VIRGINIA SAVOY 
(Bloomsdale Blight Resistant) 
(Round Seeded ) 
(Days to Maturity, 35) 
Uses: Developed by the Virginia Truck Ex- 
periment Station for blight resistance. Valuable 
for fall planting when blight is severe. It is the 
fastest-growing curled type and matures a crop in 
the fall where other varieties fail. Resembles 
Bloomsdale Savoy, but in spring bolts to seed 
quickly and must be harvested when first ready. 
Adapted for freezing. 
Spinach, Virginia Savoy 
Squash 
CULTURE: Plant as soon as the ground is 
warm, 8 to 10 seeds in a hill, with hills 4 to 6 feet 
apart. Later thin out, leaving 3 strongest plants in 
each hill. One ounce will plant 25 hills; 3 to 4 
pounds per acre. 
GOLDEN SUMMER CROOKNECK 
(Early Summer Crookneck ) 
(Days to Maturity, 52) 
Uses: Most widely used Summer Squash. Par- 
ticularly good for home, market gardens and freez- 
ing. Bush-type vine; fruit to be used when imma- 
ture. 
Fruit: About 10 inches long and 31% inches in 
diameter, small crooked neck with enlarged blos- 
som end where seeds are borne, rich yellow in 
color and thickly covered with warts. Weighs 
about 2 pounds. 
Flesh: Yellow and thick. 
Richmond, Virginia 
Squash, Golden Summer Crookneck 
