Have You Tried the fine New Uconn Squash? 



WINTER RADISHES, continued 



190. Long Black Spanish. (58 days.) 

 Cylindrical, somewhat roughened, black- 

 skinned roots with solid, white, pungent 

 flesh. A fine keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 

 Mlb. 55c; lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



163. White Chinese or Celestial. (60 days.) 

 The mildest winter Radish. White roots 

 can be used when only 3 inches long but 

 are good up to 6 inches, at which size 

 they should be stored. Flesh is white, 

 crisp and quite mild. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 

 Mlb. 55c; lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



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. 10c; oz. 45c; Mlb. $1.10; 

 lb. $3.00, postpaid. 

 Roots, doz. $3.25, 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 M to 2 

 inches in diameter. Flesh is almost white 

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

 oz. 60c; %\b. $1.45; lb. $4.00, postpaid. 



SORREL 



214. Narrow Leaved. (70 days.) Sour but 

 edible leaves used as a salad or to flavor 

 other salads. Pkt. 10c; oz. 55c; M'b. 

 $1.35; lb. $3.75, 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 furnishes iron. An 

 important 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. 



577. America. (50 days.) A cross between 

 Bloomsdale Long-Standing Dark 

 I Green and Viking. Long standing, 

 heat resistant, heavy yielding. Real 

 glossy dark green; thick leaved and well 

 savoyed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; J^lb. 35c; 

 lb. $1.00, postpaid. 



574. Selected Bloomsdale Savoy. (39 



days.) A first-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. 10c; oz. 15c; %\b. 35c; lb. 90c, 

 postpaid. 



570. Extra Dark Green Savoy. (40 days.) 

 Because of its darker color this special 

 strain retains a fresh appearance at market. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; Mlb. 35c; lb. 90c, 

 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. 10c; oz. 15c; M'b. 35c; 

 lb. 90c, 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. 

 10c; oz. 20c; ^Ib. 45c; lb. $1.25, post- 

 paid. 



567. Old Dominion, Blight Resistant. 

 (40 days.) Produces heavily savoyed, 

 dark green leaves. Withstands bolting 

 longer than other resistant varieties. Pkt. 

 10c; oz. 15c; Mlb. 35c; lb. 90c, postpaid. 



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. 



Summer Varieties 



236. Black Zucchini. (62 days.) De- 

 veloped from Italian Marrow. Fruits 

 cylindrical, long, smooth, green-black, 

 weighing 5 to 6 pounds; flesh greenish 

 white at eating stage, excellent flavor. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; Mlb. 60c; lb. $1.65, 

 postpaid. 



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

 /*^\ variety similar to Cocozelle but 

 (/jAa) earlier. More prolific, with tender 

 ■s skin and much lighter color; stripes 

 medium and light green. Pkt. 10c; oz. 

 30c; Mlb. 70c; lb. $2.00, 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. 10c; oz. 25c; Mlb. 60c; lb. 

 $1.65, postpaid. 



334. Early Prolific Straightneck. (50 

 /4^\ days.) An attractive, productive 

 (jgY) strain of Giant Straightneck. Though 

 ^ — ^ the fruits are somewhat smaller, 

 they are earlier and of bright lemon color. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; Mlb. 60c; lb. $1.65, 

 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. 10c; 

 oz. 25c; Mlb. 60c; lb. $1.65, postpaid. 



304. Early Yellow Summer Crookneck. 

 (52 days.) The earliest Crookneck. Warted 

 yellow skin. Flesh of splendid quality. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; Mlb. 60c; lb. $1.65, 

 postpaid. 



262. Farr's Benning White Bush. (50 

 days.) The earliest Squash. In productive- 

 ness also it excels other varieties, being an 

 exceptionally heavy cropper. The color is 

 a beautiful green tinted white. The flavor 

 is delicious; it has a few small seeds and is 

 an excellent cooker. The strain which we 

 offer is that originated by Mr. N. E. Farr 

 and has been grown under our own super- 

 vision. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; Mlb. 60c; lb. 

 $1.65, postpaid. 



Winter Varieties 



311. Acorn or Table Queen. (60 days.) 

 In size the Acorn Squash equals a fair- 

 sized husked coconut, and a half, when 

 baked, serves one person amply. The 

 shell is unusually thin and does not require 

 over twenty minutes for baking or boiling. 

 It retains its dark green color after picking 

 and storing. The meat is dry and mealy. 

 It yields enormously. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 

 Mlb. 60c; lb. $1.65, postpaid. 



221. Butternut. (90 days.) A Winter 

 Squash of excellent quality. 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. 10c; oz. 30c; Mlb. 80c; lb. $2.25, 

 postpaid. 



312. Hubbard. (105 days.) The leading 

 Winter Squash for years. It has a 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. 10c; oz. 

 30c; M'b. 70c; lb. $2.00, postpaid. 



113. Uconn. (80 days.) A bush Acorn or 

 /*^\ Table Queen type especially valuable 

 f g^\ because its non-vining habit allows 

 ^ — ' greater yield in limited space. Fruits 

 lighter in color than Acorn, good size with 

 slightly rounded edges. Pkt. 10c; oz. 

 30c; Mlb. 70c; lb. $2.00, postpaid. 



TOBACCO 



Culture. One ounce of Tobacco produces 

 at least 10,000 plants if sown properly. It is 

 advisable to sow as early as possible, the 

 usual custom being to make a large fire over 

 the place intended for the seed-bed, in order 

 to destroy weed seeds. The ground is put in 

 the finest possible condition, the seed sown 

 broadcast on the surface and pressed down 

 firmly with a plank or the back of a spade, 

 after which the bed must be protected by 

 cotton or covering. When seedlings get 5 to 

 6 inches high they are transplanted in rows 

 4 feet apart, with 3 feet between the plants. 

 Cultivate thoroughly. 



147. Maryland Medium Broad-leaf. 

 Medium thick, broad leaves which produce 

 a high percentage of bright Tobacco when 

 cured. Pkt. 15c; 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 the year 

 round. 



Culture. Seed should be started in a 

 hotbed in March, transplanted to a cold frame, 

 and finally 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. 



Red Varieties 



223. Red Beefsteak. (115 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. A meaty Tomato 

 growing rapidly in popularity. Pkt. 15c; 

 i^oz. 85c; oz. $1.45; Mlb. $3.60; lb. 

 $10.00, postpaid. 



269. Bonny Best. (100 days.) A standard 

 variety for market gardeners, shippers 

 and canners. Plants of average size pro- 

 duce bright scarlet, smooth fruits of me- 

 dium size and excellent quality. Pkt. 15c; 

 Moz. 45c; oz. 70c; M'b. $1.80; lb. $5.00, 

 postpaid. 



For quantity prices write for market-growers' list 



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