Ma\e Use of that Vacant Ground—Plant Squash 
SQUASH, Vegetable Marrow 
SQUASH 
One ounce will plant 50 hills 
Sow in hills in the same manner and at the 
same time as Cucumbers and Melons, the 
bush varieties 3 to 4 feet apart, and the run¬ 
ning kinds from 6 to 9 feet apart. An occa¬ 
sional feeding with liquid manure will repay 
in size of fruits. 
RUNNING VARIETIES 
Delicata. Orange yellow, striped green; very 
prolific; extra early; a good keeper. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 35c., 34 lb. $1.00. 
Des Moines (See Novelty Section, page 31). 
Golden Hubbard. Similar to the old-fash¬ 
ioned Hubbard in size and form. Skin rich 
deep orange. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., lb. 75c. 
Green Hubbard. The best for late use; an 
excellent sort for pies. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 
14 lb. 75c. 
Vegetable Marrow. The true English strain; 
color deep yellow; white flesh, about 15 in. 
long. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 34 lb. 90c. 
Warted Hubbard. Of immense size and very 
productive. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 34 lb. 75c. 
Winter Crookneek. The best Winter sort. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 34 lb. 60c. 
BUSH VARIETIES 
Cocozelle. Grows about 20 inches long; 
the skin is very smooth, of a dark green 
color. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 34 lb. 85c. 
Giant Summer Crookneek. Double the size 
of the old disctirded Summer Crookneek 
and equally as early. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 
34 lb. 75c. 
Giant Summer Straightneck. A selection 
from the Crookneek Squash but with a 
straight rather than a crooked neck. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 35c., 34 lb. $1.00. 
Golden Custard. Exceeds in size any of the 
scalloped sorts. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 3^ lb. 
75c. 
Improved Early White Bush Scallop. 
Extensively grown; flesh tender and deli¬ 
cate. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 34 lb. 60c. 
Long Island Improved White Bush. An 
improved strain of Early White Bush; very 
prolific. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 34 lb. 76c. 
Zucchini. A small, short type of Cocozelle, 
12 to IS in. long. Skin dark green, becom¬ 
ing lightly mottled and striped yellow at 
maturity. Desirable Italian Marrow. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 34 lb. $1.00. 
TOBACCO SEED 
One ounce will produce plants for one acre 
Connecticut Seed-Leaf. Pkt. 10c., oz. 50c. 
Havana. Choice imported seed. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 50c. 
TOMATO 
One ounce will produce 1,000 plants 
Sow in a hotbed about the first week in 
March, in drills 5 inches apart, and 34 inch 
deep. Transplant to the open ground when 
all danger of frost is past, setting the plants 
3 to 4 feet apart each way. Sufficient plants 
for a small garden may be started by sowing 
a few seeds in a shallow box or flower pot, and 
placing it in a sunny window of the room or 
kitchen. By training the vines on trellises or 
tying to stakes the fruit will ripen better and 
be of finer quality. 
Bonny Best Early. A very early popular 
variety. A vigorous grower enormously 
prolific, with splendid foliage and of an in¬ 
tense velvety glowing scarlet color; ripens 
evenly all over and up to the stem. Pkt. 
15c., 34 oz. 40c., oz. 00c. 
Break O’Day (New). Excellent new earh- 
variety, developed by the Department of 
Agriculture. Solid, heavy cropping red 
fruit. Disease resistant. Pkt. 15c., 34 oz. 
40c., oz. 75c. 
Burnett’s “Liberty.” Introduced by us 
some years ago, still holds undisputed repu¬ 
tation as the best main crop and exhibition 
variety. It is an exceedingly heavy cropper. 
Fruit large, perfectly round and solid; col¬ 
or glossy red. Pkt. 25c.. 34 oz. 50c., oz. 85c. 
Chalk’s Early Jewel. Very large, .solid, 
bright red; early and prolific. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 30c., oz. 50c. 
Crimson Cushion. Color bright crimson; 
large, handsome and solid, with few seeds. 
Pkt. 15c., 34 oz. 40c., oz. 75c. 
Earliana. Extra early; bright red; smooth, 
solid and meaty. Pkt. 10c., 34 oz. 30c., 
oz. 50c. 
Golden Ponderosa. Largest of the yellow 
fruiting varieties, similar to Ponderosa 
except in color of fruit. Pkt. 15c., 34 oz. 60c. 
