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Again Vegetable 
CULTURE.—Sow the seed in April or May in drills 18 inches apart and thin the plants to stand 
6 inches aparl in the rows. Do not let the plants suffer from lack of water. The leaves may be gathered 
during summer and fall. One ounce to 75 feet of drill. 
235 GREEN PLUME (Henderson’s) 
three of the strongest plants. 
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831 
829 
834 
836 
839 
840 
842 
844 
The Spinach-Leaved and Asparagus- 
Ribbed Variety 
The leaf is almost identical with that of the 
Spinach plant, and is as dark a green in 
color. It is a much darker green than any 
other variety of Swiss Chard, and it is also 
much more tender. The midribs too, are 
edible and tender, and very white and at- 
tractive looking. 
Its greatest value lies in the fact that it 
produces “‘greens’’ all summer long, and is 
therefore available when Spinach is unob- 
tainable. It can be easily grown in any 
ordinary garden soil. When picking for use 
cut the leaves from the outside when still 
young, or pull them off in an outward and 
downward direction. Leaves may be picked 
from it continuously from June until frost. 
(See illustration.) 
Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 30c; %4 Ilb., 75c; 
Ib., $1.75. 
234 LUCULLUS Crumpled-Leaved 
This is quite distinct from the old and well- 
known variety. The leaf stems are rounder, 
very thick and fleshy. The whole plant is 
taller and the leaves, instead of being 
smooth, are deeply and closely crumpled, 
similar to a Savoy Cabbage. It is very 
tasty and palatable, and preferred by many 
in place of Spinach. 
This variety is much sought after by those 
who prefer the rib of the leaf, as it is more 
strongly developed than in the old variety. 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 34 Ib., 65c; 
Ib., $1.50. 
232 SWISS CHARD 
The standard variety for “‘green’’. Short 
medium green leaves with slender mid-ribs 
of lighter green. - 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 60c; 
Ib., $1.25. 
SQUASH 
CULTU RE.—Sow when the weather has become seliled and warm. Plant in hills. For bush varieties 
the hills should be 4 feet aparl each way, and for running sorts, 8 feet. Eight seeds should be sown in 
each hill 1 inch deep, thinning out after they have attained their third and fourth leaves, leaving two or 
SUMMER VARIETIES 
COCOZELLE or Italian Vegetable Mar- 
row. Smooth dark green fruits which when 
mature become marbled with yellow. Fruits 
are best when 6 to 8 inches long. (See 
illustration.) 
Praceyspkt) 1 0c20z7-.50C7 4 lbs 90c; 
Ib., $2.50. 
CONNECTICUT STRAIGHTNECK 
(New). The plants are smaller and more 
compact than Giant Straightneck. The 
fruits are also smaller, lemon yellow in color, 
fairly smooth. This strain is noted for its 
earliness and large yield. 
Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 35c; 14 Ib., $1.00; 
lb., $3.00. 
EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK 
(New). Outstanding for earliness, heavy 
yield, and uniformity in size and shape of 
fruits. The plants and fruits are somewhat 
smaller than Giant Straightneck but a great 
many more fruits are produced per plant. 
The fruits are smoother and lighter yellow 
than the Giant type. (See Color Plate Pg. 24.) 
Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 30c; 1% Ib., 90c; 
ib., $2.75. 
LONG ISLAND WHITE BUSH (Hender- 
son’s). This is an improved White Bush. 
It is just as early, more prolific and the 
Squashes are much larger, and have less 
prominent scallops. The plants are the 
true bush habit. (See illustration.) : 
Price; pkt.; 10c;3) oz, 25c. 34 lb:,  75c; 
Ib., $1.75. 
MAMMOTH Bush Summer Crookneck. 
It is early and the fruits are large, measuring 
20 to 24 inches in length, solid, heavy, and 
freely produced on healthy, vigorous plants 
of compact bush habit; fruits heavily 
warted; surface color deep golden, flesh 
yellow, and of superior quality. 
Price, pkt., 10c.; 0z., 25c; % Ib., 75c; 
Ib., $1.75. 
STRAIGHT NECK is much easier to 
prepare for cooking than its parent variety, 
the old Mammoth Crookneck. It is similar 
in color and flavor. (See illustration.) 
Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 30c; % Ilb., 90c; 
lb., $2.00. 
VEGETABLE MARROW BUSH. A fa- 
vorite English variety, bearing freely oblong, 
dull yellow fruits 10 to 15 inches in length. 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; % I|b., 90c; 
Ib., $2.50. 
WHITE BUSH SCALLOPED. The white 
“Patty Pan’’ or ““Cymling’’ creamy-white 
skin, fine quality, free cropper. 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % Ib., 60c; 
Ib., $1.50. 
YELLOW BUSH Summer Crookneck. 
A bush variety, early and prolific. 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % Ib., 60c: 
Ib., $1.50. 
One ounce for 30 hills; 3 or 4 lbs. in hills for an acre. 
AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES 
818 
819 
820 
822 
823 
827 
826 
830 
832 
ACORN or Table Queen. A very dark 
green squash about 6 or 7 inches long and 4 
inches in diameter. 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; % Ib., 90c; 
lb., $2.00. 
BLUE HUBBARD. The squashes are light 
bluish gray in color, and the flesh is very 
fine-grained, dry and tasty. 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz.. 30c; % Ib., 90c; 
Ib., $2.50. 
BOSTON MARROW. The reddish yellow 
skin is thin but the squash is fine-grained 
and firm. 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % Ib., 60c; 
Ib., $1.50. 
DELICATA (Henderson’s). This beauti- 
ful Squash is orange-yellow and striped with 
dark green on the outside. Delicata is the 
earliest of any vine Squash and the most pro- 
lific (about 9 inches long). (See illustration.) 
Price, pkt., 15c.; oz., 35c; %4 \lb., $1.00; 
Ib., $3.00. 
COCOZELLE DI PERGOLA or Long 
Italian. An Italian variety of squash 
usually grown on a trellis or pergola. The 
vines are very vigorous, the squashes grow 
to a length of 3 or 4 feet and are about 4 
inches in diameter. They are light green in 
color, and the pulp inside is pure white. 
Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 30c; 14 I\b., 90c. 
GOLDEN ACORN. Also known as Golden 
Table Queen. This new autumn variety 
originated from a golden fruit of the regular 
Acorn. It resembles Acorn in every way 
except the fruits are of a rich golden orange 
color. The flesh is thick, of excellent quality, 
and when cooked is smoother and of finer 
texture. 
Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 35c; 4 Ib., $1.00, 
Ib., $3.00. 
GOLDEN HUBBARD. Similar to the old 
Hubbard, excepting the skin is of a rich 
orange red. 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 60c; 
Ib., $1.50. 
HUBBARD. Very productive, yielding 
large, heavy Squashes of dark bluish-green 
color. It is an excellent keeper. 
Price. pkt:, 10c3oz -25e>"2Z lb woes 
Ib., $1.75. 
LARGE WARTED HUBBARD. It is 
named on account of the excessive rough 
“warty ’ surface of the fruits; heavy warts 
indicate a hard shell, and the harder the 
shell the better the Squash will keep. (See 
illustration.) 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; % Ib., 90c; 
Ib., $2.00. 
