_Allen, Sterling & Lothrop, Portland, Maine 
Spinach—continued Squash—continued 
Giant Nobel. A recent introduction of 
high merit. Plants large, vigorous and 
spreading. Leaves huge, thick, smooth, 
pointed, deep green and tender. Forms seed 
stalks slowly. Very valuable for market 
gardeners and canning. 
Sold out. 
King of Denmark. The leaves are dark 
green, very thick and crumpled, and of good 
quality. Remains in good condition two or 
three weeks longer than any other variety 
before running to seed. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Va lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
Old Dominion. A new blight resistant 
strain, a cross between Blight Resistant 
Savoy and King of Denmark. Leaves dark 
bluish green, deeply savoyed. Recom¬ 
mended for spring crop. 
Sold out. 
*Viking (All American Award of Merit 
1935). It is a dark green, long standing, 
giant, smooth leaved spinach. Comparable 
but superior to Nobel. 
Sold out. 
New Zealand. A plant of branching habits 
which stands drought. Soak the seeds in 
warm water before planting. Plants should 
not be closer than two feet apart each way. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Va lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
Squash 
Culture—Squash are quite tender and 
should not be planted until the ground has 
become thoroughly warm and all danger of 
frost is past. Plant in light, rich soil, well 
pulverized. Bush varieties should be planted 
about 4 feet apart and the running varieties 
about 8 feet. 
Bush varieties, one ounce to 40 hills; run¬ 
ning varieties, one ounce to 15 hills, three to 
four pounds per acre. 
* Blue Hubbard. Developed and largely used 
in New England. Superior in edible quality 
to other Hubbard strains. Fruits large, 
round, pointed at both ends; slightly ridged, 
with very hard blue-gray rind. Flesh, yel¬ 
low-orange. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; Va lb. 80c; lb. $2.50. 
Boston Marrow. A standard fall variety of 
a bright yellow color, an excellent sort for 
pies and largely used by canners. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Va lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. 
* Delicious. Fine grained, sweet and dry, no 
other squash can equal it in sweetness and 
richness of flavor. In shape and color it is 
similar to the Hubbard. Weighs from five 
to ten pounds. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Va lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
*Early Prolific Straightneck (New). Earlier, 
smaller, more productive, brighter yellow 
than Giant Yellow Straightneck and more 
uniform. For home and market. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Va lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
Early Summer Crookneck. A standard 
early bush and productive variety. Fruits 
about 12 inches long; moderately warted 
and of a bright yellow color. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Va lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
Golden Hubbard. Same type as the Green 
Hubbard but of rich orange red color and 
earlier to mature. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Va lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
Hubbard. The standard winter squash, 
more largely grown than any other late va¬ 
riety, dark green skin and rich flesh, an 
excellent keeper. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Va lb. 50c; Tb. $1.50. 
Italian Vegetable Marrow or Cocozelle. A 
trailing sort of excellent quality. Fruits 
cylindrical, very dark green, with greenish 
white flesh. Fruits weigh 3 pounds. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Va lb. 50c; Tb. $1.50. 
Table Oueen or Des Moines (Also called 
Acorn). Desirable for home and market 
garden use, also for shipping. Trailing in 
habit, with acorn-shaped fruits, ribbed, 
smooth, thin-shelled, dark green. Flesh 
light yellow, bakes well, with sweet, invit¬ 
ing flavor. An early maturing variety. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Va lb. 50c; Tb. $1.50. 
Vegetable Spaghetti. A most unusual vin- 
ing sauash with creamy white fruits about 8 
inches long and 4 to 5 inches in diameter. Of 
a most delicious, mild and pleasing flavor. 
Easily stored for winter use. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; Va Tb. 85c. 
Warren Turban. A winter variety of ex¬ 
cellent keeping qualities. Fruits turban 
shaped, cylindrical, flattened, with a distinct 
button on the blossom end. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Va Tb. 70c; Tb. $2.00. 
Tomato 
One ounce will produce about 1,500 
plants. 
* Aserow Cardinal (Special Award All- 
American Selections for 1938). A very 
handsome, large tomato of Stone type but 
eight to ten days earlier. Fruits are semi- 
globular, large, smooth, very free from 
cracking; very solid tomato with compara¬ 
tively small seed pockets. 
Pkt. 15c; Vi oz. 55c; oz. $1.00. 
Bonny Best. A standard and popular va¬ 
riety for home and commercial gardeners. 
The vines are quite vigorous and prolific, 
bearing medium sized, apple shaped, smooth, 
solid, bright scarlet fruits of exceptional 
quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. 30c; oz. 50c. 
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