24 FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. 



CUCUMBER 



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

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

 from seed planted out of doors early in June at our Oakview Experimental Gardens near Detroit, 

 The descriptions are of full sized slicers. 1 lb. 10 lbs. 



Telegraph or more or more 



Codeword per lb. per lb. 



BLACK DIAMOND (It Stays Green) cudia $2.00 $1.85 



60 daj's. Splendid for shipping. Fruits rich dark green and retain 



the color Ions: after picking; white spined; 7 — 8 in. long; 23^2 — ^H 



in. thick; only slightly tapered; full at both ends. 

 Boston Pickling cubos 1.80 I 65 



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



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



only shghtly tapered. 

 CHICAGO PICKLING (Westerfield) cucm 1.80 1.65 



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

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



verj' slightly toward each end; uniform. 

 CRYSTAL APPLE cuple 1 .85 1 .70 



Fruit round, and when full grown about the size of a lemon. 



Creamy white; does not turn yellow at maturity. Produces 



abundantly. Crisp, tender, and mild in flavor. White spined. 

 Davis Perfect cudav 1.85 1 70 



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; 2^ in. thick; somewhat tapered 



at both ends; very few seeds. 

 Early Cluster culus 1.80 1.65 



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



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



thick; cylindrical and full at both ends. 

 EARLY FORTUNE cufor 1.85 1.70 



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; 2^ in. thick; only 



shghtly tapered ; very uniform. 

 Early Short Green or Early Frame cufra 1.80 1.65 



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



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



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

 Early White Spine cuspi 1.80 1.65 



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



garden; extensively grown for shipping. Fruits medium dark 



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



in. thick; shghtly tapered; blunt. 

 FERRY'S LONG GREEN culon Sold Out 



72 days. The most popular and one of the best for the home gar- 

 den; particularly desirable for shcing. Fruits rich dark green; 



black spined; 12 in. long; 23^ — 2^ in. thick; straight; cyhndrical; 



with few seeds. 



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