CUCUMBER 
1 ounce will plant 100 feet in hills; 2 to 4 lbs. for an acre; 10 to 15 lbs. 
when drilled. 
Culture: Cucumbers may be sown from April until August, but for the 
main crop the sged should be sown in the open ground as soon as danger 
of frost is past. While the usual way of sowing is to put the seed in hills 
4 by 6 feet, the method employed around Norfolk is to drill the seed three- 
fourth of an inch deep in rows 6 feet apart, between garden peas, which 
act as a shelter, and thinned to 3 or 4 plants in the hill, 12 
inches apart. The young plants are often attacked by in- 
sects, and should not be thinned out until they are large 
enough to be safe. The Cucumbers should be gathered as 
fast as they are produced, whether they are wanted or not, 
as the vines will otherwise cease to bear. 
















Marketer Ls t bj 
Cucumber Stays Green. DE Uae sack 
ber of good length, and dark green color. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; %4 Ilb., 50c; lb., $1.75, 
postpaid. 
Improved London Long Green. 
(68 days). An old favorite of good 
shape, length and color, but late. It is 
firm fleshed, crisp, with few seeds and 
makes good pickles. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 
Y% lb., 60c; lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
A &C (65 days). 
. * Our Thoro- 
bred strain of A. & C. 
is the most beautiful of 
all Cucumbers. The vines 
are robust, and quite re- 
sistant to disease. The 
fruits average about 9 é 
inches in length, 24%, inches in diam- 
eter, are dark green, and hold their 
color better than most sorts. The 
size and shape is just right for a 
fancy pack. <A good sort for slicing 
or pickles. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; %4 lhb., 
= (64 days). This 
Cool and Crisp. agreeably sugges- 
tive name has been given to a Cucumber 
which is of great value in the family 
garden, as it is extra early, well colored, 
: a continuous bearer and equally good for 
Coe Hues ty ees x LR e teeny slicing or pickling, Pkt. 10c; 02 20c 
ays). 3s ear . 50c; lb., $1.75, 3 
Marketer. awarded the Bronze Medal in the All- Ast Oc; Ib., $1.75, postpaid 
American 1943 Belecion The Abr ieee UE SOA oltre 
prolific, bearing very dark green fru 4, inches in ; . ' 
pnd 214 inches in diameter, tapered to each end. All Cu- Producer Cucumber. {74,92¥s). This new pickling 
A 3 Cucumber has a dark color, 
See eoL aacabe G0e} Ib, $2.25, eesualt year, Pkt. 100; 214 while the fruits are a trifle shorter than National 
LY VU bt J 5 ag a t] o 
Pickler, it is more prolific and a better Cucumber for 
S ° ht 8 (63 days). A very desirable Cucumber. It  picklers. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; 44 lb., 75c; 1b., $2.50, postpaid. 
traig -O. is practically straight, symmetrical, of a 
beautiful, dark green color, and will ea oe os an! 
i . kt., 10c; 02., 20c; Ib. cs 1b. * ° : : 
MP ER EK eae National Pickler. strain developed at the. Michigan 
: = gricultura ollege, in collaboration with the National 
Cubit (60 days). A prolific main crop variety, some Pickle Packers Association. The fruit is dark green and 
¢ what resembling Straight Hight. Distinguished full ded. Pkt. 10c: B00 aL Ibe Boss 
by unusually dark green color, and long blunt ended u ¢ eae - sy C5 OZ, cc; % 29 ic; lb., $1.75, 
cylindrical shane. Holds its dark green colorand crispness POS*patd. 
in shipping. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; %4 Ib., 60c; 1b., $2.25, 
postpaid. J Cli bi re ‘ ; us : 
’ . (63 days). An early variety and apanese Climbing, CAD I etl het ARCA Ss, 
Clark’s Special. much liked in many sections because 4, eel oetara, 8 mere spec ia smntted: thts vee 
of its dark green color and symmetrical shape. It grows erTithi se aaite long, of dark. green ior excellent 8. lit .) 
about 10 inches long, and retains its color for several y+ s0c: 0z., 20c: 1%4 Ib. 60c; Ib., $2.00, post Sides y- 
days after picking. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; %4 Ib., 50c; Ib., a : v 9 7 ’ fake eO0, Postpaid, 
$1.75, postpaid. 
(62 days). A special strain of Early For- ° (63 days). Sometimes called Burr Cucumber 
Taxpayer. tune; earlier and of darker color than Early Gherkin. and grown exclusively for pickles. Pkt., 10c; 
Fortune. PEt., 10c; 0z., 20c; %4 Ib., 50c; Ib., $1.75, postpaid. 0z., 20c; 14 lb., 65c; Ib., $2.25, postpaid. 
The words “Thoroughbred Seeds” and “‘Thorobred Seeds” being a registered trade-mark (U. S. Patent Office, No. 51052), 
and the words “Thoroughbred” and “‘Thorobred” being also a registered trade-mark (U. S. Patent Office, No. 92011), all 
persons are warned against their use in connection with the advertising or sale of seeds. We solicit the help of our friends 
in the detection and punishment of infringement of our copyright. 

NORFOLK 10, VIRGINIA For early Cucumbers, use Hotkaps (See page 64). [15] 
