CUCUMBER—Continued 
Early Fortune 65 days 
Vine—dark green, medium sized leaves 
giving good coverage. 
Fruit—8 to 9 inches long x 2% to 3 inches 
thick, cylindrical to somewhat bulging 
at center, slightly tapered at blossom 
end, good dark green color with yellow- 
green stripes. White spine. 
An excellent slicing variety grown exten- 
sively in home and market gardens. 


Early Fortune 
Early Frame or Short Green 58 days 
An old variety largely replaced by Chi- 
cago Pickling. 
Early Green Cluster 54 days 
An old variety largely replaced by Na- 
tional Pickling. 
52 days 
Vine—fast grower, leaves medium dark 
green. 
Fruit—5 inches long x 2% to 3 inches 
thick, slightly oval with rounded ends, 
smooth, medium green in color. Black 
spine. 
A first early pickling variety most adapt- 
ed to Northern short season areas. 
Klondike 58 days 
Vine—dark green, medium sized leaves. 
Fruit—7 to 8 inches long x 2% to 8 inches 
thick, blunt-ended, cylindrical, smooth, 
dark green. White spine. 
Holds color well. Used for shipping from 
South for market and synthetic dill 
processing. Similar to Earliest of All 
but slightly later in season. 
Early Russian 
Lemon 64 days 
Vine—very prolific. 
Fruit—2% by 3 inches, small, lemon 
shaped, flat at stem and blossom end, 
flecked brown on yellow skin. Black 
spine. 
Used for pickles and salads. Crisp and 
well flavored. 
Longfellow 72 days 
Vine—vigorous, large 
leaves. 
Fruit—12 to 14 inches long x 2% to 3 
inches thick, well shaped, dark green; 
thick flesh and small seed cavity. White 
spine. 
Suited to outdoor or greenhouse culture. 
perl for shipping as it holds color 
well. 
medium green, 

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