. Vegetable forcing. Forcing (Plants); Vegetable gardening. 304 VEGETABLE FORCING In one of the fruits illustrated, 38 seeds were found and all of them were within 2 inches of the stem of the fruit. The seeds were slightly larger than those of American cu- cumbers. It was observed that the flesh between the seed cavity and the skin was about the same as in Davis Perfect, which is a cross between an English and an American va- riety, and the flesh was not as crisp as that of the latter class. Numerous varieties are described in English cata- logues, but Telegraph is the only one that has receiv
. Vegetable forcing. Forcing (Plants); Vegetable gardening. 304 VEGETABLE FORCING In one of the fruits illustrated, 38 seeds were found and all of them were within 2 inches of the stem of the fruit. The seeds were slightly larger than those of American cu- cumbers. It was observed that the flesh between the seed cavity and the skin was about the same as in Davis Perfect, which is a cross between an English and an American va- riety, and the flesh was not as crisp as that of the latter class. Numerous varieties are described in English cata- logues, but Telegraph is the only one that has received much attention in the United States. American varieties.—There are two general classes of American cucumbers, which may be designated as "Dark Spine" and "White ; The Dark Spine is not suit- able for forcing purposes ; therefore all pure American forcing varieties or strains belong to the White Spine type. Some seedsmen simply use the term "White Spine" as a varietal name, while others apply such terms as Improved Arlington White Spine (Fig. 102), Arlington Extra "White Spine, Perfection White Spine, Extra Long White Spine, Evergreen White Spine, Forcing White Spine, Improved White Spine Forcing, etc. Other names used for strains of "White Spine are Hill's Forcing, Yick- erv's Forcing, Rawson's Hothouse (Fig. 103), New Emerald, Stokes's Hothouse Perfection and P>av Fig. 101.—The long cucumber at the left is Engl sh Telegraph. The short one at the right is a strain of White Spine. The middle specimen is Abundance—a cross between the other two Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Watts, Ralph Levi, 1869-. New York, Orange Judd co.
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