open Spring with Your Own R/iubarb 



SQUASH, continued 

 334. Early Prolific Straightneck. (50 



days.) Fruits lemon-yellow and edible from 

 the time they are 4 to 5 inches until they 

 reach a length of 10 to 12 inches. Pkt. 20c.; 

 oz. 40c.; ]4\h. 85c., postpaid. 

 111. Early White Bush Scallop or Patty 

 Pan. (52 days.) This old favorite for home 

 and market gardens is shaped somewhat like 

 a pie with scalloped edges. Pkt. 20c. ; oz. 40c. ; 

 i^Ib. 85c., postpaid. 



304. Early Yellow Summer Crookneck. 

 (52 days.) The earliest Crookneck. Warted 

 yellow skin. Flesh of splendid quality. Pkt. 

 20c.; oz. 40c.; J^lb. 85c., postpaid. 

 262. Farr's Benning White Bush. (50 

 days.) The color is a beautiful green tinted 

 white. The flavor is delicious; it has a few 

 small seeds and is an excellent cooker. Pkt. 

 20c.; oz. 40c.; Hlh. 85c., postpaid. 



153. Greyzini Fi Hybrid. (58 days.) 

 ^fZ^x All-America Bronze Medal Win- 

 (jd^J "^"^ ^^^ 1963. A Gray Zucchini 

 ^— ^ Summer Squash. A heavy bearer 

 of slender, cylindrical fruits. Skin and 

 flesh are tender and fine textured in its 

 eating stage. Vigorous, bushy plants. 

 Pkt. 25c.; oz. $1.35; i^lb. $3.75, post- 

 paid. 



Winter Varieties 



221. Butternut. (90 days.) Fruits bottle 

 shaped, 10 to 12 inches long, 4 to 5 inches at 

 greatest diameter. Thick, meaty neck and 

 very small seed cavity at bulbous end. Shell 

 pale orange with rich yellow meat. Pkt. 20c.; 

 oz. 40c.; li\h. $1.00, postpaid. 



164. Hercules. (82 days.) All-America 

 ^f=>. Silver Medal Winner for 1963. 

 (jIgXj Butternut type fruits, larger and 

 ^ — with a thicker, straighter, more 

 solid neck than others of this variety. 

 Small seed cavity. Flesh rich orange, 

 fine textured, of top flavor, sweet and 

 dry. Vines vigorous. Pkt. 25c.; oz. 

 $1.00; i^lb. $2.50, postpaid. 



311. Royal Acorn or Mammoth Table 

 Queen. (80 days.) Acorn-shaped fruits T^^ 

 inches long by 6 inches in diameter. Dull 

 green in color, turning dull orange after being 

 stored. For best baking quality, fruits should 

 be left to mature until shell is hard. Flesh 

 light yellow, bakes dry and sweet. Pkt. 20c.; 

 oz. 40c.; ^Ib. 85c., postpaid. 



312. Hubbard. (105 days.) Green, warted 

 exterior and fine-grained, orange-yellow flesh 

 which is dry, sweet and richly flavored. It 

 bakes very dry. Our stock of Hubbard is the 

 very best. Pkt. 20c.; oz. 40c.; J^lb. 85c., 

 postpaid. 



TOBACCO 



Culture. One ounce of Tobacco seed 

 produces at least 10,000 plants if sown prop- 

 erly. The seed bed should be thoroughly 

 prepared, working into the soil 20 pounds of 

 Gold Tag 7-7-7 tobacco bed fertilizer to each 

 100 sq. ft. of surface. Before seeding, it is 

 advisable to treat the bed for weed control. 

 147. Maryland Medium Broad-leaf. Me- 

 dium thick, broad leaves which produce a 

 high percentage of bright Tobacco when 

 cured. Pkt. 20c.; oz. 90c.; i^lb. $3.00, 

 postpaid. 



TOMATO 



One ounce will produce 1500 plants; 

 6 ounces will plant an acre 



Culture. Seed should be started in a 

 hotbed in March, transplanted to a cold- 

 frame, and finally to open ground in May. 

 The soil should be rich and in full sun but 

 protected from wind. In the home garden 

 the plants should be supported on stakes or 

 wires. Days quoted are from the setting of 

 the plants. 



Red Varieties 



223. Red Beefsteak. (80 days.) A large 

 Tomato for home and market use. Plants 

 are heavy and of open habit. The scarlet- red, 

 solid fruits have deep scarlet flesh with a rich 

 subacid flavor. Pkt. 20c.; J^oz. 85c.; oz. 

 $1.45; Klb. $3.60, postpaid. 



128. No. 146 Certified. (77 days.) Fruit 

 medium large, averaging 3 to 5 ounces. 

 Outer color similar to Rutgers. The ripe 

 fruit has moderately good crack resistance. 

 Vines indeterminate, medium open, highly 

 resistant to fusarium wilt. Pkt. 20c.; J-^oz. 

