The Most Outstanding 



Vegetable Novelties of 1950 



Squash 837 Uconn 



Tomato 

 890 Southland 



The new variety that is considerably re- 

 sistant to late blight, early blight, and •many 

 other tomato diseases. 



The disastrous effects of blight on the 

 tomato crop in recent years has spurred the 

 efforts of scientists to develop a blight- resis- 

 tant variety. Southland is to date their most 

 encouraging answer to this problem .... 

 Southland is not only considerably resistant 

 to blight, but it is also nearly immune to 

 Fusarium wilt, and considerably resistant to 

 blossom end rot. . . . The fruits are a good 

 bright red, with well colored flesh; meaty, of 

 good size, and flattened globe in shape. The 

 plants are vigorous, heavy yielders, hardy 

 and dependable in every way. Developed by 

 the U.S.D.A. Vegetable Breeding Labora- 

 tory Charleston, S. C. Season 73 days. 

 Pkt. 25c. 



• A. A. S. Gold Medal for 

 1950. The hybridizing of a 

 summer and winter squash 

 produced this variety with 

 fruits that can be used as sum- 

 mer squash or stored for winter 

 use. 



UCONN is a dual purpose 

 squash. The immature fruits 

 can be picked during the first 

 part of the growing season 

 and boiled whole to make a 

 delicious vegetable. The fruits 

 which set later in the season 

 may be left on the vine until 

 frost and used for winter 

 squash. 



UCONN was developed by 

 hybridizing the vine type Acorn 

 squash with the Early Prolific 

 Straightneck. The result is a 

 bush plant type that produces 

 heavy crops of fruits fully as 

 early as Early Prolific Straight- 

 neck with the shape and color 

 of Acorn. Pkt. 25c. 



12 Topcrop 

 The U.S. No. 1 Bush Bean 



A. A. S. Gold Medal Winner 1950. Here is 

 the product of many years patient effort to 

 develop a snapbean that would approach 

 perfection in the quality of the beans, the 

 productivity of the plants, and other capacity 

 to resist common bean diseases and adverse 

 weather conditions. 



The pods are round, straight, smooth and 

 entirely stringless and without fiber. Seed 

 development is slow, thus making for meaty 

 pods even in relatively advanced stages of 

 maturity. The pods average six inches in 

 length, and maturity is slightly earlier than 

 Tendergreen. Look for a tremendous yield 

 over a short period, rather than extended 

 pickings. The plants grow 15 to 16 in. high, 

 have great vigor and are immune to com- 

 mon bean mosaic and greasy pod. It has the 

 vigor to develop plants of good size under 

 adverse weather conditions. Topcrop was 

 developed by Dr. W. J. Zaumeyer, Bureau of 

 plant Industry. Beltsville, Md., Pkt., 20c; 

 Yi lb., 50c; lb., 85c; 5 lbs., $4.00. 



Cucumber 

 417 Palmetto 



Developed'by Dr. W. C. Barnes, Clemson 

 College Truck Experiment Station, for the 

 southeastern states and other regions where 

 downy mildew, or "blight"' is a menace to 

 cucumber growing. 



Typical fancy fruits are 8 to 9 inches in 

 length and a rich dark green in color. The 

 seed cavity is small and the interior flesh is a 

 sparkling white, crisp and solid. The flavor is 

 excellent. Yields compare most favorably 

 with other varieties, but when mildew strikes 

 PALMETTO will continue to produce long 

 after other varieties are ruined. Season 72 

 days. Pkt., 25c. 



Topcrop 



