70 days 
Vine—vigorous, dark green, broad leaves, 
giving good coverage. 
Fruit—8 to 11 inches long x 2% to 3% 
inches thick, large, cylindrical, with 
rounded ends, slight taper, slightly 
rougher and more warted than other 
slicing varieties. Black spine. 
Very desirable and widely used for slic- 
ing and making ripe pickles. Popular 
with home gardeners, 
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65 days 
Vine—very vigorous, dark green medium 
sized leaves. 
Fruit—8 to 10 inches long, 2% inches 
thick, long, slim, uniform with abrupt 
taper at stem end and fairly rounded 
blossom end, very dark green, smooth, 
| solid white flesh, small seed cavity. 
White spine. 
A recent introduction, gaining in popu- 
larity. Good color, long, slim shape and 
firm flesh make it one of the best new 
slicer and shipper varieties. 
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_ National Pickling 54 days 
Vine—productive, leaves dark green and 
medium large; foliage gives good cov- 
erage for fruit. 
Fruit—5% to 6% inches long x 2% to 
2%4 inches thick, cylindrical, blunt 
ended, dark green. Black spine. 
Developed under direction of the National 
Pickle Packers Assn., at the Michigan 
Agricultural College. Our strain is out- 
standing in uniformity and high yield 
and is widely used by pickle packers for 
all types of processing. Has excellent 
pickling qualities, 
YN. K. & Co. Pickling 58 days 
Vine—productive, leaf size and color medi- 
um green, more vigor than National 
Pickling and slightly less than Chicago 
Pickling, heavy foliage provides good 
fruit coverage. 
Fruit—5 to 7 inches long x 2% inches 
thick, slightly slimmer than National 
and Chicago Pickling, and less tapered 
than Chicago Pickling. Black Spine. 
Developed by Northrup, King & Co. for 
an intermediate type between Chicago 
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and National Pickling. Normally gives 
a little more fruit length for the same 
diameter. 
Snow’s Pickling 54 days 
Replaced by National Pickling. 
’ Straight 8 66 days 
Vine—vigorous and productive, dark 
green broad leaves affording good 
coverage. 
Fruit—7 to 8% inches long x 2% inches 
thick, cylindrical, rounded blunt ends, 
rich dark green and remarkably free 
from striping. White spine. 
Unusually uniform, dark green slicing 
variety. Desirable for shipping, market 
trade and home garden. 
Stays Green (Black Diamond) 
60 days 
Vine—vigorous, dark green, medium sized 
leaf. 
Fruit—6 to 8 inches long x 2% to 3 inches 
thick, mainly blunt ended, glossy dark 
green with lighter stripes at blossom 
end. White spine. 
Used by Southern growers for an early, 
long distance shipper and for synthetic 
dills. 
West Indian Gherkin 
(Burr Gherkin) 60 days 
Vine—vigorous grower, abundant foliage, 
small leaves similar to those of water- 
melon. 
Fruit—2 inches long x 1 inch thick, small, 
oval shape, light green. Heavily spined. 
Used exclusively for pickles. Makes excel- 
lent pickles when used very young. 
Mature fruits become thin fleshed and 
seedy. A different species than ordinary 
cucumber sorts. 
White Wonder 58 days 
Vine—good vigor, leaves medium large 
and medium green. 
Fruit—7 inches long x 38 inches thick, 
cylindrical with rounded ends, ivory- 
white color. White spine. 
A novelty with real merit and excellent 
eating quality. Popular in the South. 
DANDELION 
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| Improved Thick Leaf (Arlington Thick Leaf) 
Plant—semi-erect, leaves dark green and broad, forming a 14 to 18 inch rosette, thick, 
| tender and easily blanched. 
Primarily used for early spring greens. 
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