Vegetable Seeds Letherman’s 
SPINACH 
One ounce sows 100 ft. of row. 10 Ibs. per acre 
Spinach does best in the cool months and in rich 
moist soil. Make first sowing as soon as the soil can 
be prepared, repeat at 10 day intervals to May 15th 
for a succession. For fall use sow in September. 
Sow in rows about a foot apart, cover one inch 
and thin to stand 6 inches apart in the rows. 
New Spinach America 
All-America Silver Medal for 1952 
Planted with early varieties America extends the 
cutting season, standing the sun and heat better, 
giving much heavier crops. Leaves are attractive 
deep glossy green, thick and crumpled. Ready to 
cut in about 50 days. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 25c, 14 Ib. 60c. 
Bloomsdale, Extra Dark Green. 40 days. The 
Bloomsdale strains are all vigorous, hardy, fast 
growing varieties with desirable thick crumpled 
eos on a | leaves. This is an extra dark green selection. 
Bloomsdale, Long Standing. 42 days. Though only 
a couple of days later, this strain holds for 10 
days longer before going to seed. 
Spinach, Bloomsdale Type 
TURNIP King of Denmark. 46 days. Large plants with broad, 
slightly crumpled, dark green leaves. Popular 
One ounce to 150 ft. of row. for spring planting, being slow to bolt. 
1 Ib. to the acre in drills, 2 lbs. broadcast. Nobel Giant Thick Leaved. 45 days. Best of the 
smooth, thick leaved sorts. Plant vigorous and 
For succession sow at intervals from April until spreading, heavy yielding and slow to go to seed. 
the last week in May. For fall and winter crops sow coe 
in July or August, in drills or broadcast. Old Dominion. 40 days. Thick crumpled leaves 
: similar to Bloomsdale Savoy, with long standing 
Snowball. 40 days. Medium sized, round, white characteristic. Excellent for fall crop or for spring 
crisp root. Reaches edible size quickly. crop from fall planting. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 15, 1% Ib. 45c, Ib. $1.40. Virginia Savoy, Blight Resistant. 40 days. Improved 
Purple Top White Globe. 57 days. The most popu- strain with deeper green, thickly crumpled leaves. 
lar variety for home and market gardens. Roots Upstanding plants. 
large, smooth, globe, white with purple top. Prices All Above Except America—Pkt. 5c, 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, 1/4 Ib. 45c, Ib. $1.40. oz. 10c, 1% Ib. 30c, Ib. 90c. 
Purple Top Strap Leaved. 46 days. A medium early | New Zealand, Tetragonia. 70 days. Not a true 
variety with flattened roots. spinach but its small pointed leaves when cooked 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, 14 Ib. 40c, Ib. $1.25. have the flavor of spinach. Thrives in summer 
without going to seed and forms new leaves 
after picking. Soak seed before planting. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, 1/4 Ib. 40c, Ib. $1.20. 
RUTABAGA or SWEDE TOMATOES FROM SEED 
One ounce of seed will produce 2500 plants 
Seven Top. Grown for the greens. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, 1/4 Ib. 35c, Ib. $1.00. 
Rutabagas are best grown in cool weather, 
planted in the same manner as turnips, for fall use, Tomato plants are usually set into the garden in 
but about 2 weeks earlier, in July. late May or June. Earlier plantings are exposed to 
the danger of late frosts although protection by the 
use of Hotkaps is good insurance. Some gardeners 
prefer to take a chance on the frost in order to get 
some extra early tomatoes. It requires about 8 weeks 
from seed to produce plants large enough to set in 
American Purple Top Yellow. 90 days. The most 
popular variety for home or market gardens. 
Roots are large, globular, yellow with purple 
top. Flesh light yellow, firm, and of good quality. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 15¢, 14 Ib. 45c, Ib. $1.40. the field. March is the usual time to start seeds in 
hotbeds or window boxes indoors. When 2 inches 
Root Maggots on Turnips-Radish high transplant to flats 4 inches apart or in 3-inch 
pots. Transplant to open ground when danger of 
May be controlled by dusting soil around plants | frost is past spacing 3 to 4 feet apart. Trained to 
with Chlordane. See complete Insecticide pages | stakes the fruits are of better quality and appear- 
in this catalog. ance and ripen earlier and more uniformly. 
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