WETHERSFIELD 9, CONNECTICUT 
Cucumber, A & C 
CUCUMBER 
1 oz. will plant 60 hills. 2 lbs. of seed per acre 
Culture—Cucumbers may be planted in hills 4 to 5 feet apart as soon as the ground is thoroughly warm and may be sown as 
late as July. Fertile, light, well-drained soil is best, and well rotted manure in the hills and a. side dressing o| 
fertilizer is very beneficial. 
A &C. Long and attractive. Probably the handsomest 
Cucumber grown with 11 inch fruits, very deep dark 
green in color, uniform and cylindrical throughout 
their length, terminating in blunt, well rounded ends. 
Handsome and desirable both for shipping and for 
market gardens. Our strain is topnotch. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 30c., 14 Ib. 75c., Ib. $2.70. 
Boston Pickling. The standard for commercial pick- 
ling use. Blunt ended fruit, 6 inches long. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 25c., 14 Ib. 70c., Ib. $2.20. 
Cubit. A smooth cylindrical blunt ended Cucumber 
with an intense dark green color over the entire fruit. 
An excellent slicing type. Pkt. 20c., oz. 45c., 4% Ib. 
$1.25, Ib. $3.10. 
Highmoor. A scab resistant slicer bred by R. M. 
Bailey, University of Maine, similar to Straight 
Eight in season and type; 8 inches long, beautiful, 
dark color, very uniform. Adaptable to both home 
and market garden use. Pkt. 15c., oz. 60c., 14 lb. 
$1.50, Ib. $4.00. 
Improved Long Green. Fruit long, straight and dark 
green, used for slicing, pickling or market. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 30c., 14 Ib. 75c., Ib. $2.70. 
Improved White Spine. Early and productive. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 25c., 14 Ib. 75c., Ib. $2.60. 
Cucumber, Surecrop Hybrid 
commercial 
Hybrid White Spine. For heaviest yields. Although 
a mid-season variety the extra yields per acre of this 
long, handsome Cucumber makes it one of the most 
valuable for a gardener to grow. It holds its rich 
green color a long time and stands up extremely well. 
Our strain is as fine as it is possible to secure. Pkt. 
15c., oz. 30c., 14 Ib. 80c., Ib. $2.60. 
Longfellow. Longest Cucumber grown. Fruits 12 to 
15 inches long, dark green, uniform and attractive. 
This is the premium Cucumber and we consider it the 
highest quality Cuke of all. Naturally we have de- 
voted considerable time to the perfection of this 
aus type. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 14 Ib. 80c., 
b. $2.80. 
Maine No. 2. A white spine type without a peer. 
The earliest, most palatable Cucumber grown. A 
new variety without equal for home garden or vege- 
table stands. Pkt. 20c., oz. 40c., 14 Ib. $1.50, Ib. $4.00. 
Marketer. A very early prolific variety, very trim and 
uniform. Fruits slightly tapered at each end holding 
their rich, dark green color exceptionally well. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 40c., 14 Ib. $1.00, Ib $2.90. 
Surecrop Hybrid. A Bronze Medal Winner in 1950 
All America Selections. Resistant to mosaic and 
downy mildew. With vigorous vines. About 9 in. 
long by 2144 in. It holds its dark green color. An excel- 
lent slicer, maturing in 58 days and bears over a long 
season. For both home and market use. Pkt. 25c., 
oz. $3.50, 4 Ib. $12.00. 
Straight 8. 
and prolific. Every fruit uni- 
formly 8 inches long—as 
though poured from a die— 
straight and smooth and a 
pleasing, dark green in color. 
This uniformity in size and 
color coupled with its extreme- 
ly high yield deserve for it a 
place on every trucker’s list. 
Our strain is from the origin- 
ator’s stock. Pkt. 15c., oz. 30c. 
YY lb 80c.. Ib. $2.80. 
York State Pickling. A mo- 
saic resistant pickle of excep- 
tional merit. See page “‘Vege- 
tables of Merit.’’ Pkt. 25c., 
az. $3,50, 14 Ib. $12.00. 
Handsome 
