OF GREAT MERIT 



CUCUMBER 



SANTEE 



The New Cucumber That Tops Palmetto in Some Areas 



Tested under the number S.C. 3 in the Southern Coop- 

 erative Cucumber tests of 1949, Santee's accumula- 

 tive score was easily first when the cooperators 

 were asked to rate the three best varieties for 

 commercial production in their area. 



Santee was rated as having the 

 same good quality, fruit size, 

 length, and general shape as 

 Cubit. Its fruit color and 

 shape as well as vine vigor 

 was reported as slightly 

 better than Cubit. It car- 

 ries moderate resistance 

 to both downy mildew and 

 angular leaf spot. Season 

 60 days. 



oz. V 4 lb. 1 lb. 

 Price $1.25 $3.50 $10.00 



PETER HENDERSON & CO. 



35 CORTLANDT ST., NEW YORK 7, N. Y., DEPT. 10 



The NEW U.S.D.A. BEAN 

 "Contender" Buff Valentine 



Gives Tremendous Yields of Round-Oval Pods 



This Bean, increased under U.S.D.A. No. 1625-17, 

 has been introduced by the U.S.D.A. in cooperation 

 with Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama Experiment 

 Stations. It is the result of a cross of Commodore 

 and Streamliner and then crossed with U. S. No. 5 

 Refugee. "Contender" is resistant to common bean 

 mosaic and has shown considerable resistance to 

 powdery mildew. It shows fine* possibilities for mar- 

 ket gardeners and shippers and seems to be well adapted to a wide range of climatic 

 conditions, possessing heat tolerance that may well establish it as an excellent variety 

 for summer and fall plantings where present standard varieties some times do not set 

 pods well. One to two days earlier than Bla:k Valentine Stringless, maturing in 52 days. 



Plant: Intermediate height giving a somewhat spreading appearance 1 5 to 16 inches tall. 



Pods: Slightly longer than Black Valentine Stringless although thicker and heavier and almost round in 

 the young market stage. They are stringless with less fibre than Black Valentine Stringless, there- 

 fore, showing more tendency to curve. \fo 15 ||j S 100 lbs 



An Expert 



Gives Advice 



On Seed Buying 



Professor Paul Work, Dept. of Veg- 

 etable Crops, New York State College 

 of Agriculture, Cornell University, 

 Ithaca, N. Y., who is also the Asso- 

 ciate Editor of the Market Growers 

 Journal says: 



"You can't pick up a handful of 

 seed and tell whether it is good 

 or not. As a result, the grower 

 is dependent upon seed houses. 

 The relation between the plant- 

 er and the seedsman is a trust 

 relationship founded on good 

 faith. 



"Accordingly, the grower should 

 select his seed house just as 

 carefully as he selects his doc- 

 tor or his stock broker. Such 

 careful selection results in mu- 

 tual satisfaction." 



SWEET CORN 

 CALUMET 



Very Uniform in Maturing, High 

 Yielding, Suitable for Mechani- 

 cal Harvesting. 



We have been receiving highly fav- 

 orable reports on this new hybrid from 

 Texas to New England. Vigorous plants 

 relatively drought resistant, and almost 

 suckerless. The long, slender ears are 

 :arried 6 to 8 inches higher than Golden 

 Cross Bantam. They average 8V2 

 inches in length and well filled to the 

 tip. Light yellow kernels in 12 to 14 

 rows. Season 86 days. 



lb. 12 lbs. 100 lbs. 

 Price $.60 $6.25 $50.00 



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Price $.60 $6.00 



$34.00 



