SQUASH 
Winter Varieties (Continued) 
per plant. Fruits are acorn shaped, dark green, 
about 2/3 the size of Table Queen. 70 days. A very 
fine, new variety for home gardens, 
TOMATOES 
CULTURE: Tomatoes should be started in hotbeds 
early in the year. Sow thinly ™% inch deep in 5 
inch rows in the hotbed. Soil shoud be rich, light, 
and well drained. After danger of frost is past, 
transplant into the field in trenches three feet apart 
and about 30 inches between the plants in the row. 
Place roots and stems well down in the trenches 
for sturdy growth, and cover with fine, rich soil. 
To avoid shock in transplanting, set out plants in 
afternoon and water well. Some varieties are train- 
ed to stakes or trellises; some are topped or allowed 
to run on the ground. For large fruit, suckering and 
thinning or topping is important. Soil around the 
plants should be well cultivated and moist during 
growing season. Days to maturity are figured from 
time of transplanting. 
EARLY SCARLET VARIETIES:— 
Bonny Best — Standard early sort for shipping, 
forcing, and home garden. Vine is medium large, 
spreading, heavy foliage to protect fruit, not hardy. 
Fruit is medium size, smooth, solid, uniform globe 
shape, good quality. 75 days. Fruit color is scarlet 
red. Weight 6 oz. 
Break O' Day—Early shipping type, resistant to wilt 
and nailhead; also free of cracking. Vine is large, 
open and spreading, with little foliage, prolific. 
Fruit is good sized, globe shaped, smooth, orange- 
scarlet, and of good flavor. 70 days. Weight 7 oz. 
Earliana — Early home and market garden type. 
Vine is open and sparse in growth. Fruit is medium- 
small, flattened, smooth, and meaty. About 3 inches 
across. Color is rich scarlet. 65 days. 5 oz. 
Queens — Introduced in 1951 by Rutgers Univer- 
sity, as a medium-large, early, market tomato from 
crossing Rutgers and Valiant, which gives it size, 
earliness and wilt resistance. Fruits are deep scar- 
let, thick fleshed and firm. Weight about 6 ounces. 
74 days from plants. 
Stokesdale — All purpose variety of deserved pop- 
ularity. Vine is well foliated, semi-erect, heavy, and 
productive. Fruit is medium, bright scarlet, round, 
solid, smooth. 270 days. Weight 6 oz. 
Lakeland — A good green-wrap shipping variety 
for the South. Vines are vigorous, resistant to heat. 
Fruits are about 5 oz. and globe-shaped, free from 
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