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SPINAGE -Continued 



Long Standing 



An unproved round seeded strain of excellent 



quality, coming quickly to maturity and re- 



maming m condition tor use much longer than most sorts The 



leaves are smooth and very dark, rich green. Very popular with 



market gardeners. Pkt. 5o; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 10c; ^ Lb. 15c; Lb. 40c. 



Lonff Standinir Pricklv '^^^ plants mature a nttle later 



UUll^ OiaiJUllJj; rilVKVl^^ than the round leaved sorts, but 



yield a large quantity of very thick and finely colored leaves 



Has prickly seed. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 10c; % Lb. 15c; Lb. 40c. 



1^ ,rf4^t) ifoi Pricklv Winter -^^^^T hardy variety and will withstand se- 

 JJ^ ,fII!l-J^S . tr I l\,niy YV lll ICI ^ere weather with only a slight protection of 

 leaves or straw. The seed is prickly; leaves oblong. It is used for 

 fall sowing which in this latitude is made about the first of Septem- 

 ber. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 10c; h Lb. 15c; Lb. 36c. 



Long Standing Prickly Spinage. 



Wcififta An excellent sort which forms a very large, 

 f iwiui la exceedingly thick, very dark green leaf slight- 

 ly curled In the center. It becomes fit for use nearly as 

 early as any, remaining so much longer than most kinds 

 and cannot fail to please, whether grown for the market 

 or in the private garden. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 10c; 

 h Lb. 15c; Lb. 40c. 



Victoria Spinage. 



SQUASH 



The Squash is one of the most nutritious and valuable of all our garden vegetables. The summer varieties come to 

 the table early in the season, while the winter sorts can be had in perfection from August until the summer varieties are 

 again in condition. Few farmers appreciate the value of winter squash as food for stock. We think an acre of squash, 

 costing no more to cultivate and much less to secure, will usually give as much food available for feeding stock as an 

 acre of corn and we strongly urge our readers to try a "patch" for this purpose. 



Culture— Squash plants are very tender and sensitive to cold, and planting must be delayed until settled warm 

 weather. The general methods of culture are the same as those given for cucumbers and melons, but squash is less par- 

 ticular as to soil. The summer varieties should be planted four to six feet apart each way and the winter sorts eight to 

 ten. Three plants are sufificient for a hill. In gathering the winter sorts care should be taken not to bruise or break the 

 stem from the squash, as the slightest injury will increase the liability to decay. 



SUMMER SQUASHES 



Mammoth White JJt^f^i^e 



Riwh ^rflllnn^^s*®^ Mammoth 



DU^O :)tdSlUp White Bush Scal- 

 lop Squash but until we sent out 

 our stock in 1895, there was no 

 uniformly large, clear white, scal- 

 loped squash in trade. The fruit is 

 a beautiful, clear waxy -white 



. instead of the yellowish-white so 

 often seen in the old Early White 

 Bush • Scallop and is superior to 

 that variety in size and beauty. 

 The handsomest of the scalloped 

 squashes. Pkt. 5c;0z. 10c; 2 0z.l5c; 

 h Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 



EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP. 



A well known variety of dwarf 

 habit and upright growth. Color 

 creamy white; excellent for table 

 use while young and tender. 

 Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 k Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



LONG ISLAND WHITE BUSH. A 



variety that has become quite 

 popular in the east. Vine very 

 productive; fruit rather small and 

 often nearly spherical, thick, with 

 only a slight indication of a scal- 

 lop; skin white, flesh tender and of 

 good quality. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c: 

 H Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



Mammoth White Bush Scallop Squash. 



