Plant them: they'll grow 
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CUCUMBER 
Usually planted in hills 4-5 ft. apart; 6 or 8 seeds per hill, thinned out to 3 or 4 plants when grown 
to 6” or 8". The hill method of planting allows early cultivation in both directions, but many growers 
prefer drills spaced 4-5 ft. apart, with the plants 18''-36” apart. The hills should be prepared with 
well-rotted manure before planting — which, for the main crop, may be done as soon as all danger 
of frost is over. Pickling sorts are planted 6 or 8 weeks later. One ounce will sow 100 hills; 3^4 lb. 
an acre. Fruits should be removed when they reach the picking stage; if left to ripen on the vines 
the yield will be decreased. 
The letters w.s. in the following list indicate the white spines which characterize most of the slicing 
cucumbers; pickling varieties are usually black spined as indicated by the letters b.s. 
*A and C w.s.: 68 days. A long variety which 
is extremely popular on account of its excellent 
exterior color, fine slicing texture and shipping 
quality. 
Arlington w.s.: 62 days. An older type but very 
popular for home gardens. Medium green, semi- 
blunt ends. 
Boston Pickling b.s.: 58 days. Early, productive, 
fairly smooth, medium green. 
Chicago Pickling b.s.: 59 days. An old favorite 
and one of the best for pickling or slicing. Me¬ 
dium green. Very prolific. 
* Clark's Special, Long Strain, w.s.: 63 days. 
All-America Silver Medal 1933. Handsome, dark 
green, slightly tapered at both ends; flesh crisp 
and firm. Holds its color, firmness and quality 
when shipped. 
* Colorado w.s.: 68 days. Distinguished by its 
attractive deep green color, length and smooth 
cylindrical shape. Shows very little striping at 
blossom end. 
Davis Perfect w.s.: 65 days. A good midseason 
shipping sort, dark green, tapered. 
Early Cluster b.s.: 55 days. The small, medium 
green fruits grow in bunches. 
Early Fortune w.s.: 64 days. A good slicing and 
shipping sort of medium size. 
Gherkin b.s.: 60 days. For small pickles. 
* Improved Long Green b.s.: 67 days. A stand¬ 
ard large variety for the home garden; very pro¬ 
lific, hardy and resistant to disease; deep green, 
white crisp flesh. 
Longfellow w.s.: 70 days. A long sort for forc¬ 
ing or outdoors. 
* National Association b.s.: 56 days. Originally 
bred to meet the specifications of the National 
Pickle Packers Association. Special attention 
has been given to this important variety at the 
Asgrow cucumber breeding grounds, and a most 
desirable strain has been produced; dark green, 
symmetrical and nearly square-ended. 
Snow's Perfection b.s.: 56 days. Somewhat 
smaller than Chicago Pickling. Square-ended. 
Stays Green (Black Diamond) w.s.: 60 days. 
Dark green, thick and square ended. 
Straight-8 w.s.: 66 days. Cylindrical and straight; 
8” long. Medium green, attractive. 
Recording trials on the Asgrow Cucumber Breeding Grounds at Greeley, Colorado 
