DESSERT SEED CO. EL CENTRO, CALIF. 

CUCUMBER, White Spined, Continued 
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Early White Spine: Good dark green, a little striping at tip. Tapers Mane 
slightly. Good flavor, very productive, much used as an early” %¢¢ 
shipping variety. Length 7 inches, slicing diameter 214 inches. 60 
Klondike: Deep green color, well maintained, useful as a long distance 
shipper, resists adverse weather conditions. Length 7% inches, 
slicing diameter 2! inches. 62 
Longfellow (Vaughan): Attractive dark green color, small seed cavity, 
pleasant flavor. The long fruits are suitable alike for home garden, 
shipping and greenhouse culture. Length 12 to 16 inches, slicing 
diameter 21% inches. {pe 
Marketer: Rich dark green, carried right down to the tip, heavy yielder 
of very trim and uniform fruits, which are slightly tapered. An ex- 
ceptionally fine market variety. Length 8 inches, slicing diameter 
21% inches. 65 
Mincu Extra Early: Medium green, produces its fruits in clusters, often 
8 to 10 fruits near base of plant. Useful alike for slicing and 
pickles. Length 414 inches, slicing diameter 2 inches. 50 
Palmetto: Developed by Dr. W. C. Barnes, Clemson College Truck 
Experiment Station, Charleston, S. C., as a downy mildew resistant 
variety. A cross between Puerto Rico and Cubit, it has the resist- 
ance to downy mildew of the Puerto Rico strain and the good mar- 
ketable size, color and edible qualities of Cubit; the fruit is slightly 
more pointed at the ends and a few days later in developing. Length 
8 to 9 inches, slicing diameter 2 to 21% inches. It was bred for use 
in the South and more particularly for a fall crop, where it outyields 
all other varieties. Not suggested as a variety for spring sowing. 65 
Stays Green: (See Black Diamond) 
Straight Eight: Dark green when at shipping size, no striping, small 
seed area. Cylindrical clean blunt ends; has all the good points for 
a shipping variety. Length 8 inches, slicing diameter 1% to 2 
inches. 66 

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