Pumpkin 
Same cultivation as for squash. 
One ounce will plant 20 hills; one pound will 
plant 250 hills. 
Connecticut Field. Very productive, usually 
grown in fields with corn for feeding stock. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. 
King of the Mammoths. The best mammoth 
pumpkin, flesh is a golden-yellow, a splendid 
keeper and valuable for stock feeding. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
Small Sugar. Very sweet and fine grained, a 
good keeper, best sort for family use. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 
Winter Luxury. Round, slightly larger than 
the Small Sugar variety. Color russet yellow ; 
flesh thick, firm and excellent quality. A very 
fine winter sort. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 
Radish 
Culture.—The seeds should be sown in light, 
rich, sandy loam. For an early supply, sow in a 
hotbed in rows 4 inches apart. Sow in the open 
ground in rows 8 to 12 inches apart X A inch deep, 
as soon as the soil can be worked. If the radish 
makes rapid growth it will be crisp and tender. 
Sow every week or ten days for succession. 
One ounce for 100 feet of drill. 
California Mammoth White. An excellent fall 
variety. Roots cylindrical, 8 inches long, 2 inches 
thick. Flesh white, crisp, tender and sweet. 
Pkts. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.15. 
Crimson Giant. An extra early, turnip-shaped 
variety, growing very large, yet never pithy, al¬ 
ways hard and solid; good for forcing and equally 
as gocd if grown in the open ground. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 
Early Scarlet White-Tipped. Small, round, 
red, short tops, crisp and tender. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 
French Breakfast. Oblong shaped, color scar¬ 
let, white-tipped, rapid grower, mild and tender. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 
Saxa. This is the earliest maturing variety, for 
forcing or home gardens. Roots are round, 
scarlet, medium sized and with a small short 
top. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
Scarlet Globe. One of the best varieties for 
forcing or sowing in the open ground; globe 
shaped, scarlet color, crisp and tender. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 
White Icicle. Finest white radish. It is long, 
slender, pure white, roots of excellent quality. 
Fine for forcing. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 
White Stuttgart. A turnip shaped, white rad¬ 
ish, growing to large size; fine quality. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
Salsify 
(Vegetable Oyster) 
One of the most delicious and nutritious of 
vegetables. 
Culture.—Sow early in the spring in drills 14 
inches apart and 1 inch deep. Cultivate the same 
as for carrots and parsnips. They can be left 
in the ground until spring. 
One ounce to 50 feet of drill. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. This variety 
grows to a large size and is superior in quality 
to the Long White. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; X A lb. 85c. 
Spinach 
Culture—Sow early in the spring in drills one 
foot apart, covering the seed one inch deep, 
thinning out as it grows. For a succession sow 
every two weeks. For winter and early spring 
use, sow in August; cover with straw on the ap¬ 
proach of severe cold weather. 
One ounce to 50 feet of drill; ten to twelve 
pounds to the acre. 
King of Denmark Spinach 
Blight Resistant Savoy. A Savoy leaved sort, 
bred at the Virginia Experiment Station for 
blight resistance. Upstanding, vigorous plants, 
seeding rather early; highly desirable for plant¬ 
ing in infested soil. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 25c; lb. 70c. 
Bloomsdale. A very hardy variety; large thick, 
crumpled leaves, a favorite with Market Garden¬ 
ers. The best for early spring or fall. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 25c; lb. 60c. 
Ploomsdale Savoy Long Standing. Plants are 
very uniform, sturdy, attractive with dark green, 
well crumpled leaves. Valuable for home and 
market gardens. Will stand for two weeks longer 
than Bloomsdale before bolting to seed. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 25c; 1 lb. 70c. 
Viking. See page 2. 
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