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LARGER PACKETS** LOWER PRICES 
SQUASH 
CULTURE — The cultiva¬ 
tion of squash is similar to 
that of cucumbers and musk- 
melous. They do best in a 
deep fertile soil. Plant bush 
varieties in hills 4 feet apart 
each way and others 8 to 10 
feet apart. Do not plant un¬ 
til danger of frost is past and 
the soil is warm. 
WINTER SQUASH 
Improved Hubbard Squash 
551 Chicago Warty Hubbard. Fruits weigh about 14 lbs. 
Very dark green; flesh deep orange-yellow, dry and sweet. A 
prolific, good keeping variety. 
553 Mammoth Chili. Exhibition squash. Orange colored, 
flesh fine grained and sweet. Good winter keeper. 
554 Improved Hubbard. Our strain is very early. Standard 
winter variety for home and market gardeners and for ship¬ 
ping. Fruits weigh about 13 lbs., slightly warted, bronze- 
green, rind hard and tough. Flesh very thick, orange-yellow, 
dry and sweet. 
556 Pike’s Peak, or Sibley. Flesh is solid and thick, orange 
colored, has a rich, delicate flavor. A fine baking variety. 
TELL YOUR NEIGHBORS 
Your friends will appreciate 
an opportunity to grow a better 
garden. Tell them about Berry’s “Tested" seeds that are 
guaranteed to grow. Our liberal packets and attractive prices 
will please them too. We will gladly send them a catalog if 
they will write and ask for one. 
SALSIFY 
BIG 
PACKETS 
CULTURE — Handle salsify 
same as parsnips. Sow early 
in spring. Thin to 4 inches 
apart. Excellent for soups or 
boil, coat with cracker 
crumbs and fry. Has a de¬ 
cided oyster like flavor. 
571 Mammoth Sandwich Is¬ 
land. An improved variety 
with roots 6 to 8 inches long, 
thick, tapering, smooth. Fine 
for soups. Postpaid price: 
Pkt„ 5c; oi., 15c; Vi lb., 
50c; Vi lb., 90c; 1 lb., $1.50. 
557 Table Queen or Des Moines. Desirable for home and 
market garden, also good shipper. Fruits acorn-shaped, 
smooth, thin-shelled, dark green, mature early. Flesh light 
yellow, with sweet flavor. Makes splendid pies, bakes well. 
Crookneck Squash 
558 Banana. A late variety, cylindrical. 
Flesh thick, fine grained, orange-yellow, 
and of sweet flavor. A great favorite. 
559 Kitchenette. A small strain of the 
Hubbard type, about two-thirds as large. 
Ripens in about six weeks. 
Postpaid price on each of above 7 varie¬ 
ties: I’kt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 40c; Ms 
lb., 75c; 1 lb., $1.35; 5 lbs., $6.00. 
553 Red or Golden Hubbard. Similar to 
Green Hubbard, but earlier, smaller, and 
more prolific. Fruits weigh 8 to 10 lbs., 
orange-red with faint cream colored 
stripes. Flesh very thick, orange-yellow, 
dry and sweet. 
555 Boston Marrow. A very productive, late fall variety, 
extensively used for canning. Fruits are deep orange and 
weigh 6 to 8 lbs. Flesh is yellow, thick and firm. 
Postpaid price on each of above 3 varieties: Pkt., 5c; oz., 8c; 
Vi lb., 30c; Vi lb., 50c; 1 lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $4.00. 
SPINACH 
Spinach 
CULTURE—Spinach should have a 
rich loam soil. Sow early. A succes¬ 
sion of plantings until last of April 
provides an abundance of greens. For 
fail use sow first half of August. 
Late fall seedings live over till spring 
if weather is not too severe. 
581 New Zealand. It thrives in hot, dry weather. The large, 
spreading plants have small, thick, pointed, deep green leaves, 
which can be picked repeatedly throughout the season. Soak 
seed for 1 or 3 hours in hot water before planting. Postpaid 
price: Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 30c; Vi lb., 50c; 1 lb., 80c; 
10 lbs., $7.00. 
583 Long Standing. A good, long-bearing variety for mid¬ 
summer use. Plants grow low and spreading, with pointed, 
dark green, crumpled leaves. 
583 Bloomsdale Savoy. An early variety, suitable for local 
and long distance markets, and for canning. Leaves large, 
crumpled, dark glossy green. A long keeper after cutting. 
SUMMER SQUASH 
561 Mammoth White Bush Scallop. Improvement over early 
white bush, uniform in size, grows large. Greenish white, 
turning to creamy yellow at maturity. 
563 Early Yellow Bush Scallop. Orange-yellow skin, flesh 
bright yellow of choicest quality. A splendid sort. 
563 Giant Yellow Summer Crookneck. Widely used by mar¬ 
ket gardeners and shippers. Fruits weigh about 5 lbs. Flesh 
thick and yellow. 
564 Giant White Summer Crook- 
neck. Beautiful ivory-white skin. 
Makes one of the most attractive 
of summer vegetables. Is the 
most tender and best flavored of 
summer squashes. 
Postpaid price on each of above 
4 varieties: Pkt., 5c; oz., 8c; Vi 
11»., 30c; Vz lb., 50c; 1 lb., 90c; 
5 lb#., $4.00, Table Queen 
584 King of Denmark. Very desirable for canning and for 
market gardens. Leaves broad, rounded, very dark green, 
somewhat crumpled. An exceptionally long standing type. 
Postpaid price on each of above 3 varieties: Pkt., 5c; oz., 8c; 
Vi lb., 15c; Vi lb., 35c; 1 lb., 45c; 10 lbs., $3.50. 
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN SUNFLOWER 
The sunflower seeds have a very 
high feeding value and are greatly 
relished by poultry. The Mammoth 
Russian is the largest of Sunflowers. 
Plant about the same as corn. If 
you have no field space to spare, 
plant them in corners, along fences, 
etc. 
Postpaid price: Fkt., 5c; Vi lb., 10c; 
Vi lb., 15c; 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., 75c. 
■Write for special prices on larger 
amounts. - 
Russian Sunflower 
