RADISH, SPARKLER 
RUTABAGA 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 2 to 4 lbs. 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 
1% oz. 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 
11% oz. 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. 
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SQUASH 
Vining, 1 0z. to 100 ft., 4 lbs. per acre 
Bush, | oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 6 lbs. 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. 
SQUASH, CASERTA 
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 Ameria 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, 
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 Croolineck. 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 prvufusely. 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 sup- 
plied the entire summer. (Fz.) 
WINTER SQUASH 
BANANA 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. A 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 lbs., 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 
graned, 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. 
UCONN SQUASH 
All America Gold Medal Winner 1950 
Uconn. 1949 Gold Medal award winner. 
True bush form of Table Queen, does not 
run. Hspecially delicious when left on 
the bush to mature for storing as winter 
squash. Prolific, buttery, yellow, meaty 
flesh. New and desirable variety. 
Table Queen or Acorn. Small, dark 
green, acorn shape. Flesh deep yellow, 
dry, richly flavored. Medium early. A 
good keeper. Hasy to grow. 
Umatilla Marblehead. 
squash. Large, 
Yields heavy. 
Thick meated 
slate colored variety. 
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 crumpled leaves. Delicious 
flavor. Easily grown, thrives every- 
where. 
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