‘Richardson’s 
Griffith & Surner’s 
(Wiseman-Downs’ 
SQUASH 
CULTURE. Plant the bush kinds in 
well drained ground, enriched with rotted 
manure, in hills 5 feet apart each way; 
the winter kinds 10 to 12 feet apart each 
way. One ounce of seed for 25 hills; 3 
to 4 pounds per acre. 
Bush Varieties 
Acorn or Table Queen.. Acorn-shaped, 
5 inches long and 4 inches thick; 
deeply ribbed, dark green skin and 
light orange flesh that cooks dry 
and sweet. Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; 1% lb. 50c; 1b. $1.50 
Cocozelle Bush. 12 inches or more 
in length, 4 to 5 inches in diam- 
eter. Skin dark green, striped. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10¢; 
oz. 20c; %4 1b. 50c; Ib. $1.50 
Early Prolific Straightmeck. (51-55 
days.) Improved Giant Straight- 
neck. The fruits are 8 to 10 inches 
long, 2 to 2% inches in largest 
diameter, light yellow. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10¢; 
oz. 20c; 14 lb. 50c; 1b. $1.50 
Early White Bush or Patty-Pan 
Cymbling. Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; %4 lb. 50c; 1b. $1.50 
Green Tint Benning. Very similar to 
White Bush except the fruit has 
an attractive green tint. Very 
popular with market gardeners. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; % lb. 50c; 1b. $1.50 
Giant Summer Crockneck. Double the 
size of the ordinary Crookneck and 
very warty. Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; %4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50 
Golden Summer Crookneck. Very 
productive. A foot long, with 
crooked neck, densely warty. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10¢; 
oz. 20c; %4 lb. 50c; 1b. $1.50 
Running Varieties 
Boston Marrow. In form and size 
similar to Hubbard. Shell bright 
orange; flesh yellow and firm. 
The best for canning or pies. 
Postpaid: Oz. 15c; 
Y% lb. 45ce; lb. $1.25 
Golden Hubbard. Similar to Hub- 
bard, except that it is smaller, ma- 
tures earlier and is of an orange- 
red color. Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; %4 lb. 60c; lb. $2.00 
True Hubbard. Fruits large, olive- 
shaped, with dark green skin and 
very rich flesh. Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; % lb. 60c; lb. $2.00 
SWISS CHARD 
CULTURE. Swiss Chard replaces Spin- 
ach during the hot weather and is as easy 
to grow as Beets. Sow the seed during 
April or May in rows 16 to 20 inches 
apart and thin the seedlings to stand 1 
foot apart in the row. The plants are quite 
hardy and will yield throughout the sum- 
mer and fall until frost. The leaves are 
prepared like Spinach, the white midribs 
like Asparagus. A packet will sow 25 feet 
of row; an ounce 100 feet; 4 lbs. per acre. 
Fordhook Giant. The rich blue-green 
leaves are much crinkled and aver- 
age 10 inches by 2% feet, thick 
and fleshy. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
Y% Vb. 40c; lb. $1.25 
Giant Lucullus. Grows 2% feet high. 
Leaves heavily crumpled, very 
crisp. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
¥% lb. 40c; lb. $1.25 
20 WISEMAN-DOWNS CO., 34 E. Pratt St—PLaza 3895-3896 
TESTED VEGETABLE SEEDS 
TOMATOES 
CULTURE. One ounce of seed will 
produce about 2000 plants. Sow seed 
in March and April in the hotbed, 
or in pots in a sunny exposure in 
the house. Transplant when 2 to 3 
inches high. When ground has be- 
come warm, transplant, on a rainy 
or cloudy day. Set the plants 4 x 4 
feet, 3000 plants per acre. 
Hybrid Tomatoes. For a_ nicer 
crop of finer flavored and larger 
Tomatoes, plant the Hybrid. 
Pkt. 35c 
Beefsteak or Crimson Cushion. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 75¢e; 14 lb. $2.75; 1b. $10.00 
Break o’ Day. Resembles Mar- 
globe in shape, size and color. 
It is blight-resistant and a 
heavy yielder. Ripens with the 
earliest. Postpaid: Oz. 40c; 
Y% |b. $1.75; lb. $6.00 
Greater Baltimore. A dependable 
canning variety. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 40c; %4 Ib. $1.25; lb. $4.00 
Marglobe. Uniform, large, smooth. 
