52 Vegetable Seeds 
Favorite 
Winter 
Keeper 
Improved 
Hubbard 
Squash 
Turnips and Rutabagas 
CULTURE—For the early crop sow as early as 
possible, covering */2 inch deep in rows 8 inches 
apart, thinning when small to stand 6 inches 
apart. Seed for the main crop of winter Turnips 
is started in July. Sow either in drills or broad¬ 
cast. One ounce should sow a 150 foot row, 1 Vi 
lbs. an acre if drilled, 3 lbs. if broadcast. 
4137 PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE. Handsomest 
and most desirable variety. Our strain selected for 
smoothness, depth of roots and uniformity. Flesh 
fine grained and firm. Pkt. 5c; Oz. lOc. 
4138 EXTRA EARLY WHITE BALL. The earliest 
Turnip. Medium size, crisp, tender, pure white and 
almost perfectly round. Produced six weeks from 
seed. Pkt. 5c; Oz. lOc; l A lb. 2oc. 
4135 EXTRA EARLY PURPLE TOP MILAN. 
Flat, smooth, medium size, few leaves. P’lesh 
white and sweet. Best for early spring planting, 
suitable for fall planting. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 1 Oc. 
4136 PURPLE TOP STRAP-LEAF. Superior for 
early or late planting. Flattened, good sized, small 
top with but few leaves; flesh very fine. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. lOc; ‘/4 lb. 25c. 
4139 GOLDEN BALL or ORANGE JELLY. 
Delicate and sweetest of yellow-fleshed Turnips 
yet introduced. Medium in size. Uniformly smooth 
and solid. Pkt. 5c; Oz. lOc; % lb. 30 c. 
Rutabagas 
4145 AMERICAN PURPLE TOP. American 
Swede. Produces uniformly large, globe-shaped 
roots. Purple above ground and yellow below. 
Solid, rich yellow, fine-grained and sweet. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 12c. 
4147 EARLY NECKLESS. Yellow Purple Top, 15 
to 20 days earlier than others. Excellent quality, 
fine appearance, roots round, slightly flattened 
and neckless. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 12c; *4 lb. 35c. 
Mustard Spinach 
3D I 2 TENDERGREEN. Japanese plant of 
Mustard family which has become 
popular for its quick production of edible 
crop of excellent, mild, tender, mustard-like 
greens. Large green leaves ready in 4 weeks 
from planting and are prepared and used 
the same as Mustard or Spinach greens. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 1 Oc; J4 lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
Sunflower 
4077 MAMMOTH RUSSIAN. Best egg 
producing food known for poultry. Single 
heads will often measure 15 to 18 inches across 
and contain an immense quantity of seed. 
Hang the heads in the poultry house, where 
the hens can reach them. Ounce Pkt. 5c; 
l A lb. lOc; Lb. 25c; 3 lbs. 60c. 
Spinach, Princess Juliana 
Swiss Chard 
Bush 
Scallop 
Crookneck 
Acorn, Squash 
Table 
Queen 
Winter 
Squashes 
4056 ACORN, TABLE QUEEN. Des Moines, 
Queen Ann. The best little squash for “indi¬ 
vidual” baking or steaming. Dark green, 6 inches 
long, 5 inches in diameter, deeply ribbed, smooth 
hard shell. Cut it in half, take out seeds, cook for 
20 minutes and enjoy the delicious nutty flavor of 
this little “Table Queen.” It stands ace high 
among the Squashes. Try it, you’ll like it. Pkt. 
5c; Oz. 15c; >4 lb. 45c; Lb. $ 1 OO. 
4072 NEW BUTTERCUP. This new type, Butter¬ 
cup, is just the right size for the average family, 
fruits weigh 3 to 5 pounds. Outside dark green, 
flesh a rich orange, untinged with green. Flesh 
smooth, flavor mild like a sweet potato. Pkt. 8c; 
Oz. 20c; «4 lb. 60c; Lb. 81 75. 
4073 GOLDEN MACARONI. Also called Vege¬ 
table Spaghetti. This novel squash is of Japanese 
origin. When cooked in halves or quarters the flesh 
separates into strands, very interesting and of fine 
quality. A delightful addition to your garden. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; l A lb. 60c; Lb. $1 75. 
4070 IMPROVED HUBBARD. The most popular 
Winter Squash. Delicious for baking and rivaling 
the best pumpkin for pies. Has deep orange flesh. 
Our strain grows large, has dark green, moderately 
warted shell end and has been selected to give 
fruit of greater weight and food value than the 
ordinary Hubbard. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; l A lb. 
45c. 
4060 BLUE HUBBARD. Size and shape of warted 
Hubbard, but clear blue-green. Excels in flavor 
and dryness of the flesh. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 
J4 lb. 50c; Lb. $1.40. 
4071 GOLDEN HUBBARD. Earlier and smaller 
than our Improved Hubbard. Flesh thick, deep 
orange-yellow. Of splendid quality. Pkt. oc; 
Oz. 15c; 'A lb. 45c; Lb. $1.25. 
4068 CHICAGO WARTED HUBBARD. A new 
type of Hubbard produced by careful selection of 
the large, dark green, warted specimens of good 
stock. Strong healthy vines, hard, warty, dark 
green fruit with flesh of rich golden-yellow, fine 
grained and dry. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; *4 lb. 45c; 
Lb. $1 25. 
Reselected Bloomsdale 
Savory Spinach 
Salsify 
Squash, Golden Macaroni 
Salsify 
Culture—Salsify is grown very much like Parsnips 
though the rows may be spaced a little closer. 
Do not plant in freshly manured soil as this has a 
tendency to produce ill shapen roots. One ounce 
should plant a 50 ft. row. 
