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BUTTERNUT 
WINTER SQUASH—Continued 
557 BUTTERNUT: 100 days. A recent introduction 
which has become very popular. Fruits are 10 to 
12 inches long with a neck of about 4 inches in diame- 
ter which is solid flesh. The small seed cavity is 
located in the lower bowl-shaped end. Skin is light 
creamy brown. Flesh is yellow, fine grained, dry, 
of good quality, and a good keeper. Pkt. 15c; 
Y% oz. 45c; oz. 80c; % lb. $2.00; % Ib. $3.50; lb. 
$6.00.; 10 Ibs. $59.00. 
568 KITCHINETTE: 105 days. A small strain of 
Green Hubbard, perhaps two-thirds as large—6 
pounds. It is of more convenient size for the aver- 
age family and is of excellent quality. Pkt. 15c; 
% oz. 20c; oz. 35c; \% lb. 85c; % Ib. $1.50; Ib. 
$2.50; 10 lbs. $24.00. 
TURNIPS 
Vitamins bc g 
Pkt. will sow 25 ft. row 
¥% oz. will sow 100 ft. row 
Seed hot water treated 
For winter use, seed should be sown July 15th to 
30th either in 12 to 28 inch rows, % inch deep, or broad- 
cast. Ifin rows, seedlings should be thinned to 4 inches 
apart. Sown in spring, turnips are apt to be wormy. 
The Purple Top White Globe is the standard winter 
turnip for the field and garden. Turnip seed may be 
sown by broadcasting between the rows at the last 
cultivation of your garden. In this way you will grow 
all the turnips you need with very little labor. 
*450 PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE: 57 days. 
Tops medium large, compact, cut-leaved. Roots 
globular, smooth; bright purplish-red above, white 
below; become 5 to 6 inches in diameter. Flesh is 
white, firm, fine grained and tender when young. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 40c; lb. 90c; 10 Ibs. $8.00. 
451 GOLDEN BALL: 60 days. Tops small, cut- 
leaved. Roots globular, commonly 4 inches in 
diameter. Skin smooth, orange-yellow. Flesh yel- 
low, firm, fine grained and of good quality. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 45c; Ib. $1.00; 10 Ibs. $9.00. 
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‘We planted your hybrid sweet corn last year and had wonderful 
results.” 
May 13, 1947 Mrs. Amos Roth 
Clarence, N. Y. 
567 GOLDEN DELICIOUS: 103 days. On account 
of its extremely dry flesh it is highly desirable for 
canning and home use. Fruits top-shaped, about 7 
pounds. Skin bright reddish orange, with deep green 
tip at blossom end. Flesh thick, medium grained, 
golden orange, sweet anddry. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 20c; 
oy ae \% |b. 90c; % lb. $1.60; lb. $2.65; 10 lbs. 
*560 GREEN DELICIOUS: 103 days. Fruits are 
broad top-shaped, commonly 7 to 8 inches long. Skin 
is very dark green, fairly smooth. Rind is thin but 
hard. Flesh is extremely thick, bright yellow, fine 
grained and dry, without fibre, and of highest quality. 
Pkt. 15¢; 44 oz. 25c;,0z. 50c; % lb. $1.25; 1% Ib. 
$2.20; lb. $3.75; 10 lbs. $36.50. 
RUTABAGAS 
Vitamins b C g 
Pkt. will sow 25 ft. row 
¥ oz. will sow 100 ft. row 
Seed hot water treated 
Rutabagas are either seeded in rows 18 to 30 inches 
and thinned to 6 to 10 inches or sowed in a bed and 
transplanted. Rutabagas require a month more to 
mature than turnips so should be sowed earlier. 
Improved Long Island is the most commonly grown 
commercial variety. 
*460 IMPROVED LONG ISLAND: 90 days. Tops 
comparatively small and neck short. Roots are 
large, spherical, purplish-red above ground, light 
yellow below; taproot small. Flesh is yellow, fine 
grained, firm, crisp, mild and sweet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
20c; % lb. 35c; Ib. $1.20; 10 lbs. $11.00. 
461 HALL’S WESTBURY: 90 days. A large growing 
yellow variety with purple top and small neck. One 
of the popular varieties grown in Canada. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 25c; % lb. 45c; Ib. $1.50; 10 lbs. $14.00. 
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‘Your clerk recommended Greater Progress for good, early 
peas. We had them just 52 days after we planted them; such 
large pods—so many had 10 large peas in a pod. We know now 
what to inquire for.” 
October 13, 1947 Mrs. Lester Francisco 
Middlesex, N. Y. 
