CUCUMBER (continued) 
Earliest of All—60 days 
Vine—Dark green, vigorous, medium leaf. 
Fruit—7''-8"' x 2!/5''-234"', smooth and symmetrical. Dark green, white spine. Similar 
to Staysgreen and Black Diamond. 
Use—Recommended for growing in South for shipment to North, as it holds its color 
extremely well. 
Klondike—58 days 
Vine—Dark green, medium-sized leaves. 
Fruit—7''-8"' x 2!/"-3", similar to Earliest of All, smooth, dark green fruits, slight 
taper at both ends. White spine. 
Use—Holds color well. Used for shipping from South to North. 
National Pickling—54 days 
Developed under direction of the National Pickle Packers Assn. at the Michigan State 
College of Agriculture. 
Vine—Leaf is dark green, medium large. Good coverage for fruit, slim, prolific vine. 
Fruit—5!/,"'-6!/,"" x 2!/,"'-3"', cylindrical, blunt ended, black spine, dark green. 
Use—For dills and especially desirable for small-sized fancy pickles. 
NK & Co. Pickling—58 days 
Developed for an intermediate type between Chicago and National Pickling. 
Vine—Not as vigorous as Chicago but more so than National. Leaf size between 
National and Chicago. 
Fruit—5"'-7"' x 2!/,"'-3", will run slightly slimmer 
than National, not quite as tapered as 
Chicago. 
Use—Dill and small fancy pickles. 
Staysgreen or Black Diamond—60 days 
Vine—Dark green, vigorous medium leaf, good 
coverage. 
Fruit—8"' x 3", dark green, light green at blos- 
som end, and nearly cylindrical, blunt end- 
ed, white spine. 
Use—Primarily by Southern shippers as it holds 
its color very well. 
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