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California Field. Largely used for stock feeding. Fruits very 
large, somewhat variable in form and solor. Pkt. 10c. 
Green Striped Cushaw. Widely used for stock feeding. Fruits 
large, commonly become 18 to 20 in. long and weigh 12 lbs.; solid 
thick crookneck and round blossom end; smooth, white with green 
stripes and veining; shell thin; flesh thick, coarse, cream color. 
PEt. 10: 
Large Yellow or Connecticut Field. The standard field pump- 
kin, grown for pies, canning and stock feed. Fruits very large, 
commonly 10 in. long, 12 in. diameter and weigh 20 lbs., sometimes 
much larger; skin smooth, deep orange-yellow; shell thin, hard; 
flesh thick, coarse, sweet and deep yellow. Ptk. 10c. 
Sugar or New England Pie. The earliest and best for pies; 
much grown in home and market gardens and for shipping. Fruits 
commonly 6 in. long and 8 to 9 in. diameter; flattened; furrowed; 
skin smooth, rich reddish-orange; rind hard; flesh thick, orange 
yellow, of excellent quality. Pkt. 10c. 
RADISH 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill, 3 lbs. per acre. For first 
crop sow as early in the spring as the ground can be worked, and 
every two weeks throughout the season for succession. A warm, 
sandy, loam, made rich and light by strong manure, is best. Sow 
in drills 10 to 12 inches apart. The winter varieties should be 
sown in July and August. 
Crimson Giant. 29 days. Superior home and market garden sort. 
Tops medium small. Roots spherical to slightly top-shaped; deep 
crimson; the largest of the early turnip rooted radishes ; commonly 
attain diameter of 1144 in. before becoming pithy; of unexcelled 
quality. Pkt. 10c. 
Early Scarlet Globe (Short Top). 23 days. Our strain of this 
standard very early sort is superior and is equally valuable for out 
of door culture and for forcing. Tops small, ideal for bunching. 
Roots slightly elongated globe (so-called “broad-oval” shape), 1% 
in. long when ideal for use; with slender, well-defined tap root; 
uniform rich, bright scarlet; flesh white, crisp and of splendid 
quality. Pkt. 10c. 
French Breakfast. 25 days. Standard home and market garden 
sort; also suitable for forcing. Tops small. Roots oblong, blunt, 
with slender, well-defined tap root; about 1% in. long and % in. 
through; rich scarlet with white bottom; flesh white, crisp and of 
splendid quality. Pkt. 10c. 
Icicle. 27 days. Decidedly the best early white variety and con- 
sidered by many the standard of excellence in radish. Particularly 
popular in home and market gardens. Tops small. Roots long, tap- 
ered; very white throughout ; brittle as ice; of splendid quality until 
5 or 6 in, long and % in. thick or larger; mild and of splendid 
flavor. Superior to Lady Finger or White Vienna. Pkt. 10c. 
Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped. 25 days. Handsome, popular 
variety of outstanding quality; much used in home and market 
gardens. Tops small. Roots deep turnip shape, almost globular, 
with slender tap root; bright scarlet (rosy carmine) with well de- 
fined white area about the tip; remain crisp and of splendid quality 
until 1% in. diameter or greater. Pkt. 10c. 
Long Scarlet. 27 days. Standard home and market garden sort. 
Tops small. Roots long, tapered; become 4 to 5 in. long and 34 in. 
thick at shoulder; bright carmine-red. Pkt. 10c. 
Scarlet Turnip. 25 days. Standard early sort for forcing and out 
of door culture. Tops small. Roots deep turnip-shaped, almost 
round, with fine tap root; ideal for use when 1 in. diameter; 
scarlet-red; mild and crisp. Pkt. 10c. 
SALSIFY 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. The standard variety for home, 
market garden and shipping. Produces uniform, long tapered white 
roots. Pkt. 10c. 
