SALSIFY OR OYSTER E 
PLANT 
CULTURE: Stir soil to a considerable depth before 
sowing. Plant early and quite deep. One ounce 
will sow 75 feet; 8 to 10 pounds per acre. 
Spinach, Old Dominion, Blight Resistant 
e BLOOMSDALE LONG STANDING 
adi (Round Seeded) 
(Days to Maturity, 45) 
Uses: Home and market gardens. Especially 
adapted for late spring or summer crop. Excellent 
for freezing. 
Plant: Vigorous grower, compact and erect. 
Leaves: Medium large, crumpled, rounded tip. 
thick, deep glossy green. 
e BLOOMSDALE RESELECTED 
(Round Seeded) 
Salsify, Mammoth Sandwich Island (Days to Maturity, 40) 
Uses: Home and market gardens, also shipping 
e MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND and canning. Recommended for both fall and 
(Days to Maturity, 150-180) spring planting. Excellent for freezing. 
Uses: Home and market gardens; also used by Plant: Vigorous, rapid grower, upright, compact 
shippers. Good for winter storage. It produces 
large, uniform, smooth, creamy white roots. 
SPINACH 
CULTURE: Sow the seed in rich ground free from 
acid, | inch deep in rows | foot apart. Quick-grow- 
ing types may be sown very early in the spring or 
from August [5 until frost. One ounce will plant 
100 feet of row; 8 to 10 pounds per acre in drills. 
(lf broadcast, sow 12 to 15 pounds per acre.) 
and very hardy. 
Leaves: Medium large, crumpled, very thick and 
glossy green. 
e BLOOMSDALE DARK GREEN 
(Round Seeded) 
(Days to Maturity, 41) 
Uses: Used widely by canners and shippers be- 
cause it holds fresher-appearing green color after 
processing and shipping. Dark green in color and 
similar to Bloomsdale Reselected. Excellent for 
freezing. Spinach, Bloomsdale Dark Green 
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