
EARLY SCARLET GLOBE 
RADISH. All Radishes — Packet, 5c¢;_ 
Y% ounce, 15c; ounce, 20c; The common 
Radish will germinate in four to five days and 
if grown properly will have useful roots ready 
to harvest in twenty-eight to thirty days. If it 
takes longer than this the roots will be spongy, 
acid or woody, hence useless. The secret of 
getting crisp, delicious radishes is quick 
growth; for this they need a rich mellow soil. 
Sow the seed about one-third of an inch deep 
in drills not over 8 to 12 inches apart. 
All through the spring a succession should be 
sown every ten days. Keep in mind that an old 
radish is a worthless one and being harvested 
as soon as possible, they must be quickly grown 
and of course kept thoroughly cultivated. It is 
advisable to use crude Naphthalene Flakes in 
the soil at the time of sowing seed. This will 
protect the crop from soil insects such as mag- 
gots and worms. 
Early Searlet Turnip. White Tipped. Tur- 
nip-shaped roots tipped with white. Flesh white, 
crisp, tender and sweet. Tops small. Matures 
very early. 
French Breakfast or Half Long. Excellent 
for both home and market gardening. Tops 
small, roots oblong and blunt. Scarlet with 
white bottom; flesh white, crisp and sweet. 
Splendid quality. 
Karly Scarlet Globe. Matures very early. A 
bright carmine-red color. Perfect oval shape 
and ideal size makes this an excellent radish 
for market. They reach this size in about 25 or 
30 days are best when not ugite full grown. 
White Icicle. A popular white radish. Roots 
long, clear, white, especially mild. 
Other Varieties—Early Scarlet Turnip, Long 
Black Spanish, China Rose Winter. 
SPINACH. All Spinach—Pkt., 
5e;3 oz., 20c. Spinach is a cool 
season annual, grown for greens. 
No spinach will stand extreme 
summer heat without “shooting” 
seed stalks. For this reason the 
seed must be sown early in the 
spring or late in the summer to 
avoid the danger of the crop ma- 
turing in July or August. For 
spring and summer use sow as 
early as the ground can be work- 
ed and make successive plantings 
every two weeks until May 15th. 
The leaves will be ready for use 
four or five weeks after sowing. 
For Autumn use, sow seed about 
August Ist. Spinach will grow 
very large and can be cut from 
the first of September until the 
ground freezes. 
Improved Thick Leaf. Believed 
by many as the finest spinach on 
the American market today. It is 
the largest-leaved spinach grown 
and is exceedingly crisp, tender 
and tasty. It grows rapidly and 
remains in good condition a long 
time, making it fine for market. 
The medium-green leaves are 
large, rounded, slightly crumpled, 
succulent and tender. 
Prickly Winter. Hardiest variety. Must be 
sown in the fall. Seeds prickly. Leaves long, 
pointed, thick and succulent. 
Other Varieties—Nobel Giant Leaved, King 
of Denmark Long Standing. 
KOHL-RABI. Early White Vienna. This 
is the best table variety and matures yery early. 
If used for table it is the tastiest when the 
bulbs are 2 inches in diameter. The plants are 
light green with white flesh of excellent qual- 
ity. Packet, 10c; ounce, 25c. 
Early Purple Vienna. Standard early sort. 
The plants are small, with dark green leaves 
spotted with purple. The exterior is purple, 
but flesh is white. Packet, 10c; ounce, 25c. 
RUTABAGA or SWEDE. Improved Amer- 
ican Purple Top. The leading variety. Large, 
immense yielder. Superior in every way. 
Packet, 5c; ounce 20c. 
SALSIFY. Mammoth Sandwich Island. 
Roots large, smooth, very hardy. May remain 
in ground during winter or be stored in dry 
earth or sand. Packet, 5c; ounce, 30c. 
SQUASH. If you have space and prefer to 
grow the vine-like forms, the hills should be 
at least 8x8 feet apart, but if space require- 
ments make the bush forms imperative, and 
they are far easier to grow, cultivate and har- 
vest, the hills can be about 30 inches apart 
each way. 
It is useless to put squashes in a heavy, wet 
soil, for they grow too slowly in such places. It 
is better to select a warm sandy loam, upon 
which they thrive if it can be made rich 
enough. Being spaced so far apart, there is no 
use in a program of general soil enrichment 
for squashes, but every reason for concentrating 
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Cocozelle or Italian Marrow. 

the fertilizer under the hills. A good plan is to 
dig out about 2 feet of indifferent soil and fill 
in with a half-and-half mixture of sandy loam 
and well-rotted manure. Or if this is lacking, 
mix about 1 pound of a good complete com- 
mercial fertilizer with the soil. 
For the summer squashes, unless your soil 
warms up very slowly, the seed should be 
planted directly in the hills, 4 to 5 seed to a 
hill, which should ultimately be thinned to 2 
or 3 plants, depending upon their vigor and 
ravages of cut worms. It will help greatly if 
Naphthalene Flakes are used at the time of 
planting. 
For the winter squashes or for any that have 
long, sprawling vines, it is better to start them 
in the hotbed, as outlined above, if you live 
in a region with a short growing season. Other- 
wise, some of the late fruits will be caught by 
frost before maturity. In any case, the vine-like 
ones should be watched to see that all the 
growth does not run to vine and leaf at the ex- 
pense of fruit. This is especially likely in rich 
soils or in one that gets extra top-dressing of 
fertilizer. By keeping vines well pinched back 
it will develop better fruits. 
All Varieties Squash—Packet, 5c; ounce, 
20c. 
WINTER VARIETIES 
Improved Hubbard Squash. Large and of 
warty Hubbard type. Shell dark green, hard, 
moderately warted. Flesh light orange, very 
dry and richly flavored. One of the best winter 
squashes. 
Banana Squash. One to two feet long. Flesh 
firm, orange yellow. Rind smooth, greyish green 
color. Excellent flavor and splendid keeping 
qualities. 
Golden Hubbard Squash. Same in size, 
shape and quality as the green Hubbard, except 
that it is bright red or golden color and some- 
what earlier. Excellent keeper. 
Table Queen Squash. Small, dark green, 
acorn shape. Flesh rich yellow, dry, richly 
fiavored. Medium early. A good keeper. 
Other Varieties of Winter Squashes: Boston 
Marrow, Mammoth Chili, Sibley or Pike’s 
Peak and Warty Hubbard. 
SUMMER VARIETIES ) 
Skin dark 
green, becoming marbled with yellow at matur- 
ity. Flesh pale green, thick, firm and tender. 
Best when 5 to 6 inches long. 
Early Summer Crookneck. Earlier and 
larger than ordinary crookneck. Skin yellow, 
thin, hard and warty. Flesh tender and of 
good quality. 
White Bush Scallop. Early, medium size, 
somewhat flattened with creamy white skin. 
Flesh milk white, firm and richly flavored. 
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