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A few hills of Pumpkins should be in every garden. The quality of home-grown Pumpkins is far superior to the 
canned product. In addition, they make excellent food for stock and can be grown among the sweet corn at prac- 
tically no extra expense. ) 
Culture. Generally planted in corn after the last working and gathered after corn has been shocked. For field 
crop, plant in May or June in hills 8 feet apart, about 5 to 10 seeds to the hill and cultivate until the vines get g 
strong; then thin out leaving 2 or 3 of the strongest plants in each hill. 
One ounce plants 20 hills. Four pounds to the acre. ; : ne 
280 KING OF THE MAMMOTHS or POTIRON. (120 days.) An enormous flattened variety sometimes 
attaining 60 to 90 pounds in weight. It is especially desirable for exhibition purposes, and will find ready sale © 
in most large cities at good prices. ’ 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 35c; %4 lb., $1.10. . 
281 JAPANESE PIE. (110 days.) Resembles the Cushaw Pumpkins in shape, but earlier and larger. Skin 
dark green, with lighter green stripes. Flesh yellowish orange, fine grained, of good flavor and quality. Weight — 
about 12 pounds. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; %4 lb., 85c. 
282 TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO. (110 
days.) Medium size, of creamy yellow color 
with light green stripes. Flesh thick, fine 
grained, dry. brittle and of excellent flavor. 
Unsurpassed for pies and custards. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; 14 lb., 85c. 
283 GREEN STRIPED CUSHAW. (112 
days.) Fruit fairly large with crooked neck. 
Skin creamy white with green stripes. Flesh 
yellow, very thick, rather coarse but sweet. 
A productive and popular sort in most sec- 
tions. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 1% 1b., 75c. 
286 SUGAR or NEW ENGLAND PIE. 
(108 days.) One of the best for the home 
garden. An excellent pie sort. Nearly round, 
10 to 12 inches in diameter; rich orange 
color. Flesh thick, fine grained, very sweet. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; %4 lb., 75c. 
287 CONNECTICUT FIELD. (118 days.) 
Used for planting in corn, for stock feeding 
and also for making pies. Fruits often 15 
inches in diameter; smooth, reddish orange, 
Green Striped ribbed skin with orange-yellow flesh. 
Cushaw Pumpkin Pkt., 10c: OZ., 25¢c;: VA Ib., 75c. 
288 KENTUCKY FIELD. (120 days.) Grown 
generally throughout the central’section for 
stock feeding. Fruits very much flattened, creamy yellow color; flesh orange. 
Very productive. Pkt., 10c; 0oz., 15c; 14 lb., 30c. 
SAGE 
307 BROAD LEAF. An ornamental gray-leaved plant with blue flowers. 
Pick the leaves when half grown, dry, and powder them. An old favorite for 
flavoring meat and poultry dressings. Sow in the open ground. Thin plants 
to 6 inches apart. Pkt., 20c; 14% oz., 60c; oz., $1.00. 
FOR OTHER HERBS See Page 3. 
Often called “Oyster Plant’’ and is easily grown: A SPI NACH i 
desirable winter vegetable which should be more exten- 
sively used throughout the Central States. Roots are 


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Has long been one of the most popular of all greens and in some sections is grown in 
palatable and can be served boiled or as fritters. enormous quantities. In this locality Spinach is sown broadcast in March or April for 
Culture—Sow in April in rows 18 inches apart, thin- early crop and from July to September for fall and winter crop at the rate of about 
ning out to 4 to 6 inches. Cultivate deeply and often. It 10 to 15 lbs. per acre. It can also be sown in drills 12 to 15 inches apart and cultivated. — 
is hardy and will remain out all winter, but if desired can One ounce sows 50 feet of drill. 12 to 15 pounds per acre in drills. 20 pounds per 
be nus before winter and stored in earth or sand to keep acre broadcast. One-half pound is sufficient for a medium garden. 7 
it from wilting. A : s Fuad 
One ounce sows 75 feet. Eight pounds per acre. 309 Bloomsdale Long Standing oeneeh extent oa 
308 MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. (150 days.) home and market use as well as for canning. The glossy green leaves are intensively — 
The best sort, which is much larger and a great im- crinkled and blistered, in addition to being of a very heavy texture. Valuable for 
provement over the old-fashioned long sort. spring sowing or planting in the fall. Remains in the rosette stage for a long time 
Pkt., 15c; 4% oz., 40c; oz., 75c. without bolting. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; %4 Ihb., 40c. ag 
310 OLD DOMINION. (40 days.) A Longer Standing Blight-Re- — 
sistant. It has the large dark green crumpled leaf of the Savoy and ~ 
stands up. longer than other blight-resistant kinds. This variety 
yields large crops and holds up well when cut. It is a very valuable 
kind for spring sowing in places where spinach blights. ¢ 
Pkt., 10c; 0oz., 15c; %4 Ib., 40c. - 
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311 BLOOMSDALE RESELECTED. ((40 days.) A very early i 
sort, especially desirable for fall use. Plant is upright, having glossy, 5% 
thick, crumpled, pointed, green leaves. A favorite sort for market — 
gardeners and truckers. oe 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % Ib., 40c. 
312 VIRGINIA BLIGHT-RESISTANT SAVOY. (40 days.) De- 
veloped at Virginia Experimental Station for mosaic resistance. Up- — 
standing, vigorous plants, and will stand three or four days longer 
petore bolting. A valuable variety where blight is injurious to spinach 
nlantings. . 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 15c; %4 1b., 40c. rege OO ¥ 
313 NEW ZEALAND. (55 days.) The Hot Weather Spinach. An — 
especially desirable sort for summer use as it thrives during hot 
weather when other spinach would fail. It has tender shoots of good 
quality which may be cut throughout the summer. Plant becomes very _ 
large and spreading; leaves small, broad and pointed. Plant 3 to 
_ ma 4 seeds in hills 2 feet apart each way. Germination will be hastened — 
Old Dominion Spinach by soaking in warm water 24 hours before planting pga ted RS 
Grown by Fred Meyer, Madisonville, Cincinnati, Ohio Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; 1% lb., 75c. y 



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