Golden Delight Muskmelon. 
MUSKMELON 
236. GOLDEN DELIGHT. (84. days.) 
Similar to Pride of Wisconsin but earlier and 
larger. An outstanding home market melon, Fruits 
are elongated 6 by 8 inches. The flesh is unusual- 
ly thick and firm, of an orange or salmon color. 
Under adverse growing conditions it seems to 
stand up better than other varieties of its type. 
Fine flavor and of excellent quality. Skin is 
slate gray but matures a fairly deep yellow. Ribs 
are wide and shallow with open netting, tapering 
somewhat at the blossom end, Pkt., 15c; 0Z., 30c; 
Y, lb., 90c; Ib., $2.75, postpaid. 
Upper ear, Golden Cross Bantam. 
Lower ear, Gold Rush. 
69-DAY HYBRID SWEET CORN 
*137. GOLD RUSH HYBRID. (74 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, yellow kernels of fine quality and flavor. 
Stalks grow about 6 ft. tall, and many will produce 
two ears per Stalk. Pkt., 15c; % Ib., 45c; 1b., 
85c; 2 lbs., $1.60; 5 lbs., $3.40, postpaid. 
Urbana Tomato, 
Salad Bowl Lettuce. 
GOLD MEDAL LETTUCE 
222. SALAD BOWL. (50 days.) Re- 
Wisconsin 55 Tomato ceived Gold Medal award in the 1952 All- 
America contest. Developed by Dr. Ross C. 
TOMATO 
WISCONSIN 55. (75 days.) 
Thompson, Bureau of Plant Industries Station, 
Beltsville, Maryland. A loose leaf variety that 
453. A to- 
mato developed by Prof. J. 0, Walker and his Mae Sea OWT ER cea eee Monae 
associates at the Wisconsin Experiment Station. rane haat rd ennlvorvewellwand ein Ow, to 
Fruits are very large, smooth, slightly oblong, polt. “Grows “fast and large, Jeawenare long, 
ripening Soon cite zee uae eats deeply cut, closely set, and hold their quality, 
eshy. Fruits average 65% larger than tokes- tenderness and fine texture over a long period. 
dale or John Baer and are more free of growth pyt 15c: oz., 45¢; Y%4 Ib., $1.30; lb. $3.95 
cracks, Vine growth is large, quite open and ostpaid : ? Aes r hia sa Fd it i 
bears profusely until frost. While it is not poseP es 
fusarium wilt resistant, it is more tolerant to 
defoliation leaf blight than John Baer and shows 
considerable resistance to blossom end rot. PKt., 
10c; Ye oz., 40c; 0z., 65c; Y4 Ib., $2.00, postpaid. 
Congo Watermelon. 
ANTHRACNOSE RESISTANT 
WATERMELON 
961.. "GONGO, > (90° days.) -U.°S.. Do A: 
46-40. Released from the Regional Vegetable 
Breeding Laboratory of the U. 8, Department 
of Agriculture at Charleston, South Carolina. 
It is a cross of an African variety, which was 
resistant to anthracnose with Iowa Bell, and 
later crossed with a variety called Garrison. 
The melon was bred for the shipping trade. A 
fairly large melon, larger than Kleckley’s Sweet. 
Autumn Spice Hybrid Onion, 
HYBRID ONION FOR STORAGE 
The light stripe is considerably darker than is 281. AUTUMN SPICE HYBRID. (110 
normal in a stripe watermelon, giving somewhat qays.) An outstanding new hybrid onion and 
the appearance of a solid green. The flesh is 
medium red, seeds whitish or brown, and sugar 
content high. Shows slight resistance to fusarium 
wilt. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; % lb., 90c; lb., $2.75, 
postpaid, 
HIGH YIELDING EARLY TOMATO 
439. URBANA. (73 days.) A very heavy 
probably the best keeper for Winter storage of 
all hybrids. The round, medium sized bulbs have 
deep brown skins, firm, creamy white flesh. 
Adaptable to a wide range of soils and grow- 
ing conditions. Will outyield the standard South- 
port Yellow Globe, and other late storage vari- 
eties. We highly recommend this hybrid_ to 
market gardeners and commercial growers. Pkt:, 
yielding new variety bred from parent stocks 20c; oz., 70c; 14 lb., $2.10; Ib., $6.25 postpaid. 
produced by Prof. W. A. Huelsen of the Univer- . 
sity of Illinois. In the Vineland, Ontario, trials ; : y 
in 1951 it outyielded in both early and total 
yield all 100 varieties including hybrids in the 
trial. The fruit is deep scarlet, medium size, 
smooth, globe shaped and the flesh is deep scar- 
let, firm with thick walls and small seed cavity. 
Plants compact, bushy, with many short branch- 
es, Has a spread of 2 to 3 feet which allows a 
large number of plants per acre. Good foliage 
protection for fruit. Here in Wisconsin the past 
three years its performance has been outstanding. 
We urge all of our customers to give this variety 
a trial, Pkt., 15¢c; Y% oz., 60c; 02z., $1.05; 1% Ib., 
$3.20, postpaid. 
MOSAIC RESISTANT BEAN 
*22. TOPCROP. (50 days.) This green 
pod bean won the All America selections’ Gold 
Medal award in 1950. 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. Excellent freezer. Pkt., 10c¢; Yo Ib., 35c; 
lb., 65c; 2 lbs., $1.20; 5 Ibs., $2.60, postpaid. 
L. OLDS SEED 
Topcrop Bean. 
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