F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS. SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
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SPINACH — Good for Young and Old 
This plant will grow in any ordinary soil, 
but responds well to fertility. Sow early in 
the spring in drills 12 to 18 inches apart. 
For early use sow in August or Septem¬ 
ber. One ounce of seed will sow 50 feet 
of drill. Eight to 15 pounds per acre. 
AMSTERDAM GIANT PRICKLY WINTER 
The leading variety in the prickly seeded 
varieties of Spinach, being used by both 
the canners and the market gardeners. 
Plant is vigorous, leaves large, thick and 
of finest quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Va lb. 20c, 
Vz lb. 25c. lb. 45c. 2 lbs. 75c, 5 lbs. $1.50. 
HOLLANDIA PRICKLY WINTER— A new 
and improved strain of the prickly winter 
varieties of Spinach. It is very uniform, 
the plants producing large smooth leaves 
with very short stems. Leaves are dark 
green and thick. A fine market and can¬ 
ning variety. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 20c, 
Vz lb. 25c. lb. 45c, 2 lbs. 75c. 5 lbs. $1.50. 
MONSTROUS or VIROFLAY— The leading 
variety of the round or smooth seeded 
class. Produces large smooth thick leaves 
of dark green color. Used extensively for 
spring planting by the canners. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 15c. Vi lb. 20c. Vz lb. 25c, lb. 45c, 2 lbs. 
75c, 5 lbs. $1.50. 
NOBEL— This new smooth or round seeded 
strain is very uniform. Produces very 
large, smooth, thick, dark green leaves 
and, like the Viroflay, is excellent for 
spring plantings. Pkt. 5c. oz. 15c. Vi lb. 
20c. Vz lb. 25c. lb. 45c. 2 lbs. 75c. 5 lbs. 
$1.50. 
New Zealand Spinach 
Entirely distinct from true Spinach. Plant 
produces spreading branched stems from 
2 to 3 feet long and bearing numerous 
thick, fleshy leaves. Plant several seeds 
in hills 2 feet apart each way. As seed 
coat is hard, better growth is secured by 
soaking seed for 24 hours in warm water. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vz lb. 50c, lb. 75c. 
Swiss Chard or Spinach 
Beet—the All-Year 
Vegetable! 
Swiss Chard is grown for greens, the 
large well developed outer leaves being 
picked from time to time. Seed should be 
sown from February to July in rows 18 
inches apart and plants thinned 8 to 10 
inches apart. The earlier the seed is sown 
in the spring the longer will be the bear¬ 
ing season. Soil requirements and cultural 
conditions are otherwise the same as for 
Beets. 
LUCULLUS— Leaves are large, rich light 
green, and slightly crumpled and savoyed 
with a narrow or small white stalk and 
mid-rib. Tender and delicious. Pkt. 5c. oz. 
15c, Vi lb. 40c. lb. $1.00. 
Swiss Chard 
LARGE RIBBED WHITE — Smooth dark 
green leaves with large broad stalks and 
mid ribs. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 40c, lb. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
SQUASHES FOR SUMMER AND WINTER 
Any good enriched soil is adapted to the 
growing of Squash. The seed should not 
be sown in the spring until danger from 
frost is past and the ground is warm. 
Plant in hills (about 8 to 10 seeds to a 
hill) the early sorts 4 to 6 feet apart, the 
late varieties 8 to 12 feet. Thin out to 
three plants in the hill. Keep the earth 
about the plants loose and free from 
weeds. One ounce for 25 hills, 3 to 4 lbs. 
per acre. 
BANANA —One to 2 feet in length. Flesh 
firm and solid; orange yellow. Excellent 
quality, fine keeper. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi 
lb. 45c, lb. $1.25. 
EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP (Benning's 
Green Tinted) —An excellent sort. Popular 
in the West, on account of the greenish 
white color of the young fruits. Plants are 
of bush type. Fruit somewhat warted and 
white at maturity. Used widely by home 
and market gardeners and shippers. Pkt. 
5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 30c, 1 lb. 90c, 2 lbs. $1.70. 
GOLDEN SUMMER CROOK NECK— Early 
and prolific. The fruits are of the true 
Squash, Table Queen 
crook-neck type, heavily warted, and of 
light golden color; about 1 foot long. Pkt 
5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 35c. 1 lb. 90c, 2 lbs. $1.70. 
HUBBARD GREEN WARTED — A well 
known standard winter squash. Vines of 
trailing type; fruit somewhat pointed at 
both ends, weighing 10 to 12 pounds; 
slightly warted, dark bronze-green in col¬ 
or; rind hard and tough; flesh very thick, 
orange yellow, dry and sweet. Pkt. 5c. 
oz. 15c, Vi lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 
ZUCCHINI (Black Fruited Strain)— A new 
strain of this favorite variety of summer 
squash, more desirable than the "gray- 
striped" strain. Fruits smooth, cylindrical 
and of handsome deep dark green color, 
free from striping or mottling. Flesh very 
firm and of delicate flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 
Vi lb. 35c, lb. 90c. 
ITALIAN or ZUCCHINI— Grey. Similar to 
the Black type but having a greyish cast 
rather than black. It is of good quality. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 35c, lb. 90c. 
LAGENARIA LEUCANTHA LONGISSIMA 
(Cucuzzi Caravassi) — An edible gourd 
grown mostly by Italians. It has also 
been called "asparagus squash" and some 
few years ago was introduced in some 
sections as "New Guinea Bean." Fruits 
20 to 24 inches long, often 36 inches; 4 to 
6 inches in diameter. Vines trailing and 
should be trellised to grow straight fruits. 
Pkt. 10c, Vz oz. 25c. 
MAMMOTH WHITE BUSH SCALLOP — 
Nearly as early as the Early Scallop and 
much larger, frequently growing 12 to 14 
inches in diameter. A very handsome va¬ 
riety. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 45c, lb. $1.25. 
STRAIGHTNECK (Giant Summer) —A se 
lection from the Crookneck Squash but 
with a straight rather than a crooked neck, 
which makes it more easily packed for 
shipping. Fruits intensely warted, 1§. to 
20 inches long, deep orange in color with 
a thick, meaty neck. Pkt. 5c. oz. 15c, Vi lb. 
35c. lb. 90c. 
TABLE QUEEN — A trailing variety, pro¬ 
ducing acorn-shaped fruit with a thin, dis¬ 
tinctly ribbed, dark green shell; 6 inches 
long by AVz inches in diameter; bakes 
well. Quite early. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, V4 lb. 
35c, lb. $1.00. 
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TURBAN —Fruits 5 to 5/2 inches in diam¬ 
eter generally variegated, most frequently 
with dark green, yellow and red. At the 
blossom end it has a swelling curiously 
striped with green, dark yellow and red. 
Mostly grown as a curiosity although flesh 
is thick, sweet and fine orange yellow 
color. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 50c. 
Squash. Hubbard Green Warted 
