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CUCUMBERS - Shumway’s Slicing & Burpless Types. Culture.
After all danger of frost, plant 6 seeds 1 in. deep in hills 4 to 5 ft. apart. When plants are 4 in. high, thin to the 3 strongest plants in each hill. Fertilize liberally. One packet plants 50 hills, hybrids 8 hills.
02192 WHITE WONDER. An old-timer producing fruits that are ivory white in color from the time they begin to form until they mature. Excellent for slicing or as a pickler. Skin is smooth and very thin. Fruits grow to a nice size, about 7 in. long by 3 in. wide, and have rounded ends. Flesh is solid and crisp, with excellent eating quality. White spines. 58 days. (A) Pkt. $2.35; (L) 1 oz. $7.50; (M) 1/4 lb. $18.50.
02125 TRUE LEMON or APPLE. Fruits the size and color of a lemon. Highly unusual. Flesh is crisp, white, mild and burpless. Flavor is very sweet, unlike any other cucumber. Ripe when fruit starts to turn yellow. 65 days. (A) Pkt. $1.85; (L) 1 oz. $4.95; (M) 1/4 lb. $9.95.
02152 SPACEMASTER 80. Ideal for small gardens or for commercial close cropping. Plants have short vines and no runners. Tremendous yields of nicely shaped, dark green fruits about 7-1/2 in. long. Has a good crisp taste. Dwarf plants are Mosaic resistant and widely adaptable. Excellent for gherkins when small. 60 days. (A) Pkt. (40 seeds) $1.95; 2 pkts. $3.50.
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great 1943 All-America Winner has no equal, and is back by popular demand. A heat tolerant 8 in. slicing salad cuke, Marketer is offered here again after years of absence. With its vigorous, high yielding plants, this heirloom cucumber produces mild tasting fruits for great salads and de- licious pickle chips. 55-70 days. (A) Pkt. $1.75; (L) 1 oz. $4.75; (M) 1/4 lb. $11.50.
02132 MARKETER. This
LONG GREEN. The larg- est main season variety we offer. Fruits are extra-long, dark green, slender, tender and free from bitterness. 12 in. long by 2-1/2 in. across at maturity. Enormous yield of slices. Black spines. Flesh is white, very crisp and good flavored. 70 days. (A) Pkt. $1.75; (L) 1 oz. $4.25; (M) 1/4 lb. $10.95.
02127 IMPROVED Burpless Varieties
02108 DIVA. All-female variety, crisp, sweet and ideal for slicing. Fruits are spineless and bright green, with glossy, tender skins. Best when harvested early at 4 to 8 in. Very dis- ease resistant. Burpless and seedless. 58 days. (A) Pkt. (20 seeds) $2.20; 2 pkts. $4.00; (J) 1/4 oz. $9.75.
02160 SWEET SLICE HYBRID. Tastes sweet like sugar, with no bitterness. Major breeding triumph now per- mits sweetness with no “burp” or bitterness on one plant. Vig- orous vines have excellent yields. Highly disease resistant. Fruits are slim, long (10 to 12 in.), tapered, slightly curved and medium dark green. Needs no peeling. White spined. 64 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.95; 2 pkts. $5.25; (K) 1/2 oz. $29.95.
02180 BURPLESS HYBRID. Tasty Green No. 26. Low in acid makes for easy digestion. Extremely mild and practically acid-free, so you can eat all you want. Slender fruits about 10 to 12 in. long. No bitter taste. Fruits look best – long and straight – when grown on a trellis, otherwise they may grow curved. Looks like breadstick cucumbers. 55 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.25; 2 pkts. $4.00; (J) 1/4 oz. $9.50; (K) 1/2 oz. $16.95; (L) 1 oz. $30.95.
02186 TENDERGREEN. Burpless cukes don’t have to be expensive Oriental hybrids! This 80-year-old old-timer is easy on the digestion and the pocketbook! About 6-1/2 in. long by 1-1/2 in. across, slightly blocky, light green in color, with white spines. Tender, extra-sweet flesh is ideal for slicing or pick- ling. Good disease resistance. 55 days. (A) Pkt. (100 seeds) $1.85; (L) 1 oz. $5.75.
HYBRID. An excellent home garden va- riety with a taste that’s as big as its fruit! Pale green, 10 to 12” fruit will grow straight when staked or will curl if left alone. Fruits are smooth and white spined. A bitter-free, burpless variety that is great when sliced – peeled or not. Early and a good yielder. 58 days. (A) pkt. (30 seeds) $1.95; 2 pkts. $3.35; 4 pkts. $5.65.
02109 EARLY SPRING
02145 POINSETT 76. Best disease resistance of all our varieties. Ideal for humid areas. Resistant to Leaf Spot, An- thracnose, Scab, Downy Mildew and Pow- dery Mildew. Very dark green fruits are best at 7-3/4 in. long. Very good yields. Highly reliable. 70 days. (A) Pkt. $1.85; (L) 1 oz. $4.50; (M) 1/4 lb. $11.50.
SWEETER YET See Page 3.
02170 SWEET SUCCESS HYBRID. Burpless and seedless – the first seedless cucumber, and still one of the best! Fruits are 12 in. long and slender, with a smooth, thin skin. To grow fruits with no seeds, keep in a greenhouse where it cannot be pollinated. Best if trellised. 58 days. (A) Pkt. (15 seeds) $3.75; 2 pkts. $6.75; (V) 100 seeds $19.95.
02154 STRAIGHT EIGHT. Our best yield- ing early slicer. Extremely popular early variety. All- America Winner. Has per- fectly straight, dark green fruits about 8 in. long with a small seed cavity. Excellent for slicing, salads or dills. White spines. 58 days. (A) Pkt. $1.75; 2 pkts. $3.15.
02129 MARKETMORE 76. The best combination of attractiveness and disease resistance. Fruits are crisp, long and straight, up to 9 in. long with beauti- ful, dark green skin. Fruit holds attractive color in summer heat. Ideal for disease-prone gardens. Resistant to Scab and Mosaic Virus. Vines bear over a long period. 67 days. (A) Pkt. $1.75; (L) 1 oz. $4.50; (M) 1/4 lb. $8.95.
02128 LONGFELLOW. “The largest of all and one of the best,” as advertised in 1934. Extremely long, 12 to 15 in., slender and round-ended. Fruits, dotted with white spines, are a uniform dark green. Flesh is firm, of excellent quality, with few seeds. Perfect for slicing. 72 days. (A) Pkt. (20 seeds) $2.45; 2 pkts. $4.40; (K) 1/2 oz. $13.50.
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