Dreer's market gardeners' wholesale price list : reliable vegetable seeds, flower seeds, garden requisites, implements, fertilizers insecticides, etc . dreersmarketgard1924henr Year: 1924 1 Early Portune Cucumber CUCUMBER THE DAVIS PERFECT. For a number of years this variety was controlled by the originator, who is one of the leading' market gardeners in the 'West, and after whom the variety is named. Mr. Davis states that he experimented several years in try- ing- to get an improved strain of Cucumber for forcing under glass and outside culture and has finally fixed a 'Perfect' type, combini
Dreer's market gardeners' wholesale price list : reliable vegetable seeds, flower seeds, garden requisites, implements, fertilizers insecticides, etc . dreersmarketgard1924henr Year: 1924 1 Early Portune Cucumber CUCUMBER THE DAVIS PERFECT. For a number of years this variety was controlled by the originator, who is one of the leading' market gardeners in the 'West, and after whom the variety is named. Mr. Davis states that he experimented several years in try- ing- to get an improved strain of Cucumber for forcing under glass and outside culture and has finally fixed a 'Perfect' type, combining quality, shape, color and productiveness. The Cucumbers grow long and slim, sometimes measuring 12 inches in length; the color is a rich, dark, glossy green, which they hold until nearly ripe. It is very tender, brittle and of tine flavor. Oz., 10 cts.; *4 lb., 35 cts.; lb., .$; 10 lbs., $ EARLY FORTUNE. This variety was discovered in a field of Davis Perfect, and is now so thoroughly established that large fields of it do not show any variation in plant or fruit. Vines make a strong growth and produce an abundant crop of Cucumbers, which are slightly larger than Arlington White Spine, more cylindrical and have dark green skin. Oz., 10 cts.; Vi lb., 35 cts.; lb., $; 10 lbs., $ KLONDIKE. This valuable variety is one of the best for slicing, and will produce Cucumbers equal in appearance to the hot-house grown specimen. The color is rich, dark green, and the fruits grow to a uniform size, measuring about seven inches in length and two inches thick. A good shipper. Oz., 10 cts.; Yi lb., 35 cts.; lb., $; 10 lbs., $ IMPROVED ARLINGTON WHITE SPINE. A magnifi- cent strain of the 'White Spine which has been im- proved by careful selection, for forcing in hot houses and frames; very tender and crisp. Oz., 10 cts.; lb., 35 cts.; lb., $; 10 lbs., $ CHICAGO PICKLE. Medium size, pointed both ends. The spines are prominent and color is deep green.
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