Sparkler. 24 days. Giobe-shaped; upper portion carmine-scarlet, 
with pure white tip; solid, crisp, and sweet. 
White Strasburg. 40 days. Long roots, often reaching 6 ins., 
and about 1 x /o ins. thick; smooth, pure white skin. 
RUTABAGA 
Improved American Purple-Top. 85 days. Large roots with yel¬ 
low skin and purple tops; flesh pale yellow, fine-grained. Pkt. 
5 cts., oz 10 cts., 14.1b.! 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.—postpaid. 
SALSIFY OR OYSTER PLANT 
Salsify 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. Roots 7 to 8 ins. long; flesh mild. 
Requires light, mellow soil ; do not use fresh manure. Plants 
may remain out all winter. 2 ozs. seed will plant 100 ft. of 
drill. PkL 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., x 41b. 50 cts., $1.75-—postpaid. 
SPINACH 
Sow seed early in spring and make succeeding sowings every 
10 days until late April. For fall crop, sow in August; for win¬ 
ter crop, in September or October. 1 oz. of seed will plant 100 
ft, of drill; 10 to 12 lbs., an acre. 
All Spinach seed sent postpaid 
Bloomsdale Long-standing. 45 days. More heavily crumpled than 
the following. Excellent for late sowing to carry over winter. 
PkL 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., x /41b. 20 cts., lb. 40 cts. 
Bloomsdale Reselected. 4 0 days. Growth up-right, with thick 
dark green, crumpled leaves. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., x /41b. 20 
cts., lb. 40 cts. 
Giant Nobel Thick-Leaf. 42 days. Heavy yielder of medium green 
thick, tender leaves. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., x /41b. 20 cts., lb. 
40 cts. 
Old Dominion. 40 days. Blight-resistant. Large dark green, 
heavily crumpled leaves. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 20 cts. 
lb. 40 cts. 
SWISS CHARD. See Table Beets. 
Hubbard Squash 
SQUASH 
Sow seed in early spring, in hills about 4 ft. apart for bush 
varieties, and 6 to 8 ft. for the running sorts. 
All Squash Seed sent postpaid 
SUMMER SQUASH 
Cocozelle Bush. 60 days. Deep green fruits, marked with yel- 
low and green, often 14 ins. long, tender and sweet. Pkt. 5 
cts., oz. 10 cts., 141b. 30 cts., lb. 90 cts. 
Early White Bush (Pattypan). 55 days. Fine dwarf sort pro- 
ducing many small white Squashes. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 
1,41b. 2 5 cts., lb. 80 cts. 
Early Yellow Bush Scallop (Golden Cluster). 60 days. Fruit flat, 
scalloped, pale yellow. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., x /41b. 2 5 cts., 
lb. 80 cts. 
Fordhook. Delicious fruit 8 to 10 ins. long, with creamy white 
skin. Excellent when small or when fully grown. Pkt. 5 cts., 
oz. 10 cts., x 41b. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts. 
Golden Summer Crookneck. Fruit about 1 ft. long, bright yel¬ 
low, with crooked neck., Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., -^4 lb. 25 cts. 
lb. 80 cts. 
WINTER SQUASH 
Banana. 110 days. Fruits often 2 1 / 2 ft. long apd 6 ins. afiroSs | 
shell gray-green; flesh yellow with small seed-cavity. Pkt. 5 
cts, oz. io cts., *4 lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Hubbard. Most popular Winter Squash. Fruits hard, with yel¬ 
low flesh of rich quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^41b. 25 cts 
lb. 90 cts. 
Rutgers Tomato 
Tomato 
Sow seed in hotbed or flats in February or March; when plants 
make 4 leaves, transplant, and when danger of frost is over, set in 
the open ground. 1 oz. of seed should make 1500 plants. 
All Tomato seed sent postpaid 
Beefsteak. 90 days* wilt-resistant. A main-crop variety for 
home and market gardens. Fruit large, flat, smooth, bright 
scarlet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts., ^4 lb. $1.00, lb. $3.50. 
Bonny Best, certified. 73 days. Standard early, Smooth, bright 
red fruits, ripening to the stem. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30cts., ^41b. 
80 cts., lb. $2.75. 
BREAK O’DAY. 70 days. Wilt-resistant. Early and extremely 
productive. Fruits larg^, smooth, globe-shaped, bright red. 
Desirable for both home and market garden. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 
35 cts., i/ilb. $1.10, lb. $3.75. 
Brimmer. 90 days. A large-fruited variety for home gardens. 
Uniform in size, flat, dark pink, coreless and solid, flavor very 
mild. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50 cts., x /41b. $1.75, lb. $6.25. 
Early Detroit. 82 days* Fruit nearly globe-shaped, firm, pur¬ 
plish pink. Vigorous, productive vines. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 
cts., ^4lb. $1.10, lb. $3 j75. 
FRENCH AMERICAN. 90 days. Our own introduction. Fruits 
especially fine for slicing. Mild in flavor, without acid; very 
solid, with few seeds; frequently weighs 2 to 3 lbs. each. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 45 cts., x /41b. $1.50, lb. $5.50. 
Greater Baltimore. (Cert. Ind. Strain.) 83 days, wilt-resistant, 
A superb second-early and main-crop Tomato. Fruit red. Pre¬ 
ferred by canners because of quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., 
x 41b. 80 cts., lb. $2.75. 
John Baer. 73 days. Bright red, smooth, evenripening fruit. 
Heavy yielder. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.» ^41b. 70 cts., lb. $2.50 
June Pink. 60 days. The earliest pink variety and in demand 
on many markets Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., %lb.. $1.00, lb. $3.50 
Marglobe. 77 days. wilt-resistant. A second-early sort with 
large, smooth, solid red fruits, ripening uniformly. Excellent 
for canning purposes. Pkt. 5 cts.', oz. 20 cts., ^lb. 60 cts., 
lb. $2.00. 
Marglobe Certified. 77 days. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., %lb. 85 
cts., lb. $3.00. 
New Stone. 86 days. Standard main crop sort.: Fruits oval, solid 
and smooth. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., %lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.00 
Oxheart. 90 days. Fruits often weigh 3 lbs. Skin pink; flesh 
firm, sweet, and almost seedless. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 55 cts., % 
lb. $1.75, lb. $6.50. 
Ponderosa. 88 days. One of the largest Tomatoes. Fruit solid, 
finely smooth, and of good quality. Desirable for home use. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts., x 4oz $1.35, lb. $5.00. 
PRITCHARD or Scarlet Topper. 73 days. A recent introduction. 
Fruit large, smooth, almost round, and carries the bright scar¬ 
let color clear to the stem end; flesh deep red, with few seeds 
and no core. Pkt. 5 ct., oz. 30 cts., x 41b. 90 cts., lb. $3.35. 
Rutgers, Certified. 73 days. Like Marglobe in shape, ripens from 
inside out, small seed cavity, few seeds. Good cropper.excellent 
for home gardens and canning. Oz. 25 cts., 4 ozs. 85 cts., lb. 
$3.00. 
