RECOMMENDED VARIETIES 
Well Worth a Trial in Your Home Garden 
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23. Tenderlong 15 Beans 
(Improved Tendergreen type Mosaic resistant). 56 days. An All-Ameri- 
can Award Winner. This new variety is an improved strain of the popular 
Tendergreen Bean. It has all the good qualities of Tendergreen, the dis- 
tinct difference being that the pods average an inch longer (7 to 7!/2 
inches in length) and it is a heavier yielder. A sturdy compact erect 
plant, producing smooth, round, stringless, dark green pods. By mail 
postpaid, Pkt. 10c; '/p Ib. 35c; Ib. 65c; 2 Ibs. $1.10; 5 Ibs. $2.45; 10 Ibs. 
$4.55. Not postpaid, Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 90c; 5 Ibs. $2.15; 10 Ibs. $4.10; 100 
Ibs. $38.00. 
18. Contender Beans 
A new fresh market snap bean, developed by the Mississippi, Florida 
and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Stations in cooperation with the 
U. S. Regional Breeding Labora- 
tory at Charleston, S. C. The 
pods are similar to those o 
Stringless Black Valentine but un- | 
der most conditions they average 
34, of an inch longer and are 
slightly heavier and thicker. Con- 
tender Beans are resistant tc com- 
mon bean mosaic and has con- 
siderable resistance to powdery 
mildew. The pods when young 
are a plump oval, however, as 
they get larger they approach 
the round index and are gen- 
erally classified as off-round. A 
fine bean for the market gar- 
déner. By mail postpaid, Pkt. 
10c; '4 Ib. 35c; Ib. 60c; 2 Ibs. 
$1.05; 5 Ibs. $2.35; 10 Ibs. $4.35. 
Not postpaid, lb. 45c; 2 Ibs. 85c; 
5 Ibs. $2.05; 10 Ibs. $3.90; 100 
Ibs. $36.00. 
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Contender Beans 
A field of Tenderlong 15 Beans at our 
growing station in Idaho. 
29. Cherokee Wax Beans 
(50 days) A new wax variety developed 
by the U. S. Department of Agriculture for 
its excellent productivity, quality and toler- 
ance to bean diseases. Vines are large and 
erect, producing oval shaped uniform pods 
that are 5 to 6 inches long, bright golden 
yellow, tender and stringless at all stages. 
By mail postpaid, Pkt. 10c; '/> Ib. 30c; Ib. 
55c; 2 Ibs. 95c; 5 Ibs. $2.05; 10 Ibs. $3.75. 
Not postpaid, lb. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c; 5 Ibs. 
$1.75; 10 lbs. $3.30; 100 Ibs. $30.00. 
416. Uconn (Winter Squash) 
(80 days) An All-American Winner for 
1950. This is a new early bush type of Table 
Queen or Acorn Squash that can be grown 
in a limited space, plants spread only three 
feet. A wonderful table variety and good 
keeper. it yields a heavy crop of rich, meaty fruits of delicious flavor. 
The immature fruits may be used like summer squash and those which 
set later may be left on the vine and used as winter squash. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 25c; '/44 |b. 70c; Ib. $2.50; 2-Ib. lots $2.35 per Ib.; 5-lb. lots $2.25 
per Ib.; 10-Ib. lots $2.15 per lb., postpaid. 
171. Hybrid Country Gentleman Corn 
(95 days) A hybrid variety of the Country Gentleman class with the 
typical zig-zag rows of deep, tender, narrow, white kernels. The stalks are 
about 7 feet tall, ears 7 to 8 inches long. Excellent flavor, good texture, 
fine for market gardeners or home gardens. By mail postpaid, Pkt. 10c; 
Vy lb. 40c; Ib. 70c; 2 Ibs. $1.25; 5 Ibs. $2.80; 10 Ibs. 
$5.25. Not postpaid, lb. 55c; 2 Ibs. $1.05; 5 Ibs. $2.50; 
10 Ibs. $4.80; 100 Ibs. $45.00. 
1239. Torch Tithonia 
Top winner 1951, All-American selections. 
Unlike ordinary Tithonia, Torch grows only 4 feet high 
with luxuriant foliage and strong stems. Fiery scarlet 4-in. 
blooms are borne from August till frost; as easy to grow 
as zinnias, and stands summer heat. This new ‘Flower of 
the Incas’ with its long blooming season, uniform, attrac- 
tive plants and striking color promises to become the gar- 
den flower of America. Pkt. 25c. 
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