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JEROME B. RICE SEED CO., CAMBRIDGE, N. Y. 
CUCUMBER 
We are very extensive growers of cucumber seed, and producing our stocks in the 
North, under our own supervision, believe them to be superior to those generally offered. 
The figures following descriptions represent the average length and diameter of the 
mature fruit grown as a field crop; if produced under gardening conditions fruit may 
average larger. 
B. S. indicates Black Spine; W. S. White Spine 
Write us for Special Prices on Large Quantities or Growing Contract. 
d.B.R.S.Co. 
Earliest of All. 
A fine White Spine 
Tel. 
Cipher 
Boston Pickling, or Green 
Prolific . Cubature 
Fruit short, smooth, symmetrical 
and bright green; very productive, 
making a good pickle; a little 
shorter and thicker than most pick¬ 
ling sorts, 614 x 2 in. B. S. 
Chicago Pickling ( Westerfield) 
Cubic 
A most excellent pickling sort: 
very uniform, productive and good 
color. Our strain is much superior 
to stocks generally sold under this 
name. 7 x 3 in. B. S. 
Davis’ Perfect. Cuckold 
An extra long, dark green type of 
White Spine; retains its color and 
good qualities long after being 
picked; fruit is exceptionally 
long, smooth, and tapering at both 
ends; flesh crisp, solid, with few 
seeds; mid-season. 11 x 3 in. W. S. 
Earliest of All. Cucked 
An extra early, prolific, desirable 
White Spine much in favor in the 
South for early shipment to north¬ 
ern markets. Fruit very full and 
uniform, tapering slightly but 
abruptly at both ends; color a good 
deep green. While a week to ten 
days earlier than Early Fortune, it 
is not so handsome a cucumber and 
will not hold its color as well. It is 
desirable, however, for its extreme 
earliness. 7*4 x 2*4 in. W. S. 
Early Cluster. Cuckoo 
Very early; fruit short, chunky, 
small and borne in clusters in the 
center of the plant; light green in 
color; prolific. 6 x 254 in- B. S. 
Early Fortune. Cuddle 
The finest type of White Spine yet 
produced. Early, very productive 
and disease-resistant; fruits nine 
inches long, slightly tapering; flesh 
white, very firm and crisp, with 
very few seeds; color rich, 
dark green, which does not fade 
when shipped a long distance. 9 x 
2J4 in. W. S. 
Early Fortune (Extra Selected Stock).Cudex 
Put up in 1 lb. cloth sealed bags. 
Early Frame, or Short Green. Cudgel 
Vigorous and productive; medium in size and earliness; good for 
pickling and slicing; fruit light green and is inclined to be three- 
cornered rather than round. 7 x 3 in. B. S. 
Fordhook Famous. Culler 
Largest of the White Spine family; fruit long, thick and tapering at 
both ends, crisp and solid; a fine slicing sort; color light green. 
14 x 3t4 in. W. S. 
Japanese Climbing. Culpable 
A distinct climbing sort for covering fences or trellises; fruit long, 
thick, crisp and fine quality; color dark green; 8 x 3 in. B. S. 
Jersey Pickling . Culprit 
A very productive variety; fruit long, tapering at both ends and 
bottle-necked; pickles long and very slender. 7 x 3 in. B. S. 
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