

TOMATOES, Continued 
Pritchard’s, or Scarlet Topper—Medi- 
um to large, round, with thick, firm 
flesh and small seed cavities. Brilliant 
-red throughout, coloring right to top, 
without hard green spots. Free from 
acidity, one of the best home canners. 
Early. 
_ Rutgers—Second early variety. Large, 
thick stems, vigorous foliage. Fruits 
similar to Marglobe but flatter at stem 
' end. Bright red, with thick walls. Red, 
firm flesh, low acidity. 72 days. 
Stokesdale — An extremely important 
new development. Smooth, 7-oz. fruit, 
brilliant color, exceedingly solid flesh 
and small seed cavities. Matures in the 
' second-early group, a full week earlier 
than the Marglobe group. Usually ahead 
of Bonny Best, too—and 2 ounces 
heavier. 
Small Fruited 
Red and yellow varieties, shaped like 
miniature pears, plums, and cherries; 
very attractive for preserves. 
TURNIPS 
Sow in rows I’ to 2’ apart or broadcast 
in rich, freshly stirred soil. Cover seeds 
with soil 12’ deep. Turnips are easily 
grown in early spring, late summer 
and fall. 
White Fleshed 
Amber Globe— Chiefly grown for stock, 
but used for table when young. Tops 
large, cut leaved. Roots round, large, 
smooth, globe-shaped, light yellow with 
green top. Flesh, yellowish white, of 
good quality. 76 days. 
Long White Cowhorn—Long white va- 
riety used principally for stock food. 
Tender and sweet for table use when 
young. Tapered; 12-15 in. 65 days. 
Purple Top White Globe—All purpose 
variety. Large, sweet tops. Smooth, 
globe-shaped roots, purple-red above, 
white below. Sweet, tender, crisp, fine 
grained white flesh. 50 to 60 days. 
White Egg—Cut leaved, medium sized, 
upright tops. Egg shaped roots, all 
white. Smooth grained. 55 to 60 days. 
Foliage Turnip 
Seven Top—For greens or forage. 
Young shoots extremely tender. Roots 
tough, undesirable for food. 50 days. 
Shogoin or Japanese Foliage—Recent- 
ly introduced and rapidly gaining popu- 
larity. 18 to 20-in. bright green tops, 
strap leaved. Roots are semi-round, and 
white. Very mild. 70 days. 
Rutabaga or Swede Turnip 
American Purpletop—Hardy and pro- 
ductive. Tender firm, light yellow, 
sweet flesh. 88 days. 
rt Ue Seeda 
i0¢ PER PACKET 
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED 
, In bulk at money-saving prices. 
| special quotations to market gardeners. | 
Prices subject to change without notice. 
PLANTING BY THE MOON 
Many gardeners like to govern their plant- 
ing by the phases of the moon. For these 
gardeners, we show here all the necessary 
information. The chart is COMPLETE, giv- 
ing you ALL THE DATA generally shown 
by more voluminous arrangements. 
As seedsmen, we cannot vouch for the ef- 
fectiveness of this method. However, we are 
glad to provide the up-to-date chart for 
those who want it. 

Signs of the Zodiac 
and Their Influence 
op ARIES: Tends to dryness, 
barrenness. Fairly good for 
cultivating, spraying and de- 
stroying weeds. Plant onions. 
6 TAURUS: Fairly produc- 
tive. A good sign for planting 
root crops particularly pota- 
cereals. 
Capricorn. 
Melons, Peas, Peppers, Pumpkins, 
Squash, Tomatoes, flowers, and 
When possible, plant seed while 
the Moon is in the fruitful signs of 
Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces. The next 
best signs are Taurus, Libra and 
© 3rd QUARTER, MOON DE- 
creasing — During 3rd Quarter of 
Moon plant the following: Beets, 
Carrots, Chicory, Parsnips, Pota- 
toes, Radishes, Rutabagas, Onions, 
Turnips, Tubers. 
( 4th QUARTER, MOON DE- 
CREASING—In 4th or Last Quarter 
of the Moon turn sod, pull weeds, 
and destroy noxious growths, espe- 
ially when Moon is in the barren signs, 
Gemini, Leo, Virgo or Aquarius. 

