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EVERGREEN (A & C or Colorado) 
ini i racti -gree i long as two months 
ing its attractive deep -green color for as months, 
4 emt in 50 days, yielding heavily—Evergreen Cucumber is with- 
out a peer! Evergreen originated with the well known Mr, Wil- 
liam E. Vail, Yorktown Heights, New York. 




















Evergreen 
EARLIEST of ALL 
or 40-DAY CUCUMBER 
Is an ideal slicer, excellent for pickling, 
heavy yielder, the earliest of all the White 
Spine varieties, producing fine, marketable 
fruits in 40 days’ time. Has been steadily im- 
proved at Cliffwood Farms, and we have never 
yet found any cucumber to equal the 40-Day 
in earliness, uniformity, productiveness, and 
superb quality, Market gardeners who reap 
the highest prices, and home gardeners who 
want the best and earliest cucumbers will 
usually plant only 40-Day Cucumber. 
Extremely early, ready for table use in 
about 40 days. The fruits, about 7 inches long, 
are straight, nearly cylindrical, blunt at the 
ends and of very dark green color: with dis- 
tinct pale green lines at the blossom end. 
Uniform in shape and size. An ideal cucumber 
for slicing, excellent for pickling, the flesh is 
firm and crisp, white, fine grained, few seeds, 
and of delightful flavor. The vines are vigor- 
ous in growth, very healthy, holding the fruit 
for a long period. 
447—Pke., 12¢; 0z., 33¢e; 14 Ib., 96ce3; % Ib., 
$1.70; Ib., $3.25, postpaid. , 
DAVIS PERFECT 
A superb variety for slicing, a great ship- 
per, solid white flesh, with remarkably small 
seed cavity. The vines are hardy and vigor- 
ous. Bears for a prolonged period. Fruits 
about ten to eleven inches in length. Color 
deep dark green. White spined. Matures in 
about 60 days. 
The beautiful, long, slender, dark green 
fruits always find a ready sale at market. 
Enormously productive. 
441—Pkg., 10c; 0z., 24c; 1%4 Ib., 72c; % Ib., 
$1.34; Ib., $2.50, postpaid. 
IMPROVED WHITE SPINE 
Vines are of vigorous growth. A 
prolific and early fruiter. Dark 
green color, well covered with white spines 
and uniformly straight. About nine inches 
long. Inclined to be pointed at the end, 
The first fruits of pickle size can be gath- 
ered in 47 days and large fruits for slicing 
will be ready in about 55 days from sow- 
ing. The flesh is crisp, tender and of fine 
quality. Elegant for slicing and considered 
by many, the best for small pickles. Very 
productive. 
438—Pkg., 10c; 0z., 22c; 14 Ib., 65e; 
¥2 |b., $1.19; lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
473—Salzer’s Cliffwood Farm TRIPLE- 
A-TESTED—A reselected’strain: Pkg.,.10¢; 
0z., 26c; % Ib., 74e; % Ib.,, $1.39; Ib., 
$2.65, postpaid. 
















Improved White Spine 
20 
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No. 474 Evergreen Cucumber is one of the finest cucumbers I ever grew 
—Mr. C. S, Douglas, R. D. 1, Butler, Mo, sales 
Yields heavily. 
IMPROVED 
LONG GREEN 
Improved Long Green Cucum- 
ber is a medium late, slicing va- 
riety, also very good for pickling. 
Fruits are from ten to fifteen 
inches in length when fully ma- 
tured, of somewhat slender girth, 
and of attractive dark green col- 
or, with spines or warts uniform- 
ly distributed on the surface. It 
produces early a fine quality of 
small cucumbers, excellent for 
pickling. Crisp, tender, and of 
quod flavor. Matures in about 70 
ays. 
448—Pkgz., 10c; 0z., 26¢; 14 Ib., 
77e3 Ye Ib., $1.45; Ib., $2.75, post- 
paid, 

MARKETER 
A recent introduction having 
received an All America Award, 
and gaining in popularity. Fruit 
is 8 to 10 inches long ‘and 2% 
inches thick. Slim and uniform 
with abrupt taper at stem end 
and fairly rounded blossom end. 
Smooth, very dark green 
with solid crisp white 
flesh and small seed cav- 
ity. Vines make vigor- 
ous growth and fruit 
matures in about 65 
days. 
Its good color, long 
slim shape and firm 
flesh make it one of the 
best new slicing and 
shipping varieties. 
464—Pkz., 15e; o7., 32e; 
% Ib., 94c; % Ihb., $1.74; 
Ib., $3.30, postpaid. 





HYBRID 
CUCUMBER 
Don’t fail to try 
our superb strain. 
See rotogravure sec- 
tion—page 51. . 




Evergreen Cucumber is a grand slicer, having firm, crisp 
flesh, and it is also one of the best cukes for pickles, 
The fruits are smooth, spineless, 
dark green, about 10 inches long and 8 inches 
thick, tapering slightly toward each end, 
Crisp white flesh, few seeds, and does 
well in practically all sections of 
the country. Retaining its deep 
green color for so long a 
period, makes it most 
desirable for both 
home and market, 
474 — Pkg,, 
15c; 02., 28c; 
’ 2 0z., 49¢; 
14 Ib., 83¢; 
16 Dake 
» $1.55; Ib., 
‘$3.00, 
postpaid. 



LONGFELLOW 
The fruit is long, 12 to 16 inches 
in length, straight, smooth and 
handsome. The color is deep green, 
which is retained longer than any 
kind we know of. Flesh is crisp, 
solid, and of very best quality, and 
is not only ideal for slicing but the 
young fruit is fine for pickling. 
Being a white spine variety, Long- 
fellow Cucumber never turns yel- 
low. It is very prolific and is char- 
acterized by a small seed cavity. 
Forces readily under glass. 
452—Pke., 15¢; o7., 29e; 14 Ib, 
88e; 1% Ib., $1.65; Ib., $3.15, postpaid. 

STRAIGHT EIGHT 
Elegant fruits about eight inches 
in length by about 11% inches in di- 
ameter, and remarkably straight 
hence the name, Straight Eight. 
The fruits are well rounded at the 
ends, beautiful deep green when 
matured, and run very uniform in 
size and shape. Ideal for the home 
and market garden, and an ideal 
shipper. Straight Bight received — 
Gold Medal Award in the 1935 All- 
American Selections. It is a White 
spine cuke, unusually free from 
pale tips. Yields heavily. - 
477—Pkg., 10c; oz., Sle; 2 oz, 
54e; 144 Ib., 92e; 14 Ib., $1.70; Ib. 
$3.25, postpaid, 

WHITE WONDER 
A pure white cucumber of fine 
quality. Fruits are 7 to 8 inches 
long and perfectly white. Flesh is 
firm, crisp and tender. Grand for 
slicing and excellent for pickling. 
470—Pkz., 10¢; oz., 28e; %4 Ib, 
85e; % Ih., $1.59; Ib., $2.95, postpaid. 

