Peter Henderson & Co. 



7950 



BUSH BEAN 

 TOPCROP 



GOLD MEDAL 1950 



Topcrop Snopboon is a Top Medal Award Winner, 

 held over an extra year for the huge increase of seed 

 necessary to launch this outstanding new Green Pod- 

 ded Bush Snapbean of universal appeal. Formerly 

 designated as U. S. No. 1, Topcrop was developed by 

 Dr. W. J. Zaumeyer, Bureau of Plant Industry, Belts- 

 ville. Md. 



Topcrop Snapbean is a variety for the market gar- 

 dener, shipper and processor. It is the result of a 

 cross between Full Measure and U. S. No. 5 Refugee. 

 It is immune to common bean mosaic, and to "greasy 

 pod" or "shiny pod," a virus disease. Wide and thor- 

 ough tests during the past few years indicate adapt- 

 ability to most parts of the country, and it has the 

 vigor to develop plants of good size under adverse 

 weather conditions. 



In comparative tests, Topcrop is earlier than Ten- 

 deregreen and Supergreen. High yields are borne 

 during a short interval, giving a few large pickings 

 rather than a number of small pickings. Because 

 of its mosaic resistance, it has consistently outyielded 

 the commercial varieties of the same general class, 

 such as Tendergreen, Longreen, Full Measure, and 

 others. 



The pods of Topcrop are 5V2 to 6 inches long, 7/ 1 6 

 inches wide and round; they are slender when young, 

 fairly large when older. Seed development is slow, 

 making for a very meaty pod, even in relatively ad- 

 vanced stages of maturity. Pods are a slightly lighter 

 green than Tendergreen. They are straight to slight- 

 ly curved, smooth, entirely stringless and without fiber. 



lb. 15 1b. 100 lb. 

 Price 80c $8.50 $47.50 



INTRODUCTIONS 



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Topcrop Snapbean 



FLASH 



Just as we go to press, we learn that a very 



limited supply of seed of the new Cabbage 



BONANZA will be available. Write for 



information. 



Caserta Squash 



Copyright 1950 by Peter Henderson & Co., New York, N. Y. 



SUMMER SQUASH 

 CASERTA 



GOLD MEDAL 1949 



(1) Bush suitable for drill or hill planting. (2) Erect 

 and runnerless plant habit enables grower to main- 

 tain the proper cultivation and spray programs. (3) 

 CASERTA is seldom twisted from the ground or blown 

 over by summer storms. The wind and sun can dry 

 out the soil at the base of the plants so that immature 

 fruits will not rot, (4) Plants extremely productive of 

 blossoms with high ratio of female to male blossoms 

 that is maintained throughout the entire season. 

 Plants bear in a concentrated manner. (5) Mature 

 fruits are 1 5 to 18 inches long by AV2. to 5 inches wide. 

 Long and cylindrical with less tapering from stem 

 then is typical in Cocozelle. A typical prime market 

 stage fruit 6 to 7 inches long by 1 to 1 Va wide at 

 widest point. Skin firm without toughness. Color 

 light glossy green with broken stripes of dark green. 

 Fruits look fresh with great eye appeal. (6) Season — 

 produces marketable crop earlier than other summer 

 varieties 10 to 14 days earlier than Cocozelle. Not 

 unusual to procure 30 fruits per plant — even as high 

 as 70 have been found. 



oz. 1/4 lb. lb. 10. lb. 



Price 45c $1.25 $3.25 $31.00 



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