VEGETABLES FOR 1941 



197 Hybrid Sweet Corn, loana—AII-America Bronze Medal winner for 1940 

 (67 days) Ears grow lyi to 8 in. long, cylindrical, well filled with 12 or 14 rows of deep, medium 

 narrow, light yellow kernels of delicious flavor. A midseason yellow hybrid originated at Iowa State 

 College; highly resistant to bacterial wilt and does well under dry conditions. Designed to follow 

 Golden Cross Bantam and to replace Bantam Evergreen. Valuable for canning and home garden 

 uses; should be important as a late midseason market com. 



Pkt. 15^; 1/2 lb. 35^; lb. 55^; 2 lbs. $1.00; 5 lbs. $2.20; 10 lbs. $4.10. 



542 Burpee's Fordhook Pepper 



(67 days) All-America Bronze Medal Winner for 1940. The fruit is blocky, just the right size 

 and shape for stuffing, 3 to 3>^ in. in diameter and 3>^ to Ttyi in. in length. It is nearly round in 

 cross section, with 3 or 4 lobes, glossy dark green turning bright red when ripe. The flesh is 3/16 in. 

 thick, tender, crisp, and always sweet. Ready in 67 days from time of setting out the plants. They 

 grow 15 to 18 in. tall, erect, bearing fruits upright in large clusters. Very productive. 



Pkt. 15^; Vs oz. 35^; 1/4 oz. 60j^; oz. $2.00. 



198 Hybrid Sweet Corn, Spancross 



Honorable Mention, Ail-America Selections for 1941 

 (71 days) The earliest hybrid corn of marketable size and good quality; developed at the Connecti- 

 cut Experiment Station. Ears are dyi in. long and IJ^ in. in diameter, very slightly tapering, well 

 filled to the tip with 10 or 12 rows of delicious golden yellow kernels. Stalks grow 4 to 5 ft. tall with 

 the ear set low on the stalk. Highly resistant to bacterial wilt and somewhat cold resistant. Early 

 and matures practically all of its crop at the one time. 



Pkt. 15^; 1/2 lb. 35^; lb. 60^; 2 lbs. $1.10; 5 lbs. $2.40; 10 lbs. $4.50. 



320 Lettuce 

 Imperial 44 



(84 days) While this strain was 

 bred by the late Dr. Ivan C. 

 Jagger, the famous lettuce and . 

 cantaloupe breeder of California, 

 the true use of Imperial 44 was 

 discovered by Dr. J. E. Knott of 

 Cornell University. Imperial 44 

 is a low-growing head with thick, 

 heavily savoyed, dark green 

 leaves. The head is slightly 

 flattened, extremely compact, 5 

 to 6^ in. in diameter, very solid, 

 and weighs l>i lbs. under good 

 conditions. A sure header, even 

 during hot, dry weather; it is, 

 today, the most dependable crisp 

 lettuce for the East. White 

 seeded. If you have had diffi- 

 culty growing head lettuce, give 

 Imperial 44 a trial. Pkt. 20^; 

 oz. 40^; 1/4 lb. $1.20; 

 1/2 lb. $2.20; lb. $4.00; 

 2 lbs. $7.45; 5 lbs. $18.00. 



Lettuce, 

 Imperial 44 



Hybrid Sweet Corn, loana 



Burpee's 

 Fordhook Pepper 



Edible Soy Bean 

 34 Bansei 



(96 days) Easy to grow, 

 extremely productive, 

 drought resistant; a worth 

 while new vegetable. 

 Beans may also be dried 

 for winter use. Grow like 

 bush limas. Plants grow 

 2 ft. high without support. 

 Pick pods when well filled 

 but still green. Ask for 

 cooking instructions. 



Pkt. 15^; 1/2 lb. 35(d; 



lb. 60jif; 2 lbs. $1.05; 



5 lbs. $2.05; 



10 lbs. $3.85, postpaid. 



Not prepaid: 



15 lbs. $4.95; 



25 lbs. $8.00; 



50 lbs. $15.50; 



100 lbs. $30.00. 



Edible Soy Bean, Bansei 



WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA 



