CUCUMBERS | 
We catalog only the 
Leading Varieties 
MARKETER 
CULTURE: Cucumbers prefer a heavy loam. After 
danger of frost nas passed, plant the seed % inch 
deep in rows 4 feef apart. Drill about 3 pounds seed 
to the acre and wken plants have 4 or 5 leaves, thin 
to 1 plant every 18 inches. Can also be planted in 
hills 3 to 4 feet apart. Cultivate often and irrigate 
about once a week. Keep the cucumbers picked as 
fast as they reach the size desired. If fruits are 
allowed to remain on the vine, the vines cease to bear 
fruit. 
SLICING VARIETIES 
STAYS-GREEN (Black Diamond). 60 days. Ex- 
tremely early, heavy yielder. Fruits 8 inches 
long, very dark green, retains its color long. 
after picking. Splendid for shipping. 
MARKETER. 65 days. Very popular because it is 
a very heavy yielder and early. Vines vigorous. 
Fruits 8 inches long, trim in appearance, tapered 
to each end. Very dark green in color. An 
attractive cucumber for early market. 
CUBIT. 70 days. Of special merit. 8 inches long. 
Same type as Colorado, but with straight sides 
and round ends, dark green color which is well 
carried to blossom end. Very small seed space. 
Heavy yielder. 
THE COLORADO. (Or A. and C.) 67 days. 
A beautiful long, slender, dark green cucum- 
ber commanding a premium on the critical mar- 
kets. It has become exceedingly popular be- 
cause of its excellent shape. and intense color 
which is maintained longer than. in any other 
variety. The fruit is inclined to taper, at the 
stem end. 
It is a vigorous, productive variety, 
highly resistant to un- 
favorable growing con- 
ditions. 
Stay-Green 
Marketer 
The Colorado 
Cubit 
Straight 
Hybrid Cucumber 
PICKLING VARIETIES 
Nationel Pickling 
Producer Pickling 
Chicago Pickling 
Gherkin West India 
Lemon Cucumber 
NATIONAL PICKLING 
CUCUMBERS, SLICING VARIETIES Days Pkt. 
1 oz. to 60 hills; 2 lbs. per acre in hills, 4 lbs. in drills 
> 
(STRAIGHT sot: a 70 
days. Is uniformly 
cylindrical, almost from 
end to end. Averages 
8 inches long. Produces 
very few _ ill-shaped 
fruits. Desirable as a 
shipping variety. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. 70 days. Excellent for 
home garden. Where a two-purpose variety is 
desirable it is suitable for pickling and dill size 
as well as slicing cucumbers. Hardy and prolific. 
Fruits deep green, straight, slightly tapered; flesh 
very white and crisp. 
HYBRID CUCUMBER 
For size, shape, quality, quantity and high resist- 
ance to disease, this cucumber is unequalled. Ex- 
tremely vigorous, long-lived vines produce abund- 
antly after others have ceased. 
PICKLING VARIETIES 
PRODUCER PICKLING. A new distinctive pickling 
variety bearing high per cent of female blossoms 
near the base of more compact vines resulting 
in earlier and heavier yields. 
NATIONAL PICKLING. A late development by the 
National Pickle Association and is claimed to 
produce more pickles of uniform shape and size 
than any other variety. Is black spine type, 
rather blocky in form. 
CHICAGO PICKLING. 59 days. Grown extensively 
for the large pickling establishments throughout 
the country. Fruit is medium, pointed at each 
end, deep green color. 
GHERKIN WEST INDIA. Bears small cylindrical 
green fruits 142 inches in diameter covered with 
small elastic spines. Excellent as sweet pickles. 
Seed very small. 
LEMON CUCUMBER—See Vine Peach, page 37. 
For early cucumbers we 
recommend Hotkaps. 
See Page 95 
ALL PRICES POSTPAID 
ES ey 
Ye Ib. Lb. 
60 $ .10 60 $1.00 $1.85 
itr 2 Tb 900.25 
10 ; asm) 2.25 
10 cone: 1.35. 2,35 
Lome: 1.10 2.00 
2g 2.25 
18.00 35.00 
1.85 
2.25 
1.85 
2.35 
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