Michell’s Vegetable Seeds 
Gold Medal Winners and New and Improved Varieties of Vegetable Seeds for 1948 
BUSH BEANS 
LOGAN. 52 days. A very prolific, high- 
quality Bean developed by the U. S. De- 
partment of Agriculture. Plant is vigorous 
and erect, resistant to powdery mildew and 
common mosaic. Pods set well in adverse 
weather; are 6 to 7 inches long, round, 
straight, stringless and fiberless; medium 
dark green m color and relatively resistant 
to spotting from bacterial blight. Pkt. 10c.; 
Yelb. 35c.; Ib. 60c.; 5 Ibs. $2.50. 
RANGER. 56 days. Bronze Medal, 1947 
All-America Selections. An entirely new 
variety distinguished by its unusual habit 
of growth, disease resistance and high 
yield. Plant is of Refugee type, vigorous 
and prolific, resistant to common mosaic 
and downy mildew. Pods silvery green, 
round, straight and stringless, largely con- 
centrated in the crown of the plant. Pkt. 
15c.; Ib. 40c.; Ib. 75c.; 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
CHEROKEE (Valentine Wax). 50 days. 
A new wax variety developed by the U. S. 
Department of Agriculture for its excellent 
productivity, quality and tolerance to 
Bean diseases. Plant is large and erect. 
The oval-shaped pods are 6 inches long, 
bright golden yellow, tender and stringless 
at all stages. Pkt. 10c.; 144lb. 40c.; Ib. 70c.; 
5 Ibs. $3.25. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
FORDHOOK 242. Bronze Medal, 1944 All- 
America Selections. The outstanding 
characteristic of 242 is its greater pro- 
ductivity, particularly under adverse con- 
ditions. It does much better in hot and 
humid weather than any other Fordhook 
type. The curved pods are uniform in size, 
with 3 to 4 thick-seeded Beans of excellent 
quality and flavor. The plant is as tall as 
the regular Fordhook but wider spreading 
and with more foliage. It is the heaviest 
yielder of the large bush Limas. Pkt. 15c.; 
Yelb. 40c.; Ib. 70c.; 5 Ibs. $3.00. 
CABBAGE 
YELLOWS-RESISTANT GOLDEN ACRE. 
64 days. Similar to the regular Golden 
Acre. Very desirable for planting on yel- 
lows-infested soil. Pkt. 15c.; loz. 45c.; 
oz. 85c. 

Bush Lima Bean, 
Fordhook 242 

Cucumber, Marketer 
CELERY 
SUPER PASCAL. 137 days. This ts by far 
the finest strain of Pascal Celery obtain- 
able. Resistant to blight. Much heavier 
stalk than Giant Pascal. Stems entirely 
stringless. Stalks 22 to 24 inches tall. 
Pkt. 25c.; Ygoz. $1.00; Woz. $1.75; oz. 
$2.50; 14Ib. $8.25. 
SUPER PLUME. 114 days. Like all our 
Super Strains of Celery, this is the result 
of years of careful and rigid selection. Will 
grow 24 to 26 inches tall, with heavy, 
stringless, crisp, superbly flavored, 9-inch 
stems. Withstands blight and _ other 
diseases far better than most strains. Pkt. 
25c.; oz. 75e.3 Voz. $1.25: oz: $2.25- 
lb. $7.25. 
SUMMER PASCAL. 110 days. An early- 
maturing green Celery of superior quality 
that blanches to a pure white. The stems 
to first joint are 8 to 9 inches long. Pkt. 
25c.; Yyoz. 60c.; Yoz. 95c.; oz. $1.75. ° 

Lettuce, Bronze Beauty 

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SUGAR CORN 
EARLY WHITE. 60 days. An extra-early 
white Sweet Corn producing two large 
12-rowed ears on each stalk. An excellent 
Corn for early market or home use. Pkt. 
10c.; %lb. 25c.; Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
ERIE. 88 days. A new golden hybrid hav- 
ing long, cylindrical, slightly tapered ears, 
12 to 14-rowed. Kernels are medium- 
narrow, tender, and of excellent quality 
and flavor. Stalks average 614 feet in 
height and are wilt resistant, sturdy and 
vigorous, showing good drought resistance. 
Adapted for freezing preservation. Pkt. 
15c.; lb. 40c.; Ib. 70c.; 5 Ibs. $3.00. 
GOLDEN ROCKET. 60 days. A new early 
yellow hybrid Corn maturing In 60 days, 
producing ears of excellent quality, aver- 
aging 8 inches long, on vigorous stalks. 
Height 5 to 6 feet. Pkt. 15c.; W4lb. 40c.; 
Ib. 70c.; 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
GOLDEN GLORY. 78 days. An attrac- 
~ tive hybrid with certain earworm tolerance; 
highly resistant to wilt. Plant ts tall and 
sturdy, with nice 8-inch ears having 12 to 
14 rows of light yellow kernels of excellent 
quality. Pkt. 15c.; Y4lb. 40c.; Ib. 70c.; 
5 Ibs. $3.25. 
IMPROVED GOLDEN BANTAM. 84 
days. An excellent midseason Corn pro- 
ducing golden yellow ears 6 to 7 Inches 
long, with 12 to 14 rows of sweet tender 
kernels. The stalks are 6 feet high, strong 
and vigorous. Pkt. 10c.; 14lb. 25c.; Ib. 45c.; 
5 Ibs. $2.00. 
CUCUMBER 
CELEBRITY. 66 days. Originated by Mr. 
William E, Vail, Yorktown Heights, N. Y. 
This beautiful Cucumber is the result of 
many years of painstaking effort on the 
part of Mr. Vail, who has been specializing 
mn the growing of Cucumbers for over a 
quarter of a century. He believes that in 
this variety he has produced a Cucumber 
that no other can surpass in attractiveness 
and uniformity. The fruit will average 
9x 2% inches, is slightly tapered at the 
ends and of an unfading deep green color. 
Flesh is pure white, crisp and entirely free 
from bitterness. The vines are vigorous, 
extremely prolific and highly resistant to 
disease. Pkt. only 25c. 
MARKETER. 65 days. A fine new slender 
variety. Vines are vigorous and prolific. 
Fruits are 8 inches long and 21% inches in 
diameter. Very dark green, slightly tapered 
to each end. Notably uniform and trim 
in appearance. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 50c.; Mlb. 
$1.50. 
LETTUCE 
BIBB. 60 days. A distinct variety with a 
crispness and flavor of its own. The heads 
are medium sized, the outer leaves deep 
glossy green, and the interior bleaches to a 
rich yellowish waxy green. Pkt. 15c.; 
VYgoz. 25c.; oz. 45c.; YIb. $1.25. 
BRONZE BEAUTY. 40 days. Bronze 
Medal, 1947 All-America Selections. The 
bronze-shaded, crisp leaves are long, with 
margins deeply Iobed and scalloped, and 
have an unusually tasty, nutlike flavor. 
The plants are vigorous, fast growing and 
resistant to hot weather. Pkt. 15c.; Moz. 
45c.; oz. 85c.; Ib. $2.50. 

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