78 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 170 
279851 to 279875. 
From Japan. Seeds presented by T. Sakata & Company, Yokohama. Received 
Mar. 22, 1962. 
279851 to 279856. BRASSICA OLERACEA var. CAPITATA L. Brassicaceae. 
Cabbage. 
F-1 hybrids. 
279851. No. 18. Head semiball, firm, dark green to 5 lb.; early matur- 
ing, for cool climates, fall and spring. 
279852. No. 19. 
279853. No. 21. Head semiflat, to 3.5 lb.; early to midseason, all 
weather type, nonbolting. 
279854. No. 26. Succession type; good for spring and summer scwing. 
Stays in head longer than ‘Golden Acre’ or ‘Jersey Wakefield’. 
279855. No. 30. 
279856. No. 31. 
279857. BRASSICA PEKINENSIS (Lour.) Rupr. Chinese cabbage. 
F-1 hybrid. Short season type with firm head. Can be harvested in 50 to 
60 days from sowing. 
279858 to 279861. CITRULLUS LANATUS (Thunb.) Mansf. Cucurbitaceae. 
Watermelon. 
F-1 hybrids. 
279858. ‘Honey Cream’. 
279859. No. 100. Plant heavy bearer; fruit seedy, somewhat oblong, to 
12 lb., midseason variety; skin striped; rind thin; flesh very sweet, 
juicy, deep rose red. Highly resistant to all diseases. 
279860. No. 101. Fruit round, to 15 lb., midseason variety; skin light 
green with fine veins; rind thin; flesh sweet, juicy, salmon pink. High- 
ly resistant to disease. 
279861. No. 103. 
279862. CUCUMIS MELO L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 
F-1 hybrid. ‘Sweetie’. 
279863. CUCURBITA MAXIMA Duchesne Cucurbitaceae. Squash. 
F-1 hybrid No. 2. 
279864 to 279871. LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 
F-1 hybrids. Fruit pink. 
279864. No. 1. Plant productive, very early bearing; fruit round, slight- 
ly flattened, 3 per lb. Highly disease resistant. 
279865. No. 2. Plant productive; early maturing; fruit round, slightly 
flattened, to 12 oz. each. Highly disease resistant. 
279866. No. 4. ‘Ponderosa’ type but fruit better shaped and heavier 
producer. Fruit to 1 lb. 
279867. No. 5. ‘Ponderosa’ type but better shape and smoother skin, 
early variety with abundant and continous yield; fruits to 12 oz. 
279868. No. 6. Earliest maturing large pink; marked hybrid vigor, 
tall; fruit round, to 7 oz. 
279869. No. 21. Plant heavy yielder, medium early; fruit round, very 
meaty, red, to 8 oz., reduced number of seeds. 
279870. No. 22. Plant vigorous, tall, heavy yielder, early; fruit some- 
what flattened, under 8 oz. 
279871. No. 28. Plant indeterminate, midseason, earlier than ‘Rutgers’ ; 
fruit ball shaped with small blossom end, red, 8 to 12 oz.; skin smooth. 
Highly resistant to diseases. 
