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Pennsweet Muskmelon. 
NEW EXTRA EARLY MELON 
237. PENNSWEET. (83 days.) Received 
the Bronze Medal in the 1955 All-America 
awards. A very early, small sized melon that 
yields well in areas where we have short seasons. 
Flesh is very sweet, thick, of a salmon color and 
the fruit has very little seed cavity. The vigor- 
ous vines set fruits averaging 14% to 2 pounds, 
which are slightly longer than wide. When ripe 
the rind is a greenish-yellow in color. Distinct 
ribs with some dense netting. Pkt., 25c; 0z., 60c; 
1, lb., $1.70; lb., $5.00, postpaid. 
Wando Peas. 
HOT WEATHER PEA 
*324. WANDO. (66 days.) A cross between 
Laxton’s Progress and a hardy Perfection type 
pea. It was bred for heat and cold resistance and 
will withstand more adverse growing conditions 
than most varieties. Medium size, of excellent 
quality. Fine for canning and freezing. Pods are 
dark-green, 3% inches long, medium slender, 
straight, blunt and well filled. The tall, dark- 
green, vigorous and prolific vines measure about 
24 to 28 inches. Because of its resistance to heat 
and drought, it is one of the very best varieties 
for second or late planting. Pkt., 10c; Y% Ib., 
30c; Ib., 50c; 2 Ibs., 95c; 5 lbs., $2.10, postpaid, 
Cherokee Wax Beans, 
Halloween Pumpkin. 
NEW JACK-O-LANTERN PUMPKIN 
361. HALLOWEEN. (105 days.) This new 
Pumpkin is just about the ideal Jack-O-Lantern 
variety. A little larger than Small Sugar and 
Winter Luxury, reaching a size of about 12 by 9 
inches and weight of about 10 pounds. Almost 
equal in eating and baking quality to Small 
Sugar. The plant is vining in habit and a heavy 
producer. Not too heavy for a youngster to carry 
yet large enough to carve out effectively. Pkt., 
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Golden Honey Cream Watermelon. 
NEW GOLD FLESHED WATERMELON 
258. GOLDEN HONEY CREAM. (89 
days.) A medium size, early, golden flesh melon 
with thin rind, small seeds, high sugar content. 
Average fruit 8 to 12 pounds. The rind is light 
green, striped dark-green. Yields well in the 
North. Surprise your friends and neighbors with 
this different and unusually high quality golden 
watermelon. Fkt., 25c; oz., 70c; %4 lb., $2.00; 
lb., $5.90, postpaid. 
HEAVY YIELDING WAX BEAN 
*18. CHEROKEE WAX. (50 days.) The 
best wax podded bean for market as it outyields 
any other wax, equalling the heavy yielding green 
podded varieties. Developed from a selection of 
Black-Valentine Stringless by Dr. W. C. Barnes 
of the Clemson College Trucking Experiment 
Station at Charleston, South Carolina. The vigor- 
ous vines measure 16 to 18 inches and stand 
erect. The 6% to 7 inch oval, almost straight, 
wax pods are stringless, tender and of fine qual- 
ity. Seeds are jet-black. Pkt., 10c; Yo Ib., 35c; 
lb., 65c; 2 lbs., $1.20; 5 Ibs., $2.60, postpaid. 
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veceTasLes of EXCEPTIONAL MERIT 
Golden ‘Beauty Hybrid Sweet Corn. 
NEW EXTRA EARLY HYBRID 
SWEET CORN 
*149. GOLDEN BEAUTY HYBRID. (71 
days.) This new variety should be classed as an 
improved Marcross. It is a day or two earlier 
than the Marcross and the ears are much more 
uniform, always 12 rows, very cylindrical and 
attractive in shape. The ear length is about 7% 
to 8 inches and the plant grows to a height of 
about 5 feet. The quality is better than Mar- 
cross. While not as early as Improved Span- 
cross, it has better quality. We urge all of our 
market garden customers to_ plant this new 
hybrid in place of Marcross. Pkt., 15c; Y% Ib., 
45c; lb., 85c; 2 lbs., $1.60; 5 lbs., $3.40, post- 
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Century Tomato. 
NEW MARKET TOMATO 
427. CENTURY. (76 days.) A new, early 
globe shaped tomato for long distance shipping 
as well as local markets. It is heavier than most 
early varieties, averaging about 5 ounces. Fruit 
is firm with thick outer walls, very meaty, ripen- 
ing from the inside out. It is exceptionally free 
from cracks and holds its size well throughout 
the season. Foliage is heavier than with most 
earlier varieties but lighter than Rutgers, giving 
ample fruit protection. Developed by the P. J. 
Ritter Co. from a cross between Valiant and an 
English variety and named after their hundredth 
anniversary. Production tests conducted in 1953 
by Maryland and New Jersey departments of Ag- 
riculture showed results of 15.3 and 15.4 tons 
per acre. Pkt., 20c; % oz., 65c; 0z., $1.15; % 
Ib., $3.45, postpaid. 
DISEASE RESISTANT CUCUMBER 
167. WISCONSIN SMR-12. (55. days.) 
A new pickling cucumber similar to Wisconsin 
SMR-6 but which is also resistant to Mosaic as 
well as Spot-Rot. Fruits average 54% to 7 inches 
and vary in shape. Dark-green with black spines. 
Vines are dark-green and productive. PkKt., 15c; 
0z., 35c; 4 1b., $1.00; 1b., $3.00, postpaid. 
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Wisconsin SMR-12 Cucumber. 
OLDS SEED COMPANY — MADISON 1, WISCONSIN 
