SPINACH 
RUTABAGA 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 2 to 4 Ibs. per acre 
The culture is the same as for turnip, 
but if anything, less exacting in care. 
Purple Top. Medium top and very small 
neck. Roots are large, flattened globe 
in shape, yellow with purple top. Flesh 
is yellow, firm and of excellent quality. 
SALSIFY, Vegetable Oyster 
112 0z. to 100 ft., 7 to 8 Ibs. per acre 
Sow in deeply worked, well manured 
soil avoiding coarse and fresh manure. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. Large and 
strong growing plant with long, smooth, 
white, tapering roots. 
SPINACH 
1% 02. to 100 ft., 10 to 20 Ibs. per acre 
Sow early in the open 
Bloomsdale Improved Thick Leaf. This 
is the largest spinach. Growth is rapid, 
and the medium green leaves are large, 
rounded, slightly crumpled, succulent, 
and tender. (Fz.) 
Nobel, or Giant Thick Leaved (All-Amer- 
ica). Of rapid growth. The leaves are 
the largest of any type and keep well 
after picking; medium-green, rounded, 
slightly crumpled, succulent and tender. 
Excellent for the home garden. 
New Zealand. Not true spinach though 
similar when cooked. Thrives in hot, dry 
weather. The large, spreading plants 
have small, thick, pointed, deep green 
leaves, which can be picked repeatedly 
throughout the season. 
Euer Try a Couer Crop? 
Some portions of your vegetable 
garden will probably be unused 
during part of the year. It’s a good 
idea to sow a quick growing cover- 
crop such as a combination of win- 
ter oats and vetch, or winter oats 
and rye, in these idle spaces. When 
planting time arrives turn your 
cover crop under to obtain the 
benefits of the humus and plant 
food stored in the green plants. If 
you have never tried cover crop- 
ping you'll be surprised at the re- 
sults. Even stiff clay soils are 
noticeably improved by the use 
of a cover crop. | : 
SQUASH 
Vining, 1 0z. to 100 fft., 4 Ibs. per acre 
Bush, 1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 6 Ibs. per acre 
Seeds should be planted about the mid- 
dle of May, in hills 4 feet apart for bush 
varieties, and 10 feet apart for the run- 
ning sorts. Put 5 to 8 seeds in each hill; 
afterwards thin out, leaving 3 or 4 of 
the best plants. 
SUMMER SQUASH 
The varieties listed below are all bush 
type, and are all summer squash types 
which should be used when the fruits are 
young and immature. 
Caserta (All America Selection). Earliest 
of all, and a prolific yielder. Cylindrical 
fruits 15 to 18 inches long and 4% to 5 
inches in diameter when mature. Color 
light yellow, 
irregularly striped with 
green. : 
SQUASH, 
CASERTA 
Early Prolific Straightneck. The peak 
of perfection in a summer squash. Fruits 
straight and smooth, of creamy yellow 
color. Vines produce abundantly, 50 days. 
Early Summer Crookneck. Very early, 
60 to 65 days. The bushy plant is very 
productive. Fruits attractive, weighing 
about 2 pounds. The skin is distinctly 
warted and bears a bright yellow color, 
while the flesh is pale cream, firm, and 
tender. Very good for home planting. 
White Bush Scallop. A popular variety 
bearing profusely. Small, rather flat, 
white squashes with a distinct scalloped 
edge. Is very early and has a fine flavor. 
Zucchini. The favorite Italian squash. 
It should be eaten when quite young, 4 to 
6 inches long. It is a delicious summer 
variety; very prolific, a few hills will 
suffice to keep the family well supplied 
the entire summer. (Fz.) 
WINTER SQUASH 
These are all varieties which keep well. 
They should be picked when fully mature. 
Most kinds can be stored for several 
months. 
Banana. A late trailing sort, cylindrical 
and pointed at blossom end. fine 
squash for pies. Free from fiber or string- 
iness. Flesh thick, deep yellow, dry, and 
of a sweet flavor. Has slate-grey rind. 
Butternut. Fruits 3 to 4 pounds, 8 to 10 
inches long, bulbous at the bottom end 
where the small seed cavity is located; 
the thick neck is solid. Rind thin and 
tough, creamy yellow in color. Flesh fine 
grained, nutty and of excellent baking 
quality. 
Improved Hubbard. Large and of warty 
Hubbard type. Shell dark green, hard, 
moderately warted. Flesh light orange, 
very dry and richly flavored. One of the 
best winter squashes. 
Table Queen or Acorn. Small, dark 
green, acorn shape. Flesh deep yellow, 
dry, richly flavored. Medium early. 
good keeper. Easy to grow. ° 
Umatilla Marblehead. Thick meated 
squash. Large, slate colored variety. 
Yields heavy. i } 
BANANA SQUASH 
SWISS CHARD 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 10 Ibs. per acre 
The tops are used like spinach. Cul- 
ture like beets. Thin to 8 inches. 
Lucullus, Dark Green. The fleshy crum- 
pled leaves of this variety make very 
choice greens. Plant’ erect; stalks 
rounded and finely ribbed. Foliage a rich 
deep green. (Fz.) 
Rhubarb Chard. The leaf stalks° are 
crimson, the, rich color extending out 
through the veins into the dark green, 
heavily crumpléd leaves. Delicious flavor. 
Easily grown, thrives everywhere. 
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