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FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. 
SPINACH (Cont.) 
Old Dominion (Blight Resistant) 
40 days. A cross between Virginia Blight-Resistant Savoy and 
King of Denmark. Large, dark green, heavily crumpled leaves. 
Long standing and resistant to mosaic. Used mostly for an early 
spring crop. 
★ SAVOY LEAVED or BLOOMSDALE 
(Round Seeded.) 40 days. The standard very early sort for home 
and market garden. Plants upright and compact, attain height 
of 10—12 in. and spread of 12—15 in. Leaves large; blistered 
and crumpled; rich deep, glossy green; of splendid quality. 
Summer Savoy 
(Round seeded) 48 days. A new strain of Long Standing Blooms¬ 
dale; slightly later and not quite so productive, but stands 
longer before starting to bolt. Leaves more crumpled and 
blistered, and plant more compact and somewhat darker green. 
Attractive for home and market garden as well as for shipping. 
Viking 
(Round Seeded.) 48 days. A dark green smooth leaved type 
which has proved very desirable for shipping and canning. Leaves 
large with short petioles. Recommended because of its high 
yielding character and fine quality. 
★Virginia Savoy (Blight Resistant) 
40 days. Used principally in sections where blight (mosaic) occurs. 
Similar to Savoy Leaved or Bloomsdale, but somethat smoother 
in leaf and inclined to bolt to seed earlier. 
★ Viroflay 
43 days. A round seeded variety similar in appearance to Morse’s 
Dark Green Prickly Seeded. Plants erect. Leaves large, dark 
green, smooth. Used principally in California for canning and 
market. 
New Zealand (Tetragonia) 
55 days. Distinct from other kinds of spinach and particularly 
valuable for culture in hot dry weather. Seeds comparatively 
large and nut-like. Plants very large and spreading; leaves 
numerous, small, triangular, thick, deep green. The tender leafy 
shoots are gathered repeatedly. 
SQUASH 
SUMMER VARIETIES 
EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK (Our Introduction. Winner 1938 
All-America Award) 50 days 
New high-yielding summer squash, earlier than Giant Summer 
Straightneck. Plants strictly bush and compact with ample 
foliage, permitting close planting. Fruits straight, smooth, 
and of delicate creamy color; firm and usable when only 4 to 
5 in. long and until 12 to 14 in. long. Quality unsurpassed. 
Suitable for home and market garden and for shipment. 
Early Bush Scallop, Green Type (Benning's) 
50 days. A valuable White Bush selection very popular on the 
West Coast. Fruits of convenient size for shipping; color light 
green when young; creamy white when fully matured. Retains 
green color longer than most varieties. 
Early White Bush Scallop 
50 days. Standard scallop squash for home and market garden. 
Fruits uniform, round, attain 9 in. diameter, flattened, with scal¬ 
loped margins; smooth; greenish white when young, white when 
mature. 
Early Yellow Bush Scallop 
54 days. Fruits attractive deep orange; smooth; round and 
thick, but flat with scalloped margin; become 12 inches in diam¬ 
eter and 3 inches thick. 
SPIGM 
SPISA 
SPIVY 
SPIKI 
SPIRG 
SPVIP 
SPIZE 
SQPRO 
SQEEN 
SQALL 
SQYEL 
