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JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., 
LA CROSSE, WIS. 
1939 
Pumpkin 
SALZER’S YANKEE PIE 
For the tastiest, most delicious pumpkin pies, plant 
Salzer’s Y’ankee Pie. It’s the finest of all and ranks 
enormously hig'h in sugar content. 
It is round and slightly flattened, with shallow Japanese Pie 
ribs, rather small, about 10 inches in diameter, and 
of exquisite quality. The tender, rich yellow flesh 
SMALL SUGAR 
Much smaller than 
the field varieties. 
rich in sugar, finely 
grained and sweet. 
Exceptionally fine 
pumpkin for pies. 
It is a very pro* 
lific type, producing W 
nice, uniform size 
and shape pump- 
kins in abundance. 
Considered one of 
the and 
to grow. 
953—Pkg.. 6c; 
oz., Dc; % lb., 29c: lb., 90c, postpaid. 
WINTER LUXURY 
A splendid winter sort, excellent for pies. Fruits about 9 inches 
in diameter, nearly round, smooth russet yellow skin, very prolific. 
Flesh light yellow, very thick, firm, sweet, fine grained and finely 
flavored. Keeps well. 955—Pkg., 6c; oz., 8c; % lb., 34c; Vs lb., 
43c; lb., 75c; 3 lbs„ $1.35; 5 lbs., $3.95, postpaid. 
SALZER’S MAMMOTH « 
Very extensively grown. Splendid for stock feeding as well as for 
the table. A popular type with the home grower, considered the 
best for exhibition purposes and a dependable sort in every way. 
Deep creamy red color. Nearly round, slightly flattened at top and 
bottom. 
Flesh is deep orange red and fine grained. A good variety to 
plant with corn. One of the best for winter storage. Matures fully 
in about 110 days. We have grown specimens of this variety 
weighing 135 lbs. 
95 1—Pkg., 6c; oz., 13c; % lb., 33c; Va lb., 68c; lb., 96c; 
3 lbs., $1.76; 6 lbs., $3.50, postpaid. 
is very thick, meaty and sweet, and the skin is a deep orange. 
There is no liner pumpkin, especiall.v for the home garden. Matures 
in about 70 days and is an excellent keeper. Very hardy and ve^ 
productive. Hundreds of tho'usands of customers sow this strain 
year after year. It is the be.st in cultivation today, for the table. 
Enormously productive. 
956—Pkg., 10c; oz., 16c; % lb., 35c; Vz lb., 67c; lb., $1.10; 
3 lbs., $2.00, postpaid. 
KENTUCKY FIELD 
Also known as Large Sweet Cheese. Fruits flattened on both ends 
and large in circumference. Mature.s in about 90 days. 
The rind is cream colored and slightly ribbed. In wide use for 
canning and keeps exceptionally well. It is a heavy yielder and a 
good main crop variety. The thick yellow flesh is lender, sweet and 
of finest quality. Splendid for stock feeding as well as for table 
use. It is'one of the old, widely used kinds of exceptional merit. 
950—Pkg., 5c; oz., 9c: % lb., 30c; V^ lb., 34c; lb., 60c; 3 lbs., 
$1.00; 6 lbs., $3.35, postpaid. 
Salzer’s Connecticut Field Pumpkin or Big Tom 
BIG TOM OR CONNECTICUT FIELD 
JAPANESE PIE 
Fine grained, dry and sweet. They 
ripen early, keep well and are fine 
for home use. It is one of the easiest 
pumpkins to grow. A large crook- 
neck sort with dark green skin 
mottled with yellow stripes. Matures 
in about 80 days. 946 —Pkg., 7c; 
oz., 11c; % lb., 38c; Vs lb., 44c; 
lb., 75c, postpaid. 
MIXED PUMPKIN 
A mixture of the choicest and 
finest pumpkin seed. Have some of 
each variety in one patch in your 
garden, without having to purchase 
a package of each. 
957—Pkg., 5c; oz., 9c; % lb., 
30c: Vs lb., 33c; lb., 5()c, postpaid. 
Salsify 
SANDWICH ISLAND 
Widely grown for fall and winter use 
and is popularly called Oyster Plant, 
because it has such a delicious oyster¬ 
like flavor. 
Salzer’s Sandwich Island grows a fine, 
fleshy root 6 to 8 inches long and about 
1 inch thick. The white flesh is of 
superior oyster-like flavor and is very 
nutritious. Matures in 140 days. It is 
hardy and may be left in the ground over 
winter, or may be stored in a pit or 
cool cellar after cutting off the leaves. 
1060—Pkg., 5c; oz., 13c; 3 oz., 32c; 
*4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.35, postpaid. 
106 1—Sandwich Island, .Salzcr’s Cliff- 
wood Farm TKIPLE-A-TESTED: A spe¬ 
cial reselected strain certified by THREE- 
WAY tests: Pkg., 10c: oz., 18c; 3 oz., 
33c; V* lb., 65o: lb., $1.76, postpaid. 
Salzer’g 
Sandwich 
Island 
Salsify 
Pumpkins are very easily grown in among sweet corn or field 
corn or whenever there is room for vines to spread. Connecticut 
Field is a standard corn-field variety and is widely grown for stock 
feeding, as well as table use. 
Vines are wonderfully prolific; fruits average 25 potinds in weight, 
are round and flat on the ends with a smooth hard rind. Flesh is 
yellovr, thick, dry, fine flavored, sweet and of excellent keeping 
qualities. A standard variety with canners. Matures in 75 days. 
943—Pkg., 6c; oz., 9c; Vt lb., 30c; Vs lb., 34c; lb., 60c; 3 lbs 
$1.00; 6 lbs., $3.36, postpaid. . , «c, ids.. 
Salzer’g 
Mammoth 
Pumpkin 
We think your seeds and plants, and your service. Is wonderful.—Mrs. Henry Duerbeck, Arnold, Maryland. 
