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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. 
b] 
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.: 
Dark green, thick and square ended. 
60 days. 
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 
