
Seedless I omatoes with the New Seedless Set Hormone Spray (see page 32) 



SQUASH, Vegetable Marrow 
SQUASH 
One ounce will plant 50 hills 
Sow in hills in the same manner and at the 
same time as Cucumbers and Melons, the 
bush varieties 3 to 4 feet apart, and the run- 
ning kinds from 6 to 9 feet apart. An occa- 
sional feeding with liquid manure will repay 
in size of fruits. 
RUNNING VARIETIES 
Acorn (Des Moines—Table Queen). Trail- 
ing in habit with acorn-shaped, smooth, 
dark green fruits. Flesh light yellow. Bakes 
wonderfully. Very early. Pkt. 15c., oz. 
35c., 4 lb. $1.00, lb. $3.25. 
Butternut. <A new small Winter Squash 
that is really distinct in form and flavor. 
Fruit is yellow, smooth and bottle shaped 
and the flesh yellow, finely textured, dry 
and sweet. Baked, boiled or used in pies 
its flavor is excellent. Pkt. 20c., 14 oz. 60c., 
oz. $1.00, 14 lb. $38.00. 
Golden Hubbard. Similar to the old-fash- 
ioned Hubbard in size and form. Skin rich 
deep orange. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 14 Ib. 
$1.25. 
Green Hubbard. The best for late use; an 
excellent sort for pies. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 
Ys Ib. $1.25. 
Vegetable Marrow. The true English strain; 
color deep yellow; white flesh, about 15 in. 
long. Pkt. 15c., oz. 40c., 14 Ib. $1.25. 
Warted Hubbard. Of immense size and very 
productive. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 14 lb. $1.25. 
Winter Crookneck. The best Winter sort. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 14 Ib. 90c. 
BUSH VARIETIES 
Cocozelle. Grows about 20 inches long; 
the skin is very smooth, of a dark green 
color. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 44 Ib. $1.15. 
Early Prolific Straightneck (All America). 
Earlier and more prolific than the Giant 
Summer Straightneck. Not as large, but 
more tender, smoother, and of a uniform, 
rich creamy color. Can be used when 4 or 
5 in. long, but keeps tender and delicious 
until 10 or 12 in. in length. Pkt. 15c., 
oz. 35c., 14 Ib. $1.00, Ib. $3.25. 
Giant Summer Crookneck. Double the size 
of the old discarded Summer Crookneck 
and equally as early. Pkt. 10c., 0z. 35c., 
Y Ib. $1.15, é 
Giant Summer Straightneck. A selection 
from the Crookneck Squash but with a 
straight rather than a crooked neck. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 30c., 44 Ib. $1.00. 
Improved Early White Bush Scallop. 
(Long Island Strain). Extensively grown; 
flesh tender and delicate. Pkt. 10c., oz. 
30c.. 14 Ib. $1.00. 
Zucchini. A small, short type of Cocozelle, 
12 to 18 in. long. Skin dark green, becom- 
ing lightly mottled and striped yellow at 
maturity. Desirable Italian Marrow. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 45c., 14 Ib. $1.35, lb. $4.00. 



