
rough, flesh thick, yellow of excellent quality. 4 to 5 Ibs. 58 days. 
735—Yankee. Hybrids.—Novelty. Quite similar to the variety Connecticut Straight Neck but 
being a hybrid it is earlier and a much heavier cropper, 14” long, 314”, in diameter. 50 days. 
aight Neck.—Fruits 14” long, 314” in diameter. An early and prolific 
739—Long White Bush Marrow.— 4 to 5 lbs, 15” long, 4144” in diamter. Skin pale green at first 
740—Vegetable. Marrow, Trailing.—The fruits are quite similar to those of the Long White 
_bush Marrow but the vines are creeping and the hills must be much further apart. 58 days. 
741—Boston ‘Marrow.—Exceedingly productive variety. that is used a great deal for canning. 
_ Somewhat similar to Hubbard in shape’ but the skin’is dark orange, 6 to 8 lbs. Flesh thick, yellow, 
744—Improved Hubbard.—Most popular variety for winter storage and for market. 10 to 12 
Ibs. Skin warted, dark green, thin and hard. Flesh very thick orange yellow, dry and sweet. 105 
758—Pink Banana.—Fruits 20”, 5’, in diameter. Skin pink, flesh thick, orange, yellow very 
759—Blue Banana.—dQuite similar to the Pink Banana with the exception of the skin which is 
706—Mammoth Sandwich Island.—The best variety for the garden and market. Produces a 
uniform crop of lang, thick, tapering roots. 150 days. Pkt. $0.10; 44 oz. $0.36; 1 oz. $0.60; 14 Ib. 


SALSIFY—(Oyster Plant(—(Fr. Salsifis) 
Culture.—Should be grown about the same way as parsnip but should always be harvested in 
® There is plenty of Iron in Spinach 

SQUASH (Fr. Courge) 
Culture.—Same as for pumpkins, 
Prices of all varities: Pkt. $0.10; 1 oz. $0.25; 4 oz. $0.83; 8 oz. $1.50; 1 lb. $2.50; prepaid. 
729—Buttercup.—Similar in shape to the turban; 34 Ibs. Skin thin and hard, dark green striped 
Flesh orange, very sweet and much drier than other varieties when cooked. A good keeper and of 
excellent quality. 10 days. 
730—White Bush Scallop.—A popular variety for the garden. Fruits about 334” thick, and 9” 
in diameter. Excellent quality for cooking. 56 days. 
731—Yellow Bush Scallop.—Fruits about 3” thick, 8’ in diameter. 58 days. 
732—Golden Table Queen or Golden Acorn.—Skin and flesh yellow. Very early and of excellent 
quality for the table. About 6” long and 414” in diameter. 56 days. 
734—Giant Summer Crookneck.—The fruits are bent, the back is lemon yellow; skin very 

“a 732—Squash Golden Table Queen or Golden Acorn 
748—Kitchenette Hubbard.—A small sized green Hubbard (about 5 lbs). . Developped to 
accommodate the smaller families and avoid waste. Quality is good and plants productive. 110 days. 
749—Butternut (new).—Fruit 9-12 inches long and half as wide with a hard smooth rind and is 
dull tan or buff in color. Its form is bulbous with a heavy neck. The seed cavity is confined to 
the blossom end. Flesh thick, rather:dry, sweet and of high quality. Very prolific and a good 
keeper. 
750—Zucchini or Cocozelle.—An Italian specie which fruits are harvested when very small. 
Of cylindrical form, 20” long, 414” in diameter, smooth, dark green, striped pale green becoming 
yellow when matured. Flesh very firm, greenish white of good quality. 64 days. 
751—Black Zucchini.—Fruits 20” long, 4” in diameter. Skin very dark shining green. 64 days. 
755—Mammoth Chili. The fruits 
are very large, 60 to 75 Ibs, globe 
shaped, moderately flattened. Skin 
pale yellow, spotted orange. 120 
days. 
757—Spaghetti or Macaroni. A 
peculiar variety of Japanese origin. 
When cooked the flesh separate in a 
multitude of tape like divisions 
resembling macaroni. 

707—Long Black or Scorzonera.—Sold out. 711—Spinach Marvelous Long Standing 

SPINACH (Fr. Epinard) 
Culture.—Sow as early as possible in a rich soil in rows 12 to 15” apart. For successive crops sow every 15 days. 1 oz. for a 100 
foot row, 8 to 10 lbs per acre. 
Paces prepaid of all varieties, except where otherwise indicated: Pkt. $0.05; 1 oz. $0.15; 4 oz. $0.50; 8 oz. $0.90: 
1 Ib. $1.50. 
710—Savoy Leaved.—Long standing, very popular variety. The leaves are thick, dark green, crumpled. 42 days. | 
711—Marvelous Long Standing.—A special selection with Savoy leaves that are very thick. Deeply crumpled which can stand 
drought and very slow to go to seed. It is the best variety for our climate. 45 days. : 
713—Princess Juliana.—A very early Dutch variety which is wilt resitant. The leaves are thick, crumpled, not as large but 
longer than those of the Savoy leaved variety. A good variety for the market. 40 days. 
715—King of Denmark.—The plants are large. Leaves large, thick, only slightly crumpled, very slow to go to seed. Most popular 
variety for canning. 46 days. : 
716—Giant Nobel.—Plants large and vigourous. Leaves large, thick, smooth and rather longstanding. ¢ 
717—Old Dominion.—A cross between Virginia Savoy and King of Denmark. Resistant to mosaic Large, heavily crumpled 
and long standing. : 5 
719—Presto.—A prickly seeded variety of recent origin. The leaves are thick, crumpled and wilt resistant. Slow to go to seed. 
43 days. 
721—Victoria.—A very early variety that must be sown early. The leaves are thick, crumpled of excellent quality. The plants 
will go to seed very quickly if grown in warm weather. 3 2 ‘ 
714—Virginia Savoy.—A new early variety which is wilt and moult resistant. The best variety to grow in clay soil. The leaves 
are thick and moderately crumpled. 39 days. f 
725—New Zealand.—A perpetual growing variety which is drought resistant and that will grow anywhere in rich or poor soil. 
The young shoots are of excellent quality and can be harvested during the whole summer. The plants are quite large and take a 
lot of space. The leaves are small, Sow 8 to 4 seeds per hill, 2 feet each way. The germination is very slow and it is c- nsidered 
good practice to soak the seed in luke warm water for 24 hours before sowing. Pkt. $0.10; 1 oz. $0.25; 4 0z. $0.83; 34 Ib. $1.50; 
1 Ib. $2.50; prepaid. 
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730—Squash White Bush Scallop 
736—Connecticut Str: 
a variety, 52 days. 
and creamy white when matured. 56 days. 
fine grained and moist. 97 days. 
days. 
745—Warted Hubbard.—14 Ibs. 110 days. 
746—Blue Hubbard.—12 to 14 lbs: 110 days. 
- 47—Yellow Hubbard.—8 to 10 lbs. 100 days. 
: 
746—Blue Hubbard Squash 
sweet. 105 days. 
blue. 108 days. 
Ornemental Gourds, see Flower Section. 
the fall. 1 ounce for a 75 foot row; 8 lbs per acre. 
$2.00; 44 Ib. $3.60; 1 lb. $6.00; prepaid. 
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