SPINACH 
A packet of seed will sow 25 to 30 feet of row; 1 oz. 80 ft.; 12 to 20 Ibs. of seed an acre. 
Spinach may be sown very early in the spring, and succession plantings 
can be made every two weeks until summer. It will be ready for use. in 
four or five weeks after sowing. For fall use sow August Ist, and to winter 
over sow about September Ist in this latitude, and later further south. 
Spinach runs to seed quickly in hot weather, so the seed should be 
sown fairly early in the spring or late in the summer in order to avoid | 
having the crop mature in July or August. If sown about August Ist, 
spinach will grow large and can be used from the first of September 
until the ground freezes. 
765 SPECIAL SUMMER SAVOY. bons Standing. For 
home gardens as well 
as commercial planting this variety is the best of the Long Standing 
Bloomsdale type. The leaves are large, dark green and heavily crum- 
pled or “Savoyed,”’ and have a heavy texture which holds up very 
well for market and also makes the finest cooked spinach. 
Special Summer Savoy stands longer in hot weather without going 
to seed than any similar kind and with it you can cut large crops of 
fine tender spinach over a period of several weeks. For spring sowing 
there is no better variety. Ours is a very good stock, uniform and 
attractive, and for growers who want a well crinkled spinach for 
either home or market, it is unsurpassed. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 144 Lb. 50c. 
755 LONG STANDING BLOOMSDALE. This is the standard heavily Special Summer Savoy 
blistered or savoyed type which grows quickly but stands a long time This long-standing spinach was best of its type in our trials. 
without bolting to seed. It is very valuable for spring sowing and is also 
used to plant in the fall for wintering over as it is quite hardy. The 768 VIKING. ~arly, Large, Dark Green, Long Standing. This 
leaves are very thick dark green and intensely savoyed. We recommend * is the heaviest yielding variety we know and we 




it highly for home and market growers. recommend it most highly for both home and market growers. The 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 14 Lb. 50c. leaves are very large, somewhat crumpled, dark green, quite tender 
and of excellent quality. This spinach grows fast so that it is ready 
; before most other kinds. It is so large in fact, that you can start to cut 
and delicious to eat. it when it is only about two-thirds grown. 
When fully grown it attains enormous size but still retains its fine 
tender quality. It is a long standing type that does not bolt to seed 
quickly and it will produce fine spinach over a long period of time. 
Home gardeners like Viking because its big leaves are easier to wash 
than the heavily savoyed type. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 14 Lb. 50c. 
750 BLIGHT-RESISTANT SAVOY. Grow this Variety for Fall 
Crops. This fine strain of Savoy Spinach is resistant to the blight or 
“‘yellows’’ which is destructive in many localities, especially in the fall. 
The leaves are well blistered or “‘Savoyed,” thick, dark green and 
upright in growth, and the yields, are very heayy—altogether a fine 
spinach to grow for fall crop. 
Although no spinach of this type will stand a long time in warm 
weather, our strain stands without bolting three or four days longer 
than most stocks and is by far the most uniform stock of this variety. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 14 Lb. 50c. 
762 OLD DOMINION. A Longer Standing Blight Resistant. Well 
crumpled leaves and will stand without bolting much longer than other 
resistant strains. It is a heavy yielder, and is very valuable for late fall 
. or early spring sowing in places where spinach blights. 
Not a true spinach but an excellent variety to grow for summer greens as it 
thrives in hot dry weather. The plants are very large and spreading and branch 
freely, producing great quantities of small thick fleshy leaves. Pick off the tender 
new leaves at the tips of the branches, and the plants will continue to develop 
succulent new growth all summer and fall. 
The seed is slow to germinate and should be soaked 24 hours before planting. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 14 Lb. 60c. 
SWISS CHARD 
A packet of seed will sow 15 feet of row; an ounce 50 feet. 
Swiss Chard is really a beet grown for its leaves. The entire leaf may be boiled 
and served as spinach or the midrib cooked alone; either way it is excellent. 
Sown in the spring the leaves are soon ready to eat and if cut will continue to 
grow and produce tender young leaves all summer and fall. If given a little 
protection over winter it makes unusually good greens early in the spring. 
830 FORDHOOK GIANT. The Best Variety. The leaves are dark 
green, very large, much curled or 
“Savoyed,”’ thick of texture and quite tender making excellent boiling greens. 
The stems are pure white, broad and thick and make an unusual vegetable 
when cooked separately. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 Lb. 65c; 4% Lb. $1.00. 
834 LUCULLUS. This is a very large variety with well curled and crumpled 
leaves of excellent quality. The plants grow nearly 2 feet high and the leaves 
are broad, tender and delicate, and of attractive light green color. The stems : ite 
are thick and fleshy. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 14 Lb. 65c; 14 Lb. $1.00. Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard 
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Easy to wash 
Viking Spinach 



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