Have you Tried the fine New Caserta Squasfi? 



RHUBARB 



One ounce will produce 500 plants. 



Culture. Sow seed 1 inch deep in rows 

 and thin to stand 6 inches apart. By fall, 

 plants should be moved to their permanent 

 location, in heavily manured ground, and 

 spaced 3 to 4 feet apart. A heavy manure 

 mulch around the crowns each winter will 

 furnish extra-quality stalks. 



203. Victoria. A vigorous variety with 

 upstanding thick red stalks of excellent 

 quality. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 45c.; J^lb. $1.10, 

 postpaid. 

 Roots, doz. $3.75, postpaid. 



SALSIFY or OYSTER 

 PLANT 



One ounce will sow 50 feet of row; 

 8 to 10 pounds, an acre. 

 Culture. Does best in a light, rich, 

 mellow soil and requires about same treat- 

 ment as parsnips; can be left in ground all 

 winter. Sow 1 inch deep in rows early in 

 spring. Thin to stand 6 inches apart. 



Salsify is a delicious vegetable and really 

 has an oyster flavor. 



330. Sandwich Island Mammoth. (120 

 days.) Roots 8 to 9 inches long and 1 3-^ to 2 

 inches in diameter. Flesh is almost white 

 and the oyster flavor is excellent. Pkt. 15c.; 

 oz. 60c.; J^lb. $1.55, postpaid. 



SPINACH 



One ounce will sow 100 feet of row; 

 15 pounds, an acre. 

 Spinach is an excellent source of supply 

 for vitamins A and C and for iron. An im- 

 portant vegetable for everyone's diet. 



Culture. Use well-manured ground, and 

 sow in rows, covering 1 inch deep, later thin- 

 ning to 5 inches apart. Sow every two weeks 

 from early spring until hot weather. Sow 

 again in September for a fall crop. 



574. Selected Bloomsdale Savoy. (40 



days.) A ftrst-early vigorous variety pro- 

 ducing fast-growing plants which are hardy 

 and attractive. Leaves are dark glossy 

 green in color and are heavily savoyed. 

 Pkt. 15c.; oz. 25c.; Mlb. 45c.; lb. $1.25, 

 postpaid. 



576. Long-standing Bloomsdale Savoy. 



(45 days.) Remains in cutting condition 

 long after earlier types have gone to seed. 

 Highly crumpled and blistered dark 

 green leaves. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 25c.; ]/i\h. 45c.; 

 lb. $1.25, postpaid. 

 335. New Zealand {Tetragonia expansa). 

 (55 days.) The thick dark green foliage 

 can be picked repeatedly throughout the 

 summer and fall and cooked like Spinach. 

 Seeds are hard and should be soaked for 

 some time in warm water and planted in 

 warm soil. Thrives in hot weather. Pkt. 

 15c.; oz. 25c.; }4\h. 55c.; lb. $1.50, post- 

 paid. 



SQUASH 



SUMMER SQUASH. One ounce will plant 

 25 hills; 3 to 4 pounds, an acre. 



WINTER SQUASH. One ounce will plant 

 15 hills; 3 pounds, an acre. 



Winter Squash are an excellent source of 

 Vitamin A, while Summer Squash provide 

 both A and C. 



Culture. Plant in hills like cucumbers 

 and melons, the bush varieties 3 to 4 feet 

 apart and the running kinds 6 to 9 feet. 



SQUASH, continued 



Summer Varieties 



23G. Black Zucchini. (62 days.) Fruits 

 cylindrical, long, smooth, green-black, 

 weighing 5 to 6 pounds; flesh greenish 

 white at eating stage, excellent flavor. 

 Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c.; J^Ib. 90c., postpaid. 



176. Caserta. (60 days.) A bush summer 

 /sf^^ variety similar to Cocozelle but 

 (jXi) earlier. More prolific, with tender 

 ^—^_ skin and much lighter color; stripes 

 medium and light green. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 

 40c.; J^lb. 90c., postpaid. 



333. Cocozelle or Italian Vegetable Mar- 

 row. (65 days.) Large, oblong, dark green 

 fruits becoming marbled with yellow when 

 mature. Fine-grained flesh of excellent 

 flavor. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c.; M'b. 85c., 

 postpaid. 



334. Early Prolific Straightneck. (50 

 days.) Fruits lemon-yellow and edible 

 from the time they are 4 to 5 inches until 

 they reach a length of 10 to 12 inches. 

 Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c,; ix^lb. 85c., postpaid. 



111. Early White Bush Scallop or Patty 

 Pan. (52 days.) This old favorite for home 

 and market gardens is shaped somewhat 

 like a pie with scalloped edges. Pkt. 15c.; 

 oz. 40c.; i^Ib. 85c., postpaid. 



304. Early Yellow Summer Crookneck. 

 (52 days.) The earliest Crookneck. Warted 

 yellow skin. Flesh of splendid quality. 

 Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c.; i^lb. 85c., postpaid. 



262. Farr's Benning White Bush. (50 

 days.) The color is a beautiful green tinted 

 white. The flavor is delicious; it has a few 

 small seeds and is an excellent cooker. 

 Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c.; i^lb. 85c., postpaid. 



