TOMATOES, Continued 

PONDEROSA TOMATOES 
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. 
Stone Improved — Medium late. De- 
servedly popular with canners and 
market gardeners. Ripens evenly and 
is uniform. Fruits large, flattened, but 
deep. Smooth, attractive, scarlet-red, of 
fine flavor. 86 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. 
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. Turnips 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 or Orange Jelly—Medium 
size, deep yellow with bronze-green 
top. Creamy yellow flesh of fine tex- 
ture. 65 days. 
Purple Top White Globe (fr)—All pur- 
pose 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 mar- 
ket garden variety. Deep purplish-red 
on top, white below. Flesh white and 
never stringy. 
Foliage Turnip 
Seven Top or Winter Greens — For 
greens or forage. Young shoots ex- 
tremely tender. Roots tough, undesir- 
able for food. 50 days. 
Rutabaga or Swede Turnip 
American Purpletop—Hardy and_ pro- 
ductive. Tender firm, light yellow, sweet 
flesh. 88 days. 
10¢ PER | PACKET 
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED 

PLANTING BY THE MOON 
Many gardeners like to govern their plant- 
ing by the phases of the moon. For them, 
we show here all the necessary informa- 
tion generally shown by more voluminous 
arrangements. 
As seedsmen, we cannot 
vouch for the effectiveness of this method, 
but we are glad to provide this complete 
and up-to-date chart for those who want it. 

Signs of the Zodiac and Their Influence 
ARIES :Tends to dryness, 
barrenness. Fairly good for 
cultivating, spraying and 
weeding. 
© TAURUS: Fairly produc- 
tive. A good sign for plant- 
ing root crops particularly 
potatoes and bulbous plants. 
TI GEMINI: Dry and bar- 
ren. Not good for any kind 
of planting or transplant- 
ing. Kill noxious growths. 
SS CANCER: Moist, very 
fruitful, most productive of 
the Zodiac. Planting and 
transplanting should yield 
good crops. Irrigate, bud, 
graft, transplant. 
The table below shows 
when the moon enters each 
sign of the Zodiac. It also 
shows the moon’s changes. 
Under each month, we 
show first the time _ at 
which the moon _ enters 
each SIGN (day of the 
month and hour of the day, 
Central Standard Time). 
Then we show the moon 
CHANGES (day and hour) 
for each month. 
@ist QUARTER, MOON 
INCREASING—During 1st 
Quarter of Moon plant the 
following: Asparagus, Broc- 
coli, Brussels Sprouts, Cab- 
§2 LEO: Most dry and bar- 
ren sign. Use only to kill 
weeds, destroy roots, etc. 
1? VIRGO: Moist but bar- 
ren. Not recommended for 
planting or transplanting; 
good for cultivating and 
destroying. 
=~ LIBRA: Fairly fruitful. 
Seed for hay, corn, fodder, 
etc. Produces vigorous pulp 
growth, reasonable amount 
of grain. Good for flowers. 
M SCORPIO: Next to Can- 
cer in productiveness. Irri- 
gate but do not dig pota- 
toes. 
When to Plant 
bage, Cauliflower, Celery, 
Corn, Cucumbers, Endive, 
Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, 
Spinach, Barley, Oats, Rye, 
Wheat. 
) 2nd QUARTER, MOON 
INCREASING—During 2nd 
Quarter of Moon plant the 
following: Beans, Egg 
Plant, Melons, Peas, Pep- 
pers, Pumpkins, Squash, 
Tomatoes, flowers, and 
cereals. 
When possible, plant seed 
while the Moon is in the 
fruitful signs of Cancer, 
Scorpio or Pisces. The next 
“ SAGITTARIUS: Gen- 
erally considered barren 
but used by many for on- 
ions, seeding for hay, des- 
troying weeds, etc. 
V3 CAPRICORN: Earthly, 
fairly productive. Similar 
to Taurus but drier. Bulb- 
ous flowers, potatoes, 
tubers, root crops. 
*“ AQUARIUS: Somewhat 
barren. Good only for cul- 
tivation and extermination 
of pests. 
}+€ PISCES: Similar to Can- 
cer so use for same pur- 
poses. Very productive. Do 
not dig potatoes. 
best signs are Taurus, Libra 
and Capricorn. 
® 3rd QUARTER, MOON 
DECREASING—During 3rd 
Quarter of Moon plant the 
following: Beets, Carrots, 
Chicory, Parsnips, Potatoes, 
Radishes, Rutabagas. On- 
ions, Turnips, Tubers. 
C 4th QUARTER, MOON 
DECREASING—In 4th or 
Last Quarter of the Moon 
turn sod, pull weeds, and 
destroy noxious growths, 
especially when Moon is in 
barren signs, Gemini, Leo, 
Virgo or Aquarius. 
1948 — Moon’s Phases and Positions — 1948 
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