SQUASH for Summer Use or Winter Storage 
Burpee’s Bush Fruits may be used before the skin hardens, but the quality will be better if they are 
Table Queen 
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allowed to form a hard shell; splendid for winter storage. Fine-grained, sweet, tender flesh. 
1037 Burpee’s Bush Table Queen O—New 
80 days. Developed on Fordhook Farms. Fruits are similar in size, shape 
and color to those of the green fruited Table Queen vine variety, described 
below; the flesh is of better quality. Plants, however, are of semi-bush 
growth, produce just as many fruits per plant as the vine variety but 
take less space in the garden so may be planted closer. Excellent keeper. 
Seed supply is limited. Pkt. 25¢; 2 pkts. 45¢; 3 pkts. 60¢ 
a 85 days. Also known as Acorm and Des Moines. 
1011 Table Queen Vine Acorn-shaped, 5 in. long and 4 in, thick; deeply 
ribbed, dark green skin and thick orange flesh that cooks dry and sweet. Baked halves are 
popular for individual servings. Good keepers. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 1% lb. $1.25 
1021 Burpee’s Royal Acorn ro) 82 days. A family-size Table Queen, with 
acorn-shaped fruits, 714 in. long, 6 in. 
across, dull dark green in color, turning dull orange after a period of storage. Flesh is up 
to 1% in. thick, dry and sweet, with baking quality as good as Table Queen. The keep- 
ing quality is excellent. Fruits may be used for boiling when immature, but for the best 


quality they should be allowed to develop until the shell is hard. Vines are vig 
growers and very productive, with large leaves. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 4 lb. 
For other Squashes, see pages 100 and 1017 
Burpee’s SWISS CHARD 
“Cut and Come Again” vitamin-rich, crisp leaves; stands hot weather; abundant, continuous yielder 
Leaves are cooked and served like spinach and the mid-ribs like 
asparagus, or both may be cooked together. Leaf-stalks make delicious 
fritters. Cutting may be done by stripping or removing outer leaves of 
various plants, thus allowing the center and remaining leaves to grow, 
or entire plants may be cut off a couple inches above the crown and new 
leaves will be produced. A healthy and nutritious vegetable. 
153 Burpee’s Rhubarb Chard © 
60 days. A Swiss Chard that looks like rhubarb. The leaf- 
stalks, considered by many as the most delicious part of 
the chard plant, are bright but delicate, translucent crim- 
son; the rich color extends out through the veins into the 
dark green, heavily crumpled leaves. Easily grown, thrives 
everywhere. You will enjoy the different, tasty, delicious 
flavor of Burpee’s rhubarb chard. Whether you cook the 
leaf-stalks alone, use only the leaves, or cook both together, 
you will find a sweetness you never knew existed in a leafy 
vegetable. Leaves and stalks are nice when used in flower 
arrangements; they keep fresh for a long time in water. 
We offer an outstanding, reselected, colorful strain. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 14 Ib. $1.25; 14 Ib. $2.25 
135 Burpee’s Fordhook Giant © 
60 days. The rich dark green leaves are much crumpled or savoyed, 
and when grown well, will measure 10 in. in width and 2% ft. in length. 
The texture of the leaves is thick and fleshy. The péarly white stems or 
stalks measure 2% in. in width and make an excellent dish prepared 
like asparagus. Plants are of giant size and yield a heavy crop. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 40¢; 1% lb. $1.10; 1% Ib. $1.95 
60 days. Well-known variety of Swiss Chard for 
137 Lucullus which some culinary experts claim first place on 
account of its mild, spinach-like flavor. The light green, heavily savoyed, 
crumpled leaves grow to large size, and are very tender when cooked. 
The thick white stalks are splendid for creaming like asparagus. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; %4 lb. 75¢; 1% Ib. $1.25 
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i ff 60 days. Grown mostly for the 
136 Large Ribbed White broad, white, tender mid-ribs 
of the large, smooth green leaves. The succulent foliage is of thick 
texture and has a particularly nice flavor when cooked like spinach. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 1% Ib. 75¢; % lb. $1.25 
1002 Perpetual or Spinach Beet 5° days. A form of 
leaf beet somewhat 
similar to chard; smooth green leaves with mid-rib hardly noticeable. 
Resistant to heat. Makes a good summer substitute for spinach. Quick 
grower and will produce an abundance of “greens” for a long period. 
kt. 15¢; oz. 35¢; 14 lb. 90¢; \% Ib. $1.45 
102 .. W. ATLEE BURPEE CO., Seed Growers 

Burpee’s Rhubarb Chard 
How to Grow Swiss Chard 
Sow seed any time from early spring until midsummer 
in rows 18 to 30 in. apart; cover with 1% in. of soil. When 
seedlings are 3 to 4in. high, thin 8 to 10 in. apart in the 
row. The plants are quite hardy and will yield through- 
out the summer and fall until frost. All chards are suit- 
able for freezing. They yield heavily wherever beets can 
be grown. A pkt. will sow 25 ft. of row; an oz. 100 ft. 




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