


Stays Green. 
157. STAYS GREEN. 
_ OLDS’ SELECT CUCUMBERS 
(60 days.) A pop- 
CULTURE: Plant in hills 4 feet apart, as 
soon as the weather is favorable, sowing 8 to 12 ? 
seeds to a hill and covering about one inch deep. 
When the fourth leaf appears, thin to 3 plants to 
the hill, Hotkaps will hasten growth and protect 
plants. See page 8. A packet will plant 12 to 
15 hills, two pounds one acre. Be sure and have 
the ground free-from clods in growing long va- 
rieties. This will insure straight fruits. Use 
Slug Shot or Garden Guard for the striped bugs. 

iG PR 172, LONGFELLOW. (70 days.) The eueumbers 
ING. Tea eee ee are 12 to 16 inches long, thinner than Davis Perfect 

ular early, dark green cucumber, grown exten- which can be planted to cover trellises and ®0d very uniform in shape and size, with decidedly few 
sively ioe South for Northern markets. It is fences. When in the slicing stage it is of Seeds. White spine. The color is dark procs mnee ae 
a White Spine variety; fruits symmetrical, nearly dark deep green color. It is a black- remain so until ripe. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c¢; % Ib., 70c; 
square ended, averaging 8x3 inches in size. spined variety used primarily for slicing, 1). $2.00, postpaid. 
Stays green, holds its deep green color longer Average fruits measure 934x38 inches. It is one 
than any other cucumber. The fiesh is clear of the most vigorous and disease-resistant grow- 
white, crisp and solid and contains very few ing cucumbers on our entire list and the edible 
seeds. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; % Ib., 65c; Ib, qualities are fine. Pkt., 10c; oz. 25¢; ¥% Ib., 
$1.85, postpaid. 70c; lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
: - 165. IMPROVED LONG 



GREEN. (70 days.) A standard 
main crop, black spine, table and 
picking variety. Vines vigorous and 
productive. Fruits are 12 to 14 
inches long, firm and crisp. Color 
deep green, flesh white and firm. 

Pkt., 10c¢; 0z., 25c; 1% Ib., 70c; 
Ib., $2.00, postpaid. Colorado. 
169. DAVIS PERFECT. (65 161. COLORADO. (68 days.) Received 
days.) White Spine type. A very the silver medal in the 1935 All-America trials. 
popular strain. One of the smooth- 
est and most uniform in shape of 
all cucumbers. Of a deep green 
color when in the slicing stage; 
medium late. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 
Y, lb., 70c; lb., $2.00, postpaid, 
156. EARLY GREEN 
CLUSTER. (55 days.) A small 
variety, about six inches in length, 
produced in clusters. Very early, 
prolific and uniform, Skin smooth, 
the ends tapering slightly. Pkt., 
100s) 62.,.-20¢) 3175 jb. 65hc*) abs 
Fruits of very dark green measuring eight and 
one-half by two and a quarter inches. Oylindri- 
cal in shape, tapering at the stem end with small 
seed area. Splendid for market and shipping. 
Outstanding both in appearance and for slicing 
texture. Pkt:,~10c; 02,‘ 2bc; 41h, 70c;, ib., 
$2.00, postpaid. 



Ace 
167. ACE. (60 days.) This cucum- 
ber is very uniform in length. Size 12x3 
inches with an average weight of about 
- two and one-half pounds. The dark 
green fruits taper at both ends and flesh 
is very thick, Vigorous and high yielding. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; 44 lb., 70c; 1b., $2.00, 
postpaid. 
160. EARLY FORTUNE. (65 
days.) Generally considered the finest 
type of all the White Spine varieties of 
cucumber. Very productive and disease- 
resistant, dark green skin; fruits nine 
inches long, slightly tapering; flesh white, 
very firm and crisp, with very few seeds. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 Ib., 65c; Ib., $1.85, 
postpaid, 
168. EARLY RUSSIAN. (52 
days.) The earliest cucumber in cultiva- 
tion. This variety can be picked early 
for bottle cucumbers or allowed to grow 
just a few days longer for first early 
slicers. It is very even, smooth, tender, 
crisp and is hardy and free from disease. 
Black spines. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 14 Ib., 
60c; lb., $1.85, postpaid. 

~waight Hight. 

$1.85, postpaid. 












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White Wonder. 
171. WHITE WONDER. (60 days.) A 
beautiful snow-white cucumber that retains the 
white color when fully ripe. Smooth, 8 to 10 
inches long, and very uniform, The flavor is very 
pleasing and the flesh firm and crisp. White 
| Wonder is a heavy bearer and is fine for slicing 
s|and pickles, Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; % Ib., 70c3 
lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
159. EARLIEST WHITE SPINE. (60 
days.) The earliest White Spine. It is, in fact, 
probably the earliest of all large cucumbers, be- 
ing fully ten days ahead of the other big ones. 
Uniform, smooth, handsome in appearance. Pkt., 
10c; 0z., 20c; % l1b., 65c; 1b., $1.85, postpaid. 



164. SELECT WHITE SPINE. (65 days.) We 
think this is the best White Spine; no other variety 
excels it in quality. A very select strain, almost cyl- 
indrical in shape, very productive. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 
YY, Ib., 65c; Ib., $1.85, postpaid. 
163. STRAIGHT EIGHT. (68 days.) 
This outstanding variety produces symmetri- 
eal, cylindrical fruits about eight inches in 
length and one and one-half inches in diam- 
eter. Fruits are well rounded at the ends and 
of a deep green color when ready to use, 
They are free from objectionable striping or 

tipping. An ideal home and ¥ 
market variety. Pkt., 10c; oz., OLDS 
25c; % Ib. 70c; Ib, $2.00, roved 
postpaid, Imp. ag 
exehe qs 
158. OLDS’ IMPROVED |. —s- 5 
CHICAGO. PICKLING, | __ Pickline 
(59 days.) Our best seller of a 
all cucumbers, Of uniform : 
size, productive and good color, 
Sets its, fruits when the vines 
are quite young. An excellent 
pickling variety and early slicer, 
Pkt., 10c; 02z., 20c; Y% Ib., 65c; 
lb., $1.85, postpaid. 
pp iLt-. See No. 485, page 
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