
22 : CHAMPION NURSERIES, PERRY, OHIO 
RUTABAGA 
AMERICAN PURPLE TOP or IMPROVED LONG ISLAND. 
90 Days. Widely grown for market, for storage and car 
load shipment. Tops small, neck short, roots large and 
spherical, deep purplish red above the ground, light yel- 
low below. Tap root small, flesh yellow, fine grained, 
firm, crisp, mild and sweet. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25¢; 1% Lb. 35c¢; Lb. 90c 
SPINACH 
BLOOMSDALE, RE-SELECTED DARK GREEN. 40 Days. 
(round seeded) The standard very early sort for home 
and market gardens. Plants upright and compact, at- 
tain height of 10 to 12 inches, and spread of 12 to 15 
inches. Leaves large, blistered, and crumpled. Rich deep 
glossy green, of splendid uality. 
Pkt. 10¢; Oz. 20c; 14 Lb. 45c; Lb. 85c 
GIANT THICK LEAVED. (Nobel). 43 Days. (round seeded) 
Decidely the best of the round seeded thick leaved group. 
Because of the enormous yield, long standing character, 
and the deep green color and smooth character of the 
leaves, this is highly recommended -for canning as well 
as for home and market garden. Leaves very large, 
thick, broad arrow shape, with rounded tip. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 1% Lb. 45c; Lb. 85c 
NEW ZEALAND (Tetragonia). 55 Days. Distinct from 
other kinds of spinach, and particularly valuable for 
culture in hot dry weather. Seeds comparatively large 
and nut-like. Plants very large and spreading, leaves 
numerous, small, triangular, thick, deep green. The 
tender leafy shoots are gathered repeatedly. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.20 
SQUASH 
EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP. 50 Days. Standard 
scallop squash for home and market garden. Fruits uni- 
form, round, attain 9 inches in diameter, flattened, with 
scalloped margins, smooth, greenish white when young, 
white when mature. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 14 Lb. 65c; Lb. $2.00 
EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHT NECK. All America award 
1938. 50 Days. New high yielding summer squash. 
Plants strictly bush and compact with ample foliage, 
permitting close planting. Fruits straight, smooth and 
of delicate creamy color, firm and usable when only 4 
to 5 inches long, and until 12 to 14 inches long. Quality 
unsurpassed. Suitable for home and market garden and 
for shipment. i 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25¢; 14 Lb. 65c; Lb. $2.00 
YELLOW SUMMER CROOKNECK. 60 Days. Popular for 
home, market garden and shipping. Fruits become 12 
to 14 inches long, and 3% inches thru, neck curved, 
skin orange yellow, moderately warted. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 14 Lb. 65c; Lb. $2.00 
HUBBARD. 105 Days. The standard winter squash for 
home, market and shipping. Fruits large commonly 9 to 
10 inches thru, globular, dark bronze green, moderately 
warted, rind very hard and strong, flesh very thick, deep 
orange yellow, fine grained and dry, of splendid quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 35c; 14 Lb. 90c; Lb. $2.75 
TABLE QUEEN (Acorn or Des Moines). 80 Days. Ex- 
tremely prolific. One of the most popular for home, 
market garden and shipping. Fruits pointed acorn shape. 
5¥ inches long and 4 inches thru, uniformly ridged, skin 
smooth, dark green, shell thin, flesh light yellow, bakes 
dry and sweet. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 Lb. 70c; Lb. $2.10 
TOMATO 
64 Days. Particularly valuable for home 
and early market. Our strain is definitely superior in 
earliness and quality. Fruits medium sized, flattened 
globe shape, deep scarlet red, firm and smooth. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 80c; 14 Lb. $2.50; Lb. $9.00 
GREATER BALTIMORE. 83 Days. Particularly for can- 
ning. Heavily prdouctive. Fruits deep scarlet red, large, 
commonly weigh 6 ounces, deep but flat, smooth, very 
firm and solid. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 75c; 1%4 Lb. $2.25; Lb. $7.50 
JOHN BAER. 73 Days. Espvecially fine canning and 
shipping variety. Fruits medium size, flattened globe 
shape, deep scarlet red. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 75c; 4 Lb. $2.25; Lb. $7.50 
MARGLOBE. 75 Days. We offer a most superb strain 
of this splendid type in point of earliness, uniformity and 
general desirablility. Definite disease resistance recom- 
mends this variety for use in sections infested with Fusar- 
ium wilt and nailhead rust. Plants thrifty and heavily 
productive with long bearing season. Fruits uniform 
deep scarlet, large, uniformly globe shaped, smooth, solid, 
and of distinct quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 75¢; 14 Lb. $2.25; Lb. $7.50 
OX HEART. 100 Days. Very popular late home garden 
variety. Fruits very large often weigh 1 to 2 pounds or 
more. Heart-shaped, pink, flesh solid with few seeds, of 
mild flavor, and very choice for salads: 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. $1.60; 14 Lb. $5.00 
PONDEROSA. (sometimes called Beefsteak). 90 Days. 
One of the best for home use. Fruits deep purplish pink, 
extremely large, commonly 9 to 12 ounces each; deep 
but flat, very fleshy but with few seeds. Very mild 
non-acid flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. $1.60; 14 Lb. $5.00 
RUTGERS. 75 Days. A recent development by the New 
Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Fruits medium 
to large, similar in shape to Marglobe. But slightly more 
flattened. Highly recommended as a second early ma- 
turing variety for canning and tomato juice. 
' Pkt. 10c; Oz. 80c; 14 Lb. $2.50; Lb. $9.00 
STONE. 85 Days. Particularly valuable for the market 
gardener, trucker and canner. Heavily productive. Fruits 
uniform bright deep scarlet, large and flat, but deep, 
smooth and solid. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 75c; V4 Lb. $2.25; Lb. $7.50 
STOKESDALE. 70 Days. A second early scarlet fruited 
variety maturing about a week earlier than Marglobe. ° 
Plant rather open in-habit, with medium heavy foliage. 
Fruits large globe or subglobe, smooth and well colored. 
Rescmmended for both canners and shippers. Particu- 
larly where length of growing season is less than average. 
Pkt.-10c; Oz. 80c; 14 Lb. $2.50; Lb. $9.00 
TOMATO — Small Fruited Varieties 
RED CHERRY. 75 Days. Fruits small, round, rich deep 
red. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 80c; 1%4 Lb. $2.75. ; 
YELLOW PEAR. 75 Days. Fruits two inches long pear 
formed. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 80c; 1% Lb. $2.75. 
TURNIP 
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE. (Market Gardener’s strain) 
55 Days. The standard home, market garden and ship- 
ping sort, for table use and splendid for field culture. 
Tops medium large, compact, cut leaved. Roots globu- 
lar, smooth, bright purplish red above, white below, be- 
comes 5 to 6 inches in diameter. Flesh white and firm, 
fine grained and tender when young. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 14 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.00 
ORANGE JELLY or GOLDEN BALL. 60 Days. 
for table use. Tops small cut leaved. Roots globular, 
commonly 4 inches in diameter. Skin smooth orange 
yellow. Flesh yellow, firm ,fine. grained and of good 
quality. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 14 Lb. 35c; Lb. 90c 
EARLIANA. 
Splendid 
