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Grown like turnips. An ounce plants 
100 feet of row. 
_ American Purple Top. (Long Island Improved). 
90 days. A dependable variety for storage 
and shipping. Roots large, globular, inclined 
toward top shape; yellow with purple top. 
Flesh light yellow, firm. % oz. 1063; oz. 15¢; 
|  % Ib. 30¢; Ib. $1.00. 
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I Grown like parsnips. An ounce 
plants 50 feet of row. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. 120 days. Roots 
8 inches long, almost white; oyster flavor. 
 % oz. 10¢; oz. 35¢; % Ib. $1.25. 
SUNFLOWER 
Mammoth Russian. Very large heads; gray 
striped seeds. Prices on request. 
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useful as insecticides. Sow as early as 
possible in spring and transplant 3 
feet apart when seedlings are 5 inches 
high. An ounce produces about 10,000 
plants. . 
in northern latitudes and will be found 
1/6 oz. 10¢; oz. 40¢. 
Connecticut Seed Leaf. Hardy and prolific. 
: Havanna. 120 days. Large, thick leaves of fine 
texture. } 
White Burley. 120 days. A large-growing vari- 
ety, excellently flavored. 
TURNIPS 
_ Plant for either an early spring or 
a fall crop. Thin to 6 inches apart in 
the row; rows should be 15 inches 
apart. An ounce plants 100 feet of row. 
Ye on, 10¢; 02. 15¢; %4 Ib. 35¢; Ib. 85¢ 
Purple-Top Strap Leaved.* 46 days. A medium- 
_ early, very productive variety, used exten- 
sively in home and market gardens. Tops 
medium small, upright and compact. Roots 
flat, purple-red at the top, white below; 
if esh white, fine grained and tender. 
Purple-Top White Globe.* 55 days. The most 
popular variety for home and market gar- 
dens, and for shipping. Tops dark green, 
erect, cut leaved. Roots large, globe- 
,» very smooth, upper part purple-red, 
below } flesh white, sweet, crisp and 
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_ Any of the following will do well. 
Rutgers. 
TOMATOES 
Start seed indoors and transplant 
when weather is warm. Set.plants 3 
feet apart each way and support with 
stakes if possible. An ounce produces 
1500 plants. ; P 
Bonny Best. 73 days. Very early sort, of at- 
tractive shape and color; flesh deep scarlet, 
very solid. Vines vigorous, very productive. 
Excellent for home or market. % oz. 10¢; 
VY. oz. 15¢; oz, 40¢. 
Break o’ Day. .70. days. We offer a superior 
selection of this early, wilt-resistant, globe- 
shaped shipping variety. Plants very produc- 
tive. Fruit large, scarlet; flesh firm and of 
good quality. 4% oz. 10¢; oz. 50¢; ™%4 Ib. $1.80. 
Enormous. Probably the largest, smoothest and 
reddest, with a glossy appearance. Few seeds; 
almost solid. Fine flavor and a good keeper. 
For market or home garden. % oz. 10¢; 
oz. 15¢;. oz. 50¢; “%4 Ib. $1.70. 
‘Gulf State Market. 77 days. Pink fruit is large, 
smooth, firm, globe shaped. Particularly 
. good for shipping and market use. % oz. 
10¢; oz. 50¢; %4 Ib. $1.80. 
Marglobe. 75 days. An extremely heavy crop- 
per, having produced about 7 tons per acre 
at the Department’s farm. Globular, red, very 
smooth fruits without cracks, Wilt-resistant. 
A good canner. One of the leading main- 
crop varieties. 4% oz. 10¢; % oz. 15¢; oz, 
A5¢; % Ib. $1.50. $ 
Oxheart. 100 days. Of unique shape—like a big 
oxheart or a delicious apple. Large size, 
smooth pink skin, few seeds; its supreme 
qualifications are the broken cell structure 
and the 1 to 2 inches of solid flesh before . 
a seed is reached. A heavy yielder. %& oz. 15¢; 
% oz. 25¢; oz. 70¢; % Ib. $2.50. 
Penn State Earliana. 64 days. This new strain 
of the Earliana matures as early as the older 
strains. It is far superior in shape and 
yield, and resistant to disease. The fruit is a 
' rich, even scarlet and contains very few 
seeds. Y%& oz. 10¢; %4 oz. 15¢; oz. 456; 
Ib. $1.50. 
Ponderosa. 90 days. Very large and solid with 
few seeds. Very handsome, dark, heavy foli- 
age. Some growers will not use anything 
else. % oz. 10¢; 02z. 60¢; %4 Ib. $2.00. 
Rutgers. 73 days. Large fruit, similar in shape 
to Marglobe. Thick outer and -inner walls, 
with very smiall seed cavities. Very firm, red 
flesh. Ripens with Marglobe and_ holds up 
better in size. 4% oz. 10¢; oz. 45¢; %4 
Ib. $1.50. 
Scarlet Topper (Pritchard). 75 days. Resembles 
Marglobe, but is earlier. Very solid, few 
seeds, good even color. Y% oz. 10¢; oz. 45¢; 
Y% Ib. $1.50. © He 
Valiant. 70 days. Good early market variety. 
Solid fruit, scarlet color. % oz. 10¢; oz. 60¢; 
Y% Ib. $2.00. ! 
Yellow Wonder. 90 days. Large, smooth pure 
yellow fruit of mild flavor. Y%& oz. 10¢; ™% 
oz. 15¢; oz. 50¢; % Ib. $2.00. 
SQUASH 
Plant in hills when the weather be- 
comes warm, and grow like cucum- 
bers. An ounce plants about 20 hills. 
VY oz. 10¢; oz. 15¢; % Ib. 506; Ib. $1.50 
Summer Varieties 
Giant Summer Crookneck. 52 days. Golden yel- 
low, best quality, 18 to 24 inches long, club 
shaped, with a bent neck. Skin rough and 
warted. 
Giant Summer Straightneck. 60 days. A bush 
Squash with fruit 18 to 20 inches long. Deep 
orange color; heavily warted. Thick, meaty 
flesh. 
Italian Cocozelle (Green Bush Marrow Squash). 
64 days. Long, smooth, dark green fruits 
striped lighter, Fine grained; good for frying. 
Extra Early White Bush Scallop. 35 days. 
Scalloped, pure white. Early and_ prolific. 
Thick white flesh. 
‘Fall and Winter Varieties 
Blue Hubbard.* 110 days. Very large, gray- 
blue fruit. Keeps unusually well. Splendid 
in quality, yield and appearance. 
Butternut. Dry, solid, sweet flesh of bright 
orange. Fruit is buff color outside, of long 
oval shape, thicker at one end. Keeps at 
least a month when stored. 
Golden Hubbard.* 100 days. Same as Select 
Hubbard but golden instead of greén. Slight- 
ly smaller and earlier. 
Select Hubbard. 105 days. The best winter 
Squash. Green warted skin and fine-grained, 
orange flesh. Good for baking. 
Table Queen. 60 days. Grows 6 to 7 inches 
long and 5 inches thick ; smooth, dark green. 
Very productive; fine flavor. 
Table Queen. 
“These varieties are especially good for Freez- 
ing and Canning. ‘ 
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