40 THE BOWMAN SEED COMPANY 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS—Continued 
SAGE 
Seed may be planted % inch deep indoors, or outside when soils is warm. Trans- 
plant to at least 18 inches apart each way. 
SALSIFY—Oyster Plant . : 
Light soil produces best roots. Sow seed % inch deep ‘in rows 114 feet apart. 
Thin seedlings 4 to 5 inches apart. Soil should be dug deep and worked fine. 
Roots may be left in the ground over winter or mus and stored in a cool cellar, pref- 
erably in moist sand. 
SPINACH. 
May be planted in Santistiher- and covered with 3 inches of straw or leaves for pro- 
tection over winter. Spring seeding may be as early as the ground can be worked. 
Plant in rows 18 to 24 inches apart, 1 inch deep; thin plants to 3 to 5 inches apart. 
New Zealand has large horned seeds that are hard to germinate. Seed should be 
soaked in warm water and planted in warm soil, or started under glass and trans- 
planted. 
SQUASH—Summer 
Use rich, deep, fertile soil. Plant seeds 1 inch deep, using eight to ten seeds per 
hill. Space bush varieties 4 feet apart. Vining sorts space 8 feet by 8 feet or 
farther apart. Thin to three or four plants per hill. 
SQUASH—Winter 
Seeds should be planted in good, rich soil, 1 inch deep. Place six to eight seeds to 
a hill, spaced 8 feet by 8 feet each way. When plants are about 5 inches tall, thin to 
three per hill. Gather before frost, but squash must mature on vine to keep well. 
Avoid bruising and keep in a moderately warm and dry place. 
SWISS CHARD 
Plant seeds early. Sow seed 1 inch deep in rows 12 to 18 inches apart. Thin young 
plants 4 to 6 inches apart. Plants will yield throughout the summer until frost. 
TOBACCO 
Seed must be sown very thinly on top of well prepared soil and pressed down 
firmly. Plant in frames or well prepared seed beds. Transplant in rows 3 to 4 feet 
apart and space from 2 to 3 feet apart in the rows. 
TOMATO 
Sow indoors or in hotbeds in rows 3 inches-apart and cover % to % inch deep. 
Transplant 2-inch plants in small pots or 4 inches:apart in flats. Allow about 30 to 
35 days from seed to transplanting in the open. After danger of frost is past, trans- 
plant to rows 4 feet apart and space 3 to 4 feet apart in the rows. 
TURNIP—Roots 
. For early turnips, sow in early spring in rows 18 to 24 inches apart and % inch 
~. deep. Thin to 3 to 6 inches apart in the row. Replant for continuous roots at two 
week intervals. Plant in July and August for fall and winter turnips. 
TURNIP—Greens 
Plant in early spring and fall for greens.. Replants may be made as often as desired. 
Sow seeds 1% inch deep in rows 12 to 18 inches apart. 
WATERMELONS 
Seeds should not be planted until the weather is quite warm. Rich, well- drained 
sandy soils produce the best crops. Two shovelfuis of well-rotted manure mixed 
well with the soil and placed under each hill will help greatly. Place six to eight 
seeds in hill spaced 6 to 8 feet apart and cover 1%4 inch deep. Thin plants to two or 
three plants to a hill. Treat with Bodis Seed Treatment to insure better germina- 
tion and growth. 
COMBE PRINTING CO., ST, JOSEPH, MO 
