OLDS' SPINACH 
Our Spinach. Seed is grown in the northern part of Holland where the weather conditions are very similar to those 
we have in the northern states. We believe that the Holland grown seed is superior to any other on the market. 
Spinach is a very important market crop and it is becoming more popular each year. Spinach is rich in vitamins. 
For city gardens we recommend the New Zealand Spinach or Lucullus Swiss Chard as both of these can be cut 
over and over again while the other varieties of spinach can be cut only once. One pkt. will plant 20 feet; 10 to 14 
lbs., an acre. 
CULTURE: Spinach needs cool moist weather. The seed should be sown early in the spring in rows one foot 
apart and thinned to 6 inches in the row. Upon the arrival of warm weather it tends to bolt to seed. By using our 
Long-Standing strains, spinach can be had over a much longer period as those varieties are very slow to seed. A 
fall crop of spinach may be sown in late July or August and will do well during the cool, moist autumn days. For 
larger amounts than quoted see page 40. 
Princess Juliana. 
„ 400. PRINCESS JULIANA. (48 days.) One 
raof the best long-standing varieties of spinach. Very 
"7dark green crumpled leaves, round and thick. It 
lacks entirely the earlier bolting male plants and 
as a result the crop as a whole remains much longer in 
marketable condition. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; V4 lb., 20 c; lb., 
50c, postpaid. 
259. TENDERGREEN OR MUSTARD SPINACH. 
Our new hot weather spinach. The hotter and drier the 
weather the better it grows. See page 16 for complete 
description. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; V4 lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 
5 lbs., $2.75, postpaid. 
402. -A’BLOOMSDALE. (42 days.) (New Long- 
Standing Strain.) This is a very early variety and one 
of the best to plant in the autumn or early spring. 
One of the best for market and canning. The plant is of 
upright growth, with thick, glossy, dark green leaves of 
medium size, pointed but broa'd, and crumpled like those 
of Savoy cabbage. Stems three inches long. It is very 
hardy. Suitable for home gardens but better adapted for 
market gardeners. Pkt., 5c; oz., 12c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 
50c, postpaid. 
Long-Standing Gaudry. 
404. LONG-STANDING GAUDRY OR NO- 
iBEL. (45 days.) (Also called Nobel, Improved 
$ Aragon.) Where a fairly smooth leaf spinach is 
desired we consider this variety superior to any 
other. It is as fast a grower as any of the early smooth 
varieties and at the same time has the long-standing qual¬ 
ities. The leaves are large, broad and thick. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 50c, postpaid. 
403. NEW ZEALAND. (70 days.) Entirely dis¬ 
tinct from true spinach in type. Thrives in hot weather 
and in any soil, rich or poor. The stems and leaves are 
soft, thick, fleshy and crystalline in appearance; plant, tall 
and spreading, with numerous side shoots; leaves rather 
small and pointed. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., 
90c, postpaid. 
GARDENING FOR HEALTH. 
Vegetables from your own garden not only taste 
better than those you buy but they are more healthful. 
It has been thoroughly established now that vegetables 
rapidly loose their vitamins by standing and it is the 
vitamins, especially in the green vegetables, such as 
lettuce, cabbage and spinach, that give them their value. 
401. *KING OF DENMARK. (46 days.) A new 
spinach and a very valuable introduction. The plants are 
ready for use as soon as the early kinds and remain in 
good condition two weeks after other varieties have gone 
to seed. The plants grow rapidly, resembling the Long 
Season in type but leaves are more crumpled and are dark¬ 
er green in color, thick, of good quality. Stands well after 
cutting. Equally valuable for both the home and market 
gardener. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 20 c; lb., 50c, postpaid. 
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