153. Greyzini Fi Hybrid. (58 days.) 

 /<=S\ All-America Bronze Medal Win- 

 (^jner for 1963. A Gray Zucchini 

 ^^ — -^ Summer Squash. A heavy bearer 

 of slender, cylindrical fruits. Skin and 

 flesh are tender and fine textured in its 

 eating stage. Vigorous, bushy plants. 

 Pkl. 25c.; oz. $1.75; Klb. $4.50, post- 

 paid. 



Winter Varieties 



221. Butternut. (90 days.) Fruits bottle 

 shaped, 10 to 12 inches long, 4 to 5 inches 

 at greatest diameter. Thick, meaty neck 

 and very small seed cavity at bulbous end. 

 Shell pale orange with rich yellow meat. 

 Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c.; Mlb. $1.00, postpaid. 



164. Hercules. (82 days.) All-America 

 /<^|\ Silver Medal Winner for 1963. 

 \JS^) Butternut type fruits, larger and 

 ^ — -^ with a thicker, straighter, more 

 solid neck than others of this variety. 

 Small seed cavity. Flesh rich orange, 

 fine textured, of top flavor, sweet and 

 dry. Vines vigorous. Pkt. 25c.; oz. 

 $1.50; Mlb. $3.75, postpaid. 



312. Hubbard. (105 days.) Green, warted 

 exterior and fine-grained, orange-yellow 

 flesh which is dry, sweet and richly flavored. 

 It bakes very dry. Our stock of Hubbard 

 is the very best. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c.; Mlb. 

 85c., postpaid. 



311. Royal Acorn or Mammoth Table 

 Queen. (80 days.) Acorn-shaped fruits 

 7M inches long by 6 inches in diameter. 

 Dull green in color, turning dull orange 

 after being stored. For best baking qual- 

 ity, fruits should be left to mature until 

 shell is hard. Flesh light yellow, bakes dry 

 and sweet. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c.; Mlb. 85c.; 

 postpaid. 



TOBACCO 



Culture. One ounce of Tobacco seed 

 produces at least 10,000 plants if sown prop- 

 erly. The seed bed should be thoroughly 

 prepared, working into the soil 20 pounds of 

 Gold Tag 7-7-7 tobacco bed fertilizer to each 

 100 sq. ft. of surface. Before seeding, it is 

 advisable to treat the bed for weed control 

 using Cyanamid or a soil fumigant. If Cy- 

 anamid is used, a waiting period of 60 days 

 is required before seeding. The seed is sown 

 broadcast and rolled or pressed down firmly 

 with a plank, after which the bed must be 

 protected by a cotton covering. Seedlings 

 are ready for transplanting when 5 or 6 

 inches tall. 



147. Maryland Medium Broad-leaf. 

 Medmm thick, broad leaves which produce 

 a high percentage of bright Tobacco when 

 cured. Pkt. i5c.; oz. 90c.; M'b. $3.00, 

 postpaid. 



TOMATO 



One ounce will produce 1500 plants; 

 6 ounces will plant an acre. 



Tomatoes are reliable providers of vitamins 

 A and C and every garden requires a lot of 

 them to supply the family's needs all year. 



Culture. Seed should be started in a 

 hotbed in March, transplanted to a coldframe, 

 and linally to open ground in May. The soil 

 should be rich and in full sun but protected 

 from wind. In the home garden the plants 

 should be supported on stakes or wires. Days 

 quoted are from the setting of the plants. 



Red Varieties 



223. Red Beefsteak. (80 days.) A large 

 Tomato for home and market use. Plants 

 are heavy and of open habit. The scarlet- 

 red, solid fruits have deep scarlet flesh with 

 a rich subacid flavor. Pkt. 15c.; J^oz 85c ■ 

 oz. $1.45; Mlb. $3.60, postpaid. 



128. No. 146 Certified. (77 days.) Fruit 

 medium large, averaging 3 to 5 ounces. 

 Outer color similar to Rutgers. The ripe 

 fruit has moderately good crack resistance. 

 Vines indeterminate, medium open, highly 

 resistant to fusarium wilt. Pkt. 15c.; Uoz 

 65c.; oz. $1.15; Mlb. $2.90, postpaid. 



113. Chesapeake. (90 days.) Wilt-resist- 

 ant, heavy-yielding plants bear fruits that 

 are uniform ripening, well colored and 

 crack resistant; slightly larger and firmer 

 than Rutgers. Pkt. 15c.; Moz. 85c.; oz. 

 $1.45; Mlb. $3.60, postpaid. 



134. Homestead No. 24, Certified. (85 

 days.) Resistant to fusarium wilt. Fruits 

 full globed, thick walled, with smooth 

 shoulders, medium large and bright red 

 Pkt. 15c.; i^oz. 85c.; oz. $1.45; Mlb. $3.60, 

 postpaid. 



331. Marglobe, Certified. (77 days.) A 

 second-early Tomato with strong, healthy 

 plants. Globular red fruits with meaty 

 flesh of delicious flavor, free from acid. 

 Pkt. 15c.; Moz. 65c.; oz. $1.15; Mlb. $2.90, 

 postpaid. 



242. Pan America. (70 days.) Highly re- 

 sistant to fusarium wilt. Fruit is bright 

 scarlet inside and out, and weighs about 

 7 ounces. Pkt. 15c.; J^oz. 60c.; oz. $1.00; 

 Mlb. $2.50, postpaid. 



262. Farr's Benning White Bush Squash 



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