OLDS’ SELECT CUCUMBERS 
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. 


Stays Green. 
157. STAYS GREEN. 
ular early, dark green tucumber, 
(60 days.) 
grown 
sively in the South for Northern markets. 
a White Spine variety; fruits symmetrical, nearly 
square ended, averaging 8x3 

inches in 
Stays green, holds its deep green color longer 
a Climbing. 
170. CLIMBING. (58 days.) A 
A pop- distinct variety which can be planted to 
exten- cover trellises and fences. When in the 
It is slicing stage it is of dark deep green seeds. 
color. It is a black-spined variety used 
size. primarily for slicing. Average fruits 
measure 9%4x3 inches. It is one of the most 
than any other cucumber. ‘The flesh is clear vigorous and disease-resistant growing cucum- 
white, crisp and solid and contains very few bers on our entire list and the edible qualities 
seeds. 'Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % Ib. 55c; Ib. are fine. Pkt., 10c; 02. 20c; % Ib., 60c; Ib., 
$1.75, postpaid, $1.80, postpaid. 
165. IMPROVED LONG 
: GREEN. (70 days.) A standard 
167. ACE, or Avandec= (C60 
days.) 
This cucumber is very uniform in length. 
Size 12x38 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; oz., 22c; 1% lb., 65c; 
lb., $1.90, 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., 5c; 0z., 15¢; 44 Ibs 50ce Ib S1.70) 
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; oz., 20c; 14 Ib., 
55c; 1b., $1.75, postpaid. 


Straight Hight. 

An ideal home 
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, 
EK LUC OZ maces 44 10s OoG. 
lb., $1.90, postpaid. 
169. DAVIS PERFECT. (65 
days.) White Spine type. A very 
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., 20c; 
Y, lb., 60c; Ib., $1.80, postpaid. 
156. EARLY GREEN 
CLUSTER. (55 days.) A small 
variety, sbout six inches in length, 
produced in clusters. Very early, 
prolific and uniform, Skin smooth, 
the ends tapering slightly. Pkt., 
1O0c;" oz; .20¢3% 14eGlb., Sb5¢"el1h:;, 
$1.75, postpaid. 

164. SELECT WHITE SPINE. 
popular white spine cucumber for the home garden and 
Ss 
(65 days.) . A 
grown quite extensively for shipping and market. 
v Fruits 
medium 7 
U _dark green averaging 7 inches in length by 
2%. Slightly tapered and blunt. Remain in good con- 
dition remarkably long. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; %4 Ibe 
60c; 1b., $1.75, postpaid, 
163. STRAIGHT EIGHT. (68 days.) This out- 
standing variety produces symmetrical, cylindrical fruits 
about eight inches in length and one and one-half 
inches in diameter. 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. 
and market variety. Pkt., 10¢; 02., 22c3 
Y% Ib., 65c; 1b., $1.90, postpaid. 
158. OLDS’ IMPROVED CHI- 
CAGO PICKLING. (59 days.) Our 
best seller of all cucumbers. Of uni- 
form size, productive and good color. 
Sets its fruits when the vines are quite 
young. An excellent pickling variety 
and early slicer. Fruits medium green, 
nearly square ended. Average 6%x2\%, 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20¢; 44 Ib., 55c; Ib., 
$1.75, postpaid, 
162. CUBIT. (60 days.) Our new 
white spine slicer. See page 1 for illus- 
tration and description, Pkt., 15c; oz., 
30c; ¥% lb., 85c; 1 1b., $2.60, postpaid, 
. rae io 

172. LONGFELLOW. 
are 12 to 16 inches long, thinner than Davis Perfect 
remain so until ripe. 
1b., $1.90, postpaid, 
Longfellow. 
(70 days.) The cucumbers 
and very uniform in shape and size, with decidedly few 
White spine. The color is dark green and will 
Pkt... L0Cs 02.4, (22¢sn yal eooce 

Colorado. 
161. COLORADO. (68 days.) Received 
the silver medal in the 1935 All-America trials. 
Fruits of very dark green measuring eight and 
one-half by two and a quarter inches, Cylindri- 
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; ‘oz., '22c; 4," 1b.5 65." Ibe 
$1.90, postpaid, 

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 
and pickles. Pkt., 10c; oz., 22c; % Ib., 65e;3 
Ib., $1.90, 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; % Ib., 55c; lb., $1.70, postpaid. 

Chicago Pickling. 
