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Asgrow Seeds are Well-bred 
SPINACH 
Sow in rows 12”-24" apart, depending on the method of cultivation, thinning later to 6". Fall-sown 
seed will give an early spring crop and all should be cut before hot weather. Sow again in August 
or September for a fall crop. Allow 2 ounces to 100 ft. of row; 15-25 lb. to an acre. 
Blight Resistant (Virginia) Savoy: 39 days. For 
soils infested with mosaic blight. 
★Bloomsdale Savoy, Long Standing: 42 days. 
Excellent for shipping as it stands heat better 
and remains in cutting condition longer than 
others. Very sturdy and uniform. 
Bloomsdale Extra Dark Green: 40 days. A pop¬ 
ular variety amongst Southern shippers. Early 
and vigorous. 
* Giant Nobel (Giant Thick Leaved): 45 days. 
Strong, spreading, long-standing plants with very 
large, thick, deep green leaves. Tender and well- 
flavored. 
King of Denmark: 46 days. Large plants with 
broad, slightly crumpled, dark green leaves. 
Popular for spring planting. 
New Zealand Spinach: Not a true spinach but 
its small, pointed leaves when cooked have the 
appearance and flavor of spinach. Thrives in 
summer and forms new leaves after the outer 
ones have been picked. 
Viroflay: 45 days. A very large and vigorous 
variety with broad, thick, pointed leaves. 
Asgrow Spinach Trials—each row is a different variety 
SQUASH 
Summer or Bush Varieties 
Black Zucchini: 62 days. Long, smooth, dark 
green. Flesh greenish white. 
* Early Prolific Straightneck: 50 days. A new 
productive strain of attractive lemon-yellow 
color. 
* Early White Bush Scallop (Patty-pan): 52 days. 
Eaten when young, the flesh is tender and richly 
flavored. 
* Early Yellow Summer Crookneck: 52 days. 
Handsome yellow fruits 9"-10" long, 4" diam¬ 
eter, with cream-colored flesh. 
Giant Summer Crookneck: 58 days. Large fruits 
20"-24" long. 
Giant Summer Straightneck: 60 days. Very pop¬ 
ular with shippers, as it packs well. In the 
Asgrow strain, fruits have coveted lemon-yellow 
color, grow to 18"-22" x 4 V 2 ". 
Long Cocozelle: 65 days. Popular shipping sort. 
Dark green with lighter stripes. 
Zucchini: 60 days. Cylindrical and straight, 
about 12" x 4"; medium green, mottled. 
Winter or Trailing Varieties 
Banana: 105 days. Long, round and pointed; 
gray outside, yellow-orange inside. Sweet. 
*Blue Hubbard: 110 days. Large, round and 
pointed. Of fine flavor; a good keeper. 
Improved Green Hubbard: 105 days. Standard 
winter sort. Fruits 12" x 9" pointed at both 
ends. Flesh thick, dry and sweet. 
Table Queen: 58 days. Fruits about ^/j" diam¬ 
eter, acorn-shaped but ribbed, dark green with 
yellowish orange flesh of pleasing flavor. 
Warted Hubbard: 110 days. Similar to Improved 
Green Hubbard but somewhat larger and more 
heavily warted. 
