4 VARIETIES WE RECOMMEND FOR THE HOME GARDEN 
In the garden you want quality. Buttercup squash 
has everything. It is small enough for the average 
size family, bakes dry, is free from stringiness, 
and has a sweet, delicious flavor. 
561 SENECA BUTTERCUP 
Best Winter Squash for Freezing 
A family size squash with a rough exterior 
but a heart of gold. You can depend on Sen- 
eca Buttercup to cook dry and free from 
stringiness. No winter squash equals Seneca 
Buttercup in quality. Pkt. 20¢; 4 oz. 35¢; 
oz. 50¢. 
559 ROYAL ACORN 
The Popular Individual Squash 
Royal Acorn or Large Table Queen has be- 
come increasingly popular with our customers. 
The fruits have the same ridged shape and 
fine dark green color as the smaller Table 
Queen but are larger, measuring 6 to 7 inches 
long and 5 inches across, The flesh is thick, 
excellent for baking. Royal Acorn is early 
and stores well. Pkt. 15¢; 14 02. 25¢; 02. 35¢. 
Parsnips can be dug in the fall or left in the ground 
until spring. They keep in excellent condition for 
some time if washed and stored in the vegetable 
compartment of your refrigerator. 
320 HARRIS MODEL PARSNIPS 
Smoothest and Whitest 
A fine vegetable that should be in every 
home garden. Parsnips may be dug in the fall, 
covered with leaves and used throughout the 
winter or they may be dug in the spring. The 
roots are of medium length, very smooth, well 
shaped and whiter than any other parsnip. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 15¢. 
402 FORDHOOK GIANT 
Popular Swiss Chard 
Always a good performer for us, Fordhook 
Giant produces leaves that are dark green, 
very large, heavily curled or savoyed, thick in 
texture, high in vitamins, and quite tender, 
making excellent boiling greens. Swiss Chard 
is easy to grow; it stands hot weather and cold, 
and if outer leaves are cut it keeps on pro- 
ducing tender young leaves all season. Pkt. 
15¢; % oz. 20¢. 
325 TRIPLE MOSS CURLED PARSLEY 
Parsley takes up little room in the garden 
and is always useful for garnishing and flavor- 
ing. Plants are compact; leaves dark green 
and so finely cut and closely curled as to re- 
semble tufts of moss. For early summer har- 
vest sow about April Ist. To winter Over, SOW 
from August Ist to September Ist and give it 
some protection with straw or cold frame sash. 
A few plants set in pots can be kept in a kit- 
chen window for winter use. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢. 
If you plant Yankee Hybrid, one or two hills will 
probably be enough. If you keep the fruits picked 
Yankee Hybrid Summer Squash will keep right on 
bearing all summer long. 
550 YANKEE HYBRID 
SUMMER SQUASH 
More Squash Earlier 
Records show you get twice as many fruits 
in the first ten days of bearing and if the ma- 
ture summer squashes are picked, Yankee Hy- 
brid will bear all summer. Two or three hills 
will supply the average family and all the 
neighbors. Pkt. 20¢; 14 oz. 50¢; 02. 70¢. 
380 MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND 
The Best Strain of Salsify 
An improved variety that grows roots 8 to 9 
inches long, 114 to 2 inches in diameter at the 
top and are very even with a slightly tapering 
shape. Salsify roots may be dug in the Fall, 
piled in a sheltered spot and covered with 
leaves for winter use. Freezing does not in- 
jure the roots, it improves their flavor. It 
may be used in soups or scalloped as you 
would prepare oysters. Pkt. 20¢; 1 oz. 40¢. 
Capital letters (A) indicate high content 
of that Vitamin. Small letters (a) in- 
dicate limited amount of the Vitamin. 
Please order by catalog number. 
Longred was developed as a canning variety. A 
canning tomato must be firm, meaty and have a 
pleasant flavor, all of which make Longred a fine 
garden variety. 
424 LONGRED TOMATO 
New Midseason Variety 
One of the newer varieties that is here to 
stay. Growers are pleased with its remark- 
able uniformity, good size, deep attractive 
shape, excellent red interior and exterior 
color. A very desirable general purpose to- 
mato developed by Prof. W. T. Tapley at the 
N. Y. State Experiment Station. Vines are 
vigorous and the fruits set freely producing 
heavy yields from midseason until frost. Pkt. 
20¢; %4 0z. 80¢. 
411 VALIANT TOMATO 
Most Popular Early Variety 
The best of the early tomatoes because the 
fruits are large, solid and have the superior 
quality of the later kinds. Valiant’s large, 
smooth, round, well-colored red fruits and its 
ability to start bearing early and continue to 
bear all through the season explain why it has 
become the popular variety for the home gar- 
den. The vines are vigorous and have an 
open, spreading habit of growth. Pkt. 20¢; 
Y% oz. 70¢. 
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By the middle of July you should have here and 
there a vacant spot in the garden. This is the time 
to sow Purple Top White Globe Turnip. 
450 PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE 
Fine Quality Turnip 
A popular turnip because of its attractive 
appearance and fine quality. Our strain pro- 
duces uniform, good size, globe-shaped turnips 
with a pure white exterior color below the 
soil line and deep purple above. The flesh is 
white, crisp, and mild flavored. Turnips can 
be grown in early spring but are much better 
when planted about July 15th to 30th for fall 
and winter use. Pkt. 10¢; 0z. 20¢. 
