Michell’s Vegetable Seeds 
Gold Medal Winners and New and Improved Varieties of Vegetable Seeds for 1949 
Bush Lima Bean, 
Fordhook 242 


Cucumber, Marketer 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
FORDHOOK 242. Bronze Medal, 1944 AIl- 
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 1s the heaviest 
yielder of the large bush Limas. Pkt. 15c.; 
Lib. 40c.; Ib. 75c.; 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
BROCCOLI 
DE CICCO. 60 days. An extremely early 
strain producing large heads ten days 
ahead of Early Green Sprouting. Excellent 
for bunching or freezing. Plants medium 
tall, light green, and very productive. 
Pkt. 25c.; Yoz. 85c.; oz. $1.50; Ib. $4.50. 
| 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 Jong, round, 
straight, stringless and fiberless; medium 
dark green in color and relatively resistant 
to spotting from bacterial blight. Pkt. 15c.; 
Yb. 40c.; Ib. 70c.; 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
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.; 4Ib. 40c.; Ib. 75c.; 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
RIVAL. 53 days. A very high-quality, 
prolific strain developed by the : 
Department of Agriculture. It is resistant 
to most of the common Bean diseases. 
Pods are 61% inches long, round, straight, 
thick and meaty. Pkt. 15c.; WiIb. A0c.; 
Ib. 75c.; 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
SUPERGREEN. 58 days. Bronze Medal, 
1948 All-America Selections. Compared 
with Tendergreen the pods are Ionger and 
more slender, 61% to 7 inches Jong, slim, 
smooth, dark green and stringless. Plants 
are upright, with fairly concentrated pod 
os ene 15c.; Wlb. 40c.; Ib. 75c.; 5 Ibs. 
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 ts large and erect. 
The oval-shaped pods are 6 inches long, 
bright golden yellow, tender and stringless 
at all stages. Pkt. 15c.; %lb. 40c.; Ib. 75c.; 
5 Ibs. $3.50. 
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.; YIb. 30c.; Ib. 50c.; 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
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 61% feet in 
height and are wilt resistant, sturdy and 
vigorous, showing good drought resistance. 
Adapted for freezing preservation. Pkt. 
15c.; Ib. 45c.; Ib. 75c.; 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
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.; lb. 45c.; 
Ib. 75c.; 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
GOLDEN GLORY. 78 days. An attrac- 
tive hybrid with certain earworm tolerance; 
highly resistant to wilt. Plant is tall and 
sturdy, with nice 8-inch ears having 12 to 
14 rows of light yellow kernels of excellent 
quality. Pkt. 15c.; WIb. 45c.; Ib. 75c.; 
5 Ibs. $3.50. 
CELERY 
SUPER PASCAL. 137 days. This is 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.; Woz. $1.00; Moz. $1.75; oz. 
$2.50; Ib. $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. 
25ce,; Moz.’ 75c.;. Woz. $1.25; (oz. 12.255 
Yb. $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. 
CUCUMBER 
MARKETER. 65 days. A fine new slender 
variety. Vines are vigorous and _ prolific. 
Fruits are 8 inches Jong and 214 inches in 
diameter. Very dark green, slightly tapered 
to each end. Notably uniform and trim. 
Pkt. 15c.; oz. 50c.; 41b. $1.50. 
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.; 4 Ib. $1.25. 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN. 90 days. A new 
introduction with considerable merit. The 
rind is a gray color, with a distinct netting. 
Flesh is unusually ‘thick and of very good 
flavor. Carries well in shipping. Pkt. 10c.; 
oz. 40c.; 14Ib. $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 
Flesh tender and delightfully fla- 
Y4Ib. 90c. 
green. 
vored. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 30c.; 

Sugar Corn, Early White 

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