SQUASH 
One ounce will sow 20 to 30 hills; 3 to 4 pounds, an acre. 
his is a popular vegetable for summer and 
winter use, and being susceptible to cold it 
should not be planted until the ground is 
thoroughly warm. The bush sorts should be 
planted in hills 4 to 5 feet apart each way; 
the running varieties, 8 to 12 feet apart. Place 
8 to 10 seeds in a hill and thin out to about 
4 plants in a hill. 
Summer Varieties 
Caserta. 50 days. Similar to Cocozelle but 
earlier and much more prolific. Bush type 
with fruits 7 to 8 inches long, light green 
with broken stripes of dark green. 
Pkt. 20c, oz. 60c, %4 lb. $1.80. 
Cocozelle or Italian. 64 days. A bush va- 
riety. Long smooth, dark green fruits, strip- 
ed lighter. Fine for slicing and frying. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, %4 Ib. $1.10. 
Early Green Tint Bush Scallop. 52 days. 
A most attractive type of Scallop Squash 
with a delicate fresh green color at the © 
edible stage. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, %4 Ib. $1.10. 
Early Yellow Summer Crockneck. 52 days. 
Bush type, produces abundantly. Fruit is 
smooth, straight, bright lemon-yellow, 12 
inches long and 3 inches in diameter. Flesh 
firm and of excellent flavor. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, Y Ib. $1.00. 
Early White Bush. 52 days. A round, scal- 
loped form with an ivory-white skin. Has an 
abundance of meat of very fine flavor. Ma- 
tures early; very prolific. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, “4 Ib. $1.00. 
Giant Straightneck. 60 days. A bush sort. 
Fruits 18 to 20 inches long when matured 
and heavily warted. Deep orange color. 
‘Thick and meaty. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, 4 Ib. $1.00. 
Table Queen or Acorn. Edible in about 55 
days. Fruits 6 to 8 inches long, 3 inches 
in diameter; deep green rind and turning 
to orange; flesh light yellow. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, 4 Ib. $1.20. 
Uconn. 50 days. Early bush type of green 
Acorn Squash; rich, meaty fruits of delicious 
flavor. The immature fruits may be picked 
during the early growing season and those 
which set later may be left on the vine and 
used as winter Squash. 
Pkt. 20c, oz. 60c, %4 Ib. $1.80. 
Zucchini. 62 days. Cocozelle type. Fruits 12 
to 14 inches long; green skin, mottled yellow 
when matured; flesh delicious. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, % Ib. $1.25. 
Fall and Winter Varieties 
Blue Hubbard. 110 days. A selection from 
the original Hubbard. The fruit is of a 
gray-blue color, grows large, is a remarkably 
good keeper and of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, % Ib. $1.25. 
Boston Marrow. 97 days. Golden orange. 
Fine for canning, cooked as a vegetable or 
in pie. Pkt. 10c, 0z. 30c, “4 Ib. 85c. 
Buttercup. 100 days. Highly productive 
with deep golden yellow flesh, dry, thick 
and fine grained. The turban-shaped fruit 
is 6 to 8 inches in diameter, deep green 
faintly striped and flecked with gray. ‘There 
is a heart-shaped protuberance at the blos- 
som end. Pkt ibe) 0z.-50c, V4 Ib. $1.50: 
Butternut. 90 days. Fine variety of small 
winter Squash. The fruit is 10 to 12 
inches in length, bottle shape, with a 
thick, solid, meaty neck and a_ very 
small seed cavity in bulbous end. The 
pale orange shell is smooth and hardy, 
with rich yellow meat. 
Pkt. 20c, oz. 80c, 4 lb. $2.40. 
Hubbard. Improved green. 105 days. Fruits 
large, olive-shaped, with dark green skin 
and rich flesh. Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, 4 Ib. $1.25. 
TURNIPS 
One ounce of seed for 100 feet of drill; 2 pounds per acre, broadcast. 
For early use sow the small sorts as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring in drills 
14 inches apart. As the seed is fine, it should be covered but slightly. 
Do not sow too thickly, 
so the roots can develop. For fall and winter use sow broadcast from the middle of July to the 
middle of August. 
Early Purple-Top Flat. 46 days. A popular 
early variety. Root clear white, purple top; 
good quality. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 25c, 4 Ib. 60c, 2 Ib. 95c, Ib. $1.65. 