 65c.; oz. $1.15; ^Ib. $2.90, postpaid. 



113. Chesapeake. (90 days.) Wilt-resis- 

 tant, heavy-yielding plants bear fruits that 

 are uniform ripening, well colored and crack 

 resistant; slightly larger and firmer than 

 Rutgers. Pkt. 20c.; i^oz. 85c.; oz. $1.45; 

 Mlb. S3.60, postpaid. 



134. Homestead No. 24, Certified. (85 



days.) Resistant to fusarium wilt. Fruits 

 full globed, thick walled, with smooth 

 shoulders, medium large and bright red. 

 Pkt. 20c.; Hoz. 85c.; oz. $1.45; MIt>. $3.60, 

 postpaid. 



331. Marglobe, Certified. (77 days.) A 

 second-early Tomato with strong, healthy 

 plants. Globular red fruits with meaty flesh 

 of delicious flavor, free from acid. Pkt. 20c.; 

 Hoz. 65c.; oz. $1.15; Mlb. $2.90, postpaid. 



242. Pan America. (70 days.) Highly re- 

 sistant to fusarium wilt. Fruit is bright scar- 

 let inside and out, and weighs about 7 ounces. 

 Pkt. 20c.; ,^oz. 65c.; oz. $1.15; J^lb. $2.90, 

 postpaid. 



182. Red Cherry. (72 days.) Little cherry- 

 like, scarlet-red fruits for preserving. Pkt. 

 20c.; ^oz. 85c.; oz. $1.45; %\h. $3.60, post- 

 paid. 



291. Rutgers, Certified. (77 days.) Fruits 

 are medium to large, globe-shaped. Flesh 

 very firm and red. Especially desirable for 

 canning and juice. Vigorous and more disease 

 resistant than some. Pkt. 20c.; }/^oz. 55c.; 

 oz. 95c.; i^lb. $2.35, postpaid. 



114. San Marzano. (Red.) (73 days.) 

 Small-fruited Italian type for making To- 

 mato paste. Fruit oblong to thick neck, pear 

 shape, stemless, deep scarlet-red, mild flav- 

 ored. Has two cells, with very little juice. 

 Pkt. 25c.; i^oz. 95c.; oz. $1.50; ^Ib. $3.95, 

 postpaid. 



Cypress Tomato Stakes 



1 in. X 1 in. x 6 ft. Pointed. . doz. $3.45 

 1 in. X 1 in. x 5 ft. Pointed . . doz. $2.85 



Acme Tomato Vegetable Dust controls 

 blights and worms. See page 56 



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122. Wonder Boy Tomato 



Yellow Varieties 



249. Sunray. (80 days.) Fruits are large, 

 bright golden orange, globular, thick-walled, 

 with few seeds. Very attractive when sliced. 

 Highly resistant to fusarium wilt. Pkt. 25c.; 

 Hoz. $1.10; oz. $1.80; J^lb. $4.50, postpaid. 



154. Pear-shaped. (70 days.) A bright 

 yellow pear-shaped Tomato for preserves. 

 Pkt. 20c.; Moz. 85c.; oz. $1.45; ^Ib. $3.60, 

 postpaid. 



196. Plum-shaped. (70 days.) Oval, yel- 

 low. A preserve variety. Pkt. 20c.; 3^oz. 

 85c.; oz. $1.45; J^lb. $3.60, postpaid. 



Pink Varieties 



227. Oxheart. (100 days.) Rosy pink, 

 heart-shaped fruits up to 2 pounds each. 

 Very solid; few seeds; mildly acid. Pkt. 25c.: 

 ^oz. $1.30; oz. $2.15; MIb."$5.40, postpaid. 



326. Ponderosa. (90 days.) The largest of 

 all. Few seeds and sweet, mild flesh. Often 

 called "Beefsteak" Tomato. Pkt. 20c.; J^oz 

 85c.; oz. $1.45; HVo. $3.60, postpaid. 



Hybrid Varieties 



143. Burpee's Big Boy®. (78 days.) 

 Fruits smootli, deep globe shape; firm, 

 scarlet-red skin. Thick wall with bright red, 

 meaty flesh of fine flavor. Pkt. (30 seeds) 

 50c.; 3 pkts. $1.35; J'goz. $7.50, postpaid. 

 ® "Reg. T. M. of W. Atlee Burpee Co." 



122. Wonder Boy. (80 days.) Fi hybrid. 

 Fruits extra large, round, 

 firm, meaty, smooth, of ex- 

 cellent flavor and quality. 

 Pkt. (50 seeds) 50c.; 3 pkts. 

 $1.35; igoz. $7.50, postpaid. 



Tomatotone 



Sets the blossoms on to- 

 matoes, eliminating blossom 

 drop, which will insure hav- 

 ing tomatoes earlier and 

 larger, with fewer seeds. 

 Comes in a convenient 16- 

 oz. aerosol container. $1.75. 



For quantity prices write for market- 

 growers' list 



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