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- inches ( ‘ z 3 
ground on plants averaging 5 feet in~ height. _ 
of this new first early hybrid corn. 

Topcrop Bean. 
1950 ALL AMERICA GOLD MEDAL 
WINNER BEAN 
22. TOPCROP. (50 days.) This green 
pod bean won the All America selections’ Gold 
Medal award for the 1950 season. Developed by 
W. J. Zaumeyer of the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture of Beltsville, Maryland. A remark- 
able bean, which is resistant to common bean 
mosaic. The plant is vigorous and prolific and 
carries its pods low. Pods measure six inches 
in length by three-eighths in width, and are 
medium green, round, very straight, and string- 
less. Seeds brown mottled with tan. We urge 
all our customers to plant a trial of this variety. 
PRt2=20G; = 2 epkts sa oDCs eo -1D.,. 900s. 1D., 90C; 
2 Ibs., $1.70; 5 lbs., $3.60, postpaid. 

Priscilla Hybrid Sweet Corn, 
- 64-DAY HYBRID SWEET CORN 
135. PRISCILLA. -(64 days.) In our 
opinion the best extra early hybrid so far intro- 
duced. Unlike most of the early hybrids it has 
a vigorous and thrifty stalk, and has the ability 
to make a good start in cold soil. The light 
yellow, 12 to 14-rowed ears measure about 7% 
in length, and are set well above the 
Excellent quality for such an early corn, We urge 
all our market garden customers to plant a trial 
Seed stocks 
limited. Pkt., 15c; Y2 Ib., 45c; lb, 75c; 2 Ibs., 
$1.40; 5 Ibs., $3.00, postpaid. 
Upper ear, Golden Cross Bantam. 
Lower ear, Gold Rush. 

Caserta Summer Squash. 
NEW SUMMER SQUASH 
416. CASERTA. (52 days.) Developed by 
Dr. Lawrence C, Curtis, and awarded the All 
America Gold Medal award for 1949. It is an 
enormous producer, and earlier than any other 
summer squash. Gray Zucchini type, but slightly 
larger with mottlings of cream or lemon color 
over the mature fruits. The plant is extremely 
low growing. Thin skinned with heavy solid 
fruits. It sets as many as thirty fruits to the 
plant. Excellent flavor. Pkt., 15c; oz. 30c; % 
lb., 75c; 1b., $2.15, postpaid. 
Stokescross No. 5 Hybrid Tomato. 
HYBRID TOMATO, Stokescross* No. 5 
439. (75 days after setting plants.) A new 
F2 tomato hybrid, which we think superior to 
all other hybrids. Outstanding for its amazing 
vigor and production. Increases of 30 per cent 
over standard varieties are not unusual. It is 
one of the strongest cropping tomatoes ever 
introduced, and will mature within seventy-five 
days from transplanting. Ten days earlier than 
Rutgers, developing a continuing harvest of 
highly colored, rich flavored, six-ounce fruit, that 
is nearly crack free. Although bred essentially 
as a processing tomato Stokescross No. 5 has 
been found equally profitable as a market tomato. 
We are confident that our growers will report 
that it will out-produce and out-sell any tomato 
they have ever grown. This seed is sold in the 
grower’s original packet only, and the name 
Stokescross is a registered trademark. Garden 
packet, approximately 200 seeds, 50c; trade 
packet, approximately 500 seeds, $1.00; 1 oz., 
approximately 5,000 seeds, $5.00. 
FREE TOMATO BULLETIN 
The Francis CG. Stokes Company has appointed 
us a distributor of their famous Stokescross No. 
5 hybrid tomato seed, and have supplied us with 
a quantity of their new booklet, ‘Hor Finer To- 
matoes.’’ We shall be pleased to send a copy 
free to truck gardeners, canners, or seed dealers 
upon request. 
9-DAY HYBRID SWEET CORN 
*137. GOLD RUSH HYBRID. (69 days.) 
This hybrid is. ten days earlier than Golden 
Cross Bantam and nearly equal to it in-size and 
uality. 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 grow about 6 ft. tall, and many will produce 
two ears per stalk. Pkt., 15c; 1% Ib., 45c; Ib., 
80c; 2 Ibs., $1.50; 5 Ibs., $3.20, postpaid. 
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Uconn Winter Squash. 
NEW BUSH TYPE ACORN. SQUASH 
Gold Medal Winner 
412, UCONN. (80 days.) This variety 
won the All America Gold Medal award for 1950. 
The fact that it received more points than any 
vegetable ever tested in the All America trials 
is ample recommendation. Developed by Dr. 
Lawrence C, Curtis, who developed the Caserta 
summer quash. It appears to be a Table Queen 
squash with a bush plant rather than a vine, 
which makes it very advantageous to a space- 
conscious home gardener. The fruit, however, 
is not true Table Queen shape, and the color is 
not an over-all dark green. In our trials the 
fruit seemed to be flecked with lighter green 
and also orange spots, and some fruit not fully 
ripened turned orange after being picked. Each 
plant sets from five to eight fruits right around 
the crown. We highly recommend this to the 
home gardener. Pkt., 20c; 2 pkts., 35c; oz., 45c; 
Y, 1b., $1.25;-1b., $3.75, postpaid. 
NEW ANTHRACNOSE RESISTANT 
WATERMELON 
261. CONGO. (90 days.) U. S.-D. .A, 
46-40. Released from the Regional Vegetable 
Breeding Laboratory of the U. S. Department 
of Agriculture at Charleston, South Carolina. 
It is a cross of an African variety, which was 
resistant to anthracnose with Iowa Bell, and 
later crossed with a variety called Garrison. 
The melon was bred for the shipping trade. A 
fairly large melon, larger than Kleckley’s Sweet. 
The light stripe is considerably darker than is 
normal in a strip watermelon, giving somewhat 
the appearance of a solid green. The flesh is 
medium red, seeds whiteish or brown, and sugar 
content high. Shows slight resistance to fusarium 




wilt. As our seed supply is very. limited we are 
offering this in packets and ounces only this 
season. PkKt., 25c; 75c, postpaid 
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Wisconsin Copenhagen Cabbage. 
EARLY YELLOWS RESISTANT 
CABBAGE . 
68. WISCONSIN COPENHAGEN. (62 
days.) This is a yellows resistant. selection from _ 
Copenhagen Market, which is extremely uniform 
and ideal for market gardeners and shippers. 
It is the earliest yellows resistant round variety 
that has a good blue-green color. Plant is short 
stemmed, and about 10 to 12 inches tall. Heads 
are compact, averaging between four and six 
pounds in weight. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c; oz.,. 
50c; % Ib., $1.45; Ib., $4.35. 
L. L. OLDS SEED COMPANY — MADISON 1, WISCONSIN 
