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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



slightly more slender, distinctly more rounded at the 

 ends, fully as dark in color and much smoother skinned. 



Fruit medium long and moderately plump, 8-9 x 2J£-2J^ 

 inches. Shape long oval, straight; base rounded, medial slightly 

 swollen, and apex moderately rounded, depressions and ridges very 

 slight; cross-section circular at base, slightly triangular at medial 

 and nearly circular at apex. Color dark green, tinted yellowish 

 white at apex; tip stripes rather broad and prominent, extending 

 one-third the length of the fruit. Tubercles few and obscure, surface 

 smooth. Spines white. Flesh medium thick, crisp, greenish white 

 in color. Seed mass moderately large and solid. 



Klondike. Refs. 11, 13, 22, 29, 52, 57, 75. Syns. 

 Everlasting, Extra Early Klondike, Klondike 

 Long White Spine, Klondike White Spine, New 

 Klondike, New White Spine, Sterling. 



The variety Klondike was introduced by D. V. 

 Burrell of Rocky Ford, Colorado, in 1902, and soon came 

 to be considered one of the leading varieties for shipping 

 to northern markets. It was introduced with the belief 

 that the color was darker green and remained longer 

 without fading than in any other sort yet developed. 

 Klondike is still considered favorably in some areas. 



The fruits are 4-5 inches shorter than Evergreen 

 White Spine, about as plump, more abruptly tapered 

 at the ends, more triangular in cross-section, and have 

 broader tip stripes. The green color of the two are much 

 the same. 



Fruit medium long and moderately plump, 7-8 x 2 J £-3 inches. 

 Shape elongated, straight; abruptly tapered at both ends; medial 

 slightly swollen; ridges rather prominent. Cross-section circular at 

 base, triangular at medial and apex. Tubercles few, obscure; 

 surface moderately smooth. Color very dark green, with tip 

 stripes rather broad and prominent, extending one-quarter to one- 

 third length of the fruit. Spines white. Flesh moderately thick, 

 greenish white in color. 



Mature fruits pale greenish yellow in color. 



Lemon. Refs. 22, 57, 75. Syns. Apple Shaped, Garden 

 Lemon. 

 This novelty was noted in the 1894 catalog of 

 Samuel Wilson, Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania, in the 

 1908 catalog of Thorbum & Co. and in 1909 by Aggeler 

 & Musser of Los Angeles. In 1918 Joseph Harris, 

 Coldwater, New York, aptly illustrated the Lemon 

 cucumber and wrote " This is a real cucumber that 

 grows about the size and shape of a lemon." In Australia, 

 under the name Apple Shaped, it is well established and is 

 sold on the markets in large quantity. In this country 

 the variety has been most favorably received in Cali- 

 fornia. Although Lemon cucumber is often used to 

 designate a variety of Cucumi's melo var. chito, the 

 name is used commonly in America as " for " a multi- 

 locular form of C. sativus. 



Fruit very short and plump, 3-3 *j x 2-2 J^ inches. Shape 

 broad, short oval, cylindrical, symmetrical: base and apex rounded, 

 ridges slightly pronounced. Cross-section circular to somewhat 

 pentagonal at all portions. Tubercles very numerous, minute. 

 Color pale greenish yellow turning to lemon yellow then to golden 

 yellow at full maturity: tip stripes barely apparent. Spines black, 

 many, transparent at certain stages. Flesh very thin, white, faint 

 lemon-like flavor in late stages of development. Seed mass very 

 large, greenish white, many-seeded, attached to five placentae, 

 pentagonal cavity in center. 



Long Grecian. Refs. 3, 9, 16, 18, 19, 58, 60, 75, 82. 



Syns. Athenian, Athens, Extra Long Green 



Smooth, Extra Long Smooth, Grecian, Long Green 



Smooth, New Long Grecian. 



This was a European variety listed by Hovey & Co. 



in 1870, by Gregory in 1885 and by Maule in 1889. It 



was grown at Geneva and described in the annual report 



of this Station for 1887. In spite of the somewhat 



attractive long fruits, it never became very popular, 



because of the relative unproductiveness of the plant. 



Fruit long and moderately plump, 10-12 x 2 '2— 3 inches. 

 Shape nearly cylindrical, straight; base tapered, often necked or 

 constricted; apex rounded, medial even. Cross-section nearly 

 circular at all portions. Color bright green, somewhat lighter near 

 apex. Surface somewhat uneven, shallowly furrowed. Tubercles 

 absent. Spines black. Flesh thick and white in color. Seed 

 mass small. 



Long Green Turkey. Refs. 3, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 



19, 21, 25, 46, 48, 57, 75. Syns. Extra Early 

 Green Turkey, Green Turkey, Improved Extra 

 Long Green Turkey, Landreth First, Landreth 

 First Early, Long Smooth Green Turkey, Long 

 Turkey, Turkey. 

 Mawe and Abercrombie in 1778 described the Long 

 Smooth Green Turkey thus, " The plants are strong 

 growers with very large leaves and long, smooth, green 

 rinded fruit, without prickles, attaining from ten to fifteen 

 inches in length." Burr in 1863 gave considerable 

 emphasis to the variety, noting particularly the long 

 slender form contracted towards the stem and swollen 

 towards the opposite end, the few seeds, and remark- 

 ably firm and crisp flesh. Long Green Turkey was 

 the prototype for Improved Long Green, the standard 

 cucumber for many years for both slicing and pickling 

 purposes. 



Longfellow. Ref. 22. Syns. Cliffwood Longfellow, 

 Fairfield Giant, New Longfellow, Penny Pack 

 Valley. 



Longfellow was introduced in 1927 by Jerome B. 

 Rice Seed Co., Cambridge, New York. The variety was 

 developed from a cross in which one parent was the 

 dark colored Emerald. It produces a very attractive 

 fruit and has been used by the private gardener and the 

 truck grower as a " straight pack " sort for shipment to 

 high grade markets. 



The fruits are about 2 inches shorter than those of 

 the Vaughan, considerably more slender, much more 

 uniformly rounded at the ends and somewhat darker 

 green in color. 



Fruit long and moderately plump, 10-12 x 2 1 4-2 1 o inches. 

 Shape cylindrical, elongated, symmetrical, straight; base rounded 

 and apex abruptly tapered. Cross-section circular at base, nearly 

 circular at medial and apex. Tubercles moderately few, slightly 

 prominent. Color very dark green; tip stripes rather obscure, dark 

 yellowish green, very narrow and extend one-quarter the length of 

 the fruit. Spines white. Flesh moderately thick, greenish white 

 in color. Seed mass moderately small and solid. 



Mountain Perfection. Ref. 22. 



This variety was introduced in 1928 by Grand 

 Junction Seed Co., Colorado. It is a late variety 



