

NORTHRUP. KING & CO.’S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 

A & C Cucumber—A Good Slicing Variety 
CUCUMBER (Continued) 
Early Frame or Short Green 58 days 
An old-time popular pickling variety. 
Medium large size, square ended, black 
spined. Excellent for slicing and pickling. 
Recommended for home gardens and ship- 
ping to nearby markets. 
Early Green Cluster 55 days 
A fine pickling variety—also desirable 
for early slicing. Fruits borne in twos and 
threes. Short (5% in. by 2% in.) thick, pale 
green, cylindrical and full at both ends. 
Black spined. 
Early Russian 54 days 
A short-oval, flakey, medium green, very 
productive pickling variety. Exceptionally 
early. 
Japanese Climbing 60 days 
This variety is a real climber and can be 
grown on pole or trellis. A black spine sort, 
quite resistant to disease and insects. May 
be used for pickling or slicing. Fruits 9 in. 
long, 2% in. thick. Fine quality. 
Klondike 64 days 
An excellent white spine strain with dark 
green skin. 7 to 8 in. long and 2% in. thick. 
Cylindrical. Hardy and productive. Good for 
slicing and pickling. 
Lemon 64 days 
Fruits 3% in. long, nearly round. Deep 
lemon yellow, black spined. Superior quality 
for slicing and pickling. Very prolific. 
Longfellow 72 days 
A variety suited to outdoor or greenhouse 
culture. Fruits 11 in. to 14 in. long, 2% in. 
thick. Extremely dark green over entire 
surface and holds its color after picking. 
White spined. Requires quite rich soil. 
Long Green 70 days 
A medium late, black spined, slicing vari- 
ety, and very good for pickling. Fruits 10 
to 15 in. long, somewhat slender, dark 
green, with spines distributed quite uni- 
formly over the surface. One of the most 
popular and widely used sorts. 
National Pickling 54 days 
Developed under the direction of the Na- 
tional Pickle Packers’ Association at the 
Michigan State College of Agriculture. An 
excellent variety, especially for those inter- 
ested in small fancy pickles. The vines are 
strong and are prolific yielders. The leaf is 
medium large, covering the fruit well. The 
fruit is short, 5% to 6 in., blunt ended but 
not blocky. It is dark green in color and has 
black spines. 
N. K. & Co. Pickle 58 days 
A black spine, pickling variety that is 
slightly slimmer and shorter than Chicago. 
The leaf is medium small but covers well. 
The vine is thrifty and vigorous. Fruits are 
6 to 6% in. long, ends slightly pointed. 
Snow’s Pickling 54 days 
A popular, standard variety that has been 
well tested. The National Pickling variety 
was selected from Snow’s Pickling. The ap- 
pearance is quite similar. 
Straight-8 63 days 
An excellent white spine, slicing variety 
developed and introduced by Ferry-Morse. 
It was awarded the All-American Gold 
Medal in 1985. Desirable for shipping, mar- 
ket garden or home garden trade. The fruit 
is 8 to 9 in. long and 1% in. thick. Ends are 
rounded. It is very symmetrical, not taper- 
ing from either end. The color is dark green 
in the shipping stage, Plants quite vigorous. 
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