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PUMPKIN 
1 lb. will plant 250 hills 
Pumpkins are now principally cultivated 
for agricultural purposes. They are usually 
planted in fields of Corn or Potatoes, but may 
be profitably raised in fields by themselves. 
Sow first of May, in hills 8 feet apart. 
Price of Pumpkin Seed is as follows: pkt. 
5c., oz. 10c., )4 lb* 25c., lb. 75c. 
Connecticut Field. (120 days.) Extensively 
grown for making pies, canning and for 
stock feed. Fruits large, flat, deep orange 
and of good quality. 
King of the Mammoth. (120 days.) Grows 
to immense size, often weighing over 100 
lbs. 
Pumpkin, Winter Luxury 
Sugar or New England Pie. The earliest 
and best for pies; much grown in home and 
market gardens and for shipping. Fruits 
commonly 6 in. long and 8 to 9 in. in dia¬ 
meter; flattened; furrowed; skin smooth, 
rich reddish-orange; rind hard; flesh thick, 
orange-yellow, of unexcelled quality. 
Winter Luxury. (100 days.) Grows uni¬ 
formly to a diameter of 10 to 12 in. and 
is enormously productive. It is a beautiful 
golden yellow, finely and closely netted. As 
a Winter keeper and cooking variety it 
stands unexcelled. 
Spinach, King of Denmark 
SPINACH 
Price of Spinach unless otherwise noted 
is as follows: pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., lb. 30c., 
10 lbs. $2.60. 
Bloomsdale Long Standing Savoy. More 
compact in growth and a deeper green color 
than other Savoy varieties. It will stay in 
prime condition for cutting two weeks long¬ 
er than many other varieties. 
Giant Thick-leaved. A strong-growing, 
early market variety; large, thick leaves, 
deep green color. The best for Spring or 
Fall sowing. 
Juliana. Long season type with rich dark 
green crumpled leaves standing a long time 
before seeding. Fine for Spring or Fall 
planting. 
King of Denmark. Leaves are large, round¬ 
ed and of a deep green color, and re¬ 
main in good condition a week after some 
varieties have gone to seed. It has quite 
a butter flavor. 
New Zealand. Ready for use in about 10 
weeks from sowing. This variety may be 
cut and comes back again all Summer. The 
leaves are very small. Pkt. 5 and 10c. 
oz. 15c., 34 lb. 25c., lb. 60c. 
Virginia Blight-Resisting Savoy. (39 
days.) A mosaic-resistant variety. Plants 
vigorous, upstanding. Leaves somewhat 
smoother than other strains of Savoy, but 
will withstand heat better. 
SQUASH 
One ounce Early Squash will plant about 
50 hills. One ounce Marrow Squash will plant 
about 25 hills 
Price of Squash unless otherwise noted 
is as follows: pkts. 5 and 10c., oz. 15c., 
34 lb. 35c., lb. $1.25. 
Banana. A late, trailing, cylindrical sort. 
Flesh yellowish orange, sweet. 
Blue Hubbard. Of true Hubbard shape with 
rich blue-green skin and bright orange flesh 
of fine flavor. 
Boston Marrow. (97 days.) A productive 
Fall sort of vining or trailing habit. Deep 
orange, slightly rough fruits, 12 in. long 
and 9 in. in diameter, weighing 7 to 8 lbs. 
Flesh yellow, thick, fine-grained, and moist. 
Resembles a pumpkin and is extensively 
used for pies. 
Delicious. Green skin; orange flesh; fine 
grained; sweet and dry. 
Des Moines. Trailing in habit with acorn¬ 
shaped, smooth, dark green fruits. Flesh 
light yellow. Bakes wonderfully. Very 
early. 
Early White Bush Scallop. (53 days.) Also 
called Cymling and Patty Pan. Fruits 
white, scalloped, flattened and smooth, 8 
in. in diameter by 3 in. thick, weighing 2)4 
lbs. A valuable and popular early sort for 
home market, and shipping. 
Giant Summer Crookneck. Double the 
size of the Summer Crookneck. 
Giant Summer Straightneck. Fruits 
about 18 in. long, deep orange color and 
intensely warted. 
Golden Hubbard. Similar to the old-fash¬ 
ioned Hubbard in size and form. Skin rich 
deep orange. 
Golden Table Queen. (All-American Award 
1939). Weighs about 1)4 lbs. and is acorn¬ 
shaped, deeply furrowed, and golden yel¬ 
low on the outside. The flesh is rich yellow, 
dry and mealy, and of delicious flavor. The 
vines yield prolifically, and the fruit ma¬ 
tures early. 
Hubbard (Green). (105 days.) Fruit 
pointed, slightly warted, dark green, 12 in. 
long, 9 in. in diameter, weighing 10 to 12 
lbs. Flesh thick, orange, dry and sweet. 
Italian Marrow or Cocozelle. (65 days.) 
Fruits dark green, becoming yellowish at 
maturity, 6 to 8 in. long, 3 in. in diameter 
Flesh pale green, thick, firm, tender, of ex¬ 
cellent tasty quality. Very popular. 
Assorted Squash 
