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CUCUMBER. Shumway’s Superior Pickle and Slicing Varieties 
Grow Plenty to EAT GREEN and Enough Extra to Can for Winter Use 
392 Shumway’s Everbearing 
52 days. 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 dark 
green, about 4 to 5 inches long, and stubby but well shaped. 
Pkt., 10 ets.; oz., 17 cts.; % lb., 40' cts.; % lb., 70 cts.; lb., $1.25; 
2 lbs., $2.25, postpaid. 
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394 We Supply this Annually to many of the largest Pickle Manu¬ 
facturers in America. 58 days. A valuable and reliable small early 
pickling variety. Fruits are uniform in size and shape, 7 inches by 
2% when full-grown, tapering only slightly toward ends, good color, 
black-spined. Vines bear continuously if fruits are picked; very 
productive. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; *4 lb., 35 cts.; y a lb., 54 cts.; 
lb., $1.00; 2 lbs., $1.90, postpaid. 
399 Excellent as a Slicer or for Pieltles. 58 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 crisp and of good flavor; very 
nice for slicing and for salads. A fine exhibition type. 
Heavy yielder. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; % lb., 55 cts.; 
% lb., 95 cts.; lb., $1.75; 2 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. 
DAVIS PERFECT 
398—65 days. Enormous Yielder either in Greenhouse or Outdoor Plantings. A favorite whitc- 
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 fruits, tender and juicy. The 
plants are prolific, vigorous, and blight-resistant. A fine slicing type, also valuable for ship¬ 
ping. Wonderful yielder. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 17 cts.; y 4 lb., 40 cts.; 1/2 lb., 70 cts.; 1 lb., $1.25; 
2 lbs., $2.25, postpaid. 
403 Early Fortune 
65 days. An outstanding early type for long distance shipping. It is much 
grown in the South for early shipment to northern cities, and has recently 
become a very popular variety with the northern market gardeners. It has 
a fine dark green color and remains in table condition longer than any other 
white-spined variety. The flesh is white, solid, and crisp, with an unusually 
small seed cavity. A very productive yielder. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 12 cts.; % ll»., 
2S cts.; % lb., 50 cts.; lb., 90 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.65, 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.; Vi lb., 
28 cts.; y 2 lb., 50 cts.; lb., 90 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.65, postpaid. 
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391 Longfellow “The Largest of All and One of the Best” 
72 days. Unquestionably the finest of the large white-spined varieties. It is long, 12 to 15 
inches, slender, and round-ended. The fruit, dotted with white spines, is a uniform dark green. 
Because of its 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 flesh 
is firm and of good quality with few seeds; excellent for slicing. This variety is equally suit¬ 
able for green-house' forcing or field culture. The large, uniform size, handsome appearance and 
good quality make it a profitable type for the fancy trade. A good shipper. Pkt., lO cts.; oz., 
20 cts.; V* lb., 55 cts.; % lb., 95 cts.; lb., $1.75; 2 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. 
