ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 13 
SPINACH 
Vitamins Ab CG 
Pkt. will sow 25 ft. row, an ounce 85 ft. 
Spinach does best in cool weather and should be planted early in the spring and again in 
August for fall crop. For wintering over, plant about Sept. 15th in this latitude. New Zealand 
Spinach, not a true spinach, is the only variety that will stand hot summer weather. Sow New 
Zealand early, soak seed 24 hours before planting and be sure to give it plenty of room as 
plants spread 3 to 4 feet. 
Fresh spinach right out of your garden is deli- 
cious but one doesn’t want to eat it every meal 
and a lot of it sometimes goes to seed before it can 
be used. Long Standing Bloomsdale helps a lot to 
overcome this trouble. 
*405 LONG STANDING BLOOMSDALE: 45 
days. We especially recommend this strain 
for early spring plantings. Only a few days 
later than Bloomsdale Savoy, it holds much 
longer without going to seed. Plants large, 
very uniform, erect and sturdy, with very 
attractive, highly crumpled and _blistered 
dark green leaves. Pkt. 15¢; 0z. 25¢; 14 lb. 
35¢. 
*408 BLIGHT RESISTANT SAVOY: 40 days. 
Bred at the Virginia Experiment Station for 
sections where blight (mosaic) occurs, this 
strain can be depended on to produce large 
crops in the fall where other varieties blight 
and fail entirely. Plants upstanding, vigor- 
ous. Leaves dark green and well crumpled. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 35¢. 
406 BLOOMSDALE SAVOY, Dark Green 
Strain: 40 days. An extra dark green strain 
that is very early with large heavily crum- 
pled leaves. Used for spring planting and 
for wintering over. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 25¢; 14 |b. 
35¢. 
407 NORTHLAND: 45 days. A smooth 
leaved variety of fine quality. Produces 
heavy yields of large, tender dark green 
leaves; an especially good variety for can- 
ning and freezing. Pkt. 15¢; 0z. 25¢; 14 Ib. 
40¢. 
410 NEW ZEALAND: 70 days. Not a true 
spinach, though similar when cooked. The 
large, spreading plants have small, thick, 
pointed, deep green leaves which can be 
picked repeatedly throughout the season. 
Seed should be soaked for 24 hours before 
planting. Pkt. 20¢; oz. 30¢; 4 Ib. 55¢. 
“T’m one of your customers that say ‘No garden 
is complete without Seneca Chief’.’’ 
Jan. 17, 1951 M. G. McCune 
724 Clifton Drive, Erie, Penna. 
SUMMER SQUASH 
Pkt. will plant 10 hills, an ounce 40 hills. 
Vitamins b c g 
Summer squash should be planted after danger of frost anytime up to June 15th in hills 4 ft. 
apart each way. Plant 6 to 8 seeds in each hill and thin to 3 plants. For best eating, pick 
the fruit while still small, young and tender. 
throughout the season. 
Yankee Hybrid is earlier than other straightneck 
summer squashes and will continue to yield over 
a long period of time if the fruits are picked as 
they develop. 
418 CASERTA: 46 days. A new, extra early, 
prolific Cocozelle summer squash, developed 
by Dr. L. C. Curtis, at the University of 
Connecticut, that received an All-America 
Gold Medal Award in 1949. Fruits are light 
green with small dark stripes, shorter and 
thicker than Cocozelle, very good flavor. 
The dwarf bush plants are amazingly pro- 
lific. Pkt. 15¢; 4 oz. 25¢; oz. 35¢. 
Keep the plants picked and they will bear 
*419 YANKEE HYBRID: 50 days. Not only 
first to ripen but yields more than other 
yellow varieties on the early pickings and 
throughout the season. Yankee Hybrid’s 
remarkable earliness and vigor have made it 
the most popular yellow squash with many 
growers. It is a true first generation (F,) 
hybrid. The squash are fine in type — ex- 
tremely uniform with straight thick necks. 
The skin is slightly roughened and has a 
glowing waxy yellow color. Quality is ex- 
cellent. Pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. 50¢; oz. 75¢. 
