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CUCUMBER 
Usually planted in hills 4-5 ft. apart; 6 or 8 seeds per hill, thinned out to 3 or 4 plants 
when grown to 6” or 8”. The hill method of planting allows early cultivation in both 
directions, but many growers prefer drills spaced 4-5 ft. apart, with the plants 18-36” 
apart. The hills should be prepared with well-rotted manure before planting—which, 
for the main crop, may be done as soon as all danger of frost is over. Pickling sorts 
are planted 6 or 8 weeks later. Fruits should be removed when they reach the picking 
stage; if left to ripen on the vines the yield will be decreased. 
The letters w.s. in the following list indicate the white spines which characterize most of the slicing 
cucumbers; pickling varieties are usually black spined as indicated by the letters bss. 
. Model: for well-colored, 
well-shaped pickles 
A&C, ws. 65 days. A long variety which 
is popular on account of its excellent exterior 
color, fine slicing texture and shipping quality. 
Chicago Pickling, b.s.: 59 days. An old favorite 
and one of the best for pickling or slicing. 
Medium green. Very prolific. 
Clark’s Special, w.s.: 63 days. All-America 
Silver Medal, 1933. Handsome, dark green, 
slightly tapered at both ends; flesh crisp and 
firm. Holds its quality well when shipped. 
Colorado, w.s.: 65 days. Distinguished by its 
attractive deep green color, length and smooth 
cylindrical shape. Shows very little striping at 
blossom end. 
Cubit, w.s.: 60 days. All-America Bronze 
Medal, 1944. Handsome long, cylindrical fruits 
of dark green exterior, crisp, white flesh and 
small seed area. Excellent for home or shipping. 
Gherkin (Bur or West India), b.s.: 60 days. Not 
a true cucumber. For small, oval pickles. 
Improved Long Green, b.s.: 70 days. A stand- 
ard large variety for the home garden; very pro- 
lific, and hardy; deep green, white crisp flesh. 
Marketer, w.s.: 65 days. All-America Bronze 
Medal, 1943. Early and very prolific, greatly 
admired for its uniformity and rich dark green 
color down to blossom end. Fruits of medium 
size, slightly tapered to each end, very trim. It 
is now probably the most popular variety of 
all. Use only the originator’s, Asgrow, strain. 
Model, ws.: 56 days. A new pickling variety 
developed by us. Shape and size similar to Na- 
tional Association Pickling, but color a darker 
green. Trim in appearance and uniform. 
National Association Pickling, b.s.: 56 days. 
Originally bred to meet specifications of the 
National Pickle Packers Association. A most 
desirable strain has been produced by Asgrow: 
dark green, symmetrical and nearly square- 
ended. 
Snow’s Perfection Pickling, b.s. 56 days. Some- 
what smaller than Chicago Pickling. Square- 
ended. 
Straight-8, w.s.: 60 days. Cylindrical and straight; 
8” long. Medium green, attractive. 
Marketer—Early, very prolific and neat 
