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Parsnips 
Sow early in spring and thin 
to 2 inehes apart in rows. 
Roots may be left in the 
ground over winter. Ounce 
plants 150 feet. 
Hollow Crown (Long Smooth). 
95 days. Long, sweet white 
roots of excellent quality. 
1/3 0z.2L0e;- oz. 20c; 24 Ib: 
40c; lb. $1.25. 
Okra 
Ounce plants 50 feet of row. 
White Velvet. 60 days. Free 
from spines. Light green, 
tender pods. %4 oz. 10c; oz. 
15c; % Ib. 50c. 
Radishes 
Sow at intervals of 2 weeks, 
beginning in early spring. An 
ounce plants 100 feet of row. 
Y% oz. 10c; oz. 15c; %4 lb. 35c; 
lb. $1.00. 
Early Scarlet Globe. 24 days. 
Harly, round, bright scarlet. 
Small top, tender and de- 
licious. 
French Breakfast. 25 days. Fine 
oval shape; white-tipped; 
mild, crisp and tender. 
Icicle. 27 days. Pure white, 
quite large, long and erisp. 
Long Scarlet Short Top. 26 
days. Standard long red 
Radish straight and smooth, 
growing partly above ground. 
Sparkler. 25 days. Globular, 
rosy carmine roots with long 
white tip. Top is very short. 
Mixed Radish Seed. Contains 
all varieties. 
Spinach 
Plant in rows and thin to 4 
inches. Sow every two weeks 
until hot weather. An ounce 
will plant 100 feet of row. 
4% oz. 10c; oz. 15c; % Ib. 35c; 
lb. 85c; except where noted. 
Bloomsdale Long Standing. 45 
days. Crumpled dark green 
leaves. Long lasting. 
Giant Nobel (Giant Thick 
Leaved). 43 days. Plants 
large, vigorous and spread- 
ing; slow to form seed stalks; 
extremely heavy yielder. 
Leaves very large, thick, 
smooth with rounded tips. 
King of Denmark. 45 days. 
Leaves very dark green, 
thick, curled or blistered, in 
low compact tufts, ready to 
use as soon as the earliest. 
New Zealand (Tetragonia ex- 
pansa). 55 days. Strong- 
growing summer variety. 
Young branches and leaves 
can be gathered at any time. 
14 oz. 10c; oz. 20c; % 1b. 60c; 
Tb. $1.50. 
Garden Peas 
Plant the seed 2 inches deep 
and an inch apart in single or 
double rows 2% feet apart. 
Tall varieties need brush for 
support. Peas require light, 
rich soil and cool weather. A 
pound plants 100 feet of row. 
Y% Ib. 18c; % Ib. 30c; lb. 50c. 
By Express, 10 lbs. $3.50; 50 
lbs. $14.00. 
Alaska. 55 days. Grows from 
20 to 28 inehes high and 
ripens the whole crop at 
once. Fine quality; small pod 
but well filled with Peas. 
Allen’s Extra Early. 55 days. 
Splendid table qualities; very 
productive. if you want early 
Peas, you should give this 
variety a trial. 
Early Gradus. 58 days. About 
3 feet tall; medium early. 
Very large pods filled with 
fine flavored Peas that keep 
in top condition for a long 
time. 
Gilboa. 70 days. Heavy yielder 
of large Peas. Vines about 24 
to 28 inches tall. Extra good 
canner and freezer. 
Laxton’s New Progress. 60 
days. Vines are dwarf; 15 to 
18 inehes high; rich dark 
green pods are 4% inches 
long and always filled with 
large, dark green Peas. 
Rogers Premier (Improved 
Nott’s Excelsior). 60 days. 
Harliest of the wrinkled 
sorts. Pods light green, 
blunt, about 38 inches long; 
vines 14 inches tall. 
Thomas Laxton. 57 days. 
Grows 3% feet tall and pro- 
duces 3-ineh pods full of 
large, tender Peas. Popular 
for market, canning and 
freezing. 