Heavy bearer and matures second 
early. Blight resistant. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 40c; % lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00 
Marglobe Certified. Postpaid: 4 ozs. 
$1.35; lb. $4.50 
New Stone. Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 40c; 14 lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00 
Oxheart. (86 days.) One of the larg- 
est Tomatoes ever introduced, 
some fruits weighing 2 pounds 
each. The oxheart shape of the 
pinkish red fruits is most distinct; 
interior is extremely solid. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 25c; 
% oz. 85c; 0z. $1.50 
Ponderosa. The largest, meatiest, 
and finest flavored Tomato in cul- 
tivation. Postpaid: Pkt. 10¢; 
oz. 75c; %4 lb. $2.75; lb. $10.00 
Pritchard (Early Red). A most im- 
portant feature of this variety is 
its early maturity. 
Postpaid: Oz. 45c; 
% Ib. $1.25; lb. $4.00 
Pritchard Certified. 
Postpaid: ™% lb. $1.35; lb. $4.50 
Rutgers. Makes a big, vigorous plant 
on which large, globular, deep red 
fruits are borne in quantity. Re- 
sistant to disease. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10¢; 
oz. 40¢c; %4 lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00 
Rutgers Certified. 
Postpaid: % lb. $1.35; lb. $4.50 
Southland. The New Wilt-Resistant 
Tomato. This is an excellent va- 
riety for shippers, home and mar- 
ket gardeners. It was developed at 
the Regional Vegetable Breeding 
Laboratory at Charleston, South 
Carolina, maturing in the same 
season as Rutgers, or slightly 
earlier. It is highly resistant to fu- 
sarium wilt, collar rot, and blight. 
Fruit is approximately equal to 
Rutgers in size. Postpaid: 
pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00; 
Y |b. $3.50; lb. $12.00 
Valiant. Coming between Earliana 
types and Marglobe and Rutgers, 
Valiant will yield a fine crop aver- 
aging 7 oz. per fruit where it can 
mature most of its crop before 
severe heat comes in July. 
Postpaid: Oz. 50c; 
Y% |b. $1.50; Ib. $5.50 


Tomato 

YELLOW TOMATOES 
Jubilee. (72 days.) Fruits are bright golden 
orange, deep globe-shaped, weigh about 6 ozs. 
Pkt. 15c; %4 oz. 40c; % oz. 75c; oz. $1.25 
Golden Queen. Large size, smooth fruits of 
bright golden yellow. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 40c; 0z. 70c; 14 lb. $2.25 
SMALL-FRUITED TOMATOES 
Used Principally for Preserving 
Yellow Pear. Small, yellow, pear-shaped fruits. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 45c; 0z. 75c; % lb. $2.50 
Yellow Plum. Size and shape of a Plum. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 45¢; oz. 75¢c; % lb. $2.50 
TURNIPS and RUTABAGAS 
CULTURE. Turnips thrive best in cool weather. 
The early, flat sorts may be sown from very early 
spring up to the middle of May. The main crop for 
fall and winter use should be sown in July or Au- 
gust. Sow the seed in drills 1 to 1% feet apart 
and thin out to stand 4 inches apart. 
Early Purple-Top Strapleaf. Flat, white with purple 
top; fine grained and tender. 
Oz. 15c; % Ib. 35e; Ib. $1.15 
Large White Norfolk Globe Pomeranian. Makes 
large, round, handsome, white roots. 
Oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 35e; Ib. $1.15 
Large Yellow or Amber Globe. Large, globe-shaped; 
solid yellow flesh; green top. 
Oz. 15¢e; %4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.15 
Purple-Top White Globe. The most popular Turnip- 
for market and table use. Makes large, globe- 
shaped roots, pure white, with purple top. 
Oz. 15c; %4 lb. 35c; Ib. $1.15 
Seven-Top. The old standard popular salad variety. 
Oz. 15¢e; % Ib. 25e; Ib. 75e 
Rutabaga, Improved American Purple-Top. The 
finest yellow-fleshed Rutabaga grown. Hardy, 
sweet. Oz. 15c; % lb. 35c; Ib. $1.15 

