Slate Seed Co., Seedsmen Since 1866, South Boston, Virginia 
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Radish 
Pumpkins 
Pumpkins 
Pumpkins may be planted in hills like water¬ 
melons or may be planted in the cornfield. They 
should be planted in the spring after warm weather 
comes and in a rich loam soil in hills six to eight 
feet apart. Cultivate like squash or melons until 
the vines begin to run. 
275— KING OF MAMMOTHS. — Also known as 
Pot Iron, and is the largest pumpkin known to us. 
It is good for table use or makes an enormous yield 
of good stock feed. The fruit is very large, round, 
flattened at the ends, and has a smooth yellow skin 
and thick yellow flesh. If you want to grow prize¬ 
winning pumpkins for your fair, try this one. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, % lb. 40c, lb. $1.25, postpaid. 
276— CONNECTICUT FIELD. — The standard 
field variety for stock feed. It makes a good yield 
of medium size pumpkins that are slightly ribbed, 
and have a smooth yellow skin with yellow flesh. 
In many sections it is considered best for making 
pumpkin pies. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 30c, lb. 75c, postpaid. 
277— TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO. — In our 
estimation this is the most valuable home garden 
variety in cultivation. It makes a good yield of 
large fruits that are striped with gray and green, 
and of long or gourd shape. The flesh is thick, of a 
pure yellow color and has the excellent flavor of a 
good sweet potato. We consider it far better than 
the average sweet potato, because its flesh is very 
tender and free from the strings so often found in 
sweet potatoes, and when baked it cannot be dis¬ 
tinguished from that of a potato. Further, a pump¬ 
kin is very easy to keep while a sweet potato is 
very difficult to keep. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, % lb. 40c, lb. $1.10, postpaid. 
278— SLATE’S CROOKNECK CASHAW. — One 
of the best of table varieties. Its fruit is large, 
long, with crooked neck with yellowish skin which 
is striped in green. The flesh is thick, very tender, 
sweet, and of a flavor that will prove welcome on 
any table. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, % lb. 45c, lb. $1.25, postpaid. 
279 — SUGAR, or NEW ENGLAND PIE.— This is 
the variety that made pumpkin pie famous. Its 
fruit is of medium size, round, slightly flattened at 
the ends and of a golden yellow color. The flesh 
is thick, very sweet, tender, and has the delicious 
flavor for making pies. If you like real New Eng¬ 
land pumpkin pies, this variety will enable you to 
have them. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, % lb. 40c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
The radish if properly used can be made into a 
most important garden crop. Its ease of culture 
and quick growth makes it possible to have good 
radishes before anything else comes in the spring 
and after all vegetables have gone in the fall. It is 
a vegetable which adapts itself to almost any kind 
of culture but always repays the man who takes 
good care of it. It may be forced indoors during 
the dreary winter and will prove a most acceptable 
addition to the diet. Or it can be planted in cold 
frames in the hot summer, or started just as the 
garden gives out in the fall. The essentials of 
radish culture are rich light soil, frequent cultiva¬ 
tion, and applications of fertilizer to force its 
growth all possible. A radish that makes quick 
growth is never tough and hot. It is the ones that 
linger in the beds and do not grow that turn out 
such undesirable roots. 
280—SLATE’S RED FORCING.— In this variety, 
we are offering both home and market growers a 
most valuable sort. It will mature edible roots in 
a very short while, make a small growth of tops, 
and small scarlet roots of round shape. The roots 
are smooth, free from side rootlets, of uniform size, 
bright scarlet skin with white flesh, and almost 
globe shape. The flesh is mild and sweet, crisp and 
tender. Any good radish must be grown rapidly, 
and if you take this forcing sort and hasten it to 
maturity, you will have your ideal of what a 
radish should be. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
281 — SCARLET BUTTON. —Round or globe shape, bright 
scarlet, very early, mild white flesh. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 8c; X A lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid. 
282 — SCARLET TURNIP. —Roots round, scarlet color 
with white tip, small top growth. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 8c; 44 lb., 25c; lb., 70c, postpaid. 
285 — BRIGHTEST LONG SCARLET.— Long roots of ex¬ 
cellent quality and a bright scarlet color. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 8c; X A lb., 25c; lb., 70c, postpaid. 
284 — LONG WHITE ICICLE. —Long roots of pure white. 
Good quality flesh and mild. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 8c; t4 lb., 25c; lb., 70c, postpaid. 
287 — CELESTIAL ROSE. —Rather large roots of a light 
red or pink color. Very popular for winter radish. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 8c; % lb., 25c; lb., 70c, postpaid. 
286— FRENCH BREAKFAST. —Olive shape, scarlet with 
white tip. Quick growing and good for late planting. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 8c; X A lb., 25c; lb., 70c, postpaid. 
French Breakfast Radish 
