CUCUMBER—Continued e 
Early Fortune 65 days Early Russian 52 days 
Vine—fast grower, leaves medium dark 
green. 
Fruit—5 inches long x 2% to 3 inches 
thick, slightly oval with rounded ends, 
Vine—dark green, medium sized leaves 
giving good coverage. 
Fr uit—8 +o 9 inches long x 2% to 3 inches smooth, medium green in color. Black 
thick, cylindrical to somewhat bulging spine. 
at center, slightly tapered at blossom A first early pickling variety most adapt- 
end, good dark green color with yellow- ed to Northern short season areas. 
green stripes. White spine. : 
: ’ Klondike 58 days 
An excellent slicing variety grown exten- Vine—dark green, medium sized leaves. 
sively in home and market gardens. Fruit—7 to 8 inches long x 2% to 3 inches 
thick, blunt-ended, cylindrical, smooth, 
dark green. White spine. 
Holds color well. Used for shipping from 
South for market and synthetic dill 
processing. Similar to Earliest of All 
but slightly later in season. 
Lemon 64 days 
Vine—very prolific. 
Fruit—2% by 3 inches, small, lemon 
Early Fortune shaped, flat at stem and blossom end, 
flecked brown on yellow skin. Black 
spine. 
Used for pickles and salads. Crisp and 
Early Frame or Short Green 58 days well flavored. 
An old variety largely replaced by Chi- “Longfellow 72 days 
cago Pickling. Vine—vigorous, medium green, large 
leaves. 
Fruit—12 to 14 inches long x 2% to 3 
Early Green Cluster 54 days inches thick, well shaped, dark green; 
thick flesh and small seed cavity. White 
An old variety largely replaced by Na- spine. 
tional Pickling. Suited to outdoor or greenhouse culture. 
Deer ae for shipping as it holds color 
well. 
Individual Plant of Marketer Cucumber in N.K. & Co.'s Trial Ground 
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