Vegetable Seeds 
Letherman’s 
Spinach, Bloomsdale Type 
TURNIP 
One ounce to 150 ft. of row. 
1 Ib. to the acre in drills, 2 lbs. broadcast. 
For succession sow at intervals from April until 
the last week in May. For fall and winter crops sow 
in July or August, in drills or broadcast. 
Snowball. 40 days. Medium sized, round, white 
crisp root. Reaches edible size quickly. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 15, 14 Ib. 45c, Ib. $1.40. 
Purple Top White Globe. 57 days. The most popu- 
lar variety for home and market gardens. Roots 
large, smooth, globe, white with purple top. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 15¢, 14 Ib. 45c, Ib. $1.40. 
Purple Top Strap Leaved. 46 days. A medium early 
variety with flattened roots. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 15, 1/4 Ib. 40c, Ib. $1.25. 
Seven Top. Grown for the greens. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, 1/4 Ib. 40c, Ib. $1.25. 
RUTABAGA or SWEDE 
Rutabagas are best grown in cool weather, 
planted in the same manner as turnips, for fall use, 
but about 2 weeks earlier, in July. 
American Purple Top Yellow. 90 days. The most 
popular variety for home or market gardens. 
Roots are large, globular, yellow with purple 
top. Flesh light yellow, firm, and of good quality. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 15¢, %4 Ib. 45c, Ib. $1.40. 
Root Maggots on Turnips-Radish 
May be controlled by dusting soil around plants 
with Chlordane. See complete Insecticide pages 
in this catalog. 
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SPINACH 
One ounce sows 100 ft. of row. 10 Ibs. per acre 
Spinach does best in the cool months and in rich 
moist soil. Make first sowing as soon as the soil can 
be prepared, repeat at 10 day intervals to May 15th 
for a succession. For fall use sow in September. 
Sow in rows about a foot apart, cover one inch 
and thin to stand 6 inches apart in the rows. 
New Spinach America 
All-America Silver Medal for 1952 
Planted with early varieties America extends the 
cutting season, standing the sun and heat better, 
giving much heavier crops. Leaves are attractive 
deep glossy green, thick and crumpled. Ready to 
cut in about 50 days. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 14 Ib. 40c, ib. $1.20. 
Bloomsdale, Extra Dark Green. 40 days. The 
Bloomsdale strains are all vigorous, hardy, fast 
growing varieties with desirable thick crumpled 
leaves. This is an extra dark green selection. 
Bloomsdale, Long Standing. 42 days. Though only 
a couple of days later, this strain holds for 10 
days longer before going to seed. 
King of Denmark. 46 days. Large plants with broad, 
slightly crumpled, dark green leaves. Popular 
for spring planting, being slow to bolt. 
Nobel Giant Thick Leaved. 45 days. Best of the 
smooth, thick leaved sorts. Plant vigorous and 
spreading, heavy yielding and slow to go to seed. 
Old Dominion. 40 days. Thick crumpled leaves 
similar to Bloomsdale Savoy, with long standing 
characteristic. Excellent for fall crop or for spring 
crop from fall planting. 
Virginia Savoy, Blight Resistant. 40 days. Improved 
strain with deeper green, thickly crumpled leaves. 
Upstanding plants. 
Prices All Above Except America—Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 15c, 1/4 Ib. 30c, Ib. 90c. 
New Zealand, Tetragonia. 70 days. Not a true 
spinach but its small pointed leaves when cooked 
have the flavor of spinach. Thrives in summer 
without going to seed and forms new leaves 
after picking. Soak seed before planting. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 14 Ib. 40c, Ib. $1.20. 
TOMATOES FROM SEED 
One ounce of seed will produce 2500 plants 
Tomato plants are usually set into the garden in 
late May or June. Earlier plantings are exposed to 
the danger of late frosts although protection by the 
use of Hotkaps is good insurance. Some gardeners 
prefer to take a chance on the frost in order to get 
some extra early tomatoes. It requires about 8 weeks 
from seed to produce plants large enough to set in 
the field. March is the usual time to start seeds in 
hotbeds or window boxes indoors. When 2 inches 
high transplant to flats 4 inches apart or in 3-inch 
pots. Transplant to open ground when danger of 
frost is past spacing 3 to 4 feet apart. Trained to 
stakes the fruits are of better quality and appear- 
ance and ripen earlier and more uniformly. 
