SQUASH 
CourcE (Fr.) 
Kursis (Ger.) 
Zucca (Ital.) 
One ounce will sow 20 to 30 hills; 3 to 4 pounds, an acre 
This is a popular vegetable for summer and winter use, and being susceptible to cold it 
should not be planted until the ground is thoroughly warm. 
The bush sorts should be 
planted in hills 4 to 5 feet apart each way; the running varieties, 8 to 12 feet apart. Place 
8 to 10 seeds in a hill and thin out to about 4 plants in a hill. 
Summer Varieties 
Caserta. 50 days. Gold Medal, All-America 
Selections. A new Vegetable Marrow 
type, similar to Cocozelle but earlier and 
much more prolific. It is a bush type with 
fruits 7 to 8 inches long, light green with 
broken stripes of dark green. Thirty fruits 
from one plant are not unusual. Pkt. 25c.; 
Voz. 45c.; oz. 75c.; Yb. $2.50. 
Cocozelle or italiam. 64 days. A bush 
variety. Long smooth, dark green fruits, 
striped lighter. Fine for slicing and frying. 
Pkt. 15c.;0z. 40c.; 4b. $1.10. 
Early Prolific Straightmeck. 50 days. A 
bush type that produces abundantly. 
Fruit is smooth, straight, bright [emon- 
yellow in edible stage, 12 mches long and 
3 inches in diameter. Flesh firm and of ex- 
cellent flavor. Pkt. 10c.; 0z.35c.; 4Ib. $1.00. 
Early White Bush. 52 days. A round, 
scalloped form with an tvory-white skin. 
Has an abundance of meat of very fine 
flavor. Matures early; very prolific. Pkt. 
10c.; oz. 35c.; Ib. $1.00. 
Giant Straightneck. 60 days. A new bush 
sort. Fruits 18 to 20 inches long when 
matured and heavily warted. Deep orange 
color. Thick and meaty. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 
35c.; Yb. $1.00. 
Giant Yellow Summer Crookneck. 52 
days. Shaped like a club with a bent neck. 
The skin is rough, warted, and orange- 
yellow color. This is a running variety. 
Pkt. 10c.; 0z. 35c.; 4Ib. $1.00. 
Golden Table Queen. 95 days. High 
quality Acorn type. Similar to Table 
Queen but has rich golden yellow outer 
skin. Pkt. 10c.; 0z. 35c.; 4b. $1.00. 
Table Queen or Acorn. Edible mn about 55 
days. Fruits 6 to 8 inches long, 3 inches in 
diameter; deep green rind turning to orange; 
flesh light yellow. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 35c.; M4lb. 
$1.00. 
Uconn. 50 days. Gold Medal, All-America 
Selections, 1950. This is a new early bush 
type of green Acorn Squash that can be 
grown in a very limited space. It yields a 
heavy crop of rich, meaty fruits of delicious 
flavor. The immature frurts may be picked 
during the early growing season and those 
which set later may be left on the vine and 
used as winter Squash. Pkt. 25c.; YWoz. 
45c.; oz. 75c.; Ylb. $2.50. 
Yankee Hybrid. 49 days. All-America 
Bronze Medal Winner. The fruits mature 
from 3 to 10 days earlier than other va- 
rieties of this class. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 75c.; 
Yb. $2.50. 
Zucchini. 62 days. Cocozelle type. Fruits 
2 to 14 inches long; green skin, mottled 
yellow when matured; flesh delicious. Pkt. 
15c.; oz. 45c.; Yb. $1.25. 
Fall and Winter Varieties 
Blue Hubbard. 110 days. A selection from 
the original Hubbard. The fruit is of a 
gray-blue color, grows large, is a remark- 
ably good keeper and of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 15c.; oz. 45c.; 4b. $1.25. 
Boston Marrow. 97 days. Golden orange. 
Fine for canning, cooked as a vegetable or 
in pie. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 30c.; %4Ib. 85c. 
Buttercup. 100 days. A fine, highly pro- 
ductive winter Squash with deep golden 
yellow flesh, dry, thick and fine grained. 
‘The turban-shaped fruit is 6 to 8 inches in 
diameter, deep green faintly striped and 
flecked with gray. There is a heart-shaped 
protuberance at the blossom end. Pkt. 
15c.; oz. 45c.; Yb. $1.25. 
Butternut. 90 days. A fine variety of 
small winter Squash of recent intro- 
duction. The fruit is 10 to 12 ches in 
length, bottle shape, with a thick, solid, 
meaty neck and a very small seed 
cavity in bulbous end. The pale orange 
shell is smooth and hardy, with rich 
yellow meat. Pkt. YES 
lb. $2.25. 

USS Goya. 
Has the finest flavor 
Delicious. 102 days. 
of any Squash. Oblong, with deep green 
skin, thin rind, and small seed-cavity. One 
of the best winter keepers. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 
45c.; lb. $1.25. 
Golden Hubbard. 100 days. Used for pie 
and also served as a vegetable; dry and 
delicious. Outside deep orange-red. Pkt. 
15c.; oz. 45c.; Ib. $1.25. 
Hubbard. 105 days. True. Fruits large, 
olive-shaped, with dark green skin and rich 
flesh. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 45c.; 4b. $1.25. 

