| Gary, Armenian/Lebanese cukes are my favorites and I've grown every one available including Painted Serpent which isn't that different from any of the rest except in terms of looks. They are all Cucumis melo, in the melon family, rather than being Cucumis sativus, true cukes. I find they aren't as susceptible to bacterial and viral wilts as spread by yellow and black cukes beetles and I find the taste to be outstanding. Just don't let them get too long b'c they have that capacity. I don't let them get much bigger than about a foot long. Some folks will trellis them to keep them straight b'c they all have a tendency to curl, aka the serpent part of the name, but I could care less and let them curl when and if they want to. Carolyn, who says rare in that blurb? Hardly. Speaking for myself I've been growing them for at least 30 years. | 
