Ribsam’s Manual 
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Martin C. Ribsam & Sons Co. 
SOUASH 
German, Fisch-Kurbiss; Italian, Zucca; Polish, Miekurz 
Among Early Bush sorts, I oz. of seed will plant 25 hills; 
1 oz. of Trailing varieties, 10 hills; 3 to 4 lbs. to an acre 
Squashes are of luxuriant and vigorous growth and although 
they will grow readily on almost any soil, they will well repay 
generous treatment. Like all vegetables of this class, it is use¬ 
less to sow until the weather has become settled and warm. 
Light soils are best suited for their growth and it is most eco¬ 
nomical of manure to prepare hills for the seeds in ordinary 
manner by incorporating two or three shovelfuls of well rotted 
manure with the soil for each hill. For the bush varieties, 
from 3 to 4 feet each way and for the running sorts, from 6 to 8 
feet. Eight to ten seeds should be sown to each hill, thinning 
out after they have attained their rough leaves, leaving three 
or four of the strongest plants. 
WARTED HUBBARD. 95 days. Fruit larger and more 
heavily warted than the regular Hubbard. Pkt. 10c., oz. 
25c., Y lb. 40c., lb. 11.25. 
BOSTON MARROW. 95 days. A much-esteemed variety 
coming about ten days later than the bush sorts; a good 
keeper, and of unsurpassed flavor. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 
Y lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
GOLDEN CUSTARD. 70 days. It is yellow in color and 
excellent fine flavor; grows to good size and of a very fine 
quality; very productive and of a bushy nature. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 15c., Yx lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
ITALIAN VEGETABLE MARROW. 90 days. Long green¬ 
ish white variety, very sweet and tender; fine for cooking. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., Y lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
WHITE BUSH SCALLOPED. 50 days. An early market 
variety; excellent for shipping. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., Y lb. 
35c., lb. $1.00. 
HUBBARD. 90 days. A general favorite and more largely 
grown as a late sort than any other; of large size, flesh fine 
grained, dry and of excellent flavor. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 
Y lb. 40c., lb. $1.25. 
White Bush Scalloped Squash 
BUSH SUMMER STRAIGHT-NECK. 60 days. Same color 
and quality as Yellow Summer Crookneck. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 
Y lb. 35c., lb. $1.00. 
BUSH SUMMER CROOKNECK. 50 days. Early produc¬ 
tive and of good quality; fruit orange yellow, covered with 
warty excrescences. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., Y lb. 35c., lb. $1.00. 
SWISS CHARD —Turn to page 8 
TOBACCO SEED 
IMPORTED HAVANA. Pkt. 10c„ oz. 40c„ lb. $3.50. 
TOMATO 
German, Liebesapfel; Italian, Pomodoro; Polish, Pomidor 
I oz. will produce about 1200 plants 
This delicious vegetable is one of the most important of all garden products. The seed should be sown in a hotbed about the 
first of March in drills 5 inches apart and Y inch deep. When the plants are about 2 inches high they should be set out 
2 to 3 inches apart in another hotbed, or removed into small pots, allowing a single plant to a pot. They are sometimes transplanted 
a second time into larger pots, by which process the plants are rendered more sturdy and branching. About the middle of 
Pritchard’s Scarlet Topper 
May the plants may be set in the open ground. They are planted 
for early crops on light, sandy soil at a distance of 3 feet apart 
in hills in which a good shovelful of rotted manure has been 
mixed. On heavy soils, which are not suited for an early crop, 
they should be planted 4 feet apart. Water freely at the time 
of transplanting and shelter from the sun for a few days until 
the plants are established. Sufficient plants for a small garden 
may be started by sowing a few seeds in a shallow box or flower 
pot and placing it in a sunny window of the room or kitchen. 
SPARKS’ EARLIANA IMPROVED. 90 days. The earliest 
smooth Red Tomato of good size and flavor now in cultiva¬ 
tion. It is a very compact grower and consequently can be 
planted one-third closer than any other early sort. If you 
grow early Tomatoes don’t miss planting it. Pkt. 10c., oz. 
35c., Y lb. $1.00, lb. $3.50. 
MARGLOBE. 100 days. This great new Tomato introduced 
by the U. S. Dept, of Agriculture, through the efforts of 
Dr. Fred J. Pritchard of the Bureau of Plant Industry. It 
is a good grower, producing large quantity of perfect fruit of 
globular shape of a scarlet color. Ripening up to the stem. 
Very fleshy, of a high quality and of good average size. Sec¬ 
ond early. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., Y lb. 85c., lb. $3.00. 
CERTIFIED PRITCHARD’S SCARLET TOPPER. 95 days. 
New early dark red, small Tomato. Grows open with fruit 
in large clusters. Pkt. 15c., oz. 40c., Y lb. $1.00, lb. $3.50. 
CERTIFIED MARGLOBE. 100 days. Pkt. 15c., oz. 40c., 
Y lb. $1.00, lb. $3.50. 
CERTIFIED BONNY BEST. 100 days. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 
Y lb. $1.00, lb. $3.50. 
CERTIFIED GREATER BALTIMORE. 110 days. Pkt. 15c., 
oz. 40c., Y lb. $1.00, lb. $3.50. 
BONNY BEST. 100 days. An extra early bright red To¬ 
mato; smooth, large and productive. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 
Y lb. $1.00, lb. $3.00. 
GREATER BALTIMORE. 110 days. This variety is one of 
the largest and most perfectly shaped varieties in cultiva¬ 
tion. Ripens evenly and early and holds its size to the end 
of the season. It is very prolific, has few seeds, solid flesh, 
a good canning variety and bears shipping long distances. 
Pkt. 10c„ oz. 25c., Y lb. 85c., lb. $3.00. 
