CUCUMBER 
Cucumbers require a warm, rich, light, well drained soil and are rather susceptible to 
adverse weather conditions, insects and disease. Considerable breeding work has been 
done in recent years in developing improved varieties of better shape, color, yield and 
disease resistance. We carry on extensive seed stock selection and improvement work. 
The number of days given indicates approximate time from planting seed to usable 
stage, whether for pickling or slicing. 
A&C 68 days 
(Colorado) 
Vine—Vigorous, leaves dark green and 
broad. 
Fruit—8-10 x 21-3 inches, cylindrical, 
slight taper at ends, dark green, small 
seed cavity, white spine. 
Holds color well and recommended for 
slicing and shipping. Very popular in 
southeastern states for long distance 
shipping. 
Black Diamond 60 days 
Vine—Dark green, vigorous medium leaf, 
good coverage. 
Fruit—8 x 3 inches, dark green, lighter at 
blossom end, nearly cylindrical, blunt 
ended, white spine. 
Used by southern growers for an early, 
long distance shipper and for synthetic 
dills. 
Boston Pickling 57 days 
Vine—Vigorous, prolific, leaves dark 
green and broad. 
Fruit—5-6 x 2%-3 inches, blunt ended, 
dark green, black spine, larger than 
National. 
A standard pickling type but not as uni- 
form as National Pickling. 
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Early Surecrop Hybrid 
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58 days 
Vine—Strong grower, good leaf coverage. 
Fruit—5-7 x 242-2%4 inches, dark green, 
not as cylindrical as National Pickling, 
tapers slightly at ends, black spine. 
Very popular with pickle packers and an 
excellent pickling variety for home and 
market garden use. Longer and thicker 
than Boston Pickling. 
Chicago Pickling 
Cubit 
All-America Selection—1944 
70 days 
Vine—Fairly vigorous, leaves dark green 
and medium sized. 
Fruit—8-10 x 2-2% inches, uniformly 
cylindrical, blunt ended, dark green, 
flesh thick, seed cavity small, white 
spine. 
Well adapted to shipping and fresh mar- 
ket. Holds attractive color until quite 
large. 
Davis Perfect 65 days 
Vine—Vigorous, leaves medium green 
and broad. 
Fruit—8-9 x 2%-3 inches, thick center 
and tapered to both ends, medium to 
dark green with light green stripes at 
tip, white spine. 
An old variety that is still popular for 
home and market garden purposes. 
Earliest of All 60 days 
Vine—Dark green, vigorous, medium leaf. 
Fruit—7-8 _X 274-2% inches, smooth and 
symmetrical, dark green, white spine. 
Similar to Staysgreen and Black Dia- 
mond. 
Primarily used by southern growers as 
an early shipper. Holds color well and 
1s suitable for synthetic dills. 
Early Fortune 65 days 
Vine—Dark green, medium sized leaves 
giving good coverage. 
Fruit—8-9 x 2%4-3 inches, cylindrical to 
somewhat bulging at center. 
Slightly tapered at blossom end, good 
dark green color with yellow-green 
stripes, white spine. 
An excellent slicing variety grown ex- 
tensively in home and market gardens. 
