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EARLIEST OF ALL or 
40-DAY CUCUMBER 
Is an ideal slicer, excellent for pickling, heavy yielder, 
the earliest of all the White Spine varieties, producing 
- fine, marketable fruits in 40 days’ time. Has been 
steadily improved at Cliffwood Farms, and we have 
never yet found any cucumber to equal the 40-Day 
in earliness, uniformity, productiveness, and superb 
quality, Market gardeners who reap the highest prices, 
and home gardeners who want the best and earliest 
eucumbers will usually plant only 40-Day Cucumber, 
Extremely early, ready for table use in about 40 days. 
The fruits, about 7 inches long, are straight, nearly 
cylindrical, blunt at the ends and of very dark green 
color; with distinct pale green lines at the blossom end. 
Uniform in shape and size. An ideal cucumber for 
slicing, excellent for pickling, ‘the flesh is firm and 
crisp, white, fine grained, few seeds, and of delightful 
flavor. The vines are vigorous in growth, very healthy, 
holding the fruit for a long time. 
447—Pkg., 18¢; oz., 45¢; 14 Ib., $1.25; 14 Ib., $1.95; 
Ib., $3.30, postpaid. 
EVERGREEN 
(A & C or Colorado) 
Retaining its attractive deep green color for as long 
as two months, ripening in 50 days, yielding heavily— 
Evergreen Cucumber is without a peer! Evergreen 
originated with the well known Mr. William E. Vail, 
Yorktown Heights, New York. 
Evergreen Cucumber is a grand slicer, having firm, 
crisp flesh, and it is also one of the best cukes for 
pickles. Yields heavily. The fruits are smooth, spine- 
less, dark green, about 10 inches long and 8 inches 
thick, tapering slightly toward each end. Crisp white 
flesh, few seeds, and does well in practically all sec- 
tions of the country. Retaining its deep green color for 
so long a period, makes it most desirable for both home 
and market. 
474—Pke., 15¢; oz., 40¢; 14 Ib., $1.10; 14 Ib., $1.90; 
Ib., $3.20, postpaid. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN 
60 days. Improved Long Green Cucumber is a medium 
late, slicing variety, also very good for pickling. 
Fruits are from ten to fifteen inches in length when 
fully matured, of somewhat slender girth, and of 
attractive dark green color, with spines or warts uni- 
formly distributed on the surface. It produces early a 
fine quality of small cucumbers, excellent for pickling. 
Crisp, tender, and of good flavor. 
448—Pkg., 12¢; oz., 35¢; 14 Ib., $1.00; 14 Ib., $1.65; 
Ib., $2.85, postpaid. 
LONGFELLOW 
72 days. The fruit is long 12 to 16 inches in length, 
straight, smooth and handsome. The color is deep green, 
which is retained longer than any kind we know of. 
Flesh is crisp, solid, and of very best quality, and is 
not only ideal for slicing but the young fruit is fine 
for pickling. Being a white spine variety, Longfellow 
Cucumber never turns yellow. It is very prolific and 
is characterized by a small seed cavity. Forces readily 
under glass. 
452—Pke., 15¢; oz., 40¢; 314 Ib., $1.10; 14 Ib., $1.90; 
Ib., $3.20, postpaid. : . : 
WHITE WONDER 
58 days. A pure white cucumber of fine quality. Fruits 
are 7 to 8 inches long and perfectly white. Flesh is 
_ firm, crisp and tender. Grand for slicing and excellent 
for pickling. 
470—Pkeg., 15¢; oz., 40¢; 14 Ib., $1.10; 14 Ib., $1.90; 
Ib., $3.20, postpaid. 
PLANT LABELS 
Painted wooden labels, 
56” x 31%4”, with copper 
wire. For trees, etc. 
5375—50 for 48¢; 100 for 
89¢, postpaid. 
Painted wooden 
labels for pots oré : : 
garden use. cm a =a 
5374—6 inch—100 for 87¢; 8 inch—100 for $1.20; 
12 inch—100 for $1.89. All postpaid. 
JOHN A. SALZER SEED COMPANY, LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN < 
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HYBRID CUCUMBER 
This fine hybrid cucumber offered by Salzer is a dis- 
tinct improvement over most other varieties. It is an 
established fact that hybrids such as this are far more 
vigorous, producing a greater crop. The fruits are 
handsome and well formed, 8 or 9 inches long with 
blunt, rounded ends and a thin rich deep green skin. 
Flesh is white and crisp, with minimum seed cavity. 
The vines are remarkably resistant to disease and in- 
sect pests, and will continue to bear fruit long after 
open pollinated varieties have ceased. Use care in 
harvesting so as not to injure the vines and thus re- 
duce the amount of fruit which may be produced, 
Matures in 60 days. 
