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SQUASH 
One ounce will sow 20 to 30 hills; 
3 to 4 pounds, an acre. 
This is a popular vegetable for summer and 
winter use, and being susceptible to cold it 
should not be planted until the ground is 
thoroughly warm. The bush sorts should be 
planted in hills 4 to 5 feet apart each way; the 
running varieties, 8 to 12 feet apart. Place 8 
to 10 seeds in a hill and thin out to about 4 
plants in a hill. 
Summer Varieties 
Cocozelle or italian. 64 days. A bush variety. 
Long smooth, dark green fruits, striped 
lighter. Fine for slicing and frying. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, % Ib. $1.25. 
Early Green Tint Bush Scallop. 52 days. 
A most attractive type of Scallop Squash 
with a delicate fresh green color at the 
edible stage. 
Pkt. 15¢, oz. 45c, % Ib. $1.25. 
Early Prolific Straightneck. 50 days. A 
bush type that produces abundantly. 
Fruit is smooth, straight, bright lemon- 
yellow in edible stage, 12 inches long 
and 3 inches in diameter. Flesh firm 
and of excellent flavor. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, %4 Ib. $1.25. 
Early Yellow Summer Crookneck. 52 
days. Bush type, produces abundantly. 
Fruit is smooth, straight, bright lemon- 
yellow, 12 inches long and 3 inches in di- 
ameter. Flesh firm and of excellent flavor. 
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Early White Bush. 52 days. A round, scallop- 
ed form with an ivory-white skin. Has an 
abundance of meat of very fine flavor. Ma- 
tures early; very prolific. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, %4 Ib. $1.25. 
Table Queen or Acorn. Edible in about 55 
days. Fruits 6 to 8 inches long, 3 inches in 
diameter; dark green rind turning to orange; 
flesh light yellow. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, 14 Ib. $1.25, 
Zucchini. 62 days. Cocozelle type. Fruits 12 
to 14 inches long; green skin, mottled yel- 
low when matured; flesh delicious. 
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Fall and Winter Varieties 
Blue Hubbard. 110 days. A selection from the 
original Hubbard. The fruit is of a gray- 
blue color, grows large, is a remarkably 
good keeper and of excellent quality. 
Witt, sxe, Oy, Shite, 12" shen ooilo4ay. 
Boston Marrow. 97 days. Golden orange. 
Fine for canning, cooked as a vegetable or 
in pie. Pkt. 15¢, oz. 45¢, 4 lb. $1.25. 
Butternut. 90 days. Fine variety of small 
winter Squash. The fruit is 10 to 12 
inches in length, bottle-shape, with a 
thick, solid, meaty neck and a very small 
seed cavity in bulbous end. The pale 
orange shell is smooth and hard, with 
rich yellow meat. 
Pkt. 20c, oz. 65c, Y4 Ib. $1.85. 
Hubbard. Improved green. 105 days. Fruits 
large, olive-shaped, with dark green skin and 
rich flesh. Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, %4 Ib. $1.25. 
Borage. Annual ...... -20 65 1.20 
Catnip. Biennial ....... .20 1.25 2.00 
Chives. Perennial ...... .20 1.00 1.85 
SPINACH 
One ounce will sow about 75 feet of drill; 
10 to 12 pounds, an acre. 
Sow for spring use, in drills 1 foot apart 
(covering the seed to about 1 inch), as early 
as the ground can be worked, and continue 
to sow every two weeks till May 15. Spinach 
seed seldom germinates during June, July or 
August, so we do not recommend sowing again 
until September, which is the season to pro- 
vide an early winter and spring crop. 
Spinach, 
Bloomsdale Savoy 
Bloomsdale Long-Standing Savoy. 42 
days. Will stand considerable heat before 
bolting to seed. Leaves are thick, crimp- 
ed, and fleshy. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, %4 lb. 90c, 4% lb. $1.45. 
King of Denmark. 45 days. A new variety 
that stands a long while without running 
to seed. The deep green leaves are large, 
rounded, and slightly blistered. 
Pkt. 15c, 0z. 35c, % Ib. 90c, 12 Ib. $1.45. 
New Zealand. 70 days. This variety endures 
heat and drought and is excellent for sum- 
mer use. Leaves small and thick. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, % Ib. $1.10, Y% Ib. $2.00. 
Virginia Blight-Resistant Savoy. 39 days. 
A variety of vigorous growth, which is im- 
mune from disease. Excellent for fall sow- 
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RUTABAGAS 
Rutabagas should be sown in drills about 
2/2 feet apart, and when 3 inches high thinned 
out to get the greatest root-development. They 
need to be cultivated liberally and hilled up 
when about 6 inches high. 
