Squash, Acorn or Table Queen 
SPINACH 
CuLturE.—For spring use sow early in drills 1 foot apart, 
and for succession every two weeks; as it grows, thin out 
for use, keeping it clean of weeds. For fall use sow in 
August; for winter use sow in September, in well-manured 
ground. Mulch with straw on approach of severe cold 
weather. 
Bloomsdale Reselected, Extra Dark Green. 40 days. 
Special strain, distinguished by its very deep color. 
It is the choice of long-distance shippers especially, 
as It retains a fresh appearance on the market. 
Savoy-leaved and slow to run to seed. 
Bloomsdale Savoy-leaved Long Standing. 39 days. 
The plant is very uniform and sturdy with attractive 
crumpled and blistered dark green leaves. It is 
exceptionally valuable for both home use and market- 
gardens as it holds a long time before throwing 
seed stalks. 
Nobel Giant-leaved. 45 to 48 days. A quick-growing 
variety, very productive and slow to bolt to seed. 
The leaves are medium thick, medium green, very 
large, broad, smooth with slight crumpling, tapered 
to rounded tip, good quality. 
New Zealand or Summer Spinach. 70 days. This is 
quite distinct from other varieties in that it thrives 
in hot, dry weather and produces an abundance of 
tender shoots all during the hot summer months. 
A cut-and-come-again favorite. It is stmilar to true 
Spinach when cooked. 
Old Dominion Blight-resistant Savoy. 40 days. An 
important blight-resistant strain bred at the Virginia 
Experiment Station for mosaic resistance, long 
standing and hardiness to cold. The leaves are 
somewhat more pointed than other strains of Savoy. 
Virginia Blight-Resistant. 42 days. An improved 
selection far superior to ordinary blight-resistant 
strains. Our strain is almost as curled as our Re- 
selected Bloomsdale, and the handsome, large, dark 
green, much savyoyed and crumpled leaves are ex- 
tremely crisp, tender, and of upright growth. It is 
also most satisfactory for fall and winter planting, 
and shows considerable cold resistance. Recom- 
mended for sections where mosaic is prevalent. 
SUNFLOWER 
Mammoth Russian. A good grain crop for poultry or 
game, or green feed for hogs. A profitable cash crop, 
as it yields 1,000 to 1,500 pounds per acre of seed 
rich in oil and protein. Plant and cultivate like corn 
in 214-foot rows. For feed or silage, plant 15 to 20 
pounds per acre; for seed production 8 pounds, 
planting a foot apart in the row. When ripe, cut off 
the heads. Pile loosely under cover to dry. 
Squash, Early Prolific Straightneck 
SQUASH 
CuLtrurE.—Squash is one of the most nutritious vege- 
tables. The summer varieties come for the table early in 
the season and are very profitable, while the winter sorts 
can_ be had through the fall and winter. Plant in hills, 
as for cucumbers and melons, the bush kinds 3 to 4 feet 
apart, the running kind 6 to 9 feet apart. 
Acorn or Table Queen (Des Moines). 58 days. For 
home, market and shipping. Fruits 6 by 414 inches, 
oval, ribbed, thin-shelled, dark green. Early, with 
light yellow flesh; bakes well, with delicious sweet 
flavor. Many believe Acorn the finest flavored of 
all, for use fresh as summer Squash or after storage. 
Benning’s Bush, Green Tinted. 48 days. Scalloped 
Squash similar to White Bush in shape but of greenish 
color. An excellent early variety. 
Boston Marrow. 97 days. Productive winter canner. 
Resembles Hubbard but weighs 6 to 8 pounds and 
has rough orange shell. Flesh yellow, thick, fine- 
grained, sweet. Running type. 
Cocozelle Long Green Striped. 65 days. Popular for 
market and shipping. Use when young and tender. 
Straight, smooth, cylindrical, dark green fruit with 
lighter stripes. Flesh is greenish white. 
Early Prolific Straightneck. 50 days. Earliest, most 
prolific; bright Jemon-yellow; smaller and_ finer 
quality than Giant Straightneck. Best summer 
Squash—and most profitable to grow. Straight necks 
pack well for shipping or market. Bush is compact 
so hills are planted closer together and seeds are 
smaller so a pound plants more hills. 
Early White Bush Scallop (Patty Pan). 52 days. Ex- 
tensively used for home and market. Bush type 
with 2!4-pound fruits, 3 inches thick, white, flat 
with scalloped edges. 
Giant Summer Crookneck. 59 to 65 days. This variety 
is larger fruited and Jater than Early Summer Crook- 
neck, but the same type. The fruits are 9 to 12 inches 
long by 3 to 31% inches at the edible stage. 
Golden or Yellow Summer Crookneck. 52 days. Very 
prolific, favorite summer sort. Fruits curved at 
neck, light yellow at early eating stage, and covered 
with warts. 
Green Hubbard. 105 days. Standard winter Squash. 
The 12 by 9-inch fruits weigh 10 to 12 pounds, pointed 
at ends, bronze-green, with hard shell. The thick 
flesh is dry, sweet, orange-yellow. Running type. 
Hubbard, Golden (Red). 92 days. Similar to Green 
Hubbard except that it is smaller, earlier, and ot 
orange-red _ color. 
Hubbard, Warted. 95 days. A selection from Green 
Hubbard, but a little larger and more heavily warted. 
Zucchini Black. 55 days. Increasing in popularity 
every year. Fruits are 13 by 4 inches. Rind is black- 
green. Usually harvested when 4 to 6 inches long, 
but good at any size. 
Did you ever split an Acorn Squash and bake it 
with a sausage in the center? Try it! 
DAVID LANDRETH, Owner 
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