Peppers 
Sow early indoors and trans- 
plant 18 inches apart when the 
weather and soil are warm. 
1200 plants per ounce. 
lz oz. 10c; oz. 55c; 14 lb. $2.00; 
lb. $6.00. 
California Wonder (California 
Giant). 120 days. Mild, sweet 
mid-season variety. Very 
large, 4% inches in length by 
4 inches in diameter; blocky 
in shape. Extremely thick 
flesh. 
Early Calwonder. 65 days. 
Fruits are mild and sweet; 
averaging 3% inches in diam- 
eter by 4 inches long; smooth 
and uniform. Flesh is thick, 
deep green changing to bright 
crimson when ripe. 
Golden Queen. 115 days. Thick 
sweet flesh; bright green 
changing to golden yellow. 
Hungarian Yellow. 110 days. 
A hot, long slender Pepper of 
bright yellow color. Fruits 
are pointed and 5% to 7 in. 
long. 
Red Cayenne. 120 days. Long, 
red, very hot. Used for sea- 
soning and pickling. 
Sunnybrook Pimiento. 115 days. 
Shaped like a tomato; sweet, 
mild flavor; good canner and 
extra fine for salads. 
Pumpkins 
Plant in hills 8 to 10 feet 
apart each way; often planted 
among rows of corn. An ounce 
plants 25 to 50 hills. 
14 oz. 10c; oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 50c; 
lb. $1.60. 
Connecticut Field. 118 days. 
Good for stock or pies. A 
favorite because of hardiness 
and immense crops. Almost 
round, light yellow fruit. 
Dickinson. 110 days. Especially 
deve.oped for canning. Thick, 
brilliant orange flesh. Very 
prolific. 
King of the Mammoths. 120 
days. This show pumpkin 
sometimes grows to 200 
pounds; salmon-pink flesh. 
Small Sugar. 108 days. Best 
pie Pumpkin; small, almost 
solid, very sweet; deep orange 
inside. 
Rhubarb Seed 
Thick red 
quality. Sow 
Myatt’s Victoria. 
stalks of fine 
seed in spring; thin to 6 in., 
and transplant in fall, 3 to 
4 feet apart. 1/5 oz. 10c; oz. 
25c; 14% 1b. 80c. 
Rutabaga 
Grown like turnips. An ounce 
plants 100 feet of row. 
American Purple Top (Long 
Island Improved). 90 days. 
Roots large, globular, in- 
clined toward top shape; yel- 
low with purple top. Flesh 
light yellow; firm. % oz. 10c; 
oz. 15c; %4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
Salsify 
Grown like parsnips. An 
ounce plants 50 feet of row. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. 120 
days. Roots 8 inches long, 
almost white; oyster flavor. 
% oz. 10c; oz. 35c; % Ih. 
$1.25. 
Sunflower 
Mammoth Russian. Very large 
heads; gray striped seeds. 
Prices oz. 10c; 1 lb. 45c. 
Tobacco 
Sow as early as possible in 
spring and transplant 3 feet 
apart when seedlings are 5 
inches high. 10,000 plants per 
ounce. 
1/6 oz. 10c; oz. 40c. 
Connecticut Seed Leaf. Hardy 
and prolific. 
Havanna. 120 days. Large, thick 
leaves of fine texture. 
White Burley. 120 days. Large- 
growing variety; superb 
flavor. 
Turnips 
Plant for either an early 
spring or a fall crop. Thin to 
6 inches apart in the row. An 
ounce plants 100 feet of row. 
% oz. 10c; oz. 15c; %4 1b. 35c; 
lb. 85c. 
Purple-Top Strap Leaved. 46 
days. Tops medium small, 
upright and compact. Roots 
flat, purple-red at top; white 
below. Flesh white, tender 
and fine-grained. 
Purple-Top White Globe. 55 
days. Tops dark green; large 
erect, cut leaved. Roots large 
globular; very smooth, upper 
part purple-red, white below. 
Flesh white, sweet, crisp, 
tender. 
