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VEGETABLE 
SEEDS 
5 ' 
per large packet 
UNLESS OTHERWISE 
NOTED 
‘^UBY KING —Vigorous dwarf 
olant. Abundant, tapering fruit, 
t34 to 5 by 3 inches, dark-green 
jhanging to ruby-red. b9 days. 
rOMATO or SQUASH— A novel- 
:y sometimes called Sweet Cheese. 
.Moderately productive. Tomato- 
ihaped fruit, 2% inches diameter, 
inches long, corrugated. Green 
changes to bright red. Thin, 
nild flesh. 80 days. 
|l/VORLD BEATER— Smooth, 4 
obed fruit, 5 by 3j/2 inches. 
iUlossy-green changes to bright 
*ed. IMild, very sweet, thick flesh. 
15 days. 
3ULL NOSE —Desirable early 
variety. Fruits blunt, pendent, 3 
nches long, and 2^ inches in 
diameter. Ends blunt, largely 4- 
obed, smooth, deep green chang- 
ng to bright red at maturity. 
50 to 62 days. 
★ ★ ★ 
Hot Varieties 
_ONG RED CAYENNE — The 
lot favorite. Used for canning, 
lickling, drying. Fruit 5 by ^ 
nches, tapering and twisted. 
Pungent flavor. Deep-green 
changes to brilliant red. 70 days. 
RED CHILI —Low, spreading, 18 
nch plant. E.xtremely pungent 
ruit, 2Yi by Yli erect, conical, 
,rellowish green changes to deep 
•ed. 82 days. 
SMALL RED CHERRY — Used 
argely in pickles. Vigorous, up- 
•ight, prolific plants. Fruits are ex¬ 
ceedingly pungent, round smooth 
ind solid. Deep green changing to 
ieep scarlet. 1 inch long, 1 inch 
n diameter, 82 days. 
★ ★ ★ 
PUMPKIN 
KENTUCKY FIELD— Large, rib- 
led fruit vary in shape. Up to 14 
nches, weigh 10 to 15 pounds, dull 
grange. Coarse, deep yellow flesh, 
;ood flavor. 120 days. 
KING OF THE MAMMOTHS 
ir POTIRON —Largest of all 
lumpkins, and is valuable for 
itock feeding and exhibition pur- 
;)oses. Globular, slightly ribbed 
fattened fruits. Skin light yellow 
nottled with orange, and often 
lightly netted. Weight 60 to 90 
!>ounds. Solid, yellow-orange 
oarse flesh. Fair quality. 120 days. 
SMALL SUGAR or NEW ENG¬ 
LAND PIE —Desirable for pie or 
general use. Round, flat end fruit, 
6 to 8 pounds, up to 10 inches. 
Smooth, ribbed, hard skin. Deep 
orange. High quality, thick, yel¬ 
low-orange flesh. 118 days. 
STRIPED CUSHAW— For stock 
feed. Crook-necked, 11 pounds, 
white and green striped, thick, 
coarse yellow meat. 112 days. 
WINTER LUXURY or PIE — 
Early, resembling Small Sugar but 
larger. Round, flat ended, 9 to 10 
inches, 7 to 8 pounds. Thin, net¬ 
ted, orange-yellow skin. 100 days. 
★ ★ ★ 
RADISH 
CRIMSON GIANT —Large round, 
1 to IJ^ inches. Deep crimson. 
28 days. 
EARLY SCARLET GLOBE, ME¬ 
DIUM TOP —Roots globular. Very 
slightly elongated, bright scarlet. 
24 days. 
EARLY SCARLET TURNIP, 
WHITE TIPPED —Carmine red 
with white tip. Small tap root. 
Flesh white, crisp and mild. 2(5 
days. 
FRENCH BREAKFAST— Roots 
thicker toward bottom, V/i inches 
long by Y to % inches. Dull scar¬ 
let, white tipped. 25 days. 
GIANT STUTTGART — Late 
summer and fall type. Top shaped 
root, 3 to 4 inches wide, 3 inches 
long. White skin and flesh. 42 
days. 
LONG SCARLET, SHORT TOP 
—Smooth, uniform, 5 to 6 inch 
roots, dark scarlet. Small tops. 
27 days. 
SAXA —A forcing variety. Small 
tops, round roots a little less than 
1 inch. Bright scarlet. 22 days. 
SPARKLER —Like Scarlet Turnip 
White Tipped, but with larger 
white area. Round, smooth, scar- 
let-red. 26 days. 
WHITE ICICLE— Tapering roots 
5 to 5^2 inches, very white with 
pure white, mild flesh. 27 days. 
★ ★ ★ 
Fall and Winter Varieties 
LONG BLACK SPANISH — 
Winter variety, good keeper. Roots 
almost cylindrical, 7 to 10 inches 
long, 2 to 2]/2 inches diameter. 
