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Pickling varieties. 
Cucumber Earliest of All and Straight-8 are favor- 
ite pickle sorts in the southern states. 
: : Our Improved National Pickling and 
Pickling Cucumbers Improved Boston Pickling are best 
liked in the northern states. Burrell’s Earliest of All is our best 
seller in the South to pickle packers. Straight-8 is used somewhat 
in the South for a long pickling sort. We invite correspondence 
from pickle packers, as we specialize in the production of seed 
for this trade. 

" : 58 days. A splendid sort for 
Boston Pickling Imp roved small bottle pickles, also large 
sours and dills. Fruits about the same size as National, being a 
new refined selection and should not be confused with ordinary 
stocks of Boston Pickling. This new stock is becoming a favorite 
with eastern picklers. Fruits dark green, very firm, black spined, 
6 to 6% inches long, 2% inches thick, only slightly tapered. 
(Pkt., 10c) (0z., 25c) (4 lb., 75c) (lb., $2.25) (© Ibs., $9.90) prepaid 
? ; ; 60 days. We developed this sort from the 
Burrell’s Pickling Chicago Pickling with the idea of produc- 
ing an extra early prolific variety that would be straight, slender, 
square ended and free from nubbiness. Fruits are so cylindrical 
that lobes are barely distinguishable even when fully matured. 
Size about the same in diameter as Boston Pickling, but averages 
one inch longer, an abundant yielder. Black spined. 
(Pkt., 10c) (0z., 25c) (% |b., 75c) (lb., $2.25) (5 Ibs., $9.90) prepaid 
Chicago Pickling Westerfield 60 days. A valuable medium 
long pickling sort. Fruits medium green, 
black spined, 6% to 7 inches long, 2% to 2% inches thick.’ Tapers 
very slightly at each end. Growers should not confuse this with 
the shorter type as Snow’s Pickling is sometimes sold as Short 
Type Chicago Pickling. 
(Pkt., 10c) (0z., 25c) (4 Ib., 75c) (lb., $2.25) (5 lbs., $9.90) prepaid 
Ear 52 days. A short, blunt, cylindrical pickling 
a ly Cluster sort, does not taper at the ends, fruits borne 
close in on the vine in clusters; length 5% inches, thickness 234 
inches, black spined. 
(Pkt., 10c) (0z., 20c) (4 Ib., 70c) Clb., $2.05) (5 Ibs., $9.00) prepaid 
National Pickling 50 days. Developed by the Michigan 
Agricultural College under the super- 
vision of the National Pickle Packers Association. Vines rather 
small, fruits straight, symmetrical, full at the ends; length 6% 
inches, thickness 2% inches. Black spined, recommended for pro- 
duction of high grade small pickles, a good yielder. This variety 
has taken first place with pickle packers in the north central states. 
(Pkt., 10c) (0z., 25c) (% Ib., 80c) (lb., $2.40) 
(5 lbs., $10.50 prepaid 
National Pickling—After visiting our fields, one pickle packer 
aptly described this as a “Pickle Man’s Dream” 


