SPINACH 
Two ounces will sow a row 100 feet long; 8 to 10 Ibs. when 
planted in rows 18 inches apart, or, 20 to 25 Ibs., when 
planted in 10-inch rows on beds 4 feet wide, will plant an acre. 
Culture: Spinach requires rich, sweet land and liberal fertilizer. For fall crops, sow 
three-fourths inch deep from the 15th of August to the 15th of November, and when 
the plants are large enough, thin from 4 to 6 inches apart. For spring crop, sow from 
February to April. 
VATES WILT AND BLIGHT RESISTANT VIRGINIA SAVOY. 
(40 days.) A wilt-resistant selection of the blight-resistant Virginia Savoy. Developed 
at the Virginia Truck Experiment Station. The plants are similar to Virginia Savoy 
in type, size and color and grow rapidly and are resistant to wilt as well as blight. 
Most suitable for late August-September planting, in eastern Virginia and localities 
where wilt is prevalent. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15¢; 1/4 Ib., 30c; Ib., 75c¢, postpaid. 
VIRGINIA SAVOY BLIGHT RESISTANT. (4° days.) An early blight resist- 
ant Spinach developed at the 
Virginia Truck Experiment Station. It is almost as savoyed or crumpled as the 
Norfolk or Bloomsdale; just as early, nearly as dark in color, and far superior to most 
of the so-called “blight-resistant’’ strains being offered in the trade. Should be 
planted only in the late summer or early fall, as it goes to seed quickly when sown in 
the spring. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 15¢; 1% Ib., 30c; Ib., 70c, postpaid. 
OLD-DOMINION 
BLIGHT RESISTANT. (45 days.) A 
——— late seeding 
blight resistant Spinach developed by the 
Virginia Truck Experiment Station. It is 
a cross between Virginia Savoy and King 
of Denmark, and possesses the blight 
resistance of the Virginia Savoy and the 
late seeding characteristic of the King of 
Denmark. The leaves of our market 
gardeners strain are dark green, and 
crumpled or savoyed except at the tip. 
Should be sown in the late fall or early 
spring for the spring crop. Pkt., 10¢; 
oz., 15¢; 14 Ib., 30c; Ib., 75¢, postpaid. 
DARK GREEN NORFOLK 
OR BLOOMSDALE SAVOY. 
(45 days.) Our reselected strain of Blooms- 
dale Savoy is darker in color than the 
ordinary Bloomsdale, and slower in going 
to seed. The plants are quite large, with thick, glossy, dark 
green crumpled or savoyed leaves, which remain crisp and fresh a 
long time after being cut and packed. A good sort for planting 
in the fall or early spring. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 15¢; Y4 Ib., 30c; Ib., 
75c, postpaid. 
Old Dominion Blight Resistant Spinach 
Also called Everbearing. 
“cut and come again” summer variety, and 
NEW ZEALAND. 
Vates Wilt and Blight Resistant 
Virginia Savoy Spinach 
LONG STANDING SUMMER 
SAVOY. (50 days.) This variety re- 
sembles in general appear- 
ance a fine strain of Long Standing 
Bloomsdale, except that it is a shade 
darker in color and a trifle more savoyed 
crumpled and slower in running to seed. 
A good spinach for late spring and sum- 
mer. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 15¢; 4 Ib., 30c; Ib., 
75c, postpaid. 
PRINCESS JULIANA. 4” improved 
late seeding 
Spinach very slow to bolt to seed. The 
leaves are slightly savoyed and quite dark 
in color. For shipping it is not so good 
as Long Standing Summer Savoy Blooms- 
dale. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15¢; 1% Ib., 30c; Ib., 
75c, postpaid. 
(45 days.) A cross be- 
DOMINO. tween Old Dominion, and 
Nobel, developed at the Virginia Truck 
Experiment Station. The plant is large, 
dark green, and the leaves are long, broad 
and thick, with rounded to pointed tip. 
Not as heavily savoyed or crumpled as 
Old Dominion, but a heavy yielder. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 15¢; 1% Ib., 30c; Ib., 75¢, post- 
paid. 
(50 days.) A 
(50 days.) An improved long standing spinach 
AMERICA. that won the All America Award 1952. The 
plant is very dark green, well savoyed, and slow in running to 
seed. Pkt., 15¢; oz., 25c; 1% Ib., 55c; Ib., $1.35, postpaid. 
a 
“greens. 
Dark Green Norfolk Bloomsdale Savoy Spinach 
TAMPALA,. A much adver- 
of Chinese origin used as 
The leaves are light 
green and are prepared and 
cooked like Spinach. Does well 
in hot weather, and will keep 
on producing all summer. Pkt., 
20c; oz., $2.25, postpaid. 
while not botanically related to Spinach, is a good substitute. The 
large, spreading plants grow vigorously in any soil during hot 
weather, producing an astonishing quantity of small, thick, pointed 
dark green leaves which resemble Spinach in appearance and 
flavor, and when cut, come again in a few days. Plant from April 
to July, 34 of an inch deep in rows 2 feet apart, dropping 3 or 
4 seeds every 2 feet in the row. The seed is hard to germinate 
and should be soaked 24 hours before planting. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 
20c; 14 Ib., 40c; Ib., $1.00, postpaid. 
tised vegetable 
New Zealand Everbearing Spinach 
Norfolk 10, Virginia 
Write for special market gardener’s prices [31] 
in larger quantities. 
