


latest Novelties of real value for 1948 
LETTUCE, continued 
GREAT LAKES. 82 days. Bronze Medal, 
1944 All-America Selections. A decidedly 
crisp heading Lettuce of the Imperial type. 
It is of excellent quality and exceedingly 
sweet and tender. A superior summer 
Lettuce that stands heat and sun and is 
exceptionally resistant to tip-burn injury. 
Very slow to shoot to seed. It does equally 
well in cool weather. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c.; 
oz. 75c.; lb. $2.50. 
IMPERIAL NO. 44, 82 days. This variety 
has very long, well-folded leaves and 
produces hard, well-formed heads ap- 
preciably less susceptible to tip-burn than 
other varieties. Pkt. 10c.; loz. 30c.; 
oz. 50c.; 4b. $1.50. 
IMPERIAL NO. 847. 84 days. A brown- 
blight-resistant variety for summer plant- 
ing. Heads are medium large, hard, fine 
and well covered by the Ieaves. Pkt. 10c.; 
Yyoz. 30c.; oz. 50c.; Yb. $1.50. 
OAK LEAF. 45 days. A beautiful golden 
green Lettuce of fine form and valuable 
because remarkably slow to shoot to seed. 
Makes attractive loose-leaf heads during 
the hottest summer weather; no other 
variety grows so well at that time of the 
year. The leaves are broad, deeply lobed 
like an oak leaf, thick, succulent and ten- 
der. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c.; 4b. $1.25. 
SLOBOLT. 45 days. A new non-heading 
variety that is very slow to develop seed- 
stalks m hot weather. Especially desirable 
for home-garden use. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 50c.; 
oz. 90c. 
MUSKMELON 
HEARTS OF GOLD. 90 days. Mid- 
season. Round fruit, distinctly ribbed; 
thick, deep salmon flesh of excellent flavor 
and can be eaten close to the rind. Pkt. 
10c.; oz. 40c.; Mlb. $1.25. 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN. 90 days. A new 
introduction with considerable merit. The 
rind ts a gray color, with a distinct netting. 
Flesh is unusually thick and of very good 
flavor. Carries well in shipping. Pkt. 10c.; 
oz. 40c.; 4Ib. $1.25, 
WATERMELON 
GOLDEN HONEY. A truly fine yellow- 
fleshed variety. Oblong in shape, averag- 
ing about 20 pounds in weight. Rind Is 
dark green, with irregular stripes of darker 
green. Flesh amber-yellow, tender and 
delightfully flavored. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 30c.; 
lb. 90c. 
PEAS 
LAXTON’S PROGRESS. 62 days. 11% ft. 
Earlier than Laxtonian. Long pods filled 
with 8 or 9 large Peas of excellent flavor. 
Highly recommended for freezing pre- 
servation. Pkt. 10c.; Mlb. 30c.; Ib. 50c.; 
5 Ibs. $2.00. 
THOMAS LAXTON. 62 days. 3 ft. Ex- 
ceedingly early and heavy producer of 
large pods filled with big wrinkled Peas of 
excellent flavor. Its heavy cropping 
qualities make it suitable for an early crop 
in the private garden. Highly recom- 
mended for freezing preservation. Pkt. 
10c.; 4lb. 30c.; Ib. 50c.; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 
ONION 
SWEET SPANISH. Utab Strain. 110 days. 
Large, globe-shaped, sweet variety, vith | 
golden yellow skin. An excellent keeper. 
Pkt. 15c.; Yoz. 50c.; oz. 95c.; 14Ib. $3.20. 
WHITE BUNCHING. 60 days. An extra-@ 
fine variety for early spring and summer | 
use. Seed sown early in the spring will 
produce long green scallions which blanch 
white and remain tender for a long time. 
They do not form a bulb on the bottom. 
Pkt. 15c.; Woz. 45c.; oz. 80c.; 4b. $2.55. 
PEPPER 
CALIFORNIA WONDER. 72 days. A fine 
variety of great merit. The very large 
fruits often weigh 8 to 10 ounces each and 
are of gloxsy green color turning later to 
vivid red. Flesh thick and mild in taste. 
Pkt. 15c.; oz. 60c.; oz. $1.15, YZIb. $3.35. 
