When it is matured, it is of either a red or a yellow tint, and is somewhat like a very rough gherkin.
"The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes"
Tomás de Comyn Fedor Jagor Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow Charles Wilkes
The West India or small gherkin is used only for pickling, and is considered fine.
"Soil Culture"
J. H. Walden
I rode up and into the tent, and, looking about, saw among other things one bottle of gherkin pickles about one quart of them.
"In the Early Days along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852"
Gilbert L. Cole