

TOMATOES, Continued 

Stone Improved—Medium late. Ripens 
evenly and is uniform, Fruits large, 
flattened but deep. Smooth attractive, 
scarlet-red, of fine flavor. 86 days. 
Stokesdale — An extremely important 
development. Smooth 7-oz. fruit, brilliant 
color, exceedingly solid flesh and small 
Ce DP, 
seed cavities. Matures in the second- 
early group, a full week earlier than 
Marglobe. 
Small Fruited 
Red and yellow varieties, shaped like 
minature pears, plums, and cherries; 
very attractive for preserves. 
TURNIP 
For summer greens or roots, sow as 
early as radishes and lettuce, Then 
cut when plants are 6” high, Sow 
again in summer for fall and winter 
use. Turnips do best when most of 
their growth is made in autumn or 
early spring. Should be grown rapidly 
for best flavor and texture. 
Amber Globe—Chiefly grown for stock. 
Tops large, cut leaved. Roots round, 
large, smooth, globe- shaped, light yel- 
low with green top. Flesh, yellowish 
white, of good quality. 76 days. 
PLANTING BY THE MOON 
Purple Top White Globe (fr)—Large, 
sweet tops. Smooth, globe-shaped roots, 
purple-red above, white below. Sweet 
tender, crisp, white flesh, 50 to 60 days. 
White Egg—Cut leaved, medium sized, 
upright tops. Egg shaped roots, all 
white. Smooth grained. 55 to 60 days. 
Foliage Turnip 
Seven Top or Winter Greens — For 
greens or forage. Young shoots ex- 
tremely tender. 50 days. 
Shogoin or Japanese Foliage—Recenily 
introduced and rapidly gaining popu- 
larity. 18 to 20-in. bright green tops, 
strap leaved. Roots are semi-round and 
white. Very mild. 70 days. 
Rutabaga or Swede Turnip 
American Purpletop—Hardy and _ pro- 
ductive. Tender firm, light yellow, sweet 
flesh. 88 days. 

1949 Moon Phases 
and Positions 
Many gardeners like to govern their plant- 
ing by the phases of the moon. For them, 
we show here all the necessary informa- 
tion generally shown by more voluminous 
arrangements. As seedsmen, we cannot 
vouch for the effectiveness of this method, 
but we are glad to provide this complete 
and up-to-date chart for those who want it. 
Signs of the Zodiac and Their Influence 
? ARIES :Tends to dryness, 
barrenness. Fairly good for 
cultivating, spraying and 
weeding. 
0 TAURUS: Fairly produc- 
tive. A good sign for plant- 
ing root crops particularly 
potatoes and bulbous plants. 
TI GEMINI: Dry and bar- 
ren. Not good for any kind 
of planting or transplant- 
ing. Kill noxious growths. 
S5 CANCER: Moist, very 
§2 LEO: Most dry and bar- 
ren sign. Use only to kill 
weeds, destroy roots, etc. 
1? VIRGO: Moist but bar- 
ren. Not recommended for 
planting or transplanting; 
good for cultivating and 
destroying. 
= LIBRA: Fairly fruitful. 
Seed for hay, corn, fodder, 
etc. Produces vigorous pulp 
growth, reasonable amount 
of grain. Good for flowers. 
* SAGITTARIUS: Gen- 
erally considered barren 
but used by many for on- 
ions, seeding for hay, des- 
troying weeds, etc. 
V3 CAPRICORN: Earthly, 
fairly productive. Similar 
to Taurus but drier. Bulb- 
ous flowers, potatoes, 
tubers, root crops. 
* AQUARIUS: Somewhat 
barren. Good only for cul- 
tivation and extermination 
of pests. 


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