ORIGINATED ON BURPEE’S FORDHOOK FARMS 
: 370 Burpee Hybrid© 
60 days. High resistance to mosaic and downy mildew are 
| the outstanding attributes of this true, first generation 
. (F;) hybrid, white spine, slicing type cucumber. Vines 
are extremely vigorous, long lived and bear an abun- 
dance of well-formed green fruits of handsome 
appearance, 8 in. and more long, 2% in. wide, 
square at both ends with medium seed cavity 
and crispy, white flesh of excellent quality. 
Burpee Hybrid Cucumber outyields open 
pollinated varieties because the vines 
continue to produce their fruits most 
profusely for a long time after the 
others have ceased. Gardeners every- 
where write us of the wonderful re- 
sults. they are having with this 
cucumber. Hundreds of testi- 
monials could be printed but 
space does not permit; we are 
picking a few at random. 
Pkt. (30 seeds) 35¢3 
2 pkts. 65¢3 
3 pkts. 90¢; 
V4 oz. $1.50; 
1, oz. $2.75; 
oz. $4.75 
**__T grew 8 vines of Bur- 
pee Hybrid Cucumber and 
let them climb over.a trellis. 
To date (August 9, 1951) I 
have gathered approximately 
six bushels of cucumbers from 
these vines. They averaged a trifle 
less than 1 ft. in length. The vines 
are at present still bearing fruit and 
from indications will continue to bear 
for some weeks yet. . . .” 
F. C. Evans, Lewes, Del. 
**__T planted a’ small amount of Burpee 
Hybrid Cucumber for home pickles and we 
put up twenty-four quarts, and had plenty for 
fresh sliced cucumber salad. The pickles and 
fresh sliced cucumbers were best we ever had. . . .” 
F. D. Jones, Kerrville, Texas 
**__Tn the past five years we have grown your Burpee 
Hybrid Cucumber, about 100 acres the last two years, 
and have never had a poor field; they have always out- 
classed and out-produced competing varieties. .. .” 
J. Bettinger & Sons, Swanton, Ohio 
NOTE: Care should 
be used in picking 
cucumbers so as not to 
injure the vines. Do not 
yank or pull them off the 
plant; fruits should be cut 
from the plants with a small 
part of the stem attached. 
Explanation of White Spine and Black Spine 
‘Cucumbers are divided into two families, ‘‘White Spine’’ and 
“Black Spine.”’ The spines are the miniature stickers that pro- 
trude from the warts when fruits are young. White spine cucum- 
bers turn to a creamy white when old; black spine varieties turn 
to a yellowish orange when matured. Burpee Hybrid and all 
cucumbers listed on the two following pages, with the excep- 
tion of Improved Long Green, are white-spined; pickling cucum- 
bers, offered on page 83, are black-spined. : 
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Burpee Hybrid Cucumber—noted for its long, straight 
fruits, dark green color and high productivity 
For other Cucumbers, see next two pages.. 81 
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