Black, slightly wrinkled skin. 55 
to 60 days. 
Long Block Spanish Radish 
ROSE CHINA —Roots are 4 to 
6 inches long, 2 inches in diameter. 
Cylindrical, but thicker at lower 
end. Blunt and smooth, bright 
rose-red. Firm, white pungent 
flesh. 52 days. 
WHITE CHINESE CELESTIAL 
—Large 8 inch roots, 214 fo 5 
inches in diameter. Cylindrical 
with heavy shoulders, crisp, white 
mild flavored flesh. 60 days. 
★ ★ ★ 
SALSIFY 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH IS¬ 
LAND —This popular variety has 
been considerably improved. Roots 
6 to 8 inches long, 1 to 134 inches 
thick, tapering, smooth, dull 
white. Plants 3^ feet tall, with 
large, purple-red flowers. 90 days. 
★ ★ ★ 
SPINACH 
BLOOMSDALE SAVOY, LONG 
STANDING —.V few days later 
than Regular Bloomsdale Savoy. 
Holds from 12 to 14 days longer. 
42 days. 
If. if if 
NEW ZEALAND —Thrives in dry, 
hot weather. Can be picked re¬ 
peatedly all season. Not a true 
spinach but similar when cooked. 
70 days. 
★ ★ ★ 
SQUASH 
Summer Varieties 
EARLY WHITE BUSH SCAL¬ 
LOP, Green Tinted or Benning— 
Fruits greenish when young, be¬ 
come white at maturity. 3 inches 
long, 734 to 834 inches wide. 53 
days. , 
GIANT SUMMER CROOKNECK 
—Prolific, bush type plant, curved 
neck fruits around 4 to 5 pounds, 
20 to 24 inches long. 4 to 5 inches 
in diameter. 56 days. 
GIANT SUMMER STRAIGHT- 
NECK —Fruits heavily warted, 
thick necked, straight lemon 
yellow. Flesh is thick yellow. 
55 days. 
BENNING’S WHITE BUSH — A 
popular early variety, preferred by 
many market gardeners because of 
the attractive greenish tint of the 
skin when young. 55 days. 
TRUE-BRED EARLIEST PRO¬ 
LIFIC — The earliest, meatiest 
and best white bush summer 
squash, very prolific. The green- 
tinted fruits are thick, with no 
depression around the stem, and 
smooth, only slightly scalloped; 
quality and flavor extra fine; very 
popular. 50 days. 
ZUCCHINI —Straight, cylindrical 
fruit, 3 to 4 pounds, 4 to 5 inches 
through, 10 to 14 inches long. 
Mottled and striped green-cream- 
grey. Very firm, delicate flavored 
flesh. A bush type plant. 60 days. 
Giant Summer Crookneck Squash 
Fall and Winter Varieties 
WARTED HUBBARD — Dark 
green 14 pound fruit. 12 to 14 
inches long, 9 to 10 inches through. 
Deep yellow-orange flesh is dry 
and sweet. Keeps well, prolific. 110 
days. 
VEGETABLE SPAGHETTI — A 
most remarkable vegetable, fruits 
freely, producing smooth creamy 
white fruits 8 inches long, 4 inches 
thick. Pick when well matured and 
cook in boiling water 20 minutes. 
Cut and empty stringy contents, 
quite tasty when seasoned. Can 
be stored until late spring. 
★ ★ ★ 
TOMATO 
Early Scarlet Fruited 
Varieties 
EARLIANA — Open, spreading, 
medium small vines. The bright 
red fruits run to medium size. 
This seed is selected for thick, 
mooth fruit. 66 days. 
JOHN BAER —An early sort that 
follows Earliana. Medium high, 
open vines. Fruits medium size, 
.semi-globular, smooth and firm. 
Bright, scarlet red. 70 days. 
BREAK-O-DAY— Introduced by 
the United States Department of 
.\griculture in 1930. A cross of 
Marglobe and Marvana, resistant 
to nail-head rust and wilt. Plant 
is light, with medium foliage, 
open and spreading in habit. 
Early and prolific. Large, uniform, 
globe-shaped smooth fruits of 
orange-red. Walls not as thick as 
Marglobe. 70 days. 
★ ★ ★ 
Intermediate Scarlet Fruited 
BONNY BEST EARLY— Standard 
second early variety. Medium 
vine, not very hardy. IMedium 
.size, smooth, apple shaped .solid 
fruits. Bright scarlet, excellent 
quality. Fine for market, shipping 
and canning. 73 days. 
CHALK’S EARLY JEWEL — A 
second early sort, good for canning. 
Plants are open and medium-high. 
Fruit is smooth, scarlet, flattened- 
globe shaped. Medium large and 
very prolific. 74 days. 
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