CUCUMBERS 
Cucumber vines sprawl over so much terri- 
tory that they are not admissible to the 
small garden. 
The usual method of growing cucumbers 
. ir is in hills about five feet apart each way, 
CUCUMBER . . . Cubit planting six seeds to the hill, and the best 
three plants from these left to grow. 
Cucumber is a warm-weather crop and 
the sowing is not done until danger of 
frost is past. Because transplanting is 
difficult, seeds are rarely sown indoors 
but may be started on a piece of up- 
turned sod or in bottomless bands. Four 
or five hills should aford enough cucum- — 
bers for the average family. 

Varieties. Cucumbers are grown either 
for slicing or pickling. For slicing Cubit 
is a prolific white-spined variety, dis- 
tinguished by unusually uniform dark 
green exterior color, and a long blunt 
end. Another popular variety is Diamond 
Long-Green, which is outstanding for its 
large size, fruits reaching 101% inches to 
11 inches in length. The third, an old 
standby of the slicing type of cucumber, 
is Improved White-Spine, which is one 
of the earlier types of large cucumbers. 
For pickling, Boston Pickling is still the 
most popular variety, although many gar- 
deners have other preferences. 
VW ounce, 20c; ounce, 35c. Also Packets. 
Diamond Long Green (65 to 67 days): 
Fruits 101% to 11 inches long. Deep 
green, straight, slightly tapered, flesh 
very white. 
Cubit (68 to 70 days): 8 to 10 inches 
long. Long, blunt cylindrical shape. 
Dark green exterior color. Small seed 
cavity. 
Improved White Spine (60 to 62 days): 
71% to 8 inches long. Slim, symmetrical, 
CAULIFLOWER . . . Mt. Hood dark green fruit. Heavy yielder. 
Boston Pickling (55 to 57 days): Fruits 
5% to 6 inches, medium green and 
slightly tapered. 
Davis Perfect (65 to 67 days): Excellent 
market type. Fruit 9 to 91% inches long, 
gate green and evenly tapered at both 
ends. 
Colorado (68 to 70 days): Fruits 84% to 
9 inches long. Very dark green and 
tapering at stem end. Small seed area. 
Snows Pickling (56 to 58 days): Early, 
prolific canning type. Fruits 6 to 64% 
Wats dark green with distinctly square 
ends. 

ENDIVE . . . Double Curle 

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