PUMPKINS 



Culture — Southern States, planting time: 

 Spring, March to July. Usually planted in 

 cornfields; 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 

 from 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. Ap- 

 proximate number of days to edible condi- 

 tion 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. 



LARGE CHEESE — 108 days. Bright orange 

 color, shaped hke 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 

 ribbed, good keeper, flesh light color and 

 sweet. Very productive. 



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 ex- 

 tensively grown, fine flavor. 



EXTRA LARGE LEAVED SAVOY — 60 days. 



Very large, thick leaves, slightly curled. 

 The best and most extensively grown va- 

 riety for market. 



OLD DOMINION — 40 days. A savoy 

 leaved Spinach, compact dark 

 bluish green, heavily crumpled ex- 

 cept 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 GLA.NT LEAVED — The best 

 smooth leaved sort. Produces a 

 large mass of very thick rounded 

 leaves of enormous size, a quick 

 grower and stands very long be- 

 fore bolting. "Nobel" is an ideal 

 variety for truckers and canners. 



VIROFLAY — Desirable for canning as 

 leaves grow clean and upright, 

 and are broad arid pointed at end. 



= SQUASH = 



Culture — Planting timr-, Southern States: 

 Spring, March to July; Fall, August to Novem- 

 ber. Plant IV2 ounces to 150 feet of row, 4 

 pounds per acre. Prepare hills by mixing 

 well rotted manure in each hill and pul- 

 verizing thoroughly. Plant 6 to 8 seeds in 

 each hill. Summer varieties, hills should 

 3 to 4 feet apart each way, winter va- 

 rieties 6 to 8 feet. Wlien well started thin 

 CO 3 plants to each hill. Do not bruise when 

 gathering. The approximate number of days 

 TO edible condition is given after each va- 

 riety. 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 Canaloupe, 12 to 15 inches long 

 and about 5 inches thick. VlTien young, 

 dark green, afterwards light yellow. Excel- 

 lent for slicing 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 

 recommended. 



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. 



UCONN — 75 days. A recently introduced 

 bush type squash with acorn shaped 

 fruits similar to Table Queen but smaller. 

 Fruits are smooth, light green, becoming 

 orange when over mature. 



UNCONN 



GOLDEN MAMMOTH 



Pumpkin Prices , 



Pkg. 



Connecticut Field 5 -10 



Frotscher's Green Striped Cashaw 10 



Large Cheese 10 



Golden Yellow Mammoth 10 



Japanese Pie .'. 10 



Small Sugar 10 



Tennessee Sweet Potato 10 



Spinach Prices , 



Pkg. 



Broad Leaved Flanders $ .05 



Early Large Leaved Savoy 05 



Old Dominion 05 



New Zecdand 10 



Nobel Giant Leaved 05 



Viroflay 05 



Squash Prices , 



Pkg. 



Early White Bush or Patty Pan S .10 



Cocozelle or Italian Green Striped 10 



Giant Summer Straight Neck 10 



Long Yellow Summer Crookneck 10 



Zucchini .- 10 



Table Queen 10 



Uconn 10 



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