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CUCUMBER 
Cucumis sativus 
BLACK SPINED VARIETIES 
BOSTON PICKLING (GREEN PROLIFIC) . Pe sr eM 58-60 days 
Fruits: 2-21, x 6-7” when mature for seed; pickles are medium green, slightly 
tapered. Not as uniform a crop as NATIONAL PICKLING. 
CHICAGO PICKLING (WESTERFIELD) Rm r Ltrs oer) abhi 
Fruits: 214-25 x 6-7” when mature for seed. Fruits slightly bulging in middle 
at maturity, but pickles are uniform, cylindrical, medium green and square 
ended. This strain is very prolific and heavily spined at pickling stage. 
EARLY« CLUSTER: 8 555 os SS hye en, tid, REP 0 a ena tego days 
Fruits: 21-234 x 5-534’ when mature for seed; pickles are medium green, 
cylindrical, square at both ends; produces uniform set early and is popular 
for early slicing as well as for pickling. 
EARLY FRAME (EARLY SHORT GREEN) . . . . . . . =~. ~+‘57-60 days 
Fruits: 2-214 x 514-6”, short oval, rounded to almost Square ends, cross section 
varies from triangular to almost round; medium dark green with light green 
at tip, medium large cavity and medium thick flesh, fair to good quality. 
EARLY: RUSSIAN oie. 30 ee a ciate hal at) cee came 585 CML aS 
Fruits: 11/,-2 x 3-4”, short oval shape rounded at both ends, cross section cit- 
cular, medium light green with light tip; large cavity with thin to medium 
flesh; used for pickling because of earliness and prolificacy. 
EARLY SHORT GREEN Same as EARLY FRAME. 
GREEN PROLIFIC Same as BOSTON PICKLING. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN (LONDON) . . . . .. .._ —...—««:sC«G6-69 days 
Fruits: 21/,-234 x 10-12”, long, cylindrical, rounded stem end and abruptly 
tapered tip, cross section varies from circular to triangular; medium dark 
green with sparse striping at tip; thick, firm, crisp flesh with small to 
medium seed cavity. 
JAPANESE.CLIMBING 2.25072) oir if le te Eas re aie soy) tea a ee SET) days 
Fruits: 2-214 x 7-8”, cylindrical, rounded at both ends, circular cross sec- 
tion; medium to light green, medium to large seed cavity, thin to medium 
thick flesh ; fair quality. Chiefly novelty because of distinctive climbing habit. 
JERSEY PICKLING reo o. 9 o UN e ee o ane Fae yer days 
Fruits: 2-21/, x 6-8” when mature for seed; pickles are medium green, slightly 
tapered at both ends, slender and fairly uniform. 
LEMON [oes Alin eit Satanism hile As eles aes | ae Dea CoO B els 
Fruits: 2-214 x 3-31”, triangular to quadrangular with square ends, distinctive 
bright yellow color all during development of fruit, large seed cavity, flesh 
eas thick. Considered very good for slicing and salads. Also used for 
pickles. 
LONDON Same as IMPROVED LONG GREEN. 