TOMATO 
One ounce will produce 1,000 plants 
Sow in a hotbed about the first week in 
March, in drills 5 inches apart, and 14 inch 
deep. Transplant to the open ground when 
all danger of frost is past, setting the plants 
3 to 4 feet apart each way. Sufficient plants 
for a small garden may be started by sowing 
a few seeds in a shallow box or flower pot, and 
placing it in a sunny window of the room or 
kitchen. By training the vines on trellises or 
tying to stakes the fruit will ripen better and 
be of finer quality. 
Bonny Best Early. A vigorous grower 
enormously prolific, with splendid foliage 
and of an intense, velvety glowing scarlet 
color; ripens evenly all over and up to the 
stem. Pkt. 10c., 44 oz. 60c., oz. $1.00. 
Break O’Day. Excellent new early variety. 
Solid, heavy cropping red fruit. Disease- 
resistant. Pkt. 15c., 44 oz. 85c., oz. $1.50. 
Crimson Cushion (Beefsteak). Color 
bright crimson; large, handsome and solid, 
with few seeds. Pkt. 15c., 4% oz. 90c., 
oz. $1.50. 
Earliana. Extra early; bright red; smooth, 
solid and meaty. Pkt. 10c., 14 oz. 80c., 
oz. $1.35. 
Firesteel. A king among early Tomatoes. 
maturing in 65 days. Fruits solid, meaty, 
acid-free and of fine quality. Pkt. 15c., 
4 oz. 85c., oz. $1.35. 
Golden Queen. Fruit large solid, golden 
yellow. Excellent flavor. PKte0cs 
4 oz. 90c., oz. $1.50 
John Baer (True). The earliest and best 
Tomato. Fruit solid. Color, bright red. 
Pkt. 10c., 4 oz. 60c., oz. $1.00. 
Jubilee. Sensational new orange-yellow. 
(See page 32.) 
Marglobe. A grand second-early variety, 
vigorous grower and immune to rust. 
Fruits are large, smooth, globular shaped 
and of meaty substance. Pkt. 10c., % oz. 
60c., oz. $1.00, 14 Ib. $3.25. 
Ponderosa. Fruit exceedingly large and 
solid. Pkt. 10c., 4% oz. 90c., oz. $1.50. 
Pritchard. A disease-resistant variety de- 
rived from a cross with Marglobe. Highly 
prized for flavor and meatiness. Prolific, 
juicy, and has small seed cells. Pkt. 10c., 
4 oz. 65c., oz. $1.10. 
Rutgers. Outstanding midseason type bear- 
ing an abundance of large, globular, deep 
red fruits. A cross on Marglobe, disease- 
resistant. Pkt. 10c., 4% oz. 65c., oz. $1.10. 
lg Ib. $3.50. 
Scarlet Dawn. Very early, of recent intro- 
duction, bright scarlet medium-sized fruits; 
good keeper. Pkt. 15c., 4% oz. 75c., oz. $1.25 
Stone. Flesh firm, solid and of excellent 
quality; color bright scarlet. Pkt. 10c., 
1% oz. 50c., oz. 90c., 14 Ib. $3.00. 
Use HOTKAPS when setting out 
Tomato plants. For prices see page 60 
SMALL-FRUITED VARIETIES 
We supply the following well-known sorts, 
generally used for preserves and pickles: 
Red Cherry Strawberry, or 
Red Currant Winter Cherry 
Red Peach Yellow Cherry 
Red Pear Yellow Peach 
Red Plum Yellow Pear 
Yellow Plum 
Each, pkt. 15c., 4% oz. $1.00, oz. $1.75. 
Collection of 1 pkt. a of above 10 varieties, 
$1.25 
Victory Neckless. 
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TOMATO, Scarlet Dawn 
FORCING TOMATOES 
Carter’s Sunrise. A splendid early, bright 
red variety. Very prolific. Does well out- 
doors also. Pkt. 25c., 14 oz. 75c., oz. $2.00. 
Michigan State. A fine new strain that is 
wilt-resistant. Fruits solid deep red, aver- 
aging three to a pound. Pkt. 25c., 14 oz. 
$1.00. 
Stirling Castle. One of the best for forcing. 
Fruit small, solid, and of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 15c., 14 oz. 50c., 07. $1.50. 
Waltham Forcing. Firm globular red 
fruits of even size. Small foliage permits 
close planting. Excellent producer and 
keeper. Pkt. 35c., 14 oz. $1.00, oz. $2.75. 
TURNIPS 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill 
For early crop sow in Spring as soon as the 
ground can be worked, and again in July and 
August in drills 44 inch deep and 18 inches 
apart; thin out to 6 inches in the row. Sow 
Rutabaga in June and July in drills 2 feet 
apart; thin out to9inchesintherow. Tur- 
nips do best in a rich, light soil- 
Early Snowball. Small; one of the best for 
hee use. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 14 lb. 80c., 
Ib. $2.25. 
Early White Milan. A handsome pure 
white; flesh very sweet and tender. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 35c., 14 Ib. 90c., Ib. $2.50. 
Extra Early Purple Top Milan. White, 
with purple top; flesh pure white, sweet 
and crisp; the best early. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 
V4 |b. $1.00, lb. $3.00. 
Golden Ball. Very handsome, bright yellow, 
of rapid growth. Pkt OGhmozemcO0cy 
4 Ib. 80c., lb. $2.25. 
Purple Top White Globe. A handsome, 
globe-shaped variety of superior quality. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 14 Ib. 80c., Ib. $2.25 
Yellow Stone. The best known sort; flesh 
very firm and solid; excellent for table use. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 40c., 14 Ib. $1.00, Ib. $2.50. 
RUTABAGA 
Russian or Swedish Turnip 
Burnett’s A-1. Heavy cropper with attrac- 
tive, bronzy purple tops. Of excellent 
quality with smooth roots. Very good 
keeper. Pkt. l5c., oz. 40c., 14 ib. $1.25, 
Ib. $3.50. 
improved American Purple Top. The 
standard variety; very large and uniform; 
flesh bright yellow and quality unequaled. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 14 lb. 75c., lb. $2.00. 
(See Novelty Page 32.) 


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