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SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, MO 
SPINACH 
Pkt. Oz. Z 4 . lb. 
5c 10c 20c 
SQUASH 
Pkt. Oz. !4 lb. 
5c 10c 30c 
We handle immense quantities of Spinach Seed for a critical 
market garden and truck farm trade. For a succession the seed 
may be sown early in April and again in May in drills 1 foot 
apart and 1-inch deep, properly thinning out when plants are an 
inch in the leaf. For the earliest spring crop, sow from first 
to middle of September, protecting the crop through the winter 
with a light covering of straw or leaves. One ounce for 100 feet 
of drill, 10 pounds for an acre of drills. Write for prices in 
large quantities. 
Spinach, Bloomsdale 
BLOOMSDALE LONG STANDING. 39 Days. Nearly as early 
as the old strain and will stand two weeks longer before bolting 
to seed. Plants very uniform, leaves intensely crumpled and 
blistered, dark glossy green in color. 
KING OF DENMARK. 46 Days. A fine long season Spinach, 
remaining longer than most varieties before bolting to seed. 
Plant vigorous and spreading: leaves large, rounded, fairly 
crumpled and blistered; dark green in color. 
NEW ZEALAND. 70 Days. Entirely distinct from the true 
Spinach; plant tall and spreading with numerous side shoots; 
leaves medium green, rather small and pointed; grows well in 
hot weather and under adverse conditions. 
MUSTARD SPINACH (Tender Greens). Large, thick-leaved 
variety from Japan, remaining tender both summer and winter. 
Popular in the South. 
SALSIFY or OYSTER PLANT 
Pkt., 10c; Oz., 25c. 
CULTURE—Sow early in drills 18 inches apart and cover 
firmly 1-inch deep; thin to 3 inches apart in the drills. One 
ounce for 60 feet of drill; 7 pounds to one acre. 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. 90 Days. A very superior 
strain, producing smoother, larger and more vigorous roots; 
foliage stronger. Roots similar to a slim Parsnip. Often called 
“vegetable oyster.” 
CULTURE—Plant in hills, in well prepared ground, mixing 
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. 
DELICIOUS. 115 Days. A fall and winter variety, medium size, 
top-shaped, dark green, flesh orange, very deep and delicious. 
TABLE QUEEN. 58 Days. A squash fit for a queen. Cut in 
half and baked for twenty minutes, it is delicious. Wonderful 
producer. Fruits are from 6 to 8 inches long and 4 to 6 inches 
in diameter. Shell hard and smooth, dark green with sometimes 
a blotch of red at pointed end. Will keep as long as the 
Hubbard. 
GIANT SUMMER CROOKNECK. 55 Days. The largest and 
one of the earliest summer varieties; fruits often 2 to 2% feet 
long, very warty and deep orange in color. 
EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP. 60 Days. Very early sum¬ 
mer squash; also known as Patty Pan. 
EARLY YELLOW BUSH SCALLOP. 60 Days. A true bush. 
Earlier and smaller than the above. 
BANANA. 120 Days. A prolific, oblong variety 2 Y 2 feet in 
length by 6 inches in diameter, having a gray-green shell, with 
irregular stripes and dashes of a darker shade, distinctly 
pointed at the blow end; solid, dry flesh with small seed cavity. 
GOLDEN HUBBARD. 110 Days. Similar to the old Hubbard 
in form and habit, though smaller and decidedly earlier; shell 
moderately warted, rich orange-red; flesh deep orange, fine 
quality; good keeper. 
IMPROVED HUBBARD. 120 Days. The standard Winter 
Squash. Shell moderately warted; deep dark bronze-green; 
flesh bright yellow, fine grained, thick and dry. 
CHICAGO WARTED HUBBARD. 120 Days. Similar in quality 
and form to the Hubbard, but fruit larger and a little later. 
SWEET POTATO. Fruit light yellow with green stripes, 6 to 8 
inches long and thick flesh. 
TOBACCO 
SEED SWEET POTATOES 
Owing to the perishable nature of Sweet Potatoes, our re¬ 
sponsibility ceases upon delivery to railroad company and 
receipted for in good condition. 
Write for prices on the following varieties: 
Yellow Kinds— 
Nancy Hall 
Yellow Nansemond 
Yellow Jersey 
Porto Rico Yam 
Red Kinds— 
Red Nansemond 
Red Jersey 
Red Bermuda 
White Kinds— 
Brazilian 
Southern Queen 
Plants of the above varieties ready for shipment about April 15. 
Write for prices. 
SEED POTATOES 
NORTHERN GROWN 
CULTURE—A very clean piece of land Is best for tobacco. 
It is customary to burn a piece of land in the woods for plant 
beds. This destroys grass, weeds and insects, adds fertility 
through the action of the wood ashes, and leaves the ground in 
good order. The seeds are sown about February and protected 
by plant-bed cloth to keep off tobacco flies. When large enough 
and weather is settled (about June), set the plants out in 
highly manured or fertilized soil in 3'/ 2 -foot rows, 3 feet between 
the plants. Constant care must be given, cultivating, suckering, 
worming, etc. Methods of curing differ according to the variety 
and color; 1 ounce sows 50 square yards, sufficient to set 2 or 3 
acres. 
JUDY'S PRIDE. This type of White Burley is the best of any 
variety grown in this section. Makes the largest yield and the 
highest grade of leaf, which is much superior to that grown in 
other sections. Good, bright leaf, small stem and wonderful 
flavor. Pkt., 20c; oz., $1.00; postpaid. 
The following varieties are old standards: Red and White 
Burley, Sweet Oronoco, Yellow Prior. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; post¬ 
paid. 
Plant 8 bu. per acre. Write for prices when ready to buy. 
CERTIFIED STOCK. We offer Michigan and Minnesota cer¬ 
tified potatoes in several instances. Such stock has been in¬ 
spected while growing by authorized state agents and found free 
from serious diseases and varietal mixture and is from vigorous 
fields. Sorting and grading to No. 1 grade is also required. 
Early Ohio (Red River Stock) Green Mountain 
Bliss Early Triumph laHySix Weeks 
True Early Rose Irish Cobbler 
SPECIAL OFFER 
FIVE 5c PKTS. SEED, YOUR SELECTION FROM CATA- 
LOG, FREE WITH EACH $1.00 ORDER OF GARDEN 
SEEDS. 
