Ivory Monarch Cucumber
All things considered this will undoubtedly prove to be the most important new vegetable this year. As a cucumber it is indeed a marvel. It grows to the length of about two feet, and from the time it is an inch in length, its color is pure ivory white. It frequently exceeds six pounds in weight which makes it about six times heavier than any other cucumber. It is really a monster and when half grown exceedingly fine in quality. Its enormous size, great beauty and oddity makes it one of the finest vegetables for exhibiting at fairs, and it never fails to capture first prize. Its flesh is thick and solid with a very small seed cavity, and notwithstanding its great size it has fewer seeds than any other cucumber we ever saw. This superb novelty is owned entirely by ourselves and cannot be had elsewhere this year. Pkt., 20c; 3 pkts., 50c.
Originally listed in: 1891-Illustrated Catalog of Bulbs and Plants
All things considered this will undoubtedly prove to be the most important new vegetable this year. As a cucumber it is indeed a marvel. It grows to the length of about two feet, and from the time it is an inch in length, its color is pure ivory white. It frequently exceeds six pounds in weight which makes it about six times heavier than any other cucumber. It is really a monster and when half grown exceedingly fine in quality. Its enormous size, great beauty and oddity makes it one of the finest vegetables for exhibiting at fairs, and it never fails to capture first prize. Its flesh is thick and solid with a very small seed cavity, and notwithstanding its great size it has fewer seeds than any other cucumber we ever saw. This superb novelty is owned entirely by ourselves and cannot be had elsewhere this year. Pkt., 20c; 3 pkts., 50c.
Originally listed in: 1891-Illustrated Catalog of Bulbs and Plants