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127 MINIATURE SWEET CORN 
New. Tiny Ears of Remarkable Sweetness 
66 days. To enjoy sweet corn at its best, right from the start of the 
season, try the new Miniature. The dwarf plants produce quantities 
of tiny ears and even the smallest garden can grow plenty of this 
unusual table delicacy. May be planted in hills as close as 1 x 2 ft. 
The ears are small, about 5 in. long, closely packed with 8 rows 
of deep golden kernels on a pencil-thin cob. Perfect for freezing, 
they have a delicious sweetness fully equal to the fine later kinds. 
We find them exceptionally tender, rich in flavor and high in sugar. 
Highly recommended for home gardens. 
Pkt. 35c; 2 pkts. 65c; 4% Lb. $1.00. 
293 VANGUARD CABBAGE Delicious New Savoy 
The savoy cabbages are famous for extra sweetness and flavor, and 
the new Vanguard is superior in quality to any of them. Maturing 
early, about in season with Copenhagen Market, the moderately 
deep and savoyed heads have a tenderness that makes them de- 
licious when cooked and better in salads, we believe, than any other 
variety you have tasted. They are small to medium sized and have 
a fresh-looking, bright green color. 
We recommend two plantings, one in early spring and again in 
May or June, to enjoy its unusual quality right through the season. 
Pkt. 25c; 4% Oz. 55c; Oz. 95c. 
Vanguard—A new high in early quality. 
222 LONG SEASON, Or ‘Winter Keeper.”’ A Beet of Quality. 
This beet has long been a favorite among our customers, and each year makes a 
host of new friends. 
It will remain tender and sweet all summer and fall and it will keep in fine con- 
dition all winter. It is by far the best quality table beet. It makes no difference 
whether the beets are young or old, small or large, they are always tender. The 
beets are a very deep red color throughout, and the large tops are light green. 
Do not depend on this beet for early use as it grows slowly but when the early- 
sown beets get tough and poor, the Long Season will be found to be of the finest 
quality. Even though they grow very large they are still just as tender as the 
young early beets and they retain their fine quality stored in a cold place for 
winter use, when your family will appreciate them most. 
Pkt. 15c; Oz. 35c; 144 Lb. 95c; 4% Lh. $1.45; Lb. $2.60 
539 SLOBOLT LETTUCE—Long Standing—Crisp Green Leaves 
Slobolt has won an important place with our customers, since there is no better 
loose-leaf lettuce for the home gardener. This splendid variety will stand without 
bolting to seed two or three weeks longer than regular kinds, and even in mid- 
summer it will continue to produce plenty of fresh green leaves of delightful crisp- 
ness and mild flavor. Instead of running up to seed in hot weather, Slobolt re- 
mains dwarf and compact, producing a thick cluster of leaves in the center. 
If the plants are spaced 10 to 12 inches apart, the outer leaves may be picked 
off as they grow large enough, and the same plants will continue to produce fine 
crisp lettuce over a long period. 
Slobolt is adapted for growing in the spring, summer or fall and is a most de- 
sirable home garden variety. 
Pkt. 15c; 144 Oz. 40c; Oz. 75c; 14 Lb. $2.00; 44 Lb. $3.10. 
Seedless—Astonish your guests with this! 
587 SEEDLESS WATERMELON — Amazing Development 
90 days. Almost everyone has said “‘I wish they’d develop a seedless 
watermelon’’ and now Japanese hybridizers have done it! By cross- 
ing two genetically distinct types, they produce a vigorous hybrid 
that is practically seed-free. We tested a sample last year and got a 
fine crop of fruit, small to medium in size, early to ripen and of 
excellent quality. The deep bright red flesh is extra sweet and ab- 
solutely delicious. The fruit do contain some tiny undeveloped seed 
coats, not noticeable in eating, and an occasional seed, but mostly 
they are just solid crisp red flesh all through. 
IMPORTANT NOTE: The best way to grow these watermelons is from 
plants, which we offer below. The seeds are rather hard to ger- 
minate and require high temperature and extra care. They should 
be grown along with some regular watermelons for pollination. 
Pkt. of 10 seeds 95c; 50 seeds $4.00. 
SEEDLESS WATERMELON PLANTS — Ready after June 5th. (1 plant 
of Northland Hybrid is included with each five Seedless for pollina- 
tion)—6 plants $1.90; 12 plants $3.50 postpaid. Not sent beyond 
fourth zone. See also plant collections on page 74. 
586 NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET WATERMELON 
All America Gold Medal for 1951. 82 days. No matter how short or 
cool a season you have, try this new little watermelon—it ripens 
good crops even in northern New England. The latest development 
of Dr. A. F. Yeager in New Hampshire, it is much superior to other 
so-called “‘midgets’’ or ‘“‘icebox’’ types. Extra early and very pro- 
ductive, it is oval shaped, light mottled green in color, and measures 
about 6 in. through. The flesh is solid and sweet with black seeds, 
and the quality is surprisingly good for such an early type. Well 
worth trying in the North. 
Pkt. 25c; 14 Oz. 40c; Oz. 70c; 14 Lb. $1.75. 
Long Season—You have fo taste it to believe it. 
SPARKLE—The Best Strawberry for Freezing 
This is the finest of the midseason berries—a big producer 
and wonderful to eat. Sparkle bears tremendous crops of 
medium sized, round berries that hold their firmness and 
brilliant scarlet color very well in freezing. A vigorous grower, 
and widely adapted, Sparkle is highly recommended. 25 
plants $1.25; 50 plants $2.00; 100 plants $3.25, postpaid. 
Not paid: 500 plants $9.50; 1,000 plants $18.50. (Ready in 
April or early May. Not shipped beyond the 4th zone.) 