American Purple-Top Yeliow, Special 
Strain. 90 days. Roots are mostly round, 
with a small tap root, yellow, with purple 
crown; flesh amber-colored, sweet and free 
from fiber; tops medium size. RKtloc, 
oz. 35c, %4 lb. 75c, Y Ib. $1.40, Ib. $2.25. 
Golden Neckless. 85 days. Similar to Ameri- 
can Purple-Top but having smaller tops and 
roots, with no neck. Pktes Ibe 675, 35e, 
V4 lb. 75c, ¥2 Ib, $1.40, Ib. $2.25. 
A-erks 
There is an increasing interest in herbs today, and herb gardens are becoming quite popular, The majority of them are very easy to grow and 
therefore should be grown more extensively than they are. 
Pkt. Yoz Oz. 
Basil, Sweet. Annual ..$0.20 $0.65 $1.20 
Basil, Italian. Annual .. .20 65 1.20 
12 Woy, (Oys 
Coriander. Annual ...... $0.15 $0.50 $0.95 
Dill, Annual ; 15 325 8©.40 
Fennel, Fiorence. Annual. .15 .50 .95 
Lavender. Perennial ..... .25 1.75 3.00 
Rosemary. Perennial ..... .25 1.50 2.75 
WATERMELON 
One ounce will sow 30 hills; 4 pounds, an acre. 
Plant in hills 8 to 10 feet apart each way, 
8 to 10 seeds in each hill, covering ¥2 inch 
deep. When well established, thin out to three 
or four of the strongest plants to each hill. 
Watermelons should not be planted until after 
the soil has become thoroughly warm. We 
offer the varieties which we know are the 
better ones. 
Blacklee. 90 days. An excellent variety with 
a very high degree of resistance to fusarium 
wilt. Fruits are medium large, cylindrical 
and blotchy, dark blue-green color. Flesh is 
deep red, firm and sweet. 
Bestia COZ 4 0G 4m Demplie2os 
Dixie Queen. 85 days. A splendid Melon with 
thin, tough rind, light green in color with 
dark green stripes. Flesh is fine-grained, ten- 
der and lusciously flavored, rich scarlet. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, %4 Ib. $1.25. 
Congo. 90 days. Bronze Medal, All-America 
Selections, 1950. Fruits are oblong, blotchy, 
dark green, faintly striped with lighter 
green. Flesh is fine grained and firm. 
Pkt. 25c, oz. 75c, YW Ib. $2.25. 
Harris’ Earliest. 75 days. Ripens earyl. Fruit 
oblong, marbled light and dark green; flesh 
bright red and of good quality. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, % Ib. $1.00. 
Kleckley Sweet. 85 days. Has a luscious 
tenderness all its own. The Melons average 
about 20 inches long and ripen quite early. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, Y% Ib. $1.25. 
New Hampshire Midget. 67 days. Gold 
Medal, All-America Selections, 1951. This 
midget or icebox variety is very early 
and prolific. It is a round Melon 6 inches 
through, weighing up to 6 pounds, 
striped dark green on light green. Rind 
is thin, with strawberry-red flesh of very 
good flavor. Pkt. 25c, oz. 75c, 4 Ib. $2.25. 
WATERMELON SEEDS. For medicinal pur- 
poses. V4 lb. 50c, 2 Ib. 95c, Ib. $1.75. 
TURNIPS 
One ounce of seed for 100 feet of drill; 
2 pounds per acre, broadcast. 
For early use sow the small sorts as soon as 
the ground can be worked in the spring in 
drills 14 inches apart. As the seed is fine, it 
should be covered but slightly. Do not sow 
too thickly, so the roots can develop. For fall 
and winter use sow broadcast from the mid- 
dle of July to the middle of August. 
Purple-Top White Globe. 57 days. Large 
root, skin purple at top, white at bottom. 
A good table and market variety. Pkt. 15c, 
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Shogoin. 30 days. A two-purpose variety with 
tops equal to the best Spinach. The roots 
are pure white and of fine flavor. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, Y Ib. 65c, Ib. $1.85. 
Southern Seven-Top. 80 days. Chiefly used 
for winter greens. Extensively sown in the 
South. Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, 4 lb. 65c, lb. $1.85. 
Yeliow Globe or Amber. 80 days. Shaped 
like the Purple-Top Globe, but colored like 
a yellow Rutabaga. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, V4 lb. 65c, Ib. $1.85. 
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Pkt. Yoz. Oz. 
Sage. Perennial ....... .. $0.25 $0.80 $1.50 
Summer Savoy. Annual. .15 .65 1.25 
Sweet Marjoram. Annual. .25 1.00 1.90 
Thyme. Perennial ....... 2078 120 2.25 
Garden Store, 924 Chestnut St., PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. 
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