Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., Wholesale Seed Growers, Cambridge, N. Y. 
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eally originated with a first selection made for us 
by Professor George E. Starr, in 1906. He continued the work of 
reselection until the variety was introduced to the market in 1910. 
Its qualities and characteristics were such that in a short time it be¬ 
came very popular with the Southern shippers, possibly more so than 
all other varieties combined. 
There is an interesting fact connected with Rice’s Improved Early 
Fortune Cucumber, which we are now introducing. 
Reselection work following 1906 had been continued. In 1932 we 
were growing a crop of Early Fortune for stock seed in Cambridge 
and in this crop Professor Starr found the most perfect specimen, 
from a shipping standpoint, that he had ever seen. He picked this 
cucumber and brought it to the office to show what a perfect Early 
Fortune really looked like. After much handling and examination, 
this particular specimen finally came to rest on a shelf in a warm 
room, where it lay for nine months without breaking down or showing 
a rot spot; proving that in addition to being a perfect specimen from 
a shipping standpoint, it was also the longest keeping fruit we have 
ever seen. Some of the seeds from this specimen were planted in trials 
in 1933 and it was found that the cucumbers produced ran extremely 
true to the original. The remaining seed was planted and carefully 
cultivated in 1934, securing enough stock seed for a considerable 
planting in 1935. This stock seed, we expect, will produce for our 
customers many thousands of pounds of seed for 1936, and we are 
quite sure that anyone who may be fortunate enough to secure a 
portion of this seed will pronounce it the finest shipping cucumber 
he has ever grown. 
Rice’s Improved Early Fortune is early, and extremely 
productive. It is just the right size and shape, too, with 
a rich dark green color extending well to the end of the 
fruit. We most highly recommend it. 
RICE'S 
SEEDS 
Professor George E. Starr, Production Manager, 
D. K. Hampton, Trial Ground Superintendent, and 
Joseph H. Arnold, Plant Superintendent, inspecting a 
crop of RICE'S Improved Early Fortune Cucumbers 
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