NORTHRUP, KING & CO.'S DEPENDABLE SEEDS FOR CANNERS 
CUCUMBER 
Boston Pickling—57 days 
An old, standard variety of early maturity. 
Vine—Vigorous, a strong grower and very prolific. 
Fruit—Dark green, short, 6 to 6 V 2 inches, slightly smooth, a "blocky" type. 
Black spined. 
Chicago Pickling—58 days 
Probably the most used pickling variety. Excellent for dills or small sized stock. 
Vine—A strong grower, good leaf coverage and a heavy producer. 
Fruit—Medium green, 6 V 2 to 7 inches long, tapers slightly at both ends. Black 
spined. 
Early Green Cluster—55 days 
Vine—A strong, vigorous grower with good leaf coverage. 
Fruit—Born in clusters of twos and threes, early maturing, chunky, light green, 
5 to 51/2 inches long. Cylindrical and full at both ends. Black spined. 
National Pickling—54 days 
Developed under the direction of the National Pickle Packer's Association at 
the Michigan State College of Agriculture. , 
Vine—Strong and a prolific yielder. Leaf is medium large and covers fruit well. 
Fruit—Short, 51/2 lo 6 inches, dark green, blunt ended but not blocky, black 
spined. Especially desirable for small sized fancy pickles. 
Snow's Pickling—54 days 
A very popular variety for small, fancy pickle stock. Similar to National Pick¬ 
ling as National was developed from it. A very early desirable type. 
One of Northrup, King <S Co.'s seed production fields of Chicago Pickling 
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