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FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. 



lib. 



25 lbs. 



or more 



or more 



per lb. 



per lb. 



$0.55 



$0.50 



CUCUMBER 



For the sake of uniformity in comparing earliness of varieties we have stated the approximate 

 number of days required under ordinary circumstances to produce fruits of maximum sHcing size 

 from seed planted out of doors early in June at our Oak view Experimental Gardens near Detroit. 

 The descriptions are of full sized sheers. 



Cede Word 



Boston Pickling creep 



60 days. Splendid pickling and sUcing sort. Fruits medium dark 



green; black spined; 6 — 7 in. long; 23^2 in. thick; symmetrical; 



only sUghtly tapered. 

 CHICAGO PICKLING (Westerfield) cremon 



60 days. Valuable pickhng and shcing variety. Fruits deep me- 

 dium green; black spined; 6 — 7 in. long; 23^ — 2^ in. thick; taper 



very slightly toward each end; uniform. 

 Davis Perfect cavper 



68 days. Splendid dark green shcing variety particularly valuable 



for shipping. Fruits very dark green; retain color long after pick- 

 ing; white spined; 9 — 11 in. long; 23^ in. thick; somewhat tapered 



at both ends; very few seeds. 

 Early Cluster crest 



56 days. Very fine pickling sort; very popular for early slicers. 



Fruits medium dark green; black spined; 53^ in. long; 2^ in. 



thick; cyhndrical and full at both ends. 

 EARLY FORTUNE cufort 



66 days. One of the most desirable sHcing sorts; extensively grown 



for shipping. Fruits very dark green, color retained a long time 



after harvest; white spined; 8 — 9 in. long; 23^ in. thick; only 



shghtly tapered; very uniform. 

 Early Short Green or Eaiiy Frame cretac 



56 days. Splendid for pickling and for shcing, very popular for 



home gardens. Fruits bright medium green; black spined; 6 — 7 



in. long; 23^^ in. thick; uniform; blunt. 

 Early White Spine crisp 



60 days. The most popular white spined cucumber for the home 



garden; extensively grown for shipping. Fruits medium dark 



green; remain in good condition remarkably long; 7 in. long; 23^2 



in. thick; shghtly tapered; blunt. 



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A Cucumber Field at Oakview, Near Detroit. Selecting Longfellows That are True to Type 



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