
PUERTO RICONO.39 ... eee) days 
Fruits: 712-8" long, very smooth, ibis green and lustrous, cylindrical. 
No “star” or stripes, flesh has ‘slight greenish tinge. It is resistant to 
mildew and will often produce fruit in cool wet weather when other 
varieties fail. 
STAYS GREEN (ALWAYS GREEN, BLACK DIAMOND, KIRBY, IT 
STAYS GREEN) .... ee 9-0 2ndays 
Fruits: 23-234 x 7-8”, very ana green, tik few thin stripes at tip, 
cylindrical, with nearly square ends, very fleshy and good quality; 
retains color well. 
STAYS GREEN, LONG STRAIN... .. eee 2024s 
Fruits: This is long fruited, darker green waite from standard STAYS 
GREEN, having fruits 2- 2% x 8-9” and practically no light color at tip. 

STRAIGHT EIGHT = ‘\aicanericagysetectionsy ~Gold Medal 1935 . . 64-68 days 
Fruits: 2-24% x 742-8”, cylindrical, uniform, rounded blunt ends, cir- 
cular cross section, dark green over entire surface, small seed cavity 
and medium thick to thick flesh; good quality and attractive. Early and 
highly productive. 
WEST INDIA (BURR GHERKIN, PRICKLY) Cucumis anguria 59-62 days 
Fruits: 1-142 x 142-2” when mature; excellent pickles when used very 
young; mature fruits are thin fleshed and filled with seed; young 
pickles are pale to medium green, small, oval, very heavily spined and 
used for melon pickles. 
WOODRUFF’S HYBRID (CLARK’S SPECIAL, EARLY FORTUNE) 
60-64 days 
Fruits: 2'2-2% x 8-10”, cylindrical with rounded ends, almost round in 
cross section, small seed cavity, medium dark green, thin light green 
stripes at blossom end; tender and crisp, superior quality. 
DANDELION 
Taraxacum officinale 
ARLINGTON THICK LEAVED 
Plants: Semi-upright, 14-18” in diameter, vigorous, glossy dark green, 
very leafy and productive. 
Leaves: Large, broad, partially toothed, thick and easily blanched, giving 
fairly tender greens. Pink ribbed. 
COMMON FRENCH 
Plants: Sprawling, 15-20” in diameter, prolific, medium dark green. 
Leaves: Long, broad, only partially toothed, thin to medium thick. 
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