CASERTA—AIll America — Gold Medal Winner 
740—A new and better squash that you should have. 
Fruits 15 to 18 inches long when matured, 4 to 5 inches in 
diameter, Light yellow with green stripes. Delicious when 
about 8 inches long. Very prolific. 
early. Pkt. 25c, postpaid. 
GREEN STRIPED CUSHAW 
Very Fine Grained Meat 
739—(115 days.) 
neck pumpkin (looks, cooks and 
eats like squash though) of fine 
A large crook- 
quality. The neck is the edible 
part, is perfectly solid and of un- 
usually high quality. Pkt. 10e; 
oz. 20c; % Ib. 49e; 1 Ib. $1.30, 
postpaid, 
BUTTER- 
NUT > 
Finest 
Flavored 
Squash 
8s.) 
Fruits 10 to 12 inches long. Bottle 
shaped, dark tan color, hard 
shell. Wonderful for pies, good 
boiled or baked. Flesh—thick, 
dry, fine texture, deep orange, 
fine flavored. Pkt. 15ce; oz. 60c3 
% Ib. $1.50, postpaid. 
~~~ DELICATA or SWEET 
POTATO | 
The Early Baking Squash 
74i—(110 days.) Sold under 
many names. The color is green 
and yellow. When baked and 
served with melted butter, it 
beats them all. Pkt. Te; oz. 15¢; 
¥% Ib. 45e; 1 Ib. $1.20, postpaid. 
Seed scarce so order 
Genuine 
HUBBARD 
Leading Winter 
Squash—Good 
Keeper 
745—(110 days.) One of the 
finest for about Thanksgiving 
time, in fact, all winter. Often 
keep until late spring. Large, 
warty, dark green. Hard shelled. 
Deep orange-yellow flesh. Pkt, 
10ce; oz. 20c; % Ib. 55e; 1 Ib. 
$1.65, postpaid. 
SUMMER 
SQUASH 
SCALLOP. (52 
days.) A medium 
white summer 
Ssaquash. Best 
when young and 
tender. Fruit : - 
3” deep, 8” across, round with scal- 
loped edges. Pkt. 8c; oz. 14c; 1%4 Ib. 
39c; 1 Ib. $1.00, postpaid, 
746—SUMMER BUSH STRAIGHT- 
NECK. (58 days.) An improvement 
over the old Crookneck variety. Golden 
yellow, covered with warts and bumps. 
Very ptoductive and early. Pkt. 8c; 
api al) % Wb. 49c; 1 Ib. $1.25, post- 
paid. 
GOLDEN DELICIOUS 
738—(110 days.) } 
Averages 8 to 10 | 
ibs. -Flesh 2 to 3 |! 
in, thick, very sweet, 
of fine texture, dry, 
and a rich orange- | 
red color, Very pro- 
ductive, soft shell, 
good keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 
60c; 1 Ib. $1.65, postpaid. 
bests 
SQUASH MIXTURE 
All Kinds—AIll Seasons 
749—It includes all of the varie- 
ties named here, and some others 
so you can have a few Large 
of each kind without 
buying a packet of each. Pkt. 
You will get your 
money’s worth and then c 
some. Pkt. 8c; 0z. 15¢; 
% |b. 40c; 1 Ib. 90c, E 
postpaid. Postpaid 
SQUAS 
Squash like rich loose soil and plenty 
of room—at least 10 to 12 feet apart. 
Use plenty of seed. Bugs sometimes play 
havoe with the seedlings but you can get 
them with Bug Dust. 
Large seeded squash figure about 25 
hills to the ounce of seed and the small 
seeded ones about 50 hills to the ounce 
of seed. 
(See page 51.) 
DES MOINES TABLE QUEEN 
Best Table Size—Verly Early 
752—(80 days.) Sometimes 
called Acorn. If you like squash 
pie, use this variety. Just the 
right size to cut in half to serve 
two. Very delicious. About 6 
inches long, shell is thin, hard, 
dark green. Flesh yellow and 
very tender. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 
% ib. 50c; 1 Ib. $1.50, ppd. 
BANANA SQUASH 
Good Eating—Vigorous Grower 
736—BLUE. BANANA. (115 days.) 
Stands Squash Bugs and pests much bet- 
ter than other kinds. Some seedsmen 
say it is bug proof, but we wouldn't go 
quite that far, The color is a bluish 
slate gray, the flesh a bright orange and 
it is shaped just like a huge banana, 
Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 18c; %4 Ib. 50c; 1 Ib. 
$1.30, postpaid. 
SPAGHETTI SQUASH 
748—(95 days.) Fruits are about 10 
inches in length, filled with a spaghetti- 
like pulp. Cook the whole fruit, just as 
it comes from the garden, for 20 or 30 
minutes, cut open and season. Extra 
fine. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 19¢; %4 Ib. 44¢; 1 Ib. 
$1.08, postpaid. 
PUMPKINS 
Pumpkin seed makes about 50 hills to the ounce. 
Piant and care for like squash, as explained above. 
a lot 
little 
Color 
SMALL OR RED 
SUGAR > 
766—(118 days.) Just the 
thing for pies. If you don’t grow 
any other variety plant a few of 
these. You will apprectate the 
quality, smoothness and sweet- 
ness. Orange-yellow inside and 
out. Very prolific yielder. 
Doesn’t grow very large. Pkt, 10c3 oz. 19¢e; %4 Ib, 
45e; 1 Ib. $1.10, postpaid, 
< WINTER LUXURY 
One of Sweetest 
767—(100 days.) Looks 
like the small 
Pumpkin. A 
larger in size. 
is orange, cov- 
ered by a fine grained 
sugar 
% Ib. 39e; 1 Ib, « 
85e, postpaid. 
