VEGETABLE SEEDS 



1952 INTRODUCTIONS 



OF GREAT MERIT 



ONION, HYBRID ASGROW Y-40, Heovy Yields Earlier with Greater Uniformity. Hy 



brid vigor when applied to onions means added earliness, hardiness, and greater 

 uniformity with heavier yields. Asgrow Y-40 is an early, mild, sweet onion of 

 globular shape with a tan-yellow skin and firm white flesh. Season 90 days Oz $1.85; 

 Va Lb. $5.00; Lb. $15.00. 



HYBRID ONION 





AMERICAN SPINACH 



PEPPER, VINEDALE, A.A.S. Bronze Medal Winner 1952. This new variety matures 



a few days later than Harris Early. It is slightly larger than that well-known variety, 



smoother and thicker walled. The very attractive fruits measure about 4 by 2 inches 



with blunt ends and very thick walls for such an early variety. The plants are dwarf 



in habit and good croppers. Oz. $2.75; ViLb. $8.00; Lb. $24.00. 



SPINACH, AMERICA. Bloomsdale Extra Longstanding Dark Green. A.A.S. Silver Medal 

 Winner for 1952. SPINACH AMERICA is a cross between Bloomsdale Longstanding 

 Darkgreen and our Viking. Plant height 6-8 inches, plant width 10-12 inches. Very 

 thick-leaved, real glossy darkgreen, very well savoyed. The longest standing, heaviest 

 yielding Spinach of them all, which at time of full maturity still has an excellent 

 flavor. SPINACH AMERICA takes about 50 days to reach cutting stage and gives 

 optimum production about 62 days after seeding. It has stood 75 days (after seed- 

 ing date) without objectionable bolting, giving the vegetable grower a long harvest- 

 ing season of large plants. ALL IN ALL SPINACH AMERICA (Bloomsdale Extra 

 Longstanding, Darkgreen) IS THE BEST LONGSTANDING, HEAT RESISTING, HEAVY 

 YIELDING, SAVOY-LEAVED SPINACH ON THE MARKET AT PRESENT. Lb. 75c; 

 10 Lb. $6.50; 25 Lb. $15.75; 100 Lb. $60.00. 



TOMATO, QUEENS. A New Early Market Variety by the Originator of RUTGERS. Early- 

 Smooth — Deep Globe — Reasonably Free from Cracks. Developed by Professor Lyman 

 G. Schermerhorn of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Queens is the 

 outcome of a cross between Valiant and Rutgers. This final product is a variety 

 combining earliness, smooth fruits with a deep globe shape, and reasonably free 

 from cracks. The foliage is intermediate between the small foliage of Valiant and 

 the heavy foliage of Rutgers with a uniformity of productiveness and type of plant. 

 In season "Queens" will ripen the peak of its crop about one week later than the 

 peak picking of Valiant and at least a week or ten days earlier than Rutgers. One 

 characteristic of "Queens" is the firmness of the fruit whether picked on the blush 

 or red ripe, which should make it carry well in the containers and attract the at- 

 tention of the consumers on the roadside stand or in the retail store. The fruits are 

 medium in size, deep globe in shape, measuring 2.41 inches on the vertical diameter 

 and 2.59 on the horizontal diameter. The average weight of the fruits is 4.95 ounces. 

 The fruit has a thick outer wall and inner walls, with small seed cavities that may ac- 

 count for the hard, firm feel of the fruits. The flavor of the fruit is very pleasing 

 and it is suggested as an early market variety for staking or natural culture. Vi Oz. 

 $1.50; Oz. $2.50; Va Lb $7.00; Lb. $20.00. 



TOMATO, HYBRID EARLY SENSATION. First Fruits Set 60 Days After Plant Setting. 



This new hybrid has not only earliness to commend it; it is also a heavy cropper 

 and the fruits are of good uniform size. The fruits weigh 4 to 5 ounces each, and 

 are carried in clusters of 4 or more. They are deep globe in shape and bright rich 

 scarlet in color. Pkt. (100 seeds) $1.00; Va Oz. $4.75; Va Oz. $8.75; Vi Oz. $17.00; 

 Oz. $32.00. 



WATERMELON, NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET, A.A.S. Gold Medal Winner. This New 

 Watermelon Is No Bigger Than a Cantaloupe. New Hampshire Midget has made a 

 hit on many local markets. At the New York Stork Club it created a sensation when 

 halved and served like grapefruit. The fruits are oval in shape and measure abour 

 6 inches across. They weigh about 2.Vi lbs. The rind is light green with irregular 

 stripings and very thin. The flesh is bright red, solid and sweet. The seeds are jet 

 black. The plants are very productive and yield a melon on almost every six inches 

 of vine. Two hundred melons from every one hundred foot of vine is not unusual. 

 The fruits mature in 65 days, thus making this variety ideal for Northern Planting. 

 They can be shipped if handled in muskmeion crates. Oz. 70c; Va Lb. $1.85; Lb. 

 $5.00. 

 QUEEN'S TOMATO 



Photo Courtesy of 



Prof. Lyman G. Schermerhorn, 



Rutgers University 



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