Seed Savers Exchange 1434 Open-pollinated Cucumber, West Indian Gherkin, 25 Seed Packet A different species than the common cucumber, traditionally used for pickling as the flesh is thin, tough and seedy Introduced from Jamaica in 1793 Catalogued by James J. H. Gregory as early as 1875 He describes it as A very small, elegant, peculiar sort . . . prolific to an extraordinary degree Very drought tolerant;60-65 days to maturity A different species than the common cucumber, traditionally used for pickling as the flesh is thin, tough and seedy Introduced from Jamaica in 1793 Catalogued by James J. H. Gregory as early as 1875 He describes it as A very small, elegant, peculiar sort . . . prolific to an extraordinary degree Very drought tolerant; 60-65 days to maturity