322 Beport of the Assistant Horticulturist of the 
The Creole or New Orleans Market, Keedland Giant and the New 
Early Hackensack produced very large fruits. 
One specimen of the Creole or New Orleans Market melon was tested 
which weighed 9 lbs. 2 oz. ; flesh yellowish green, very thick and quite 
firm, rather coarse texture, flavor fair to good, not rich. 
Reedland Giant resembles the Creole except in shape, which is oblong 
instead of round. 
Cucumber. 
The following list of cucumbers was planted May 9, in the same 
manner as the melons: 
CUCUMBERS. 
Bismarck 
Boston Pickling 
Early Cluster 
Early Green Cluster 
Early Russian 
Early Short Green 
Early White Japan 
Early White Spined 
Early Yellow Dutch (Fr., jaune 
hatif de Hollande) 
Extra Early Green Prolific 
Extra Long Green Smooth 
Extra Long White Spined 
Green Prolific Pickling 
Improved Early White Spined 
Improved Long Green Prickly 
Jersey Pickle 
Landreth's First Early 
Landreth's White Slicing 
Large White Bonneuil 
Long Grecian 
Long Green 
Long Green Smooth from Athens. . 
Long Green Turkey 
Meaux Green Pickling (Fr., a cor- 
nichons fine de Meaux) 
Nichols' Medium Green 
Peerless 
Russian Netted 
Russian Netted (Fr., brode de 
Russia) 
Short French Pickling 
Short Prolific Pickle 
Small Early Russian (Fr., de 
Russie) 
Small Gherkin 
Snake 
Tailby's Hybrid 
West [ndia Gherkin 
White German 
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Of pickle 
size. 
June 20 
" 16 
" 16 
" 16 
" 16 
" 17 
" 27 
" 21 
" 20 
" 16 
" 20 
" 20 
" 16 
" 20 
" 24 
" 20 
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" 20 
" 23 
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" 21 
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" 16 
" 18 
" 22 
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" 16 
July 6 
June 24 
" 21 
July 8 
June 21 
July 
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June 24 
July 12 
" 15 
" 7 
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" 4 
" 18 
July 8 
" 18 
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