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In the vining type, or winter squash, 
Table Queen or Acorn, is by far the 
most popular, as the small fruits are sweet, 
with tender, rich, orange-yellow meat. 
In the larger varieties, the Improved 
Green Hubbard still ranks high in popu- 
larity. 
WINTER VARIETIES 
Improved Green Hubbard (105 days): 
Fruits 10 to 12 pounds. Pointed at both 
ends. Dark bronze green and slightly 
warty. 
Golden Hubbard (160 days): Fruits 8 
to 10 pounds. Rind is golden yellow and 
warted. Flesh deep golden orange. 
Banana (105 days): Fruits are cylindrical 
with thin, smooth skin. Flesh is orange- 
yellow, sweet and tender. 
Table Queen or Acorn (70 days): Acorn 
_ shaped Fruits with dark green skin. Flesh 
deep orange. Excellent for baking. 
Boston Marrow (97 days): Fruits 6 to 8 
pounds. Resembles Hubbard in shape. 
Skin deep orange and quite hard. 
Mammoth Chili (120 days): The giant 
among squash. Fruit 50 to 60 pounds. 
Skin light yellow. Grown for stock feed. 
TOMATO 
‘One of the most popular garden plants, 
the: tomato requires a considerable 
amount of space, but makes very good 
use of it. Apart from the richness of the 
_ fruits in vitamins and dietetic value, there 
is nothing quite so satisfying as the deli- 
cate flavor of a freshly picked tomato 
from your own vine. 
_ Tomatoes will grow in any decent garden 
soil, properly drained, but retentive of 
soil moisture and in good heart. During 
the harvest season, better quality fruit 
will be produced if a mild application of 
complete fertilizer is made every ten 
_ days to two weeks. 
There is now available for home garden- 
ers a new hormone spray, which 
_ tifically pollenizes the tomato blooms, and 
scien- 
will greatly increase the productivity of 
- your plants. Also, the use of this ma- 
terial will produce almost seed free 
tomatoes. It is not difficult to use, but 
maximum results can only be obtained 
where directions are followed to the 
_ letter. 
_ There are so many varieties of tomatoes, 
and each year finds additional names 
_ added to the list, that it is difficult to 
recommend any one variety over all 
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others. Each gardener has his own taste, 
and preference, because of past results. 
From volume seed sales, it would indicate 
that Bonnie Best, Prichard, and Marglobe 
are the three most popular with the 
majority of home gardeners. 
Seeds should be started in flats about a 
month before warm spring weather is 
anticipated, then, when all danger of 
frost is passed, set out the young plants 
at intervals of not less than two feet, and 
preferably three feet apart. Set the 
plants a little deeper in the ground than 
they were in the flats and water with a 
starter solution 
As the plants grow, suckers or side 
branches spring from the axils of leaves 
where they join the main stem. Until 
fruit is set these are to be pinched out. 
There is almost as many theories on the 
best way to grow tomatoes as there are 
gardeners. Select one plan of growing 
and then stick to it. If you attempt to try 
every method suggested, you will prob- 
ably end up with no tomato plants. 
Packet, 10c; 1% ounce, 40c; ounce, 75c. 
Bonny Best (105 days): Fruits medium to 
large. Globe shaped, smooth, bright 
scarlet and of excellent quality. ; 
Early Jewel (105 days): A heavy cropper. 
Fruits scarlet, globe shaped. Few seed, 
thick solid meat. 
Earliana (94 days): Early, bright scarlet 
tomato. Medium size with smooth skin. 
Break’'O Day (98 days): Vines vigorous 
and very productive. Fruits globe shaped, 
very solid and medium size. 
John Baer (105 days): Fruits medium 
size, semi-globe. Excellent for canning. 
Mariglobe (110 days): Resistant to wilt. 
Medium size fruits, globular in shape. A 
heavy producer. 
Pritchard (107 days): Wilt. resistant, pro- 
ducing large, vigorous vines. Fruits 
globular and light scarlet. 
Ponderosa (107 days): Very large fruit of 
excellent flavor. Purplish pink in color. 
Good for canning. 
Stokesdale (105 days): Famous among 
market gardeners. Heavy producer. 
Fruit medium size and uniform. Has wide 
adaptability. 
Dwarf Champion (125 days): Desirable 
where space is limited. Tree type 
tomato producing medium size Fruits. 
Golden Queen (112 days): Fruits 
medium to large, deep golden yellow. 
Smooth skin with solid meat. 
