Salsify 
1¥2 oz. to 100 ft., 7 to 8 Ibs. per acre 
Culture. Salsify succeeds best in a light, well 
enriched soil which should be ‘stirred to a 
good depth. Sow early and quite deep, giv- 
ing the general culture of Parsnips. 
White French. A white carrot-shaped root 
that makes delicious soup, resembling oys- 
ters in flavor, easy to grow; good all winter 
and late in spring; can be left in the ground 
all winter. Try it. Pkt. 15c; oz. 45¢, 
SPINACH, AMERICA 
Spinach 
1Ye oz. te 100 ft., 10 to 20 Ibs. per acre 
Culture. Sow in rows 16 to 20 inches apart 
and thin to 6 inches apart in the row when 
leaves are an inc. wide. In the North, seed 
can be planted as soon as the ground can be 
prepared. 
Prices on all varieties except where noted: 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 4 Ib. 70c; 1 Ib. $1.25. 
America (All-America winner, silver medal). 
Plants 6 to 8 inches high and 10 to 12 inches 
across. Very thick, glossy dark green leaves. 
America is the best long standing, heat re- 
sisting, heavy yielding, savoyed leaved spin- 
ach on the market. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 35c; Ya Ib. 
90c; Ib. $2.50. 
Bloomsdaie Savoy. Leaves thick, heavy and 
much savoyed or crumpled. Quality tine and 
yield is very good. 
Improved Thick Leaved. This variety grows 
very rapidly and forms a cluster of large 
slightly crumpled leaves of deep green color. 
King. of Denmark. The finest variety intro- 
duced in recent years. The leaves resemble 
Long Standing, but are more crumpled and 
dark green. This variety generally stays in 
good condition a week or two longer than 
any other kind. 
Prickly Winter. This is one of the best of 
the market varieties owing to its extreme 
hardiness. It bears many large, smooth, ar- 
row-pointed leaves. As a winter or very early 
variety it is unsurpassed. 
New Zealand. A very productive variety 
that will stand repeated cuttings during the 
hot, dry weather of summer. It grows well 
on land that is too poor to grow common 
spinach. The seed of this variety is large and 
very hard and should be soaked in water for 
several hours before planting. 
Tampala 
The leaves are cooked, prepared and served 
like spinach. Its flavor is less irony and less 
puckery than spinach. 
Sow seed outdoors any time after the 
ground becomes warm. Space rows 2 ft. 
apart and thin out or transplant 2 ft. apart 
in the rows. Use the 4 or 5 inch tips of each 
branch and repeated cuttings may be made 
as new leaves and stems grow. Pkt. 15c. 
Plant an HERB GARDEN 
All Packets 15¢ 
Anise. Hardy annual. 
Caraway. Hardy perennial. 
Catnip. Hardy perennial. 
Dill. Annual. Aromatic. Oz. 35c. 
Lavender. Fragrant perennial. 
Sage. Large leaved, for flavoring. 
Thyme. Perennial. 
Swiss Chard 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 10 Ibs. per acre 
Lucullus. A variety of beet grown exclu- 
sively for its large, juicy, tender, light col- 
ored leaves and leaf stalks, which are much 
superior to those of other beets for use as 
greens. Swiss Chard is also greatly relished 
by chickens. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 1% Ib. 75c. 
Rhubarb Chard. A new Swiss Chard that 
looks like Rhubarb. The leaf stalks are 
bright but delicate, translucent crimson; the 
rich color extends out through the veins into 
the dark green, heavily crumpled leaves. 
Different, tasty, delicious flavor. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 45c. 
SQUASH 
SQUASH, ZUCCHINI 
Vining, 1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 Ibs. per acre 
Bush, 1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 6 Ibs. per acre 
Culture. Seeds should be planted about the 
middle of May, in hills 4 feet apart for bush 
varieties, and 10 feet apart for the running 
sorts. Put 12 to 15 seeds in each hill; after- 
ward thin out, leaving 3 or 4 of the best 
plants. 
Prices on all Squash, except where noted: 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 1% Ib. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.25. 
Banana. A smooth grayish-green squash 
about 2 feet in length. The quality and 
flavor are good. As a keeper it has few 
superiors. 
Buttercup. A recently developed squash of 
outstanding merit. Unique turban shaped 
fruits 6 to 8 inches in diameter, slightly 
ribbed, deep full green. Flesh deep golden 
yellow and fine grained. Very dry and pleas- 
ing flavor when cooked. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c. 
Sweet Meat. The texture of the meat is 
very fine grained and as sweet as the finest 
sweet potato. The meat is very thick. They 
are a good family size, averaging about 8 to 
12 pounds each. The color is slate with 
greenish cast. It is of the turban type, vig- 
orous grower, unusually free of disease and 
very uniform in color, size and shape. Long 
keeping qualities, also the flavor and sweet- 
ness increases with age for at least six 
months after harvest. Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; VY 
Ib. $1.35. 
Butternut. A new squash suited for winter 
use. 10 to 12 inches long with thick orange 
colored flesh of fine table quality. Small 
seed cavity in one end of the long pear- 
shaped squash. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c. 
Golden Delicious. Flesh and skin are rich 
golden orange with no trace of green. Flesh 
is very thick, fine grained and sweet. Skin 
is thin and the keeping qualities are excel- 
lent. An ideal canning sort as well as a 
heavy cropper. 
SQUASH, TABLE QUEEN 
Golden Hubbard. Orange red Hubbard type 
but earlier and smaller. Very fine quality. 
Green Hubbard. The skin is dark green and 
rough. The flesh is thick orange colored and 
very excellent in quality. For many years 
it has been one of the standard market sorts 
and probably will remain one of the biggest 
sellers of any squash. 
Marblehead. This is one of the best of the 
commercial sorts. It resembles the Green 
Hubbard somewhat in size and shape. The 
color is a bluish-gray and the flesh bright 
creamy yellow; fine grained, dry, sweet, and 
a delightful flavor. An excellent keeper for 
winter use. 
Royal Acorn (Table Queen). A recent selec- 
tion out of Table Queen. Average 2 to 3 
inches longer and an inch broader than the 
original strain. Fruits 7 inches long and 6 
inches in diameter, dull green. Excellent 
keeper. For best baking quality fruits 
should be left to mature until shell is hard. 
Large Summer Crookneck. An _ excellent 
kind for family use or for market. Fine 
buttery flavor, prolific and large. 
Uconn. Is a bush type acorn squash, which 
is slightly earlier than the regular Table 
Queen. Fruit are comparable in shape to 
Table Queen, but slightly smaller; skin is 
dark green. The shell is hard and interior 
oey to Table Queen in color. Pkt. 15¢; 
oz. 40c. 
Zucchini (Italian Squash). This is one of the 
earliest of all summer squashes. It may be 
eaten when only 6 to 8 inches long, but is 
good much larger. The young fruits are de- 
licious fried as well as cooked in other ways. 
Sunflower 
Mammoth Russian. Sunflower was at one 
time raised extensively for poultry food and 
while still used to some extent it finds its 
main use as a stock food. Pkt. 10c; V4 Ib. 25c; 
1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ibs. @ 50c per Ib. 
Tobacco 
Connecticut Seed Leaf. This variety is hardy 
and best suited for this latitude. Excellent 
for smoking, also for making liquid spray for 
killing insects. Pkt. 15c¢; 
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