‘ Vegetable Seeds 17 
Favorite Improved 
Winter Hubbard 
Keeper Squash 
Uconn Squash 
1949 All-America Winner 
4075 UCONN SQUASH. New All-America 
winner for 1949. Bush type Acorn, which 
takes a space only 3 by 3 feet. This new 
squash can be used all during the growing 
season and the mature fruit is an excellent 
winter keeper. It has a rich, meaty, delicious 
flavor. Pkt. LSc; Oz. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.10. 
Reselected Bloomsdale 
Savory Spinach Salsify 
Salsify 
Culture—Salsify is grown very much like Parsnips 
though the rows may be spaced a little closer. 
Do not plant in freshly manured soil as this has a 
tendency to produce ill shapen roots. One ounce 
should plant a 50 ft. row. 
4041 MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND, Vege- 
table Oyster. In soup it has a delicious oyster 
flavor. Fine fried in butter or boiled and made into 
fritters. Perfectly hardy and may remain in the 
garden for spring use. Dig early in the spring, 
however, before growth starts. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 
35c; 14 lb. $1.00. 
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Spinach, Princess Juliana 
Spinach 
There is no more healthful vegetable than 
Spinach and it is so easy to grow that everyone 
should plant it. 
CULTURE—Sow the seed in April for spring use, 
in August for fall use and in September for win- 
tering over. Sow thinly in rows 12 to 15 inches 
apart, covering the seed about one-half inch; 
thin plants to four inches apart in rows. Spinach 
delights in cool, moist weather. One ounce should 
sow 2 100 ft. row, 10 lbs. per acre. 
4049 RESELECTED BLOOMSDALE SAVOY. 
Valuable variety, vigorous, rapid growing, hardy 
plants, compact. Leaves large, thick, fleshy and 
savoyed or crumpled. Produces first leaves quicker 
than any other variety. Big crop in 6 weeks after 
early spring sowing outdoors. Pkt. Sc; Oz. 
25c; 14 Ib. 75e. 
4047 LONG STANDING BLOOMSDALE. Not 
quite as early as Reselected but stands 2 to 3 
weeks longer. Heat resistant. Dark foliage. Pkt. 
10c; Oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 75c. 
4045 PRINCESS JULIANA. Ten days later than 
Bloomsdale. Distinctly long standing. Slow to 
develop flower stalks. Large, crumpled, rich dark 
green leaves. For spring or fall planting. Pkt. 8c; 
Oz. 25c; \ lb. 75e. 
4048 NEW ZEALAND. Tetragonia or Everbear- 
ing Spinach. The only variety that will give you 
good cuttings of Spinach greens all summer with- 
out going to seed. Fine quality. This is an entirely 
distinct species, with smaller leaves, produced in 
very great abundance. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 
Ib. 90c. 
Mustard Spinach 
3912 TENDERGREEN. Plant of Mustard family 
which has become popular for its quick production 
of edible crop of excellent, mild, tender, mustard- 
like greens. Large green leaves ready in 4 weeks 
from planting and are prepared and used the same 
as Mustard or Spinach greens. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 
20c; 14 Ib. 5Ce; Lb. $1.50. 
Sunflower 
4077 MAMMOTH RUSSIAN. Best egg producing 
food known for poultry. Single heads will often 
measure 15 to 18 inches across and contain an im- 
mense quantity of seed. Hang the heads in the 
poultry house, where the hens can reach them. 
Me Sc; 14 Ib. 20c; Lb. 50c; 3 Ibs. 
Squashes 
Of the small bush varieties, 1 oz. will plant about 
40 hills, 2 to 3 Ibs. per acre. Of the large seed 
winter varieties like Hubbard, 1 oz. will plant 15 
to 20 hills, 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 
Summer Squashes 
4054 CASERTA. An early type squash, producing 
fruits at least one week earlier than Cocozelle. 
Fruits are grayish-green, striped with darker green. 
This is a favorite with home gardeners. At matur- 
ity, fruits measure 14 to 16 inches. Pkt. Oe; Oz. 
30c; 14 Ib. 90c; Lb. $2.50. 
4057 GIANT SUMMER CROOKNECK. Largest 
and one of the earliest summer varieties. Very 
productive, large, deep, orange, warty fruits often 
2 feet long. Flesh thick, firm and tender. Pkt. $c; 
Oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 60c; Lb. $1.75. 
4062 EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK. 
Early, uniformly productive until frost. Fruits 
straight, smooth and creamy color on plants of 
bush type which permits close planting. Use when 
4 to 5 inches long. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 35c. 
4060 GIANT SUMMER STRAIGHTNECK. This 
novel squash has the ‘‘crook’”’ taken out of the 
neck, having all the good qualities without the 
defects of its parent, Golden Giant Summer 
Crookneck. It is much easier to pack. The mature 
fruits measure 18 to 20 inches long, deep orange in 
color, thickly warted, with deeper flesh and thicker 
more meaty neck than the old ‘‘Crookneck”’ type, 
Pkt. 10¢; Oz. 30c; 14 Ib. '75c; Lb. $2.00. 
