

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 is one of the most wholesome “‘greens”’ for spring and fall crops. 
It does best in cool weather and may be planted very early in the spring, 
and in successive plantings until summer. Sow again in August for fall 
crop, and for wintering over, plant about Sept. 15th in this latitude and 
later farther south. New Zealand spinach will supply delicious greens 
thru July and August when the regular spinach does not do well. Plant 
both kinds for a continuous supply and try freezing some spinach for 
winter use. 
765 SPECIAL SUMMER SAVOY. bong 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. It is the 
best for freezing. 
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 an excellent 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; 44 Lh. 50c. 
755 LONG STANDING BLOOMSDALE. This is the standard heavily 
blistered or savoyed type which grows quickly but stands a long time 
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 
leaves are very thick dark green and intensely savoyed. We recommend 
it highly for home and market growers. 
Pkt. 10c¢; Oz. 20c; 14 Lb. 50ce. 

Easy to wash 
Viking Spinach 
and delicious to eat. 
758 New Zealand Spinach 
Not a true spinach but an excellent variety to grow for summer greeus 
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. 30c; 144 Lb. 75c. 
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 

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Special Summer Savoy 
This long-standing spinach was best of its type in our trials. 
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 heavy—altogether a fine 
spinach to grow for fall crop. Although this is not a long-standing 
spinach, our strain will stand 3 or 4 days longer than most and is by 
far the finest, most even stock obtainable. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 14 Lb. 50c. 
762 OLD DOMINION. A Longer Standing Blight Resistant. VW ell 
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. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 144 Lb. 50c. 
752 DARK GREEN BLOOMSDALE. (New). For First Early Crop. 
A distinct, extra dark green spinach for very early spring sowing and 
for wintering over as it is quite hardy. The large leaves grow quickly 
and are heayily crumpled with a beautiful rich dark green color that 
holds well for market. An outstanding stock. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 44 Lb. 50c. 
768 VIKING. Early, Large, Dark Green, Long Standing. This 
is the heaviest yielding variety we know and we 
recommend it most highly for both home and market growers. The 
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 
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 sayoyed type, and it is fine for canning and 
freezing. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 14 Lh. 50c. 

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 
ereen, 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; 144 Lb. 65c; % 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 
are thick and fleshy. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 144 Lb. 60c; 4% Lb. 90c. 

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