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CUCUMBER. Shumway’s Superior Pickle and Slicing Varieties 
392 Shumway’s Everbearing 
53 fInyM. The Name Tells the True Story. An ideal type for 
early small pickles that is becoming' more popular every year. 
The plants are enormously prolific and if kept picked will con¬ 
tinue producing until killed by frost. The fruits are rich dui'k 
green, about 4 to 5 inches long, and stubby but well sh.aped. 
Pkt., 8 et.s.; oz., 15 cts.; lb., 38 cts.; % lb., 63 ct.s.; lb., .'Itl.lO; 
3 lb.s., 83.00, postpaid. 
304 We Supply this Annually to many of the large.st Piekle Manii- 
faetiirers in America. 58 days. A valuable and reliable -small earl,v 
pickling variety. Fruits are uniform in size and shape, 7 inches b.v 
214 when full-grown, tapering only slightly toward ends, good color, 
black-spined. Vines bear continuously if fruits are picked: very 
lU'Oductive. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 13 cts.; ^ lb., 33 cts.; % lb., 53 cts.; 
lb., 00 cts.; 3 lbs., $1.60, postpaid. 
300 Excellent as a Slicer or for Pickles. .5,8 days. A 
unique variety producing fruits that are pure white in 
color from the time they begin to form until they are 
fully mature. The skin is smooth and very thin. The 
fruits grow to a good size, about 8 by 2% inches; round- 
ended. Flesh is solid and ci isp and of good llavor; very 
nice for slicing and for salads. A fine exhibition type. 
Heavy yielder. Pkt.. 10 cts.; oz., 1,8 cts.; % lb., 48 cts.; 
V. lb., 83 cts.; lb., .$1.50; 2 lbs., .$3.00. postpaid. 
398—65 days. Enormous Yielder either in Greenhouse or Outdoor Plantings. A favorite -white- 
spined variety, 10 to 12 inches long, about 2 inches thick, tapering slightly to each end. The 
color, a glossy dark green, is held for a considerable time after picking. The flesh is firm, 
translucent, and delicious. The seed cavity is small and the fruit.s, tender and .iuiey. The 
jdants are prolific, vigorous, and blight-resistant. A fine slicing type, also valuable for ship- 
jiing. Wonderfid yielder. Pkt., 7 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 38 cts.; 1/2 lb., 63 cts.; 1 lb., $1.10; 
2 lbs., $ 2 . 00 , postpaid. 
403 Early Fortune 
(!5 duy.s. An oiilNtniiding early type for long flistance .shipping. It is much 
grown in the Soutli for earl.v sliipment to northern citie.s, and lias recently 
become a very popular variety with the northern market gardeners. It lias 
a fine dark green color and remains in table condition longer than any other 
white-spined variety. The llesh is white, solid, and erhsp, with an unu.sually 
small seed cavity. A very productive yielder. Pkt., 8 ct.s.; oz., 15 cts.; lb., 
:{.s cts.; lb., 63 cts.; lb., $1.10; 2 lbs., $3.00, postpaid. 
395—55 days. “Sometimes known as Boston Pickling.” Of good quality and 
fit for slicing, but because of its small size, 5 by 2^: inches, it is more popular 
for pickling. It produces early and yields a large and continuous crop if 
vines are kept plucked. The fruits are bright green, smooth, uniform, and 
square-ended. Excellent for early pickles. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 12 cts.; V 4 lb., 
33 cts.; 1/2 lb., 53 cts.; 1 lb., 90 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.60, postpaid. 
391 Longfellow “The Largest of All and One of the Best” 
73 day.s. Unquestionably the finest of the large white-spined varieties. Tt is long, 12 to 15 
inches, slender, and round-ended. The fruit, dotted with white .spines, is a uniform dark green. 
Because of it.s length and weight it takes the form of the soil beneath; so to secure perfectly 
straight specimens it is necessary to smooth out the ground under the growing fruit. The llesh 
is firm and of good quality witli few seeds; excellent for slicing. Tliis variety is equally suit¬ 
able for green-house forcing or field culture. . The large, uniform size, liandsome appearance and 
good quality make it a profitable type for the fancy trade. A u\od shipper. Pkt., lO cts.; oz., 
18 cts.; Vi il>., 48 cts.; % lb., 811 cts.; lb., .$1.50;3 lbs., $3.1)6, postpsiid. 
