Marketer Cucumber, 
SLICING CUCUMBER 
166. MARKETER. (65 days.) A recently 
developed variety which we think superior to 
all others. It is enormously prolific and produces 
heavy crops even under quite adverse conditions. 
It retains its black-green color until the fruit 
begins to soften with age. Fruits are 8 to 10 
inches by 2% inches, uniform, with abrupt taper 
at stem end and fairly round at blossom end. 
Ilesh solid with small seed cavity; white spine. 
a 10c; 02,, 80c3; 44 1b., 80c3; Ib., $2.30, post- 
paid. 
Wisconsin 55 Tomato 
TOMATO 
453. WISCONSIN 55. (75 days.) A -to- 
mato developed by Prof. J. C, Walker and his 
associates at the Wisconsin Experiment Station. 
Fruits are very large, smooth, slightly oblong, 
ripening a deep scarlet red color and _ very 
fleshy. Fruits average 65% larger than Stokes- 
dale or John Baer and are more free of growth 
cracks. Vine growth is large, quite open and 
bears profusely until frost. While it is not 
fusarium wilt resistant, it is more tolerant to 
defoliation leaf blight than John Baer and shows 
considerable resistance to blossom end rot. PKt., 
10c; Y% oz., 40c; 0z., 65c; %4 Ib., $2.00, postpaid. 
HYBRID TOMATOES | 
Hybrid Tomatoes, like Hybrid Sweet Corn, 
are gaining rapidly in popularity. See page 27 
for three outstanding varieties. 
Upper ear, Golden Cross Bantam. 
Lower ear, Gold Rush. 
69-DAY HYBRID SWEET CORN 
*137. GOLD RUSH HYBRID. (69 days.) 
This hybrid is ten days earlier than Golden 
Cross Bantam and nearly equal to it in size and 
quality. It has produced from seed to market 
in 66 days. Ears are about 8% inches long, 
12 to 14 rowed, slightly tapered and are 
well filled to the tips with attractive, tender, 
sweet, vellow kernels of fine quality and flavor. 
Stalks grow about 6 ft. tall, and many will produce 
two ears per stalk. We consider this the finest 
hybrid sweet corn grown today. If you are a 
truck gardener we would advise that you switch 
some of your acreage to this variety. Pkt., 15c; 
Y% Ib., 45c3 Ib., 80c; 2 Ibs., $1.50; 5 Ibs., $3.10, 
postpaid. 
Michihli Chinese Cabbage. 
CHINESE CABBAGE 
69. MICHIHLI. (72 days.) This sure 
heading Chinese cabbage is somewhat larger than 
Chihli with rich, dark green outer leaves without 
a yellowish cast. Trimmed heads are well 
blanched, firm, crisp, tender, and fine flavor. In 
trials they produce fully 99 per cent heads desir- 
able for market. Prices: Pkt., 10c; % oz., 20c; 
0z., 35c; % 1b., 95c; lb., $2.80, postpaid. 
BUSH TYPE ACORN SQUASH 
412. UCONN. (80 days.) Developed by 
Dr. Lawrence ©. Curtis, who developed the 
Caserta summer squash. It appears to be a 
Table Queen squash with a bush plant rather 
than a vine, which makes it very advantageous 
to a space-conscious home gardener, The fruit, 
however, is not true Table Queen shape, and the 
color is not an over-all dark green. In our trials 
the fruit seemed to be flecked with lighter green 
and also orange spots. Hach plant sets from 
five to eight fruits right around the crown. We 
recommend this to the home gardener, Pkt., 
10c; 02. 25c; % Ib., ge: lb., $2.20, postpaid, 
Craig Muskmelon. 
MUSKMELON 
245, CRAIG. (90 days.) Very similar in 
appearance and quality to Pride of Wisconsin 
but earlier, In size larger than Pride of Wis- 
consin and smaller than New Yorker, Fruit has 
a tough rind and they will bulk satisfactorily 
in open trucks for short hauls. Sand colored 
coarse netting and yellowish tan at proper eat- 
ing stage. Seldom produces slickers. Flesh is 
brilliant orange of delightful flavor with a small 
tight seed cavity which prevents softening of 
flesh in transit. Picked at full slip will stand 
a market delay of several days without loss in 
quality. Our favorite melon. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; 
1% Ib., 90c; lb., $2.70, postpaid. 
Topcrop Bean. 
MOSAIC RESISTANT BEAN 
22. TOPCROP. (50 days.) This green 
pod bean won the All America selections’ Gold 
Medal award in 1950. Developed by W. J. Zau- 
meyer of the U. S. Department of Agriculture of 
Beltsville, Maryland, A remarkable bean, which 
is resistant to common bean mosaic. The plant is 
vigorous and prolific and carries its pods low. 
Pods measure six inches in length by three-eighths 
in width, and are medium green, round, very 
straight, and stringless. Seeds brown mottled with 
tan. BPkt., 10c¢; 4 Ib, 35¢;-1b., 6d5e2 25 tbs., 
$1.20; 5 lbs., $2.50, postpaid. 
MIDGET WATERMELON 
NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET. (70 
days.) Introduced by Dr. A. F. Yeager, Univ. 
of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire. 
It is an individual type watermelon no larger 
than a good size muskmelon, Received an All 
America Gold Medal award in 1951. The 
fruits will measure about 7 inches in diameter, 
and are easily stored in an average size refrig- 
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erator, A gray melon without distinct stripes. 
Pkt., 15¢; 0z., 35¢; % Ib., $1.05; Ib., $3.20, 
postpaid, 
New Hampshire Midget Watermelon. 
