Try these New 1939 
Each year we test many new varieties of vegetables but find that most of them, although 
somewhat different from the old standard varieties, show no commercial advantages. How¬ 
ever, we feel that the following varieties are enough better to warrant your giving them a 
trial. May we suggest you try them this year. 
HYBRID JAP HULLESS POP CORN (Minhybrid 
250) : A new hybrid pop corn developed by the Min¬ 
nesota State Experiment Station. Their records 
show a 16% larger yield and 29% greater popping 
volume than open pollinated Japanese Hulless. The 
stalks grow Ay to 5 feet tall and bear two to three 
chunky four inch ears. The deep white pointed ker¬ 
nels are arranged in irregular rows on a small cob. 
Hybrid Jap Hulless is earlier than the old 
variety and, we think, it is of better quality. As this 
is a hybrid, seed should not be saved for planting the 
following year. Pkt. 10 cts.; y lb. 35 cts.; lb. 60 
cts.; 10 lbs. $5.50. 
COMMODORE BEAN: 54 days. An All-America 
Selection for the Award of Merit. Commodore may 
be described as a Dwarf Kentucky Wonder. The 
plant is vigorous, bushy and very productive. The 
round thick green pod is 8 to 9 inches in length, very 
fleshy, brittle, of fine texture and stringless. Com¬ 
modore seems to be rather susceptible to anthracnose 
which might be serious especially in a wet season. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; y 2 lb. 20 cts.; lb. 35 cts.; 15 lbs. 
$3.75, Prepaid. 100 lbs. $19.00, Not prepaid. 
MINCU CUCUMBER: 43 days. A strain of extra 
early White Spine introduced by the University of 
Minnesota. In our trial grounds Mincu yielded more 
fruits than any other variety. Produced close to the 
crown and almost in clusters, the cucumbers are 
short and blocky. Suitable for small pickles. They 
are very smooth but not as dark colored as we would 
like. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; Jj lb. 60 cts.; lb. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Think of it! Egg plant like this in Eastern New Hampshire. The 
next thing the plant breeders will have is a cotton that can be grown 
in Maine. This New Hampshire Hybrid is ready to eat 65 days 
after setting in the field. 
Many of the best vegetable varieties were found in some¬ 
one’s garden, having been in the family for years and 
sometimes generations. If you have a variety that is not on 
the market, send us a small amount of seed and we will 
test it for you, free of charge, in our trial grounds. 
A pan of cold apples from the cellar, a roaring fire in the chunk stove 
and all the buttered pop corn that we could eat. Do you remember 
those winter evenings at Grandfather’s?—and yet, in Grandfather’s 
time even a king with all his money couldn’t buy as good pop corn 
as Hybrid Jap Hulless. Today, with a few cents worth of seed, you 
can grow what was beyond the wealth of kings only a few years ago. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE HYBRID EGG PLANT: 65 
days. 1938 winner of the All-America Selection 
Silver Medal. It was developed at the New Hamp¬ 
shire State Experiment Station by Professor J. P. 
Hepler to meet the need for a large fruited egg plant 
for the north. New Hampshire is early, upright in 
growth and very productive. Fruits are of good 
market size, dark purple in color and of very firm 
texture. It was by far the most outstanding variety 
in our trial gardens. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 
oz. 80 cts.; lb. $10.00. 
RED CAP TOMATO: A new second early Hybrid 
variety originated at the New York State Experi¬ 
ment Station and introduced this year for the first 
time. Earliest of the Bonny Best group. Fruits 
smooth, with shallow cavity. Does not crack badly. 
Inner walls thick; 6 to 7 regular cells. Colors deep 
red uniformly to stem with no green spots. Sets very 
heavy but some trials report a large percentage of 
fruits too small for market. Pkt. 10 cts.; y oz. 25 
cts.; oz. 45 cts.; lb. $1.40; lb. $4.75. 
A star (5k) in front of a variety indicates that the seed was grown from our own selected stock. 
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