CONTAINS IMPORTANT VITAMINS 
Staffers Delicious Squash 
CULTURE. Sow in hills in the same manner 
and at the same time as cucumbers and 
melons, bush varieties, 2 to 4 feet apart, run¬ 
ning kinds 6 to 9. 
EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP. A very early 
variety, with flat, creamy white, scalloped 
Squashes, 4 to 6 inches in diameter. The vine 
is bushy in habit and rather dwarf. This va¬ 
riety is the common "Patty Pan" Squash. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; XA lb., 30c. 
HUBBARD. The most popular and widely 
used of the winter Squashes. Fruit is oblong 
and pointed, heavily warted, dark green in 
color, with orange-colored flesh. Is remarkable 
for its keeping qualities. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
lb., 40c, 
Salsify or Oyster Plant 
Sow in March, in rich, light, deeply worked 
soil, in rows about 2 feet apart. Thin out the 
plants to 6 inches apart, cultivate frequently 
to keep free from weeds. Perfectly hardy and 
can remain in the ground all winter. One 
ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. Grows 
very large here, resembling good-sized pars¬ 
nip; well flavored, mild. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; 1/4 
lb., 60c. 
EARLY YELLOW SUMMER CROOKNECK. A 
desirable table sort, very early and produc¬ 
tive—fruits when matured small crooknecked 
and and covered with warty excrescences. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; lb., 30c. 
SPINACH—BLOOMSDALE 
SQUASH—CROOKNECK 
Spinach 
An easily grown plant, the seed of which 
may be planted in the fall to secure good 
Spinach early in the spring or even through¬ 
out the winter. The better and richer the soil 
the larger and more tender the leaves will 
be. As a field crop for the market garden use 
8 pounds of seed per acre. For the home gar¬ 
den use 1 ounce for 100 feet of row. 
BLOOMSDALE SAVOY. The variety most 
generally used in the East and especially 
throughout the South for shipping. Leaves 
large, round and thick, very much sovoyed 
and rich deep green. One of the earliest va¬ 
rieties. Seed round. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 1/4 lb., 
15c; lb., 50c. 
Sict^pdiu EXTRA SELECT TOMATO SEED 
Sow the seed in February and March in the hotbed, or in pots in a sunny exposure in the house. If it it desired to make very 
healthy, stocky plants they may be transplanted or re-potted when about 2 or 3 inches high. When 5 or 6 inches high, if the ground 
has become worm, transplant to the open ground, on a rainy or cloudy day, if possible. 
TOMATO—EARLIANA 
Staffers Rutger's Certified 
Tomato 
Illustrated in Full Color on 
Outside Back Cover 
This variety created quite a sensation last 
year. The fruit is large, smooth, red, heavily 
meated and globular in shape. It is earlier 
than the Marglobe and matures as early as 
the Earliana. Pkt., 5c; oz., 50c; Vi lb., $1.25. 
JOHN BAER. An extra early scarlet fruited 
variety of superior merit. The vines are very 
hardy and exceptionally productive. It is one 
of the very earliest to ripen its first fruits and 
it continues to furnish marketable fruits much 
longer than other very early varieties. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 35c; Vi lb., $1.00. 
GOTHEN'S GLOBE. Medium early. Large and 
a good shipper. Fruits, scarlet, nearly globe 
shaped, smooth, solid, with small seed cav¬ 
ities. Pkt., Sc; oz., 35c; Vi Ih., $1.00. 
DWARF CHAMPION. A dwarf variety some¬ 
times called the Tree Tomato on account of 
its upright growth and its ability to stand 
alone without trellising. Fruit medium sized, 
smooth, uniform and of a purplish carmine 
color. Pkt., 5c; oz., 50c; lb., $1.25. 
EARLIANA. Most Popular Extra Early Red. 
A good yielder and the very earliest smooth, 
uniformly large red Tomato. The big planting 
by Southern shipper and marketers is Earli¬ 
ana. It has a sturdy vine, producing fruit in 
compact masses, and has few seeds. Its early 
ripening is aided by sparse foliage. This is 
a most valuable variety if true seed is used. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 40c; lb., $1.00. 
JUNE PINK. An extra early, purplish pink 
Tomato, similar to the popular scarlet fruited 
Earliana in growth and vine, shape and size 
of fruits and time of maturing. A valuable 
variety for market gardeners who want very 
early, purplish pink Tomatoes. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
40c; 1/4 lb., $1.00. 
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