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RADISHES 
1. Crimson Giant 2. Early Scarlet Globe 
3. Early Scarlet Turnip, White Tip 4. 
French Breakfast 5. White Icicle 

SQUASH 
Very sensitive to cold so delay plant- 
ing until warm weather. Follow same 
care in planting and culture as for 
cucumbers and melons. Plant sum- 
ther varieties 6 or 8 seeds in hills 3' 
to 4° apart each way and winter 
squash 8 apart. Plants bear longer if 
squash is picked off as soon as it is 
ready for use. 
Summer Varieties 
Early Prolific Straightneck (fr)—Earlier, 
smaller, and more productive than Giant 
Summer Straightneck, and more uni- 
form. Brilliant yellow. 50 days. 
Giant Summer Crookneck—Prolific, bush 
type plant, curved neck fruits around 
4, to 5-lb;, 20) to 24-in. longy 4 to 5-in. 
diameter. 56 days. 
Mammoth White Bush Scallop—3!2” 
long, 9” in diameter. Retain their white 
color at later stages. 56 days. 
Zucchini—Straight, cylindrical fruits, 3 
to 4 lb., 3 to 5-in. through, 10 to 14-in. 
long. Mottled and striped green-creamy- 
gray. Delicate flavored flesh. 60 days. 
Fall and Winter Varieties 
Butternut— Deep buff-colored, bottle- 
shaped fruits. Smooth, hard shell. Solid 
fine textured flesh, that is deep yellow, 
dry, sweet, with excellent flavor. 12-in. 
long, upper or neck section 3Y2-in. 
diameter, 85 days. 
Golden _Hubbard—Similar to Green 
Hubbard but earlier, smaller and more 
prolific. Somewhat pointed at each end. 
8 to 10 lbs. Moderately warted, Orange- 
red with faint cream color stripes to- 
’ ward blossom end. Flesh deep orange, 
dry. Keeps well, 100 days. 
Improved Green Hubbard (fr)—Most 
widely grown winter squash, Round, 
warted, dark green with thick yellow 
flesh. Weight 12 to 14 lbs. 100 days. 
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. 
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 
Old Gardener Says.... 





... The man who 
plans and plants 
wisely this year 
canloadhis pantry 
shelves with gold! ': 

During the past few years, tomato diseases 
One of the 
important reasons for this has been weather 
seem to be on the increase, 
favoring the growth of aphids or plant 
lice, These aphids carry certain virus 
diseases that cause the plant tops to twist 
and curl. Affected plants seldom bear well. 
Aphids grow fast once average tempera- 
tures go above 48 to 50 degrees. But their 
natural enemies, the lady bug, lace wing 
flies, insidious plant bug and the praying 
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 ts 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. 
Beefsteak—Rich scarlet-red, extra large 
fruits, more or less ribbed. Juicy, solid, 
with rich sub-acid flavor, One of the 
best for home use. 90 days. 
Bonny Best—Second early variety, valu- 
able for canners. Medium-vine, not very 
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. 
John Baer—Thick, scarlet 
Bonny Best), Smooth, 
large fruit. 70 days. 
Jubilee — Orange colored fruit. Juicy 
with few seeds. Weighs about 6 oz. 
Bears over a long season. 72 days. 
Marglobe — Moderately productive. 
Vigorous and resistant to wilt and rust. 
Fruits medium large, nearly round, 
smooth, and solid. Deep red, 77 days. 
Oxheart—Plant open, spreading. Mod- 
erately productive. Fruits large, rough- 
ly heart shaped, pink, meaty and of 
mild flavor. 90 days. 
Ponderosa—One of the largest varieties. 
Spreading large vines. Solid, fine fla- 
vored, pink with small seed cells, 
Somewhat rough and flat. Have a ten- 
dency to crack, 88 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. 
(similar to 
firm, medium 
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. 
Stone Improved — Medium late. Ripens 
evenly and is uniform, Fruits large, 
flattened, but deep. Smooth, attractive 
scarlet-red, of fine flavor. 86 days. 
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mantis, don’t hatch out until warm, settled 
weather comes, and air temperatures aver- 
age well above 70. For this reason a cool, 
late spring brings an increase in these 
diseases. 
The answer is to hold back the trans- 
planting of tomatoes outdoors until the 
weather is really warm and settled. Don't 
be fooled by a few warm days: be sure 
that summer is really here. 
Once set out, plants should be protected 
by dusting or spraying until the aphid 
enemies really get going. 
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