Selected Vegetable Seeds 
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SPINACH—Continued 
Victoria. A good, heat-resisting variety. Slow 
to seed; continues in fine condition from 2 
to 3 weeks after all other sorts have run to 
seed. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., Y\ lb. 30c., lb. 75c. 
*Long Standing. Dark green; leaves large and 
thick. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., Ya lb. 30c., lb. 75c. 
Bloomsdale, or Norfolk Savoy. A standard sort 
with good-sized leaves. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., Ya 
lb. 30c., lb. 75c. 
*New Zealand. Very prolific. Can be grown 
during the hottest months. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 
14 lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Perpetual or Summer Spinach. Not a Swiss 
Chard but a real Spinach that will produce 
a heavy crop all through the hot Summer 
months. Pkt. 15c., oz. 25c., Ya lb 75c., lb 
$ 2 . 00 . 
SQUASH 
One ounce zvill plant 40 hills. 
Sow in hills in the same manner and about 
the same time as Cucumber and Musk Melon. 
The bush varieties require to be 3 to 4 feet 
apart, the running kinds from 6 to 9 feet. 
Del icious. Green skin; orange flesh; very sweet 
and dry. Finest for table use. Pkt. 10c., oz 
25c., Ya lb. 75c., lb. $2.00. 
*Mammoth White Bush, or Scallop Patty Pan. 
The well known Summer variety. Flesh ten¬ 
der and delicate. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., Ya lb. 
75c., lb. $2.00. 
Golden Hubbard. About the same size as 
Warted Plubbard. Skin deep orange yellow: 
flesh deep golden vellow. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 
Ya lb. 75c., lb. $2.00. 
English Vegetable Marrow. True, English 
strain. Deep yellow; white flesh. Grows 
about 9 inches full size. Should always be 
used when in a young state. Pkt. 10c., oz. 
25c., 14 lb. 75c., lb. $2.00. 
Cocozella. Italian green striped Squash. Grows 
about 12 inches long and 3 inches in diameter. 
Skin dark green marbled with yellow. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 20c., 14 lb. 60c., lb. $1.50. 
*Giant Summer Crookneck. Flesh deep golden 
yellow. Early and double the size of the 
old varietv of Summer Crookneck. Pkt. 10c.. 
oz. 25c., 14 lb. 75c., lb. $2.00. 
Squash, Giant Summer Crookneck. 
Squash Hubbard 
SQUASH—Continued 
^Chicago Warted Hubbard. The best Winter 
Squash grown. Skin heavily warted; flesh 
bright orange, drv and thick. Good keeper. 
^ Pkt. 10c.. oz. 25c.', 14 lb. 75c., lb. $2.00. 
Golden Bush. An early yellow scalloped va¬ 
riety. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., Ya lb. 75c., lb. $2.00. 
Blue Hubbard. This variety is very firm of 
flesh and a light blue skin. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 
Y lb. 75c., lb. $2.00. 
TOBACCO 
One ounce zvill produce plants for one acre. 
Connecticut Seed-Leaf. Hardy and endures cold 
better than most varieties. Very popular. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c. 
TOMATO 
Tomatoes mature from 90 to 115 days 
after transplanting. 
One ounce zvill produce 1000 plants. 
Sow in a hotbed about the first week in 
March, in drills 5 inches apart, and Ya inch deep. 
Transplant to the open ground when all dan¬ 
ger of frost is past, setting the plants 3 to 4 
feet apart each way. Sufficient plants for a small 
garden may be started by sowing a few seeds 
in a shallow box or flovcer pot, and placing it in 
a sunny window of the room or kitchen. By 
training the vines on trellises or tying to stakes 
the fruit will ripen better. 
Wilt Resistant Varieties 
Marvana. An earliest scarlet-fruited variety. 
Introduced by the U. S. Department of Agri¬ 
culture for wilt resistance. Vine is similar to 
Earliana. Fruit smooth. As the name would 
indicate, it is claimed to be a cross between 
Marvel and Earliana. Pkt. 25c., Y* oz. 75c., 
oz. $1.25. 
Norton. A main-crop, scarlet-fruited variety. 
Very similar to Stone, of which it is a se¬ 
lection. Fruits are of medium size, smooth, 
and solid. Norton bears well and gives a 
good crop. Vines make a medium to heavy 
growth. One of the best keepers. Pkt. 25c.. 
Y -2 oz. 75c., oz. $1.25. 
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