Squash (Cont'd) 
ZUCCHINI —A vegetable mar¬ 
row. Straight, cylindrical fruit, 3 
to 4 pounds, 4 to 5 in. through, 
10 to 14 in. long. Mottled and 
striped green-cream-grey. Firm, 
delicate flavored flesh. A bush 
type plant. Baby fruits are de¬ 
licious. 60 days. 
giant summer STRAIGHT- 
NECK—Similar to Early Summer 
Crookneck, but fruits are larger. 
55 days. 
Fall and Winter Varieties 
IMPROVED HUBBARD—Fruits 
weigh 10 to 12 pounds, pointed 
at both ends, slightly warted, 
dork bronze-green in color. Rind 
hard and tough, flesh very thick, 
orange-yellow, dry and sweet. 
Trailing vine. 105 days. 
TABLE QUEEN or DES MOINES 
—ribbed, acorn shaped, smooth, 
thin shelled, dark green. Light 
yellow flesh bakes well. 58 days. 
TOMATO 
STOKESDALE—An extremely im¬ 
portant new development. 
Smooth, 7-oz. fruit, brilliant color, 
exceedingly solid flesh and small 
seed cavities. Matures in the 
second-early group, a full week 
earlier than the Marglobe group. 
Usually ahead of Bonny Best, too, 
and 2 ounces heavier. (See page 
4 for illustration.) Packet, 10c. 
BREAK O' DAY—Risistant to 
wilt and nail-head rust. Plant 
light, of open, spreading habit, 
early and very prolific. Rich 
scarlet medium large, globe- 
shaped fruits. 70 days. 
SCARLET DAWN—Medium, pro¬ 
lific vine. Fruits medium large, 
globular, smooth, free from flat 
sides, bright scarlet, ripening well 
to stem. 70 days. 
BONNYBEST EARLY or CHALK'S 
EARLY JEWEL—Good for can¬ 
ning. Plants are open and me¬ 
dium-high. Fruit is scarlet, flat- 
tened-globe shaped. Medium 
large and very prolific. 74 days. 
MARGLOBE — Mod erately pro¬ 
ductive. Vigorous, and resistant 
to wilt and rust. Medium large, 
nearly round, smooth, and solid. 
Deep red. 77 days. 
PRITCHARD — A cross between 
Marglobe and Cooper's Special, 
developed by U. S. Department 
°f Agriculture. Large, solid, 
smooth, round fruit, with thick 
walls. Rather light scarlet. A 
resistant variety. 73 days. 
STONE — The great canning to¬ 
mato. Deep rich red, large fruits, 
uniform and smooth. Solid, mildly 
acid. 80 to 85 days. 
BRIMMER—Exceptionally large 
fruited variety. Vine large with 
deep green leaves. Enormous 
fruits, quite uniform, flat, dark 
pink, coreless and solid. Mild in 
flavor. 90 days. 
DWARF CHAMPION—Desirable 
where space is limited. Plant 
dwarf tree type, dark green 
leaves. Fruits medium, smooth, 
solid, pink, globular, flattened. 
86 days. 
GULF STATE MARKET—Vine vig¬ 
orous, rather open, medium 
height. Fruits medium large, 
globular, purplish pink, thick- 
skinned, very solid. 80 days. 
JUNE PINK — Earliest of pink 
fruited varieties, heavy bearer. 
Vine open, spreading, rather 
short. Fruits medium size, flat¬ 
tened, smooth, purplish pink. 
Sometimes called Pink Earliana. 
69 days. 
OXHEART — Open, spreading, 
moderately productive vine. Fruits 
extremely large, somewhat rough, 
heart-shaped and pink. Solid, 
mild flavored. 90 days. 
PONDEROSA—One of the larg¬ 
est. Spreading large vines. Solid, 
fine flavored, with small seed 
cells. Somewhat rough and flat. 
Have a tendency to crack. 88 
days. 
GOLDEN PONDEROSA —True 
Giant Ponderosa with yellow skin 
and flesh. Fruits are large and 
somewhat flattened in shape, and 
come in clusters of from 3 to 5. 
Packet, 10c. 
Small Fruited 
YELLOW PLUM—Valuable for 
preserving, and as novelty. Small, 
plum-like fruits, borne in heavy 
clusters. 73 days. 
TURNEPS 
White Fleshed 
EARLY WHITE FLAT DUTCH— 
Very early. Strap leaved. White, 
flat roots. Fine-grained and 
sweet. 46 days. 
AMBER GLOBE—Chiefly grown 
for stock, but used for table when 
young. Tops large, cut leaved. 
Roots round, large, smooth, 
globe-shaped, light yellow with 
green top. Flesh yellowish white, 
of good quality. 76 days. 
LONG WHITE COWHORN — 
Tops large, upstanding, deeply 
cut leaves. Roots 12 to 15 inches 
long, tapering, often crooked, 
white with light green top. Flesh 
tender, and mild flavor. 70 days. 
PURPLE TOP MILAN — Very 
early. Flat purple-topped roots of 
mild flavor. 42 days. 
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE — 
All purpose variety. Large, sweet 
tops. Smooth, globe-shaped roots, 
purple-red above, white below. 
Sweet, tender, crisp white flesh. 
50 to 60 days. 
WHITE EGG —C ut leaved, me¬ 
dium sized, upright tops. Egg 
shaped roots, all white. Smooth 
grained flesh. 55 to 60 days. 
PURPLE TOP, STRAP LEAVED— 
Medium early good cropper. Me¬ 
dium upright tops. Flat roots, 
shaded purple on top. Tender, 
fine grained flesh. Fine keeper. 
46 days. 
Foliage Turnip 
SEVEN TOP—For greens or for¬ 
age. Young shoots extremely ten¬ 
der. Roots tough, undesirable 
for food. 
SHOGOIN or JAPANESE FOLI¬ 
AGE—R ecently introduced and 
rapidly gaining popularity. 18 to 
20 inch bright green tops, strap 
leaved. Roots are semi-round, 
and white. Very mild and tender. 
Rutabaga or Swede Turnip 
AMERICAN PURPLETOP — 
Hardy and productive. Tender, 
firm, light yellow, sweet flesh. 88 
days. 
EARLY NECKLESS — Resembles 
American Purple Top, but with 
medium top and very small neck. 
Roots large, flattened globe 
shape. Yellow with purple top. 
Flesh yellow, firm, excellent qual¬ 
ity. 84 days. 
New.! 
SIX NOTABLE 
DEVELOPMENTS 
IN VEGETABLES 
Varieties that are 
good news to every 
gardener! The very 
latest prize winners! 
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