SPRAYING or DUSTING is ESSENTIAL °° 
duce a good crop. Rotene Insect Spray, 4 ozs. $1. 
Hortex Dust, lb. 50 cts. Both Non-Poisonous. 


Sweet or Sugar Pumpkin 

PUMPKINS vicina” 
Plant May 15 in “hills”? or groups 8 to 10 feet 
apart, and otherwise treat in the same manner as 
melons. 
One ounce will plant 50 hills: 
Fruits are ripe 15 to 18 weeks after sowing seed 
and 4 to 5 per hill may be expected. 

Large Cheese. Fruit flattened, the diameter 
being three times more than the thickness; 
skin mottled light green and yellow, chang- 
Ing to rich cream-color as it matures; flesh 
excellent quality. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 
Ib. 75 cts., Ib. $2. 
Sweet or Sugar (New England Pie). The 
fruits are medium to small in size, of a 
bright orange color, and in shape are round, 
flattened at the ends. The flesh ts of re- 
markably good cooking quality, very thick, 
and deep yellow. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 
lb. 65 cts., Ib. $2. 
Winter Luxury. Best pie Pumpkin; pro- 
ductive; keeps well. Finely netted and 
russet in color. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., 
lb. $1, Ib. $2.25. 
Connecticut Field. Large, flat-round, 
deep orange fruits. Good for pies; also 
largely grown for stock feeding. Pkt. 10cts., 
oz. 30 cts., 44lb. 65 cts., Ib. $1.75. 
King of the Mammoths. Recommended 
where size is the chief consideration—200 
pounds or more being not an unusual 
weight for a single specimen. The fruit Is 
flat-round; the skin is yellow, as also is the 
thick flesh. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 40 cts., 4Ib. 
$1.15, Ib. $2.50. 
Warted 
Hubbard 
Delicious 


18 Vegetable Seeds 

SQUASH | 
It is not advisable to plant before May 15. 
Sow bush varieties in “‘hills’’ or groups 4 feet apart; 
trailing sorts 6 to 8 feet apart. Sow 6 or more seeds, 
thin later to three plants in a hill. 
One ounce plants about 25 hills, and each hill 
should yield 6 to 8 good Squashes. 
Winter Squash furnishes some vitamin G, and is 
an excellent source of vitamin A; Summer Squash 
is almost as good. 

Summer Varieties 
Ready in from 9 to 12 weeks from sowing 
Giant Bush Summer Crookneck. Popu- 
lar because of its refined, fresh, delicious 
flavor. In this new type these are retained, 
but the fruits are double the size. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 35 cts., lb. $1, Ib. $2.25. 
Long Island White Bush (Improved 
Patty Pan). Shallow grooves and a thick- 
er, heavier fruit than the type. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 35 cts., Yb. 90 cts., Ib. $2. 
Straightneck. Similar to Summer Crook- 
neck, but straight. Fruits warted, 20 
inches long. Delicious flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 35 cts., Yb. 90 ets., Ib. $2. 
Zucchini. Prolific, tender; mild flavor. 
Gather when 6 inches, and prepare like 
other Squash, or fry like eggplant. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 40 cts., Y4lb. $1.15, Ib. $2.75. 
Zucca de Pergola. Three to five feet long, 
pale green, 4 ins. through. Sometimes 
straight, frequently curved. This long nar- 
row Squash may be stuffed with ravioli 
fillmg or with meats and herbs, and baked; 
or sliced and fried. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts., 
14lb. $1.50. 
Noodle Squash. Puncture one end and cook 
it for 35 minutes. Cut in half, the flesh falls 
out in shreds, suggestive of spaghetti. 
Served hot with sauce, salt, and butter, or 
as a cold dish with vinegar. Mottled green 
fruits, 10 inches long, turn yellowish white. 
Pkt. 15 cts., 2 pkts. 25 cts., oz. 50 cts: 
For Cocozelle, see Vegetable Marrow 
RHUBARB 
Plant the roots in well-manured land, 3 feet apart 
and 3 inches deep. Remove flower-buds if any ap- 
pear. Sow seed in spring in drills a foot apart; 
transplant the following season 3 feet apart. One 
ounce of seed should produce about 1000 roots. 
Victoria. A reliable sort which has given 
good results for many years. Strong clumps 
AO cts. each, $4.25 per doz., $8 for 25, 
$15.50 for 50, $30 per 100. 
Seed, pkt. 15. cts., oz. 50 cts., 1Z1b. $1.50. 

Boston 
Crookneck Marrow 
When interplanting Pumpkin or Squash with Corn, sow 5 seeds in 
every fourth hill along with the Corn. Thin to 2 plants. 
Fall or Winter Squashes 
Ready in from 13 to 15 weeks from sowing 
Acorn (Table Queen; Des Moines). One 
of the earliest. The fruits arc 6 inches long 
by 41% inches in diameter; dark green 
shell, but the flesh is light yellow and thick. 
Trailing. Keeps well. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 
cts., 4lb. $1.15, Ib. $3. 
Butternut. M dway between Pumpkin and 
Squash. Small, club-shaped fruits, thick at 
the blossom end, with a tough rind enclos- 
ing thick orange flesh, with few seeds. 
Quality high; keeps well. Pkt. 15 cts., 
oz. 70 cts., 14Ib. $2, Ib. $6. 
Golden Table Queen. Slightly smaller; 
flesh exceptionally sweet and rich. Skin 
ripens to golden yellow. Prolific; excellent 
for home and market-growing. Pkt. 15 cts., 
oz. 50 cts., 4lb. $1.25, Ib. $3.25. 
Chicago or Warted Hubbard. Robust; 
fruits large, heavily warted, and dark 
green; flesh rich and dry. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 
50 cts., (Ib. $1.25, Ib. $3.25. 
Golden Hubbard. Similar to the Green 
Hubbard, but somewhat smaller. Orange 
skin; flesh deep gold. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 
cts., Yb. $1.15, Ib. $3. 
Hubbard. Bluish green, occasionally marked 
with brownish orange. Will keep from 
September to May. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 
cts., 4Ib. $1.15, Ib. $3. 
Boston Marrow. Oval; bright orange color; 
flesh yellow. Splendid keeper; excellent for 
pies. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., 4Ib. 90 cts., 
Ibe p2e25: 
Delicious. Noted for its fineness and com- 
pactness of grain, dryness, and sweet, rich 
flavor. Top-shaped fruits weigh up to 
10 pounds. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., Y4Ib. 
$1.15, Ib. $3. 
Mammoth Chili. A late, exceptionally 
large variety that Is popular for exhibition 
purposes. Orange-yellow color. Pkt. 10 
cts., oz. 40 cts., Mlb. $1.15, Ib. $3. 
TOBACCO 
Treat seeds with Semesan and sow thinly under 
glass in March or April. Press in gently; do not 
cover with soil as seeds are tiny. Transplant at 
30-inch intervals after May 15. Needs rich, but 
porous and well-drained soil; its suitability influ- 
ences smoking quality. Curing does also—obtain 
bulletins from your state college or department. of 
agriculture, 
Connecticut Seed Leaf. Large leaf for 
cigar wrappers, fillers also. 
Kentucky Burley. For pipes and chewing. 
Virginia Bright-Leaf. Light-colored leaf 
for cigarettes. 
Above, each, pkt. 20 cts., oz. $1 
With care, 14 oz. will provide enough plants for 
one acre. 

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