< PUMPKIN 
765—A back. yard 
garden size bush 
plant 8 to 4 ft. across, 
heavy bearer, orange 
colored sugar pie 
pumpkin. Deep gold- 
en flesh. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 
25e; 
$1.10, postpaid 
PRIZE PUMPKIN 
MIXTURE 
77O—A erand mixture of all the different 
kinds of pumpkins shown here and some extra 
trial ground sorts too. You can buy just Cc 
this one packet and still get a lot of variety. 
Pkt. 8c; oz. 10c; % Ib, 25c; 1 Ib. 50c, ppd. 
PIE 
weighs 
paid. 
pumpkin. 
JUMBO—KING of the 
MAMMOTHS~ > 
769—(120 days.) 
want an extra big one to take 
to the fair, here itis. Often 
more 
pounds. The flesh is a little 
coarse but extra fine for 
stock feed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 
%4 Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.15, post- 
LARGE CHEESE OR 
“BUFF PIE" p> 
763—(110 days.) 
cream colored sweet 
Very flat in 
shape, slightly grooved, 
with hard shell. Rich yel- 
If you 
than 100 
<4 YANKEE FIELD OR 
COW PUMPKIN 
764—(120 days.) An old fa- 
vorite from the New England 
states. Good for pies or for the 
stock. Big Yielder. Large. Or- 
ange color. Pkt. 9c; oz.~18¢; 
% Ib. 30ce; 1 Ib. 89e, ppd. 
A fine 
Ib. 45e; 1 Ib, low, thick flesh of fine 
flavor. 
Pkt. Te; oz. 15e; 4% Ib. 29e; 1 -Ib. 65e, ppd. 
H | PEPPERS 
-contain two kernels 
Sweet and Hot 
Peppers do well on any soil 
except that which is too low | 
and too wet. Give them plenty 
of room, Start in the house or 
in the hot bed and from then § 
on handle just as you would 
tomatoes. One ounce will make 
1,500 plants. 
See Page 2 for Plants 
RUBY KING p> : 
One of Most Popular : } 
645—(68 days.) A large sweet, early pepper. Very 
Sapalar with home and market gardeners. Fruit often 
6 inches long, three-lobed, slightly tapered. Pkt. 10c; 
% oz. 35¢; oz. 62c, postpaid. - 
CALIFORNIA WONDER 
Mild and Sweet a iene 
8—Large, thick meated, unusually solid. rui 
Soordeoed: and very uniform. Mild and sweet. Color, 
bright crimson. Fruit up to 4 inches in size, Beauti- 
ful in salad. Pkt. 10c; 42 oz. 25c, postpaid. 
KING OF THE NORTH 
- Earliest Large Sweet - i 
640—The newest and earliest large pepper, especially 
valuable in the northern states. Fruits enormous, 
color is brilliant red, size usually six in. long and 
three or four in. in diameter. Thick flesh, very firm, 
sweet and mild, Pkt. 12c; % oz. 38¢; oz. 65c, postpaid, 
<4 WORLD BEATER 
The “Thick-Fleshed" One 
641—(75 days.) Early, heavy, 
sure yielder. As good, if not 
better, than any of them. One 
of our heaviest sellers. Flesh 
thick, mild and sweet. Stands 
shipping well, Pkt. 10c; 1%4 oz 
37c; 0z., 63ce, postpaid. 
EARLY SWEET PIMENTO > 
Red but Mild 
639—(73 days.) Flat tomato- 
shaped pepper. Rounding flat 1% 
to 3 in. across. The fruits are} 
smooth, and a brilliant scarlet. Is 
exceptionally mild and sweet. Pkt. 
10e; % oz, 35e; oz. G9e, postpaid. 
<qLONG RED CAYENNE 
_(The Best Hot Pepper] : 
636—(70days.) The lead- 
ing and best hot one for can- 
ning, drying or pickling. 
Grows anywhere and bears 
with the best of them. Fruit 
3 to 4 inches long. Pkt. 10c; 
14 02. 25c; oz. 40c, postpaid. 
PEANUTS 
Yes, you can grow peanuts in this 
climate just as well as not. Plant just 
like beans; in soft loose soil, after it 
gets thoroughly warm in the spring, - 
Thin to a foot apart in the row and 
keep well hoed. ' 
JUMBO > 
PEANUTS 
218 — Great 
big kind,.- 
enormous- 
ly produec- 
tive. Plant 
them the same 
time you plant 
beans. Not as 
early as the Harly 
Northern but you 
are reasonably 
sure of a crop 
here in this sec- 
tion. They make compact 
bushes 18 inches high, with 
heavy erect stalks and 
large leaves. Do best on light sandy soil. 
Dig in the fall before frost, and hang them 
under a shed or in an airy room to cure. 4% Ib, 
15e; 42 Ib. 22¢e; 1 Ib, 40c; 3 ibs. $1.10, postpaid. © 
EARLY NORTHERN W 
219—The early peanut for the Midwest. 
Will ripen anywhere in the corn belt. 
Nuts are small and of fine flavor. Con- 
tain a high percentage 
of oil. Pods usually 
with lots of them 
on the vine. Ad- 
here well to the 
plant when dig- 
ging. Raise some 
for hog feeding as 
well as plenty for 
the kiddies to 
roast during the 
winter. % Ib. 15e3 
% Ib. 22ce3; 1 Ib. 
40ce; 3 Ibs. $1.10, 
postpaid. 
Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., “MIDWEST’S LEADING SEEDHOUSE,” Shenenidadks Iowa 
