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SQUASH 
Sow the seeds of Summer Squash from about May | to July 1; Winter Squash 
from May | to about June |. Sow in hills using 6 to 8 seeds per hill and cover not 
over inch. Space Summer Squash hills about 4 feet apart but allow 7 feet be- 
tween hills for Winter Squash. 
WINTER VARIETIES 
I ounce of seed will plant about 15 hills 
6954 Breck’s Butternut. (Illustrated on inside back cover.) 95 days. A 
Breck’s introduction that has gained a top position in a comparatively 
short time. ‘‘The best,’’ by almost unanimous acclaim. 
Pkt. 15c., 4% oz. 75c., oz. $1.35, 14 lb. $4.00 
6957 Unconn. 90 days. A real Bush Squash, takes only 3 feet of 
space. Fruits are those of the popular Table Queen, with rich 
- yellow; meaty flesh of good flavor. Can be picked young and cooked 
like Summer Squash or left to mature and either baked or boiled. Uconn’s 
an excellent keeper and retains its fine quality for a long time in storage. 
Pkt. 15c., 4% oz. 60c., oz. $1.00 
6958 Sweet Meat. 100 days. A new Squash of unusual merit; all the 
good qualities of Blue Hubbard, but of a neat, small size. 
PEt. 15e., % oz. 30c:,, oz. 55c.,, 4 1b. $1.75 
6960 Buttercup. 100 days. Dry, sweet, and fine flavored. Small (4 to 5 
lbs.) of flat form with dark green skin. Pkt. 15c., 1% oz. 30c., oz. 55c. 
6963 Table Queen (Des Moines). 95 days. Popular small, dark green: 
acorn-shaped. Perfect for baking. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 4 lb. $1.15 
6972 Golden Delicious. 105 days. Medium size; deep orange shell 
with thick, dry orange flesh. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 14 1b. $1.00 
6988 Delicious. 105 days. Medium size, Autumn and Winter Squash: 
Dark green shell, yellow flesh. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 14 1b. $1.00 
6996 Warren Turban. 120 days. Hard reddish orange shell. Dry 
orange meat of superior quality. Pkt. 15c., oz. 50c., 4 lb. $1.50 
7004 Blue Hubbard. 115 days. Very popular in New England. Hard- 
shelled thick dry meat, fine quality. Pkt. 10c., oz. 50c., 14 1b. $1.50 
7013 Green Hubbard. 110 days. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 14 lb. $1.00 
6951 Breck’s Baby Blue. 100 days. (Illustrated on inside back cover.) 
Amazing new development by the University of New Hampshire. 
The first bush growing Blue Hubbard and the first small, family- 
sized one, too! Doesn’t trail like its famous parent, so saves 
valuable garden space. Has the same famous, delicious quality 
and is abundantly produced. It’s the ideal Winter Squash for 
the home gardener. Pkt. 25c., oz. $1.00 
SUMMER (BUSH) VARIETIES 
1 ounce of seed will plant about 50 hills 
6900 Yankee Hybrid. 50 days. The earliest and most prolific, 
straightneck type with firm flesh and excellent flavor; light yellow 
color. Pkt. 25c., 14 oz. 90c., oz. $1.65 
6906 Early Golden Summer Crookneck. 60 days. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 14 1b. $1.00 
(45) 2208 Early Prolific Straightneck. 53 days. Pale yellow; flesh 
creamy yellow, of fine quality. Pkt. 10c., 0z. 35c., 14 lb. $1.00 
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6917 Caserta. 48 days. Fine, new Summer Squash; cylindrical 
fruits, light green, striped darker green. 18 in. when mature but 
at their best when 7 in. long and 114 in. in diameter. Very prolific 
earlier than any other. Bit oc onOz OG OZmLoGs 
6941 White Bush Scallop. 56 days. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 14 lb. $1.00 
6949 Zucchini. 60 days. Italian Marrow. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 14 lb. $1.00 
Radishes Add Jest to Meals 
Very easily grown. Sow seeds at intervals from early April until Septem- 
ber, except during hot months. 
1 ounce of seed will sow about 50 feet 
PLANT THEM EVERY FEW WEEKS IN THE SPRING AND 
FALL 
6761 Cherry Belle. 22 days. Round and red as a Cherry; 
tender and crunchy. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 50c., 14 1b. $1.50 
6764 Scarlet Globe. 94 days. A popular oval variety. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 44 |b. 75c. 
6769 Cavalier. 22 days. Outstanding extra-early forcing Radish. 
Round, bright scarlet. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 44 |b. 75c. 
