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 
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, 
25c. 
WINTER VARIETIES 
Improved Green Hubbard (105 days). Fruits 
10 to 12 pounds. Pointed at both ends, slightly 
warted, dark bronze-green. Rind hard, tough. 
Flesh thick, orange-yellow, dry and sweet. 
Golden Hubbard (100 days). Fruits 8 to 10 
pounds. Rind is a golden yellow and warted. 
Flesh is deep golden yellow, fine grained, ex- 
cellent flavor. 
Banana (105 days). Fruits are cylindrical, 
the skin is smooth with thin, brittle rind. Flesh 
is thick, fine grained, orange-yellow and sweet. 
Table Queen or Acorn (70 days). Fruits 
acorn shape, dark green, about the size of a 
cocoanut. Flesh rich orange-yellow, sweet, 
bakes well. A very heavy yielder. 
Boston Marrow (97 days). Fruits 6 to 8 lbs. 
Resembling Hubbard in shape. Skin deep 
orange, quite hard. Flesh yellow, fine grained 
and moist. Used extensively for canning. 
Mammoth Chili (120 days). The giant among 
squashes. Fruits 50 to 60 pounds. Skin light 
yellow. Flesh yellow and very thick. Grown 
mainly for stock feeding. 
SUMMAR VARIETIES 
Cocozelle or Italian Marrow (65 days). Skin 
dark green becoming marbled with yellow at 
maturity. Flesh pale green, thick, firm and 
tender. Best when 5 or 6 inches long. 
Early Summer Crookneck (52 days). Fruits 
cured at neck, skin light yellow, thin and warty. 
Flesh tender, good quality. 
White Bush Scallop (52 days). Fruits some- 
what flattened, scalloped edges with creamy 
white skin. Flesh milk white, richly flavored. 
TURNIPS. All Varieties Turnips—Pkt., 
5e3 ounce, 20c. Turnip seed sown about the 
last week in July or early August will provide 
a crop when they are most wanted in the late 
fall and winter. The plant is a biennial and if 
left in the ground all winter will bloom and 
set seed the following spring. However, we do 
not recommend this as the second growth 
plants are not hardy and many times register 
a crop failure. 
The seeds should be sown in drills about 
84-inch deep and thickly enough so that the 
plants can be thinned to 5 or 6 inches apart. 
For hoeing or a wheel cultivator, keep the rows 
about 15 inches apart. 
The plant does best in the loose open loam, 
and the product is much better if quickly 
grown. While it is primarily a late fall and 
winter vegetable, very early varieties have been 
developed which may be sown as soon as the 
ground can be worked in the spring. Such can 
be harvested in the early summer, and should 
be, because if left in the ground they will go 
to flower and the roots are then soon useless. 
Cultivate as for any other root crop, being 
careful not to injure young roots with tools. 
The plant responds to rich soil, but top-dressing 
with nitrate of soda should be avoided. If nec- 
essary, use any well-balanced commercial fer- 
tilizer, working it in between the rows about 
5 weeks after the seed is planted. The turnip 
is a cool season crop and does not like hot 
dry regions. 
Purple Top White Globe (57 days). Roots 
large globe-shaped. Purple on top, white below. 
Flesh white, fine grained, tender. 
Purple Top, Strap Leaved (46 days). Roots 
flat. Purple on top, white below. Flesh white. 
Firm. 
Golden Ball (65 days). Roots medium sized, 
round, smooth, yellow. Flesh deep yellow, fine 
texture. 
Early Snow Ball (40 days). Roots medium 
sized. Round, white throughout, crisp, sweet 
and tender. 
Pomeranian White Globe (75 days). Roots 
large, globe-shaped, 4 to 8 pounds. White 
throughout, smooth, firm. 
Yellow Aberdeen (80 days). Roots globular, 
smooth, purple top, yellow below, flesh light 
yellow. 
Cowhorn (70 days). Roots white, light green 
shoulder, one-third out of ground, 4 to 10 inches 
long, often crooked. 
RUTABAGA or SWEDE. Improved Amer- 
ican Purple Top. The leading variety. Large, 
immense yielder. Superior in every way. 
Packet, 5c; ounce, 20c. 
TOMATOES. All Varieties Tomatoes— 
Packet, 10c; 12 ounce, 40c; ounce, 75c. 
The tomato is perhaps more tender than any 
other garden plant in such general culture. It 
is blackened by the least touch of frost, and 
will grow well only where there is sufficient 
heat. However, while many home gardeners 
will prefer to buy potted plants at the time 
they should be planted out, there is little need 
to do this, for tomatoes are among the easiest 
of vegetables to raise from seed. In your calcu- 
lations for the early varieties allow 7 to 8 weeks 
from the time of sowing seed to the proper date 
in your locality for setting the plants in the 
garden. 
The seed should be sown in fine, not too 
rich soil, about 14-inch deep, either in tiny 
drills or broadcast as you prefer. Keep the soil 
moist but not wet. When the seedlings are 
about 2% inches high, brick them out and re- 
plant on 2x2 inch intervals and allow them to 
grow until they are 4 to 5 inches high. By this 
time they are ready for transplanting into the 
open ground. 
Bonny Best (105 days). A general purpose 
variety, fruits medium large, globe-shaped, 
smooth, bright scarlet, of excellent quality. 
Chalk’s Early Jewel (105 days). A heavy 
cropper. Fruits scarlet, globe-shaped, flesh 
thick, solid with few seeds. 
Earliama (95 days). An early bright scarlet 
tomato, deep, flat, smooth, medium size, a very 
popular early variety. 
Break o’Day (98 days). Fruits scarlet, globe- 
shaped, very solid, medium to large size. Vines 
vigorous and very productive. 
John Baer (105 days). Fruits medium size, 
semi-globular, smooth, deep scarlet, excellent 
for local markets and canning. 
Mariglobe (110 days). Resistant to wilt. Fruits 
medium size, globular, deep red, smooth, a 
heavy producer. 
Pritchard (107 days). Resistant to wilt. Fruits 
globular, light scarlet, thick walls. 
Ponderosa (120 days). Fruits very large, 
flat, purplish pink, excellent flavor. 
Stonesdale (105 days). Fruits spherical, me- 
dium large, good red color, smooth, has wide 
adaptability and a heavy yielder. 
Dwarf Champion (125 days). Desirable 
where space is limited. Plant dwarf tree type. 
Fruits medium; pink nearly round. 
Golden Queen (112 days). Fruits medium 
large, deep golden yellow, smooth, solid, mild 
flavor. 
SMALL FRUITED VARIETIES 
Yellow Pear, Yellow Plum, Red Cherry, 
Red Pear, Ground Cherry or Husk. 
Packet, ounce, 14-lb. are all postpaid. Otherwise add postage. 
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