. Barnard's seeds. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. SQUASH SPINACH This is an important crop for the market gar- dener. It is of easy cultivation. Sow for main crop in September, either broadcast or in drills one foot apart and one inch deep, in rich soil; the stronger the ground, the more delicate and succulent will be the leaves. Protect during the winter with hay or straw. For spring and summer use, sow as soon as the ground can be worked, and every two weeks
. Barnard's seeds. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. SQUASH SPINACH This is an important crop for the market gar- dener. It is of easy cultivation. Sow for main crop in September, either broadcast or in drills one foot apart and one inch deep, in rich soil; the stronger the ground, the more delicate and succulent will be the leaves. Protect during the winter with hay or straw. For spring and summer use, sow as soon as the ground can be worked, and every two weeks for succession. 1 oz. for 100 ft. of drill; 10 to 12 lbs. per acre. Bloomsdale or Savoy Leaved. Of upright growth; leaves curled and crimpled, thick and fleshy. Keeps well after cut- ting. Suitable for fall sowing. Victoria. Large, very dark green leaves, slightly crimpled. Remains in good condition for market for a long time. A newer variety that is becoming very popular with the truckers. Long Standing. Leaves dark green and thick. Not inclined to run to seed for a long time. Popular with market gardeners. New Zealand. Yields an abundance of the tenderest Spinach during the hottest months of the year, or in dry arid localities where the ordinary Spinach runs to seed. The seed is sown where the plants are to stand, in May, or earlier in a hotbed and transplanted, and the plants will continue to yield a supply of good leaves of ex- cellent quality during the entire summer, requir- ing scarcely any attention. Swiss Chard or Spinach Beet Also called Sea Kale Beet. The middle of the leaf, or midrib, is cooked and served like aspara g u s. The other portions o f the leaf may be used like s p i n a c h. This beet does not make a large root, but is a del icious summer v e g e table when cut young and used for "; Swiss Chard See also Pare 4 Squashes do best in warm and very rich soil. Plant in well manured hills, same as Melons or Cu- cumbers, the bush varieties 4 fe
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