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HOT TYPES 
ALSO PUMPKINS 
AND RUTABAGAS 
549 Hungarian Wax % 
(65 days) Quite hot and pungent but milder than the other hot 
types. Waxy canary-yellow changing to orange-red when ripe, 
6 to 8 in. long and 114 in. across at the largest part; the stem end 
tapers to a blunt point. Flesh is quite thick, 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 35¢; oz. 60¢; 14 lb. $2.15. 
547 Long Red Cayenne 
(72 days) In demand for drying purposes or for pickling either 
when green or ripe. Peppers grow about 4 to S in. long and 1 in. 
thick and often curled and twisted. The bright red skin and deep 
red flesh are hot and biting. 
i Pkt. 10¢; 12 oz. 35¢; oz. 60¢; 14 Ib. $2.15. 
557 Connection Field sy 
Known as Big Tom and Improved Large Field (115 days) 
Large, round or slightly oval fruits with a smooth, hard, rich 
reddish orange skin and thick, dry, orange-yellow flesh so highly 
valued for making pies or canning. A great favorite with many 
who appreciate its superb quality. Vines make a vigorous growth 
and need ample room to spread. This pumpkin, which weighs 
about 25 Ibs., is also grown extensively for stock feeding, often 
planted with corn. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 15¢; 14 Ib. 35¢3 14 lb. 60¢. 
561 Hundred Weight 
The world’s largest pumpkin (120 days) 
A selected strain of Potiron sometimes called Jumbo because the 
pumpkins grow to such an enormous size. The fruits frequently 
attain a weight of 100 lbs. or more. In spite of its large size it is 
a shy seeder and among the best for table and for making pies. 
Skin is dark salmon and the flesh is bright yellow, fine grained, 
and sweet. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 50¢; 14 Ib. 85¢. 
554 Maule’s Yellow 
Sweet Potato Pie 
Adapted everywhere in the U.S.A. (100 days) 
Pale yellow skin but dark salmon-orange 
flesh. Grows well and produces heavily any- 
where in America. Flesh thick, juicy, tender, 
and distinctly sweet. Long a favorite pie 
pumpkin. Good winter keeper. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 Ib 50¢: 14 Ib. 85¢. 

563 Cushaw or Crookneck 
Mammoth Golden strain (120 days) 
The skin is a light buff shade; flesh is of a 
rich yellow color, solid, dry, sweet, and fine 
flavored. Fruits weigh 15 lbs. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 15¢; 14 lb. 45¢; 14 Ib. 75¢. 
559 Green Striped Cushaw 
Strong, heavy vines (115 days) 
_ Crook-necked fruits, 18 to 20 in. long, weigh- 
_ ing about 15 lbs. Creamy white skin mottled 
(90 days) 
with green. Flesh is cream colored, solid, shorter neck. 
and thick. 
ee Pkt. 10¢; oz. 15¢; 1% lb. 45¢; 14 Ib. 75¢. 
po 567 Mixed Pumpkins 
RUTABAGAS 
707 Maule’s Heavy Cropping % = 
Fine for winter storage (90 days) 
The most profitable of all yellow 
purple-top Swede Turnips to 
grow; it is the hardiest, best 
shaped, and most productive. 
Flesh is beautiful yellow and of 
the choicest quality, becoming 
bright orange when cooked. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 15¢; 4 1b. 50¢; 14 lb. 85¢. 
708 Long Island or 
Improved Purple Top 
Hardy, 
sweet, solid. Like Heavy Crop- 
ping but with smaller tops and 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 15¢; 14 1b. 50¢; 14 1b. 85¢. 
Rutabagas (Swede Turnips) require a longer season 
than turnips. Sow from June until August in rows 15 to : 
24 in. apart. Cover with % in. of fine soil and thin the 
PEPPERS 
535 Maule’s Red Hot 
(77 days) Handsome, bright red peppers growing 4 to 5 in. long 
and about 1 in. thick at the shoulder, gradually tapering toward 
the point. The fruits stand upright. The thick flesh is exceedingly 
hot and pungent, fresh or dried. . 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 35¢; oz. 60¢; 14 Ib. $2.15. 
543 Small Red Chili 
(82 days) Plants grow 15 in. tall and are covered with small, very, 
very hot, cone-shaped fruit, 134 in. long and 34 in. thick. Both 
the skin and flesh are scarlet; fine for pepper sauce, pickling, or 
drying. Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 35¢; oz. 60¢3 1% Ib. $2.15. 
UMPKINS 
555 Small Sugar ¥ ease 
The best for pies (115 days) 
The celebrated Yankee Pie 
Pumpkin, round and slightly 
flattened at the ends, lightly 
ribbed and grows 8 to 10 in. 
across. Skin is an attractive 
deep orange while the rich 
orange flesh is fine grained, 
sweet, thick and of extra fine 
flavor. Size, color, and sweet- 
ness make it very desirable 
for canning, for market, or for 
the home garden. It is with- 
out question the best pump- 
kin for general use, and is par- 
ticularly excellent in pie mak- 
ing, since it is never coarse or 
i Pkt. 10¢; oz. 15¢; 
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Cultural Suggestions 
Plant in May or June, in hills 8 by 8 ft. 
apart, or drop 5 or 6 seedsin every fourth 
hill in the cornfield. Thin to the best 
2 plants in a hill. Use 1 oz. for 25 hills; 
3 to 4 Ibs. are needed to plant 1 acre. 
Maule’s 
Heavy 
Cropping 






productive, 
a P dlings to stand 6 to 8 in. apart in the row. Use a For other 
___ Alll sizes, shapes, and colors (100 to 120 days) eackenna eae 50 ft. of row; an ounce to 250 ft., 1% Turnips 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 15¢; 14 lb. 35¢; 14 lb. 60¢. Ibs. to the acre in drills or 214 lbs. broadcast. see page 48 
“I am very proud this year, as I won the head prize at the flower show. That means the most counts of anyone exhibiting. 
My exhibits were more than half first prizes, and I guess you know who I buy my seeds of.’ 
Miss Blanche Hershey, Route 1, Springboro, Pennsylvania. 39 
