28 GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Spinach 
Improved Varieties 
IMPORTED TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE 
MOST CRITICAL TRADE 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 100 feet of 
drill; eight to ten pounds per acre. Sow early for spring crop; 
in August for fall use; and if sown from the middle to last 
of September, and protected during the winter with a light 
covering of straw, it will be ready for use very early in the 
spring. 
A fertilizer high in nitrogen and phosphate is recommend- 
ed, especially for sandy soils. 
During warm weather, germination may be greatly aided 
by firming the seed bed, and sowing the seed shallow. Keep 
the soil moist until germination is completed. 
OLD DOMINION. (40 days.) Imported seed to meet the 
demands of the most critical trade. Used mostly for early 
spring crop. Long standing and 
mosaic resistant. Large dark 
green, heavily crumped leaves. 
*¥LONG STANDING 
BLOOMSDALE. 42 days. It is 
early and hardy, and a decided 
improvement on the old strain. 
Will stand 10 to 14 days before 
bolting to seed; has a heavier leaf 
texture, more crumpled or sa- 
voyed, and will also resist the 
heat much better. Suitable for 
quick freezing. Pkt., 10c. 
HEAVY PACK. 48 days. This 
is a good strain of Viking. Plants 
are strong and vigorous with 
large, medium green, slightly 
crumpled thick leaves on short 
stalks. Color is intermediate be- 
tween Nobel and King of Den- 
mark. Suitable for quick freezing. 
AMERICA. 48 days. A new variety from a cross between 
Viking and Bloomsdale Longstanding. Leaves are dark 
green, savoyed and thick. Withstands heat better than 
others of this type and is slower to bolt. 
Giant Nobel 
Virginia Savoy Spinach 
Long Standing 
Bloomsdale 
VIKING. 45 days. This new 
variety may well be described as a 
dark green Nobel. Excellent for 
market gardens and canning. Plant 
large, spreading, vigorous, thick 
and dark green. Suitable for quick 
freezing. 
*KING OF DENMARK. 48 
days. Imported seed to meet the 
demands of the most critical 
trade. A standard variety for 
market gardeners, for spring 
planting. It will stand longer 
than any other variety before go- 
ing to seed. Leaves large, round- 
ed, and somewhat blistered. Color 
very deep green. Heavy yielder 
and excellent quality. Suitable 
for quick freezing. 
ROUND SUMMER THICK LEAVED. 45 days. An old 
standard. Grand Rapids growers use this variety very largely 
for main crop for spring, summer and fall. Suitable for 
quick freezing. 
GIANT NOBEL. 45 days. An erect, vigorous growing, 
long standing Spinach, slow to run to seed. Leaves large, 
unusually broad, firm and thick, with rounded top. Smooth, 
medium green in color and the largest of any Spinach. Suit 
able for quick freezing. 
VIRGINIA SAVOY BLIGHT-RESISTANT. 40 days. 
Virginia Savoy is characterized by the large leaves and 
general Flanders type of growth. The low growing, wide- 
spreading habit makes it most desirable for winter Spinach. 
Plants of this type attain a very large size in late fall and 
carry well into early spring. A single plant often weighs more 
than a pound. Suitable for quick freezing. 
NEW ZEALAND, 60 days. Entirely distinct from the other 
varieties. Plant tall and spreading, leaves medium green, 
rather small and pointed. Prickly seeded. 
Oz. 15075 /a0lb.;)25¢21o1b.- 156 
Prices, except as noted: Oz., 15¢c; VY Ib., 
25c; 1 Ib., 70c; 10 Ibs., $5.50; 25 Ibs. or 
more, 50c per Ib. Not postpaid.» 
% Please Refer to Page 3 for Postal Rates 
%#&This variety recommended by Michigan State College 
