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SPINACH 
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Price of Spinach unless otherwise noted 
is as follows: Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 14 Ib. 
A40c., Ib. $1.00 
Bloomsdale Long Standing Savoy. More 
compact in growth and a deeper green color 
than other Savoy varieties. It will stay in 
prime condition for cutting two weeks long- 
er than many other varieties. 
Giant Thick-leaved. A strong-growing 
early market variety; large, thick leaves, 
deep green color. The best for Spring or 
Fall sowing. 
Juliana. Long season type with rich dark 
green crumpled leaves standing a long time 
before seeding. Fine for Spring or Fall 
; paper a planting. 
Spinach, King of Denmark 
SQUASH 
Squash grows best in a fertile, deep soil. The bush varieties are grown in rows or in hills 
spaced 4 by 4 feet. The running sorts are spaced either 8 by 8 or 10 by 12 feet. Sow the seed 
after all danger of frost has passed. One ounce suffices for about 25 hills; 3 to 4 lbs. are needed 
per acre. 
Prices of Squash unless otherwise noted: Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 14 Ib. 80c. 
Blue Hubbard. Of true Hubbard shape with 
rich blue-green skin and bright orange flesh 
of fine flavor. 
Boston Marrow. (97 days.) A productive 
Fall sort of vining or trailing habit. Deep 
orange, slightly rough fruits, 12 in. long 
and 9 in. in diameter, weighing 7 to 8 lbs. 
Flesh yellow, thick, fine-grained, and moist, 
Resembles a Pumpkin and is extensively 
used for pies. 
Delicious. Green skin; orange flesh; fine 
grained: sweet and dry. 
Trailing in habit with acorn- 
Flesh 
Very 
Des Moines. ; 
shaped, smooth, dark green fruits. 
light yellow. Bakes wonderfully. 
early. 
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Hubbard Squash 
italian Marrow or Cocozelle. (65 days.) 
Fruits dark green, becoming yellowish at 
maturity, 6 to 8 in. long, 3 in. in diameter. 
Flesh pale green, thick, firm, tender, of ex- 
cellent tasty quality. Very popular. 
Butternut. (100 days.) A recent intro- 
duction which has become very popular. 
Fruits 10 to 12 in. long with neck of about 
4 in. diameter which is solid flesh; the 
small seed cavity is located in the lower 
bowl-shaped end. Skin light creamy brown; 
flesh yellow, fine grained and of excellent 
quality. Delicious when used for pies and 
excellent either baked or boiled. Matures 
early and is a good keeper. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 30c., 1% Ib. 95c., Ib. $8.25. 
Early White Bush Scallop. (53 days.) Also 
called Cymling and Patty Pan. Fruits 
white, scalloped, flattened and smooth, 8 
in. in diameter by 3 in. thick, weighing 2144 
lbs. A valuable and popular early sort for 
home market, and shipping. 
Giant Summer Crookneck. Double the 
size of the Summer Crookneck. 
Giant Summer Straightneck. Fruits 
about 18 in. long, deep orange color and 
intensely warted. 
Large Table Queen. (All-America Award.) 
Weighs about 11% lbs. and is acorn- 
shaped, deeply furrowed, and golden yel- 
low on the outside. The flesh is rich yellow, 
dry and mealy, and of delicious flavor. The 
vines yield prolifically, and the fruit ma- 
tures early. 
Hubbard (Green). (105 days.) Fruit 
pointed, slightly warted, dark green, 12 in. 
long, 9 in. in diameter, weighing 10 to 12 
Ibs. Flesh thick, orange, dry and sweet. 
Golden Hubbard. Similar to the old-fash- 
ioned Hubbard in size and form. Skin rich 
deep orange. 
Rich In All Health 
Giving Properties 
King of Denmark. Leaves are large, round- 
ed and of a deep green color, and re- 
main in good condition a week after some 
varieties have gone to seed. It has quite 
a butter flavor. 
New Zealand. Ready for use in about 10 
weeks from sowing. This variety may be 
cut and comes back again all Summer. The 
leaves are very small. 
Virginia Blight-Resisting Savoy. (39 
days.) A mosaic-resistant variety. Plants 
vigorous, upstanding. Leaves somewhat 
smoother than other strains of Savoy, but 
will withstand heat better. 
SQUASH VINE BORER 
Butternut variety does not seem 
to be attacked by the vine borer. 
On other varieties four applications 
of 1% Rotenone at weekly intervals 
starting about June 25th will give 
good control. 
Swiss Chard 
SWISS CHARD 
This Feet produces leaves only, which are 
used for greens. Cultivate same as Spinach, 
sowing the seed early in Spring, in drills 1% 
feet apart and 1 inch deep. 
Large Silver Leaf. Grown for the leaves 
only, and cooked like Spinach. The midrib 
is prepared like Asparagus. It can be sown 
at different seasons of the year, giving suc- 
once greens. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 Ib. 
cs 
Rhubarb Chard. (60 days.) A new Swiss 
Chard that looks like Rhubarb. The leaf 
stalks are bright but delicate, translucent 
crimson, the rich color extends out through 
the veins into the dark green, heavily 
crumpled leaves. You will enjoy its differ- 
ent, tasty, delicious flavor. Plants are so 
beautiful they may be used in flower bor- 
ders. Leaves and stalks are nice in flower 
arrangements. Pkt. 15c., oz. 55c. 
