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THE NEBRASKA SEED CO., OMAHA, NEBRASKA 
Spinach 
SPINACH 
Spinat. Epinard. 
Culture—This is one of the most important of our 
market garden crops and one that requires very little 
care. For summer use sow at intervals of two or 
three weeks from April to August, and for early spring 
crop sow in September, covering it in exposed places 
with straw to protect it from severe frost. 
BLOOMSDALE CITRUID SAVOT-LEAVED. The 
leaves are crinkled like Savoy Cabbage, from whence 
the name; it is a very valuable variety, particularly 
for market gardeners. 39 days. 
ROUND THICK-LEAVED VIROFLAY. Excellent 
market sort; equally good for spring and fall sowing; 
leaves large, thick and fleshy; in general use for early 
spring planting; also for fall sowing. 42 days. 
^NO OF DENMARK. A new Savoy leaved spinach 
which stands longer before going to seed than any other 
variety. One of the best and most prolific market sort; 
leaves very large and jucy and wrinkled. 46 days. 
NEW ZEALAND (Tetragonla expansa). A plant of 
a different genus, but of similar character and use 
as spinach. May be started in a hotbed and transplanted 
or sown out of doors when the ground is warm, allow¬ 
ing two feet between the plants. Pkt. 5c; oz. 16c. 
Spinach: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c. 
SQUASH 
Kuchen Kuerbis. Courge. 
Culture—Plant in hills, in well prepared ground, 
mixing plenty of well-rotted manure in each hill. Light 
soils are best suited for their growth. Plant six to 
eight seeds in each hill and thin out to three or four 
after they have made partial growth. Plant bush varie¬ 
ties from three to four feet apart each way, and the 
trailing sorts six to eight. 
STRIPED CUSHAW. Crook-necked fruits with white 
rind mottled with green. The fruits weigh about 12 
lbs. each. An early and prolific variety of excellent 
quality, growing 18 to 20 inches long. Thick, cream 
colored flesh. 
PIKE’S PEAK OR SIBLEY. A very vigorous and 
productive old standard variety. The fruits are large, 
oval in shape, the blossom end tapering. The color 
outside is dark green and inside the flesh is light yellow 
and of superior quality. 
EARLY WHITE BUSH. The best strain of white 
scalloped squash in existence. It grows to a large size, 
and in quality it is simply delicious. 55 days. 
CHICAGO WARTED HUBBARD. A new, very large 
strain of the old Hubbard, retaining all of its good 
features with the added merits of larger size, increased 
productiveness, and a hard, green, warty shell, render¬ 
ing it the best keeper of all. 100 days. 
Table Queen 
Round Thick-leaved Viroflay 
SALSIFY OR OYSTER PLANT 
Bocksbart. Salsifls. 
Culture—Sow early in the spring in drills 14 inches 
apart. Culture same as carrots or parsnips. 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. A new and large 
growing variety of best value to the market gardener. 
Salsify: Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c. 
IMPROVED HUBBARD. An old favorite, still re 
taining its place as one of the best winter squashes; 
vines luxuriant, healthy and very productive; fruits 
dark, bluish green, 10 to 25 lbs. each; flesh rich 
yellow, always richly flavored, sweet and dry, whether 
boiled, steamed or baked; good keeper. 105 days. 
RED OR GOLDEN HUBBARD. A perfect type of 
the Green Hubbard, except in color, which is a bright, 
deep orange-yellow, very showy and attractive. Flesh 
deep golden yellow, much richer in color than Hubbard, 
fine grained, cooks very dry, and is of excellent flavor. 
Its keeping qualities are fully equal to, while in produc¬ 
tiveness it far excells the Green variety. 100 days. 
TABLE QUEEN OR DES MOINES. One of the ear¬ 
liest winter squashes, a good yielder, an excellent keeper 
and of the best quality. Bug and borer proof. Acorn 
shaped, dark green shell and delicious ^vored meat. 
58 days. 
FORDHOOK. One of the earliest winter squashes, a 
good yielder, an excellent keeper and of the best quality. 
Bug and borer proof. 62 days. 
VEGETABLE MARROW, ENGLISH. Grows about 
9 inches long. Pale straw colored, changing to a deeper 
shade. Flesh white. 
VEGETABLE MARROW, ITALIAN (Oocozelle dl 
Napoli). Skin smooth, mottled, dark and light green. 
Grows from 12 to 20 inches long. Flesh delicate green; 
quality fine. 