459—Pke. (35 seeds), 25¢; 3 pkgs., 65¢; 14 oz., $2.35; 
oz., $4.50. , 
See front cover for HYBRID CUCUMBER 
and other choice vegetables 
CHECK 
on 
CRAG 
See p. 71 
Improyed White Spine 
STRAIGHT EIGHT 
58 days. Elegant fruits about eight inches in length 
by about 1% inches in diameter, and remarkably 
straight, hence the name, Straight Eight. The fruits 
are well rounded at the ends, beautiful deep green when 
matured, and run very uniform in size and shape. Ideal 
for the home and market garden, and an ideal shipper. 
Straight Eight received Gold Medal Award in the 1935 
All-America Selections. It is a White spine cuke, 
unusually free from pale tips. Yields heavily. 
477—Pkg., 15¢; oz., 40¢; 14 Ib., $1.10; 1% Ib., $1.90; 
Ib., $3.20, postpaid. 
PICKLE 
DUST 
Proteet your cucum- 
bers and other vines. 
5546 — 1 Ib., 92¢; 
4 Ibs., $1.98, postpaid, 
Seo page 76. 
‘LEMON CUCUMBER 
64 days. When ready to use it has the color of a ripe 
lemon. The skin is smooth. The flesh is tender, crisp 
and possesses a delicate sweetness and flavor. Fine for 
pickling or slicing. 
480—Pke., 15¢; oz., 35¢; 14 Ib., $1.00; %4 Ib., $1.65; 
Ib., $2.85, postpaid. 
IMPROVED WHITE SPINE 
55 days. Vines are of 
vigorous growth. A pro- 
lific and early fruiter. 
Dark’ green color, well 
covered with white spines 
and uniformly straight. 
About nine inches long, 
inclined to be pointed at 
the end. The first fruits 
of pickle size can be gath- 
ered in 47 days and large 
fruits for slicing will be 
ready in about 55 days 
from sowing. The flesh 
is crisp, tender and of 
fine quality. Elegant for 
slicing and considered by 
many, the best for small 
pickles. Very productive. 
438—Pke., 10¢; oz., 32¢; 
Y lb., 80¢; 1% Ib., $1.50; 
Ib., $2.65, postpaid. 
NIAGARA 
63 days. A new variety which is highly resistant to 
mosaic disease. The plant shows the same vigor and 
large leaf construction found in hybrids. The fruit is 
white spined, blunt at the blossom end, straight and 
cylindrical, very dark green with very small seed 
eavity. They average 714 to 10 inches in length with 
white crisp, tender flesh of fine quality. Niagara also 
has great spring vigor starting into good growth very 
fast in the spring. 
465—Pke., 15¢; oz., 45; 14 Ib., $1.25; 44 Ib., $1.95; 
Ib., $3.30, postpaid. 
FOR EARLIER CUCUMBERS 
Start seeds indoors in PLANT BANDS 
See page 73 for information. 
Everbearing Pickle Cucumber 
EVERBEARING 
60 days. It is just a fraction smaller than the Prolific 
Pickle above, is very productive, and is of special value 
in districts where the late maturing kinds will not 
’ ripen. If the fruits are gathered continuously, the vines 
bear the entire summer. 
A very early and extremely productive variety. The 
fruits average four to five inches in length. Diameter 
about one to one and a half inches. Rich dark green 
color. One of the best sorts for pickling, salads and 
slicing. Flesh white, crisp, cool and of pleasing flavor. 
466—Pke., 15¢; oz., 40¢; 14 Ilb., $1.10; 1% Ib., $1.90; 
Ib., $3.20, postpaid. 
CUCUMBERS 
FOR PICKLES 
WISCONSIN SR6 
55 days. A new scab resistant variety with fruits of 
the well-known National Pickle type. It is highly re- 
sistant to scab (spot rot) and so permits good clean 
crops in those areas where this disease is prevalent. 
The fruits are a nice size, about 6 to 7 inches long, 
with blunt ends-and of a dark green color. Plants 
are strong and vigorous, with good foliage and bear 
huge crops. ' 
467—Pke., 15¢; oz., 45¢; 14 Ib., $1.25; % Ib., $1.95; 
Ib., $3.50, postpaid. 
CHICAGO PICKLING 
60 days. A grand old stand-by, and is just as great a 
favorite today as ever. It has square ends, smooth skin, 
is very productive and very disease-resistant, Measures 
about 6x214 inches, and has a rich, deep green color, 
Has a national reputation for shipping qualities. Flesh 
erisp, cool and of pleasing flavor. 
462—Pke., 12¢; oz., 32¢; 14 lb., 80¢; % Ib., $1.50; 
lb., $2.65, postpaid. 
WEST INDIA GHERKINS 
60 days. The smallest of the pickle varieties, maturing 
in approximately 60 days. Should be pickled when 
young and tender. Oval shape, prickly surface. Enorm- 
ously prolific. 
483—Pke., 15¢; oz., 40¢; 14 lIb., $1.10; 1% Ib., $1.90; 
Ib., $3.20, postpaid. 
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