22 Slate’s Good Seeds and Prompt Service, South Boston, Virginia 

Spinach 
This is a crop that should form the basis of every 
early spring and late fall garden. Its greens are very 
valuable for certain mineral contents which have been 
found to be greatly needed in the human system. It 
is very easy to grow and makes a delicious dish. 
Sow seed early in the spring or in the fall in light 
drills about fifteen to twenty inches apart. Cover 
one-half inch deep and cultivate frequently. It will 
make greens in a very short while. 
201 — BLOOMSDALE. — A quick growing savoy 
leaf variety, popular with home and market growers. 
Pkt. 5e, oz. 10e, 14 Ib. 30e, lb. 75c, postpaid. 
292 — WILT - RESISTANT BLOOMSDALE. — 
Similar in growth to the above but bred for wilt 
resistance, 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10e, 1%4 Ib. 30e, 1b. 75e, postpaid. 
293—NEW ZEALAND.—A summer spinach that 
thrives in hot weather. Foliage thick and succulent. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15e, %4 Ib. 45e, lb. $1.50, postpaid. 
202 — MUSTARD SPINACH. — Quick growing, 
thick leaved. Makes excellent all-year greens. 
Pkt. 5e, oz. 10c, Y% Ib. 30c, lb. 90e, postpaid. 
Salsify 
Sow the seed after danger of frost is past in a rich, 
light soil. Sow in drills thirty inches apart and 
about one inch deep. After the plants attain some 
size, thin from four to six inches apart in the row. 
Cultivate frequently, but never while it is wet with 
dew. 
290—MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLANDS.—This 
is the largest growing kind known, but its size in no 
way injures its quality. The roots grow to almost 
twice the size of those of any other variety, and will 
keep throughout the winter in the open ground. ‘The 
flesh is free from strings, fine grained, and has a 
delicious flavor. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, % Ib. $1.00, lb. $3.75, postpaid. 
Rhubarb 
Sow seed very early in the spring in a hotbed and 
later transplant to a cold frame. In the fall reset to 
permanent bed, which has been dug deep and made 
very rich with manure. Rows should be five feet apart 
and plants should stand five feet apart in the row. 
Keep out weeds and top dress every spring with 
manure and the bed will last indefinitely. 
289—LINNAEUS.—A large growing kind that 
makes excellent pies and sauce. Both leaves and stalks 
attain an immense size. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15e, 14 Ib. 45ce, lb. $1.40, postpaid. 

Bloomdale Spinach 


Slate’s Early White Bush Squash 
Squash 
A heavy sandy loam made very rich is ideal soil 
for squash. This is one of our most important vege- 
table crops and a small space properly cultivated will 
give an abundance of excellent food. The summer va- 
rieties should be pulled when very young and used 
or canned at once. The winter sorts should be left to 
mature and then stored in a cool dry place and used 
during the winter. Prepare large hills four to five 
feet apart each way and chop a handful of fertilizer 
into each. ‘hen plant from five to eight seed one 
inch deep in each hill. Thin after the leaves form to 
two plants per hill and cultivate frequently. 
295—EARLY WHITE BUSH.—This is the ear- 
liest squash in cultivation and one of the best for 
home or market. The vines are vigorous and pro- 
ductive and will bear for most of the summer. The 
fruit is of medium size, slightly scalloped, creamy 
white, meaty, and free from strings. It is a ready 
seller on all markets and its good qualities command 
a place in every home garden. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15¢e, %4 |b. 45c, lb. $1.35, postpaid. 
296—EARLY SUMMER CROOKNECK.—An ex- 
tra early variety which is becoming more popular 
every year. It bears fruit as early as any variety 
known and the squash are long with crooked neck 
and a rich golden color. The vines are hardy and 
very prolific, bearing over a long period. We consider 
the quality of this variety equal to or better than 
any other. The young squash have a very tender skin 
and a rich golden meat with a small seed cavity. 
Food experts claim extra food values in the yellow 
squash. Home gardeners will find in this sort every 
characteristic of an ideal variety. Market gardeners 
will profit from its prolific yield and good quality. 
Pkt. 5e, oz. 15e, % Ib. 45e, Ib. $1.35, postpaid. 
29T—ACORN OR TABLE QUEEN. — This is a 
winter squash which will prove very desirable even 
in the South. Matures early and bears fruits of four 
to five inches and acorn shaped. These squash when 
baked in halves with a little butter are delicious. Can 
be stored for winter use. 
Pkt. 5e, oz. 15e, %4 lb. 45c, lb. $1.35, postpaid. 
301I—SELECT HUBBARD.—Fruits, large, wart- 
ed, dark green, good keeper and best of winter squash. 
Pkt. 10e, oz. 20c, 4 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