416 EARLY PROLIFIC: 55 days. An attrac- 
tive yellow squash of fine quality. It is 
early, highly productive; fruits are smooth 
and have a bright waxy appearance. Pkt. 
15¢; Y% oz. 25¢; oz. 35¢. 
417 EARLY CROOKNECK: 55 days. Plants 
very prolific. Fruits curved at neck, light 
yellow at early eating stage, and covered 
with warts. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 25¢; oz. 35¢. 
ROBSON’S CALENDAR 
Your copy of our 1952 calendar (14 x 
17 inches) shows all the months at a 
glance; each day is numbered. Just the 
calendar for the office, home, or barn. 
Free for the asking. 
SWISS CHARD 
Vitamins Ab CG 
Pkt. will sow 15 ft. row, an ounce 100 ft. 
Swiss Chard is grown for its leaves for 
“greens”. Sow thinly 14 inch deep in 2 ft. 
rows in early spring. ‘Thin plants to 6 in. 
apart. By cutting off and using full grown 
outside leaves, a continuous harvest may be 
enjoyed throughout the season, 
*448 RUBY: 60 days. A chard that is red as 
its name implies and has more of a beet 
flavor than either Lucullus or Fordhook 
Giant. If you like beet greens you will like 
Ruby Chard. Leaves are crumpled; stems, 
midribs and veins are bright red. Pkt. 25¢; 
VY oz. 40¢; 02. 60¢. 
447 LUCULLUS: 60 days. 
standing in habit of growth. 
Plants are up- 
Leaves are 
crumpled, bright yellowish-green. Stems 
thick, broad, and pale green. Pkt. 15¢; 
Vy OZ. 25¢; 02. 35¢. 
446 FORDHOOK GIANT: 60 days. This is 
the most popular strain of Swiss Chard. It 
has larger and thicker leaves than other 
varieties and they are heavily crumpled and 
very dark green. ‘The stem and midrib are 
broad, thick and white, and the plants are 
vigorous and sturdy. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 25¢; 
oz. 35¢. 
TURNIPS 
Vitamins b c g 
Seed hot water treated 
Pkt. will sow 25 ft. row, % oz. 100 ft. 
For winter use, seed should be sown July 
15th to 30th either in 12 to 15 inch rows or 
broadcast. If in rows thin to 4 in. apart. 
Sown in spring, turnips are apt to be wormy. 
*475 PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE: 57 
days. A popular turnip because of its at- 
tractive appearance and fine quality. Our 
strain produces uniform, good size, globe- 
shaped turnips with a pure white exterior 
color below the soil line and deep purple 
above. Flesh is white, crisp and mild flav- 
ored. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢; 14 Ib. 50¢. 
479 SHOGOIN: 40 days. This turnip is 
grown mostly for “greens”. Tops grow 
rapidly and in great abundance; the foliage 
is nearly twice that of ordinary turnips and 
is of mild pleasant flavor when cooked. 
Turnips are flattened, pure white and of 
good quality. Pkt. 15¢; 0z. 30¢; 14 Ib. 50¢. 
RUTABAGAS 
Vitamins b C g 
Seed hot water treated 
Pkt. will sow 25 ft. row, 1% oz. 100 ft. 
Rutabagas require a longer time to mature 
than turnips so should be sown a month 
earlier — about June 15th to July Ist. Sow in 
rows 2 ft. apart and thin to 8 to 10 inches 
apart in the row. 
485 IMPROVED LONG ISLAND: 90 days. 
Tops comparatively small and neck short. 
Roots are large, spherical, purplish-red 
above ground, light yellow below; taproot 
small. Flesh is yellow, fine-grained, firm, 
crisp, mild and sweet. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢; 
4 lb. 60¢. 
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“Your Seneca Chief Sweet Corn is the finest 
I have ever eaten.” 
Mar. 27, 1951 Louis J. Kies 
R. 1, Slingerlands, N. Y. 
FOR OTHER COMMERCIAL VARIETIES AND LARGER QUANTITIES SEE PAGES 30 TO 34. 
