CUCUMBER 
Gurke Concombre Pepino Cetriolo 
One pkt. plants about 10 hills; 1 0z., 75 to 80 hills 
Rich, moist soil ts needed for Cucumbers. When the ground is thoroughly 
warm, drop 6 to 8 seeds in hills that are about 4 feet apart each way. Thin to 
3 or 4 plants in a hill. Keep young plants dusted to ward off Insects. For an 
extra-early crop, seed may be sown indoors in paper pots or pieces of sod and 
transplanted later to hills outdoors. 
A. & C. 68 days. Very dark green, rounded at the ends, 9 to 10 inches 
long, 244 inches in diameter. Very desirable for shipping. 
Black Diamond (Stays Green). 60 days. A good producer of dark green 
fruits early in the season. A good shipper. Holds color and firmness 
well. 
Boston Pickling. 58 days. An early pickling sort. At its best when 4 
to 5 inches long. Fruits medium green, slightly tapered. 
Davis Perfect. 65 days. Crisp white flesh, very highly flavored. Skin 
is uniform dark green. General shape is long, smooth, tapering to 
both ends. Grows 8 to 10 inches long. 
Early Cluster. 52 days. Short thick fruits, crisp and tender for pickling. 
Early. 
Early Fortune. 65 days. A fine slicing variety, smooth skinned and 
symmetrical. Holds its color well when pickled. An excellent variety 
for long-distance shipping. 
Gherkin. 60 days. Thick round fruits only 2 inches Iong, ideal for 
pickles. Fruits medium green, covered with prickly spines. 
Improved White Spine. 63 days. A popular variety, smooth, medium 
green, blunt ends with white spines. Good for shipping or greenhouse 
growing. 
Longfellow. 70 days. A very long, late variety. Grows 12 or 15 inches 
long; dark green and symmetrical. 
Long Green. 67 days. A handsome slicing variety 10 to 12 inches long. 
Small seed cavity. Fruits deep green, slightly tapered. Black spined. 
Marketeer. 65 days. A very vigorous and prolific variety. Fruits 
uniform, slightly tapered and of rich dark color. Popular for early 
market and has a Jong bearing season. 
National Pickling. 56 days. The fruits are profusely produced, of a 
good uniform size for pickles. Dark green with black spines. 
Straight Eight. 66 days. Grows 8 inches long and weighs 2 pounds. 
Medium green without white streaks. Very attractive. 
Woodruff’s Hybrid. 68 days. A main-crop variety, 8 to 10 inches long. 
A prolific producer of dark green fruits. Desirable for long-distance 
shipping and market gardeners. 
Long Green Cucumber 
National Pickling Cucumbers 
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