Special Selections and New Items 
BEANS, Contender. An exceedingly productive 
sort. Pods are semi-rround, long and meaty. 
Excellent for local markets. See page 3. 
BEANS, Stringless Black Valentine. Best sort for 
long distance shipping. Pods 6% in. long, med- 
ium green, slender and straight. See page 3. 
BEANS, Topcrop. Good for roadside stands and 
home canning. Early and prolific; round pods 
with superior flavor. See page 3. 
CABBAGE, Golden Acre Disease Resistant. Best 
variety for early crop. Heads round, medium 
sized and hard. Small outer leaves permit close 
planting. See page 6. 
CABBAGE, Badger Market. Matures in about 60 
days from transplanting. Medium sized heads; 
compact plant; short stem. See page 6. 
CABBAGE, Wisconsin Hollander. For fall crop. 
Round heads; dark green color; stands frosty 
nights very well. See page 6. 
CABBAGE, Early Resistant Red. Popular for 
summer market. Small heads weigh 214-3 lbs. 
Color bright red. See page 6. 
CAULIFLOWER, Imperial Special. Regarded as 
the “King” of Cauliflowers. It is a White 
Mountain type with more foliage and produc- 
ing larger heads. Stands heat and drought re- 
markably well. Listed on page 7. 
CAULIFLOWER, White Mountain. Suitable for 
fall crop throughout the Midwest. Heads al- 
ways firm and hard, snow-white and uniform 
in size. A wonderful shipper. See page 7. 
CARROT, Airliner. Also known as Short Top 
Imperator. Roots golden-orange with small 
core are pointed. Developed for muck soil. 
Fine for bunching and packaging. See page 8. 
CARROT, Gold Spike. Produces a fine, smooth 
Carrot in heavy soil as well as in muck. Grows 
very large if harvest is delayed. Top medium 
length; roots pointed and straight. See page 8. 
CARROT, Imperator Long Type. A slender, 
pointed sort chiefly used for packaging in 
California and the Southwest. Should be har- 
vested when correct size has been attained. See 
page 8. 
CELERY, Golden Self Blanching, Special Tall 
Strain. If your market demands Yellow Celery 
this is the variety to plant. For vigor and enor- 
mous tonnage per acre it surpasses many 
others. See page 9. 
CELERY, UTAH PASCAL. Our strain shows 
great resistance to blight. Not as tall as Utah 
52-70 but heavier and with good heart. In 
our opinion it is by far the best green Celery. 
See page 9. 
SWEET CORN, Golden Beauty. This hybrid is 
outstanding for earliness and size. Matures in 
64-65 days. Ears are 7-8 inches long with 
tight husks. See page 10. 
SWEET CORN, Gold Rush. Also a fine hybrid 
which is ready for market in about 66 days. 
Ears are 884% inches long. Has exceptional 
flavor. See page 10. 
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SWEET CORN, Golden Security. Well known 
in many sections for its ability to produce two 
large ears per stalk, maturing in about 78-80 
days. Kernels light yellow and narrow. See 
page 10. 
SWEET CORN, Calumet. Produces long, slen- 
der ears 10 inches long with 12-14 rows of pale 
yellow kernels. Maturity about 86 days. Ideal 
for main crop. See page 10. 
CUCUMBER, Marketer. Straight, dark and 
handsome. The best Cucumber for slicing. 
Every grower we supply says they are the best 
ever grown. See page 11. 
CUCUMBER, Burpee’s Hybrid. Highly uniform 
in shape and size. The vines are heavy and 
strong, displaying the vigor so typical in true 
hybrids. For further description see page 11. 
LETTUCE, Great Lakes. A favorite with many 
growers for early seeding. Also good for fall 
crop. Slow in bolting to seed. See page 13. 
LETTUCE, Imperial No. 456. Muck growers 
prefer this Lettuce for summer crop. Heads are 
large and hard. Resistant to tip-burn and 
brown rot. See page 13. 
MUSKMELON, Illinois Hardshell. A large oval- 
shaped Melon with hard rind. Seed cavity 
small; flesh orange. Noted for sweet flavor 
every season. See page 14. 
ONION, Beltsville Bunching. Used only as a 
bunch Onion as it does not form a bulb. Sow 
in spring for summer market, or seed it in fall 
for spring bunching. Like Japanese White 
Bunching it is hardy but has milder odor and 
flavor. Listed on page 15. 
ONION, Downing’s Yellow Globe. Also known 
as “Michigan Bronze”. Has beautiful bronze 
skin and keeps well for months after harvest. 
The most popular sort with muck growers. 
Our stock is true to name. See page 15. 
RADISH, Summer Short Top Red. Selected and 
bred for muck production. Tops short but 
sturdy; root olive-shaped with bright red color. 
See page 18. 
RADISH, White Icicle Short Top. Suitable for 
greenhouse forcing and for the field. Equally 
good for bunching and packaging. Roots 414- 
5 inches long and pure white. See page i8. 
SPINACH, Long Standing America. Best variety 
for summer crop. Slow in bolting to seed. 
Leaves are dark green and heavily crumpled. 
See page 19. 
TOMATO, No. 1132 Hybrid. This fine sort is 
excellent for greenhouse forcing. The vines 
are robust and strong. Fruits scarlet-red, aver- 
aging about 5 ozs. See page 21. 
TOMATO, Manalucie. Deep scarlet fruits aver- 
age about 544 ozs. Leaves and vines dark 
green. Resistant to a number of Tomato dis- 
eases. Maturity about 85 days. See page 21. 
