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Plant Good Seeds or Pay the Penalty 
“Ye Reap What Ye Sow” 


BLOOMSDALE SAVOY SPINACH 

TABLE QUEEN SQUASH 


TOMATO—BREAK O’DAY 

SPINACH 
CULTURE—Sow early in Spring, and for a succession at intervals 
of three weeks. In September and October sow for early Spring 
greens, and cover lightly during the Winter with straw. Sow 
about 12 pounds to the acre, broadcast. 
BLOOMSDALE SAVOY—A very early variety and one of the best to 
plant in the Fall for Spring use. Plant of upright growth, with 
thick, glossy, dark green leaves which are crumpled or blistered 
like those of Savoy cabbage. Quite hardy but runs to seed quickly 
in warm weather. Used largely by market gardeners. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
10e3; % Ib. 25e; Ib. 75e;3 5 hs. $3.25. 
VIRGINIA BLIGHT RESISTANT—A blight resistant strain of the 
Savoy Leaved Spinach developed at the Virginia Experiment Sta- 
tion, making it now possible to grow spinach successfully on in- 
fected soil. A fairly early seeder. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10ce; %4 Ib. 25c; Ib. 
J5e3 5 lbs. $3.25. 
BLOOMSDALE, LONG STANDING—Similar to the older type, but 
with a thicker, more round and darker colored leaf. Very slow to 
bolt to seed. Pkt. 5e; oz. 10c; %4 Ib. 25ce;3 Ib. 75ec;3 5 lbs. $3.25, 
ROUND THICK LEAF—The market-gardener’s favorite for Fall or 
Spring sowing, in all parts of the country, as it furnishes an 
abundance of heavy, broad, dark green leaves of finest quality and 
appearance. Pkt. 5e; oz. 10c; %4 Ib. 25c;3 Ib. 75c3 5 lbs. $3.25. 
NEW ZEALAND (Tetragonia Expansa)—Entirely distinct from the 
true Spinach; plant tall and spreading with numerous side shoots; 
leaves medium green, rather small and pointed; grows well in hot 
weather. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15ce; %4 Ib. 35c; Ih. $1.00. 
SQUASH 
CULTURE—Sow early in drills 12 inches apart, one inch deep, and 
thin out to two inches in the rows. Keep clean from weeds and 
cultivate the same as parsnips. One ounce will sow 50 feet of 
drill; 4 to 5 pounds to the acre. 
EARLY WHITE BUSH—Very early. Light cream color; productive; 
medium sized and good shipper. Pkt. 5c; oz 15¢e; % lb. 35c; Ib. 
$1.00. 
MAMMOTH WHITE BUSH SCALLOP—Similar to Early White Bush, 
though much larger, 10 to 12 inches in diameter, somewhat more 
warted and of a clear, waxy-white color. Pkt. 5¢; oz. 15¢; % Ib. 
35ec; Ib. $1.00. 
GOLDEN SUMMER CROOKNECK—Bright yellow; excellent flavor 
and very productive. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; %& lb. 35e; Ib. $1.00. 
GIANT GOLDEN SUMMER CROOKNECK—Are about double the size 
of the ordinary crooknecks. Same shape. Pkt. 5c; oz 15¢e; % Ib. 
35c;3 Ib. $1.00. 
STRAIGHTNECK, GIANT SUMMER—A selection from the Crookneck 
squash but with a straight rather than a crooked neck and thus 
being more easily packed for shipment. Fruits intensely warted, 
18 to 20 inches long, deep orange in color with a thick, meaty neck. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢c; % Ih. 35e; Ib. $1.00. 
TABLE QUEEN—Length 6 to 8 inches, 3 inches in diameter. About 
2 pounds. Trailing habit. Deep green turning to orange; fruit 
ribbed; skin smooth. As it ripens use frequently. Desirable for 
home and shipping. Pkt. 5e; oz 15¢e; \% Ib. 35e;3 Ib. $1.25. 
IMPROVED HUBBARD—tThe standard Winter squash; fruits large, 
heavy and moderately warted; shell dark bronze-green, showing 
light green markings toward blossom end, flesh bright orange- 
yellow, fine grained, thick and dry. Pkt. 5e; oz. 15c; %4 lb. 40c. 

HALL’'S PREMIUM TOMATOES 
CULTURE—Sow in hotbeds in January and February and trans- 
plant into another bed when two inches high. When weather 
becomes warm and settled, transplant in rich, light soil, four 
to five feet apart; or sow end of April in open ground and trans- 
plant in open ground when six or eight inches high. They may 
be supported either by stakes driven into the ground, or may 
be left to spread over the ground. One ounce will produce 
about 2,000 plants; four ounces will plant an acre. 
EARLIANA (Spiark’s)—One of the best very early tomatoes; very 
productive for an early sort; fruit of fair size, round, very smooth 
and solid and produced in clusters in center of the plant; color 
bright scarlet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; %4 Ib. $1.50; Ib. $5.00. 
BONNIE BEST—Ten days earlier than Chalk’s Early Jewel and as 
early as Harliana; a vigorous grower and enormously productive 
of smooth, round, globe-shaped fruits; color intense velvety, glow- 
ing scarlet. Tomatoes ripen evenly to the stem, without cracking 
or black spots. Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; %4 lb. $1.25; Ib. $4.00. 
EARLY BALTIMORE—Plant intermediate, somewhat smaller than 
Greater Baltimore; leaves finely cut. Fruits smooth, bright red, 
solid with small core and shallow pocket at stem. For market 
gardens and canning. Shows resistance to Fusarium wilt. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 50c; % Ib. $1.25. / 
