TOMATOES, Continued 
Jubilee — Orange colored fruit. Juicy 
with few seeds. Weighs about 6 oz. 
Bears over a long season. 72 days. 
Marglobe—Moderately productive, with 
heavy foliage. Vigorous and resistant to 
wilt and rust. Fruits medium large, 
nearly round, smooth, and solid. Deep 
red. 77 days. 
Ponderosa—One of the largest varie- 
ties. Spreading large vines. Solid, fine 
flavored, pink, with small seed cells. 
Somewhat rough and flat. Have a ten- 
dency to crack. 88 days. 
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. 
Small Fruited 
Red Cherry—Small round fruits, ¥% inch 
in diameter. For salads and pickling. 
Red Pear—Bright red, pear-shaped, dis- 
tinctive flavor. 
Red Plum—Resembling a plum 
shape. Grown for preserves. 
Yellow Pear—Differs from Red Pear 
only in color. 
Yellow Plum—About 2 in. long. Shaped 
like a plum. Light yellow in color. 
TURNIP 
For summer greens or roots, sow as 
early as radishes and lettuce. Then cut 
when plants are 1” high. Sow again in 
summer for fall and winter use. Tur- 
nips do best when most of their growth 
is made in autumn or early spring. 
Should be grown rapidly for best flavor 
and texture. 
Golden Ball—Medium size, deep yellow 
with bronze-green top. Creamy yellow 
flesh of fine texture. 65 days. 
Purple Top White Globe—All purpose 
variety. Large, sweet tops. Smooth, 
globe-shaped roots, purple-red above, 
white below. Sweet, tender, crisp, white 
flesh. 50 to 60 days. 
Purple-Top Strap Leaf—-Home and 
market garden variety. Deep purplish- 
red on top, white below. Flesh white 
and never stringy. 
- TURNIP — FOLIAGE 
Seven Top or Winter Greens — Very 
hardy. The young shoots are tender. 
Roots tough and unsuitable for food. 
Popular in the South. 45 days. 
in 
Rutabaga or Swede Turnip 
American Purpletop—Hardy and _ pro- 
ductive. Tender, firm, light yellow, 
sweet flesh. 88 days. 
ME ee 
10¢ 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 
Signs of the Zodiac 
and Their Influence 
9p ARIES: Tends to dryness, 
barrenness. Fairly good for 
cultivating, spraying and de- 
stroying weeds. Plant onions. 
& 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 
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. 
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. 
IE GEMINI: Dry and bar- 
ren. Not good for any kind 
of planting or transplanting. JANUARY 
Kill noxious growths. 1 %__7:06 
OS CANCER: Moist, _ very 3 Ir 9.25p 
fruitful, most productive of 5 mae 
the Zodiac. Planting and —0----7:40P 
transplanting should yield 7 S\--8:54p 
good crops. Irrigate, bud, 9 Tm.---9:46p 
graft, transplant. 12 = _1:55a 
CL LEO: Most dry and bar- 14 T1- 10:16a 
ren sign. Use only to kill 16 7'_10:03p 
weeds, destroy roots, etc. 19 V8_11:10a 
TR VIRGO: Moist but bar- 21 11:36p 
ren. Not recommended for 24 3€_10:22a 
planting or transplanting; 26 __7:10p 
good for cultivating and de- 29 %__1:45a 
stroying. aaa 
— LIBRA: Fairly fruitful. 31 [15:52 
Seed for hay, corn, fodder, CHANGES 
etc. Produces vigorous pulp © =0 10:47p. 
growth, reasonable amount of ( Veh 8:56p. 
grain. Good for flowers. @ 22 _ 2:34a. 
Tm SCORPIO: Next to Can- y 29... 6:07p. 
cer in productiveness. Irrigate SSS 
but do not dig potatoes. FEBRUARY 
A SAGITTARIUS: General- | 2 [o_.7:38a. 
ly considered barren but used 4 $\_.8:01a. 
by many for onions, seeding 6 TIp....8:43a. 
for hay, destroying weeds, etc. he UA oP 
\3 CAPRICORN: Earthly, 6:28 
fairly productive. Similar to 10 M---6:28p. 
Taurus but drier. Bulbous 13 7”___5:16a. 
flowers, potatoes, tubers, root 15 \V3$__.6:12p. 
ahd Je 18 6:38. 
nw AQUARIUS: ecoew pat 20 5¢__4:57p. 
barren. Good only for culti- 
vation and extermination of 23 ‘_.12:57a. 
pests. 25 re) __.7:07a. 
}€ PISCES: Similar to Can- 27 [I_11:46a. 
cer so use for same purposes. 
Very productive. Do not dig 
potatoes. CHANGES 
© 5 _ 9:50a. 
When to Plant C 12 __3:58p. 
The table at the right shows @ 20. 8:00p. 
when the moon enters each ) 28 _3:12a 
sign of the Zodiac. It also : eae? e 
shows the moon’s changes. 
Under each month, we show 1 sear 
first the time at which the SO NY 
moon enters each SIGN (day 3 S\---5:00p 
of the month and hour of the 5 TQ -6:46p 
day, Central Standard Time). 7 —=__9:52p 
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CHANGES (day and hour) 12 m__1:35p 
for each month. 15 V3__2:01a 
@ ist QUARTER, MOON 17° $%_.2:35p 
INCREASING — During Ist 20 }€_12:57a 
Quarter of Moon plant the 22 _8:22a 
following: Asparagus, Broc- 24 X 1:29 
coli, Brussels Sprouts, Cab- aa Nee? P 
bage, Cauliflower, Celery, Z26n=aonOp 
Corn, Cucumbers, Endive, 28 [5 8:26p. 
Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, 30 CU--11:22p. 
Spinach, Barley, Oats, Rye, CHANGES 
Wheat. Gt 9:15p. 
py 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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