HARRY C. LINDHOLM, PROP. 
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Longfellow 
CUCUMBER (Cont.) 
SLICING VARIETIES FOR OUTDOOR CULTURE 
Longfellow. An excellent, long, slender, dark green variety 
equally desirable for greenhouse forcing or out-door culture, 
and an ideal type for the private garden or as a ‘“‘straight 
pack” variety for shipment to market. It measures 12 to 
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Woodruff’s Ace. 1936 introduction, a white-spined cucumber, 
intermediate between Hybrid and Longfellow. Has practi- 
cally no white stripes or tipping and holds its color when 
shipped. Runs nearly 12 inches long. Not adapted to pick- 
ling. Outyields Longfellow by far and has few seeds...... 20 
Cubit. All-American Bronze Medal 1944. Long, blunt-ended and 
cylindrical; a prolific, white-spined main crop variety, of 
smooth, crisp texture with small seed cavity, and admirably 
adapted for slicing. Holds its flesh quality well in shipping or 
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Early Fortune. 60 days. The finest type of White Spine yet 
produced. Early, very productive and disease-resistant; 
fruits nine inches long, slightly tapering; flesh white, very 
firm and crisp, with very few seeds; color rich, dark green .20 
Davis’ Perfect. 70 days. An extra long, dark green type of White 
Spine; retains its color and good qualities long after being 
picked; fruit is exceptionally long, smooth, and tapering 
at both ends; flesh crisp, solid, with few seeds; mid-season .20 
Cucumber, Straight-8. Gold Medal Award in the All-America 
Trials of 1935. The most outstanding variety of cucumber 
developed during the last decade. Straight-8 is ideal in 
size, shape, and color. When in prime condition, it averages 
8 inches long, is uniformly cylindrical, and possesses the 
desirable deep dark green color which it retains.......... 25D 
A & C. The most popular and best looking cucumber available. 
Noted especially for its dark green color, which it holds 
very well; length 10 to 12 inches, slim and smooth; a fine 
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