6772 French Breakfast. Bright scarlet, white tip. 
Crisp and tender. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 14 lb. 75c. 
6775 Sparkler White Tip. 26 days. Round scarlet, tipped white; 
mild. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 14 Ib. 75c. 
6778 Long Scarlet Short Top. 26 days. Attractive, bright scarlet. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 14 Ib. 75c. 
Tender, snappy, icy white flesh. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 14 |b. 75c. 
60 days. Fine Winter keeper. 
Pkt. J0c., oz. 30c., 14 Ib. 85c. 
25 days. 
27 days. 
6794 Long Icicle. 
6827 Round Black Spanish. 
7061 Spinach, Bloomsdale Long Standing 
SPINACH 
NUTRITIOUS ALL-SEASON GREEN 
Very easily grown in any reasonably good soil which has been carefully prepared 
and liberally fertilized. Sow. seed as early in the Spring as the ground can be 
worked (early April near Boston) and at intervals until about the end of May; 
again after August 15. Sow thinly in rows 18 inches apart and cover no more 
than \% inch. 1 ounce of seed will sow a 50-foot row 
7041 America. 50 days. Silver Medal Winner. Superior new variety of 
Savoy—even likes hot weather and produces plenty of excellent 
(a) flavored, dark green, quality leaves over an extremely long period. 
Splendid for extending the picking season for the home gardener. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 45c., 44 Ib. $1.25 
7049 King of Denmark. 48 days. Broad, dark green foliage of splendid 
quality. _ Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., l4 lb. 70c., lb. $2.00 
7061 Bloomsdale Long Standing Savoy. 45 gays. Valuable for either 
Spring or Fall. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 14 lb. 70c., 1b. $2.00 
7068 Nobel Giant Thick-leaved. 45 days. Makes the largest plant of 
any with leaves slightly crumpled toward the center and of an inviting, 
medium green color. Fine flavor. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 14 lb. 70c., lb. $2.00 
HOT WEATHER SPINACH 
7043 New Zealand. A true cut-and-come-again vegetable, excep- 
tionally valuable for Summer ‘“‘greens.’’ The plants are of low 
spreading habit, drought-resistant and produce an abundance 
of small, thick, tender leaves. As this is not a true Spinach, the 
culture is somewhat different. See our Vegetable Planting Chart 
on page 44, Pkt. 10c., 4% oz. 30c., oz. 50c., 14 lb. $1.50 
SWISS CHARD 
Plant quite early in the Spring, about April 20 and from then until about July 25. 
A light well prepared soil enriched with old rotted manure is excellent. Sow the 
seed thinly in rows and cover with no more than )4 inch of soil. When the plants 
are about 2 inches high, thin to stand 6 inches apart. Allow | 4 feet between rows. 
1 ounce of seed will sow about 75 feet 
6872 Rhubarb Chard. 60 days. Bright crimson stalks with dark green, 
crumpled leaves. Pkt. 15c., oz. 60c. 
6875 Lucullus. 50 days. Thick, creamy white stalks. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 14 lb. 80c., lb. $2.40 
6883 Fordhook Giant. 55 days. Thick, crinkled dark green leaves with 
broad, pearly white stems and midribs. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c:, 14 Ib. 80c., lb. $2.40 
6885 Dark Green Curled. 55 days. Husky plants 2 feet or more high 
with very crumpled, rich dark green leaves; white midribs. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 14 lb. 80c., lb. $2.40 
TRY SALSIFY—It’s Different! 
Seeds may be sown from April 20 to May 20 in rows 114 feet apart. Cover the 
seed with about 1% inch of soil. When plants are | inch high thin out to stand 
2 inches apart. 1 ounce of seed sows 75 feet of drill 
6856 Mammoth Sandwich Island. 100 days. A root crop that should 
be more widely grown and more widely known. Slim tapering roots about 
8 in. long with white flesh and a delicate, ‘oyster-like flavor. Delicious 
stewed, fried or boiled. Hardy like Parsnips and can be left in the 
ground all Winter. Pkt. l5c., 14 oz. 60c., oz. $1.00, 14 1b. $3.00 
