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LANDRETHS’ SEEDS HAVE BEEN SEEDS OF PROVEN QUALITY FOR 154 YEARS 
CUCUMBER—Continued 
ARLINGTON WHITE SPINE—65 Days. A cucumber that 
for years was the standard of perfection of White Spine types. 
It is grown extensively by market gardeners and is equally 
desirable as a family garden sort. Fruit long, slim and attrac¬ 
tive, thicker than Early Fortune, same diameter all over, and 
rather chunky in appearance. Pkt. 5c oz. 15c 34 lb. 35c lb. $1.15 
BOSTON PICKLE— 58 Days. A very productive variety; 
robust in growth; dark green, paling to light green at tip. 
Warty and black spined. Pkt. 5c oz. 15c 34 lb. 35c lb. $1.10 
CHICAGO PICKLE—58 Days. Sometimes called Wester- 
field Pickle. Vine vigorous, foliage broad. Fruit square 
ended, choice green color with smooth skin, few spines. We can 
recommend this variety as being the most desirable, the sturd¬ 
iest and hardiest of all pickles. Pkt. 5c oz. 15c 34 lb. 35c lb. $1.10 
LONGFELLOW OR VAUGHAN—74 Days. This is prob¬ 
ably the finest of the large green varieties. When mature it 
measures about 15 inches in length, quite prolific, straight, 
uniform, fine dark green color. 
Pkt. 5c oz. 20c 34 lb. 69c lb. $2.00 
LONG GREEN IMPROVED OR LONDON—70 Days. A 
Black Spine variety. Vines very vigorous and productive. 
One of the best, if not the best, variety for slicing and salting. 
A shy seeder; consequently, hard to get farmers to grow for 
seed: but very prolific bearer. A universal favorite and more 
largely sold than any long green cucumber on the market. 
Hardy and disease resistant, fruit 12 to 13 inches long, some¬ 
what pointed at the ends with warts particularly on stem end. 
Pkt. 5c oz. 15c 34 lb. 40c lb. $1.35 
LONG GREEN TURKEY—75 Days. Black Spined. A shy 
producer of seed, but a prolific bearer and is highly recom¬ 
mended to all who put up their own pickles. Fruit is long, 
dark, slim, showing a tendency to have a small neck at the 
stem end. Pkt. 5c oz. 15c 34 lb. 45c lb. $1.40 
DAVIS PERFECT—70 Days. Here we have a Cucumber of 
intensely dark green skin but a shy producer of seeds. Flesh 
very white. Fine for slicing. A most desirable variety for both 
family and market garden cultivation. Always dark green, 
smooth skin. 9 to 10 inches long, tapering to both ends. It 
more closely resembles a hothouse variety than any other. 
Pkt. 5c oz. 15c 34 lb. 40c lb. $1.25 
EARLY CLUSTER—52 Days. An early sort. Fruit borne 
in clusters of two or three, from which it gets its name. The 
fruit is short, bright green, crisp and tender. Is good for 
slicing as well as pickling. Pkt. 5c oz. 15c 34 lb. 35c lb. $1.10 
EARLY FORTUNE—64 Days. An early, long,, slim, well¬ 
shaped, white spine, of a deep green color, retaining green 
color longer than most other sorts. Fruit about 8 inches. 
Very productive. Very choice and popular as a long distance 
shipper. One of the best; plant with the utmost confidence. 
Pkt. 5c oz. 15c 34 lb. 40c lb. $1.25 
JERSEY PICKLE—56 Days. A short black-spined, pro¬ 
ductive sort, having the reputation of ripening better than 
any other variety and of holding its color. Early Spring 
sowing will develop fruit of pickling size 2 to 3 inches, in 50 
days. Good green color at stem, and paling to light yellowish 
green at tip. Pkt. 5c oz. 15c 34 lb. 35c lb. $1.10 
KLONDIKE—70 Days. A handsome white spined medium 
early sort. Very dark color and an excellent sheer. Fruit 
grows 7 to 8 inches in length and usually of uniform shape. 
Color is verv dark green, slightly striped with white at ends. 
Pkt. 5c oz. 15c 34 lb. 40c lb. $1.25 
LANDRETHS’ EXTRAORDINARY—65 Days. Vine a strong 
grower, foliage broad leaved, deep green, close-jointed. Does 
not sunburn. Blooms early and sets fruit in every blossom; 
consequently very prolific. Fruit 834 to 10 inches long, slightly 
tapering at both ends. Pickles can be gathered in 50 days. 
Fine for slicing and can be picked in nine weeks. A fine variety 
of White Spine. Pkt. 5c oz. 20c 34 lb. 40c lb. $2.00 
NATIONAL PICKLING— 56 Days. A fine pickle developed 
at the Michigan Agricultural College. Dark green, square 
ended, resembles Snow’s pickle. 
Pkt. 5c oz. 15c 34 lb. 35c lb. $1.00 
NEW HYBRID—66 Days. This is identical to Clark’s Special 
or Woodruff’s Hybrid. The size and shape are approximately 
the same as Early Fortune, possibly an inch longer and slightly 
thicker. It is later than Early Fortune and not as heavy a 
cropper. It is particularly desirable because of its intense dark 
green color and its excellent long distance shipping qualities. 
Pkt. 5c oz. 15c 34 lb. 40c lb. $1.25 
SHORT PROLIFIC OR GREEN PROLIFIC PICKLE—56 
Days. A black spine, short-vined, short-fruited, productive 
variety, producing fruit for pickling in a comparatively short 
time; an abundant bearer, highly recommended for pickles for 
which it is used by many of the most famous pickling establish¬ 
ments. Pkt. 5c oz. 15c 34 lb. 35c lb. $1.10 
SNOW’S PROLIFIC PICKLE—55 Days. In appearance of 
fruit a variation of the Chicago Pickle, but considerably 
longer in vine than Short Prolific. The fruit of Snow’s Pro¬ 
lific is more uniformly even in diameter from end to end, small, 
early, dark green, both ends blunt. It has a reputation of 
being more productive than any of its class and in every way 
suitable for pickling, consequently U3ed to a very large extent 
by the best pickle houses. Pkt. 5c oz. 15c 34 lb. 35c lb. $1.10 
GHERKIN, BURR OR WEST INDIA GHERKIN—65 Days. 
A round, prickly Cucumber. Used for pickles only. The 
seed gets very hard, consequently, before planting, it should 
be soaked well as it takes it so long to sprout under ordinary 
conditions. Form of fruit resembles a horse chestnut burr. 
Pkt. 5c oz. 20c 34 lb. 60c lb. $2.00 
STRAIGHT -8— 55 Days. Length about 8 inches, 134 inches 
in diameter. Fruit well rounded at the ends. Deep green in 
color. Free from striping. Symmetrical. Desirable for shipping. 
An “All-America” Award in 1935. A Cucumber of considerable 
merit. Pkt. 5c oz. 20c 34 lb. 50c lb. $1.75 
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