| SALSIFY—SPINACH—SQUASH | 
SALSIFY 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND — Roots 7 to 8 inches long and 1 to 
1% inches thick. Skin almost white; flesh mild and delicately 
flavored. 
SPINACH © 
GIANT NOBEL THICK LEAF — Plants large, vigorous, slow to run to seed. 
Very heavy yielder. Leaves medium green, thick, tender. Best thick 
leaved variety. 
KING OF DENMARK — Best long season spinach, holding two weeks 
longer before bolting to seed. Plant vigorous and spreading, leaves 
large, rounded, crumpled, blistered, deep green. 
NEW ZEALAND — Branching, juicy leaves, grows luxuriously in the sum- 
mer heat. Plant three seeds per hill or start under glass and 
transplant. 
SAVOY LEAVED BLOOMSDALE — Plant in autumn for early spring use. 
Upright, narrow leaved, curled like Savoy Cabbage. Grows quickly 
but runs to seed. 
SAVOY BLOOMSDALE BLIGHT RESISTANT (VIRGINIA SAVOY) — Similar 
to other Savoys, but blight resistant. Goes to seed faster. 
SAVOY BLOOMSDALE LONG STANDING — ‘Similar to old type, but 
with thicker, more round and lighter colored leaf. Very slow to 
bolt to seed. 
SQUASH 
SUMMER CROOKNECK — ‘Standard early variety. Fruits moderately 
warted, bright yellow. 
EARLY WHITE BUSH, SCALLOPED — Most popular white summer squash. 
Fruits small, flat, scalloped edges. Prolific and disease resistant. 
Tender when young. 
ITALIAN VEGETABLE MARROW — Bush type vine. Fruit long, thin. Skin 
smooth, dark green, marbled with yellow. Eaten very young. 
ACORN (DES MOINES) (TABLE QUEEN) —A trailing variety producing 
acorn-shaped fruit with a thin, distinctly ribbed, dark green shell. 
Flesh light yellow. Bakes well. 
BUTTERCUP — New variety of excellent quality. Shell colored green with 
gray markings. Flesh dry, thick, and of fine keeping quality. 
DELICIOUS—Fruits broad top-shaped. Skin very dark green, fairly smooth, 
thin and hard. Flesh extremely thick, bright yellow, fine grained, dry, 
fiberless, high quality. 
WARTY HUBBARD — Larger than regular Hubbard, of equal quality. 
More heavily warted. Shell is dark green, almost black. 
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