Salsify -Oyster Plant 
‘A packet will sow 15 feet of row; 1 ounce 75 feet; 8 pounds per acre. 
Successful Parsnip culture will prove satisfactory for Salsify. A deep, 
rich soil is preferred. The roots are used any time in the fall or winter. 
777 Mammoth Sandwich Island 
Pkt., 10c; Ye 0z., 25c; 0z., 45c; % 1b., $1.30 
(140 days.) Clean roots. Boil in salt water until tender, preferably after 
cutting in small pieces. You can add meat stock, browned flour for a 
most delicious vegetable dish. Visitors will come back for a second help- 
ing. 
Spinach 
A packet will sow 25 to 30 feet of row; 1 oz. 100 feet; 20 Ibs. per acre when drilled. 
This now famous vegetable may be sown as soon in the spring as the 
ground is workable. Small weekly seedlings at successive weekly periods 
will give you a supply over a longer period. However, summer crops 
from June until mid-August in this latitude are not fully satisfactory. Addi- 
tional seedings may be made after the latter date. 3 to 5 inches is allowed 
between plants. In our vicinity, Spinach to winter over is seeded about 
September Ist. For Spinach seed treatment use Arasan. 
790 Summer Savoy Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; % I1b., 50c 
(45 days.) A strain of Long Standing Bloomsdale, especially selected 
to make its best growth during June, July and early August. Plants 
erect, dark green, well-crumpled, slightly smaller and slower growing 
than Long Standing Bloomsdale. 
780 Long-Standing Bloomsdale Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; % I1b., 50c 
(45 days.) (Original Stock.) Best for spring sowing. It is a favorite 
with truck growers. It will stand in marketable condition 10 to 14 days 
longer before bolting to seed. 
792 Viking Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; % 1b., 50c 
(45 days.) Early, large-leaved, long standing; one of the best for spring 
sowing as it grows very rapidly and gets to cutting size early. It con- 
tinues to grow a long time, producing immense plants without going 
to seed. It resembles the old Nobel Giant-Leaved. The leaves are large 
and broad, dark green in color, moderately well-crumpled or blistered. 
“Viking” will produce very large crops of fine looking Spinach. 
793 Virginia Blight-Resistant Savoy = Pit., 10c; 0z., 20c; % Ib., 50c 
(40 days.) It is resistant to blight (mosaic) and should be used where 
blight is prevalent. Very early. Recommended in the north for fall plant- 
ing. 
789 Old Dominion Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; % Ib., 50c 
(40 days.) Long standing, blight resistant, it combines the dark, large, 
crumpled leaves of the Savoy with the long-standing ability of the King 
of Denmark. Excellent yielder, proves valuable for fall and winter crops. 
It, moreover, does not go to seed as quickly as old Virginia Savoy. 
787 New Zealand Spinach Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; % Ilb., 75c 
Squash otal ie 
A packet of seed will plant 10 hills; 1 ownce 30 hills; 3 to 4 pounds per acre. 
Culture of this crop is much the same as that of Pumpkin. 
Summer Squash 
811 Yankee Hybrid Pkt., 15c; % 02., 35c; 0z., 60c; % Ib., $1.70 
(50 days.) (All-America Award.) It is the earliest of all Squash. In 
tests by market growers it not only was earlier by several days and actu- 
ally produced twice as many fruits on the first picking as the next best 
kind, but the total yield was greater. They are a true straight neck type, 
with a clear waxy appearance that makes them very attractive. Whether 
you grow for home or market, we know you will be well pleased. 
803 Early Prolific Straightneck 
Pkt., 10c; 02z., 30c; %4 1b., 65c; % 1b., $1.00 
(50 days.) (All-America Winner.) A bush type, probably the most 
prolific of the yellow summer Squashes. Frequently yields a dozen or 
more fruits per plant over the entire season. Fruits straight, smooth, of 
an appetizing cream color when best for market. Firm and useable when 
only a few inches long and good until 12 to 14 inches long. 
802 Early White Bush Scallop (Patty Pan) 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; % Ib., 65c; % lb., $1.00 
(50 days.) Well known, early, somewhat flattened, scalloped, medium 
sized Squash. The color is milk-white; firm, smooth, richly flavored. 
A popular white summer Squash for garden use. 
807 Golden Summer Crookneck 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; “% 1b., 65c; Ye 1lb., $1.00 
(53 days.) Most popular early bush summer, curved neck Squash, prob- 
ably grown more widely than any other variety. Fruits small, distinctly 
crookneck, with aly cere the percns a not heavy or coarse), and 
salmon-orange flesh of delicious flavor and fine texture. 
801 Caserta : Pkt., 25c; 0z., 50c; % 1b., $1.75; Y% 1b., $3.00 
(56 days.) All-America Gold Medal Winner, 1949. See page 1. 
THE HOLMES SEED COMPANY, CANTON, OHIO 
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Summer Savoy Spinach 

New Zealand Spinach 
(55 days.) A true Cut-and-Come-Again 
vegetable, exceptionally valuable for 
summer “greens.” The plants are ro- 
bust, of low spreading habit, extremely 
drought resistant and produce an abun- 
dance of small, thick, tender leaves. 
The seeds may be sown from May Ist 
to July lst and should be soaked in 
warm water a few hours before plant- 
ing. Sow at a depth of 14 inch and 
thin out to stand 2 feet apart. 

Early Yellow Prolific Straightneck Squash 
