Dreer's garden book for 1943 . dreersgardenbook1943henr Year: 1943 Dreer's Reliable VEGETABLE SEEDS Concombre, Fr. Cetriolo, Ital. Cucumber Pepino, Sp. Gurken, Ger. ^i^i'M- Longcu ijmj!|jiT?|Tmi|(jifi|4 lb. $ 369 Davis Perfect. 68 days. A fine variety with long fruits, sometimes measuring 12 inches in length and tapering to the ends. The color is a rich, dark, glossy green which they hold until nearly ripe. Tender, brittle, very few seeds, and of fine flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; >4 lb. $ 391 Straight 8. 66 days. Attractive cylindrical -^fruits about 8 inches long and 1^ inches
Dreer's garden book for 1943 . dreersgardenbook1943henr Year: 1943 Dreer's Reliable VEGETABLE SEEDS Concombre, Fr. Cetriolo, Ital. Cucumber Pepino, Sp. Gurken, Ger. ^i^i'M- Longcu ijmj!|jiT?|Tmi|(jifi|4 lb. $ 369 Davis Perfect. 68 days. A fine variety with long fruits, sometimes measuring 12 inches in length and tapering to the ends. The color is a rich, dark, glossy green which they hold until nearly ripe. Tender, brittle, very few seeds, and of fine flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; >4 lb. $ 391 Straight 8. 66 days. Attractive cylindrical -^fruits about 8 inches long and 1^ inches in di- ameter. They are well-rounded at the ends, covered with a thin, deep green skin. White crisp flesh of highest quality. Being slender it contains very few seeds. Pkt. iSc; oz. 40c; ^ lb. $ 390 Snow's Perfected Pickle. 56 days. Very fine, uniform, square-ended fruits and one of the pop- ular pickling sorts. Yields an immense crop of smooth symmetrical fruits. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; lb. $ is Perfec 384 Long Green. 75 days. Hardy and disease resistant, and an excellent all 'round late Cucumber good for both pickles and sHcing. Grows 12 to 14 inches long, slender, and taper- ing to ends. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; lb. $ 383 Longcu 72 days. A fancy Cucumber 12 to 13 inches long with rich deep green skin and few spines. It equals in appear- ance the greenhouse product. Longcu is well suited to both outdoor and under glass production, and it is especially valuable outside on account of its surprising earliness'. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; Y^ lb. 90c. 375 Small Gherkin. 60 days. Small, oval, pale green fruits covered with soft fleshy spines. Most productive. A great favorite for pickling. Crop short. Pkt. 25c. 392 White Spine, Improved Early (Bennett's). 60 days. An excellent, medium sized variety which produces an early and very abundant crop. The quite slender fruits are straight, dark green, and have white spines. Pure white, solid, and crisp flesh. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; ^4 lb. $
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