Tomatoes are yout most Important crop 
SQUASH 
One ounce will plant 15 to 25 hills; 
3 pounds, an acre 
Curture. Plant in hills like cucumbers 
and melons, the bush varieties 3 to 4 feet 
apart and the winter kinds 6 to 9 feet. 
Early White or Patty Pan. (52 days.) This 
old favorite for home- and market-gardens 
is shaped somewhat like a pie with scal- 
loped edges. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 20c.; 4Ib. 60c.; 
Ib. $1.80. 
Hubbard. (105 days.) The leading Winter 
Squash for years. It has a green, warted 
exterior and fine-grained, orange-yellow 
flesh which is dry, sweet and richly flavored. 
It bakes very dry. Our stock of Hubbard 
is the very best. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 20c.; 14Ib. 
60c.; Ib. $1.80. 
SWISS CHARD 
Spinach Beet 
One ounce will sow 60 feet of row 
Chard is high in vitamin A and is a reliable 
source of tron. 
Cutture. Sow the seeds about an inch 
apart in the row, covering with an inch of 
soil. When 3 to 4 inches tall, thin to stand 
8 to 10 inches apart in the row. The plants 
will furnish greens all summer and fall. If 
protected over winter they will furnish early 
greens before the new crop Is ready. 
Lucullus. (60 days.) Plants grow 11% to 2 
feet tall, with many creamy white, curled 
leaves carried on broad thick stalks. Pkt. 
10c.; oz. 15c.; 4b. 35c.; Ib. $1.00. 
SPINACH 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row; 
15 pounds, an acre 
Spinach is an excellent source of supply 
for tron and vitamins A and C. An important 
vegetable for everyone’s diet. 
Curtrure. Use well-manured ground, and 
sow In rows, covering 1 inch deep, later thin- 
ning to 5 inches apart. Sow every two weeks 
from early spring until hot weather. Sow 
again in September for a fall crop. 
Bloomsdale Long-standing. (45 days.) 
Remains in cutting condition long after 
earlier types have gone to seed. The highly 
crumpled and blistered dark green leaves 
are unusually attractive. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 10c.; 
lb. 20c.; Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
Bloomsdale Reselected. (39 days.) A first- 
early, vigorous variety with fast-growing 
plants which are hardy and attractive. 
Leaves are dark glossy green and are 
heavily savoyed. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 10c.; 
lb. 20c.; Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $2. 00. 
Virginia Wilt-resisting. (40 days.) Bred 
at the Virginia Experiment Station for 
mosaic resistance, this variety is valuable 
for growing on infested soil. The savoyed 
and crumpled leaves are crisp and tender. 
Growth is upright. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 10c.; 
Mlb. 20c.; Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
RUTABAGA 
Swede Turnip 
Improved Long Island (American Purple- 
top). (90 days.) Grows to a large size 
but remains solid and fine-grained. Yellow 
roots, purple at the top; flesh deep yellow, 
mild and sweet. Keeps well. Pkt. 10c.; 
oz. 15c.; Yb. 25c.; Ib. 65c. 
i TOMATO 
One ounce will produce 1500 plants; 
6 ounces will plant an acre 
Tomatoes are reliable providers of vitamins 
A and C and every garden requires a lot of 
them to supply the family’s needs the year 
round. 
Curture. Seed should be started In a 
hotbed in March, transplanted to a coldframe, 
and finally to open ground in May. The soil 
should be rich and in full sun but protected 
from wind. In the home-garden the plants 
should be supported on stakes or wires. 
Red Varieties 
Beefsteak. (115 days.) A large Tomato for 
home and market use. Plants are heavy 
and of open habit. The scarlet-red, solid 
fruits have deep scarlet flesh with a rich 
subacid flavor. A meaty Tomato growing 
rapidly in popularity. Pkt. 10c.; oz. $1.25; 
YIb. $4.00. 
Bonny Best. (100 days.) A standard va- 
riety for market gardeners, shippers and 
canners. Plants of average size produce 
bright scarlet, smooth fruits of medium 
size and excellent quality. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 
75c.; Ib. $2.00. 
Earliana. (90 days.) Fruits are medium 
size, flattened, firm, bright red. Always 
reaches market when a crop means real 
money. Pkt. 10c.; oz. $1.00; 14Ib. $3.00. 
John Baer. (100 days.) Rich scarlet-red 
fruits, smooth, firm, and medium large. 
Nearly round in shape; slightly flattened 
at the top. Used by many home gardeners 
Marglobe. (100 days.) A second-early To- 
mato with strong, disease-resistant plants 
which continue to thrive and bear fine 
fruit long after other varieties are gone. 
Fruits are beautiful red globes with meaty 
flesh of delicious flavor, free from acid. A 
good shipper and should be in every home- 
garden. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 75c.; 144Ib. $2.00. 
Rutgers. (100 Pera Fruits are medium to 
large, globe-shaped, slightly flattened at 
the stem end. Flesh very firm and red. 
