"Oh! for the pies that mother made." 



SQUASH AND PUMPKINS 



Native of North America. 



Plant seed in hills about six feet apart eacV? 

 way. Place about four seeds in a hill in the 

 form of a square six inches apart. Thin oui 

 to one or two plants. Plant in May when the 

 soil is warm. Nothing is gained by planting 

 earlier because the seed, if it germinates, will 

 not make a strong root, but will curl up and 

 die. 



Of the small variety of squash you can leave 

 two plants to a hill, but the large squash, like 

 the Hubbard, you should leave but one, if you 

 wish to grow large squash. 



When the fruit has formed cut off the end 

 of the vine to throw the strength into the de- 

 velopment of the fruit. The vine has male 

 and female flowers. Twice as many male 

 flowers, which soon wilt and die. Bees and 

 insects carry the pollen from flower to flower 

 making strange mixtures in the family. 



Do not plant different kinds of squash to- 

 gether if you want them to come true. Squash 

 will keep for months in a dry room or cellar. 

 Great care should be taken in handling squash 

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