HUBBARD SQUASHES MAKE FINE WINTER PIES 

SQUASH 
Giant Summer Straightneck. A distinct improve- 
ment on the Crookneck strain as it packs to a better 
advantage for shipping. Popular with market gar- 
deners and shippers. Plant bush type. Fruits thick- 
necked, heavily warted, straight, JIemon-yellow. 
Thick light yellow flesh. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
YIb. 25c; Ib. 75c. 
Summer Crookneck. An extensively used sort with 
bush-type of vine and very prolific. Highly desirable 
for truckers and shippers as well as for the home- 
garden. Flesh of good quality. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; 4b. 25c; Ib. 80c. 
Early White-scalloped Bush. Also known as Patty- 
Pan. An early variety valuable for home- and market- 
garden. Very widely used. Vines of bush type. 
Fruits flattened, smooth, with scalloped edges, and 
white in color. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; %Ib. 25c; 
Ib. 80c. 
Golden Hubbard. Fruits somewhat pointed at each 
end, orange-red with faint cream-colored stripes to- 
ward blossom end; flesh deep orange, dry, of fine 
quality. Good winter keeper. Weighs 8 to 10 pounds. 
Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14Ib. 25c; Ib. 80c. 
Hubbard. Standard winter sort. Pointed at both 
ends; dark bronze-green skin; flesh very thick, orange- 
yellow, dry, and sweet. Weighs 10 to 12 pounds. 
Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4b. 25c; Ib. 80c. 
Cocozelle. For home-, market-garden, and shipping. 
Fruits straight, almost cylindrical, becoming 18 to 
24 inches long and 5 inches in diameter. Smooth dark 
green and yellow stripes. Flesh pale greenish white. 
Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Mlb. 25c; Ib. 85c. 
SWISS CHARD 
Giant Lucullus. Most popular variety. Desirable for 
home and market use. Leaves yellowish green, heav- 
ily crumpled. Stems thick, broad, and delicious. 
Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4b. 45c; Ib. $1.50. 
SPINACH 
Bloomsdale. Savoy-leaved. The first early, vigorous 
variety. Desirable for local gardens. Plants erect in 
growth, hardy and attractive. Leaves large, crum- 
pled, somewhat blistered, dark glossy green. Post- 
paid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4b. 30c; Ib. 90c; 5 Ibs. $4.25. 
Virginia Savoy Blight-resistant. Savoy-leaved sort 
bred by Virginia Experimental Station. Recom- 
mended for fall planting. Resists blight and yellows, 
and withstands cold weather. When mulched can be 
cut during mild weather in winter; also early spring. 
Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14Ib. 30c; Ib. Oc; 5 Ibs. 
TURNIPS 
Purple-Top Globe. An all-purpose variety exten- 
sively used for home-gardens and for shipping. Roots 
large, globe-shaped, very smooth, upper part purple- 
red, white below. Flesh white, crisp, and tender. 
Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4Ib. 20c; Ib. 50c; 10 Ibs. 
$4.25. 




Golden Ball. An attractive sort for the home-garden. 
Tops small. Roots medium sized, round, smooth, 
deep yellow. Flesh pale yellow. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; 14Ib. 20c; Ib. 55c. 
Long White (Cow-Horn). Grown largely for stock- 
feed but also desirable for garden planting. Roots 
1 foot long, tapering, often crooked. Fine for turning 
under as a cover-crop. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
YIb. 20c; Ib. 55c. 


TOMATOES 
Earliana. A fine, widely used early sort. Medium 
open spreading vines. Fruits flattened, medium 
sized, firm, bright red, quite smooth. Flesh solid and 
ieee ome Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; Yb. 80c; 
John Baer. An early sort maturing between Earliana 
and Bonny Best. Vines of medium height and open 
growth. Fruits medium sized, semi-globular, bright 
scarlet-red, smooth, quite firm and very attractive. 
Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 4b. 80c; Ib. $2.75. 
Bonny Best. Standard second-early variety valuable 
for market gardeners, shippers, and canners. Fruits 
medium size, apple-shaped, smooth, solid, bright 
scarlet, of excellent quality. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 
25c; Ib. 80c; Ib. $2.75. 
Marglobe. A splendid variety developed by the 
United States Department of Agriculture. Plant 
vigorous, with heavy foliage. Fruits medium large, 
nearly globular, smooth, solid, with thick walls and 
cross-sections. Profitable variety for shippers. See 
color illustration, page 28. Postpaid, pkt. 10c; 
oz. 30c; 4Ib. $1.10; Ib. $4.00. 
Ponderosa (Beefsteak). One of the largest varieties 
in general use for home-garden planting. Fruits very 
large, flat, purplish pink, with tendency to crack, 
solid, with small seed-cells. This sort is very fleshy, 
which makes it a good slicing Tomato. Postpaid, 
pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 4b. $1.10; Ib. $4.00. 
Stone. A medium late variety popular with canners 
and market gardeners. Ripens evenly and is uniform. 
Vines large, dense, very productive. Fruits large, 
flattened, but deep, smooth, attractive, scarlet-red, 
and of fine flavor. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 4Ib. 
70c; Ib. $2.50. 
Rutgers. Fruits medium to large, similar in shape to 
Marglobe, but slightly more flattened. Highly 
recommended as a second maturing variety for can- 
ning and Tomato juice. Postpaid, pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 
MYIb. $1.10; Ib. $4.00. 
Brown’s Special. Fruits resemble Stone but are much 
larger, dark red in color, very solid, with small 
cavities. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 4b. 80c; Ib. 
$2.75. 
Scarlet Dawn. Gold Medal, All-America Seed Selec- 
tions, 1935. Plant of medium growth, fairly open, 
very prolific. Fruits medium large with thick wall 
structure, globular, smooth, free from flat sides; bright 
scarlet, ripening well to the stem. Exceptionally at- 
tractive, handsome in appearance and very uniform. 
Adapted to both field and greenhouse production. 
Postpaid, pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 4b. $1.10; Ib. $4.00. 


Purple-Top Globe Turnip 

P. L. ROHRER & BRO., Seedsmen 
27 Smoketown, Lancaster Co., Penna. 

