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Salsify (Oyster Plant) 
Commonly called vegetable oyster. Used stewed, boiled or fried. When cooked has an 
oyster flavor. Sow early in drills fifteen inches apart; cover the seeds with fine soil, an 
inch and a half deep. 
One ounce to 50 feet of drill. 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. Pkt., 5c; Oz., 25c; % lb., 75c. 
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. 
The New Zealand spinach, which re¬ 
quires more room, may be started from 
seed early in spring to give greens during 
the heat of summer. 
One ounce to 50 feet of drill; 10 to 12 
pounds to the acre. 
KING OF DENMARK. Leaves rounded, 
'somewhat blistered; suitable for early 
sowing and remains in good condition 
after other varieties have bolted to seed. 
Pkt., 5c; Oz., 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 50c. 
LONG STANDING. Good for summer 
crops, dark green in color, slow running 
to seed. Pkt., 5c; Oz., 10c; % lb., 20c; 
lb., 50c. 
BLOOMSDALE OR SAVOY LEAVED. Very dark green and compact in growth, with¬ 
stands heat longer than most varieties. Pkt., 5c; Oz., 10c; X A lb., 20c; lb., 50c. 
VICTORIA. Very thick, dark green variety, with leaves spreading out flat on the 
ground. Long standing. Pkt., 5c; Oz., 10c; X A lb., 20c; lb., 50c. 
NEW ZEALAND. (Cut and come again variety). Grows in heat of 'summer when 
other varieties fail. Germination is slow and can be hastened by soaking in warm 
water for 24 hours. Pkt., 5c; Oz., 15c; X A lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 
Squash 
Squash are quite tender and should not be planted until the ground has become 
thoroughly warm and all danger of frost is past. Plant in light, rich soil, well pulverized. 
Bush varieties should be planted about 4 ft. and the running varieties about 8 ft. apart. 
Bush varieties, one ounce to 40 hills; running varieties one ounce to 15 hills, three or 
four pounds per acre. 
GIANT SUMMER CROOKNECK. Early, productive and of good quality; fruit bright 
yellow. Pkt., 5c; Oz., 15c; X A lb., 45c; lb., $1.50. 
WHITE BUSH SCALLOPED. An early flat, scalloped shaped variety; very productive; 
good either for home or market garden. Pkt., 5c; Oz., 15c; X A lb., 45c; lb., $1.50. 
HUBBARD. One of the most desirable varieties in cultivation; color, dark green; flesh, 
bright orange-yellow; fine-grained, very dry, sweet and rich-flavored; keeps perfectly 
good throughout the winter. Pkt., 5c; Oz., 15c; X A lb., 45c; lb., $1.50. 
GOLDEN HUBBARD. Same type as the Green Hubbard, but of rich orange-red color 
and earlier to mature. A good keeper. Pkt., 5c; Oz., 15c; X A lb., 45c; lb., $1.50. 
All priCft? quoted jn tJiJs catalogue subject to change without notice, 
