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Muncher
Homemade Pickles
CELERY
SMR 58
TALL UTAH
110 days. Vigorous strain often
used by commercial celery growers
in Southern California. Tall, dark
green plants with thick, smooth
stalks reach 12” to the first joint.
This variety is sweet without blanch-
ing.
1/4 oz 1/2 oz
$2.19 $3.49
1 oz 1/4 lb
$5.49 $17.99
CUCUMBER
SPACEMASTER
50 days. Dwarf 36” vines with no
runners. Adaptable to a wide range
of climates. Resistant to scab and
cucumber mosaic virus. Produces
smooth, slender and dark green 7-8”
fruits.
1/4 oz 1/2 oz
$1.79 $2.99
1 oz 1/4 lb
$4.99 $14.99
HOMEMADE PICKLES
55 days. This plant produces
heavy yields of small green cucum-
bers bred for making pickles. Fruits
are solid and crisp with superb fla-
vor.
1/4 oz 1/2 oz
$1.79 $2.99
1 oz 1/4 lb
$4.99 $14.99
BOSTON PICKLING
55 days. Smooth and bright
green, this blunt-ended variety is
seldom too large for pickles. Tapers
slightly and has a black spine. Bears
continually if picked.
1/4 oz 1/2 oz
$1.79 $2.99
1 oz 1/4 lb
$4.99 $14.99
Pickling Cucumbers
Homemade Pickles
SMR 58
Boston Pickling
National Pickling
56 days. Vigorous, ever-bearing
vines produce heavy yields all sea-
son. Of top quality for processing,
this nearly cylindrical, easily sliced
variety is also disease-resistant.
1/4 oz 1/2 oz
$1.79 $2.99
1 oz 1/4 lb
$4.99 $14.99
Marketmore 76
STRAIGHT EIGHT
65 days. Straight, smooth and
cylindrical with rounded blunt ends,
Straight Eight is tolerant to mosaic,
and produces dark green 8” by 2”
fruits. An early, prolific and vigor-
ous variety ideal for home use.
1/4 oz 1/2 oz
$1.79 $2.99
1 oz 1/4 lb
$4.99 $14.99
MUNCHER BURPLESS
58 days. Smooth, medium-green
9” by 3” fruit with vigorous vines.
This prolific variety is mosaic-
resistant, and remains tender at any
stage.
1/4 oz 1/2 oz
$1.79 $2.99
1 oz 1/4 lb
$4.99 $14.99
ENGLISH BURPLESS
58 days. Long, slim English va-
riety is thin-skinned, tender and
crispy. Harvest fruits every few
days for the longest production.
Slice them wafer thin for sandwich-
es or salad.
1/8 oz 1/4 oz
$2.49 $3.99
1/2 oz 1 oz
$5.99 $9.99
NATIONAL PICKLING
58 days. Short, thick and blunt-
ended when small; smooth and cy-
lindrical when larger. National
Pickling bears 7” by 2”, dark green
fruit with black spines. An excellent
pickler with heavy yields.
1/4 oz 1/2 oz
$1.79 $2.99
1 oz 1/4 lb
$4.99 $14.99
Slicing Cucumbers
English
Hartley Hybrid
Marketmore 76
Muncher
Poinsett 76
Spacemaster
Straight Eight
MARKETMORE 76
68 days. A high-quality slicing
cucumber with rich, glossy, deep
green fruits. Well-shaped and uni-
form fruit reaches 9”. The semi-
bush vines offer resistance to scab,
mosaic, and mildew.
1/4 oz 1/2 oz
$1.79 $2.99
1 oz 1/4 lb
$4.99 $14.99
HARTLEY HYBRID
68 days. Adaptable for both hot
and cool climates, this dark green
Poinsett-type has very few white
spines. Resistant to cucumber dis-
eases including powdery mildew.
This blocky slicer fruit measures 7-
9” and has excellent eating quality.
1/8 oz 1/4 oz
$2.49 $3.99
1/2 oz 1 oz
$5.99 $9.99
POINSETT 76
70 days. This improved Poinsett
features dark green fruit and longer,
blocky, 8” straight fruits. Resistant
to scab, anthracnose, downy and
powdery mildew.
1/4 oz 1/2 oz
$1.79 $2.99
1 oz 1/4 lb
$4.99 $14.99
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