SELECTED SEEDS FOR HOME AND MARKET GARDENERS 27 



Improved Hubbard 110 Days 
The standard, popular squash for home 
gardens, market gardens and_e shipping. 
Pointed at both ends, deep green skin mod- 
erately warted. Average weight about 12 
lbs. Rind very hard and strong. Flesh thick, 
deep orange-yellow, fine grained and dry. 
Oz., .20; %4 Ib., .60; 1 lb., $1.10. 
(A) Blue Hubbard 110 Days 
The Blue Hubbard is a distinet variety re- 
sembling the True Original Hubbard in size 
and shape, but the color is a clear blue gray. 
Flesh is bright yellow, thick, fine grained, 
very dry and sweet. Splendid for pies. A 
good keeper. Pkt., .10; oz., .20; %4 lb., .60; 
1 Ib., $1.90. 

GREEN HUBBARD 
Chicago Warted Hubbard 
BLUE HUBBARD 
CHICAGO WARTED HUBBARD 
110 Days 
The vines are healthy and strong, producing many large, handsome, dark green fruits, more 
heavily warted than the Improved Hubbard. Flesh of rich golden-yellow, fine grained and 
dry. Weight about 15 lbs. Oz., .20; %4 Ib., .60; 16 Ib., $1.00. 
TURNIP -- WHITE FLESHED 
Extra Early White Milan 40 Days 
For table. An excellent white, home and market garden and forcing variety. Small strap 
leaved tops. Flat roots about 4 in. across. White flesh, tender and sweet. Desirable for Spring 
or Fall sowing. Pkt., .05; o0z., .10; %4 Ib., .30; 1 Ib., .70. 
LIME. Land which has long been unused or land in lawns is apt to be sour. To remedy this con- 
dition apply evenly one pound of air-slaked lime or two pounds of ground limestone to every 30 
square feet. The lime should be applied and raked in to a depth of two inches when the seed bed 
is being prepared in the spring. Instead of lime two pounds of unleached wood ashes may be used. 
As an addition to soil lime is of considerable value. Besides correcting acidity it changes the phys- 
ical structure of the soil. One of the elements of lime is calcium, which is required for plant growth, 
TOMATO 

One ounce of seed will produce 3,000 to 
4,000 plants; however, some should be al- 
lowed for safety, so that only good strong 
plants may be set. Ordinarily, two ounces 
of seed is the amount suggested per acre, 
but usually this is more than enough. The 
seed may be treated before planting, using 
the New Improved Ceresan or other seed dis- 
infectant. Plants should be set out as soon 
as all danger of frosts are past. Seed may 
be planted in the hotbed or in flats in the 
greenhouse about six weeks before trans- 
planting to the field. Sufficient plants for a 
small garden may be started in a shallow box 
and placing in a sunny window in the house. 
When the seedlings reach the height of 
a 
about one inch, they may be ‘‘pricked out” 
in a larger box, hot bed or cold frame and 
spaced about 4 inches apart. Use only loose 
soil that will not bake or crust easily. This 
extra transplanting is now rarely done by 
large commercial growers. The plants usual- 
ly being thinned in the beds to stand 2 or 3 
inches each way. If the plants become too 
tall or ‘‘leggy’’ they are sometimes sheared. 
It is much better, however, to keep the beds 
cool enough so that short, stocky, hardy 
plants are produced. Keep the soil moist 
enough for good steady growth. Too much 
watering will result in spindling plants and 
increase the danger of “‘damping off.’ 

(A) RECOMMENDED VARIETIES 