KNOX’S SPINACH 
This plant will grow in any ordinary soil, but responds well to 
fertility. Sow early in the spring in drills 12 to 18 inches apart. 
For early use sow light covering of leaves or straw. One ounce 
of seed will sow 50 feet of drill. 
Amsterdam Giant Prickly Winter. The leading variety in the 
prickly seeded varieties of Spinach, being used by both the canners 
and the market gardeners. Plant is vigorous, leaves large, thick 
and of finest quality. Pkt. 10c. 
Savoy Leaved or Bloomsdale. (Round seeded.) 40 days. The 
standard very early sort for home and market garden. Plants 
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upright and compact, attain height of 10 to 12 in. and spread of 12 
to 15 in. Leaves large, blistered and crumpled; rich, deep, glossy 
green; of splendid quality. Pkt. 10c. 
KNOX’S SQUASH 
Any good enriched soil is adapted to the growing of the squash. 
The seed should not be sown in the spring until danger from frost 
is past and the ground is warm. Plant in hills (about 8 to 10 
seeds to a hill) the early sorts 4 to 6 feet apart, the late varieties 
8 to 12 feet. Thin out to three plants in the hill. Keep the earth 
about the plants loose and free from weeds. One ounce for 25 hills, 
2 to 3 pounds per acre. 
Early White Bush Scallop. Standard summer scallop squash 
for home and market garden. Fruits uniform, round, attain 9 in. 
diameter, flattened, with scalloped margins; smooth; white. Pkt. 
10c. 
Early White Bush Scallop (Green Tinged). A valuable White 
Bush selection which is rapidly gaining popularity on the West 
Coast. Fruits of convenient size for shipping; color greenish white 
when young; pure white when fully matured. Pkt. 10c. 
Giant Summer Straightneck. Particularly valuable for shipping 
because the straight fruits are more readily packed than the crook- 
neck type with less waste of shipping space. Fruits handsome, deep 
orange with moderate shallow warting; straight, become 16 to 20 
in. long and 4 in. through, but are usable much smaller. Pkt. 10c. 
Black Zucchini. Similar to the Italian but has dark even green 
skin. Pkt. 10c. 
Yellow Summer Crookneck. Very popular for home, market 
garden and shipping. Very prolific. Fruits become 12 to 14 in. long 
and 3 in. through; neck curved; skin bright orange-yellow, mod- 
erately warted. Pkt. 10c. 
Italian Marrow, Zucchini. Fruits straight, almost cylindrical; 
become about 18 in. long and 4 in. in diameter, deep green with 
erayish-green mottling. Pkt. 10c. 
“Top of the Market” SQUASH 
This new Summer Squash deserves a place in every garden. It is 
truly a Squash worthy of the name, “Top of the Market”. It has 
a distinct and pleasant flavor heretofore unknown in Summer 
Squashes. It is a cross between Early White Bush Scallop and 
Table Queen, retaining all the merits of the White Bush Scallop in 
that it is just as prolific, though a few days earlier. This is the 
first time in which the sweetness and keeping qualities of the Table 
Queen has been bred into a summer squash. Pkt. 10c. 
Banana. Standard home and market garden sort. Fruits cyl- 
indrical, commonly 20 to 24 in. long and 6 in. through; smooth, 
cream; interior yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
Hubbard. The standard winter squash for home, market garden 
and shipping. Fruits medium large; commonly 9 to 10 in, through ; 
globular, dark bronze green, moderately warted ; rind very hard and 
strong; flesh very thick, deep orange yellow, fine grained and dry; 
of splendid quality. Pkt. 10c. 
Table Queen or Des Moines. Very early; extremely prolific; 
one of the most popular for home, market garden and shipping. 
Fruits pointed acorn shape; 5% in. long and 4 in. through; uni- 
formly ridged; skin smooth, dark green; shell thin; flesh light yel- 
low, bakes dry and sweet. Ptk 10c. 
