NEWER AND SUPERIOR VEGETABLES 


Wisconsin 55 Tomato. 
TOMATO 
453. WISCONSIN 55. (75 days.) A new 
tomato developed by the Wisconsin Experiment 
Station. Fruits are very large, smooth, slightly 
oblong, ripening a deep red color and very fleshy. 
Fruits average much larger than Stokesdale and 
Bonny Best and are quite free of growth cracks. 
Vine growth is large, quite open and bears pro- 
fusely until frost. While it is not fusarium wilt 
resistant, it is more tolerant to defoliation leaf 
blight than John Baer. Pkt., 20c; 2 pkts., 35c; 
Y% oz., 80c; oz., $1.50; % lb., $4.50, postpaid. 


Pete Sok: No. ar Bush Lima Ea 
BUSH LIMA BEAN 
gia. >. NO. 242 FORDHOOK. (72 
days.) A superior type of Fordhook for the 
North, developed by the U. S. Dept. of Agricul- 
ture. Plants are wider spreading and _ have 
heavier foliage and yield heavier both early and 
late than the standard Fordhook, Even in very 
hot dry weather it sets basal pods from the first 
blossoms. The pods are uniform and hold their 
size on the late sets and contain 3 to 4 plump 
beans of finest quality. Pkt., 15c; % lb., 35c; 
lb., 65¢c; 2 lbs., $1.20; 5 lbs., $2.50, postpaid. 
Great Lakes Lettuce... 

Cubit Cucumber. 
CUCUMBER 
162. CUBIT. (60 days.) A 1944 All 
America Winner. The fruits are deep dark green in 
color, cylindrical in shape with rounded ends. 
Average length about 8 inches. 
white spine variety of excellent quality. Pkt., 
L5c%) oz. c0c: +4 1b.; 85¢e; 1b., $2.60; postpaid: 
Upper ear, Golden Cross Bantam. 
Lower ear, Gold Rush, 
HYBRID SWEET CORN 
*187. GOLD RUSH HYBRID. (71 days.) 
This new hybrid is 10 days earlier than Golden 
Cross Bantam and nearly equal to it in size and 
quality. It has produced from seed to market 
in 66 days. Ears are about 8% inches long, 
12 to 14 rowed, slightly tapered and are 
well filled to the tips with attractive, tender, 
sweet, yellow kernels of fine quality and flavor. 
Stalks are a trifle taller than Golden Bantam, 
growing about 6 ft. tall, and many will produce 
two ears per stalk. Pkt., 15c; % Ib., 40c; 1b., 
65c; 2 lbs., $1.20; 5 lbs., $2.50, postpaid. 
MUSKMELON 
245. CRAIG. (90 days.) Very similar in 
appearance and quality to Pride of Wisconsin, 
but 5 days to a week earlier. This alone is 
recommendation enough as Pride of Wisconsin is 
the standard for quality but a little too late 
for Central Wisconsin. The fruits are medium 
size, slightly ribbed with coarse netting. Flesh 
is pink and of very highest quality. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 25c; 4% lb., 80c; lb., $2.45, postpaid. 
HEAD LETTUCE 
217. GREAT LAKES. (75 days.) Head 
lettuce has a tendency to bolt to seed in hot 
weather, but this new All America Trials Winner 
is so reluctant to go to seed that it has been 
difficult to obtain seed to sell. Heads are 
small, firm, and flattened as you will note from 
the illustration, The leaves told completely over 
the heads. Foliage dark green and veined. Fkt., 
15¢; 0z., 45c; 1% Ib., $1.30; 1b., $3.85, postpaid. 
A heavy yielding 

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Olds’ Oakleaf Lettuce. 
PERRUGE 
_ 221. OLDS’ OAKLEAF, (45 days.) This 
is not a new lettuce, but one we introduced in 
1917 and it is today the best loose leaf lettuce 
for the home garden. Olds’ Oakleaf Lettuce is a 
distinct type. It forms a close center with rather 
loose outer leaves; medium sized and medium 
green, The leaves are deeply lobed in the middle 
and the middle lobe is long like a finger, giving 
the plant a peculiar appearance. The quality is 
excellent, but its most important recommenda- 
tion is that it does not get bitter with age, It 
is the one variety that is excellent late in 
summer 
pEt., 6c; 
paid, 
the 
when other varieties are bitter. Trial 
0Z., 30c; 1% Ib., 90c; Ib., $2.60, post- 

Keystonian Bean. 
GREEN POD BEAN 
* 18. KEYSTONIAN. (52 days.) A new 
dwarf, green pod bean which won the 1944 All 
America award, It: is hardy, very productive and 
of high quality. Pods are 6 to 6% inches long 
and hold their snap stage for a considerable 
length of time. They are round, stringless, fiber- 
less, solid, fine grained, straight and of a rich 
dark green color, The 18-inch vines are strong 
and upright with sturdy stem and _ branches, 
Seeds are brown. Pkt., 10c; Y% Ib., 25c; Ib., 
45c; 2 lbs., 80c; 5 lbs., $1.70, postpaid. 

Craig Muskmelon. 