4041 MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND, Vege¬ 
table Oyster. In soup it has a delicious oyster 
flavor. Fine fried in butter or boiled and made into 
fritters. Perfectly hardy and may remain in the 
garden for spring use. Dig early in the spring, 
however, before growth starts. Pkt. lOc; Oz. 
25c; A lb. 75c. 
Spinach 
There Is no more healthful vegetable than 
Spinach and it is so easy to grow that everyone 
should plant it. 
CULTURE—Sow the seed in April for spring use, 
in August for fall use and In September for win¬ 
tering over. Sow thinly in rows 12 to 15 inches 
apart, covering the seed about one-half inch; 
thin plants to four inches apart in rows. Spinach 
delights in cool, moist weather. One ounce should 
sow a 100 ft. row, 10 lbs. per acre. 
4049 RESELECTED BLOOMSDALE SAVOY. 
Valuable variety, vigorous, rapid growing, hardy 
plants, compact. Leaves large, thick, fleshy and 
savoyed or crumpled. Produces first leaves quicker 
than any other variety. Big crop in 6 weeks after 
early spring sowing outdoors. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 
10c; A lb. 20c. 
4052 VIKING. All-America Award of Merit. A new 
Spinach of outstanding quality. Meritorious, 
medium to dark green, long standing, giant leaved. 
Far above the average in quality. Comparable to 
Nobel Giant Leaved, though darker green and 
larger leaved. Smooth leaved in summer but 
inclined to crumple in cool weather. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. lOc. 
4047 LONG STANDING BLOOMSDALE. Not 
quite as early as Reselected but stands 2 to 3 
weeks longer. Heat resistant. Dark foliage. Pkt. 
5c; Oz. 10c. 
4045 PRINCESS JULIANA. Ten days later than 
Bloomsdale. Distinctly long standing. Slow to 
develop flower stalks. Large, crumpled, rich dark 
green leaves. For spring or fall planting. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. lOc; '4 lb. 20c. 
4046 KING OF DENMARK. Trifle earlier than 
Long Standing Bloomsdale and remains in condi¬ 
tion longer. Plants large, flatter and more spread¬ 
ing. Pkt. 5c; Oz. lOc; !4 lb. 2©c. 
4050 NOBEL GIANT LEAVED. All-America. Best 
smooth leaved variety for spring and summer 
sowing. Leaves extra large, smooth, good texture. 
Season between Bloomsdale Savoy and Long 
Standing Bloomsdale. Round Seeded. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c. 
4048 NEW ZEALAND. Tetragonia or Everbear¬ 
ing Spinach. The only variety that will give you 
good cuttings of Spinach greens all summer with¬ 
out going to seed. Fine quality. This is an entirejy 
distinct species, with smaller leaves, produced in 
verv great abundance. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 12c; X A 
lb. 30c. 
Squashes 
Of the small bush varieties, 1 oz. will plant about 
40 hills, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. Of the large seed 
winter varieties like Hubbard, 1 oz. will plant 15 
to 20 hills, 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 
Summer Squashes 
4055 COCOZELLE. Italian Vegetable Marrow. 
Most delicious summer squash grown. Bush type 
of plant, without runners, fruit long and slender, 
marbled with light and dark green. Use when 6 to 
8 inches long. Cook like other summer squashes or 
slice and fry in butter. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; A lb. 
45c; Lb. $1.00. 
4057 GIANT SUMMER CROOKNECK. Largest 
and one of the earliest summer varieties. Very 
productive, large, deep, orange, warty fruits often 
2 feet long. Flesh thick, firm and tender. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 15c; l A lb. 45c; Lb. $1.00. 
4062 EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK. 
Early, uniformly productive until frost. Fruits 
straight, smooth and creamy color on plants of 
bush type which permits close planting. Use when 
4 to 5 inches long. Pkt. lOc; Oz. 15c. 
4060 GIANT SUMMER STRAIGHTNECK. This 
novel squash has the “crook” taken out of the 
neck, having all the good qualities without the 
defects of its parent, Golden Giant Summer 
Crookneck. It is much easier to pack. The mature 
fruits measure 18 to 20 inches long, deep orange in 
color, thickly warted, with deeper flesh and thicker 
more meaty neck than the old “Crookneck” type. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; A lb. 45c; Lb. $1. OO. 
4058 YELLOW BUSH SCALLOP. Golden 
Custard. A mammoth strain of the Yellow Bush 
Scallop. Fruits are round and flat with scalloped 
edges, rich golden-yellow and with thick tender 
flesh of finest quality. Very early. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 
15c; 'A lb. 45c; Lb. $1.00. 
4061 EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP. Patty 
Pan or Cymling. Very early, fruits flattened and 
scalloped, about 8 inches in diameter, compara¬ 
tively smooth on the surface and creamy-white in 
color. Flesh white, tender and sweet. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 12c; 1 4 lb. 35c; Lb. $1.00. 
Swiss Chard 
No other vegetable will produce more nutritious 
greens from a small space than Swiss Chard or 
Spinach Beet. It grows rapidly forming large 
leaves with broad flesh stems and mid-ribs. Sow 
the seed in April or May and thin the plants out 
to stand 8 inches apart. 
3596 LUCULLUS. Very large heavily crumpled, 
thick leaves and creamy-white stalks. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 15c; l A lb. 35c. 
3597 LARGE WHITE RIBBED. Dark Green. Has 
enormous leaves not quite as crumpled as Lucullus 
and pearly-white stalks extremely thick and broad. 
Pkt. 8c; Oz. 20c; 'A lb. 45c. 
The Templin-Bradl 
ey Co., Nationwide Seedsmen and Nurserymen, Cleveland, Ohio 
