Gurken (Ger.) 
CUCUMBERS 
A packet of seed will plant 20 hills; an ounce about 80 hills or sow 50 feet of row. About 23^2 lbs. of seed per acre. 
Cetriolo (It.) 
Seed is sown in this latitude (Western New 
York) the middle of May for early slicers and 
last of June for pickles and late cucumbers. 
About Varieties. The white spined va¬ 
rieties retain their green color even when ripe, 
while the black spined kinds turn yellow 
when mature. 
Harris’ Perfection is one of the best of the 
white spines. Longfellow is a little longer but _ 
does not yield as well. Early Fortune is an 
inch or two shorter and is used largely for dill pickles as well as for mar¬ 
ket and shipping. China is of excellent quality. Harris’ Double Yield, 
Chicago Pickling and Perfected Jersey Pickle are the best for pickles. 
HARRIS’ PERFECTION. The Best for Slicing. See page 8. This is 
without doubt the best cucumber for home use and market where a 
long deep green white spine variety is wanted. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; y 4 Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.75. 
LONGFELLOW. This is a very fine long, slender, dark green cucumber. 
The fruit is 10 to 12 in. long and only 2 to 2J^ in. in diameter and is of 
very high quality. It is very deep green and holds its color a long time 
after picking. 
This is one of the finest quality cucumbers for growing in the open 
ground and is equal in quality to the hothouse products. The vines are 
vigorous and bear well, making this new variety one of the very best for 
home use or market. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; y 4 Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.75. 
CHINA. See page 10. A remarkable variety of finest quality. An ex¬ 
cellent kind for the home garden. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; l / 4 Lb. $1.35; Lb. $4.50. 
EARLY FORTUNE. One of the earliest and best of the white spine varie- 
ties. The fruit is 7 to 9 inches long, tapering only slightly toward each 
end. This variety is excellent for market and pickles and as it holds the 
deep green color well after picking, it is also very valuable for shipping. 
The vines are vigorous, healthy and productive. Our stock is very fine, 
producing an abundance of fine type fruit. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; y 4 Lb. GOc; Lb. $1.90. 
WOODRUFF’S HYBRID. A popular cucumber for market. Grows 8 to 
10 in. long is deep green in color and stays green a long time. It is a 
white spined variety. We have a fine strain that will produce good 
crops of the true type cucumbers. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; y 4 Lb. GOc; Lb. $2.00. 
DAVIS PERFECT. Our stock of this improved strain of White Spine is 
very fine. The fruit is of good length, straight, tapering at both ends, 
very deep green, and of fine quality. Matures a little later than Early 
White Spine, and Early Fortune. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; l / 4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.90. 
EARLY WHITE SPINE. One of the most popular cucumbers for general 
purposes. Early, productive and of fine quality for slicing and pickling. 
Fruit is of medium length and matures early. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; y 4 Lb. 50c; Lb. $1.65. 
KLONDIKE. Fine for Pickles. One of the best of the White Spine 
varieties, for pickles, as well as slicing. Fruit 7 to 8 inches long with blunt 
ends. Of deep green color which holds well after picking. Medium early. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; y 4 Lb. 50c; Lb. $1.65. 
Improved Long Green. Fruit long, straight and dark green. Excellent 
for pickling, slicing and market. Our strain is much superior to the 
common Long Green. This is a black spine variety and turns yellow 
when ripe. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; y 4 Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.75. 
Longfellow Cucumber 
HARRIS’ DOUBLE YIELD PICKLE. Best for Pickles. See page 8. 
The earliest cucumber we know of and one of the best kinds for pickles 
and early slicing. Black spine. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; y 4 Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.75. 
CHICAGO PICKLING. Very prolific and one of the most popular kinds 
for pickles. The young fruit is short, straight, square ended and medium 
deep green in color. Black Spine. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; V 4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.85. 
Perfected Jersey Pickle. A strain of Long Green which is especially 
adapted to raise for pickles. The young fruit is straight, long, slender 
and deep green. One of the best pickling cucumbers. Black Spine. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; J / 4 Lb. 70c; Lb. $2.45. 
GREEN PROLIFIC, or Boston Pickling. Bears very profusely and is 
excellent for pickles. The fruit is rather short, straight, has blunt ends 
and is medium deep green. Black Spine. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; V 4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.85. 
Everbearing. Fruit short and light green but produced in great abundance. 
Starts bearing very early and continues late if kept picked. Black Spine. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; y 4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.85. 
Early Green Cluster. Short fruit borne in clusters, good for pickles, 
color light green, and has black spines. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; y 4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.85. 
Japanese Climbing. Vines of very vigorous growth and fruit of first 
class quality and good length. Besists blight better than others. A 
black spined variety. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; y 4 Lb. 70c; Lb. $2.45. 
West India Gherkin. Short, prickly fruit, used for pickling, very prolific. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; y 4 Lb. 70c; Lb. $2.45. 
White Wonder. This is a pure white cucumber of fine quality. The fruit 
is 7 to 8 inches long and even when very young is perfectly white. These 
white cucumbers are quite a curiosity and are valuable for exhibition as 
well as table use. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; y 4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50. 
LEMON CUCUMBER 
This is a real 
cucumber that grows 
about the size and 
color of a lemon. The 
shape is shown in 
the photograph on 
this page. The flesh 
is white and has a 
peculiar sweet fla¬ 
vor, quite different 
from other cucum¬ 
bers. 
They are highly 
esteemed by many 
people both for table 
Lemon Cucumbers 
use and pickling. The fruit is ready to use when it is just commencing 
to turn yellow. They may be picked while green or ripe as preferred. 
The Lemon Cucumber is grown the same as other cucumbers. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; y 4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00. 
Cucumber Trials at Moreton Farm 
l?ondequoit Hothouse 
Cucumber 
The gardeners around Bochester have de¬ 
veloped this famous hothouse cucumber that 
has proved the most profitable variety to raise 
under glass. 
The fruit is long, slender, deep green and nearly 
perfectly solid, with very few seeds, and in some 
fruit practically none at all. The vines are won¬ 
derfully vigorous and very prolific. 
The seed we offer was saved entirely from fruit 
grown under glass. 
Packet of 50 seeds 60c; 100 seeds $1.00; 
500 seeds $4.00. 
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