PUMPKIN 
Space the hills 8 to 10 feet and plant after danger of frost is over. By far the 
most popular variety is 
SMALL SUGAR. This is a reasonable sized pumpkin and is the best for cooking. 
1 ox. 10c, Y% Ib. 25, 1 ‘b. 75¢ 
KING OF MAMMOTH. if a really big pumpkin is needed, this is your variety. Both 
varieties mature in early Fall and one ounce of seed will plant ten hills. 
1 oz. 15¢ 
RADISH 
Culture ihe same as for beets. An ounce of seed will plant a Ive. foot row. 
Radishes mature in less than 30 days. 
EARLY SCARLET GLOBE. |s the best of the little round varieties. 
‘CINCINNATI MARKET. The best of the red long roots. | 
ICICLE. The preferred for a long white root. 1 oz. 10c, “A Ib. 25c, 1 tb. 90¢ 
SPINACH 
SPINACH should be planted early and handled about like beets. It is essentially 
a Spring and Fall crop. The best crop is produced when an abundance of quickly 
available nitrogenous fertilizer is present. An ounce of seed will plant 100 feet. The 
best all round variety is 
BLOOMSDALE LONG STANDING. 1 oz. 15¢, Yq tb. 45c, 1 Ib. $1.50 
SQUASH 
y Culture is much like melons, with the Winter varieties spaced 8 feet. Aa ounce 
of seed will plant 20 hills. 
SUMMER VARIETIES (Mature in 55 Days) 
DWARF BUSH GREEN is our selection as the best of the flat varieties, and 
EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHT NECK as the tastiest and heaviest yielder of the 
crookneck type. 
ee eh BLACK seems to be the choicest of the Italian varieties. 
1 oz. 10c, Y% Ib. 25e, 1 Ib. 15¢ 
: WINTER VARIETIES 
TABLE QUEEN (or Acorn or Des Moines). An individual size squash, perfect for 
baking. Matures in 60 days. 
HUBBARD, IMPROVED GREEN. In a class by el for Winter squash. Matures in 
105 days. oz. 10c, Y% Ib. 30¢, 1 Ib. 90e 
TOMATO 
' Starting in a frame, greenhouse or even sunny window is essential to have plants 
big enough to set out when settled warm weather starts. The seed should be 
treated with Semesan and the plants transplanted into shallow boxes when an inch 
high. Growing in a cool bright place keeps them from getting leggy. Garden spac- 
ing is usually 4 by 4 altho they may be set closer if trained carefully. This is 
additional work but is worth while if very early and fancy fruit is desired. Tomato 
plants must be kept clean of insects. Maturity in 75 days after setting in the field. 
BONNY BEST, BURRELL’S SPECIAL SELECTION is the best all round tomato we 
know. The "fruit is deep scarlet red. Special select seed. 
Vg oz. 15¢, 1 oz. $1.00, 4 Ib. $3.50 
CANNER’S aE EES is perhaps the best canning variety, with blood- red. skin and 
pulp. Wa oz. 10, 1 oz. 35c, V4 Ib. $1.00 
TURNIPS 
TURNIPS are grown about like beets except they are planted for late Spring and 
Fall harvesting only. An ounce of seed will plant 150 feet. Cover with less than 
a half-inch of dirt. The standard variety is 
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE 1 oz. 10c, Y% Ib. 25c, 1 Ib. 60¢ 
VEGETABLE PLANTS 
~ ASPARAGUS 
Mary Washington is the best commercial or home garden variety. Our ee plants 
will give quick action. Plant in deep trenches in rich, well-drained soil ill the 
trenches half full when planting and complete the filling over the period of a year as 
’ the plant gathers strength. 
25 for 45c, 100 for $1.19, 500 for $4.75 
RHUBARB 
Rhubarb likes very rich soil and will take lots of water. A planting will last several 
years. 
ce nA For many years the standard in rhubarb. We offer strong seedlings at 
; 5 for 29c, 10 for 55c, 25 for $1.20 
MeDONALD’S CRIMSON. Latest reports about this fine variety indicate that it is 
becoming a huge success. It stands the hot weather much better than the standard 
varieties and furnishes fine crisp stems in August and September. Try a preserve 
of raisins and rhubarb. Write for our recipe. The stalks are red all the way through 
and the cooked color is beautiful. It is a good grower but can be secured only 
from divisions. 39¢ each, 3 for $1.00, 10 for $2.75 
100 for $18.00 
-Roberts Nurseries, Inc., give no warranty, express or implied, as to. description © 
(including kind, variety and name), quality, productiveness or any other matter of 
any seeds they send out and will in no way be responsible for the crop. When purity 
and Gepaination are given they indicate recent tests but are not guaranteed. 
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