Yellow and Green Vegetables Have More Vitamins 



PUMPKINS 



Culture — Southern States, planting time, 

 Spring, March to July. Usually planted in corn- 

 fields; when grown as separate crop, plant in 

 hills (10 seeds to the hill) 8 to 10 feet apart 

 each way. When started, thin to 3 or 4 

 plants. When leaves die, cut pumpkins fr*m 

 vines, leaving 3 to 4 inches of stem and store 

 in dry place; avoid bruising. One pound to 

 300 hills, 4 pounds to an acre. Approximate 

 number of days to edible condition is given 

 after each variety. This varies with climatic 

 and soil conditions. 



CONNECTICUT FIELD— 120 days. Large, 

 smooth, oval-shaped, orange yellow col- 

 or, very productive. Grown extensively 

 throughout the South, mainly in cornfield, 

 splendid for table and feeding stock. 



FROTSCHER'S GREEN STRIPED CASHAW 



— 90 days. Large white with green 

 stripe, with crooked neck, flesh light yel- 

 low, thick, coarse, but sweet. Planted 

 more extensively in the South than any 

 other variety. One of the best for pie 

 making and excellent keeper. 



Frotscher's Green Striped Cashaw 



LARGE CHEESE— 108 days. Bright orange 

 color, shaped like a cheese, very large 

 and indented top and bottom. Excellent 

 quality, -well liked wherever grown. 



GOLDEN YELLOW MAMMOTH — 100 days. 

 Bright golden yellow skin, thick flesh, excel- 

 lent quality, splendid keeper. Weight 50 to 

 80 lbs., cannot be beaten as a pie pumpkin 

 and for stock feeding. 



JAPANESE PIE — 105 days. Skin deep green, 

 darker stripes turning to yellow as the fruit 

 ripens. Flesh thick, rich salmon color, dry 

 and sweet, makes splendid pies. 



SMALL SUGAR — 118 days. Deep orange yel- 

 low skin, averaging 10 inches in diameter, 

 flesh fine grain, sweet and excellent keeper, 

 a favorite for table and stock feeding. 



TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO— 85 days. Sweet 

 potato flavor, pear shaped and slightly rib- 

 bed, good keeper, flesh light color and 

 sweet. Very productive. 



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SQUASH 



Large Cheese 



Old Dominion 



SPINACH 



Culture — Planting time, Southern States, 

 Spring, January to June; Fall (main crop), Sep- 

 tember to December. Plant 3 ounces to 150 

 feet of row, 10 pounds per acre. Sown broad- 

 cast in fields or in rows about 12 inches apart 

 (small gardens). There are no better greens 

 produced than Spinach. Rich, moist ground is 

 best and grows better when season has cool 

 nights. Approximate time to edible condition 

 is given after each variety. This varies with 

 climatic conditions and soil. 



BROAD LEAVED FLANDERS— 70 days. 



Very large, broad leaves, grows erect, 



very extensively grown, fine flavor. 

 EXTRA LARGE LEAVED SAVOY— 60 days. 



Very large, thick leaves, slightly curled. 



The best and most extensively grown 



variety for market. 

 OLD DOMINION — 40 days. A savoy leaved 



Spinach, compact dark bluish green, 



heavily crumpled except at the very leaf 



tip. Blight resistant, withstands heat and 



cold. Highly recommended. 

 NEW ZEALAND— 90 days. Dark green, thick 



succulent leaves. Heat resistant, grows well 



all summer, very popular. 

 /^ NOBEL GIANT LEAVED— The best smooth 

 ^S' leaved sort. Produces a large mass of very 



thick rounded leaves of enormous size, a 



quick grower and stands very long before 



bolting. "Nobel" is an ideal variety for 



truckers and canners. 

 VIROFLAY — Desirable for canning as leaves 



grovr clean and upright, and are broad and 



pointed at end. 



Pumpkin Prices 



r 



Pkg. 



