Mendota Soy Bean. 
VEGETABLE SOY BEAN 
5. MENDOTA. (83. days.) Developed by 
Prof. O. B. Combs of the Wis. College of Ag- 
riculture. 
A new vegetable for the American gardener 
that is gaining popularity daily is the Edible 
or Vegetable Soy Bean and this new variety will 
certainly add momentum to its growing popular- 
ity. Just as sweet corn differs from field corn, 
the Edible or Vegetable Soy Bean differs from 
the field variety. It cooks quicker, has finer 
texture and milder flavor after cooking. The 
new Mendota Soy Bean has 7 distinct advantages 
over most edible varieties: 
First. Almost entirely free from blight—a 
leaf crinkling that often cuts down yield 80%. 
Second. It has attractive all-over color, so im- 
portant for table use and freezing. 
Third. No unsightly black eye. 
Fourth. The yield is generally heavier. 
Fifth. Maturity earlier than Bansei by 7 to 
10 days. : 
Sixth. The seed is medium in size and es- - 
pecially right for commercial processing. 
Seventh. The plants stand up well and do not 
lodge. 4 
Soy Beans may be served in many ways; 
shelled and cooked like lima beans or peas when 
jin the green stage; 
other dry beans; in stews or vegetable loaf or as 
baked beans. In Victory Food Gardens it has a 
distinct advantage. It can be used fresh while 
in the green stage, or dried and stored or canned 
or quick frozen in the green stage. 
As we anticipate a tremendous demand for 
this seed and our stocks are limited, we are of- 
fering it in packets only this season. Pkt., 15c; 
2 pkts., 25c, postpaid. 


Wisconsin Early Harvest Pea. 
when ripe just as you would’ 
-inch 
Olds’ Oakleaf Lettuce. 
LETTUCE 
221. OLDS’ OAKLEAF. (50 days.) This 
is not a new lettuce, but it is the first year since 
1917 that we have had sufficient stock of seed to 
enable us to give this variety its due publicity. 

Olds’ Oakleaf Lettuce is a distinct type. It 
forms a close center with rather loose outer 
leaves; medium sized and medium green. The 
leaves are deeply lobed in the middle and the 
middle lobe is long like a finger, giving the plant 
a peculiar appearance. The quality is excellent, 
but its most important recommendation is that it 
does not get bitter with age. It is the one 
variety that is excellent late in the summer when 
other varieties are bitter. Pkt., 10c;. 0z., 35c; 
Y% Ib., $1.05; 1b., $3.10. 


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Tendersweet Carrot. 
CARROT 
108. TENDERSWEET. (73 days.) A 
beautiful new orange\red. carrot of exceptionally 
fine quality. Roots average about 8 to 10 inches 
in length and taper slightly from the shoulder 
to a blunt end. The flesh is crisp, tender, and 
sweet. We highly recommend this to the home 
gardener. Pkt., 15¢c; oz., 55c; % Ib, $1.55; 
PEA 
*320. WISCONSIN EARLY HAR- 
VEST.* (60 days.) We are discarding the 
Wisconsin Early Sweet for the Wisconsin Karly 
Harvest aS we consider it superior to Karly 
Sweet; just as Early Sweet was superior to the 
old variety Surprise. It is a new Fusarium Wilt 
Resistant, early sweet, wrinkled variety which 
shows more vigor than Wisconsin Barly Sweet. 
The vines grow about 32 inches in height; rather 
slender plant of a medium green color. The 2% 
light green, plump, single pods contain 
from 6 to 8 peas of excellent flavor and fine 
tender skin. Nothing nicer for a first early 
sweet. Pkt., 10c; % Ib., 35c; 1b., 50c; 2 Ibs., 
90c; 5 Ibs., $1.90, postpaid. 
eee 
lb., $4.65, postpaid. 
Bounty Tomato 
TOMATO 
452. BOUNTY. (65 days after setting 
plants.) The past few years several varieties 
of early determinate vine or self-topping toma- 



toes have been introduced and Bounty, in our 
opinion, is the finest. In the Victory Gar- 
den this variety will prove very popular as 
it is early, an exceptionally heavy yielder, and 
will produce the finest quality tomatoes on plants 
spaced as close as three feet apart. Bounty 
was developed at the North Dakota Agricultural 
Experiment Station from a cross between the 
All Red variety, a station introduction in 1987, 
and Break O’Day. Bounty combines the early 
ripening, self pruning, and uniform color ad- 
vantages of the All Red with the good shape 
and quality of fruit of Break. O’Day. For the 
home garden in the north this variety leads 
the list. Pkt., 15c. 
SPANISH ONION 
WHITE SWEET SPANISH. 
The largest of all white onions. The 
bulbs are very attractive, pure white 
with a small neck. [Flesh is clear, quite firm 
and mild. A fair keeper considering its fine 
texture and the fact that it is a Spanish type 
onion. --Pkt., 15c; %- 0z.,°60c3: .02.,. $1.05; %4 
lb., $3.15; 
301. 
days.) 
globular 
(110 
Ib., $9.50, postpaid. 
Py 

Craig Muskmelon. 
MUSKMELON 
245. CRAIG. (90 days.) ‘This is not a 
new melon, but we believe it is the first time 
it has been offered commercially. It was intro- 
duced some years ago by the late Mr. Craig of 
Racine, Wis., a market grower who was not in- 
terested in having the seed grown commercially. 
About 8 years ago we obtained some stock for 
seed production, but this is the first year we 
have received a large enough crop of seed to 
justify offering it for sale. : 
Craig is very similar in appearance and quality 
to Pride of Wisconsin, although in our trials it ig 
5 days to a week earlier. This alone is recom- 
mendation enough as Pride of Wisconsin has al- 
ways been the standard for quality but a little 
too late for Central Wisconsin. The fruits are 
medium size, slightly ribbed with course netting. 
Flesh is pink and of very highest quality. The 
persistent demand from Wisconsin market gar- 
deners and truckers for Craig seed is one reason 
we have spent so many years trying to develop 
stock.” PEt}. 15c; 2 pkts., 25c;- oz, 40c;. 4, 
Ib., $1.15; Ib., $3.50. 
