CUCUMBERS 
Make your first sowing of Cucumbers after all danger of 
frost has passed, to supply fruits for summer use, and a 
second sowing in late June or early July to furnish Cucum¬ 
bers for fall use and pickling. They succeed best in a fertile, 
light, well-drained soil. Well-rotted manure in the hills 
and a side-dressing of commercial fertilizer are usually 
beneficial. Plant in hills 4 or 5 ft. apart, placing 8 to 10 
seeds in each hill, and cover with % in. of soil. When plants 
are 6 to 8 in. tall, thin to 3 or 4 plants to a hill. One pkt. 
of seed will plant 15 hills; 1 oz. 50 hills; 2 lbs. for one acre. 
If seed is drilled, one acre requires about 4 lbs. of seed. 
Control cucumber insects with Red Arrow Garden Spray. 
Burpe^s Fordhoo\ 
While Spine 
383 Burpee’s Fordhook White Spine O 
58 days. Attractive fruits, 8 in. long, with a rich dark green skin and white lines running from the 
blossom end toward the center of the fruit. Splendid for pickling purposes while fruits are young, 
and unexcelled for slicing when fully grown. The flesh is pure white, tender yet firm, and has a crisp 
flavor. Valuable to home gardeners and market growers. The Cucumbers of the White Spine group 
continue to hold their own in popularity. They are dependable yielders, and produce good crops 
of uniform, well-formed fruit under widely differing conditions. Fordhook White Spine is our own 
strain, an excellent representative of its class. 
Pkt. IQ^; oz. 20fi; 4 ozs. 50^; lb. 80^; lb. $1.35; 2 lbs. $2.50; 5 lbs. $5.95. 
Mincu 
381 Arlington White Spine 
60 days. Attractive, long, straight, quite thick Cucumbers 
of a rich dark green color. 8 in. long and in. thick, with 
square, blocky ends. The flesh is white, crisp, and solid. 
Very early and extremely productive. Pkt. 5^; oz. 15fit 
4 ozs. 45f‘; 1/2 lb. SSfi; lb. $1.10; 2 lbs. $2.00; 5 lbs. $4.80. 
400 Davis’ Perfect 
394 “Mincu” (New)Q 
41 days. Developed by Dr. A. E. 
Hutchens at the Minnesota Agri¬ 
cultural Experiment Station. Fruits 
5J4 in. long, 2K in. in diameter and 
produced in clusters. Medium green 
skin, white, crisp flesh. Heavy 
cropper. Pkt. 10^; oz. 30?!; 
4 ozs. 90fit V 2 lb. $1.40; lb. $2.50; 
2 lbs. $4.65; 5 lbs. $11.25. 
380 A and C 
60 days. The beautiful straight 
fruits grow about 10 in. in length and 
2X in. thick, well rounded at the ends and 
dark green throughout, which color is held after 
picking much longer than most others, Pkt. 10?!; 
oz. 35^; 4 ozs. $1.00; lb. $1.65; lb. $3.00; 
2 lbs. $5.60; 5 lbs. $13.50. 
408 Giant Long China 
75 days. Remarkable Cucumber from China which pro¬ 
duces extra long fruits, often 18 in. long and 3 in. thick. 
Skin is deep green and nearly smooth; flesh is white, solid, 
firm and crisp. Pkt. 15?!; oz. 40^; 4 ozs. $1.20; 
1/2 lb. $2.20; lb. $4.00; 2 lbs. $7.45; 5 lbs. $18.00. 
382 Burbank’s Iceland 
52 days. Ivory-white apple-shaped fruits with pale green 
markings. Of medium size, just right for slicing. Crisp, 
delicious white flesh of choice flavor. A most prolific bearer. 
It is a popular home garden variety. 
Pkt. 15^; oz. 30?!; 4 ozs. 90^; lb. $1.40; lb. $2.50. 
Burpee’s 
Extra-Exirly 
White 
Spine 
For other 
Cucumbers, see 
the next two 
pages 
58 days. Shapely white spine Cucumber, 10 in. long and 
2M in. thick in the middle, slightly tapering at both ends. 
The skin is a rich deep green and the flesh is pure white, 
solid, brittle, and tasty. Its eating*qualities are excellent, 
due to its thickness and the lack of seeds. Retains its color 
for a long time after being picked; this makes it valuable 
for market and shipping as well as for home use. 
Pkt. 10^; oz. 20?!; 4 ozs. 50?!; lb. 750; 
lb. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.30; 5 lbs. $5.50. 
379 Burpee’s Extra- 
Early White Spine O 
55 days. One of the best varieties for 
the home gardener. The fruits are al¬ 
most cylindrical, 7 in, long and 2}4 in. 
thick. They have a beautiful deep 
green skin which is practically free 
from ridges. The flesh is tender, but 
firm and juicy. Excellent for slicing 
when fully grown or when small for 
pickling. Vines make a heavy growth 
and produce their fruits very freely. 
Introduced by Burpee in 1894. 
Pkt. 100; oz. 200; 4 ozs. 500; 
1/2 lb. 750; lb. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.30; 
5 lbs. $5.50. 
W. Atlee Burpee Co. 
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