30 ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 
PUMPKIN 
Vitamins Abc g 
Pkt. will plant 6 hills 
1 oz. will plant 20 hills 
Plant 8 to 10 seeds in hills 6 to 8 ft. apart. Thin to 
4 plants. 
Winter Luxury and Small Sugar are small, high 
quality varieties suitable for pumpkin pies. Con- 
necticut Field is too large for the average family. 
These varieties are used for canning, Thanksgiving 
decorations, and Jack-O-Lanterns. 
*330 WINTER LUXURY: 100 days. Fruits almost 
globular, commonly 7 to 8 inches long, 8 to 9 inches 
in diameter and weigh 8 pounds. Skin light orange, 
not furrowed but with a netted, russety appearance. 
Rind thin and easily cut. Flesh very thick, yellow, 
firm and of excellent quality. Pkt! 10cj oz 23c; 
\% |b. 60c; % |b. $1.05; lb. $1.75; 10 lbs. $16.50. 
331 SMALL SUGAR or NEW ENGLAND PIE: 115 
days. Fruits 6 inches long, 8 to 9 inches in diameter, 


This particular crop of Connecticut Field Pumpkin was grown for 
the canning factory but if you live near a city there is a real op- round, flattened at ends, furr owed, and weigh 6 to 8 
portunity to grow these large pumpkins for Halloween decoration. pounds. Skin smooth, rich reddish-orange; rind 
hard. Flesh thick, sweet and dry, orange-yellow, 
OKRA and high quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4% lbp 60e; 
f (4% Ib. $1.05 Ib. $1:75, 10 Ibs 316.50. 
Pkt. will sow 15 ft. row 
332 CONNECTICUT FIELD: 120 days. Fruits large, 
1 oz. will sow 50 ft. row N 
: : commonly 10 inches long, 12 inches in diameter, 
Sow 7% inch deep in 3 ft. rows May 15th to June Ist, weight 20 pounds, sometimes much larger. Skin - 
or as soon as the soil is warm. Seedlings should be smoot ilcomiew fae ribbeda ce oe ee 
thinned to 1 ft. Okra is a favorite in the South where ; ; : 
the pods are used as a vegetable, usually fried. In the ee eee age F lesh Hes roe Swerk and deep 
North, Okra is used in soups and stews. iseaeak t. 10c; oz. 25c; 74 Ib. 60c; % Ib. $1.09; 
: Ibe $1752 10 1bs2 31650: 
*315 PERKINS LONG POD: 60 days. Plants 4 to 5 
ft. tall; pods dark green, fleshy, tender, become 7 to 8 “T got the best sweet corn from you last year that I ever had.” 
inches long, distinctly ribbed and tapered. Pkt. Vee es Fae Pee. 
10c; oz. 25c: % 1b135c; % Ib. 60c: Ib. $1.00. Johnstown, Pa. 
SPINACH 
Vitamins Ab CG 
Pkt. will sow 25 ft. row 
1 oz. will sow 100 ft. row 
All varieties except New Zealand should be sown ¥% inch deep and 2 to 4 inches apart in 14 to 18 inch rows. 
New Zealand spinach seed should be soaked 24 hours before planting. Sow | inch deep, 4 inches apart in rows. 
Pagel ee pte should be allowed between rows as plants spread 3 to 4 feet. Sow spinach seed as soon as soil can 
e worked. 
Bloomsdale Savoy, Long Standing Bloomsdale, Northland and Nobel should be sown only in the spring as 
they are apt to blight if sown later in the season. Nobel is a large, smooth-leafed variety suitable for home use, 
freezing, or canning and is easier to wash than the savoyed or curled types. Blight Resistant Savoy should be 
used for fall planting. New Zealand is the only variety that will withstand hot summer weather. 
390 BLOOMSDALE SAVOY, Dark Green Strain: 392 LONG STANDING BLOOMSDALE: 45 days. 
40 days. Plants are upright and compact, attain a Plants large, very uniform, erect and sturdy, with 
height of 10 to 12 inches and spread of 12 to 15 inches. very attractive, highly crumpled and blistered dark 
Leaves large, blistered and crumpled, rich deep green leaves. Only a few days later than Blooms- 
glossy green, of splendid quality. Its darker color dale, it holds much longer without going to seed. 
gives the plants a fresh appearance for a longer time Pkt. 10c; oz. 2c; 1% Ib, 45e5 lbe70e.5 lbs $2.80: 
after ce Va ne ee ane 25 Ibs. $12.25; 50 lbs. $23.75: 100 lbs. $45.00. 
10c; oz. 20c; % |b. 40c; lb. 60c; Serpe Oe alloss 
$9.75: 50 lbs. $18.75: 100 Ibs. $35.00. *393 BLIGHT RESISTANT SAVOY: 40 days. 
Bred at the Virginia Experiment Station for sections 
395 NORTHLAND: 45 days. A dark green selection where blight (mosaic) occurs. Plants upstanding, 
from Nobel spinach. The huge, smooth leaves are vigorous. Leaves somewhat smoother than other 
very succulent and of splendid quality. This strains of Savoy. We have found that our special 
variety will produce more tonnage per acre than any strain of Blight Resistant Savoy will stand 5 days 
other sort, and is slow in going to seed. A good sort longer and is a little more erect than the original 
for the home garden and especially good for canning. strain. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 40c; Ib. 65c; 5 Ibs. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25¢; % Ib. 45c; Ib. 70c; 5 Ibs. $2.80; $2.55: 25 Ibs. $11.00: 50 Ibs. $21.25: 100 lbs. $40.00. 
tN ae apa PE er, ; 00. 
a Drage aay COE SS EEN 394 NEW ZEALAND: 70 days. Not a true spinach, 
391 NOBEL: 43 days. A strain of Giant Thick Leaved though similar when cooked. The large, spreading 
Spinach. Plants large, vigorous, and spreading; slow plants have small, thick, pointed, deep green leaves 
to form seedstalks, and an extremely heavy yielder. which can be picked repeatedly throughout the sea- 
Leaves very large, thick, broad arrow-shaped with son. Seed should be soaked for 24 hours before 
rounded tips ei-kty UC 40Z 52 )Cia%4 Ibe tC lb. yUc: planting. Pkt. lic; oz. 25c; 4 Ib. 50c¢> Ib. .83e-: 
Aare 25 Ibs. $12.25; 50 lbs. $23.75; 100 Ibs. > Ibs. $3.55; 25 Ibs. $16.00; 50 ‘be $31.25: 100 is 
.00. $60.00. 
