CUCUMBER 
Chicago Pickling—58 days 
Vine—Strong grower, good leaf coverage. 
Fruit—5-7"x2/2-234", dark green, not as cylindrical as National Pickling, tapers 
slightly at ends, black spine. 
Use—Excellent for dills and small sized stock. 
Earliest of All—60 days 
Vine—Dark green, vigorous, medium leaf. 
Fruit—7-8"x2'2-2%4", smooth and symmetrical, dark green, white spine. Similar to 
Staysgreen and Black Diamond. 
Use—Fresh pack and shipping. 
Klondike—58 days 
Vine—Dark green, medium-sized leaves. 
Fruit—7-8"x212-3”, similar to Earliest of All, smooth dark green fruits, slight taper 
at both ends, white spine. 
Use—Fresh pack and shipping. 
Model—56 days 
Vine—Strong grower and good leaf coverage. 
Fruit—6"x22", dark green, white spined. 
Use—Pickling. 
National Pickling—54 days 
Developed under direction of the National Pickle Packers Association at the Michigan 
State College of Agriculture. 
Vine—Leaf is dark green, medium large. Good coverage for fruit. Vine vigorous 
but not as large as Chicago Pickling, very prolific. 
Fruit—52-6/2"x212-3”, cylindrical, blunt ended, dark green, black spine. 
Use—For dills and especially desirable for small-sized fancy pickles. 
N. K. & Co. Pickling Cucumber 
K. & Co. Pickling— 
58 days 
Developed for an_ intermediate 
type between Chicago and Na- 
tional Pickling. 
Vine—More vigorous than Na- 
tional. Leaf size between National 
and Chicago. 
Fruit—5-7”x2'2-3”, will run slight- 
ly slimmer than National, not 
quite as tapered as Chicago, black 
spine. 
Use—Dill and small fancy pickles. 
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