SPINACH 
1% oz. to 100 ft.,10 to 20 Ibs. per acre. 
Sow in rows 16 to 20 inches apart and 
thin to 6 inches apart in the row when 
leaves are an inch wide. In the North, 
seed can be planted as soon as the 
ground can be prepared. In the South, 
spinach will winter over with little or no 
protection. Pkt. 10e; 1 oz. 15e. 
Bloomsdale Improved Thick Leaf. The 
seed of this thick leaved variety pro- 
duced the largest spinach. Growth is 
rapid and the leaves remain in good con- 
dition a long time. The medium green 
leaves are large, rounded, slightly crum- 
pled, succulent, and tender. 
Nobel, or Giant Thick Leaved. Of rapid 
growth. The leaves are the largest of 
any type and keep well after picking; 
medium-green, rounded, slightly crum- 
pled, succulent and tender. Excellent for 
the home garden. 
New Zealand. Not a true spinach though 
similar when cooked. Thrives in hot, dry 
weather. The large, spreading plants 
have small, thick, pointed, deep green 
leaves, which can be picked repeatedly 
throughout the season. 
Amsterdam Giant Prickly Winter. The 
leading variety in the prickly seeded 
varieties of spinach, being used by both 
the canners and the market gardeners. 
Plant is vigorous, leaves large, thick and 
of finest quality. 
SQUASH 
Vining, 1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 Ibs. per acre. 
Bush, 1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 6 Ibs. per acre. 
Seed should be planted about the mid- 
dle of May, in hills 4 feet apart for bush 
varieties, and 10 feet apart for the run- 
ning sorts. Put 5 to 8 seeds in each hill; 
afterwards thin out, leaving 3 or 4 of 
the best plants. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 25c. 
Banana. A late trailing sort, eylindrical 
and pointed at blossom end. A fine 
squash for pies. Free from fiber or 
stringiness. Flesh thick, deep yellow, 
dry, and of a sweet. flavor. Slate- grey 
feaueyal 
Spinach 


Squash, Summer Crookneck 
Early Summer Crookneck. Very early, 
60 to 65 days. The bushy plant is very 
productive. Fruits attractive, weighing 
about 2 pounds. The skin is distinctly 
warted and bears a bright yellow color, 
while the flesh is pale cream, firm, and 
tender. A very good sort for home plant- 
ing. 
Improved Hubbard. Large and of warty 
Hubbard type. Shell dark green, hard, 
moderately warted. Flesh light orange, 
very dark and richly flavored. One of 
the best winter squashes. 
Table Queen or Danish. Small, dark 
green, acorn shape. Flesh deep yellow, 
dry richiy flavored. Medium early. A 
good keeper, Hasy to grow. Delicious 
when served baked whole. Before serv- 
ing cut open and remove seeds. 
“Top of the Market” 
SQUASH 
This new Summer Squash deserves a 
place in every garden. It is truly a 
Squash worthy of the name, ‘‘Top of the 
Market’’. It has a distinct and pleasant 
flavor heretofore unknown in Summer 
Squashes. It is a cross between Early 
White Bush Scallop and Table Queen, 
retaining all the merits of the White 
Bush Scallop in that it is just as prolific, 
though a few days earlier. This is the 
first time in which the sweetness and 
keeping qualities of the Table Queen 
have been bred into a Summer Squash. 
Umatilla Marblehead. 
squash. Large, 
Yields heavy. 
Thick meated 
slate colored variety. 
White Bush Scallop. A popular variety 
bearing profusely small, rather flat, 
white squashes with a distinct scalloped 
edge. Is very early and has a fine flavor. 




squash. It ant be eaten when quite 
young, 4 to 6 inches long. It is a delicious © 
summer variety; very prolific, a few hills 
will suffice to keep the family well sup- ae 
plied the entire summer. 

Black Zucchini. Considered by eee 
be a better variety than the older type, — 
Similar in all respects but dark green, 
smooth and cylindrical, without striping 
or mottling. 

SWISS CHARD 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 10 Ibs. per acre. 
Only the tops of this beet are used, li 
spinach, and the succulent stalks and — 
midribs may be prepared in the same — 
way as asparagus. The plants are cul- 
tivated like beets except that they shoul 
be thinned to 8 or 10 inches apart. — 



pled leaves of this variety make ver. 
choice greens. Plant erect; stalk 
rounded and finely ribbed. Foliage ay 
rich deep green. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 
60c; 1 lb. $1.50. 

Rhubarb Chard. A Swiss Chard thar 
looks like Rhubarb. The leaf stalks are 
bright but delicate, translucent crimson; 
the rich color extends out through the 
veins into the dark green, heavily crum- 

pled leaves. Different, tasty, delicious 
flavor. Easily grown, thrives every- oa 
where. Fkt. 10c; i oz. 30¢;.4 0z. 90e. : 
TOMATO cs 
% oz. to 100 ft., 2 oz. per acre. — re 
In February or March sow seeds 
lightly in rows in greenhouse, hotbed, or 
window box, and when plants have tj 
reached a height of 3 inches, transplant wie 
in hotbeds. About June 1, set out in 
open ground, 4 feet apart, giving plenty As 
of well rotted manure to each plant. — 
Water freely during hot weather. To 
obtain the best results, trellises or stakes” ‘de 4 
should be used. Fkt. 10c; 1 oz. 80¢e. 



Break o’Day. 73 to 75 days. We offer 
a superior selection of this early wilt-_ 
resistant, globe-shaped shipping sort. — 
Plants heavily productive. Fruits large, 
scarlet; flesh firm and of good quality. = 
Stock grown from seed obtained from a 
United States Department of Agricul = 
ture. es 

Squash 
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