ROSWELL SEED COMPANY 
ESTABLISHED 1900 11 
SPINACH 
Sow in February and March and again in October for early spring use. Will not do 
well in hot weather. One ounce to 50 feet, 10 to 15 lbs. per acre broadcast. 
Viroflay (45 days)—The long, broad, pointed, thick smooth leaves make this spinach 
generally preferred when conditions will allow it to be planted. Blights and bolts to 
seed readily in warm weather. Easy to wash and a good spinach to can. 
Giant Nobel (44 days)—Considered by many to be the best of the thick, smooth 
leaved sort. Large vigorous plant that is an enormous yielder. Slow to form seed. A 
good canner. 
Bloomsdale (42 days)—Will stand well without bolting to seed, therefore used exten- 
sively for spring planting. Leaves intensely crumpled and blistered, dark green. 
“Virginia Blight Resistant (89 days)—Used. principally in sections where blight occurs. 
Somewhat smoother than Bloomsdale, inclined to bolt to seed earlier. 
. Old Dominion (40-42 days)—A cross between Virginia Savoy and King of Denmark 
and possesses the blight resistance of Virginia and the late seeding characteristics of 
the King of Denmark. Dark green and crumpled leaves except at the tip. 
New Zealand (70 days)—Distinctly removed from true spinach. Plants tall and spread- 
ing with numerous shoots. Leaves rather small and pointed. Grows well in hot 
weather and under adverse conditions. 
SQUASH 
Plant when danger of frost is past, in hills 4 to 6 feet apart. One ounce of seed plants 
40 hills. 
Early White Bush Scallop (53 days)—Also known as patty pan. Plants are bush type. 
Fruits greenish white turning to white when matured, flattened and smooth with scal- 
loped edges. 
Golden Summer Crookneck (50 days)—Productive, bush type plant. Fruits are bright 
yellow and somewhat warted. Will become 12-14 inches long. edible at earlier stage. 
Giant Summer Straightneck (55 days)—One of the best for shipping, since straight 
necks pack well without breaking. Fruits are large and heavier than crookneck. Skin 
is warted and yellow. A very good seller. 
Italian or Zucchini (60 days)— Bush type plant. Fruits are grayish green, staight 
and nearly cylindrical, will become large. In best edible condition when 6-8 inches long. 
Table Queen (Acorn or Des Moines) (80 days)—Of the winter type. Dark green, 
pointed fruit, 5% inches long and 4 inches thick. Light yellow flesh, bakes dry and 
sweet. 
Banana (105 days)—A winter trailing sort. About 2 ft. long, 6 inches in diameter with 
pointed end. A grey-green color with irregular stripes. Flesh is sweet, solid, dry, 
yellow and fine grained. Excellent for pies or baking. 
Hubbard (100 days)—A standard winter squash. Fruits 9 to 10 inches through, glob- 
ular, dark bronze green, very hard warted shell. Flesh is thick, yellow, fine grained 
and of excellent quality. 
TOMATOES 
Sow seeds in hotbeds and re-set plants after danger of frost, or sow in open when 
weather is warm and thin to a stand. Plants should be set or thinned to 4 feet each 
way. One ounce will produce 2000 plants or 4 ounces will plant an acre. Planting 
seed in the field is the most successful method in the Pecos Valley. Planting seed 
under HOTKAPS will enable you to reach the market two or three weeks earlier. 
GARDEN SEED PRICES ARE FOUND ON PAGES 13-16 