This variety ripens from the inside, or gets 
its color on the inside before it fully ripens 
up on the outside, which makes it especially 
desirable for canning and for juice. The 
vines are vigorous, quite leafy and more 
resistant than some other sorts to blight 
and other Tomato diseases. Pkt. 10c.; 
oz. 40c.; Yb. $1.25. 
Stone. (115 days.) Always makes a good 
main crop of large, solid, scarlet-red fruits 
which keep well and do not crack. Pkt. 
10c.; oz. 40c.; 4b. $1.25. 
Pink Varieties 
Oxheart. (118 days.) Great rosy pink, 
heart-shaped fruits up to 2 pounds each. 
They are mildly acid and very solid, with 
few seeds. Pkt. 10c.; oz. $1.25. : 
Ponderosa. (115 days.) The largest of all 
* Tomatoes. Has few seeds and its flesh is 
sweet and mild. Quite often called the 
“‘Beefsteak”” Tomato. Pkt. 10c.; oz. $1.25. 
Yellow Variety 
Golden Queen. (110 days.) Large golden 
TURNIPS 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row; 
2 pounds, an acre 
Cutture. They do best in highly en- 
riched, light, sandy or gravelly soils. Com- 
mence sowing the earliest varieties in April 
in drills from 12 to 15 inches apart, and thin 
out early to 6 to 9 inches in rows. For a suc- 
cession sow at intervals of a fortnight until 
the last week in July; from then until the end 
of August sowing may be made for the fall 
and main crop. Turnips may be preserved 
until spring by cutting off the tops about 
1 inch from the bulb, storing in the cellar or 
cold shed durmg the winter, covering the 
roots with dry sand. They should be har- 
vested before the severe frost sets in, for, 
though comparatively hardy, few will sur- 
vive the winters of the Northern States in 
the open ground. 
Amber Globe Green Crown. (75 days.) A 
yellow-fleshed variety; fime-grained, tender 
and sweet; top bronzy. Roots most desir- 
able for use when 3 to 4 inches in diameter. 
Oz. 10c.; Yb. 30c.; Ib. 60c. 
Amber Globe Red Crown. (70 days.) 
Creamy yellow roots and reddish tops. 
Oz. 10c.; 14lb. 30c.; Ib. 60c. 
Cow Horn. (80 days.) Pure white except 
for a bit of green in the crown. Roots up to 
15 inches to the point and often slightly 
crooked. Bears a large crop. Oz. 10c.; 
lb. 30c.; Ib. 60c. 
Purple-Top White Globe. (55 days.) The 
most popular Turnip for home- and market- 
gardens. Dark green, erect tops and large 
smooth globes, purple-red above, white 
below. The white flesh is sweet, crisp and 
tender. Oz. 10c.; 14Ib. 30c.; Ib. 60c. 
WATERMELON 
One ounce will plant 30 hills; 
4 pounds, an acre 
CuLtrureE. Same as muskmelon except that 
they should be planted 8 to 10 feet apart 
each way. 
Certified Dixie Queen. (85 days.) This 
Southern favorite is a medium-sized, 
oval-round melon attractively striped dark 
green on light green with thin but tough 
rind. The flesh is sparkling red, firm, 
juicy and sweet. White seeds. Melons 
average 30 pounds and ship well. Pkt. 
10c.; oz. 45c.; 4lb. $1.35; Ib. $4.00. 
Halbert Honey. (88 days.) About 20 
inches long, with dark green rind. Sweet 
flavor. An _ excellent long, cylindrical 
variety for the home-garden. Pkt. 10c.; 
oz. 20c.; Mlb. 60c.; Ib. $1.80. 
Certified Improved Kleckley Sweet. (85 
days.) This improved strain has the same 
delicious sweet red flesh of the old favorite 
Kleckley’s Sweet. The rind is rather thin 
but reasonably tough, insuring carrying 
for short hauls. Large, dark green, oblong 
fruits averaging 30 to 40 pounds. White 
seed. Pkt. 10c.;0z.35c.; YIb. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. 
Certified Stone Mountain. (90 days.) A 
high-quality shipping melon liked by home 
gardeners. Fruits are oval-round and very 
large. Thin but tough rind of medium 
green with indistinct veming. Flesh is rich 
scarlet, fine-grained and very sweet. Seed 
white with black edges. On good melon 
ground they weigh from 30 to 40 pounds 
each. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 35c.; M4Ib. $1.00; 
Ib. $3.00. 
Certified Tom Watson. (90 days.) The 
melon of every market and every man’s 
garden. The attractive fruits are long 
cylinders of dark green with deep red, 
firm, crisp flesh of good flavor. Brown 
seed. A splendid keeper. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 
35c.; Yb. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. 
HOTKAPS will enable you to have an earlier 
crop of melons. Sow the seed in April and 
cover each hill with a Hotkap. This will 
keep out frost, insects, and excessive rain 
for a main crop. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 75c.; 4Ib. yellow fruits of mild flavor; smooth and and wind until the young plants can take 
$2.00. solid. Pkt. 10c.; oz. $1.00. care of themselves. 
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