VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES > KEYSTONE SEEDS 
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LONG GREEN IMPROVED or London Long Green b.s. H CLOVE 
An old favorite with home gardeners for slicing and for ripe (yellow) cucum- 
ber pickles. No longer used by commercial growers or shippers as color is 
‘not as dark green and does not hold as long as some newer market sorts. 
FRUIT—10 inches long and 2% inches in diameter, black-spined, slender, 
slightly tapered, medium green, of fine quality, ripens to orange 
yellow color. 
MAGNOLIA b.s. C CATVO 
Developed by the Mississippi Experiment Station as a pickling variety suitable 
for growing under Southern conditions. 
FRUIT—Short and thick, blocky, blunt, black-spined, similar to National 
Pickling. Medium dark green. 
MARKETER (EARLY GREEN MARKET) w.s. HMS CLUUM 
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The dark green color and attractive shape of the fruits, together with its 
productiveness have made this the leading market and shipping variety in 
most areas. A fine slicing variety. All America Selection B. M. 1943. 
FRUIT—8 inches long, 2% inches in diameter, white-spined, slightly tapering 
toward ends, very dark green and holds color well on market; small 
seed area. 
NATIONAL PICKLING or National Association Pickling b-.s. Cc CLOPP 
A development of the National Pickle Packers Association and the Michigan 
State College. Now the principal commercial pickling variety. Used for both 
dill and small pickles. Our careful maintenance of the original stock makes it 
one of the best. 
FRUIT—6 inches long and 2% inches in diameter; prolific, black-spined, 
medium dark green, well shaped, blunt ended, and of excellent 
pickling qualities. 
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NATIONAL PICKLING—The principal pickling variety. Used for both dill and 
small pickles. 
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