F. H. WOODRUFF & SONS, MILFORD, CONNECTICUT 
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CUCUMBER CONTINUED 
PICKLING VARIETIES 
National Pickling Cucumber 
BOSTON PICKLING (Green Prolific) Black spine 
type. A very productive pickling sort, with bright 
green fruit measuring about 634 inches long and 
2>4 inches in thickness. The fruits are smooth, 
symmetrical and quite uniform in size and shape. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 
CHICAGO PICKLING (Westerfield) Black spine 
type. Quite similar to Boston Pickling or Green 
Prolic, and is equally productive. Averages longer 
and thicker than Boston Pickling, measuring about 
7 inches long by 3 inches thick. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
34 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 
EARLY CLUSTER A very early, black spine pickling 
variety, bearing short, chunky, small fruit in clusters 
in the center of the plant. The variety is very pro¬ 
ductive, the fruit light green in color and measuring 
up to 6 inches long by 234 inches thick, Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; 34 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 
EARLY RUSSIAN A very blocky black spine type 
of pickling cucumber, the earliest of the picklers. It 
is very productive and hardy. The fruit is small, 
short and very thick as compared with the length, 
measuring about 5 inches long and 2^4 inches. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 
NATIONAL PICKLING This variety of pickier was 
developed under the supervision of the National 
Pickle Packers Assn., and is claimed to be the best 
all-around sort for pickling, as it will produce more 
fruits of a uniform shape and size than other varie¬ 
ties. It is a black spine type, rather blocky in form, 
and the illustration on this page shows that it tends 
to grow thick at both ends instead of tapering to a 
point. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb-, 30c; lb., $1.00. 
SNOW'S PERFECTED PICKLE A black spine variety, 
similar to National Pickling, though not as well bred. 
Noted for the production of large yield of well 
shaped bottling pickles. Grows to a size of about 
6 by 234 inches. Deep green color. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
15c; 44 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 
JERSEY PICKLING A black spine pickier similar 
to Boston Pickling, but longer and tapering at both 
ends. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 
WEST INDIA GHERKIN or BURR A small, oval¬ 
shaped pickier, white spine type. This is a distinct 
variety from all other cucumbers, the fruit exceed¬ 
ingly small and thickly covered with spines. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c; lb., $1.50. 
