CUCUMBERS 
All Cucumbers—Packet, 5c; 
ounce, 2QOc, postpaid. 
Gardeners with limited space cannot 
afford to plant cucumbers, which for 
outdoor culture must be planted in 
hills at intervals of at least 41% feet 
each way. The plant is a sprawling 
tendril-bearing vine. It requires con- 
siderable heat, a lot of moisture and 
a rich soil. Cucumbers are much 
more sensitive to frost than most vege- 
table crops. They can only be grown 
in regions that not only have plenty 
of heat but a frost-free period of 75 to 
90 days. 
Warm sandy loam especially if it has a gentle 
slope southward is the best soil for out-door 
cucumbers. No other method of fertilizing is so 
satisfactory as putting 2 quarts of thoroughly 
rotted manure under each hill or a scant wheel- 
barrow load is better. Broadcasting manure or 
fertilizer for plants spaced so far apart is merely 
wastetul. 
See that the manure is covered sufficiently so 
that no seed touches it. This is easily accom- 
plished by forming a circular hill about a foot 
wide and 4 inches deep over each lot of buried 
manure, the site of which had better be marked 
with a stick, if some days intervene between 
burying and planting time. 
Planting cannot be done until warm or hot 
weather is assured. Plant six seeds to each hill 
expecting to reduce them to three as soon as 
germination is complete, selecting the three best 
plants. The seed should be planted about 11% 
inches deep. 
As the vines become large they will fill all of 
the space between the hills, so it is very impor- 
tant that you cultivate thoroughly while the 
plants are still young. 
Diamond Long Green. Truly the outstanding 
of the large varieties. It is extremely crisp and 
tender, sweet, very fine for slicing. It is best for 
sweet pickles when matured. 
Improved White Spine. An outstanding vari- 
ety for table use. It is one of the early types and 
exceedingly tasty. Uniformly straight and hand- 
some light green fruits, with a few white spines. 
Boston Pickling or Green Prolific. Truly the 
finest and most popular pickling variety. The 
tasty, bright green fruits range from 4 to 5 
inches in length and are exceedingly produc- 
tive. Fine for home and market. 
Davis Perfect. A vigorous grower. Fruits long, 
dark green, crisp and tender. Holds its color 
exceedingly well after picking, which makes it 
a favorite with the market gardeners. Seed 
cavity is small, making them very desirable for 
home and market uses. One of the outstanding 
varieties for Northwest climate. 

COLORADO CUCUMBER 
Colorado. Cucumber Colorado won the All 
American 1935 Award of Merit and is destined 
to become one of the most popular varieties. 
One of its outstanding qualities is that it does 
not taper but is practically the same size from 
end to end. The fruits are dark green, 9 to 12 
inches long and will yield more slicing cucum- 
ber than any other variety of approximately its 
size. Is highly recommended for the shipper 
and market garden. 
Other Varieties—Short Green or Early Frame, 
Lemon, Japanese Climbing, Small Gherkin, 
Deltus, Vaughn, Straight Eight. 
f \ | | \/t Culture similar to lettuce. Outer 
leaves should be tied over the 
head to bleach. Packet, 5c; 
ounce, 15c. 
Black Beauty. Extra 
early, quick growing, 
vigorous variety, uniform 
size. Color deep, blackish purple. Excellent 
for market. Packet, 10c; ounce, 65c, post- 
paid. 
New York Improved Lazge Purple. Leading 
market variety. Not quite as early as Black 
Beauty. Large and productive. Packet, 10c; 
ounce, 60Oc, postpaid. 
Florence Fennel. An Italian 
vegetable with thick leaf stem. 
Served boiled or sliced, also 
cooked in soups. Easily grown. Packet, 5c; 
ounce, 25c, postpaid. 
pee sively throughout the entire coun- 
try. A very strong hardy grower 
that is very easily cultivated in the home garden. 
It is broad leaved, with rather short but very 
thick stems. Packet, 5c; ounce, 25c. 
American Flag. Used very exten- 
Large Rouen. A very hardy variety, with short, 
thick, well-blanched stems and dark green 
leaves. Packet, 5c; ounce, 25c. 
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