PUMPKIN 
4 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 
Pumpkins are typically American, and 
pumpkin pie is one of our truly American 
dishes. They are less sensitive to un- 
favorable conditions of soil and weather 
than melons or cucumbers, but they are 
cultivated in about the same way. Pkt. 
10e; 1 oz. 25c. 
Kentucky Field or Dickenson, Fruits 
very large, flattened, furrowed. Skin 
creamy buff; flesh extremely thick, deep 
salmon-yellow and of good quality. De- 
pendably early and heavily productive. 
Good for canning. Squash bug resistant. 

PUMPKIN, HALLOWE’EN 
Large Yellow or Connecticut Field. This 
sort is grown largely in the corn field for 
stock, but the flesh is moderately fine 
grained, highly flavored, and very good 
for pies. The fruits weigh about 20 
pounds and are a deep orange yellow. 
Sugar or New England Pie. The earliesi 
and best variety for pies. Fruits com- 
monly 6 inches long and 8 to 9 inches in 
diameter; flattened, furrowed. Skin 
smooth, of a rich, reddish-orange color: 
rind hard. Flesh is thick and orange. 
yellow. 
Winter Luxury. This variety is very 
popular for the home garden. The fruit 
matures in 75 to 80 days, weighs 8% 
pounds, and is nearly round. The skin is 
light yellow with a russet tinge and 
finely netted; the flesh is rich creamy yel- 
low, thick, sweet, and finely flavored. 

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EARLY SCARLET GLOBE 
RADISH 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 10 to 12 Ibs. per acre. 
For an early crop, sow in hotbed in 
January, February and March. As soon 
as ground is fit to be worked, sow seed 
in the open, in rows 1 foot apart. Pkt. 
10e; 1 oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c. 
Crimson Giant. A favorite with home 
gardeners. Large globular root, 1 to1% 
inches in diameter, crimson, flesh firm. 
Early Scarlet Globe. The earliest of all 
forcing radishes grown for market. 
Globular, uniform size, bright scarlet, 
white flesh, crisp and tender. 

RADISH 
French Breakfast. A splendid variety for 
1 ‘ home use; oblong, bright scarlet, white 
| tip. Grows about 114 inches long and % 
inch thick. 
Long White Icicle. Long slender roots 
which remain tender and crisp until ma- 
ture. The small top permits close plant- 
ing. Early. 
Sparkler. 25 days. An early variety of 
a superior strain of the old Scarlet Tur- 
nip white tipped. 1% inch in diameter 
with bright scarlet top, a clear white 
base and small slender roots, this radish 
is excellent for the home garden or grow- 
ing for market. 
WINTER VARIETIES 
Black Spanish Long or Round. A hardy, 
large, rather pungent variety for winter 
use, Keeps unusually well; is 8 to 9 
inches long and 2 inches thick, slightly 
tapered. The skin is black and the flesh 
white and crisp. Round, about 4 inches 
in diameter. 

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Chinese White Winter (Celestial). Clear 
white and smooth; about 8 inches lon 
2% to 3 inches in diameter. Square shoul 
der and blunt bottom. Flesh white, firm 
and crisp; mild; not as pungent as most 
winter varieties. AY 
IESE 
Scarlet China Winter (Chinese Rose Win- 
ter). A large rose-colored variety from 
the Orient. Hardy and rather mild. The 
flesh is white, and very crisp. This va- 
riety is broadest at its base and is 4 to 5 
inches long. : 

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RUTABAGA > & 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 2 to 4 lbs. per acre. 
The culture is the same as for turnip, 
but if anything, less exacting in care. 
Pkt. 10c; 1 0z. 20c; %4 Ib. 75c. ; 
Purple Top. Medium top and very small 
neck. Roots are large, flattened globe 
in shape, yellow with purple top. Flesh 
is yellow, firm and of excellent quality. 
SALSIFY, Vegetable Oyster 
114 oz. to 100 ft., 7 to 8 lbs. per acre. 
Sow in deeply worked, well manured 
soil avoiding coarse and fresh manure. 
Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 50c. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. Large and 
strong growing with long, smooth, white, 
tapering roots. Less likely to branch 
than those of other sorts. 
SPINACH 
1% oz. to 100 feet, 10 to 20 Ibs. per acre. 
Sow early in the open. 
Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c. 
Bloomsdale Improved Thick Leaf. The 
seed of this thick leaved variety produced 
the largest spinach. Growth is rapid and 
the leaves remain in good condition a 
long time. The medium green leaves are 
large, rounded, slightly crumpled, succu- 
lent, and tender. (Fz.) 
Nobel, or Giant Thick Leaved (All-Amer- 
ican). Of rapid growth. The leaves are 
the largest of any type and keep well 
after picking; medium-green, rounded, 
slightly crumpled, succulent and tender. 
Excellent for the home garden. 
New Zealand. Not true spinach though 
similar when cooked. Thrives in hot, dry 
weather. The large, spreading plants 
have small, thick, pointed, deep green 
leaves, which can be picked repeatedly 
throughout the season. 

