Ma\e Use of that Vacant Ground—Plant Squash 
SQUASH, Vegetable Marrow 
SQUASH 
One ounce will plant 50 hills 
Sow in hills in the same manner and at the 
same time as Cucumbers and Melons, the 
bush varieties 3 to 4 feet apart, and the run¬ 
ning kinds from 6 to 9 feet apart. An occa¬ 
sional feeding with liquid manure will repay 
in size of fruits. 
RUNNING VARIETIES 
Delicata. Orange yellow, striped green; very 
prolific; extra early; a good keeper. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 35c., 34 lb- SI.00. 
Des Moines. Trailing in habit with acorn¬ 
shaped, smooth, dark green fruits. Flesh 
light yellow. Bakes wonderfully. Very 
early. Pkt. 15c., oz. 45c., 34 lb. $1.25. 
Golden Hubbard. Similar to the old-fash¬ 
ioned Hubbard in size and form. Skin rich 
deep orange. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 34 lb. 75c. 
Green Hubbard. The best for late use; an 
excellent sort for pies. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 
M lb. 75c. 
Vegetable Marrow. The true English stiain; 
color deep yellow; white flesh, about 15 in. j 
long. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 34 lb. $1.00. 
Warted Hubbard. Of immense size and very 
productive. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 34 lb. 75c. 
Winter Crookneck. The best Winter sort. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., M lb. 60c. 
BUSH VARIETIES 
Cocozelle. Grows about 20 inches long; 
the skin is very smooth, of a dark green 
color. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 34 lb. 75c. 
Early Prolific Straightneck (See Novelty 
page 34.) 
Giant Summer Crookneck. Double the size 
of the old discarded Summer Crookneck 
and equally as early. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 
34 lb. 75c. 
Giant Summer Straightneck. A selection 
from the Crookneck Squash but with a 
straight rather than a crooked neck. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 35c., 34 lb. $1.00. 
Golden Custard. Exceeds in size any of the 
scalloped sorts. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., J4 lb. 
75c. 
Improved Early White Bush Scallop. 
(Long Island Strain). Extensively grown; 
flesh tender and delicate. Pkt. 10c., oz. 
25c., J4 lb. 60c. 
Zucchini. A small, short type of Cocozelle, 
12 to 18 in. long. Skin dark green, becom¬ 
ing lightly mottled and striped yellow at 
maturity. Desirable Italian Marrow. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 34 lb. $1.00. 
TOBACCO SEED 
One ounce will produce plants for one acre 
Connecticut Seed-Leaf. Pkt. 10c., oz. 50c. 
Havana. Choice imported seed. Pkt. 10c„ 
oz. 50c. 
TOMATO 
One ounce will produce 1,000 plants 
Sow in a hotbed about the first week in 
March, in drills 5 inches apart, and 34 inch 
deep. Transplant to the open ground when 
all danger of frost is past, setting the plants 
3 to 4 feet apart each way. Sufficient plants 
for a small garden may be started by sowing 
a few seeds in a shallow box or flower pot, and 
placing it in a sunny window of the room or 
kitchen. By training the vines on trellises or 
tying to stakes the fruit will ripen better and 
be of finer quality. 
Bonny Best Early. A vigorous grower 
enormously prolific, with splendid foliage 
and of an intense, velvety glowing scarlet 
color; ripens evenly all over and up to the 
stem. Pkt. 15c., 34 oz. 40c., oz. 65c. 
Break O’Day. Excellent new early variety. 
Solid, heavy cropping red fruit. Disease- 
resistant. Pkt. 15c., 34 oz. 45c., oz. 75c. 
Burnett’s “Liberty.” Introduced by us 
some years ago. Very heavy cropper. Fruit 
large, perfectly round and solid; color 
glossy red. Pkt. 15c., 34 oz. 50c., oz. 85c. 
Chalk’s Early Jewel. Superseded by Bonny 
Best. 
Crimson Cushion (Beefsteak). Color 
bright crimson; large, handsome and solid, 
with few seeds. Pkt. 15c., 34 oz. 40c., 
oz. 75c. 
Earliana. Extra early; bright red; smooth, 
solid and meaty. Pkt. 10c., 34 oz. 30c., 
oz. 50c. 
Golden Queen. Fruit large solid, golden 
yellow. Excellent flavor. Pkt. 10c., 
34 oz. 35c., oz. 60c. 
John Baer (True). The earliest and best 
Tomato. Fruit solid. Color, bright red. 
Pkt. 10c., 34 oz. 40c., oz. 75c. 
Marglobe. A grand second-early variety, 
vigorous grower and immune to rust. 
