BURPEE'S 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 K in. of soil. When plants are 6 to 8 in. 
high, 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 and Slug 
Shot Dust. Treat seed with Cuprocide. See page 125 for 
explanation of white spine and black spine cucumbers. 
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 while fruits are young, and unexcelled 
for slicing when fully grown. The flesh is pure white, tender yet firm, and has a crisp flavor. A high 
quality cucumber equally valuable to home gardeners and market growers. Very productive. 
Pkt. 10^; oz. 20fi; 4 ozs. SOjzf; V 2 lb. 80^; lb. $1.35; 2 lbs. $2.50; 5 lbs. $5.95. 
394 MincuO 
53 days. Developed by Dr. A. E. Hutchens 
at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment 
Station. Fruits 5X in. long, 2>i in. in 
diameter and produced in clusters. Me¬ 
dium green skin, white, crisp flesh. 
Heavy cropper. Pkt. 10)i!; oz. 25^; 
4oz8. TSsi; Vi lb. $1.15; lb. $2.00; 
2 lbs. $3.70; 5 lbs. $9.00. 
M incu 
380 A and C 
60 days. The fruits grow about 10 
in. in length and 2'4 in. thick, well 
rounded at the ends and dark green 
throughout, which color is held after 
picking much longer than most others. 
Pkt. lOji; oz. 30)!!; 4 ozs. 85«i; Vi lb. $1.25; 
lb. $2.25; 2 lbs. $4.20; 5 lbs. $10.10. 
410 Burpee’s White Wonder 
58 days. While this is a most interesting variety, it also 
is a first-class cucumber of highest quality. The fruits are 
pure white from the time they begin to form and remain 
white until ripe; 8 in. long and 3 in. thick. It is primarily 
a home garden variety. Pkt. lOj!; oz. 20^; 
4 ozs. 60;!; Vz lb. 85;!; lb. $1.50; 2 lbs. $2.75; 5 lbs. $6.60. 
3 of the Best 
White Spine Cucumbers 
Fordhook White Spine, Black Diamond, 
and Early Fortune. 
7006—3 Pkts. (1 of each, value 30(1) for only 200 
7008—3 Ozs. (1 of each, value 60^) for only 400 
400 Davis’ Perfect 
58 days. Shapely white spine cucumber, 10 in. long and 
2)4 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;!; 1/2 lb. 75)!!; lb. $1.25; 
2 lbs. $2.30; 5 lbs. $5.50. 
382 Burbank’s Iceland eo days ivory-white 
apple-shaped fruits 
with pale green markings. Of medium size. Crisp, delicious 
white flesh of choice flavor. Prolific. Pkt. 15;!; ox. 30^; 
4 ozs. 90^; Vi lb- $1.40; lb. $2.50. 
379 Burpee’s Extra-Early 
White Spine 
55 days. One <3f the best varieties for the home gardener. 
The fruits are almost cylindrical, 7 in. long and 
2)4 in thick. They have a beautiful deep 
green skin which is practically free 
from ridges. Excellent for slic¬ 
ing when fully grown or when 
i small for pickling. Vines make 
|, a heavy growth and produce 
J their fruits very freely. In- 
troduced by Burpee in 1894. 
^ Pkt. 10;!; oz. 200; 4 ozs. 500; 
Vi lb. 750; lb. $1.25; 
2 lbs. $2.30; 5 lbs. $5.50. 
Burpee's Extra-Early White Spine 
For other Slicing and Pickling 
Cucumbers, see the next two pages 
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