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ROYAL QUALITY SEEDS BEST BY EVERY TEST 
BLOOMSDALE SAVOY —The most largely 
grown variety and suitable for the home and 
market garden. One of the earliest and best 
for fall planting, for spring use being very 
hardy, but goes to seed quickly in hot weather; 
leaves broad, dark green and much crumpled. 
GIANT THICK LEAVED (Round Seeded) 
—Is the best of the round-seeded, thick-leaved 
group. Is an enormous yielder of a deep 
green color and smooth character leaves. Val¬ 
uable for home and market garden ^as well as 
canning. 
BLOOMSDALE LONG STANDING— Small 
but very compact, with short-stemmed, dark 
green leaves. The leaves are pointed, of thick 
texture, and much crumpled. Stands a long 
time before bolting to seed. Yields over 1,000 
bushels per acre on good soil. 
NEW ZEALAND —Entirely different from 
other Spinach in type and in that it thrives 
during hot weather and in any soil, rich or 
poor. The tender shoots are of good quality 
and may be cut throughout the summer. Plant 
three or four seeds in hills two feet apart 
each way. This Spinach can be used in Au¬ 
gust or September or up till frost. By using 
only the leaves it will sprout out again. 
SQUASH 
Hubbard 
CULTURE —Plant in warm ground after 
danger of frost is past. Summer varieties 
should be planted in hills 4 to 5 feet apart 
each way, and winter kinds 8 to 12. Sow 8 
seeds to the hill and thin to four plants when 
they begin to vine. One ounce summer will 
plant 50 hills; one ounce winter will plant 25 
hills; 3 to 4 pounds to the acre. 
SUMMER VARIETIES 
WHITE BUSH SCALLOP— Fruit from our 
strain measures 9 to 11 inches in diameter, of 
creamy, white color and fine for table use or 
market. 
YELLOW BUSH SCALLOP— Is similar to 
the White Bush, except in color, being a 
golden yellow. Is of the Patty Pan type, 
sometimes called Golden Custard. 
GOLDEN SUMMER CROOKNECK —Crop 
matures in about 60 days. Fruit weighs about 
2 pounds. Flesh is pale green while the skin 
is warted and of a bright yellow color. 
GIANT SUMMER CROOKNECK —Is much 
larger than the Yellow Summer Crookneck. 
Fruit grows from 18 to 24 inches long and 
4 iV2 inches through. 
FORDHOOK — While a summer sort, if 
stored in a warm dry place, keeps well. Out¬ 
side color is bright yellow; inside, straw yel¬ 
low. Splendid for baking or pies, as the flesh 
is dry and sweet. 
AUTUMN and WINTER SORTS 
DELICIOUS —Produces dark green fruit of 
medium size, weighing 5 to 10 pounds. Flesh 
is fine grained, of superb quality, tasty and a 