Fruits are large, smooth, globular shaped 
and of meaty substance. Pkt. 15c., 34 oz. 
50c., oz. 75c. 
Ponderosa. Fruit exceedingly large and 
solid. Pkt. 10c., 34 oz. 40c., oz. 75c. 
Pritchard. A disease-resistant variety de¬ 
rived from a cross with Marglobe. Highly 
prized for flavor and meatiness. Prolific, 
juicy, and has small seed cells. Pkt. 15c., 
34 oz. 45c., oz. 75c. 
Rutgers. Outstanding midseason type bear¬ 
ing an abundance of large, globular, deep 
red fruits. A cross on Marglobe, disease- 
resistant. Pkt. 15c., J4 oz. 50c., oz. 85c. 
Scarlet Dawn. Very early, of recent intro¬ 
duction, bright scarlet medium-sized fruits. 
Good keeper. Pkt. 15c., 34 oz. 45c., oz. 85c. 
Stone. Flesh firm, solid and of excellent 
quality; color bright scarlet. Pkt. 10c., 
34 oz. 30c., oz. 50c. 
Westchester Pryde has proved all we claim 
for it, both as a forcer and an early outside 
cropper. Of medium size, fruit uniform 
and perfect in shape, color beautiful rich 
red, flavor delicious. Pkt. 25c., 34 oz. $1.00. 
C Use HOTKAPS when setting out "1 
Tomato plants. For prices see page 73 J 
SMALL-FRUITED VARIETIES 
We supply the following well-known sorts, 
generally used for preserves and pickles: 
Red Cherry 
Red Currant 
Red Peach 
Red Pear 
Red Plum 
Strawberry, or 
Winter Cherry 
Yellow Cherry 
Yellow Peach 
Yellow Pear 
Yellow Plum 
Each, Pkt. 15c., 34 oz. 50c. 
Collection of 1 pkt. each of above 10 varieties, 
$1.25 
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TOMATO, Rutgers 
FORCING TOMATOES 
Carter’s Sunrise. A splendid early, bright 
red variety. Very prolific. Does well out¬ 
doors also. Pkt. 25c., 34 oz. 75c. 
Comet. Deep scarlet of medium size. Short¬ 
stemmed type. Pkt. 15c.. 34 oz. 50c. 
Hundredfold. Excellent new English strain. 
Abundant cropper; medium size, bright 
red fruits of good flavor. Pkt. 35c. 
Kolding. Small to medium Tomato, having 
12 to 14 round fruits to a cluster. Sweet 
and juicy; excellent for table and prolific. 
Does well outdoors. Pkt. 25c., 5 pkts. .$1.00 
Stirling Castle. One of the best for forcing. 
Fruit small, solid, and of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 25c., 34 oz. 75c. 
Sutton’s Best of All. Sets freely and is a 
tremendous cropper. Color a deep rich 
scarlet. Pkt. 25c., 34 oz. $1.00. 
TURNIPS 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill 
For early crop sow in Spring as soon as the 
ground can be worked, and again in July and 
August in drills 34 inch deep and 18 inches 
apart; thin out to 6 inches in the row. Sow 
Rutabaga in June and July in drills 2 feet 
apart; thin out to 9 inches in the row. Tur¬ 
nips do best in a rich, light soil. 
Early Snowball. Small; one of the best for 
table use. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 34 lb' 60c., 
lb. $1.75. 
Early White Milan. A handsome pure 
white; flesh very sweet and tender. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 25c., 34 lb. 75c., lb. $2.00. 
Extra Early Purple Top Milan. White, 
with purple top; flesh pure white, sweet 
and crisp; the best early. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 
34 lb. 85c., lb. $2.25. 
Golden Ball. Very handsome, bright yellow, 
of rapid growth. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 
34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Purple Top White Globe. A handsome, 
globe-shaped variety of superior quality. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., M lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
White Egg. Shape nearly oval; flesh pure 
white, fine grained, mild and sweet. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb- 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Yellow Stone. The best known sort; flesh 
very firm and solid; excellent for table use. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., M lb- 50c., lb. $1.25. 
RUTABAGA 
Russian or Swedish Turnip 
Burnett’s A-l. Heavy cropper with attrac¬ 
tive, bronzy purple tops. Of excellent 
quality with smooth roots. Very good 
keeper. Pkt. 15c., oz. 40c., 34 lb. $1.00. 
Improved American Purple Top. The 
standard variety; very large and uniform; 
flesh bright yellow and quality unequaled. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., Yi lb. 50c., lb. $1.25. 
92 Chambers Street, New York City 
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Vegetable Seeds 
