Bitty Herter SEED CaTALoG For 1952 15 
Butternut Squash in front, 
Bush Buttercup Squash behind. 
SWEET MELON 
KOREAN GOLDEN—This little melon will perhaps never have any 
commercial value. It is the earliest ripening muskmelon, small in size 
with excellent quality. The Koreans eat the whole melon, seeds, skin 
and all. It lacks the musky flavor of the true muskmelon. It carries 
the texture and flavor of the Honey Dew. A novelty you will like. 
Pkt. 25 cts. 
ASPARAGUS 
MARY WASHINGTON—Developed by the U.S.D.A. It has large green 
spears with tight purple tinted tins of fine quality. Very productive 
and uniform. It is resistant to asparagus rust. Pkt. 15 cts.; 1 oz. 30 
Glomeel Da) CUs;.slatbem2.o0: 
BEET 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN—The best early bunching beet. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
1 oz. 30 cts.; 14 lb. 65 cts.; 1 Ib. $2.00. 
DETROIT DARK RED—A high quality, round beet, 2 weeks later than 
Crosby’s Egyptian. Pkt. 15 cts.; 1 oz. 30 cts.; 14 Ib. 65 cts.; 1 lb. $2.00. 
BROCCOLI 
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING — The standard early variety of 
sprouting broccoli. Pkt. 15 cts.; 44 oz. 30 cts.; 1 oz. 55 cts.; \% |b. 
$1.60; 1 Ib. $4.10. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
LONG ISLAND IMPROVED—Plant is small and compact. The stem 
is well covered with firm, round sprouts which mature in succession. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; % oz. 40 cts.; 1 oz. 70 cts.; 14 Ib. $2.60. 
CABBAGE 
EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD-—A very early home garden variety 
of high quality. The heads are conical and firm. For a continuous 
