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SPRINGFIELD S EED COMPAN Y , SPRING FIELD, MO. 
SQUASH 
IMPROVED HUBBARD 
SUMMER SQUASH—1 oz. plants 25 hills; 3 to 4 
lbs., to an acre. 
WINTER SQUASH—1 oz. plants 10 hills; 3 to 4 
lbs., to an acre. 
TABLE QUEEN (Des Moines)—A trailing varie¬ 
ty, producing- acorn-shaped fruit with a thin, dis¬ 
tinctly ribbed, dark green shell; 6 inches long by 
4% inches in diameter. Flesh light yellow and 
bakes well; quite early. 
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! SQUASH— Pkt. Oz. 3.4 Lb. 
.05 .10 .30 
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CULTURE—Plant in hills, in well prepared ground, mix¬ 
ing plenty of well-rotted manure in each hill. Light soils 
are best suited for their growth. Plant six to eight seeds in 
each hill and thin out to three or four after they have made 
partial growth. Plant bush varieties from three to four 
feet apart each way, and the trailing sorts six to eight. 
HUBBARD, IMPROVED — The standard winter squash; 
fruits large, heavy and moderately warted; shell dark bronze- 
green, showing more or less light-green markings toward 
blossom end; flesh bright orange-yellow, fine grained, thick 
and dry. 
CROOKNECK, GIANT SUMMER (Bush)—The largest and 
one of the earliest summer varieties; fruits often 2 to 2 % 
feet long, very warty and deep orange in color. 
BANANA—A prolific, oblong variety, 2 V 2 feet in length by 
6 inches in diameter, having a gray-green shell, with irregu¬ 
lar stripes and dashes of a darker shade; distinctly pointed 
at the blow end; solid dry flesh and small seed cavity; rather 
late in maturing. 
DELICIOUS—A fall and winter sort of medium size; top¬ 
shaped in form and dark green, some specimens showing 
light-green markings running toward the blossom end; flesh 
orange, very dry and delicious. 
SCALLOP, EARLY WHITE BUSH (Cymling)—Very early 
summer squash; fruit flattened and scalloped, about 8 inches 
in diameter, comparatively smooth on the surface and 
creamy-white in color; also known as Patty Pan. 
SCALLOP, EARLY YELLOW BUSH—Quite identical with 
White Bush except in color, which is deep orange. 
FORDHOOK, (Vining)—A small, oblong variety, excellent 
for summer or winter; fruits 8 to 10 inches long, slightly 
ridged; skin smooth, thin and yellow; flesh very thick, straw 
colored, extremely dry and sweet. 
TURNIP 
CULTURE—For early use sow very thinly in March or April in 
drills from 12 to 15 inches apart; thin out to 6 inches in the rows. 
For fall or winter crop, sow in July and August. The old saw: “On 
the twentieth of July, sow your turnips, wet or dry,” is good advice 
and sow very sparingly—one seed to the inch is enough. The Ruta¬ 
bagas are grown for feeding stock, and are also excellent for table. 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill; 1 to 1% lbs. to the acre. 
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE—Almost a perfect globe in form: 
flesh and skin white, colored purple, or red, above ground; very fine 
grained and sweet; a superior variety. 
PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAVED—The most widely culticated and 
best known variety; a very early, productive sort; roots are flat, 
medium sized, purple or dark red above ground, white below; flesh 
white, tender and fine grained. 
POMERANIAN WHITE GLOBE—One of the largest and most pro¬ 
ductive; roots often grow to weigh 10 to 12 pounds, are globe-shaped, 
slightly flattened; skin smooth and white; for stock feeding. 
AMBER GLOBE (Green Top)—One of the best yellow-fleshed sorts; 
roots globular and of large size; skin clear yellow except the top, 
which is tinted green. 
LONG WHITE COW HORN—Roots are often 12 to 15 inches long 
and 3 inches in diameter, round, carrot-like in form and slightly 
crooked; clear white in color except a shade of green at the top; 
quality good. 
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TURNIP — Pkt. Oz. 14 Lb. 1 Lb. 
.05 .10 .20 .60 
PURPLE-TOP STRAP-LEAVED 
WHITE EGG—An early, oval or egg- 
shaped variety; roots of medium size, 
smooth and clear white; of the very best 
quality. 
EARLY SNOWBALL—Very early, of 
medium size, round as a ball and pure 
white skin and flesh. 
VEGETABLE PLANTS AND ROOTS 
We have the best equipped Greenhouses and Trial Gar¬ 
dens in the Southwest for growing plants; 45.000 square 
feet of glass. 
In their proper seasons we shall have large quantities 
of all kinds of vegetable plants of our own growth. Give 
us ample time to select, pack and ship your order. By 
doing so you will secure better plants. Should we bo 
sold out of the variety of plants ordered, we will send a 
nearly similar kind instead. They will be carefully 
packed and will carrv long distances. P’ants b' r mail 
at purchaser’s risk. No charge for packing, etc. Special 
prices to growers and canners. 
HERBS 
Pkt. 
Pkt. 
Basil Sweet , 
. 10 
Sage. 
.10 
Caraway . . 
.10 
Summer Savory .. 
.10 
IV'1. 
.10 
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TRANSPLANTED PLANTS WILL BE SENT UNLESS 
OTHERWISE STATED ON YOUR ORDER 
CABBAGE—Frost Proof. Dor,. 
Transplanted, home grown.. .15 
Transplanted, seed bed. 
Tomato, Transplanted .15 
Tomato for Canners. seed bed 
Peppers, Transplanted .25 
Cauliflower, Transplanted... .25 
Sage. Transplanted .25 
Egg Plant, Transplanted ... .25 
Celery.1° 
Sweet Potatoes, Standard... 
Sw 0 ' - * Potatoes, Nancy P T -' , 1 
Parsley .25 
Onion Plants. Bermu • 
Chives, per bunch, 10c .1.00 
Rhubarb Roots, la.s 
Each .10c 1.00 
Asna T ' Q cr11 ‘ 5 P *■ a 
"orse - adish Roots .. 15 
ion 1000 Ready 
.75 6.00 Feb 15 
.60 4.50 April 1 
.85 7.50 April 1 
.40 2.50 May 2C-Jul 15 
1.50 
1.50 
1.50 
1.50 
.50 4.50 
.45 
- 4.50 
1.50 
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5.00 
5.00 
1.00 
April 1 
Feb. 15 
Feb. 15 
March 15 
Apri 1 
Feb. 15 
April 1 
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