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HYBRID 
CUCUMBER 
and 
other choice 
vegetables 
HYBRID 
CUCUMBER 
This fine hybrid cucum- 
ber offered by Salzer is a dis- 
tinct improvement over most 
other varieties. It is an established 
fact that hybrids such as this are far 
more vigorous, producing a greater crop. 
The fruits are handsome and well formed, 8 
or 9 inches long with blunt, rounded ends and a 
thin rich deep green skin. Flesh is white and crisp, 
with minimum seed cavity. .The vines are remarkably re- 
sistant to disease and insect pests, and will continue to bear 
fruit long after open pollinated varieties have ceased. Use care 2 
in harvesting so as not to injure the vines and thus reduce the amount 
of fruit which may be produced. Matures in 60 days. 459—Pkg. (35 seeds), 
0z., $4.50. 
25c; 3 pkgs., 65c; 14 02., $2.35; 
EARLIEST OF ALL 
or 40-DAY CUCUMBER 
Is an ideal slicer, excellent for pickling, 
heavy yielder, the earliest of all the White 
Spine varieties, producing fine, marketable 
fruits in 40 days’ time. Has been steadily 
improved at Cliffwood Farms, and we have 
never yet found any cucumber to equal the 
40-Day in earliness, uniformity, produc- 
tiveness, and superb quality. Market gar- 
deners who reap the highest prices, and 
home gardeners who want the best and 
earliest cucumbers will usually plant only 
40-Day Cucumber. f 
Extremely early, ready for table use in 
about 40 days. The fruits, about 7 inches 
long, are straight, nearly eylindrical, 
blunt at the ends and of very dark green 
color; with distinct pale green lines at the 
blossom end. Uniform in shape and size. 
An ideal cucumber for slicing, excellent 
for pickling, the flesh is firm and crisp, 
white, fine grained, few seeds, and of de- 
lightful flavor. The vines are vigorous in 
growth, very healthy, holding the fruit for 
along time. 447—Pkz., 18¢; 0z., 32¢e; 4 Ib., 
$1.20;,%% Ib., $1.86; Ib., $3.55, postpaid. 
DAVIS PERFECT 
60 days. A superb variety for slicing, a 
great shipper, solid white flesh, with re- 
markably small seed cavity. The vines are 
hardy and vigorous. Bears for a prolonged 
period. Fruits about ten to eleven inches 
in length. Color deep dark green. White 
spined. 
The beautiful, long, slender, dark green 
fruits always find a ready sale at market. 
Enormously productive. 441—Pkg., 10¢; 
oz., 33e3; %4 Ib., 98e; 1% Ib., $1.65; Ib., $3.10, 
postpaid, 
IMPROVED WHITE 
SPINE 
55 days. Vines are of vigorous 
growth. A * prolific “and. early = 
fruiter. Dark green color, well 
covered with white spines and uni- 
formly straight. About nine inches 
long. Inclined to be pointed at the 
end. The first fruits of pickle size 
can be gathered in 47 days and 
CUCUMBERS | 
EVERGREEN (A & C or Colorado) 
Retaining its attractive deep green color for as long as two months, 
ripening in 50 days, yielding -heavily—Evergreen Cucumber is 
without a peer! Evergreen originated with the well known Mr, 
William E. Vail, Yorktown Heights, New York. ; 
= Evergreen Cucumber is a grand slicer, having firm, 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN 
60 days. Improved Long Green Cucum- 
ber is a medium late, slicing variety, also 
very good for pickling. Fruits are from 
ten to fifteen inches in length when fully 
matured, of somewhat slender girth, and 
of attractive dark green color, with spines 
‘or warts uniformly distributed on the sur- 
face. It produces early a fine quality of 
small cucumbers, excellent for pickling. 
Crisp, tender, and of good flavor. 448— 
Pkg., 10e3 oz., 33e; ™%4 Ib., 98e; % Ib., $1.65; 
lb., $3.10, postpaid. 
LONGFELLOW 
72 days. The fruit is long 12 to 16 inches 
in length, straight, smooth and handsome. 
The color is deep green, which is retained 
longer than any kind we know of. Flesh is 
crisp, solid, and of very best quality, and 
is not only ideal for slicing but the young 
fruit is fine for pickling. Being a white 
spine variety, Longfellow Cucumber never 
turns yellow. It is very prolific and is 
characterized by a small seed cavity. 
