

SQUASH, Early 
Prolific Straightneck 
GARDEN OR ROASTING 
EAR CORN 
Adams Improved or Large Early— 
Large-eared roasting variety, earlier 
than Trucker’s Favorite, 12 to 14 rowed. 
Kernels white and tender when young. 
70 to 73 days. 
Trucker’s Favorite—Extensively used 
for roasting ears and shipping. Ears 12 
to 16 rowed. Kernels white, fairly ten- 
der, and moderately sweet. 70 to 75 
days. Plant early or late. 
POP CORN 
Yellow Dynamite—Rich, creamy yel- 
low, smooth and round kernels, which 
pop double size of others. Ears 8 to 9 in. 
long. Vigorous grower. 115 days. 
CUCUMBER 
A and C—A long dark green cucumber 
~ which merits a trial. Uniform, nearly 
cylindrical, well rounded at ends. 
Cubit—Won Bronze Medal Award in 
1944 All-American Selections. Dark 
green, white spine, cylindrical with 
blunt ends. Firm flesh and uniform col- 
oring. New and worthwhile. 25c pkt. 
Improved Long Green—Black spined. 
Weighs about 334 lbs. Best for slicing or 
pickling. Very hardy and disease re- 
sistant. 62 days. 
Pickling—Largest of the pickling vari- 
eties, also good for slicing. 59 days. 
Straight Eight, w.s.—Unsurpassed as 
slicing cucumber. All-American Selec- 
tion. 214-lb. fruits rounded at ends, me- 
dium green. 68 days. 
DILL 
Long Island Mammoth—Used for fla- 
voring. Flat seeds have strong, bitter 
flavor. 
EGGPLANT 
Black Beauty — Large, egg-shaped, 
smooth, very dark purple fruits. Keep 
well. Plant bears 4 to 5 fruits. Early. 
80 days. 
Florida Highbush—Vigorous plant, tall 
and upright growth. Resists drought, 
blight and wet weather better than 
most other varieties. Cylindrical in 
shape. 85 days. 
New Hampshire Hybrid—All-America 
Silver Medal 1939. The dark purple 
fruits are of highest quality. 
ENDIVE 
Deep Heart Fringed — All-America 
Silver Medal, 1940. An entirely new 
type of endive. Leaf margins deeply 
cut and curled. Instead of lying flat on 
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CARROT 
Nantes 
CORN 
Ioana 
the ground, outer leaves turn upward, 
making this variety less susceptible to 
bottom rot than most others. Well-fitted 
hearts, closely packed with abundance 
of fine leaves, blanch to clear creamy 
yellow. Suitable for home and market 
garden. 70 days. 
Green Curled Ruffec—Plants 16 to 18 
in. in diameter. Fine fall variety. White, 
tender, fleshy. 95 days. 
KALE or BORECOLE 
Dwarf Green Curled — Hardy, large 
and very attractive bright, deep green. 
100 days. 
Early Curled Siberian (Sprouts)—A 
vigorous growing variety of low 
spreading habit. Grayish green leaves 
which are only slightly curled at edges. 
Extremely hardy. 
KOHLRABI 
Early Vienna—8 to 10-in. leaves on 
slender stems. Bulbs 2 to 3-in., globu- 
lar, light green. Crisp, tender, clear 
white flesh. 55 to 60 days. 
LETTUCE 
Heading or Cabbage 
Big Boston—Popular for cold frame 
forcing and outside culture. Medium, 
compact heads with creamy yellow 
heart. Smooth, glossy leaves, edges 
wavy, and slightly tinged with reddish 
brown. 75 days. 
Great Lakes — Bronze Medal, 1944, 
A.A.S. Iceberg type lettuce newly de- 
veloped. Large, solid heads resistant to 
heat and sun. 25c per pkt. 
Imperial No. 44 (Improved Iceberg) 
—A sure leader even during dry hot 
weather. Heads medium large, slightly 
flattened, extremely compact. 82 days. 
Imperial No. 847 (Florida Iceberg) — 
Heads are of good size and solid. Does 
well in hot weather and is resistant to 
tip burn. Very hardy. 83 days. 
New York—Large heads, well blanched, 
sweet, tender. 80 days. 
Loose Leaved Varieties 
Black Seeded Simpson—Light green, 
frilled and crumpled. 45 days. 
Chicken—Produces largest amount of 
leaves of any lettuce. Fast-growing. 
For poultry and rabbit feeding. 40 days. 
Simpson’s Early Curled—Hardy and 
dependable. Non-heading. Leaves large 
frilled, crumpled, light green; form a 
compact bunch at center. 45 days. 
Cos or Romaine 
White Paris or Trianon — Medium 
large self-folding, dark green loaf 
shaped heads. Greenish-white, well 
blanched interior. 66 days. 
MANGEL WURZEL 
Mammoth Long Red—Very popular, 
30 to 50 tons per acre. Roots grow half 
above the ground. Light red, flesh 
white with rose tinge. 110 days. 
MELONS 
Muskmelon and Cantaloupe 
Banana—Fruits smooth and slender, 
20 inches long and 4 inches thick, re- 
sembling a banana. Flesh salmon color, 
with banana-like flavor. 90 days. 
Hale’s Best, No. 36—Improved. Early, 
uniform, oval, light ribbed, heavily 
netted. Thick, salmon flesh. Sweet, 
spicy. 80 days. 
Hearts of Gold—Nearly round fruit, 
weight 2 pounds. Distinctly ribbed, 
deep green with fine grey netting. Thick 
flesh, deep salmon in color, tender and 
sweet. 94 days. 

Especially RECOMMENDED 

PEPPER, World Beater 
A large, handsome pepper that grows to 
5 in. long, 3% in. diameter. Three- or 
four-lobed, with very thick, mild and 
sweet flesh. Fruit is glossy green chang- 
ing to dull red when ripe. Plants are 
vigorous and productive. 


ENDIVE, Deep Heart Fringed 
Favorite of French chefs for green salads. 
This improved strain has full, deep, com- 
pact heart and thick, green leaves curled 
at the edges, blanched at the center. 
Can be sown early, as soon as ground 
can be worked, or later for main crop. 
