1935 SPRING SEED CATALOG-HENRY FIELD CO.-SHENANDOAH 
SQUASH 
CULTURE—Plant when the ground 
is warm in hills 12 to 15 feet each way. 
For the large seeded varieties, figure 
about 25 hills to the ounce of seed and 
for the small seeded varieties, about 
50 hills to the ounce. 
746—GIANT STRAIGHTNECK. An 
improvement on the Summer Bush 
Crookneck. A golden yellow covered 
with warts or bumps. Should be used 
while green. Early and productive. 
Price pkt. 50; oz. 150; Va lb. 400; lb. 
GREEN STRIPED CUSHAW $1.25. 
GENUINE HUBBARD 
739—GREEN STRIPED CUSHAW. A large crookneck 
pumpkin of good quality. The neck is the best part and 
usually solid meat. There is a white and a yellow Cushaw 
but this is the best. Price, Pkt. 50; oz. 150; Va lb. 350 
lb. $ 1 . 00 . 
736—BANANA. A foot and a half to 2 feet long and 
5 or 6 inches thick. Skin slate gray, with orange flesh. 
Easy to peel. Extra good quality. A fine nutty flavor. 
Flesh smooth, fine grained and sweet. A winter squash. 
Keeps fairly well. Not as susceptible to stem borers and 
insects as some other varieties. Price, Pkt. 50; oz. 150; 
!4 lb. 450; lb. $1.75. 
741—DELICATA or SWEET POTATO. An early baking 
squash. Very attractive green and yellow stripes. Eight 
or ten inches long by 4 inches thick. Just the right size 
to cut in halves and bake. Has an unusually good flavor. 
Sets a heavy crop. Price, Pkt. 100; oz. 150; Va lb. 400; 
lb. $1.35. 
747—EARLY WHITE BUSH 
SCALLOP. Use them when 2 
inches across and up to half 
grown while they are tender. 
Cook them like you do egg 
plant. Some would rather have 
fried squash than fried fish. 
Flat and scalloped around the 
edges. Price, Pkt. 50; oz. 100; 
Va lb. 300; lb. $ 1 . 00 . 
753—KITCHENETTE HUB¬ 
BARD. An inbred strain of 
Genunine Hubbard. Same in appearance, quality, keeping 
and yield and only about half as large. The average 
family can use an entire squash without some cut and 
left over. Flesh crisp, dry and sweet. Price, Pkt. 100; 
oz, 150; X A lb. 450; lb. $1.75. 
SALSIFY 
or Vegetable Oyster 
205—MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. Long 
slender roots. Flesh white and very tender after 
freezing. One of the best vegetables for soups as 
well as a number of other dishes. Should be frozen, 
like parsnips, before using. Price, Pkt. 10^; oz. 200; 
M lb. 600; 1 lb. $2.24, 
745 —GENUINE HUBBARD. One of the finest varieties 
for about Thanksgiving time, or all winter for that mat¬ 
ter. They store well. Often keep until late spring. Very 
large, warty, dark green and a hard shell. Flesh orange- 
yellow, crisp, thick, dry and sweet. It’s still the most 
popular squash. Price, Pkt. 100 ; oz. 150; Va lb. 450; 
lb. $1.50. 
752—TABLE QUEEN. About as large as a quart cup 
and shaped like an acorn. Early and keep well. Fine 
quality. Price, Pkt, 100; oz. 150; Va lb. 450; lb. $1.50. 
743 —FORDHOOK. A good little baking squash. About 
as big as a large ripe cucumber. Early and prolific. Price, 
Pkt. 50; oz. 100; Va lb. 350; lb. $1.00. 
751—SUMMER BUSH CROOKNECK. Use while young 
and tender. Color a deep yellow. Early. Price, Pkt. 50; 
oz. 100; Va lb. 300; lb. $1.25. 
742—COCOZELLE. Use when 4 to 6 inches long while 
green and tender. Cook like summer squash. Sometimes 
called “Summer Asparagus.” Price, Pkt. 50; oz. 150; Va lb. 
300; lb. $1.00. 
PEANUTS 
Grow Them Like You Do Beans. Instruc¬ 
tions Printed on Each Package 
219—EARLY NORTHERN. The pods are small, 
well filled and lots of them on a vine. They will 
ripen anywhere in the cornbelt. Price, Va lb. 100 ; 
1 lb. 300; 3 lbs. 750. 
218—JUMBO. Great big pods, the kind that are 
usually roasted. Much larger than the Early Nor¬ 
thern but probably no more productive. Not as 
early but you are reasonably sure of a crop in the 
corn belt. Price, Va lb. 100 ; 1 lb. 300; 3 lbs. 750 1 . 
FERTILIZER 
For Lawn, Garden and House Plants 
A high grade, well balanced chemical fertilizer. 
Clean, odorless and suitable for potatoes, truck 
crops, strawberries, or any of the small fruits. For 
a velvety dark green lawn use this brand, the 
“Agrico.” 
Fertilize your garden spot well with either barn¬ 
yard manure or a good chemical fertilizer. It will 
mean earlier vegetables, a better yield and better 
resistance to disease and insect troubles. 
Apply on the lawn at the rate of 2 pounds to 100 
square feet. In the vegetable garden, use 4 or 5 
pounds per 100 square feet. For potted plants ac¬ 
cording to directions. Price, 5 lbs. 500; 10 lbs. 80d; 
25 lbs. $1.35. Postpaid. Larger amounts not prepaid. 
50 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $3.50. 
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