12 FORD’S CUKES FOR PICKLING AND SLICING 

FORD’S SOUND CUCUMBER SEED 
Grown from Carefully Selected Stock Seed 
It Pleases the Most Critical Market Gardeners 
CULTURE. For early cucumbers start the seeds in a hotbed about the first to middle of 
April. 
10 or 12 seeds in each pot. 
the hills at least 4 feet apart each way; allow only 4 or 5 plants to grow in a hill. 
out-of-door planting May 15 is about the earliest safe date. 
4-inch paper or clay pots may be used or squares of sod with grass side down. 
Transplant to open ground when danger of frost is past, spacing 
Plant 
For first 
Plantings may be made at in- 
tervals of two or three weeks up to July 10. For main crop pickles we have found June 20 
to July 10 most satisfactory. 

Davis Perfect Cucumber 
: Probably the most pop- 
Davis Pertect. ‘Gisrot the White Spine 
varieties. It is long, smooth, slightly ta- 
pering at both ends. It is deep green color 
when in the slicing stage. It is a fine ship- 
per and market variety. It is a good vari- 
ety for greenhouse or outdoor growing. 
Its main use is for slicing, but when small 
makes slender pickles, quality fine. Edible 
in 65 days; size when full grown, 10x2% 
inches. Pkt. 5e, oz. 10e, %4 Ib. 35e, Ib., $1.10, 
> lbs. $4.98. 
Improved Early White Spine 
or Arlington. This is one of the older 
varieties but is one of our most popular. 
It is edible in 60 days. Good for pickling 
or slicing when large. It combines pro- 
ductiveness and beautiful green color and 
is quite early. When fully grown it is 9x2% 
inches. Pkt. 5e, oz. 10c, %4 Ib. 30e, Ib. $1.00, 
» lbs. $4.98. 
° “O97 GOLD MEDAL, AL Le 
Straight “8 AMERICA SELECTION, 
1935. This variety is typical of its name, 
producing straight fruits, quite regularly, 
eight inches long. Well rounded at both 
ends, color ideal dark green, free from 
stripings and pale tips. Vines vigorous and 
productive. Ideal for home market and 
shipping. Pkt. 10c, % oz. 15e, oz. 20c, %4 Ib. 
50ec, 1 lb. $1.50. 
Nothing better for long 
Early Fortune. distance shipping. It 
holds its intense dark green color better 
and remains edible longer than almost any 
other strain of white spine. The fruits are 
uniform in shape, slightly tapering at the 
ends. When full grown it is 9% by 2% 
inches. A fine pickling variety when small. 
Edible in 58 days. Pkt. 5e, oz. 10c, % Ih. 
30e, lb. $1.00, 5 lbs. $4.75. 
Growing 12 to 14 inches 
Longfellow. long and 2% inches in 
diameter; dark green, spines white, straight, 
slender, suitable for greenhouse or outdoor 
culture. An excellent variety for slicing, 
as it contains but few seeds. Ships well 
and sells at sight. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, %4 Ib. 
55e, lb. $1.75. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. 
for slicing or pickling. 
13x3 inches. Edible in 65 days. It is pro- 
lific. Fruits dark green, slender tapering 
toward stem end, spines black. Pkt. 6e, 
oz 15¢e, %4 lb. 35c, lb, $1.25. 
An old favorite 
It attains a size of 
1 oz. will plant 50 hills, 2 lbs. to the acre. 
JAPANESE 
CLIMBING. An 
odd variety, 
having a tend- 
ency to climb 
over trellis or 
other support, 
making a 
growth of 10 to 
12 feet; very 
prolific; quality 
excellent; vines 
bear until frost; 
crisp, of fine 
flavor; very few 
seeds; flesh thick 
and firm, At- 
tains a size of 9x21%4 inches, spines black, 
edible in 58 days. On account of its trail- 
ing habit it is well adapted to plant in 
small gardens. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c. 
¢ ® ESTERFIELDS, 
Chicago Pickle. Tio wnost popular of 
the small, early pickling varieties. It is 
enormously productive and very diSease- 
resistant. The ideal type for very early 
uniform pickles. It has a moderate num- 
ber of black spines. Edible in 55 days. 
Size when mature, 7x2% inches. Pkt. 5e, 
oz. 10c, %4 Ib. 30e, Ib. $1.00, 5 lbs. $4.75. 
° . Extra Early Green 
Boston Pickling. Prolific. An exceed- 
ingly handsome pickling variety, very pro- 
lific, dark green, black spines, medium 
length, crisp and of fine quality. Ready in 
55 days. When full grown is 6x2% inches. 
eae 5e, oz 10c, % lb. 30c, Ib. $1.00, 5 lbs. 
NATIONAL PICKLING. A superior strain for 
pickling. Developed by the Mich. Ag. Col- 
lege after many years of careful selection. 
It is deep green, square ended, fine shape 
for pickles, productive, black spines. Pkt. 
Se, oz 10ce, % Ib. 30ec, Ib. $1.00, 5 lbs. $4.75. 
FORDHOOK FAMOUS. A large white spine 
variety. A heavy yielder and excellent 
Slicer, also good for large pickles. Grows 
very uniform in shape; size 14x3% inches. 
Edible in 62 days. Almost spineless. Pkt. 
5e, oz. 10ce, % Ib. 30c, Ib. $1.00. 
WHITE WONDER. Ivory-white from the 
time they start to grow; good shape and 
quality for pickling or slicing; crisp, uni- 
form size; vine is a rapid grower and pro- 
lific. Size when mature 7x2% inches, edi- 
ble in 58 days, a real good variety. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 10c, %4 Ib. 38e, Ib. $1.25. 
EARLY CLUSTER. Very early, short, thick, 
productive, good for pickling; black spines, 
aa 5e, oz 10c, %4 Ib. 33ec, Ib. $1.00, 5 Ibs. 
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SNAKE OR SERPENT. A curiosity, grows 
a to 20 inches long, curled up like a snake. 
t. 10e,. 
SPECIAL OFFER—1 packet each of 10 
varieties of cucumbers, your selection S80c, 1 
oz. each $1.50, prepaid. 
KILL THE BUGS 
If you want good vegetables, don’t give the 
bugs a chance to eat the foliage. Use SLUG- 
SHOT, 1 Ib. 35c, 5 lbs., for $1.25, by mail. 
