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548 Muskmelon, Pride of Fordhook 
95 days. Developed on Fordhook Farms and we believe it contains all 
that could be desired in a high quality melon, basing our selection work 
on the demands of consumers for a variety with a satin-smooth flesh 
which has real flavor as well as attractive appearance. Visitors who 
sampled this melon were unanimous in their praise of its merits. 
The vines are vigorous and productive. The fruits, which are 
slightly ribbed, are oval to nearly round in shape and weigh 4 to 
5 lbs. each. The rind is a blue-gray prior to full edible stage, at 
which time the color changes to a golden yellow. The orange 
flesh is thick, solid, ripens right down to the rind, and the tri- 
angular seed cavity is small and compact. We think Pride 
of Fordhook is unexcelled where a melon with its length of 
season will mature. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 40¢; 14 Ib. $1.25. 
895 Radish, Cavalier 
25 days. Our strain of this important variety has 
been rigidly reselected and represents an elite stock 
suitable for use by the most critical trade. Roots 
are highly colored, oblong globe shape, bright 
scarlet color, firm and crisp, and the short tops 
make it especially suitable for growing on muck 
land as well as upland soil. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 14 Ib. 90¢; 14 Ib. $1.50. 
449 Kale, Norfolk 
30 days. A smooth leaf type, also known as Han- 
over Salad. While young the leaves are sweet and 
much more tender than any other kale, and the 
growth is so rapid that cuttings can be made in three 
weeks from seeding. The stems are free of the red tinge 
characteristic of Dwarf Siberian. Although sowings are 
usually made in the spring, it may be planted in the fall as 
the plants are winter hardy. Especially suitable in the south, 
where it has achieved widespread popularity. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 Ib. 60¢; 1% Ib. $1.00. 
Muskmelon, 
Pride of 
Fordhook 
291 Chicory, Castelfranco 292 Chicory, Trevigiana 
93 days. Forms 2. loose head tinted red, rose and yellow with some 95 days. This variety is preferred by Italian cooks for salad use 
leaves mottled in appearance; the thick, fleshy, crisp and tender because the slightly rose tinted leaves, which are large, fleshy and 
leaves being milder in flavor than the plain green leaved Chicory. form a rosette like Batavian Endive, have a mild flavor and are 
Pkt. 10¢3 14 oz. 35¢; oz. 60¢; 14 lb. $2.00. tender and crisp. Pkt. 10¢; 12 oz. 35¢; oz. 60¢; 14 lb. $2.00. 
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64 Bush Lima Bean, Cangreen 
Honorable Mention, All-America Selections for 1943 
72 days. Plant breeders have been working to obtain a lima bean of the Henderson 
Bush type with green seed. Several varieties are now offered, Cangreen being one 
of them; it cooks and cans green which is a distinct advantage for canning and 
freezing and preferred by many whose preference is for the baby butter-lima beans 
for eating fresh or as dry beans. Plants are dwarf, prolific bearing; pods flat with 
3 or 4 green beans of good quality. Pkt. 15¢; 14 lb. 40¢; Ib. 75¢. 
197 Cabbage, Reselected Drumhead Savoy 
90 days. An exceptionally uniform strain of the popular original Perfection Drum- 
head Savoy. The stock we offer was bred for the particular needs of the com- 
mercial vegetable growers in Bucks County, Penna., and if grown to full size under 
proper conditions will produce heads weighing 7 to 10 Ibs. and measuring 8 to 10 in. 
across. The leaves are heavily crumpled, rich dark green; popular because of its 
mild, pleasing flavor. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 35¢; oz. 60¢; 14 Ib. $2.15. 

Bush Lima Bean, Cangreen 

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