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CHAPTER XVIII. 



SQUASH. 



Both the vine and the bush squash seem suited to our 

 soil and cHmate, but I would not advise any one to plant 

 them extensively, for it is only when they are very scarce 

 that they pay at all. When plentiful you cannot give them 

 away. 



VARIETIES. 



The White Bush, Kennerly's Improved Early Proli- 

 fic White Bush and the Golden Summer Crookneck are 

 the best of the bush kind ; the Boston Marrow and the Hub- 

 bard of the vine varieties. In the Crescent City section some 

 truckers claim the^• have made big money raising the Bos- 



ExTRA Early 

 White Bush 



ton Marron for shipment to Boston The\ plant them in 

 their orange groves, and it costs very little to raise them. 



FERTILIZING AND CULTIVATING. 



Plant, fertilize and cultivate the bush varieties as direct- 

 ed for tomatoes, and the vine varieties as directed for can- 

 taloupes and cucumbers. 



INSECTS AND DISEASES. 



The same class of insects attack the squash that attack 

 the cucumber, and if you will follow the course of treat- 