Connecticut Field $ .05 



Frotscher's Green Striped Cashaw 05 



Large Cheese 05 



Golden Yellow Mammoth 05 



Japanese Pie 05 



Small Sugar 05 



Tennessee Sweet Potato 05 



Spinach Prices 



Pkg. 



Broad Leaved Flanders $ .05 



Extra Large Leaved Savoy 05 



Old Dominion 05 



New Zealand 10 



Nobel Giant Leaved 05 



Viroflay 05 



Squash Prices 



Pkg. 



Early White Bush or Patty Pan S .05 



Cocozelle or Italian Green Striped 05 



Giant Summer Straightneck 05 



Long Yellow Summer Crookneck 05 



Zucchini „ 05 



Culture — Planting time. Southern States, 

 March to July; Fall, August to November. 

 Plant IVz ounces to 150 feet of row, 4 pounds 

 per acre. Prepare hills by mixing well rotted 

 manure in each hill and pulverizing thorough- 

 ly. Plant 6 to 8 seeds in each hill. Summer 

 varieties, hills should be 3 to 4 feet apart each 

 way, winter varieties 6 to 8 feet. When well 

 started thin to 3 plants to each hill. Do not 

 bruise when gathering. Approximate number 

 of days to edible condition is given after each 

 variety. This varies, due to climatic and soil 

 conditions. 



EARLY WHITE BUSH or PATTY PAN— 53 



days. Vine dwarf in habit, produces 

 round scalloped squash 4 inches thick 

 and about 9 inches in diameter. The most 

 popular variety in the South. 



COCOZELLE or ITALIAN GREEN STRIPED— 90 



days. Fruit somewhat shaped like a Banana 

 Cantaloupe, 12 to 15 inches long and about 

 5 inches thick. When young, dark green, 

 afterwards light yellow. Excellent for slic- 

 ing and drying like eggplant. 



GIANT SUMMER STRAIGHTNECK— 55 days. An 

 improvement on the Crookneck variety. 

 Fruits are thick, heavily warted, straight and 

 bright orange yellow color. Highly recom- 

 mended. 



LONG YELLOW or SUMMER CROOKNECK— 80 

 days. Produces crooked shaped yellow 

 squash. Thick, fine quality flesh. Very pop- 

 ular. 



ZUCCHINI — 60 days. An increasingly popu- 

 lar sort of the Italian Marrow group. Fruits 

 weigh 3 to 4 pounds, nearly cylindrical, and 

 straight. Color medium green, mottled with 

 creamy-grey and lighter green stripes. Flesh 

 firm and delicately flavored. 



Oz. 



$ .10 

 .15 

 .10 

 .15 

 .15 

 .15 

 .15 



Oz. 



$ .10 

 .10 

 .10 

 .25 

 .10 

 .10 



Oz. 

 $ .15 

 .15 

 .15 

 .15 

 .15 



Early White Bush 



-Postpaid- 



J/4 lb. 

 $ .25 



.35 



.25 



.40 



.35 



.35 



.35 



Lb. 

 $ .75 

 1.00 

 .75 

 1.25 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 



5 lbs. 

 $3.50 

 4.50 

 3.50 

 5.00 

 4.50 

 4.50 

 4.50 



-Postpaid- 



1/4 lb. 

 $ .30 



.30 



.30 



.65 



.25 



.30 



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 Vi lb. 

 $ .30 

 .35 

 .35 

 .35 

 .35 



Lb. 

 $ .85 

 .85 

 .85 

 2.25 

 .75 

 .85 



5 lbs. 



$ 4.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 10.00 

 3.50 

 4.00 



Lb. 

 $ .85 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 



5 lbs. 



$ 3.50 

 4.75 

 4.75 

 4.75 

 4.75 



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Postpaid 

 10 lbs. 

 $6.00 

 7.50 

 6.00 

 8.00 

 7.50 



7.50 



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Postpaid 



10 lbs. 



$7.00 



7.00 



6.50 



, — Not — , 



Postpaid 



10 lbs. 



$6.50 



8.50 



8.50 



8.56 



STECKLER SEED COMPANY. Inc., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 



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