toes and bulbous plants. 
TJ GEMINI: Dry and bar- 
ren. Not good for any kind 
of planting or transplanting. 
Kill noxious eee JANUARY 
O5 CANCER: Moist, very eae 
fruitful, most productive of = <2P 
the Zodiac. Planting and 5 2o..-9:28p. 
transplanting should yield 7 SL ----8:54p. 
good crops. Irrigate, bud, 9 Tl-9:46p. 
graft, transplant. 12 ~__1:55a. 
GL LEO: Most dry and bar- 14 T_10:16a. 
ren sign. Use only to kill 16 7_10:03p. 
weeds, destroy roots, etc. 19 V3_11:10a. 
Tm VIRGO: Moist but bar- 21 %%_11:36p. 
ren. Not wae for 24 3€_10:22a. 
planting or transplanting; , 
pots cultivating and de- oo eae 
—-. LIBRA: Fairly fruitful. 31 I[-5:52a. 
Seed for hay, corn, fodder, CHANGES 
etc. Produces vigorous pulp ©__6_10:47p. 
growth, reasonable amount of ( _13__.8:56p. 
grain. Good for flowers. @ 22. 2:34a. 
Tm SCORPIO: Next to Can- ) .29__6:07p. 
cer in productiveness. Irrigate = 
but do not dig potatoes. FEBRUARY 
SAGITTARIUS: General- | 2 [0-—7:38a. 
ly considered barren but used 4 S\_-8:01a. 
by many for enions, seeding 6 TIY_.8:43a. 
for hay, destroying weeds, etc. qe iicdila 
8 CAPRICORN: Earthly, oe aa r 
fairly productive. Similar to 10 ™-—-6:28p. 
Taurus but drier. Bulbous 13 f'__5:16a. 
flowers, potatoes, tubers, root 15 \V3__6:12p. 
my AQUARIUS s hat BSE rs 
ane, : Somewha 
barren. Good only for culti- 20 3€4:57p. 
vation and extermination of 23 P-12:574. 
pests. 25 6 —-7:07a. 
se PISCES: Similar to Can- 
cer so use for same purposes. 
Very productive. Do not dig 
potatoes. CHANGES 
When to Plant eaten 
The table at the right shows @ 20 8:00p. 
when the moon enters each ) 28 _3:12a 
sign of the Zodiac. It also Foes et 
shows the moon’s changes. 
Under each month, we show 1 wleliaat 
first the time at which the Oa a 
moon enters each SIGN (day 3 $\—5:00p- 
of the month and hour of the 5 TR_-6:46p 
day, Central Standard Time). T= 9:5 2p 
Then we show the moon 10 T__---3:52a 
CHANGES (day and hour) 12 7__1:35p 
for each month. 15 \3__2:01la 
@ ist QUARTER, MOON 173 2350 
INCREASING — During Ist | 20 3€_12:57a 
Quarter of Moon plant the 22 __8:22a 
following: Asparagus, Broc- 1:29 
coli, Brussels Sprouts, Cab- 24 61: P 
bage, Cauliflower, Celery, 26 I[—5:16p 
Corn, Cucumbers, Endive, 28 [5 8:26p 
Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, 30 SL-11:22p. 
Spinach, Barley, Oats, Rye, CHANGES 
Wheat. ©_.6_9:15p. 
y 2nd QUARTER, MOON ( 14. 12:28p. 
INCREASING — During 2nd @ 22 10:34a. 
Quarter of Moon plant the ) 29_10:15a. 
following: Beans, Egg Plant, 

1947 — Moon’s Phases and Positions — 1947 
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