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dependable variety with dark green fruits that are
10 to 12 inches long by 2½ to 3-inches in diameter.
3160191 — 1 gram — $ 1.95
Marketer
65 days — It holds up very well in the late spring
heat of the South. The fruits are uniform in shape
and color, dark green, smooth and slender
measuring about two inches in diameter and 8 to 9
inches long. An AAS ® winner in 1943.
3160201 — 1 gram — $ 1.95
Marketmore 76
70 days — Developed by Dr. Munger of Cornell.
The fruit are 8 to 9 inches long and dark green in
color. They have a sweet mild flavor and are very
disease resistant. Does well in cool climates.
3160051 — 1 gram — $ 1.95
Muncher
65 days — Strong, vigorous vines that prolifically
produce smooth, tender fruits that reach nine
inches in length. Good slicer that does not get
bitter and is burpless. Mosaic resistant.
3160061 — 1 gram — $ 1.95
National Pickling
58 days — Fruit are straight, medium green, blackspined,
and average 1¾ by six inches in size. You
can start picking at about two inches. The vigorous
vines are very productive. Introduced in 1924.
3160241 — 1 gram — $ 1.95
Poinsett 76
70 days — Released in 1976. An excellent slicer,
averages 8½ inches long by 2½ inches in diameter
when mature. Flesh is crisp, white and tender.
3160071 — 1 gram — $ 1.95
Rhinish Pickle
55 days — An old German pickling variety. Fruits
are crunchy, have small bumps and black spines.
Best harvested at about 4 inches. We have
harvested larger sized fruits in mid-summer that
proved to be excellent for salads and slicing.
3160211 — 1 gram — $ 1.95
Snow's Fancy Pickling {CNG}
60 days — Harvest at 5 inches and they have a
nice, sweet crunch. Although a pickling variety,
they are great for salads. Keep picking to
encourage more fruit production.
3160271 — 1 gram — $ 2.25
Spacemaster 80
60 days — Dwarf plants, resistant to mildew, scab
and mosaic virus. Heavy producer of 8-inch fruit
that are tasty and not bitter.
3160141 — 1 gram — $ 1.95
Straight-8 (aka Straight Eight)
63 days — The vigorous and productive plants
yield dark green, blunt ended, cylindrical, and
seven to eight inch long fruits. A good slicing
variety. Released by Ferry-Morse Seeds in 1935
and was an AAS ® winner that same year.
3160081 — 1 gram — $ 1.95
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Sumter
55 days — The fruits are a medium-green color
with white spines, blocky and slightly tapered.
Well adapted for many parts of the country and
excellent as both a home or market garden variety.
3160261 — 1 gram — $ 1.95
Tendergreen Burpless
55 days — Burpless type, light green, white
spines, 7 to 12 inches long, blocky, sweet, not
bitter, tender flesh, good for slicing or pickling.
Resistant to downy and powdery mildew.
3160281 — 1 gram — $ 1.95
West Indian Gherkin (Cucumis anguria) {CNG}
65 days — Small, one inch by two inch oval fruit
look like large burrs on vines with leaves that look
like watermelon plants. Have been used for
centuries to make small pickles and relishes. It is
believed that they originated in Africa then were
taken to the West Indies during the course of the
slave trade. In 1806, it was released commercially
in Bernard McMahon's catalog. Increasingly rare.
3160151 — 1 gram — $ 2.65
White Wonder
60 days — Popular for slicing and pickling. The
fruit is normally 4 to 6 inches long and white
colored. Great flavor and texture.
3160091 — 1 gram — $ 1.95
Zarnitsa {CNG}
70 days — A good, early, reliable pickling variety
from Belarus. Fruits are four to five inches long,
dark green with black spikes.
3160231 — ½ gram — $ 2.25
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Eggplant
(Solanum melongena var esculentum)
(Approximately 100 seeds/gram)
Eggplant typically does best in areas that have a
warm and consistent growing season. Its
growing requirements are similar to peppers and
tomatoes. Start seeds indoors in pots 6 to 8
weeks before your last expected frost date.
Black Beauty
80 days — Dark purple, egg-shaped fruits that are
4 to 6 inches long, are borne well off of the ground,
on medium sized plants.
3170011 — ¼ gram — $ 1.95
Florida Market
90 days — Grows very tall, up to 38 inches, and
produce large, purple, bell-shaped fruits. A popular
variety in the southern U.S. Introduced in 1948.
3170041 — ¼ gram — $ 1.95
Long Purple
80 days — Italian-type. 24 to 30 inch plants
produce four or more fruits that are dark purple,
2½ inches in diameter and 8 to 10 inches long.
3170031 — ¼ gram — $ 1.95
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