Purple-Top White Globe. 57 days. Large 
root, skin purple at top, white at bottom. 
A good table and market variety. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 25c, %4 lb. 60c, V2 lb. 95c, Ib. $1.65. 
Shogoin. 30 days. A two-purpose variety with 
tops equal to the best Spinach. The roots 
are pure white and of fine flavor. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 25c, % Ib. 60c, ¥2 lb. 95c, lb. $1.65. 
Snowball. 40 days. Pure white, globe-shaped. 
Very early. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 25c, 4 Ib. 60c, ¥% Ib. 95c, Ib. $1.65. 
Southern Seven-Top. 80 days. Chiefly used 
for winter greens. Extensively sown in the 
South. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 20c, Y4 Ib. 50c, Y% Ib. 90c, Ib. $1.50. 
Yellow Globe or Amber. 80 days. Shaped 
like the Purple-Top Globe, but colored like 
a yellow Rutabaga. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 25c, VY Ib. 60c, ¥ Ib. 95c, Ib. $1.65. 
RUTABAGAS 
Rutabagas should be sown in drills about 
242 feet apart, and when 3 inches high 
thinned out to get the greatest root-develop- 
ment. They need to be cultivated liberally 
and hilled up when about 6 inches high. 
American Purple-Top Yellow, Special 
Strain. 90 days. Roots are mostly round, 
with a small tap-root, yellow, with purple 
crown; flesh amber-colored, sweet and free 
from fiber; tops medium size. Pkt. 15c, 
oz. 35c, % lb. 75c, Y Ib. $1.30, Ib. $2.25. 
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Golden Neckless. 85 days. Similar to Amer- 
ican Purple-Top but having smaller tops 
and roots, with no neck. Pkt. 15c, 
oz. 25c, 4 lb. 60c, ¥ Ib. $1.10, Ib. $1.75. 
Purple-Top Yellow. Usual Strain. 90 days. 
Top is purple, the bottom yellow. It brings 
a high price when sold in the market on 
account of its shape. Pkt. 15c, 
oz. 25c, V4 Ib. 60c, ¥2 Ib. 95c, Ib. $1.50. 
SPINACH 
One ounce will sow about 75 feet of drill; 
10 to 12 pounds, an acre. 
Sow for spring use, in drills 1 foot apart 
(covering the seed to about 12 inch), as early 
as the ground can be worked, and continue 
to sow every two weeks till May 15. Spinach 
seed scldom germinates during June, July, or 
August, so we do not recommend sowing again 
until September, which is the season to pro- 
vide an early winter and spring crop. 
America. 50 days. All-America Winner Silver 
Medal. ‘This new top quality, savoy-leaved 
variety is heat resistant and slow to bolt to 
seed. The thick, glossy dark green leaves 
are very large and of excellent quality. 
Plants grow 8 inches high and 12 inches 
wide. 
Pkt. 25c, oz. 55c, “4 Ib. $1.65. 
Bloomsdale Long-standing Savoy. 42 
days. Will stand considerable heat be- 
fore bolting to seed. Leaves are thick, 
crimped, and fleshy. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, %4 Ib. 80c, Y% Ib. $1.35. 
King of Denmark. 45 days. A new variety 
that stands a long while without running 
to seed. The deep green leaves are large, 
rounded, and slightly blistered. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, %4 Ib. 80c, Y% Ib. $1.35. 
Spinach, Bloomsdale Savoy 
Juliana. 48 days. Leaves broad, of dark 
green, glossy color, heavily blistered. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 44 Ib. 80c, Y% Ib. $1.35. 
Nobel Giant Thick Leaf. 43 days. A quick- 
growing variety, slow to bolt to seed. The 
broad leaves are rich bright green, medium 
thick, tender, slightly crumpled. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, Y% Ib. 80c, % Ib. $1.35. 
New Zealand. 7() days. This variety endures 
heat and drought and is excellent for sum- 
mer use. Leaves small and thick. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, “4 Ib. $1.10, % 1b $2.00. 
Virginia Blight-resistant Savoy. 39 days. 
A variety of vigorous growth, which is im- 
mune from disease. Excellent for fall sowing. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c, Y Ib. 90c, Y% Ib. $1.45. 
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