ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 31 
SALSIFY or VEGETABLE OYSTER 
Pkt. will sow 12 ft. row 
1 oz. will sow 100 ft. row 
Sow seed thinly % inch deep in 2 ft. rows. 
seedlings to 3 inches. 
Salsify roots may be dug in the fall, piled in a shelt- 
ered spot and covered with leaves for winter use. 
Freezing does not injure the roots; in fact it improves 
their flavor. Salsify may be used in soups or scalloped 
as you would prepare oysters. 
*380 MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND: An im- 
proved variety that is slow growing, requires all sea- 
son. Roots are 8 to 9 inches long, 1% to 2 inches 
thick, tapering, smooth, and dull white. Pkt. 15c; 
ia Oz2 30c)9z7 50c2 % IbeSiss2 % |b.2$2.205 4b. 
$4.00; 5 Ibs. $19.50. 
PARSLEY 
Vitamins A b C 
Pkt. will sow 25 ft. row 
1 oz. will sow 200 ft. row 
Thin 
For early summer harvest, sow about April Ist. To 
winter over, sow from August Ist to September Ist and 
give it some protection such as straw or cold frame sash. 
Sow thinly in 12 inch rows, barely covering seed. 
We recommend Triple Moss Curled for home use. 
By taking up a plant or two of this variety in the fall 
and transplanting into a large pot, one can have winter 
parsley in the home. 
*325 TRIPLE MOSS CURLED: 75 days. Plants 
compact; leaves dark green and so finely cut and 
closely curled as to resemble tufts of moss. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 25¢c;% 1b. 50c3 44 Ib. 85c; lb. $1.40; 10 Ibs. $13.00. 
326 PLAIN LEAF PARSLEY: 80 days. Leaves dark 
green, deeply cut but not curled. Used for flavoring. 
Pkt. bevoz 25.4 1b. 50c |b, Sie; lb $1.40; 
10 Ibs. $13.00. 
SWISS CHARD 
Vitamins Ab CG 
Pkt. will sow 15 ft. row 
1 oz. will sow 100 ft. row 
Sow thinly % inch deep in 2 foot rows as soon as 
ground can be worked in spring. Thin plants to 6 
inches apart. By cutting off and using full grown out- 
side leaves, a continuous harvest may be enjoyed 
throughout the season. 
Lucullus is the most commonly grown chard. Ford- 
hook is darker green and grows a little larger. Ruby 
is red, as the name implies, and has more of a beet 
flavor than either Lucullus or Fordhook Giant. If 
you like beet greens, you will like Ruby Chard. 
*400 RUBY: 60 days. A recently introduced strain 
in which the stems and midribs are bright red. 
Leaves are crumpled, dark green with red veins. 
Pkt oC 45 OZ I) C O20) Cabo oe on iaelb: 
$2.50; lb. $4.50; 10 Ibs. $44.00. 
*402 FORDHOOK GIANT: 60 days. Plants are 
tall and sturdy. Leaves are broad, heavily crum- 
pled, dark green. Stems broad, thick and white. 
Pkt oe es oz. 20c7 07. 3c 3% Iba 5) eee lbs We: 
lb. $1.50; 10 Ibs. $14.00. 
401 LUCULLUS: 60 days. Plants are upstanding 
in habit of growth. Leaves are crumpled, bright 
yellowish green. Stems thick, broad, and pale green. 
Phew lce.s'470z.02 067029 3067 7 lb. 568 4 Ib.295c: 
Ib. $1.50; 10 Ibs. $14.00. 

327 HAMBURG PARSLEY: 90 days. The root of 
this variety is edible and resembles a slender pars- 
nip in color and shape. The flesh is white, dry, 
and when boiled and served like parsnips has a very 
pleasing flavor. The roots may be stored in sand 
for Wintenuses Pkt l5c70z, 29¢)] lbs 0es 44.1b. 
85c; lb. $1.40; 10 Ibs. $13.00. 
SUMMER SQUASH 
Vitamins bc g 
Pkt. will plant 10 hills 
2 Ibs. will plant 1 acre 
Summer squash should be planted after danger of frost anytime up to June 15th, 1 inch deep in hills 4 feet 
by 4 feet. 
ten days of bearing as Early Prolific. 
*550 YANKEE HYBRID: 50 days. Similar in ap- 
pearance to Early Prolific, this hybrid is distinctly 
earlier, more uniform, and more productive than 
either of its inbred parents—Connecticut Straight- 
neck and Early Prolific. The plants are bush type. 
Fruits are medium yellow, straight and_ slightly 
warted. Pkt. 20c; % oz. 45c; oz. 05c; % Ib. $1.8); 
¥% |b. $3.00; Ib. $5.50; 10 lbs. $50.00. 
554 EARLY PROLIFIC: 55 days. Plants dwarf, 
bush type. An attractive, productive strain of 
Giant Straightneck; though the fruits are somewhat 
smaller, they are earlier and of bright lemon-yellow 
eolor, Pkt. 10e7 34 oz: 20c? oz 30c7 Ye lb. 55; 
¥% |b. 90c; Ib. $1.50; 10 Ibs. $14.50. 
553 EARLY CROOKNECK: 55 days. Plants very 
prolific. Fruits curved at neck, light yellow at early 
eating stage, and covered with warts. Pkt. 10c; 
1% oz, 20c; oz, 30c; % 1b. 556; 34 1b. 00c; Ibx $1.50; 
10 Ibs. $14.50. 
556 LONG COCOZELLE: 65 days. Italian marrow 
bush type. Fruits are cylindrical, straight, smooth, 
dark green with light green stripes. Very prolific. 
Pkt Ie) 102) 2)c 02, 330% Ib: 0Uc 4 1b. $153): 
iby $2225) 0slbss 522,00; 
Plant 6 to 8 seeds in each hill and thin to 3 plants. 
Yankee Hybrid and Early Prolific are the two most popular Summer straightneck varieties. 
is a first generation cross made every year on our farms. | 
Early Crookneck is largely used in the South. 
Yankee Hybrid 
It will yield about twice as many fruits in the first 

The first ten days of production are when you usually make your 
money on Summer Squash. Yankee Hybrid yields twice as 
many fruits during this 10 day period. 
