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Speise-Kurbis, Ger. 



SQUASH 



Covrge, Fr. Calabaza, Sp. 



One ounce of seed for 25 hills, 3 to 4 pounds for an acre 



CULTURE. — All Squashes do best in warm and very rich soil. Plant in well-manured hills, same as melons or cucumbers, 

 the bush varieties 4 feet apart each way, the winter sorts 10 to 12 feet each way. Use seed freely, 8 to 12 seeds to the hill, to 

 provide for losses by insects. When danger of such losses is past, thin to 2 or 4 plants to the hill. To repel the squash vine borer, 

 throw a handful of tobacco dust close around the plants. The large, strong-smelling black squash bug can be kept in check by 

 hand-picking, going over the vines at frequent intervals. For yellow-striped beetle and blight, spray early and repeatedly with 

 Bordeaux Arsenate of Lead Mixture. Winter Squashes may also be grown in cornfields in same manner as it is customary in many 

 places to grow pumpkins. 



Warted Hubbard Squash. A Hubbard Squash with warted 

 skin. The vines grow strong and produce a large number 

 of Squashes, which are of good size and keep well. Pkt,, 5 

 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; £ lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 

 Golden Hubbard. Shape same as old-fashioned Hubbard, 

 but skin is rich orange color. The flesh is deep golden-yellow. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; £ lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 

 Boston Marrow. A good keeper, of excellent flavor; flesh 

 orange-colored and fine-grained; oval form and a popular sort. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; J lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 

 Mammoth Chili. Rich orange-yellow; flesh thick and of 

 good quality for making pies; also a good sort for feeding 

 stock. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; £ lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



VEGETABLE MARROWS 



Long Cream. (See Specialties, page 10.) Pkt., 15 cts.; 



oz., 35 cts.; \ lb., $1.00. 

 English Marrow. (See Specialties, page 10.) Pkt., 10 cts.; 



oz., 30 cts.; J lb., 85 cts. 

 Long (jreen. (See Specialties, page 10.) Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 



35 cts.; i lb., $1.00. 

 Cocozelle Bush. Oblong, skin green striped ; excellent 



quality. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; £ lb., 60 cts. 



SORREL 



Sauerampfer, Ger. Oseille, Fr. Acedera, Sp. 



Culture. — Used for soups and salads on account of its pleas- 

 ant acid flavor. Sow seed in any good garden soil, in shallow 

 drills a foot apart. Thin plants to a few inches apart and re- 

 move seed stalks as soon as they appear. 

 Large=leaved Garden. Pkt., Sets.; oz., 30 cts. ; Jlb.,85cts. 



Spinat,^. SPINACH 



Espi?uird,FR. 

 Espinaca, Sp. 



Delicious Squash. (See Specialties, page 10.) Pkt., 5 cts.; 

 oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



Extra Early Jersey White Bush. An improved strain of 

 the old White Bush Squash, the result of selections which 

 have been made by a prominent market gardener. It grows 

 in the bush form and is enormously productive. The Squashes 

 mature fully ten days earlier than the old sort, are of good 

 size, and show less ridge than the ordinary White Bush 

 Squash. The flavor is delicious. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz. , 15 cts.; 

 \ lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



Giant Summer Crook=neck. (See cut.) Much larger 

 than the original Summer Crook-neck and more desirable, 

 being fully as early and of more vigorous growth. The flesh 

 is thick, yellow, and of splendid quality. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 

 15 cts.; \ lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



Golden Custard Bush. Similar in shape to the W 7 hite Bush 

 variety, but skin is a rich golden-yellow and flesh pale yellow. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



Hubbard. A reliable old-time variety of Winter Squash. Large 

 size, flesh bright orange color, fine grained, dry and has a 

 good flavor. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. ; Jib., 45 cts. ; lb., $1.50. 



One ounce for 100 feet of drill; 10 to 12 lbs. in drills for an acre 



Culture. — Spinach is an important market gardener's crop 

 of easy culture. For spring and summer use sow in drills 1 foot 

 apart and 1 inch deep, as early as the ground can be worked, 

 and every two weeks for a succession. For winter and early spring 

 use, sow in September in well-manured ground; cover,with straw 

 on the approach of severe cold weather. The ground cannot be 

 too rich. The stronger the ground the more delicate and succu- 

 lent will be the leaves. The New Zealand Spinach, which 

 requires more room, as it makes a large and spreading plant, 

 may be started from seed early in spring to give greens during 

 the heat of summer. Light applications of nitrate of soda have 

 often a magic effect on Spinach. Spinach is sometimes forced 

 by sowing in early September in frames, over which sash is 

 placed during February and March, and further protected by 

 mats during severe freezing weather. 

 Dreer's Round=seeded Savoy. This is the hardiest large 



Savoy-leaved; curled and dimpled, with thick, fleshy leaves; 



excellent for family use, and best of all for fall sowing. Pkt., 



5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 65 cts.; lb., $2.25. 

 Longstanding Round=seeded. A large, crimped, thick, 



fleshy Savov-leaved variety. Slow to run to seed. Pkt., 5 



cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 65 cts.; lb., $2.25. 

 Prickly =seeded. Very hardy; bears medium size leaves. 



Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2.00. 

 New Zealand. This endures heat and is best for summer. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; \ lb., 80 cts.; lb., $2.75. 



Swiss Chard, or Spinach Beet 



(See page 16) 