Forces readily under glass. 452—Pkge., 15e;3 
oz., 43e3 1%4 Ib., $1.25; % Ib., $2.10; Ib., $3.95, 
postpaid. , 
NIAGARA 
63 days. A new variety which is, highly 
resistant to mosaic disease. The plant 
shows the same viger and large leaf con- 
struction found in hybrids. The fruit is 
white spined, blunt at the blossom end, 
straight and cylindrical, very dark green 
with very small seed cavity. They average 
7% to 10 inches in length with white crisp, 
tender flesh of fine quality. Niagara also 
has great spring vigor starting into good 
growth very fast in the spring. 465—Pke., 
20e; oz., 50c; %4 Ib., $1.50; 1% Ib., $2.50; Ib., 
$4.50, postpaid. 
BLACK BEAUTY. 80 days. 
fruits: 7 to Sain 
A prolific yielder. 
% ib., $2.48, postpaid. 
EGG PLANT 
Very dark 
purple, holding its color for a long time, 
long, oval, fine quality. 
492—Pkg., 15c; oz., 82¢e3 
crisp flesh, and it is also one of the best cukes for 
pickles. Yields heavily. The fruits are smooth, 
spineless, 
dark: green, about 10 inches 
long and 3 inches thick, tapering 
slightly toward each end. Crisp 
white flesh, few seeds, and does 
well in practically all sec- 
tions of the country. Re- 
taining its deep green 
period, makes it 
for both home 
and mar- 
ket. 474— 
Pkg., 15c; 
0zZ.,39C; 
4 Ib., 
$1.10; 
44 Ib., 
$1.90; 
Ib., $3.60, 
postpaid. 
LEMON CUCUMBER 
64 days. When ready to use it has the 
color of a ripe lemon. The skin is smooth. 
The flesh is tender, crisp and possesses a 
delicate sweetness and flavor. Fine for 
pickling or _ slicing. 480—Pkz., 10c; oz., 
ee: Y% Ib., 98e; 1% Ib., $1.65; Ib., $3.10, post- 
paid, 
STRAIGHT EIGHT 
> 58 days. Elegant fruits about eight 
inches in length by about 11% inches in di- 
ameter, and remarkably straight, hence 
the name, Straight Eight. The fruits are 
well rounded at the ends, beautiful deep 
green when matured, and run very uni- 
form in size and shape. Ideal for the home 
and market garden, and_an ideal shipper. 
Straight Hight received Gold Medal Award 
in the 1985 All-America Selections. It is 
a White spine cuke, unusually free from 
pale tips. Yields heavily. 477—Pkge., 15e; 
0Z., 39¢e; % Ib., $1.10; 1% Ib., $1.90; Ib., $3.60, 
postpaid. i ; 
WHITE WONDER | 
58 days. A pure white cucumber of fine 
quality. Fruits are 7 to 8 inches long and 
perfectly white. Flesh is firm, erisp and 
tender. Grand for slicing and excellent for 
pickling. 470—Pkg., 10e; oz., 36e; %4 Ib., 
$1.05; % Ib., $1.85; Ib., $3.50, postpaid. 
large fruits for slicing will be 
ready in about 55 days from sow- 
ing. The flesh is crisp, tender and 
of fine quality. Elegant for slicing 
and considered by many, the best 
for small pickles. Very productive. - 
438—Pkgz., 10c; oz., 29e; %4 Ib., 80¢;3 
¥% Ib., $1.49; Ib., $2.85, postpaid. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE HYBRID. 70 days. 
An early, low-bushed type with large, pur- 
ple, oval-shaped fruits. This variety is - 
especially recommended for the short sea- 
son areas because it matures quickly. 495 
—Pkg., 20c; oz., 88c; %4 Ib., $2.65, postpaid. 
NEW YORK PURPLE. 85 days. Fruits 
deep purple, broad 
oval to blunt egg 
shape, very large, 
excellent quality, 
good yielder, lead- 
ing home and mar- 
ket type. 494—Pkg., 
10e; oz., 72¢3; % Ihb., 
$2.35, postpaid. 
New Hampshire Hybrid 
I have been dealing with your house and planting your 
seeds for over 20 years and have yet to find a poor seed. 
Everything has been A No. 1. 
; I. W. Barnes, Clay, New York. 
Improved White Spine 
14 JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN 
color for so long a. 
most desirable 
