SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, MO. 1] 
SQUASH * 
For Home Table... ve 
For Market Garden 
Hubbard Squash 
Victoria Rhubarb 
Bloomsdale Long Standing 
RHUBARB or PIEPLANT 
Highly esteemed for pies, tarts, jelly 
and marmalade. Sow in drills 1 foot 
apart early in spring. In the fall or next 
spring transplant 3 feet apart in deeply 
dug, rich soil. 
MAMMOTH VICTORIA. Largest, most 
productive variety. Large pkt., 10c; oz., 
PAO Wy Mer 7Alkec 
RHUBARB ROOTS 
Set in spring, they will furnish leaf 
stalks the following season. 
VICTORIA. Large roots, each, 25c; doz., 
$2.50; postage extra. 
RUBY RED. Solid red variety all the way 
through. Excellent for pies and sauce. 
Strong divisions, each, 75c, postage extra. 
SALSIFY or OYSTER PLANT 
Pkt. 2 Oz. 
10c 25c 
CULTURE—Sow early in drills 18 
inches apart and cover firmly 1-inch 
deep; thin to 3 inches apart in the drills. 
One ounce for 60 feet of drill; 7 pounds 
to one acre. 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. 90 
Days. A very superior strain, producing 
smoother, larger and more vigorous roots; 
foliage stronger. Roots similar to a slim 
Parsnip. Often called ‘‘vegetable oyster.”’ 
SEED SWEET POTATOES 
Owing to the perishable nature of 
Sweet Potatoes, our responsibility ceases 
upon delivery to railroad company and 
receipted for in good condition. 
Write for prices and varieties available. 
Plants ready for shipment about May 1. 
SEED POTATOES 
NORTHERN GROWN 
Plant 8 bu. per acre. 
SEED STOCK. 
Write for prices and varieties available. 
SPINACH 
Pkt. Oz. 
10c 15c 
We handle immense quantities of 
Spinach Seed for a critical market garden 
and truck farm trade. For a succession 
the seed may be sown early in April and 
again in May in drills 1 foot apart and 
1 inch deep, properly thinning out when 
plants are an inch in the leaf. For the 
earliest spring crop, sow from first to 
middle of September, protecting the crop 
through the winter with a light covering 
of straw or leaves. One ounce for 100 
feet of drill, 10 pounds for an acre of 
drills. Write for prices in large quanti- 
ties. 
BLOOMSDALE LONG STANDING. 39 
Days. Nearly as early as the old strain 
and will stand two weeks longer before 
bolting to seed. Plants very uniform, 
leaves intensely crumpled and blistered, 
dark glossy green in color. 
KING OF DENMARK. 46 
Days. A fine long season 
Spinach, remaining long- 
er than most varieties be- 
fore bolting to seed. Plant 
vigorous and _ spreading; 
leaves large, rounded, 
fairly crumpled and blis- 
tered; dark green color. 
AMERICA 
SPINACH. 1952 
Silver Medal 
award. Has 
leaves that are 
thick textured, glossy 
deep medium dark green. 
Plant grows 6 to 8 inches 
high with a 10 to 12-inch 
spread. Stands longer 
without bolting than 
other spinach varieties. 
Withstands heat and sun 
better and insures a long- 
er cutting season. 
MUSTARD SPINACH 
(Tender Greens). Large, 
thick-leaved variety from 
Japan, remaining tender 
both summer and winter. 
Popular in the South. 
SQUASH 
Pkt. Oz. 
10c 15c 
CULTURE—Pliant in hills, in well pre- 
pared ground, mixing plenty of well- 
rotted manure in each hill. Light soils 
are best suited for their growth. Plant 
six to eight seeds in each hill and thin 
out to three or four after they have made 
partial growth. Plant bush varieties from 
three to four feet apart each way, and 
the trailing sorts six to eight. 
DELICIOUS. 115 Days. A fall and win- 
ter variety, medium size, top-shaped, 
dark green, flesh orange, very deep and 
delicious. 
TABLE QUEEN. 58 Days. A squash fit 
for a queen. Cut in half and baked for 
twenty minutes, it is delicious. Wonder- 
ful producer. Fruits are from 6 to 8 
inches long and 4 to 6 inches in diameter. 
Shell hard and smooth, dark green with 
sometimes a blotch of red at pointed end. 
Will keep as long as the Hubbard. 
GIANT SUMMER CROOKNECK. 55 
Days. The largest and one of the earliest 
summer varieties; fruits often 2 to 2% 
feet long, very warty and deep orange in 
color. 
EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP. 60 
Days. Very early summer squash; also 
known as Patty Pan. 
EARLY YELLOW BUSH SCALLOP. 60 
Days. <A true bush. Earlier and smaller 
than the above. 
BANANA. 120 Days. A prolific, oblong 
variety 21% feet in length by 6 inches in 
diameter, having a gray-green shell, with 
irregular stripes and dashes of a darker 
shade, distinctly pointed at the blow end; 
solid, dry flesh with small seed cavity. 
GOLDEN HUBBARD. 110 Days. Similar 
to the old Hubbard in form and habit, 
though smaller and decidedly earlier; 
shell moderately warted, rich orange-red; 
flesh deep orange, fine quality; good 
Keeper. 
IMPROVED HUBBARD. 120 Days. The 
standard Winter Squash. Shell moder- 
ately warted; deep dark bronze-green; 
flesh bright yellow, fine grained, thick 
and dry. 
CHICAGO WARTED HUBBARD. 120 
Days. Similar in quality and form to the 
eee but fruit larger and a little 
ater. 
SWEET POTATO. Fruit light yellow 
with green stripes, 6 to 8 inches long 
and thick flesh. 
TOBACCO 
CULTURE—A very clean piece of land 
is best for tobacco. It is customary to 
burn a piece of land in the woods for 
plant beds. This destroys grass, weeds, 
and ‘insects, adds fertility through the 
action of the wood ashes, and leaves the 
ground in good order. The seed are 
sown about February and protected by 
plant-bed cloth to Keep off tobacco flies. 
When large enough and weather is set- 
tled (about June) set the plants out in 
highly manured or fertilized soil in 3'l4- 
foot rows, 3 feet between the plants. 
Constant care must be given, cultivating, 
suckering, worming, etc. Methods of cur- 
ing differ according to the variety and 
color; 1 ounce sows 50 square yards, suf- 
ficient to set 2 or 3 acres. 
JUDY’S PRIDE. This type of White 
Burley is the best of any variety grown 
in this section. Makes the largest yield 
and the highest grade of leaf, which is 
much superior to that grown in other 
sections. Good, bright leaf, small stem 
and wonderful flavor. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
60c; postpaid. 
The following varieties are old stand- 
ards: Red and White Burley, Missouri 
Broadleaf, Yellow Prior. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
60c; postpaid. 
