


(eees Lettnes 
HEAD LETTUCE 
229. COSBERG. (No. 600.) (70 days.) 
Introduced .by the U. S. Department of Agricul- 
ture as a cross between Paris White Cos and 
Iceberg. The strain No. 600 received an All- 
America award in the .1942 contest. Probably 
the most surest heading lettuce to be found for 
growing in the north, and we emphatically rec- 
ommend it for the home gardener. It will head 
in summer weather and resist tip burn. Heads 
are small, compact, and outer leaves are light, 
yellowish green, crumpled and frilled, Pkt., 10c; 
0z., 30c; % 1b., 85c; 1b., $2.60, postpaid. 
Cosberg 
Plentiful Bean. 
GREEN POD BEAN 
11... PLENTIFUL. . (50 days.) Designed 
for the shipping trade to fulfill the same pur- 
poses as Bountiful. It is true to its name in 
productiveness bearing medium dark green pods 
7 inches or more in length,- straight and some- 
what larger than Bountiful. Entirely stringless 
at all stages of growth and is of the highest 
quality. It is probably the best of the flat pod: 
ded green snap Beans, Vine is 16 to 18 inches 
tall, medium green, erect, vigorous, and compact. 
Seeds are black; Pkt., 10c; % Ib., 30c; Ib, 
50c; 2 lbs., 90c; -5 Tbs., $1.90, postpaid. 
NEW BLIGHT RESISTANT POTATO 
See Sebago, Page 71. 

Cranshaw Casaba Melon. 

Dickinson 
PUMPKIN 
865. DICKINSON. (100 days.) This, in 
our estimation, is the finest pumpkin grown to- 
day. It was introduced several years ago by 
the Purdue University at the request of one of 
the country’s largest canners. It will produce as 
high as 25 tons per acre. The pumpkin is a 
deep clear gold color throughout the flesh. It is 
so uniform in color that canners do not peel it, 
but only wash and place into the pulverizer 
where they are canned immediately. They pack 
out the deepest gold color one could imagine. 
It has three outstanding characteristics: It is 
so sweet that it requires no sugar nor starch in 
canning. Second, the color is ideal and re- 
quires no coloring, and third, it is an exception- 
ally heavy yielder. We might add that this 
variety seems to’ be more or less resistant to in- 
sect pests. Farmers should plant this as a field 
Pumpkin in place of the old Conn, Field. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 20c3 % Ib, 55c; Ib., $1.60, postpaid. 
Pumpkin. 

Albino or Snowball Tomato. 
WHITE TOMATO 
442. ALBINO or SNOWBALL. 
we have a good quality white tomato. It con- 
tains very little acid and will make tomatoes 
agreeable to many who had to avoid them. Color 
is ivory-white and the flesh almost snow-white. 
Similar in size to Stone Tomato. Pkt., 15c; 2 
pkts., 25c; % oz., 55c; 02., 95c, postpaid. 
CASABA MELON 
237. CRANSHAW,. (110 days.) <A new 
Casaba type melon having a flavor similar to 
Honey Dew. The egg shaped melon, pointed at 
both ends, is very large with smooth dark green 
vind like a squash with the ends turning yellow 
when ripe. Flesh is orange-yellow and very thick 
and flavor exceedingly sweet; sweeter in our 
opinion than any other variety. Nothing finer 
to be had if the growing season is long enough 
At last 
to permit the melon to ripen. Here in the 
North we recommend starting in flats or cold 
frames and transplanting in open ground. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 30c; % Ib., 90c; 
2 Bay ae 
1b.,°$2.80, postpaid. 

New Hampshire Hybrid Ege Plant. 
EGG PLANT 
182. NEW HAMPSHIRE HYBRID. 
A hybrid egg plant with medium dwart growth, 
extra early maturity and unusually prolific. In 
our opinion it is the finest home garden variety 
to grow in the North, due to its extreme earlh- 
ness and its yielding ability. Fruits are medium 
sized, deep purple, and well shaped. Pkt., 10c; 
Y% oz., 55¢c; oz., $1.00; 14 Ib., $2.90, postpaid. 

Baby Potato Lima. 
BABY LIMA BEAN 
*29. BABY POTATO LIMA. A prolific 
bush lima bean originated as a field cross be- 
tween Henderson’s Bush Lima and one of the 
Potato Lima types. In vine character and gen- 
eral appearance of pods is similar to Hender- 
son’s Bush and can be handled by the same 
cultural methods. The seeds are small but thick, 
of bright green color when fresh, and similar 
in flavor to Fordhook. A thriftier and more 
robust plant than Henderson’s Bush, averaging 
3.8 seeds per pod in trials. Admirably adapted 
not only for produce markets but also.for can- 
ning and quick freezing, All-America Silver 
Medal Winner. Pkt., 10c; 1% Ib., 30c; _Ib., 50c; 
2 Ibs., 90c; 5 Ibs., $1.90, postpaid. 
ENDIVE 
188. DEEPHEART FRINGED. An en- 
tirely new type of Batayian Endive although it 
is not, strictly Batavian type, but a cross of a 
type between Batavian and Green Curl. Hearts 
are closely packed with an abundance of fine 
leaves blanching to clear creamy yellow. The 
leaves are much broader than ‘Green Curl, but 
the color is about the same. ‘The leaf margins 
are deeply cut and curled and do not lie flat 
on the ground. Well-grown plants have a di- 
ameter of 10 to 12 inches and a depth of 7 to 
Y, Ib., $1.00; 
8 inches. Pkt., 10c; 
; 0Z., 
lb., $3.00, postpaid. 
3bCs 

Deepheart Fringed Endive. 
