Culture: All squash grows best in a deep, fertile 
soil. Bush varieties are grown in rows or hills 4 by 
4 ft. apart; Tunning varieties, 8 by 8 ft. apart. Sow 
ed in spring when soil has become warm. Thin 
Bush varieties to 4 plants in a hill, running varieties 
to 2 to 4 plants toa hill. A packet will plant 8 hills; 
bush varieties, one oz. 40 hills; running varieties, 
one oz. 50 hills; 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 
632 Mammoth Golden 
Summer Crookneck % 
Fine-grained flesh of luscious flavor (60 days) 
An improved strain of the old Yellow 
Summer Crookneck Squash, and though it 
is fully twice as large, it matures just as 
early. Fruits grow about 18 in. long, have 
a beautiful deep golden orange-yellow 
warted skin and salmon-orange flesh. Necks 
‘are curved; entire fruits are filled with fine- 
grained flesh of luscious flavor. Compact, 
bushy plants. Grown and used extensively. 
3 Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 Ib. 60¢; 14 lb. $1.00; 
Ib. $1.75; 2 lbs. $3.25; 5 Ibs. $7. 50. 
646 Connecticut Straightneck 
Replacing older varieties (55 days) 
An improved and true, uniform straight- 
neck summer squash developed at the 
Connecticut Experiment Station. The 
plants, which are of the true bush type, are 
very prolific. Fruits are from 7 to 9 in. 
long and have the shape of regular strains 
of Straightneck Summer but are smoother 
and have less definite neck. Both seeds and 
seed cavity are small. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢; 1% Ib. $1.00; 
Ib. $1.75; 2 lbs. $3.25; 5 Ibs. $7.50. 
Sunflower 
85 Mammoth Russian 
‘In addition to their impressive and 
_] stately beauty these giant flowers are 
valuable for their seed. The immense 
| heads grow 18 to 20 inches across and 
bear a heavy crop of seed which is 
used to feed poultry and other birds. 
Plants are vigorous and often grow 
10 ft. tall. A packet will plant 75 ft. 
of row; 8 pounds will sow an acre. 
Pkt. 10¢; 12 lb. 20¢; Ib. 35¢; 2 Ibs. 60¢; 
5 Ibs. $1.35; 10 Ibs. $2.50. 

Tobacco 
* Sow the seed quite thinly in a frame or well-pre- 
_ pared seed bed, and transplant later. Do not cover 
a the seed, but merely press it into the soil. 
727 Improved White Burley 
- Heavy yielding. Rich, broad, easily cured leaves. 
_ Desirable for cut or plug tobacco; often used for 
_ wrappers. This seed is specially treated to prevent 
_ Black Fire and other diseases. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 30¢; oz. 55¢; 14 Ib. $1.85. 
iE 716 Big Havana 
| An Americanized Havana with large, long leaves. 
_ Of fine texture and delightful flavor. One of the 
earliest; used for cigar wrappers. 
i" te Pkt. 10¢; 12 oz. 30¢; oz. 55¢; 14 Ib. $1.85. 
, 725 Sweet Oronoko 
Long, narrow leaves, curing a rich red. Finest plug 
filler and makes best natural chewing leaf. Grown 
+ extensively for private use. 
Pkt. 15¢; 12 oz. 45¢; oz. 85¢; 14 Ib. $3.25. 
718 Improved Gold Leaf 
The most popular flue-cured bright tobacco; with 
oe long, broad leaves tapering to sharp tips. Easy to 
| cure, Plants are of upright growth. 
A 4 Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 45¢; oz. 85¢; 
14 Ib. $3.25. 

































. about 20 ft. of row; an oz. for 
Mammoth Golden 
Summer Crookneck 
Giant Summer 
Straightneck 
Earliest White Bush 
Salsify 
614 Mee oi Sandwich Island 
(110 days) Long, thick, tapering roots. The flesh is almost 
white and has a delicious, oyster-like flavor. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 4 Ib. 75¢; 14 Ib. $1.25; 
Ib. $2.25; 2 lbs. $4.25; 5 Ibs. $10.00. 
The striking similarity of 
flavor between salsify and 
oysters has made the species 
known as Oyster Plant. Roots 
are equally attractive when 
creamed or prepared ina stew. 
Sow seed early in the spring in 
rows 18 in. apart; cover lin. { 
deep. Thin seedlings to stand 
4 to 5 in. apart in the row. 
The best roots are grown on 
rather light soil but good ones 
can be grown in any ordinary 
garden loam if deep and mel- 
low. The roots are perfectly 
hardy and may remain in the 
ground all winter for early 
spring use. A packet will sow 
100 ft.; 8 lbs. for an acre. 
Mammoth Sandwich 
Island Salsify 
a4 DON’T MISS THE STORY OF YANKEE HYBRID SQUASH — WM. HENRY MAULE 
SUMMER SQUASH 
628 Earliest White Bush 
Flattened, scalloped fruits (50 days) 
Also known under the name of Patty 
Pan. Squashes are creamy white and 
scalloped around the edges; flesh is milk- 
white, smooth, firm and of the most de- 
licious flavor. Plants are of bush form 
and bear a great crop of fruit. Probably 
the most used and best liked of all sum- 
mer squash, as it can be used when very 
small and continuously until quite old. 
Pkt. nies oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢; 1% lb. $1.00; 
b. $1.75; 2 lbs. $3.25; 5 Ibs. $7.50. 
629 Giant Summer 
Straightneck % 
(60 days) This variety is really just the 
same as Golden Summer Crookneck ex- 
cept that it is not handicapped by a 
crooked neck. This improvement makes 
the squash easier to prepare for cook- 
ing, reduces damage in shipping, and 
allows easier packing and handling. 
Flesh is salmon-yellow, and of the finest 
quality; skin is golden orange and 
heavily warted. Fruits are about 18 in. 
long. Just as early as ‘‘Crookneck.”’ 
Plants are bushy, vigorous and very 
productive. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢; 14 Ib. $1.00; 
Ib. $1.75; 2 Ibs. $3.25; 5 Ibs. $7.50. 
644 Yankee Hybrid % 
Read all about it on page 5 (50 days) 
Wecannot urgetoostronglythat Yankee 
Hybrid should be compared with what- 
ever summer squash you have been 
raising. It is unquestionably the great- 
est step forward in-seed production since 
the first hybrid sweet corn was offered 
for sale. 
A straightneck type, Yankee Hybrid 
surpasses everything in its class, both in 
uniformity and yield. Refer to page 5 
for more details. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. $1.00; 14 Ib. $3.00. 
639 Cocozelle Bush 
Italian Vegetable Marrow (60 days) 
Popular summer squash with the 
most delicate and finest flavor of 
any of the summer varieties. Plants 
are of the bush type; fruits are long 
and slender, with dark green skin 
which changes to deep yellow at 
maturity. Flesh is firm, greenish 
white, delicious and tender. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 Ib. 60¢; 14 Ib. $1.00; 
Ib. $1.75; 2 Ibs. $3.25; 5 Ibs. $7.50. 
650 Mixed Squashes 
Supply the table the entire season 
(50 to 115 days) A fine home garden 
mixture made up of all the excellent 
squashes that we list, both summer 
and winter, early and late maturing, 
small, medium and large. One sow- 
ing will provide fruits for the table 
all during the summer and fall, while 
those of the winter type may be 
stored for use all during the winter. 
Recommended for the home garden. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢; 14 lb. $1.00; 
Ib. $1.75; 2 Ibs. $3.25; 5 Ibs. $7.50. 
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