


Some New aud Popular Vegetables 

Virginia Savoy Spinach 
VATES WILT AND BLIGHT 
RESISTANT VIRGINIA 
SAVOY SPINACH. 
(40 days). A wilt-resistant selection 
of the _ blight-resistant Virginia 
Savoy. Developed at the Virginia 
Truck Experiment Station. The 
plants are similar to Virginia Savoy 
in type, size and color and grow 
rapidly and are resistant to wilt as 
well as blight. Most suitable for 
late August-September planting, in 
eastern Virginia and localities where 
wilt is prevalent. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 
15¢; \% Ib., 25¢; Ib., 75c; 5 Ibs., 
$3.00, postpaid. 
ARISTOGOLD BANTAM 
EVERGREEN CORN. 
(80 days). This handsome hybrid 
sugar corn is in great favor with 
both home and market gardeners 
wherever it has been tried. The 
stalks grow 7 to 8 feet high, bear- 
ing ears 9 to 10 inches long, with 
14 to 18 rows of golden yellow ker- 
nels of delicious sweetness. Resist- 
ant to ear worm and “smut”. Pkt., 
15¢; V2 Ib., 40c; Ib., 75¢; 2 Ibs., 
$1.40; 5 Ibs., $2.50; 10 Ibs., $4.75, 
postpaid. 
Aristogold Bantam Evergreen Corn 

Vates Wilt and Blight Resistant 
The vegetables described 
on this page represent 
special new and proven 
stocks of vegetables that 
should be given a trial 
by all truckers, home 
and market gardeners. 

Topcerop Stringless Beans 
TOPCROP STRINGLESS BEAN. 
(U. S. No. 1) (51 days). A gold medal 
winner in the All American Selections 
for 1950. Developed by the U. S. Dept. 
of Agriculture, Beltsville, Md. This 
variety is acclaimed ‘Tops’ in round 
green beans. It is earlier than Tender- 
green; a heavy cropper, bearing 6 
inch slightly curved, medium green, 
round pods that are stringless and 
without fiber. The plant grows 15 
to 16 ins. high, carries the pods well 
above ground, and is free from com- 
mon Mosaic and ‘Greasy or Shiny 
Pod.’’ Equally good for the home or 
market gardener, canning and freez- 
ing. Pkt., 15¢; 1 Ib., 35c; Ib., 65¢; 
2 Ibs., $1.25; 5 Ibs., $2.35; 10 Ibs., 
$4.40, postpaid. Not prepaid, 25 
Ibs., $9.85; 100 Ibs., $38.00. 
CONGO WATERMELON 
A new melon that promises to become 
a leading variety for home or ship- 
ping. Should be given a trial by all 
melon growers. See description and 
prices on page 20. 


Vates Collard 
VATES COLLARD. ‘7° days). 
non-heading 
Collard developed at the Virginia 
Truck Experiment Station from a 
cross between Wonder and Heading 
Collard. It withstands cold weather 
and the leaves are dark green in 
color and have a waxy bloom. It is 
preferred by market gardeners and 
canners because it has practically 
no purple tinge in stem or leaf. 
Pkt., 10¢; oz., 15¢; Y% Ib., 45¢; 
1 Ib., $1.50; 5 Ibs., $6.25, postpaid. 
UCONN SQUASH. 
(55 days). A Gold Medal Winner in 
the All America Selections for 1950. 
Developed at the Connecticut Agri- 
cultural Experiment Station, Storrs, 
Conn. Uconn is a green tinted 
non-vining or bushy type of the 
popular Acorn Squash, and can be 
grown in a space three feet square. 
It is extra early, of delicious flavor, 
and very prolific. It is a dual pur- 
pose squash, as the early immature 
fruits can be used as a summer 
squash, while the later fruits can 
be left to mature until frost and 
used as a winter squash. Pkt., 15¢; 
oz., 30c; % Ib., 90c; Ib., $3.00, 
postpaid. 
Uconn Squash 
