SQUASH, Continued 
Zucchini—Straight, cylindrical fruits, 3 
to 4 Ib., 5 to 5-in. through, 10 to. 14-in. 
long. Mottled and striped green-creamy- 
gray. Delicate flavored flesh. 60 days. 
Fall and Winter Varieties 
Banana—Cylindrical and pointed at blos- 
som end. Thin, gray rind. Thick flesh, 
fine grained, yellowish orange and of 
sweet flavor. 105 days. 

BANANA SQUASH 
Buttercup—Cylindrical; weight 32 lb. 
Rind thin and touch, dark green with 
gray stripes, slight mottling. Flesh 
orange, dry and well flavored. 
Improved Green Hubbard (fr)—Most 
widely grown of any winter squash. 
Round, warted, dark green with thick 
yellow flesh. Weight 12 to 14 lbs. 100 
days. 
Marblehead—One of best commercial 
sorts. Resembles Green Hubbard some- 
what in size and shape. Color bluish- 
gray; flesh bright creamy yellow. Fine 
grained, dry sweet. An excellent keep- 
er for winter use. 
Table Queen or Des Moines (fr) — 
Acorn-shaped, green, deeply furrowed; 
flesh rich yellow, dry, mealy, delicious. 
Convenient size for baking and serving 
in halves. 100 days. 
TABLE QUEEN SQUASH 

SWISS CHARD 
(See Beets, Leaf) 
TOMATOES 
Do best in sandy, well pulverized 
loam. Sow. seed in hotbed or indoors. 
When plants are about 2” high, set 
out, 3” apart, in boxes or pots—later 
transplant into the garden. Or keep 
in flats until all danger of frost is past, 
and then set plants out directly into 
the garden. Water around the roots of 
the plants when setting them out, if 
ground is dry. Cultivate frequently 
until plants shade the ground. Remove 
all but the two or three strongest 
branches. Study methods of staking 
and training vines and adopt the one 
best suited to your situation. 
Bonny Best—Second early variety, valu- 
able for canners. Medium-vine, not very 
NW 
hardy. Medium-sized, apple-shaped, solid 
fruits, bright scarlet. 73 days. 
Earliana— Open, spreading, medium 
small vines. Red fruits run to medium 
size. This seed is selected for thick, 
smooth fruit. 66 days. 
Jubilee — Orange colored fruit. Juicy 
with few seeds. Weighs about 6 oz. 
Bears over a long season. 72 days. 
Marglobe—Moderately productive, with 
heavy foliage. Vigorous and resistant 
to wilt and rust. Fruits medium large, 
nearly round, smooth, and solid. Deep 
red. 77 days. 
Pritchard’s, Scarlet Topper—Medium to 
large, round, with thick, firm flesh and 
small seed cavities. Brilliant red 
throughout, coloring right to top, with- 
out hard green spots. Free from acidity, 
one of the best home canners. Early. 
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. 
Scarlet Dawn (fr) (c)—All-America va- 
riety. Medium plant growth. No warts 
or flat sides. Bright scarlet to stem 
when mature. 

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BONNY BEST TOMATOES 
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. 
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UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED 

Victor — Smooth, round deep scarlet 
fruits, 3 inches in diameter. Recom- 
mended as first early variety for home 
and market. An All-America variety. 65 
days. 
Small Fruited 
Ground Cherry—Small yellow fruit en- 
closed in a husk. Very sweet, prized 
for eating, making pies and preserves. 
Red Cherry—Small round fruits, Yz2 inch 
in diameter. For salads and pickling. 
Yellow Plum—About 2 in. long. Shaped 
like a plum. Light yellow in color. 
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 ofr 
early spring. Should be grown rapidly 
for best flavor and texture. 
Cowhorn — Long white variety used 
principally for stock food. Tender and 
sweet for table use when young. 
Tapered; 12-15 in. 65 days. 
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. 
White Egg—Cut leaved, medium sized, 
upright tops. Egg shaped roots, all 
white. Smooth grained. 55 to 60 days. 
Rutabaga or Swede Turnip 
American Purpletop—Hardy and _ pro- 
ductive. Tender firm, light yellow, sweet 
flesh. 88 days. 

The Old Gardener on TOMATOES 
Tomatoes are the Number One crop in 
home gardens, raised by almost every- 
body. For some good information on 
how to grow them, see Vegetable Seed 
Culture. 
If you had trouble with disease, as so 
many folks did last year, try some 
of the newer disease-resistant kinds 
like Marglobe, Pritchard, and Rutgers. 
Even folks who don't like 
erdinarily will go for Jubilee, the big 
orange variety that looks just like a 
California orange. It’s as mild in flavor 
as an apple and full of natural sugar. 
Try slicing it on the same plate as the 
ted varieties, 
To stake or not to stake is often a 
question. If you do insist upon staking, 
don’t use Earliana or Pritchard, since 
tomatoes 
they won't make 
enough vine for 
this method of 
training. 
Above all, if you 
do grow early 
varieties, be sure 
to add one of the fone producing 
main crop sorts like Rutgers so you'll 
have plenty of tomatoes for canning 
and for use when the early varieties 
are through, 
Feeding: The safest plan for feeding 
tomato plants is to use balanced plant 
food. Apply it as a side dressing at 
regular intervals. Don't use poultry 
manures. They cause a long, sappy 
plant growth, with very little fruit. If 
any animal fertilizers are used, they 
need balancing—by addition of super- 
phosphate and muriate of potash. With- 
out these necessary elements, the crop 
may be poor. 

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