FORBES SPECIAL 1946 VEGETABLES 
Here are some unusually fine strains you should try this year. They 
have exceptional quality and will produce exceptional crops. Compare these 
with what you have been growing in the past. We think you will like these 
a lot better. Many seeds are scarce. Mail us your order now. 
Bush Lima Beans, Fordhook 242. All-America Winner. Matures in 68 days, one week earlier 
than regular Fordhook. It stands hot dry weather better, sets pods under more adverse condi- 
tions and yields heavier for the season. It yields half again as many pods as Fordhook partic- 
ularly on first pickings. They are quite straight, a little narrower than Fordhook but closely 
packed with 3 or 4 good sized Beans. They are very uniform tn shape. The quality is excel- 
lent. Pkt. 10c.; 4%Ib. 25c.; Ib. 40c.; 5 Ibs. $1.70; 10 Ibs. $3.10; 25 Ibs. $6.50; 100 Ibs. $26. 
Dwarf Green Beans, Longreen. Be sure to try this new one. It Is identical with Tendergreen 
but with pods one inch Ionger. They are round, straight, dark green, over 7 inches long, ready 
to pick in 56 days, stringless and of good quality. The vines are very productive. Pkt. 10c.; 
lélb. 25c.; Ib. 40c.; 5 Ibs. $1.70; 10 Ibs. $3.10; 25 Ibs. $6.50; 100 Ibs. $26. 
Beet, Early Wonder Green Top. Uniform, very dark red roots with grayish-green, erect tops, 
suitable for greens. The tops are slightly shorter than Crosby’s Egyptian Dark and the roots 
are glossy, smooth and round but slightly flattened. The flesh is fine, and deeper red than 
Early Wonder. Matures in 55 to 60 days. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 20c.; 4b. 60c.; Ib. $1.75.; 5 Ibs. $8.25. 
Broccoli, Earligreen. An early green sprouting Broccoli, ready one week earlier than Calabresi. 
The center heads are slightly smaller but after these are cut, the plant produces many more 
side heads, all of excellent quality and fine blue-green color. It matures uniformly, permitting 
larger cuttings at one time. Pkt. 10c.; M4oz. 35c.; oz. $1; 4b. $3; lb. $9. 
Collards, Cabbaging. A desirable type ready in 75 days, with compact 11% to 2-foot plants and 
large, loose clusters of tender, white-stemmed Ieaves which show a tendency to form a head. 
Perfectly hardy, of good quality and flavor. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 15c.; 4lb. 40c., Ib. $1.25. 
Cucumber, Cubit. All-America Winner. A prolific, white-spined, main crop variety with cylin- 
drical, blunt-ended, smooth, 10-inch fruits with small seed cavity, maturing In about 60 days. 
The dark green fruit ships well. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 30c.; 4b. 95c.; Ib. $2.75; 10 Ibs. $25.50. 
Cucumber, Marketer. All-America Winner. In about 65 days, the very vigorous, prolific vines 
yield a heavy crop of uniform fruits, 8 by 214 inches, slightly tapered at each end. They are a 
very dark green which carries right down to the blossom end. A splendid variety for earty 
market or the home garden. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c.; 14]b. 95c.; Ib. $2.75; 5 lbs. $13.25; 10 Ibs. $25.50. 
Lettuce, Great Lakes. All-America Winner. An Imperial type with large, vigorous grass-green 
plants and heavily ribbed, large blistered Ieaves with deeply serrated margins. The heads are 
firm, very crisp, and exposed. They will stand much longer in hot weather, without bolting to 
seed, than any other, and are very resistant to tip-burn. They mature about 5 days later than 
Imperial No. 44 and are slightly larger, later and darker green than No. 456. Great Lakes 
yields better on upland soil than on heavy, deep muck. A fie local market variety particularly 
in New England. Pkt. 10c.; Moz. 25c.; oz. 75c.; 4b. $2; Ib. $6.25; 5 lbs. $30.75. 
Onion, Early Yellow Globe. This matures in 100 days or two weeks before Brigham Yellow Globe. 
It is nearly globular in shape and has a rich, golden yellow color and good skin. It yields 
enormous crops on both upland and muck soils and handles and stores unusually well. Pkt. 10c.; 
Voz. 25c.; oz. 65c.; Ib. $1.85; Ib. $5.50; 5 Ibs $27; 10 Ibs. $52.50; 25 Ibs. @ $5.10. 
Carrot, Nantes Strong Top. The Nantes Carrot, with its cylindrical deep orange root, has the finest 
quality of all, but its weak, short top has greatly restricted its use. This strain has a larger, 
strong top which permits easy pulling. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 35c.; 14Ib. $1.10; Ib. $3.25; 5 Ibs. $16. 

Bush Lima Beans, 
Fordhook 242 











Marketer 
Cucumber 
Nantes Strong Top Carrot 

Longreen Bean 



