ovelties and Improved 
arieties ot Vegetable 
Needs for 1946 

NEW HYBRID SWEET CORN— 
loana 
Developed by the Iowa Agricultural Ex 
periment Station. Very productive, (87 
stalks bearing 123 ears, free from Smut 
Large ears, 8 inches long, with 12 
to 14 rows or bright yellow kernels of excel- 
lent flavor. Very vigorous, stalks over 7 ft. 
high. 81 days. Pkt. 15c., 14 Ib. 35c., Ib. 60c. 
disease). 
NEW HOT WEATHER LETTUCE 
—Oak Leaf 
A new salad Lettuce of superb quality, 
light green in color, shaped like an oak leaf, 
rich in vitamins and stands up well in Summer 
weather. Retains its fine flavor and never 
turns bitter. Plant a row this 
pkt. 15c., '4 oz. 40c. 
Spring. 
Ib. 50c. 
Uniform, smooth, 
ones grow quickly. 
THE COOL WEATHER 
LETTUCE Bibb 
Small dark green loose heads, crisp and 
sweet. Sow early in the Spring and again in 
August. An excellent Lettuce for the home 
garden. Pkt. 15c., 14 oz. 30c. 
THE NEW WINTER SQUASH 
Butternut Squash 
Small, smooth, yellowish brown, club- 
shaped fruits 12 in. long. Solid, firm orange 
flesh with a very small seed cavity. Excel- 
lent quality and keeps well over Winter. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 50c. 
VMIUSKMELON 
Pride of Wisconsin 
A new outstanding Melon, unsurpassed in 
quality or flavor, weighing 4 to 5 pounds with 
firm thick orange flesh of excellent flavor and 
edible to the rind. Vigorous productive vines. 
‘ 
Melon ripens in about 3 months from seed, 
Pkt. 15c., 3 for 40c. 
The All American Winner 
measuring 6144 to 7% inches long. ‘ 
resistant and entirely stringless. Highly recommended for the home garden. 
50 days. Pkt. 15c., 14 Ib. 30c., Ib. 50c. 
NEW LIMA BEAN (Al! American Winner) —Fordhook 242 
Vigorous plants, more spreading than the standard Fordhook, bearing 
plump pods containing 3 to 4 beans of the finest flavor. Sets pods from the 
first blooms even in hot, dry weather. 
The improved strain of the Detroit Dark Red. 
globe shaped 
grained and exceptionally sweet. 
SWISS CHARD (Cut-and-come-again) 
An excellent all Summer green. Rich glossy, dark green leaves. Sow seed 
early in the Spring and thin to 6 inches in the row. Cut the leaves and new 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., '4 Ib. 65c. 
45 days. 

NEW GREEN PODDED BUSH BEAN Longreen 
for 1946. 
Round, brittle, rich green pods, 
Excellent flavor, very productive, rust 
Pkt. 15c., '4 Ib. 30c., 
72 days. 
BEET Perfected Detroit 
An excellent producer. 
Deep blood red flesh, very fine 
Pkt. 15c., 14 oz. 25c., oz. 40c. 
roots. 
538 days. 
ROYAL ACORN SQUASH 
The Family Size No. 1 Table Squash. 
Dark green, hard shelled fruits 7% in. long, 
6 in. across. Excellent for baking, excep- 
tionally sweet orange yellow flesh. Good 
keeping qualities. 92 days to ripen. Pkt. 
15c., 3 for 40c. 
ICE BOX WATERMELON 
The latest thing in Watermelons. This 
amazing new Watermelon ripens in about 
three months from seed. Attractive dark 
green melons weighing about 9 to 10 pounds. 
Dark red flesh, very juicy and deliciously 
sweet. Easy to grow, vines very prolific. 
Pkt. 25c., 3 for 50c. 
TOMATO Jubilee 
The All-American golden yellow Tomato, 
very high in Vitamins A and C. Most at- 
tractive when sliced in salads, full flavored 
and makes delicious juice. Easy to start from 
seed. Vigorous plants yielding clear up to 
frost. Pkt. 15c., 3 for 40c. 


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