Latest Novelties of real value for 1949 
LETTUCE 
’ 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.; 14oz. 40c.; 
oz. 75c.; 4b. $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.; Woz. 30c.; 
oz. 50c.; 4Ib. $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.; 4 Ib. $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.; 14Ib. $1.25. 
PENNLAKE. 82 days. Bronze Medal, 1948 
All-America Selections. As the name in- 
dicates, this is another new variety bred 
by Pennsylvania State College for smooth- 
ness, uniformity and lack of ribbiness. It 
is the result of a cross between Great Lakes 
and Imperial No. 44, combining the solid- 
ity and summer heading ability of the 
former and the larger head size of the 
latter. Pkt. 25c.; Woz. 75c.; oz. $1.25; 
YyIb. $3.75. 
PREMIER GREAT LAKES. 
Bronze Medal, 1948 All-America Selec- 
tions. Developed by Pennsylvania State 
College. This new variety is from 7 to 10 
days earlier than the standard Great Lakes. 
It is very much more uniform in heading. 
Leaves are smooth, green, small ribbed 
and tip-burn resistant. Heads are large 
and solid, often weighing up to 2 pounds. 
Excellent for spring and early summer 
74 days. 
culture. Pkt. 25c.; Woz. 75c.; oz. $1.25; 
lb. $3.75. 
is SLOBOLT. 45 days. A new non-heading 
‘variety that is very slow to develop seed- 
stalks in hot weather. Especially desirable 
for home-garden use. Pkt. 15c.; Yoz. 50c.; / 
oz. 90c; 4 Ib. $2.50. 
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 glossy green color turning later to / 
vivid red. Flesh thick and mild in taste. 
Pkt. 15c.; oz. 60c.; oz. $1.15, Ib. $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 3% inches in 
diameter at stem end. Plant is stocky and 
upright. Pkt. 15c.; Woz. 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.; oz. 60c.; oz. $1.15; Ib. $3.25. 

HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 
ONION 
SWEET SPANISH. Utah Strain. 110 days. 
Large, globe-shaped, sweet variety, with f 
golden yellow skin. An excellent keeper. 
Pkt. 15c.; oz. 50c.; oz. 95c.; Ib. $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.; W4oz. 45c.; oz. 80c.; Ib. $2.55, 
PEAS 
LAXTON’S PROGRESS. 62 days. 114 ft. 
Earlier than Laxtonian. Long pods filled 
with 8 or 9 large Peas of excellent flavor. 
Highly recommended for freezing pres- 
ervation. Pkt. 10c.; 14Ib. 30c.; Ib. 50c.; 
5 Ibs. $2.25. 
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 
qualities make it suitable for an early crop 
in the private garden. 
mended for freezing preservation. 
10c.; Mlb. 35c.; Ib. 55c.; 5 Ibs. $2.50. 
RADISH 
CHERRY BELLE. 
cherry, with short top and small tap-root. 
Pkt. 
Solid and crisp and especially adapted to 
forcing. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 60c.; 14Ib. $1.75. 
SQUASH 
BUTTERNUT. 90 days. A fine variety of 
small winter Squash of recent introduction. 
The fruit is 10 to 12 inches im Iength, bottle 
shape, with a thick, solid, meaty neck and 
a very small seed cavity in bulbous end. 
The pale orange shell is smooth and hardy, 
with rich yellow meat. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 65c.; 
Ylb. $1.95, 
TABLE QUEEN or ACORN. 
58 days. 
Edible in about 55 days. 
yellow. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 30c.; 14Ib. 90c. 
ZUCCHINI. 62 days. Cocozelle type. 
Fruits 12 to 14 inches long; green skin, 
mottled yellow when matured; flesh de- 
lictous. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c.; 4Ib. $1.20. 
SPINACH 
OLD DOMINION BLIGHT-RESISTANT. 
40 days. Produces an abundance of large, 
dark green, heavily crumpled leaves. Will 
stand for an extremely Jong time before 
seeding. Recommended for late fall plant- 
ing for spring crop. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 25c.3 
|} WUlb. 75c.; Wlb. $1.25; Ib. $1.95. 
/ VIRGINIA BLIGHT-RESISTANT SA- 
VOY. 39 days. A variety of vigorous 
growth, which is immune from disease. 
Excellent for fall sowing. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 
25c.; Ylb. 75c.; 4b. $1.25; Ib. $1.95. 
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. 15¢.; oz. 25c.; Yb. 75c.; Y%Ib. $1.40; 
Ib. $2.50. 
ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET 
CHANGES 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
cropping 
Highly recom- 
Round and red as a 
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inches Iong, 3 inches in diameter; deep 
green rind turning to’ orange; flesh light 
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Wisconsin 

Tomato, Marglobe (Special Strain) 
TOMATO 
CRIMSON CUSHION or BEEFSTEAK. 
Non-acid. 90 days. A vigorous grower 
producing immense, solid, very meaty 
fruits. Pkt. 15c.; Yoz. 75c.; oz. $1.40. 
GARDEN STATE. 84 days. Plant is very 
vigorous and resistant to fusarium wilt 
and late blight. Fruits are globe shape, 
slightly flattened, thick walled and of mild 
flavor. Very attractive in size and flavor. 
Pkt. 15c.; 12025 60c.; oz. $1.10; YIb. $3.25. 
MARGLOBE.” Special Strain. 77 days. 
Variety of special merit, practically im- 
mune from the many Tomato diseases. 
Handsome scarlet fruits. Pkt. 15c.; Woz. 
A5c.; oz. 85¢. 
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.; Yoz. 50c.; oz. 90c. 
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