Bitty HerpPpLeR SEED CATALOG FOR 1953 o 
The New Hampshire Eggplant 
ORIENTAL SCARLET——This beautiful eggplant bears scarlet fruits 
round in shape and about 3 inches in diameter. Although edible its 
chief use is decorative. Start early in the greenhouse. Grow in an 
early. warm, Tich soil, Pkt, 25 CLs: 
GREEN PODDED BUSH BEANS 
TINY GREEN—A UNH introduction. A whole canning, high quality 
snap bean. The seeds are small and white in color; the plants are large 
and should be spaced 9 to 12 inches apart. It is excellent as a frozen 
bean. For best quality these beans should be picked while voung. You 
will like this varietv. Pkt. 25 cts.; 14 lb. $1.00; 1 lb. $1.75. 
TOPCROP—This bean was an All America Selections Gold Medal 
winner. It is a heavy viclding early green snap bean with pods about 6 
inches long, round and straight. The pods all mature at the same time 
and ean be picked in 2 or 3 pickings. It is resistant to common bean 
mosaic. | am sure vou will like this variety. Pkt. 15 cts.; 44 lb. 35 
cts.; 1 lb. 65 cts.; 2 lbs. $1.25; 5 lbs. $2.40. 
CONTENDER—A heavy vielding commercial green snap bean. It is 
adapted to a wide range of climatic conditions. The pods are long, from 
51% to 7 inches, slightly curved, very meaty, and oval in cross section 
with good quality. The bean is mosiac resistant. It is ready to pick 
ImeaAvoUbeDUdave kta lo.cts.) +o.1b. 30 cis.1l lb. 65 cts.72 lbs..$1.20; 
5 Ibs. $2.30. 
TENDERGREEN—A high producing green snap bean. The pods are 
round and are dark green in color. The quality of the bean is good. 
PE eietovetss oto eso cuss, Lb) 60 cts.:°2:lbs* $1.20. 5 lbs. $2.30 
