Cucumber 
(Continued) 
BUIST’S LONG GREEN 
70 Days—This is the largest cucumber be' 
longing to the black spine types, a selection 
of the Long Green, improved and developed 
by continued reselection. A heavy yielder de' 
sirable for pickling or slicing. The character' 
istics are the same as the Improved Long 
Green but the fruits are choicer, larger, taper' 
ing at both ends. A truly splendid variety, 
often 12 ins. long, 3]/2 ins. thick. This is the 
late variety to plant in the home garden. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN 
70 Days—The standard cucumber for either 
slicing or pickling is the Long Green, the 
favorite variety for home garden. A very 
heavy cropper and hardy. The small pickles 
are all well shaped. While in the slicing 
stage, the fruits are very attractive, 10 to 12 
ins. long, 2/ 2 to 3 ins. thick, straight and 
slightly tapered, with few seeds. The skin is 
deep green, black spin’ed; flesh very white, 
crisp and tasty. 
EVERBEARING 
55 Days—The merits of this variety is that 
the vines, by keeping the fruits picked, will 
continue to bear until killed by frost. It is 
small, very early, enormously productive and 
used mostly for pickles. Fruit deep green, 
black spined, 4 to 4 / 2 ins. long, 2 ins. thick 
and chunky. 
CHICAGO PICKLING 
59 Days—A productive type for early uni' 
form pickles, valuable for slicing and pickling. 
Fruits medium green, black spined, 0 / 2 ins. 
long, 2/ 2 ins. thick, square ended. 
NATIONAL PICKLE 
56 Days—A heavy yielder very valuable for 
the production of small pickles and popular 
with the pickle industry. Fruits dark green, 
black spined, 5 J /2 ins. long, 2/ 2 ins. thick and 
rather blocky in form. 
Plant Buist’s Long Green Cuke 
JERSEY PICKLE 
55 Days—This standard pickling variety pro' 
duces smooth fruit uniform in size, shape and 
color. A deep medium green, black spined, 
6 ins. long, 2 J /2 ins. thick, with tapering ends. 
Flesh crisp and tender at all stages. 
EARLY CLUSTER 
55 Days—One of the most popular pickling 
sorts. Very prolific and early, producing 
small fruits in clusters. Pale green in color, 
black spined, 5 ]/ 2 to 6 ins. long, 2/ 2 ins. 
thick; chunky, uniform and very tasty. 
Dandelion 
1 Oz. per 100 Ft.; 5 Lbs. per Acre 
Culture—Seed planted in July and allowed to 
winter over will yield an early crop of tender 
leaves the following Spring. Can also be 
sown in the Spring. Sow ip rich soil in drills 
12 to 18 ins. apart. Thin to 8 ins. in the rows 
and cultivate well. 
IMPROVED THICK LEAVED 
60 Days—The most profitable variety to 
grow. The plant is compact and upright, 
forming a rosette of large, broad, thick leaves 
20 ins. across, dark green in color and easily 
blanched. 
CULTIVATED OR FRENCH GARDEN 
55 Days —Plant low growing, spreading 16 to 
20 ins. with a compactly formed center; leaves 
long and broad. 
ITALIAN (Ciccoria, Catalogna) 
Although a member of the chicory family 
listed as Asparagus Chicory, it is better known 
as Italian Dandelion. A favorite salad of the 
Italians and grown extensively by market 
gardeners. Cut the main stalk, then numen 
ous young, tender sprouts grow which can 
be cut several times in a season as new 
shoots grow after each cutting. Serve like 
Dandelion or cook the green shoots like As' 
paragus and serve hot or cold. 
JAPANESE CLIMBING 
60 Days—A distinct climbing 
variety used to cover fences, 
poles and trellises. Fruit deep 
green, black spined, 9 ins. long, 
2/2 ins. thick, uniform and at' 
tractive. 
WEST INDIA GHERKIN 
OR BURR 
60 Days—Distinct from cucum' 
ber and used for very small 
pickles. Pick while young and 
tender and put in salt water until 
required for pickling. Fruits 
pale green, covered with prickly 
spines, oval and uniform, V/l 
ins. long. 
CUCUMBER 
Pkt. 
Vi Oz. 
Oz. 
Va Lb. 
Lb. 
Buist’s Long Green. . . . 
. .#0.05 $0.10 $0.15 $0.50 $1.50 
Improved Long Green. 
. . .05 
.10 
.15 
.45 
1.35 
Everbearing . 
.10 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
Chicago Pickling. 
. . .05 
.10 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
National Pickle. 
.10 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
Japanese Climbing . . . . 
.. .05 
.10 
.15 
.50 
1.50 
West India Gherkin 
or 
Burr . 
.10 
.20 
.60 
2.00 
Jersey Pickle . ... 
.10 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
Early Cluster. 
.10 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
DANDELION 
Improved Thick Leaved 
. . .10 
.35 
.65 
2.25 
8.00 
Cultivated or French 
Garden. 
Italian (Ciccoria Cata- 
• • 
logna) . 
.25 
.45 
1.50 
5.00 
