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SQUASH 
Summer Varieties 
Early Prolific Straightneck— 
Earlier, smaller, and more pro- 
ductive than Giant Summer 
Straightneck, and more uni- 
form. Brilliant yellow. Fine 
for home or market. Pkt. 10c, 
Giant Summer Crookneck— 
Prolific, bush type plant, 
eurved neck fruits around 4 
to 5-lb., 20 to 24-in. long. 4 
to 5-in. diameter. 56 days. 
Giant Summer Straightneck 
—Yellow fruit nearly double 
the size of the old “Crook- 
neck.” Finest quality. 58 
days. 
Early White Bush Scallop— 
Fruits greenish when young, 
become white at maturity. 
3-in. long, 74% to 8%4-in. wide. 
53 days. 
Zucchini—Straight, cylindri- 
eal fruits, 3 to 4-lb., 4 to 5-in. 
through, 10 to 14-in. long. 
Mottled and striped green- 
cream-gray. Very firm, deli- 
cate flavored flesh. Bush type. 
60 days. 
Fall and Winter 
Varieties 
Table Queen or Des Moines— 
Acorn-shaped, green, deeply 
furrowed; flesh rich yellow, 
dry, mealy, delicious. Conve- 
nient size for baking and 
serving in halves. 100 days. 
Golden Table Queen — All- 
America medal 1939. Skin is 
deep golden, flesh orange, dry 
fine flavor and texture. 
Warted Hubbard —Large, 
very dark green shell and 
heavily waited. Flesh deep 
orange and of excellent qual- 
ity. 120 days. 
Golden Delicious Marrow— 
Fruit is reddish-orange with 
green tip, 7-lb., 8-in. diame- 
ter, 10 to 12-in. long. Flesh 
golden-orange, thick, sweet 
and dry. 100 days. 
TOMATOES 
Mingold—All-America Silver Medal 1940, Very early prolific 
plant literally loaded with medium sized, perfectly round, 
mild golden yellow fruits having practieally no acid. Yellow 
tomatoes are said to have more Vitamin D. Try this one. 
104 days. Pkt. 10c. 
Stokesdale— An extremely important new development. 
Smooth, 7-oz. fruit, brilliant color, exceedingly solid flesh and 
small seed cavities. Matures in the second-early group, a full 
week earlier than the Marglobe group. Usually ahead of 
Bonny Best, too—and 2 ounces heavier. (See page 4 for illus- 
tration.) Pkt. 10c. 
Break o’ Day—Resistant to wilt and nail-head rust. Plant 
light, of open, spreading habit, with medium foliage. Early 
and very prolific. Rich scarlet medium large, globe-shaped 
fruits. 70 days. 
Beefsteak—Rich scarlet-red extra large fruits, more or less 
ribbed. Juicy, solid, with rich sub-acid flavor. One of the best 
for home use. 90 days. 
Earliana—Open, spreading, medium small vines. The bright 
red fruits run to medium size. This seed is selected for thick, 
smooth fruit. 66 days. 
Bonny Best—Second early variety, valuable for canners. Me- 
dium vine, not very hardy. Medium-sized, apple-shaped, solid 
fruits, bright scarlet. Start indoors and set out after all danger 
of frost is past. 73 days. 
Greater Baltimore—Mid-season variety. The vines are large, 
vigorous, and open. Fruits medium-large, flat, fairly solid and 
firm. Deep scarlet. 82 days. 
Improved Stone—Medium late. Deservedly popular with can- 
ners and market gardeners. Ripens evenly and is uniform. 
Vines large, dense, very productive, Fruits large, flattened, but 
deep. Smooth, attractive scarlet-red, of fine flavor, 86 days. 
Rutgers—Second early variety. Large thick stems, vigorous 
foliage. Fruits similar to Marglobe but flatter at stem end. 
Bright red, with thick walls. Red, firm flesh, low acidity. 72 
days. 
Golden Queen—The leading, maincrop large yellow variety. 
Good for juice and for home gardens. The fruit is a deep golden 
yellow color, and vines medium large. Very mild flavor, smooth 
and solid. 84 days. 
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Marglobe — Moderately pro- 
ductive, with heavy foliage. 
Vigorous and resistant to 
wilt and rust. Fruits medium 
large, nearly round, smooth, 
and solid. Deep red. 77 days. 
Pritchard—A cross between 
Marglobe and Cooper’s Spe- 
cial, developed by U. S. De- 
partment of Agriculture. 
Large, solid, smooth, round 
fruit, with thick walls. Rather 
light scarlet. 73 days. 
Ponderosa—One of the larg- 
est varieties. Spreading large 
vines. Solid, fine flavored, 
pink, with small seed cells. 
Somewhat rough and _ flat. 
Have a tendeney to erack. 
88 days. 
Small Fruited 
Red and yellow varieties, 
shaped like miniature pears, 
plums, and cherries; very at- 
tractive in appearance and 
popular for preserves. 

SQUASH, Golden 
Table Queen 
TURNIPS 
White Fleshed 
Purple-Top Strap-Leaf — 
Large, flat roots, 4 to 6-in. 
across. Deep purplish red on 
top, milly white lower. Fine- 

PARSNIP, Hollow Crown 
grained, sweet, tender flesh. 
Very quick grower. 48 days. 
Pomeranian or Large White 
Globe—Principally for stock 
feed. Large tops, globe shaped 
roots, slightly flattened, and 
smooth. 4 to 6-in. across. 
Weigh 4 to 8-lb. 75 days. 
Purple Top — All purpose 
variety. Large, sweet tops. 
Smooth, globe-shaped roots, 
purple-red above, white be- 
low. Sweet, tender, crisp 
white flesh. 50 to 60 days. 
Golden Ball or Orange Jelly 
—Small, erect tops. Round 
roots, 3 to 4-in., smooth and 
deep yellow, slightly bitter. 
60 to 65 days. 
Foliage Turnip 
Shogoin or Japanese Foliage 
—Recently introduced and 
rapidly gaining popularity. 
18 to 20-in. bright green tops, 
strap leaved. Roots are semi- 
round, and white. Very mild 
and tender, 
Rutabaga or Swede 
Turnip 
American Purpletop—Hardy 
and productive. Tender, firm, 
light yellow, sweet flesh. 88 
days. 

TOMATO, Improved Stone 
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