RELIABLE GARDEN SEEDS Storrs & Harrison Nurseries 
SQUASH 
Price, all varieties, postpaid, pkt. 10c; oz. 25¢; V4 Ib. 75c; 
Vy Ib. $1.25. 
Sow summer types in spring after ground is warm and settled; 
the winter varieties in late June. One ounce for 30 hills; 3 or 
4 pounds in hills for an acre. 
Summer Varieties 
Sow | ounce to 25 hills, hills 4 feet apart each way. 
Bush Fordhook. 55 days. In this new, true bush type the plants 
can be grown much more closely together. The fruits are 
shorter and thicker than the running type; also thicker fleshed 
with a smaller seed cavity; unsurpassed for baking, frying or 
making pies. 
Giant Summer Crookneck. 65 dcys. Bright yellow; keeps bearing 
all summer. Plant farther apart than others. 
Mammoth Yellow Bush. 55 days. A much enlarged strain of 
the early yellow bush scallop, quite prolific; average size 14 
by 4 inches, and weigh 5 Ibs. 
Mammoth White Bush. 50 days. Fruits round, white, deeply 
scalloped, lobes being in pairs; tender and delicious. 
Winter Varieties 
One ounce to 10 hills; 2 pounds to an acre; hills 8 to 10 feet 
apart each woy. 



Hubbard 
Squash 
Type 
Table Queen. 80 days. 7 by 5 inches, a smooth, dark green with a red blotch 
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superior flavor. Best in winter. 
and serve in the half-shell. 
Hubbard. 110 days. Skin deep olive-green, flesh orange-yellow. Sweet, keeps 
well through the winter; boils or bakes dry. 
Blue Hubbard. Resembling the warted Hubbard, but excels it in flayor and 
dryness; blue-gray in color; very large. 
Golden Hubbard. 110 days. Deep orange, tipped green at each end; flesh 
golden yellow, of excellent flavor. 
TOBACCO 
Sow the seed thinly in well-prepared soil, do not cover; merely press them 
in with a light roiler or smooth board. 
Price, pkt. 10c; 1/4 oz. 20c; 2 oz. 35c; 1 oz. 60c; 14 Ib. $2.00. 
Connecticut Seed Leaf. A popular cigar variety, also largely used for pipe 
smoking in Northern states. 
Improved White Buriey. The wide-leaved Kentucky favorite. 
TURNIP 
CULTURE. Turnips do best in a highly enriched, sandy, gravelly, or light 
loamy soil. Commence sowing the earliest varieties in April, in drills from 12 
to 15 inches apart, and thin out early to 6 or 8 inches in rows. For a suc- 
cession, sow at intervals of a fortnight until the last week in May. The early 
varieties are often broadcasted between corn rows or sown as a catch-crop to 
succeed the early potatoes. From the last of July to the end of August sowing 
may be made for the fall and main crops. 
One ounce sows 100 feet of drills. Two pounds per acre in drills 12 to 15 
inches apart; one pound 2 feet apart; 3 Ibs. broadcast. 
Price, except as noted, pkt. 10c; oz. 15¢; 14 Ib. 45c; 12 Ib. 75c. 
Purple Top White Globe. 70 days. The most popular Turnip grown either for table 
or stock. Of globular shape, rapid growth, and an excellent keeper. Flesh pure 
white, skin white with purple top. 
Orange Jelly.or Golden Ball. 70 days. A very distinct, round yellow variety. One 
of the finest sorts for family use. Flesh pure yellow, fine grained, swcet and 
tender. Does not attain a large size but is firm, hard and of most exce!lent 
flavor. Makes an ideal fall crop to store for winter use. 




Yellow Globe. 75 days. This is a large sized general crop Turnip. Globe shaped, 
pale yellow with green top. The skin is smooth, flesh firm and sweet. A splendid 
variety for either table or stock and is an excellent keeper. 
Early Purple Top, Strap Leaved. 55 days. Similar to Early Flat Dutch, but purple 
on top. Of excellent quality, largely grown for market. 
Foliage or Shogoin. 70 days. Foliage may be eaten like Spinach; also produces a 
white Turnip, 3 to 4 inches thick, flattened globe-shaped, white skin and flesh. 
A double-purpose Turnip. The tops may be used as “‘greens’’ in about 25 days. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 60c; 12 Ib. $1.00. 
RUTABAGA or SWEDE 
Improved Purple Top Yellow. 95 days. One of the best of the Swedes, hardy and 
productive; flesh yellow, sweet and well flavored; shape slightly oblong terminat- 
ing abruptly, color purple above and yellow under the ground; rich in flavor. 
A popular market sort. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25¢; V4 Ib. 75¢; Y Ib. $1.25. 
Golden Neckless. 85 days. A favorite winter variety with attractive large yellow 
roots of globular form, with purple coloring at the shoulder. The flesh is fine 
oie and of a beautiful yellow color. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; V Ib. 75¢; Y Ib. 
White-Fleshed Neckless. 88 days. Large, solid, elongated roots with white skin 
tinted green at the shoulder. The flesh is pure white, firm, and sweet. They 
Golden Neckless Rutabaga have a small neck. Keep well. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; V4 Ib. 60c; 14 Ib. $1.00. 
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