Cucumber 
Origin not positively known but thought to be in India. 
Each hill should be separated 4 feet. 
1 oz. will plant 100 hills. 
Plant half inch deep. Thin to 3 or 4 plants per hill. 
Plant four pounds to the acre. A good crop 
cannot be grown on thin sotl. For early use plant when the Cherry is in bloom or when danger of frost is past. 
For pickles plant early in August to get 2 to 3 inch fruit in late September. 
Among many people the phrase white spine is not understood. The spines on the cucumber are of two 
kinds, white and black. They have nothing to do with the outside color of the cucumber for they are the 
little prickly white or black projections on the skin of the fruit. 
Slicing Varieties 
A. & C. (Colorado)—60 Days. Spines white. 
Vines healthy, robust and resistant to disease, pro- 
ducing cucumbers about 9 inches long, but not quite 
so large in diameter as Early Fortune. 
Arlington White Spine—65 Days. A cucumber 
that for years was the standard of perfection of 
White Spine types. Fruit long, slim and attractive, 
thicker than Early Fortune, same diameter all over, 
rather chunky in appearance. 
Black Diamond—60 Days. One of the greenest 
and earliest of the Long White Spine Varieties. 
Hardy, large fruited, excellent shape, uniform from 
end to end. Its extended or long drawn out period 
of picking has given it a favorable reputation among 
Market Gardeners. Used extensively in Florida to 
ship North. 
BUY EARLY DUE TO UNUSUAL 
CONDITIONS 
During the first World War, seeds were 
imported from certain countries for American 
gardeners. Now virtually all garden seed 
must be grown in the United States. This is 
being accomplished under difficult labor 
conditions as well as numerous shortages in 
machinery and many other critical problems. 
American seedsmen are called upon to supply 
quantities of seeds to our Allies who are 
unable to raise their own. These factors 
combined with short crops of many varieties 
experienced generally by the seed trade, 
makes it advisable for customers to order 
early and avoid later disappointments. 

Davis Perfect—70 Days. Intensely dark green 
skin but a shy producer of seeds. Flesh very white. 
Fine for slicing. A most desirable variety for both 
family and market garden cultivation. Always 
dark green, smooth skin. 9 to 10 inches long, 
tapering to both ends. 
Early Fortune—64 Days. An early, long, slim, 
well-shaped, white spine, of a deep green color, 
retaining green color longer than most other sorts. 
Fruit about 8 inches. 
See 
previous 
page 
for 
details. 

Long Green Improved—70 Days. A Black Spine 
variety. Vines very vigorous and productive. One 
cf the best, if not the best, variety for slicing and 
salting. A very prolific bearer. A universal favorite. 
Hardy and disease resistant. Fruit 12 to 13 inches 
long, somewhat pointed at the end with warts 
particularly on stem end. 
Straight Eight—66 Days. Length about 8 inches, 
+ inches in diameter. Fruit well rounded at the 
ends. Deep green in color. Free from striping. 
Symmetrical. Desirable for shipping. An All- 
America Gold Medal Award in 1935. 

A & C (Colorado) 
D Varduth Seed Ce. 
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