TUSCANY. 66 days. A very early, large, 
and prolific variety, maturing three or 
four days earlier than Calwonder. Fruits 
are three to four lobed, thick fleshed and 
smooth; 4 inches long and 31% inches in 
diameter at stem end. Plant is stocky and 
upright. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 95c.; oz. $1.75. 
WORLD BEATER NO. 13. 73 days. New. 
Introduced by the New Jersey Agricul- 
tural Experiment Station. This Pepper is 
immune to the most destructive disease of 
Peppers—mosaic. A _ prolific bearer of 
large, heavy-fleshed, dark green fruits 
which turn a ruby-red when fully matured. 
Pkt. 15c.; Yoz. 60c.; oz. $1.15; Ib. $3.25. 
SQUASH 
BUTTERNUT. 90 days. A fine variety of 
small winter Squash of recent introduction. 
The fruit is 10 to 12 inches tn Iength, bottle 
shape, with a thick, solid, meaty neck and 
a very small seed cavity in bulbous end. 
The pale orange shell ts smooth and hardy, 
with rich yellow meat. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 55c.; 
lb. $1.60. 
TABLE QUEEN or ACORN. 58 days. 
Edible in about 55 days. Fruits 6 to 8 
inches long, 3 inches in diameter; deep 
green rind turning to orange; flesh light 
yellow. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 30c.; Y4jb. 90c. 
ZUCCHINI. 62 days. Cocozelle type. 
Fruits 12 to 14 inches long; green skin, 
mottled yellow when matured; flesh de- 
licious. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 35c.; 4b. $1.00. 
SPINACH 
OLD DOMINION BLIGHT-RESISTANT. 
40 days. Produces an abundance of large, 
dark green, heavily crumpled leaves. Will 
stand for an extremely long time before 
seeding. Recommended for [ate fall plant- 
ing for spring crop. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 20c.; 4Ib. 
60c.; Ib. $1.50. 
VIRGINIA BLIGHT-RESISTANT SA- 
VOY. 39 days. A low-growing, spreading 
variety of vigorous growth, which is im- 
mune from disease. Exceedingly popular 
for market. Excellent for fall sowing. 
Pkt. 10c.; oz. 20c.; 4b. 60c.; tb. $1.50. 
TURNIP 
BUCKS COUNTY NECKLESS. 85 days. 
Although somewhat like American Purple- 
Top, this variety is earlier, with medium 
top and very small neck. Flesh is golden 
yellow, very fine grained, tender and sweet. 
Pkt. 10c.; oz. 25c.; 14lb. 65c.; Ib. $1.90. 
516 AND 548 MARKET ST., 
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Pepper, 
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Muskmelon, 
Pride of 
Wisconsin 

Tomato, Marglobe (Special Strain) 
TOMATO 
CRIMSON CUSHION or BEEFSTEAK. 
Non-acid. 90 days. A vigorous grower 
producing immense, solid, very .meaty 
fruits. Pkt. 25c.; Woz. 75c.; oz. $1.40. 
GOLDEN PONDEROSA. 88 days. The 
best large golden yellow variety. Early, 
smooth, of excellent quality. Pkt. 25c.; 
Voz. $1.00; oz. $1.75. 
MARGLOBE. Special Strain. 77 days. 
Variety of special merit, practically tm- 
mune from the many Tomato diseases. 
Handsome scarlet frurts. Pkt. 15c¢.; Yoz. 
45c.3.0z. 85c. 
RUTGERS. Special Strain. 78 days. A 
new introduction by the New Jersey Agri- 
cultural College. It ripens at about the 
same time as Marglobe and is very pro- 
ductive. An excellent main-crop variety. 
Pkt. 15c.; oz. 45c.; oz. 85c. 
VALIANT. 57 days. An extra-large early 
market variety producing brilliant scarlet 
fruits of the globe type. It has a rather 
sparse, open vine, and therefore should 
mature most of Its crop before the extreme 
heat. Pkt. 15c.; Woz. 50c.; oz. 90c. 
WHITE BEAUTY. Large size, tvory-white; 
fruit of excellent quality. Flesh is almost 
paper-white and absolutely free from acid. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. 29 
