SHENANDOAH VALLEY’S 
SALSIFY (Oyster Plant) 
_ Sow outdoors in early spring in light, mellow soil, thinning to 5 
inches apart, in rows a foot apart. May be left in the ground all win- 
ter, like parsnips. An ounce of seed sows 50 feet of row. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. 120 days. Roots 7 to 8 inches long, 
with mild, almost white flesh. Good oyster flavor. 
SPINACH 
Sow seed outdoors in early spring and at ten-day intervals until 
late April. For a fall crop, sow in August, and for a winter one, in 
September or October. Thin the young plants to 4 inches apart, in 
rows 18 inches apart. An ounce of seed sows 100 feet of row. 
Bloomsdale Long-standing. 45 days. More heavily crumpled than 
other varieties. Excellent for late sowing to carry over winter. 
New Zealand (Everbearing). Not a true Spinach. Large, much- 
branched, spreading plant produces a succession of small, very thick 
and fleshy, pointed leaves on round, fleshy stems. Vigorous grower, 
especially heat and drought tolerant. 
Old Dominion or Virginia Blight-Resistant. 40 days. Large, 
dark green, heavily crumpled leaves, crisp and tender. Adapted to 
fall weather. 
SQUASH 
Sow seed in early spring, in hills about 4 feet apart for bush va- 
rieties, and 6 to 8 feet for the running sorts. Winter varieties should 
be stored in a warm place. An ounce of seed plants 25 hills of the sum- 
mer varieties; 20 hills of the winter kinds. 
Cocozelle Bush. 60 days. Deep green fruits marked with yellow and 
green, often 14 inches long, tender and sweet. 
Early White Bush (Pattypan). 55 days. Fine dwarf sort producing 
many small white Squashes with scalloped edges. 
Early Yellow Bush Seallop (Golden Cluster). 60 days. Fruit flat, 
scalloped, pale yellow. 
Fordhook. Delicious fruit 8 to 10 inches long, with creamy white 
skin. Excellent when small or when fully grown. 
Golden Summer Crookneck. 52 days. Fruit about 1 foot long, 
bright yellow, with crooked neck. 
Winter Squash 
Banana. 110 days. Fruits 244 feet long and 6 inches across. Shell 
gray-green; flesh yellow, with small seed-cavity. 
Hubbard. 105 days. Most popular Winter Squash. Fruits hard, | 
with warted green skin and yellow flesh of rich quality. 
TURNIPS 
Sow in early spring, and for winter use make another sowing in mid- 
summer or early fall. Seedlings should be thinned to stand 4 or 5 
inches apart in rows 12 to 15 inches apart. An ounce of seed sows 100 
feet of row. 
Golden Globe (Amber Globe). 75 days. Flesh yellow, firm, sweet. 
Best for table use when 8 to 4 inches in diameter. 
Purple-top Strap-Leaf. 45 days. Top dark reddish purple, lower 
portion white; flesh tender and sweetly flavored. 
Purple-top White Globe. 55 days. Very popular for home and 
market gardens. Flesh firm, sweet, fine-grained. Globe-shaped 
solid roots, purple-red above and white below. Keeps well. 
Seven-Top. 45 days. The tops are used for greens. Very popular 
and a most palatable food. 
Shogoin. 45 days. Largely grown in the South, where the tops are 
used for greens. Small white roots are also edible. 
White Milan. 40 days. Very early. Medium-sized flat roots with 
smooth skin and white flesh. 
TOBACCO SEED 
Big Oronoko. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; 4lb $1.25; lb. $4.00, post- 
paid. 
SALSIFY Pkt. Oz. IIb. Lb. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. 
ee 5010 SO samt ole 2Z0 6 >4100 
(Postpaid) eee 
SPINACH 
New Zealand. (Postpaid) 10 15 40 1 00 
All Other Varieties. (Postpaid).. 10 15 
35 65 
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ee 10 20 65 2 00 
All Other Varieties............. 10 15 45 1 35 
TURNIPS 
All Varieties. (Postpaid) 10 15 30 80 
MODERN SEED HOUSE 
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Bee 
All-America Selection 1950 (aS) 
UCONN SQUASH 
A bush Table Queen type with important plant structure 
characteristics, Uconn was developed by Lawrence C. Curtis. 
Boasts the unique attainment of having been awarded more 
points than any vegetable so far tested in the All-America 
Trials. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 14]b. 85 cts.; Ib. $3.20, 
postpaid. 
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TURNIP, 
Purple-top 
White Globe 
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