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Davis Perfect Cucumber 
CUCUMBER 
Culture. — Cucumbers succeed best in warm, rich, sandy loam. For very early use, seed may 
be started in hot bed and the plants set out in May. For the main crop, plant in hills 4 feet 
apart each way and cover one-half inch deep. The hills should be previously prepared by 
mixing thoroughly with the soil of each a shovel full of well rotted manure. Thin out plants 
to about 4 to the hill. The. fruit should be gathered when large enough, whether required for 
use or not, as if left to ripen on the vines, it destroys their productiveness. One ounce of seed 
for 50 hills. 2 to 3 pounds in hills for an acre. 
DAVIS PERFECT. A fine long white spine variety averaging 10 to 12 inches in length. Skin 
dark rich green and smooth. Generally favored for both forcing or field culture. Very crisp 
and tender and a heavy cropper. A handsome fruit. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; 34 lb. $1.00. 
Woodruff’s Hybrid. Favored by market gardners and one of the best White Spine strains. 
Grows 8 to 10 inches long and retains its color unusually well. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; 34 lb. $1.00. 
Arlington White Spine. One of the finest cucumbers for shape, size, and color. Young 
fruits are exceptionally crisp and tender, and are of very dark green color. Considered by 
many to be the best for slicing and Dill pickles. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; 34 lb. $1.00. 
Long Green. About 12 inches long and very productive. Skin more or less prickly, flesh 
white, firm and crisp. A late table variety of black spine type and used extensively for pickling 
and slicing. A standard and popular variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; 34 lb. $1.25. 
Longfellow. Ideal for shipping. Straight, white spined, 12 to 14 inches long and of dark 
green color which is retained after picking. Very few seeds and one of the best for slicing. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; 34 lb- $1.25. 
Boston Pickling. The favorite pickling sort of finest quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; 34 lb. $1.00. 
Japanese Climbing. Fruit 10 inches long. Skin dark green. Flesh white, and flavor 
excellent. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; 34 lb. $1.00. 
Early Green Cluster. Very prolific small fruit in clusters, and light green in color. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 30c; 14 lb. $1.00. 
Early Russian. A black spine strain of pickling cucumber. Fruit short and thick, but very 
productive and hardy. One of the earliest. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; 34 lb. $1.00. 
Small Gherkin. Very small, prickly but prolific pickling variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; 34 lb. $1.25 
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