Fordhook Famous Cucumber
The largest, most handsome garden cucumber – the most fleshy and finest in flavor of the White Spine Type. The vines are of strong vigorous growth with heavy foliage and set the extra long fruits freely throughout the season. The cucumbers are uniformly smooth and regular in form, averaging twelve to fourteen inches in length; the skin is thin and tender, bright green in color, and never turns yellow even in fully matured fruits. The flesh is very thick ( the fruits being from two to three inches in diameter with very few seeds), crisp and exceptionally mild in flavor. When well grown the cucumbers have attained a length of eighteen inches and a weight of over six pounds. When the fine flavor and freedom from seeds of the Fordhook Famous become familiar to his customers the gardener has no difficulty in securing a much higher price for this variety than the prevailing market rate. The home gardener can easily produce, in his garden, fruits which will compare favorably in size, handsome appearance, and finest flavor with those grown under glass by an experienced professional grower. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ¼ lb., 50c; lb., $1.75
Originally listed in: Burpee's Annual for 1916
The largest, most handsome garden cucumber – the most fleshy and finest in flavor of the White Spine Type. The vines are of strong vigorous growth with heavy foliage and set the extra long fruits freely throughout the season. The cucumbers are uniformly smooth and regular in form, averaging twelve to fourteen inches in length; the skin is thin and tender, bright green in color, and never turns yellow even in fully matured fruits. The flesh is very thick ( the fruits being from two to three inches in diameter with very few seeds), crisp and exceptionally mild in flavor. When well grown the cucumbers have attained a length of eighteen inches and a weight of over six pounds. When the fine flavor and freedom from seeds of the Fordhook Famous become familiar to his customers the gardener has no difficulty in securing a much higher price for this variety than the prevailing market rate. The home gardener can easily produce, in his garden, fruits which will compare favorably in size, handsome appearance, and finest flavor with those grown under glass by an experienced professional grower. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ¼ lb., 50c; lb., $1.75
Originally listed in: Burpee's Annual for 1916