New Zealand Spinach Is Well Adapted to Florida Conditions 
SQUASH (Continued) RUNNING VARIETIES 
Green Hubbard. (HO days.) This is a running 
- variety that is very productive 
and vigorous. The fruits are large and oval, and the 
dark green, warted rind is very thick, so that the fruits 
will keep over long periods in storage. Its orange flesh 
is very fine and sweet, making it excellent for pies and 
baking. Pkt. 5c; }4bt>. 45c; lb. $1.50. 
Boston Marrow. ( 10 ° days-) A running variety 
■ with vines very sturdy and pro¬ 
lific. The fruit is shaped very much like the Hubbard, 
but is of light lemon-yellow color. Its flesh is very sweet 
and fine-grained, making it very good for cooking. The 
tough rind makes it a good keeper and a good shipper. 
Pkt. 5c; l£lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
SPINACH 
No vegetable makes more nutritious “greens” than Spinach. It 
contains an abundance of health-producing vitamines and is also 
very rich in iron, which is so much needed for the blood system. 
Bloomsdale is a desirable variety for winter use, but New Zealand 
Spinach does better in hot weather. 
Culture for Bloomsdale Spinach. Successful for fall and win¬ 
ter planting. Does not grow well in hot weather. Plant seed in 
rows 16 to 20 inches apart and thin to 4 to 6 inches apart in the 
row. May be planted broadcast, thinning plants to stand about 10 
by 10 inches apart. Plant 1 oz. of seed per hundred feet of row or 
12 to 15 lbs. per acre in rows, or 20 to 25 lbs. broadcast. 
Culture for New Zealand Spinach. As seeds are very hard and 
germinate with difficulty, soak them in warm water for twenty-four 
hours to hasten germination. Plant seed in rows two feet apart, and 
drop three or four seeds per hill about 20 inches apart in the row. 
Plant three to four pounds of seed per acre. 
Prices quoted are postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
Bloomsdale. (35 days.) Our re-selected strain of this variety is 
-1 the very best obtainable, disease-resistant, early, 
and hardy. The plant is of rapid, upright growth, with very thick, 
glossy, dark green leaves of medium size, pointed but quite broad 
and crumpled or blistered. This is the best winter variety and a great 
favorite with southern shippers. Pkt. 5c; %lb. 15c; lb. 45c. 
New Zealand. (55 days.) Entirely distinct from the true Spin- 
-1 ach. The plant is tall and very spreading, with 
numerous side shoots. It grows to a height of 1 foot and spreads 
to a radius of 2 feet. Leaves are very thick, light green, rather small, 
broad and pointed. It grows well in hot weather and under adverse 
conditions, and is sometimes called “Summer” or “Hot-weather 
Spinach.” The leafy tips of the branches are removed and new 
growth follows, making possible many cuttings. New Zealand 
Spinach should be in every Florida garden as a summer vegetable. 
Pkt. 5c; Mlb. 25c; lb. 75c. New Zealand Spinach 
SAGE 
Postpaid 
A very popular garden herb for the South. It is used 
in flavoring or seasoning and is said to have medicinal 
properties. Leaves should be cut as plant blooms, and 
should be dried quickly in the shade. 
Culture. Sage does well on a sandy soil. Plant 
seed in rows 15 to 18 inches apart. Thin to six inches 
in the row. The plant is a hardy perennial, and may 
be divided for a crop the second year. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c. 
“The writer has found that in life we get what 
we pay for; that is, if we buy a cheap article 
we get it. On the other hand, if we are willing 
to pay the price we get the best. 
The above has particularly been true in buy¬ 
ing your Bred-Rite seeds. They cost very little 
more than common stock, but I have found that 
their yield is more than doubled.”—From one of 
our good customers at Homestead. 
SALSIFY 
Plant 1 ounce of seed to 50 feet of row. 
Culture. Drill seed in rows IY 2 feet apart, and 
when 4 inches high, thin out, leaving plants 4 to 6 
inches apart. Salsify succeeds best in rich, deep, 
sandy soil. Plant in Florida from October to March. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. < 12 9 days.) This is 
-an improved type, 
producing larger, thicker, tapering, smooth, white 
roots, less likely to branch than other sorts. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 20c; postpaid. 
REMEMBER WHAT THE FAMOUS ENGLISH 
PHILOSOPHER, JOHN RUSKIN, SAID— 
“There is hardly anything in this world that 
some man cannot make a little worse and sell 
a little cheaper and the people who consider price 
only are this man’s prey.” 
FOR BEST RESULTS PLANT KILGORE’S “BRED-RITE” SEEDS 
27 
