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SHENANDOAH VALLEY’S So MODERN SEED HOUSE AS 
SALSIFY (Oyster Plant) 
_ Sow outdoors in early spring in light, mellow soil, thinning to 5 
inches apart, in rows a foot apart. May be left in the ground all win- 
ter, like parsnips. An ounce of seed sows 50 feet of row. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. 120 days. Roots 7 to 8 inches long, 
with mild, almost white flesh. Good oyster flavor. 
SPINACH 
Sow seed outdoors in early spring and at ten-day intervals until 
late April. For a fall crop, sow in August, and for a winter one, in 
September or October. Thin the young plants to 4 inches apart, in 
rows 18 inches apart. An ounce of seed sows 100 feet of row. 
America. All-America Winner in 1952. Believed to be the longest 
standing, darkest green and heaviest cropping Spinach of the 
Bloomsdale type. Stands heat well. Fine for the home garden. 
Bloomsdale Long-standing. 45 days. More heavily crumpled than 
other varieties. Excellent for late sowing to carry over winter. 
Old Dominion or Virginia Blight-Resistant. 40 days. Large, 
dark green, heavily crumpled leaves, crisp and tender. Adapted to 
fall weather. 
SQUASH 
Sow seed in early spring, in hills about 4 feet apart for bush va- 
rieties, and 6 to 8 feet for the running sorts. Winter varieties should 
be stored in a warm place. An ounce of seed plants 25 hills of the sum- 
mer varieties; 20 hills of the winter kinds. 
Early Prolific Straightneck. Uniform, bright yellow fruit. Early 
and very productive. For home and market. Another all-time 
All-America Winner. (See inside front cover.) 
Early White Bush (Pattypan). 55 days. Fine dwarf sort producing 
many small white Squashes with scalloped edges. 
Early Yellow Bush Scallop (Golden Cluster). 60 days. Fruit flat, 
scalloped, pale yellow. 
Golden Summer Crookneck. 52 days. Fruit about 1 foot long, 
bright yellow, with crooked neck. 
Uconn. A bush Table Queen type. Early, heavy producer. Awarded 
more points than any other vegetable in All-America trials. 
Winter Squash 
Hubbard. 105 days. Most popular Winter Squash. Fruits hard, 
with warted green skin and yellow flesh of rich quality. 
TURNIPS 
Sow in early spring, and for winter use make another sowing in mid- 
summer or early fall. Seedlings should be thinned to stand 4 or 5 
inches apart in rows 12 to 15 inches apart. An ounce of seed sows 100 
feet of row. 
Golden Globe (Amber Globe). 75 days. Flesh yellow, firm, sweet. 
Best for table use when 3 to 4 inches in diameter. 
Purple-top Strap-Leaf. 45 days. Top dark reddish purple, lower 
portion white; flesh tender and sweetly flavored. 
Purple-top White Globe. 55 days. Very popular for home and 
market gardens. Flesh firm, sweet, fine-grained. Globe-shaped 
solid roots, purple-red above and white below. Keeps well. 
Seven-Top. 45 days. The tops are used for greens. Very popular 
and a most palatable food. 
TOBAGCO SEED 
Big Oronoko. Pkt. 15 cts.; 4oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; Ylb. $1.25, 
postpaid. 
All Seed on This Page Postpaid 
Pkt. Thoz. Oz. Alb. 
$0 15 $0 25 $0 40 $1 45 
SALSIFY 
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SPINACH 
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All Other Varieties............. 20 45 
SQUASH 
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a 25 60 
Early Prolific Straightneck...... 35 85 
All Other Varieties ; 20 50 
TURNIPS 
All Varieties 15 40 
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POTATOES 
MAINE-GROWN 
(CERTIFIED) 
Maine-grown Seed Potatoes are now almost universally used in this 
area. Only a very few planters use locally grown Potatoes for seed. 
Results over many years have demonstrated that it pays to buy 
either Certified or Select Maine stock each year. The net difference 
in cost is small when compared with average results. Frequently it 
means the difference between a good crop and total failure. 
Chippewa. An origination of the U. S. Department of Agriculture 
which has consistently yielded higher than Irish Cobbler and Green 
Mountain in official tests from Maine to Florida. A smooth, light- 
skinned variety with shallow eyes. 
Green Mountain. A heavy producer on almost any soil, but does 
especially well in the northern sections where there is plentiful 
rainfall. Smooth, oval, white-skinned tubers, uniformly large in 
size. 
Irish Cobbler. The standard early white Potato on all markets, and 
continues to lead all others in demand. White-skinned, smooth, 
round, thick tubers, ready about 10 days earlier than Early Rose. 
Vigorous vines, not so much affected by blight or drought as most. 
Katahdin. This comparatively new variety has gained wide popu- 
larity in recent years. A smooth, oval, white variety with shallow 
eyes, making a fine appearance. A heavy producer doing best on 
light soil; should not be planted on heavy soil subject to drought. 
It is without a doubt the best cooking Potato on the market. 
Red Bliss or Bliss Triumph. A heavy yielder of mature Potatoes 
for table use at the earliest possible date. Sometimes called the 
“‘Six-weeks Potato.” 
Sebago. A new blight-resistant Potato originated by the Maine 
Experiment Station, from a cross between Chippewa and Katahdin. 
It is a late-maturing variety comparable to Green Mountain in both 
quality and yield. 
Kennebec. A new variety that is gaining friends. Like Sebago 
and other new sorts, it was developed to resist blight and other 
diseases that have retarded growth and yield of Potatoes in recent 
years. 
POTATOES, Certified Stock. 
All Potatoes F.O.B. here. 
Price subject to market changes. 
Chippewaseerrnie seen 
Green) Mountainters.. 4.) 
Irish: Cobbler®..4- tee ce eerie 
Katahdin 3 o25 acetone arom corms 
Red Bliss (Six Weeks)......... 
ASK FOR PRICES 
The Potato market does 
not warrant the inclusion 
of prices at the time of go- 
ing to press. 
It changes 
frequently—sometimes 
once or twice a week. 
POTATOES, No. 2 Certified. 
Irish Cobbler ; : ‘ 
Gran Méouniain } At market price, if available 
Katahdin 
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