20 THE CLAPPER CO. 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
PUMPKINS 
Good source of vitamin A 
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. 
Culture. Plant in April or May, among 
corn, or in the garden, in hills 8 to 10 feet 
apart, and otherwise treat in the same 
manner as melons. 
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 is of re- 
markably good cooking quality, very thick, 
and deep yellow. Packet 10c.; oz. 25c. 
Winter Luxury. Best pie Pumpkin; pro- 
ductive; keeps well. Finely netted and 
russet in color. Packet 10c.; oz. 25c. 
RADISH 
Radishes require a light, fertile soil, deeply 
dug and well pulverized. Successive sowings 
should be made every two weeks. One ounce 
of seed will sow about 100 feet of drill. 
Early Scarlet Globe. One of the earliest 
sorts, widely used for both forcing and out- 
door culture. Handsome globular shape, 
bright red with pure white flesh, crisp and 
tender. Packet 10c.; oz. 25c. 
French Breakfast. Oval shape; skin deep 
scarlet; white-tipped. Flesh crisp and 
delicately flavored. Packet 10c.; oz. 25c. 
White Icicle. Long, slender white variety; 
very crisp and tender. Packet 10c.; oz. 25c. 
SALSIFY 
Salsify or Oyster Plant is delicious either 
stewed, boiled, fried or as a salad. When 
cooked it has an agreeable oyster flavor. 
Cultivate like Parsnip. One ounce of seed 
will sow about 50 feet of drill. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. Large, 
tender, delicious roots. Packet 10c.; oz. 
35c. 
SPINACH 
Spinach to be tender and richly flavored 
should be grown in very rich soil. One ounce 
of seed will sow about 100 feet of drill. 
King of Denmark. Large dark green, thick, 
crumpled leaves; resists summer heat. 
Packet 10c.; oz. 20c. 
Bloomsdale or Savoy-Leaved. Leaves are 
beautifully crumpled, deep green in color, 
crisp and tender. Packet 10c.; oz. 20c. 
New Zealand. An excellent summer variety, 
quite distinct in flavor. One of the best 
perpetual greens. Packet 10c.; oz. 25c. 
PRODUCE YOUR OWN SALADS 
They are easy to raise in almost any garden 
Grow the following kinds. Serve them un- 
cooked and garden-fresh, so that their vita- 
mins reach you unimpaired. They are health- 
ful and full of minerals. 
Cabbage Mustard 
Celeriac Onion 
Celery Parsley 
Chicory Pepper 
Chinese Cabbage Radish 
Cress Romaine 
Cucumber Sorrel 
Dandelion Tomato 
Endive Watercress 
Lettuce Various Herbs 
SQUASH 
One ounce plants about 25 hills, and each hill 
should yield 6 to 8 good Squashes 
Culture. It is not advisable to plant be- 
fore May 15. Sow bush varieties in hills 6 
feet apart; trailing sorts 6 to 8 feet apart. 
Sow ae more seeds, thin later to three plants 
in a hill. 
Butternut. 85 days. The fruits are 8 to 10 
inches long and 3) to 4 inches in diameter. 
Long pear-shaped, skin smooth and hard, 
flesh very thick, flavor and quality excel- 
lent. Packet 15c.; oz. 60c. 
Golden Delicious. A most attractive bright 
orange variety, in size and shape like De- 
licious, which it surpasses in flavor. We 
recommend this highly for both market 
and home use. Packet 10c.; oz. 15c. 
Blue Hubbard. Our special selection, extra 
large, true type fruits, thick fleshed and of 
excellent quality. An enormous yielder 
and good keeper. Fruits often weigh 50 Ibs. 
Packet 10c.; oz. 25c. 
Golden Hubbard. Medium-sized with deep 
reddish warted skin and fine-grained flesh. 
Packet 10c.; oz. 25c. 
Hubbard, Improved Green. Tough dark 
green skinned and bright yellow fleshed. 
Very dry and sweet when cooked. Splendid 
keeper and much in demand in the market. 
Packet 10c.; oz. 25c. 
Des Moines, or Table Queen. Dark green 
acorn-shaped variety with small fruit 8 
inches long, commonly served baked in 
halves. Has a trailing vine and bears 
abundantly. Packet 10c.; oz. 15c. 
