Hummert’s Highest Quality Vegetable SEEDS for Florists 


Break O’ Day Tomato 
SQUASH 
1 oz. will plant 20 hills; 2 Ibs. an acre. 
Do not plant until all danger of frost is over. The 
bush summer varieties of Squash can be planted 5 feet 
apart, but the running winter varieties should be 8 to 
10 feet apart. 
Watch for the Squash Bug. 
early and often. 
Acorn. For baking. Matures in about 58 days. In size 
equals a cocoanut. The shell is usually thin and it 
does not require over 20 minutes for baking or boil- 
ing. The color is dark green. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 
1% |b., 50c; lb., $1.50. 
Mammoth White Bush. 54 davs. Creamy white and 
scalloped around the edges; flesh is milk-white and 
of delicious flavor. Widely used for stewing or boil- 
ing. Pkt.. 10c: 0oz., 20c; %4 Ib.. 50c; 1 lb., $1.50. 
Chicago Warted Hubbard. 110 days. Chicago Warted 
Hubbard Squash has been bred to the highest qual- 
ity: fruits are large: skin rough, dark green: fles 
bright orange, fine grained, rich and dry. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; 14 Ib.. 60c; 1 lb.. $1.90. 
Yellow Summer Crookneck. 55 days. Our strain pro- 
duces fruit nearly double the size of the old “Crook- 
neck.” Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 44 Ib.. 50c; Ib., $1.50. 
Italian Marrow or Zucchini. 60 days. When matured 
it is 18 inches long. 5 to 7 inches in diameter and 
an excellent keeper, verv dark green. A bush type 
and very productive. There is nothing better for 
slicing and frying when small. Pkt., 10c: oz., 20c; 
1% Ib., 50c: Ib.. $1.50. 
TURNIPS 
For early use, sow in March or April, either broad- 
cast, or in drills. i 
Turnips for main crop are sown from July to Sep- 
tember 15th, broadcast 114 to 2 lbs. per acre. An 
ounce will sow about 300 feet. Turnips for greens can 
e sown as late as October Ist, and require 2 lbs. per 
acre. 
Purple Top White Globe. Roots globular, smooth: 
bright purplish red above, white below. Flesh white, 
firm, fine grained and tender. Oz., 10c; 14 lb., 30c; 
1 Ib., 75c; 10 Ibs., $5.50. 
Seven Top, for Turnip Greens. A foliage turnip for 
table and forage use. Crown sends up numerous 
leafy shoots which are excellent for greens. Oz., 10c; 
14 Ib., 30c: 1 Ib.. 75c. 
RUTABAGAS 
American Purple Top. A hardy productive variety: 
roots are large, globular in form, with a very sma 
tap root: color, bright vellow with a purple top: flesh 
yellow. Oz., 10c; 14 lb.. 30c: 1 Ib.. 75c. 
Dust with Insecticide 

TOMATOES 
1 oz. will produce about 1000 plants. 
Tomatoes should be in every garden. It is quite 
simple to grow your own plants. Sow the seed in a 
hotbed, or in a shallow box in the house, allowing 6 to 
8 weeks to produce plants large enough for setting out- 
doors when weather becomes warm. Sow in rows 3 in. 
apart and cover with 14 in. of soil. When plants are 
about 2 in. tall, transplant to stand 4 in. apart each 
way. or pot singly in 3-in. pots. Plant outdoors when 
all danger of frost is past, in rows 4 ft. apart and 3 ft. 
apart in the row. 
Bonny Best. 75 davs. One of the most prolific of the 
early Tomatoes. Medium size, solid, bright red. Pkt., 
10c: 14 oz., 30c; 0z.. 50c: %4 Ib.. $1.75; 1 Ib.. $6.50. 
Break O’ Day. Wilt resistant. 85 days. Vines vigorous 
and very productive. An early scarlet fruited variety. 
Medium to large size and globe-shaped. Pkt.. 15c: 
16 oz., 30c: oz., 55c; 14 Ib., $2.00; 1 Ib.. $7.00. 
