24 FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. 



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 sUcing 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 ib. lO lbs. 



or more or more 

 Code Word per Ib. per Ib. 



BLACK DIAMOND (It Stays Green) cldia $0.65 $0.62 



60 days. Splendid for shipping. Fruits rich dark green and retain 



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



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

 Boston Pickling cubos .60 .57 



60 days. Splendid pickUng and sHcing sort. Fruits medium dark 



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



only shghtly tapered. 

 CHICAGO PICKLING (Westerfield) cucm .60 .57 



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

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



very slightly toward each end; uniform. 

 CRYSTAL APPLE cuple 1.75 1.65 



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. 

 Davis Perfect . '. cuuav .65 62 



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 culus .60 .57 



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



Fruits medium dark green; black spined; 5H in. long; 2% in. 



tliick; cvlindrical and full at both ends. 

 EARLY FORTUNE (Ufor .65 .62 



66 days. One of the most desirable slicing 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 .60 .57 



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



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



in. long; 23^2 in. thick; uniform; blunt. 

 Early White Spine cuspi .60 .57 



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^ 



in. thick; slightly tapered; blunt. 



Cucumber, Crystal AppI 



