Stokes Seed Farms Company, Moorestown, New Jersey l 



CUCUMBER 



Under our new plan of omitting certain unnecessary and common varieties from our list, we believe we have 

 got down to a rock-bottom basis. The sorts of Cucumber which we are now offering each represent a different 

 type. As in last season's book, we are separating the slicing varieties from the pickling varieties, as each 

 has a distinctive place. Another inspection of our Colorado crops in September, 1914, has convinced us 

 that the Cucumbers we are offering are of a grade which cannot be excelled by any seedsman in the business, and 

 our annually increased sales of Cucumber seed go a long way toward assuring us of this fact. 



Culture. — For general crop, sow in the open ground as soon as the weather is sufficiently settled. Plant in 

 hills 4 feet apart each way, putting a shovelful of well-rotted manure in each hill. For pickles, sow from the 

 middle of June to the first week in July. If wanted very early in the season, sow two or three seeds in a 4-inch 

 pot and transplant these to the open ground when all danger of frost is over. 



1 ounce of seed will plant about 50 hills; 2 pounds will plant an acre 



SLICING VARIETIES 



S. S. White Spine Cucumber, grown in New Jersey 



310 



S. S. White Spine 



This choice variety is one of the very earliest of the White Spine Cucumbers, and has a record of produ- 

 cing more to the vine than other varieties. In all stages of growth it is handsome and most attractive. The 

 very deep color is retained through a long period of its growth. In form it is very symmetrical, square-ended and 

 just the right shape for slicing. The quality is superb, being exceptionally crisp and brittle, delicious in flavor, 

 and entirely devoid of any bitter taste. As an established variety S. S. White Spine cannot be excelled. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., y 4 lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 



314 



Davis Perfect 



This is a long Cucumber with tapered ends. It is 

 very tender and has a delicious flavor. As a slicing 

 variety for the home table it is perhaps without an 

 equal, with the possible exception of the S. S. White 

 Spine Its length will average 10 inches; almost seedless 

 for one-third of its length, and the seeds are so small 

 and tender as to be hardly noticeable. Also recom- 

 mended for forcing where short shipments are required. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., V 4 lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 



312 Klondike 



A strain of White Spine. Handsome, very dark 

 green, otherwise slightly striped at the blossom end. 

 Equal in appearance to many hothouse varieties. 

 Medium early in maturing; averages about 8 inches 

 in length, 2 inches in diameter, and is very uniform in 

 size and shape. The vines are hardy and vigorous, con- 

 tinuing long in bearing. Much used as a shipping 

 Cucumber, and is well adapted also to the home garden. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., y 4 lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 



316 



Perfection Hothouse Forcing. 



Owing to a heavy hail-storm, which swept 

 over our Cucumber district in July, we have 

 no seed of Perfection Hothouse Forcing to offer for the season of 1915. We were able to save a small amount of 

 stock seed by which we will be able to hold on to our present strain. We regret, therefore, that we shall have to 

 decline orders for this particular strain, this season. We can particularly recommend S. S. White Spine as 

 being the best alternative for our Perfection Hothouse Forcing. Crop failed. 



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