Tomatoes 
Start seed indoors and trans- 
plant when weather is warm. 
Set plants 3 feet apart and 
support with stakes if possible. 
1500 plants per ounce. 
Break O’Day. 70 days. Globe- 
shaped shipping variety. 
Very productive; fruit large, 
searlet; flesh firm and good 
quality. Wilt-resistant. % 
oz. 10c; oz. 50c; %4 lb. $1.80. 
Enormous. Largest, smoothest 
and reddest with glossy ap- 
pearance. Feed seeds, almost 
solid] Mine flavor; good 
keeper. Y oz. 10c; 4% 0z.°15c; 
oz. 50c; % lb. $1.70. 
Gulf State Market. 77 days. 
Pink fruit is large, smooth, 
firm, globe-shaped. % oz. 10c; 
oz. 50c; %4 lh. $1.80. 
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Marglobe. 75 days. Globular, 
red, very smooth fruits with- 
out cracks. Wilt-resistant. A 
good canner. % oz 10c; %4 
oz. 15c; oz. 45c; lb. $1.50. 
Oxheart. 100 days. Shaped like 
a big oxheart. Smooth, pink 
skin, few seeds. Its supreme 
qualifications are the broken 
cell structure and the 1 to 2 
inches of solid flesh before a 
seed is reached. ¥% 0z. 15c; %4 
oz. 25c; oz. 70c; %4 Ib. $2.50. 
Penn State Earliana. 64 days. 
Fruit is very rich, even scar- 
let; contains very few seeds. 
Disease-resistant. Yg oz. 10c; 
% oz. 15c; oz. 45c; %4 Ih. 
$1.50. 
Ponderosa. 90 days. Large and 
solid with few seeds. Dark, 
heavy foliage. ¥% oz. 10c; oz. 
60c; %4 lb. $2.00. 
Large and 
similar to Marglobe. Thick 
outer and inner walls; very 
small seed cavities. Firm, red 
flesh. Vg oz. 10c; oz. 45c; % 
Rutgers. 73 days. 
lb. $1.50. 
Valiant. 70 days. Good early 
market variety. Solid fruit, 
searlet color. Y¥% oz. 10C; oz. 
60c; %4 lb. $2.00. 
Yellow Wonder. 9() days. Large, 
smooth, pure yellow fruit of 
mild flavor. Y oz. 10c; %4 OZ. 
15c; oz. 50c; 4% lb. $2.00. 
Squash 
Plant in hills when weather 
becomes warm; grow like cu- 
cumbers. Ounce plants 20 hills. 
% oz. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 75c; 
lb. $2.00. 
Summer Varieties 
Giant Summer Crookneck. 52 
days. Golden yellow, 18 to 24 
inches long; club shaped with 
a bent neck. Skin rough; 
warted. 
Giant Summer Straightneck. 60 
days. A bush squash, 18 to 
20 inches long; deep orange 
eolor. Thick, meaty flesh. 
Heavily warted. 
Italian Cocozella (Green Bush 
Marrow Squash). 64 days. 
Long, smooth, dark green 
fruits, striped lighter. Fine 
grained; good for frying. 
Extra Early White Bush Scal- 
lop. 35 days. Scalloped, pure 
white. Early and prolific. 
White flesh. 
Fall and Winter Varieties 
Blue Hubbard. 110 days. Large, 
gray-blue fruit. Keeps very 
well. Splendid quality, yield 
and appearance. 
Butternut. Dry, solid, sweet 
flesh of bright orange. 
Fruit is buff color outside; 
long oval shape. Keeps very 
well. 
Golden Hubbard. 100 days. 
Same as Select Hubbard but 
golden instead of green. 
Slightly smaller and earlier. 
Select Hubbard. 105 days. Best 
winter squash. Fine-grained 
orange flesh. Good for bak- 
ing. : 
Table Queen. 60 days. Grows 
6 to 7 inches long, 5 inches 
thick. Smooth, dark green. 
Fine flavor. Very productive. 
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