Crimson Cushion or Beefsteak. 98 days. Late. red. very 
large. Pkt., 10c; 15 0z., 30c: 0z.. 50c; 144 lb., $1.75: 
1 Ib.. $6.50. 
Earliana. Very early—particularly valuable for home 
and early market garden. Medium size, deep scarlet. 
Pkt., 10c; 4% oz., 30c; oz.. 50c; 14 Ib., $1.75: Ib., 
$6.50. 
Firesteel. 62 days. A small vine. large fruited Tomato 
that is early, smooth, red through, of semi-acid flavor. 
For dry seasons there is nothing equal to it. It will 
set fruit when other types are dropping their blos- 
soms. Pkt., 15c; 146 0z., 40c; 0z., 75c. 
Gulf State Market. 80 days. Very fine second early, 
crimson, medium size, very solid. Pkt., 10c: 14 oz., 
30c; oz., 55c: 14 Ib., $2.00. 
Jubilee. New orange colored. Bronze medal in All- 
America 1943 trials. Non-acid. meaty, recommended. 
Pkt., 15c; 14 0z., 35c; 0z., 60c. 
Livingston Globe. 85 days. A large purplish pink, 
globe-shaped or very nearly round Tomato of excel- 
lent quality. Pkt.. 10c; 4% 0z., 30c; 0z.. 55c; 14 Ib., 
$2.00: 1 Ib., $7.00. 
Marglobe, Certified. 85 days. Of fine appearance, and 
great productiveness. In color it is a most beautiful 
scarlet, ripening well up to the stem. The ‘‘Mar- 
globe” has proven resistant to wilt. Pkt.. 10c: %4 oz., 
30c; oz., 50c; 44 Ib., $1.75; 1 Ib., $6.50. 
Marhio. A wilt-resistant pink Marglobe. An introduc- 
tion from the io Experiment Station, popular as 
a variety for greenhouse forcing, market and home 
gardening use. Pkt.. 15c:; 16 oz., 40c; 0z., 75c3 
14 I|b., $2.50. 
Oxheart. 90 davs. Extra large, heart-shaped. few seeds, 
mild flavor. Pkt.. 15c; % oz., 40c:; 0z., 75c: 4 |b., 
Pan-America. 67 days. This new variety, developed by 
the U. S. Department of Agriculture, is highly re- 
sistant to nailhead rust and fusarium wilt. The fruits 
are bright scarlet in color, medium large, globular to 
deep globe in shape. moderately thick flesh, very 
thick outer wall almost free of cracking. Pkt., 15c; 
1% oz., 40c; 0z., 75c: 14 Ib., $2.50. 
Ponderosa. 85 days. Extremely large: purplish pink. 
ew seeds, mild flavor. Pkt.. 15c; 1% oz.. 40c; oz. 
75c3; %4 Ib., $2.50. 
Pritchard. (Scarlet Topper.) 90 days. Fine all-round 
variety. heavy yielder; second. early; wilt-resistant; 
sae solid. Pkt.. 10c; 16 oz., 30c: oz.. 50c: 4 Ib., 
Rutgers, Certified. 85 days. Desirable for market gar- 
eners: bright red, smooth, thick walls—firm an 
mild. Does well even at a low fertility level. Favorite 
in sandy soil. Pkt.. 10c: 14 oz., 30c; oz., 50c: 14 Ib., 
$1.75: 1 lb., $6.50. 
Stokesdale. 75 days. Early. suitable for shipping. Fruits 
uniform, deep scarlet: globe shape. Pkt.. 10c; 14 oz. 
30c; oz., 50c; 14 Ib., $1.65. 
Stone. 90 days. Valuable for market and cannins: 
heavy producer: deep scarlet. Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 30c; 
oz.. 50c; 14 Ib., $1.75: Ib... $6.50. 
PICKLING or PRESERVING VARIETIES 
Red Cherry. Used for preserving and pickling. Fruit 
small, round and deep red. 
Yellow Plum. Fruits plum-shaped, clear yellow color. 
Either above: Pkt., 10c: 16 0z.. 30c; 1 0z.. 50c. 
