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Slate's Good Seeds and Prompt Service, South Boston, Virginia 
Spinach 
This is a crop that should form the basis of ever}’ 
early spring and late fall garden. Its greens are very 
valuable for certain mineral contents which have been 
found to be greatly needed in the human system. It is 
very easy to grow and makes a delicious dish. Sow 
seed early in the spring or in the fall in light drills 
about fifteen to twenty inches apart. Cover one-half 
inch deep and cultivate frequently. It will make 
greens in a very short while. 
201— BLOOMSDALE. —A quick growing savoy 
leaf variety, popular with home and market growers. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 8c, % lb. 20c, lb. 45c, postpaid. 
292— WILT-RESISTANT BLOOMSDALE. —Sim¬ 
ilar in growth to the above but bred for wilt resis¬ 
tance. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 8c, 14 lb. 20c, lb. 45c, postpaid. 
293— NEW ZEALAND. —A summer spinach that 
thrives in hot weather. Foliage thick and succulent. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 25c, lb. 60c, postpaid. 
202— MUSTARD SPINACH. — Quick growing, 
thick leaved. Makes excellent all-year greens. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 25c, lb. 75c, postpaid. 
Salsify 
Sow the seed after danger of frost is past in a rich, 
light soil. Sow in drills thirty inches apart and 
about one inch deep. After the plants attain some 
size, thin from four to six inches apart in the row. 
Cultivate frequently, but never while it is wet with 
dew. 
290— MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND.— This 
is the largest growing kind known, but its size in no 
way injures its quality. The roots grow to almost 
twice the size of those of any other variety, and will 
keep throughout the winter in the open ground. The 
flesh is free from strings, fine grained, and has a 
delicious flavor. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 14 lb. 40c, lb. $1.40, postpaid. 
Rhubarb 
Sow seed very early in the spring in a hotbed and 
later transplant to a cold frame. In the fall reset to 
permanent bed, which has been dug deep and made 
very rich with manure. Rows should be five feet apart 
and plants should stand five feet apart in the row. 
Keep out weeds and top dress every spring with 
manure and the bed will last indefinitely. 
289— LINNAEUS. —A large growing kind that 
makes excellent pies and sauce. Both leaves and 
stalks attain an immense size. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 14 lb. 40c, postpaid. 
Slate's Early White Bush Squash 
Squash 
A heavy sandy loam made very rich is ideal soil 
for squash. This is one of our most important vege¬ 
table crops and a small space properly cultivated will 
give an abundance of excellent food. The summer 
varieties should be pulled when very young and used 
or canned at once. The winter sorts should be left to 
mature and then stored in a cool dry place and used 
during the winter. Prepare large hills four to five 
feet apart each way and chop a handful of fertilizer 
into each. Then plant from five to eight seed one inch 
deep in each hill. Thin after the leaves form to two 
plants per hill and cultivate frequently. 
295— SLATE’S EARLY WHITE BUSH.— This is 
the earliest squash in cultivation and one of the best 
for home or market. The vines are vigorous and pro¬ 
ductive and will bear for most of the summer. The 
fruit is of medium size, slightly scalloped, creamy 
white, meaty, and free from strings. It is a ready 
seller on all markets and its good qualities command 
a place in every home garden. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 25c, lb. 75c, postpaid. 
296— EARLY SUMMER CROOKN ECK.— An ex¬ 
tra early crookneck variety which is extensively 
grown by market gardeners. The fruit is from ten to 
fifteen inches long, of a golden yellow color, and is 
densely warted. It is very prolific and of unusually 
good quality. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 25c, lb. 75c, postpaid. 
298— BENNINGS WHITE BUSH.— This new in¬ 
troduction has proved valuable to the market grower, 
because the young squash has a green tint that makes 
them very desirable. The fruit is slightly larger than 
the Early White Bush, not quite so distinctly scal¬ 
loped, white with a clear green tint, and of excellent 
quality. It matures along with the early sort. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 25c, lb. 75c, postpaid. 
297— ACORN OR TABLE QUEEN— This is a 
winter squash which will prove very desirable even 
in the South. Matures early and bears fruits of four 
to five inches and acorn shaped. These squash when 
baked in halves with a little butter are delicious. 
Can be stored for winter use. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 30c, lb. 90c, postpaid. 
301— SELECT HUBBARD.— Fruits, large, warted, 
dark green, good keeper and best of winter squash. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 30c, lb. 90c, postpaid. 
Bloomdale Spinach 
