THE GARDEN CENTER — 53 LASALLE ROAD, WEST HARTFORD, CONN. — PHONE 32-4272 
SPINACH Spinacea oleracea 
1 pkt. 25’, 1 oz. 100 ft. Sow early 14” deep in rows 
18” apart. Soil should be firmed well against the 
seed. Thin to 4”. Fertilize and lime the soil heavily 
to encourage quick growth. When warm weather 
comes, New Zealand (Tetragonia expansa) should 
be sown to replace the true spinach which runs to 
seed in warm weather. New Zealand spinach is hard 
shelled and the ground should be soaked after plant- 
ing to encourage quicker germination. Plants should 
be about 2’ apart and can be cut all summer. 
KING OF DENMARK 46 days. A vigorous 
plant, more tolerant of hot weather than 
most spinach. 
SAVOY LONGSTANDING 45 days. Enor- 
mous leaves, a second early variety. 
PRINCESS JULIANA 40 days. Intense dark 
green crumpled leaves, earlier than King 
of Denmark. 
All the above: pkt 10¢, 1 oz. 25¢ 
NEW ZEALAND (Tetragonia expansa) 70 
days. The tender tip growths of this plant 
can be used all summer. Most productive. 
pkt 10¢, 1 oz. 30¢ 
SWISS CHARD Beta vulgaris. Var. cicla 
1 pkt 25’; 1 oz. 75’. Culture similar to that of beets. 
Plants should stand 6” apart, rows 18”. 
FORDHOOK GIANT 55 days. Heavily crum- 
pled dark green leaves with broad white 
stems which can be cooked like asparagus. 
pkt 10¢, 1 oz. 25¢ 
GIANT LUCULLUS 50 days. Lighter green 
leaves and pale green stems. Spinach-like 
flavor. pkt 10¢, 1 oz. 25¢ 
BURPEE’S RHUBARB CHARD Decorative 
crimson streaked leaves and superb flavor. 
pkt 15¢, 1 oz. 45¢ 
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SQUASH 
1 pkt. 12 hills; 1 oz. 50 hills. Sow only after the soil 
has warmed up. 6-8 seeds per hill. Bush varieties 4’ 
apart, vine varieties 8’ apart. Use about a 14 lb. of 
fertilizer and 3 or 4 shovelfuls of manure, compost, 
or peat per hill, well worked in. Thin seedlings to the 
3 strongest plants. 
SUMMER SQUASH Cucurbita pepo 
(All listed are bush types, var. condensa) 
CASERTA 50 days. The earliest and best 
flavored of any summer squash. Fruits are 
glossy green with darker areas. A cocozelle 
type. pkt 25¢, 1 oz. 60¢ 
COCOZELLE 60, days. This Italian Veget- 
able Marrow will grow to 14”, but is best 
when picked at 6” or 8”. 
EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK 52 
days. Fine productive light yellow summer 
squash. 
EARLY SUMMER CROOKNECK 53 days. 
The familiar summer crookneck squash 
with warted skin and deep yellow flesh. 
WHITE BUSH SCALLOP 52 days (Patty 
Pan or Cymling) Pale green to creamy 
white, pie shaped fruits. 
The four varieties above: pkt 10¢, 1 oz. 30¢ 
YANKEE HYBRID 50 days. A true hybrid 
straightneck summer squash, outyielding 
Early Prolific Straightneck. 
pkt 15¢, 1 oz. 80¢ 
ZUCCHINI BLACK 56 days. Dark green 
fruits of exceptional flavor. 
pkt 10¢, 1 oz. 35¢ 
WINTER SQUASH Cucurbita maxima 
(All vining or running varieties except for UConn) 
ACORN or DES MOINES (C. pepo) 80 days. 
The popular little squash for home baking 
in the shell. It must be allowed to mature 
thoroughly for best flavor. 
BUTTERCUP 100 days. A small “turban” 
type squash, dark green with lighter mot- 
tling; 4-5 lb. fruits. Superb sweet flavor, 
dry fleshed and stringless. 
The two above: pkt 15¢, 1 oz. 35¢ 
BUTTERNUT (C. Moschata) 85 days. Bottle 
shaped, coffee colored fruits. Fine tex- 
tured, sweet orange flesh. Fine for freezing. 
pkt 15¢, 1 oz. 50¢ 
DELICIOUS 100 days. Top shaped, deep 
green fruits running to 7 or 8 lb. Finest 
flavor. pkt 15¢, 1 oz. 35¢ 
HUBBARD—BLUE, GREEN or GOLDEN 
100-110 days. The familiar big winter 
squashes running from 8 to 15 lbs. or more. 
The blue is the largest and smooth; the 
green, heavily warted; and the golden, 
smaller and earlier than the other two. 
pkt 15¢, 1 oz. 25¢ 
UCONN (C. pepo) 90 days. A bush type 
ACORN for the home garden. A Gold Medal 
Winner. A real space saver. 
pkt 15¢, 1 oz. 40¢ 
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