John Baer (True). The earliest and best 
Tomato. Fruit solid. Color, bright red. 
Pkt. 10c., 34 oz. 40c., oz. 75c. 
Marglobe. A grand second-early variety, 
vigorous grower and a valuable addition to 
the garden due to it being immune to rust. 
Fruits are large, smooth and globular in 
shape, of meaty substance. Pkt. 15c., 
34 oz. 50c., oz. 75c. 
Ponderosa. Fruit exceedingly large and 
solid. Pkt. 10c., 34 oz. 40c., oz. 75c. 
Pritchard (See Novelty Section, page 31). 
Rutgers (New). Outstanding midseason 
type bearing an abundance of large, globu¬ 
lar, deep red fruits. (Further description, 
see page 31). Pkt. 15c., 34 oz. 50c., oz. 85c. 
Scarlet Dawn. Very early variety of recent 
introduction. Bright scarlet, medium-sized 
fruits. Good keeper. Pkt. 15c., 34 oz. 45c., 
oz. 85c. 
Stone. Flesh firm, solid and of excellent 
quality; color bright scarlet; the most pop¬ 
ular variety grown. Pkt. 10c., 34 oz. 30c., 
oz. 50c. 
Westchester Pryde has proved all we claim 
for it, both as a forcer and an early outside 
cropper. Of medium size, fruit uniform 
and perfect in shape, color beautiful rich 
red, flavor delicious. Pkt. 25c., 34 oz. $1.00. 
[ Use HOTKAPS when setting out '1 
Tomato plants. For prices see page 66 J 
SMALL-FRUITED VARIETIES 
We supply the following well-known sorts, 
generally used for preserves and pickles: 
Red^Cherry 
Red Currant 
Red Peach 
Red Pear 
Red Plum 
Strawberry, or 
Winter Cherry 
Yeiiow Cherry 
Yeilow Peach 
Yellow Pear 
Yellow Plum 
Each, Pkt. 15c., 34 oz. 50c. 
Collection of 1 pkt. each of above 10 varieties, 
$1.25 
TOMATO, Rutgers 
FORCING TOMATOES 
Carter’s Sunrise. A splendid early, bright 
red variety. Wry prolific. Does well out¬ 
doors also. Pkt. 25c., 34 oz. 75c. 
Comet. Deep scarlet of medium size. Short¬ 
stemmed type fruiting close to stalk. 
Pkt. 15c., 34 oz. 50c. 
Hundredfoid. Excellent new English strain. 
Abundant cropper; medium size, bright 
red fruits of good flavor. Pkt. 50c. 
Stiriing Castie. One of the best for forcing. 
Fruit small, solid, and of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 25c., 34 oz. 75c. 
Sutton’s Best of Aii. Sets freely and is a 
tremendous cropper. Color a deep rich 
scarlet. Pkt. 25c., 34 oz. $1.00. 
TURNIPS 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill 
For early crop sow in Spring as soon as the 
ground can be worked, and again in July and 
August in drills 34 inch deep and 18 inches 
apart; thin out to 6 inches in the row. Sow 
Rutabaga in June and July in drills 2 feet 
apart; thin out to 9 inches in the row. Tur¬ 
nips do best in a rich, light soil. 
Early Snowball. Small; one of the best for 
table use. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c.. 
lb. $1.25. 
Early White Milan. A handsome pure 
white; flesh very sweet and tender. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.25. 
Extra Early Purple Top Milan. White, 
with purple top; flesh pure white, sweet 
and crisp; the best early. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 
34 lb. 60c., lb. $1.50. 
Golden Ball. Very handsome, bright yellow, 
of rapid growth. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 
34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.25. 
Purple Top White Globe. A handsome, 
globe-shaped variety of superior quality. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.25. 
White Egg. Shape nearly oval; flesh pure 
white, fine grained, mild and sweet. 
Pkt. 10c.. oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.25. 
Yeilow Stone. The best known sort; flesh 
very firm and solid; excellent for table use. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.25. 
RUTABAGA 
RUSSIAN, or SWEDISH TURNIP 
Burnett’s A-1 (See Novelty Section, page 31). 
Improved American Purpie Top. The 
standard variety; very large and uniform; 
flesh bright yellow and quality unequaled. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.25. 
Long Island Improved. Of immense size 
and a good keeper; flesh rich yellow. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.25. 
Vegetable Seeds 
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