and development 

 of a cucumber perfect in appearance and suitable to 

 greenhouse conditions. Hart & Vick, Inc., of Rochester, 

 were the introducers in 1919. The fruits are somewhat 

 slender and distinctly less tapering at the ends than 

 are those of Davis Perfect, while the tubercles and tip 

 stripes are much less prominent. 



Fruit moderately long and medium plump, 9-10 x 2'i 2 ' _. 

 inches. Shape cylindrical, straight, slightly swollen at the medial; 

 base rounded to slightly tapering, apex abruptly tapered, ridges 

 obscure. Cross-section circular at base, nearly circular at medial 

 and apex. Color dark green, obscurely marked with very narrow 

 greenish yellow stripes at the apex which extend one-quarter or 

 usually much less than the length of the fruit. Tubercles few and 

 obscure. Spines white, few. Flesh thick, greenish white in color, 

 very fine texture. Seed mass small and solid. 



Double Yield Pickle. Ref. 22. 



Joseph Harris Co., Coldwater, New York, intro- 

 duced Double Yield Pickle in 1924. The variety was 

 secured from a gardener who had been selecting and per- 

 fecting his own strain for many years. In the words of 

 the introducer, " The remarkable thing about this new 

 cucumber is its wonderful productiveness. For every 

 pickle that is cut off two or three more are produced." 

 Double Yield is one of the earliest cucumbers with which 

 we are acquainted. It is distinct as a pickling sort, 

 being longer in proportion to its thickness than any but 

 Jersey Pickling and is much more symmetrical, smoother 

 and more uniformly and abruptly rounded at the ends 

 than any other. It is, however, somewhat lighter in 

 color, particularly at the medial and apex, than are the 

 commonly used pickling varieties of today. 



Fruit short and slender, 5-6 x 1 " £-2 inches. Shape cylindrical, 

 straight and symmetrical; base slightly tapering; slightly swollen 

 near base, rounded at apex; ridges obscure. Cross-sections circular 

 in all portions. Color medium green, tinted greenish white near 

 apex; tip stripes narrow, rather prominent and extend one-quarter 

 the length of the fruit. Tubercles practically absent. Spines black, 

 very few. Flesh moderately thick, greenish white in color. Seed 

 mass moderately small and solid. 



Pickle, long oval, very symmetrical, distinctly rounded at base 

 and apex; ridge obscure. Cross-section very slightly triangular at 

 medial and apex. Color medium green at the base and part of 

 medial, remainder moderately light green. Tubercles few. 



Earliest of All. Refs. 22, 57, 75. Syns. Burrell's 

 Earliest of All, Earliest White Spine, First Crop, 

 First of All, Forty Day, Mill's Earliest. 

 The name by which this variety is known is reason- 

 ably correct in describing its seasonal maturity. It is 

 one of the perfected White Spine selections and has been 

 known for nearly forty years. S. M. Isbell & Co., 

 Jackson, Michigan, and D. V. Burrell of Rocky Ford, 

 Colorado, both were featuring it by 1906. The illustra- 

 tion in the 1909 catalog of D. V. Burrell shows the 

 fruits to be quite blocky in appearance and shorter than 

 Arlington White Spine. At Geneva this variety was 

 about as long as Early Frame and very much like it in 

 shape, being somewhat less convex at the medial, and 

 having fewer and less prominent tubercles and white 

 instead of black spines. 



