Burpee Hybrid 
Cucumbero 
ORIGINATED ON BURPEE’S FORDHOOK FARMS 
and introduced by us in 1945 
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370 Burpee Hybrid 60 days. High resistance to 
mosaic and downy mildew are the outstanding attri- 
butes of this true, first generation (F,) hybrid, white 
spine, slicing type cucumber. Vines are extremely 
vigorous, long lived and bear an abundance of 
well formed, straight, dark green fruits of 
handsome appearance, 8 in. and more long, 
2% in. wide, square at both ends with 
medium seed cavity and crispy, white Gardeners | 
flesh of excellent quality. Burpee everywhere 
Hybrid is a high-class cucumber write us of the 
for the home garden, mar- wonderful results 
they are having 
with this cucumber. 
Hundreds of testimo- 
nials could be printed 
but space does not per- 
mit; we have selected one 
of special interest because | 
plants were grown in water 
instead of soil. 
ket grower, shipper and 
greenhouse culture; 
yes, hydroponics, too. 
(See testimonial at right.) 
Pkt. (30 seeds) 35¢; 
2 pkts. 65¢; 
3 pkts. 90¢; 
4, oz. $1.50; 
VW oz. $2.75; 
oz. $4.75 
“—TI am a hydroponic farmer, rotating 
the crops between cucumbers and tomatoes. i 
I have experimented with other seed than | 
Burpee’s. My statement is, that no other cucum- : 
ber can be compared with the Burpee Hybrid. At F 
my last planting I used 4 ozs. of seed which has given ; 
“i a yield of over 300 bushels, practically all fancies, with 
Shown in a very small amount of choice, and a very low percentage 
color on of culls. Plants were kept healthy and productive at a 
the back height of troniS tonl0itt eee ee ue Sterling, Miami, Fla. 
cover 
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. 
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| Burpee Hybrid Cucumber (foreground) has such high resistance to mosaic and downy mildew that it outyields open 
pollinated varieties (in background) because the vines continue to produce for a long time after others have ceased. 
