Summer Squash 
A packet of seed of summer varieties will plant 6 to 8 hills; an ounce 30 hills. 
GIANT SUMMER STRAIGHTNECK. spe*..stock. 
- 1 his summer 
squash has now almost entirely replaced the old Crookneck type, in 
both home and commercial gardens. It differs from the old Crookneck 
only in shape; the “neck” instead of being curved is straight and is more 
attractive in appearance and is much easier to pack in crates or boxes. 
The fruit is of large size, and of clear light yellow color. 
We have succeeded in breeding up a strain which produces almost all 
straight squash and can be relied on to give satisfaction to the most 
critical growers. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.40. 
Early Giant Crookneck. This improved strain of the old Yellow 
Summer Crookneck Squash is larger and has thicker necks. It is just as 
early as that variety. The squash are deep golden yellow and very 
warty. Dwarf or bush vines. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; M Lb- 40c; Lb. $1.25. 
ITALIAN VEGETABLE MARROW. (Cocozelle.) This is the most 
delicate and fine flavored summer squash we have ever grown. Italian 
Vegetable Marrow is becoming more and more in demand each year and 
is a profitable crop to grow both for market and roadside stands. The 
plant is of bush type without runners and the fruit is long and slender, 
mottled with dark and light green. It is used when 10 or 12 inches long 
and is boiled or cut in slices and fried in butter. Try it. Our stock is 
very fine being uniform in shape and of dark green color. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.50. 
Early Yellow Bush Scallop. Nearly the same as the White Bush 
Scallop, except that the fruit is yellow with yellow flesh. It grows more 
flat and slightly larger. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; M Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25. 
Mammoth White Bush Scallop. (Called also “Cymling” or “Patty 
Pan.”) The fruit is saucer shaped, pure white and scalloped around the 
edges. This squash is of excellent quality for summer use. Our strain is 
much deeper than the old flat kind and is equally early. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25. 
Vegetable Marrow. English (White Runner.) This is a very 
popular summer squash. The fruit is 8 in. to a foot long, 4 to 5 inches 
in diameter and of a creamy white color. It is used when half grown, the 
same as any summer squash and is very delicious either fried or boiled. 
The vines are of the runner type growing fully ten feet long. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.40. 
Sauerampfer (Ger.) Sorrel Acetosa (It.) 
Improved Broad-Leaved. Used as greens, or for soup flavoring. Sow 
outdoors in spring and thin to 4 inches. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; Lb. 50c; Lb. $1.65. 
Narrow-Leaved. The leaves are narrow and grow more upright than the 
Broad-Leaved. This kind is demanded on many markets. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00. 
Giant Summer Straightneck Squash 
A plant in our seed field 
Salsify or Vegetable Oyster 
Haferwurzel (Ger.) 
A packet will sow 15 ft. of row; an ounce 75 ft. 
“Oyster Plant,” as it is often called, is 
easily grown and is used in the late fall and 
winter when there are very few fresh vege¬ 
tables to be had. Market gardeners find this 
a profitable vegetable to grow. 
The best roots are grown on rather light 
rich soil, but good ones can be produced on 
almost any good garden land. Sow the seed in 
May in rows 2 feet apart and thin the plants 
to 3 inches apart. The roots can be used any 
time in the fall and winter. They may remain 
in the ground all winter, but before the ground 
freezes a supply of roots should be dug and 
placed in moist sand in the cellar for use in the 
winter. 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. The 
Best Strain. This improved variety grows 
very large often measuring 4 to 5 inches 
around and is of the best quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; M Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.90. 
Sassefrica (It.) 
Mammoth Sandwich Island 
SWISS CHARD or Spinach Beet 
Biesskohl (Ger.) Bieta (It.) 
A packet of seed will sow 15 feet of row: an ounce 50 feet. 
Swiss Chard is really a beet grown mostly for its leaves. Leaves may 
be boiled and served as spinach or the midrib cooked alone, either are 
delicious. Sown in the spring the leaves are soon ready to eat and if cut 
will continue to grow and produce tender young leaves all summer and 
fall. If given a little protection it will survive the winter and make excel¬ 
lent greens early in the spring. 
FORDHOOK GIANT The Best Variety. The leaves are 
-1 dark green, very large, much curled 
or “Savoyed,” thick of texture and quite tender making excellent boil¬ 
ing greens. The stems are pure white, broad and thick and make an 
excellent vegetable when cooked separately. We have the true stock. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; M Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25. 
Lucullus. This is the old standard variety still preferred by many 
people, because of the fine quality. It is a very large variety with 
curled leaves like a Savoy cabbage and an attractive light yellowish 
green in color. The plants grow nearly 2 feet high and the leaves are 
very large and of fine quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; Lb. 30c; Lb. 95c. 
Silver Leaf. Large, smooth, dark green leaves with broad silvery white 
ribs and stems. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; Lb. 30c; Lb. 90c. 
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