SALSIFY . OYSTER PLANT 
SatsiFis (Fr.) HaFER WuRZEL (Ger.) 
SALSEFIA (Ital.) 
One ounce will sow about 50 feet of drill; 
10 pounds, an acre 
Sow in early spring, in drills 15 inches apart 
and 1 to 2 inches deep; when about 4 inches 
high, thin to 3 inches apart. Soil should be 
deep and mellow in order that the root may 
grow straight down. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. Enormous; 
very tender and delicious. Pkt. 20c.; 4%oz. 
45c.; oz. 80c. 
Dark Green Curled. 55 days. Pkt. 15c.; 
oz. 25c.; Yb. 75c. 
Fordhook Giant. 55 days. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 
25c.; 14]b. 75c. 
Giant Lucullus. 50 days. 
25c.; Ib. 75c. 
reed or beak tT 60 days. Pkt. 15c.; 0z. 45c.; 4b. 
$1.25. 
For descriptions of above, see page 41. 
Pkt. 15c:: oz. 
SORREL 
Broad-leaved French. 60 days. Used as a 
salad; has an acid flavor. Sow seed i the 
spring in good light soil m shallow drills 
1 foot apart; thin out to 4 inches apart In 
the row. 
Narrow-leaf French. Pkt. 20c.; Y%oz. 60c.; 
oz. $1.10. 
TOBACCO 
Connecticut Seed-Leaf. Produces large 
leaves, desirable for making cigars. Pkt. 
20c.; oz. 60c.; oz. $1.00. 
Havana. 120 days. Large thick leaf of fine 
texture. Much used for cigar wrapper. 
Pkt. 20c.; 4oz. 60c.; oz. $1.00. 
White Burley. 120 days. Root-rot resist- 
ant. Grows large and strong. A favorite 
for plug fillers and wrappers. Pkt. 20c.; 
Voz. 60c.; oz. $1.00. 

Pkt: 15¢e5-9 440z.450G.-07z, 95c. 
MICHELL’S SELECT 
SPINACH SEED 
Eprinarp (Fr.) Sprnat (Ger.) 
Sprnaccio (Ital.) 
One ounce will sow about 75 feet of drill; 
10 to 12 pounds, an acre 
Sow for spring use, in drills 1 foot apart 
(covering the seed to about % inch), as early 
as the ground can be worked, and continue 
to sow every two weeks till May 15. Spinach 
seed seldom germinates during June, July, or 
August, so we do not recommend sowing again 
until September, which Is the season to provide 
an early winter and spring crop. 
Bloomsdale Long-standing Savoy. 42 
days. Will stand considerable heat be- 
fore bolting to seed, therefore valuable 
for spring sowing. Leaves are thick, 
crimped, and fleshy. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 
30c.; YIb. 80c.; Ylb. $1.35. 
King of Denmark. 45 days. A new variety 
that stands a long while without running 
to seed. The deep green leaves are large, 
rounded, and slightly blistered. Pkt. 10c.; 
oz. 30c.; Ib. 80c.; “4lb. $1.35. 
Juliana. 48 days. Leaves broad, of dark 
green, glossy color, heavily blistered. Pkt. 
10c.; oz. 30c.; 4b. 80c.; WIb. $1.35. 
Nobel Giant Thick Leaf. 43 days. A quick- 
growing variety, large and spreading, very 
productive, and slow to bolt to seed. The 
broad leaves are rich bright green, medium 
thick, tender, slightly crumpled. Pkt. 10c.; 
oz. 30c.3 Ib. 80c.; Ib. $1.35. 
New Zealand. 70 days. This variety en- 
dures heat and drought and ts excellent for 
summer use. Leaves small and _ thick. 
Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c.; 14Ib. $1.10; 4b. $2.00. 
Old Dominion Blight-Resistant. 40 days. 
Produces an abundance of large, dark 
green, heavily crumpled leaves. Will 
stand for an extremely long time before 
seeding. Recommended for late fall plant- 
ing for spring crop. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 30c.; 
lb. 80c.; Mlb. $1.35. 
Virginia Blight-resistant Savoy. 39 days. 
A variety of vigorous growth, which is 
immune from disease. Excellent for fall 
sowing. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 30c.; 4b. 80c.; 
Ylb. $1.35. 
TAMPALA 
Sow seed after the ground is warm, in drills 
Y% inch deep, spacing the rows 2 feet apart. 
Entire plants cut when 5 to 6 inches high 
make very tasty greens when prepared like 
spmnach. Or if plants are thinned out to stand 
2 feet apart and allowed to become well estab- 
lished, the tips 5 to 6 inches long may be used 
and new side branches may be cut all season. 
Pkt. 20c.; Koz. 50c.; Yoz. 80c.; oz. $2.25. 
Red Tampala. Similar to the green variety 
but having variegated green and red leaves 
and red veins. Pkt. 25c.; lgoz. 60c.; Yoz. 
$1.00; oz. $3.00. 
Seeds of Culinaryand Medicinal Herbs 
There is an increasing interest in Herbs today, 
and Herb-gardens are becoming quite popular. 
The majority of them are very easy to grow an 
therefore should be grown more extensively than 
they are. Pkt. oz. Yoz. Oz. Yb 
Anise...........$0 15 $0 50 $0 90 
Basil, Sweet.... 15 $0 40 60 1 00 
Basil, italian... 15 40 60 1 00 
Broad-leaf...... 15 40 60 1 00 
Borage.......... 15 60-100 1 50 
Caraway.. 15 50 90 
Catnip... 15 Veet yey 74100) 
Chives.. nee 15 55 1700'S 
Coriander...... 15 30 50 
DIM, aA ne ee 0 25 $0 75 
Fennel, Sweet. . 15 BO sie25 
Fennel, Florence 15 50” 1625 
Lavender....... 25 75 Sy AND) 
Rosemary...... 25 85 50 
Saffron. ........ PY a FAs: 00 
Sage.....:. Dey ah Pe, 
Summer Savory. 15 
Sweet Marjoram 25 85 
Thymesr.2.. 875 225 7 
For particulars on Herb Plants refer to page 71 
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