CUCUMBER 
Slicing varieties—Pickling varieties Page 26 
Deltus 70 days. Also known as the Barteldes and was an “All 
America” winner under this name. As far as quality and 
appearance are concerned no better slicer has yet been introduced. 
Fruits are smooth, free from warts, very few spines, there is no 
darker green sort, and none that retains its color longer. Few 
seeds, slow to form. Thick ivory white flesh, free of bitterness; fruits 
cylindrical in shape with ends rounded. Many hothouse growers say 
it is the best they have grown, and they plant Deltus exclusively. 
Length 10-12 inches as slicer, thickness 3 inches, white spine; brings 
top market prices. 
(Pkt., 10c) (oz., 30c) (4 Ib., 85c) (Ib., $2.65) (5 Ibs., $11.25) prepaid 
Marketer (Early Green Market) °°. 2¥s- | Southern 
growers 
keter because of its vigorous vine and ability to stand intense heat 
of late spring. It is extremely prolific, throwing an unusually large 
number of female blossoms per plant resulting in heavy yields. Said 
to be a cross of Straight 8 and A & C. Holds its dark green color 
well and particularly admired for the neat appearance and uniformity 
of fruits. Closely resembles a good strain of A & C; tapering at the 
ends. ° 
(Pkf., 10c) (oz., 30c) (%4 Ib., 90c) (Ib., $3.00) prepaid 

4 66 days. The Straight-8 Cucum- 
Straight-8 ber is an outstanding breeding 
accomplishment. Straight-8 produces sym- 
metrical, almost eylindrical fruits, well 
rounded at both ends. When in best market 
condition this white spine variety typifies its 
name, running quite straight, regularly eight 
inches in length and from 1% to 2 inches in 
diameter. In this stage the color is deep green 
and usually free from objectionable pale 
striping or tipping. The vines are vigorous 
and remarkably productive. Although pri- 
marily bred for the shipping trade, its many 
fine. qualities make it an ideal slicing variety 
for the home garden and local market. Also 
used in the South as a long pickling variety. 
So good that it won the “All America’ Gold 
Medal Award for 1935. 
(Pkt., 10c) (oz., 30c) (% Ib., 90c) (ib., $3.00) 
(5 lbs., $13.20) prepaid 
Taxpayer or Improved Early 
64 days. The Taxpayer can 
Fortune best be described as a heavy 
yielding, very dark green Early Fortune. It is 
bred from that variety; improvement being 
mostly.in its attractive dark green color which 
is carried around the tip of the fruits, doing 
away with the objectionable light striping. 
Fruits dark green, tapers abruptly to the stem 
end and slightly to the blossom end. An excel- 
lent shipper, and one of the mildest flavored of 
the dark green sorts. Length eight to nine 
inches, thickness two and one-half inches. 
White spined. 

(Pkt., 10c) (oz., 25¢) (14 Ib., 75¢) (Ib., $2.25) 
Straight-8 Cucumber (5 Ibs., $9.90) prepaid 
Colorado, in our opinion, is best of the long slicing cucumbers. 
Careful comparison of substantial acreages grown for seed here 
in the Rocky Ford district bears out this belief. We suggest you 
plant our stock of Colorado in comparison with any stock of 
A & C, Cubit, Marketer or other. 

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24 D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colo. 
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