4058 YELLOW BUSH SCALLOP. Golden 
Custard. A mammoth strain of the Yellow Bush 
Scallop. Fruits are round and flat with scalloped 
edges, rich golden-yellow and with thick tender 
flesh of finest quality. Very early. Pkt. Se; Oz. 
20c; 14 lb. 6O0c; Lb. $1.'75. 
Turnips and Rutabagas 
CULTURE—For the early crop sow as early as 
possible, covering 12 inch deep in rows 8 inches 
apart, thinning wher small to stand 6 inches 
apart. Seed for the main crop of winter Turnips 
is started in July. Sow either in drills or broad- 
cast. One ounce should sow a 150 foot row, 114 
Ibs. an acre if drilled, 3 lbs. if broadcast. 
4137 PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE. Handsomest 
and most desirable variety. Our strain selected for 
smoothness, depth of roots and uniformity. Flesh 
as grained and firm. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 4 Ib. 
oe. 
4138 SNOWBALL. The earliest Turnip. Medium 
size, crisp, tender, pure white and almost perfectly 
round. Produced six weeks from seed. Pkt. 10¢; 
Oz. 18¢c; 14 lb. 50c. 
4136 PURPLE TOP STRAP-LEAF. Superior for 
early or late planting. Flattened, good sized, small 
top with but few leaves; flesh very fine. Pkt. Se; 
Oz. 15¢; 4 Ib. 45e. 
Rutebaca: 
4145 AMERICAN PURPLE TOP. American 
Swede. Produces uniformly large, globe-shaped 
roots. Purple above ground and yellow below. 
Solid, rich yellow, fine-grained and sweet. Pkt. 8e; 
Oz. 18c; 14 Ib. 50c. 
Swiss Chard 
No other vegetable will produce more nutritious 
greens from a small space than Swiss Chard or 
Spinach Beet. It grows rapidly-forming large 
leaves with broad flesh stems and mid-ribs. Sow 
the seed in April or May and thin the plants out 
to stand 8 inches apart. 
3596 LUCULLUS. Very large heavily crumpled, 
thick leaves and creamy-white stalks. Pkt. 1Oc; 
Oz. 26c; 14 Ib. G5e; Lb. $2.00. 
3597 LARGE WHITE RIBBED. Dark Green. Has 
enormous leaves not quite as crumpled as Lucullus 
and pearly-white stalks extremely thick and broad. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 14 lb. 65c; Lb. $2.00. 
Winter 
Squashes 
4056 ACORN, TABLE QUEEN. Des Moines, 
Queen Ann. The best little squash for ‘“indi- 
vidual” baking or steaming. Dark green, 6 inches 
long, 5 inches in diameter, deeply ribbed, smooth 
hard shell. Cut it in half, take out seeds, cook for 
20 minutes and enjoy the delicious nutty flavor of 
this little ‘‘Table Queen.” It stands ace high 
among the Squashes.-Try it, you'll like it. Pkt. 
10c; Oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 75e. 
4072 BUTTERCUP. This new type, Buttercup, 
is just the right size for the average family, 
fruits weigh 3 to 5 pounds. Outside dark green, 
flesh a rich orange, untinged with green. Flesh 
smooth, flavor mild like a sweet potato. Pkt. 
10c; Oz. $0c; 14 Ib. 9Oc; Lb. $2.50. 
4074 BUTTERNUT. Delicious baked or boiled. 
Matures early and is a good keeper. Fruits 10 to 
12 inches long, with neck of about 4 inches. Skin 
light creamy-brown; flesh yellow, fine grained. Pkt. 
10c; Oz. $Oc: 4 lb. 90c; Lb. $2.50. 
4070 IMPROVED HUBBARD. The most popular 
Winter Squash. Delicious for baking and rivaling 
the best pumpkin for pies. Has deep orange flesh. 
Our strain grows large, has dark green, moderately 
warted shell end and has been selected to give 
fruit of greater weight and food value than the 
ordinary Hubbard. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 Ib. 
90c; Lb. $2.50. 
4069 BLUE HUBBARD. Size and shape of warted 
Hubbard, but clear blue-green. Excels in flavor 
and dryness of the flesh. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 
14 Ib. 90c; Lb. $2.50. 
4066 DELICIOUS. A popular winter sort of trail- 
ing growth with top shaped fruits weighing 7 to 8 
pounds each. Skin is dark green with light green 
stripes toward the blossom end. Flesh is thick, 
dry, bright orange in color and of excellent 
flavor. A very good keeper and most desirable for 
home use. Pkt. 10¢; Oz. 30c; 14 Ib. 9Oc. 
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Crookneck pore Squash 
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Purple Top White Globe 
Turnip. 
Swiss Chard 
The Templin-Bradley Co., Seeds and Bulbs, Cleveland 2, Ohio 
