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CUCUMBER 
Usually planted in hills 4-5 ft. apart; 6 or 8 seeds per hill, thinned out to 3 or 4 plants when grown 
to 6” or 8". The hill method of planting allows early cultivation in both directions, but many growers 
prefer drills spaced 4—5 ft. apart, with the plants 18”-36” apart. The hills should be prepared with 
well-rotted manure before planting—which, for the main crop, may be done as soon as all danger 
of frost is over. Pickling sorts are planted 6 or 8 weeks later. Fruits should be removed when they 
reach the pickling stage; if left to ripen on the vines the yield will be decreased. 

The letters w.s. in the followin« list indicate the white spines which characterize most of the slicing 
cucumbers; pickling varieties are usually black spined as indicated by the letters b.s. 

*A and C w.s.: 68 days. A long variety which 
is popular on account of its excellent exterior 
color, fine slicing texture and shipping quality. 
Boston Pickling b.s.: 58 days. Early, productive, 
fairly smooth, medium green. 
Chicago Pickling b.s.: 59 days. An old favorite 
and one of the best for pickling or slicing. Me- 
dium green. Very prolific. 
Clark’s Special, Long Strain, w.s.: 63 days. All- 
America Silver Medal, 1933. Handsome, dark 
green, slightly tapered at both ends; flesh crisp 
and firm. Holds its quality well when shipped. 
* Colorado w.s.: 68 days. Distinguished by its 
attractive deep green color, length and smooth 

cylindrical shape. Shows very little striping at 
blossom end. 
* Cubit w.s.: 67 days. All-America Bronze 
Medal, 1944. Handsome long, cylindrical fruits 
of dark green exterior, with crisp, white flesh 
and small seed area. Excellent for home or ship- 
ping. 
Early Fortune w.s.: 64 days. A good slicing and 
shipping sort of medium size. 
Gherkin b.s.: 60 days. For small pickles. 

Cubit—A very attractive new variety 
Marketer—Early, very prolific and neat 
*Improved Long Green b.s.: 67 days. A stand- 
ard large variety for the home garden; very pro- 
lific, and hardy; deep green, white crisp flesh. 
Longfellow w.s.: 70 days. A long sort for forc- 
ing or outdoors. 
* Marketer w.s.: 61 days. All-America Bronze 
Medal, 1943. Early and very prolific, greatly 
admired for its uniformity and rich dark green 
color down to blossom end. Fruits of medium 
size, slightly tapered to each end, very trim. 
* National Association b.s.: 56 days. Originally 
bred to meet the specifications of the National 
Pickle Packers Association. A most desirable 
strain has been produced by the Asgrow Cu- 
cumber Breeding Station; dark green, sym- 
metrical and nearly square-ended. 
Snow's Perfection b.s.: 56 days. Somewhat 
smaller than Chicago Pickling. Square-ended. 
Stays Green (Black Diamond) w.s.: 60 days. 
Dark green, thick and square ended. 
Straight-8 w.s.: 66 days. Cylindrical and straight ; 
8” long. Medium green, attractive. 
