New Hampshire 
Midget Watermelon 
Scarlet Globe Radishes 
America Spinach 
KEY TO SYMBOLS: 
FORBES VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Numeral = number of month in year to sow seed or to set 
plants outdoors. 4 is April, 5 is May, 6 is June, etc. 
* Sow early and at intervals; and about July 15 for fall crops. 
@ Sow indoors, 5-7 weeks before time to set plants in garden. 
p Days from setting plants out in your garden to picking. 
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Queens Tomato 
Butternut Squash 
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Name Key Color pe we 
PUMPKINS 
Connecticut Field (Hallow’n) |5 6|Deep orange 115 
Large Cheese 5 6|Cream buff 105 
Small Sugar 5 6|)Red-orange 100 
RADISHES 
*Icicle 4 9|Waxy white 30 6 
*Scarlet Globe 4 9\Bright scarlet 23 5 
*Scarlet Turnip White Tip 4 9!Red; white tip 25 5 
White Strasburg (Summer) [5 6|White; taper’d 40 6 
Round Bl’k. Spanish (Winter)|7 8/Black; rough 55 7 
RUTABAGA 
Neckless 6 7|\Yellow flesh Soai2 
SALSIFY 
Mammoth Sandwich Island |4 5|White; tapered | 150 | 12 
SORREL 
Narrow Leaf 4 7\Tart; green 60 | 9 
SPINACH 
*America 4 5|Dark green 48 7 
*Long Standing Savoy 4 5|Deep green 43 8 
Virginia Blight Resistant 7 8\Deep green 39 8 
New Zealand 4 5!Green; spreads 60 8 
SQUASH, SUMMER BUSH— Plants on page 6 
Cocozelle Long XXX 5 6|Green; striped 42 
Early Prolific Straightneck 5 6\Lemon yellow 39 
White Bush Scalloped 5 6\Green-white 39 
Zucchini Dark Green 5 6|Black-green 41 
SQUASH, WINTER VINE— Plants on page 6 
Butternut 5 6|Cream tan 90 
Des Moines or Acorn 5 6|Black-green 80 
Warted Hubbard XXX 5 6|Dark green 110 
SWISS CHARD 
Fordhook Giant 4 5\Dark green 55 | 24 
Lucullus 4 5|Bright green 50 | 24 
Rhubarb 4 5/Red stems 60 | 22 
TOMATOES—Plants see page 6 
Early Jersey 5 6|Bright red 69p 
®Golden Jubilee (less acid) |5 6\Gold-orange 80p 
*Italian Red Plum 5 6|Bright red 75p 
®Marsglobe (Certified) 5 6|Bright scarlet 77p 
® Ponderosa (less acid) 5 6|Purple-pink 90p 
® Queens : 5 6|Red; firm 75p 
®Rutgers (Certified) 5 6|Bright scarlet 80p 
TURNIPS 
Purple Top White Globe 4 8|White flesh Bey |e) 
Yellow Globe Green Top 4 8/Yellow flesh k. 75 | 14 
Seven Top for greens 4 8\Green leaves 45 | 12 
WATERMELON—Pilants p. 6 
Dixie Queen 5 6\Green, mottled |* 85 
New Hampshire Midget 5 6|Pale green 65 
.| Diam.|Long Comments 
In. In. 
14 |12 |Apply Methoxychlor 
12 | 6 |from emergence on. 
9 | 7 |Best flavor in pies 
1 | 5 |Mild; brittle as ice 
1 11% ic red Radishes 
1 | 1 | (at 10-day intervals 
11% | 5 |Crisp, pungent flesh 
3 | 3 |Pungent white flesh 
4 | 4 |Best at 34% in diam. 
114 | 8 |(Vegetable Oyster) 
Cut off, will re-grow 
10 Sens best in 
11 cool weather 
10 For fall crop only 
24 Hot weather variety 
11% | © | (Use Methoxychlor 
2 | 6 || Will yield steadily if 
4 |114| | fruits kept picked 
2 | 7 | \Best if used young 
4 |10 |Fine when 7 in. long 
41% | 5 |All 3 good keepers 
8% |13 |Fine for pie, baking 
Stands summer heat 
Discard old leaves 
Apply Nitrate Soda 
Wt. 
Ozs. 
4 Best if staked, 2 ft. 
7 apart in row, trained 
3 || to single stem. Prune 
6 suckers. If unstaked, 
10 4 ft. apart each way. 
2) Apply Tomato Dust 
7 | Protect vs. cutworms 
Diam 
Ses ( Fall crops are best 
3 | 3 || Like light rich soil 
Dust with DDT. 
1214 |15 |Apply Methoxychlor 
5 | 7 |Ideal icebox melon 
best for freezing 
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| Inches apart after thinning 
WHR 
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18 
12 
Seed (ozs.) for a 50 ft. row 
See Chart 
Inside 
Back Cover 
Pkt. and Wt. Price 
z. |15ce; oz. 35¢ 
- |15e;,0z. 35¢ 
. |15e30z. 35¢ 
.|10c; oz. 35c 
.|10c; oz. 35c 
.|10c; oz. 35¢ 
.|10c; oz. 35c 
-|10c; oz. 35c 
15c; oz. 35¢ 
.|15c; 1goz. 30c 
|15¢ 
-|Oz. 30c; 4b. 75¢ 
-|Oz. 30c; 4lb. 75c 
- (Oz. 30c; 14lb. 75c 
-|15ce; oz. 50c 
15c¢; loz. 25c; oz. 40c 
15c; 44oz. 25c; oz. 40c 
15c; 4oz. 25c; oz. 40c 
15c; Woz. 25c; oz. 40c 
.|15c; loz. 30c; oz. 75c 
.|15c; oz. 40c 
.|15c; oz. 40c 
.|15ce; oz. 40c 
.|15c; oz. 40c 
.|15c; oz. 40c 
|25e; Ygoz. $1 
-|20c 
|20c; oz. 60c 
-|15c; Yyoz. 40c 
-|20c; 44o0z. 50c 
|20c; 4oz. 50c 
.|15c; oz. 40c 
15c; oz. 30c 
15c; oz. 30c 
15c; oz. 30c 
15c; oz. 35c 
20c; oz. 40c 
