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SALSIFY (Oyster Plant) 
Sow outdoors in early spring in light, mellow soil, thinning to 5 
inches apart, in rows a foot apart. May be left in the ground all win- 
ter, like parsnips. An ounce of seed sows 50 feet of row. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. 120 days. Roots 7 to 8 inches long, 
with mild, almost white flesh. Good oyster flavor. 
SPINACH 
Sow seed outdoors in early spring and at ten-day intervals until 
late April. For a fall crop, sow in August, and for a winter one, in 
September or October. Thin the young plants to 4 inches apart, in 
rows 18 inches apart. An ounce of seed sows 100 feet of row. 
Bloomsdale Long-standing. 45 days. More heavily crumpled than 
other varieties. Excellent for late sowing to carry over winter. 
Old Dominion or Virginia Blight-Resistant. 40 days. Large, 
dark green, heavily crumpled leaves, crisp and tender. Adapted to 
fall weather. 
SQUASH 
Sow seed in early spring, in hills about 4 feet apart for bush va- 
rieties, and 6 to 8 feet for the running sorts. Winter varieties should 
be stored in a warm place. An ounce of seed plants 25 hills of the sum- 
mer varieties; 20 hills of the winter kinds. 
Early White Bush (Pattypan). 55 days. Fine dwarf sort producing 
many small white Squashes with scalloped edges. 
Early Yellow Bush Scallop (Golden Cluster). 60 days. Fruit flat, 
scalloped, pale yellow. 
Golden Summer Crookneck. 52 days. Fruit about 1 foot long, 
bright yellow, with crooked neck. 
Winter Squash 
Banana. 110 days. Fruits 214 feet long and 6 inches across. Shell 
gray-green; flesh yellow, with small seed-cavity. 
Hubbard. 105 days. Most popular Winter Squash. Fruits hard, 
with warted green skin and yellow flesh of rich quality. 
TURNIPS 
Sow in early spring, and for winter use make another sowing in mid- 
summer or early fall. Seedlings should be thinned to stand 4 or 5 
inches apart in rows 12 to 15 inches apart. An ounce of seed sows 100 
feet of row. 
Golden Globe (Amber Globe). 75 days. Flesh yellow, firm, sweet. 
Best for table use when 3 to 4 inches in diameter. 
Purple-top Strap-Leaf. 45 days. Top dark reddish purple, lower 
portion white; flesh tender and sweetly flavored. 
Purple-top White Globe. 55 days. Very popular for home and 
market gardens. Flesh firm, sweet, fine-grained. Globe-shaped 
solid roots, purple-red above and white below. Keeps well. 
Seven-Top. 45 days. The tops are used for greens. Very popular 
and a most palatable food. 
TOBAGGO SEED 
Big Oronoko. Pkt. 15 cts.; “oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; Mlb. $1.25, 
postpaid. 
All Seed on This Page Postpaid 
Pkt. hoz. Oz. TAlb. 
SALSIFY 
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SPINACH 
All Varieties 10 20 45 
SQUASH 
10 25 60 
AlVOthersVatietiesssoenere ce ae 10 20 50 
TURNIPS 
All Varieties 10 25 60 
$0 15 $0 30 $050 $1 45 
SPINACH, Bloomsdale Long-standing 
BUG-GETA 
Pellets 
KILL 
Snails, Slugs, Cutworms, Earwigs, 
Strawberry Root Weevil. 
e A balanced bait in handy pellet form. 
e Bug-Geta pellets attracts snails and slugs. . . then kills them. 
¢ Bug-Geta pellets are easy to use! Clean to handle. 
e Bug-Geta pellets give you more even garden coverage, better 
protection—make it easier to bait hard-to-reach places. They 
last longer! They don’t sift down or wash down into soil. 
Price at Store: 2 Ibs. 98 cts.; covers 1200 square feet. By mail 
up to 150 miles, $1.25. 
UCONN SQUASH 
A bush Table Queen type with important plant structure 
characteristics, Uconn was developed by Lawrence C. Curtis. 
Boasts the unique attainment of having been awarded more 
points than any vegetable so far tested in the All-America 
Trials. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 4lb. 85 cts.; lb. $3.20, 
postpaid. 
