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SQUASH. 



German, Kuchen-Kuerbis. French, Courge. 



When the ground is warm and the weather settled. 



sow in hills in well prepared ground, mixing 2 or 3 



shovels of well-rotted manure in each hill. Light 



soils are best suited to their growth. Plant six to 



eight seeds in each hill and thin out to three or four, 



after they have made partial growth. Plant 



bush varieties from three to four feet apart 



each way, and the trailing sorts six to eight 



feet. 



Bush Squash, 1 oz. to 50 hills, 5 to 6 



lbs. to the acre. 

 Marrow Squash, t oz. to 20 hills, 3 to 

 4 lbs. to the acre. 



SUMMER SQUASH. 



WE DELIVER ALL SEEDS 

 offered on this page TO 

 ANY POST-OFFICE IIV THE 

 UNITED STATES except in 

 5 lb. lots and over. 



DEDUCT 10c from 1 lb. price 

 if shipped by express at 

 purchaser's expense. 



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Bush Summer Crook Neck — Early and productive and 

 of fine quality; fruit orange yellow, covered with 

 warty excrescences. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 

 1 lb 



Giant Bush Summer Croofe Neck — Matures with the 

 preceding and is about double the size. Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 10c; M lb. 20c; 1 lb 



Strickler Giant Summer Crook Neck — Resembles the 

 Bush Summer Crook Neck in appearance, but is a 

 running variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb.. 



White Bush Scalloped — An early variety, excellent for 

 shipping. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; \i lb. 20c; 1 lb 



Mammoth White Bnsh Scalloped — Is much larger in 

 size than the preceding. Flesh clear, waxy white, 

 tender and delicate. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; M lb. 20c; 

 1 lb 



Golden Custard Bush — A very productive early scal- 

 loped sort. Color rich golden yellow; quality ex- 

 cellent. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y± lb. 25c; 1 lb : . . . 



Delicata — Trie earliest and most prolific of the vine 

 Squashes, and although of small size, the flesh is 

 wonderfully solid, with a small seed cavity. It cooks 

 dry and is rich flavored. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; 

 1 lb 75 



Aegetable Marrow — A variety used extensively in 

 England. The fruit is oblong, of a greenish-yellow 

 color; flesh white, soft and of excellent flavor. Pkt. 

 5c; oz. 10c; M lb. 25c; 1 lb 75 



AUTUMN AND WINTER SQUASH. 



The Delicious (new) — Surpasses all other varieties in 

 richness of flavor, fineness of grain and thickness 

 of flesh. About the same size and outside color as 

 Hubbard. Flesh deep orange. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 

 U lb. 5«e;: II lb $1.50 



Bay State — Medium in size, a good yielder, thick fleshed; 

 shell dark gfeen and very thick. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 

 20c; 1 -lb 



Boston Marrow — A valuable variety, coming in about ten 

 days later than, the bush sorts; a good keeper and of 

 fine flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; 1 lb 65 



Chicago Warted Hubbard — A choice dark green and very 

 warty selection from the well-known Hubbard, retain- 

 ing all the good qualities of its parent. Very hand- 

 some, a grand keeper and sells at sight. Pkt. 5c; oz. 

 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 70e; by express 5 lbs. $2.75; 10 lbs... $5.00 



Essex Hybrid — An early and rapid growing variety, with 

 thick, rich colored solid flesh of richest flavor; it is also 

 one of the best keepers. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; 1 lb. 75 



Fordhook — One of the earliest winter Squashes, a good 

 yielder and an excellent keeper. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 

 25c; 1 lb. :••:,,, • 75 









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CHICAGO WARTFD HUBBARD. 



Hubbard — A favorite late sort, and more largely grown 

 than any other; of large size. Flesh fine grained, dry 

 and of excellent flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 

 lb. 70c; by express, 5 lbs. $2.75; 10 lbs $5. 



Mammoth Chili — Grows to a very large size, often weigh- 

 ing over 200 lbs. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 40c; 1 lb $1. 



Marblehead — Resembles the Hubbard, only that the flesh 

 and outside is a little lighter than that variety. Pkt. 

 5c; oz. 10c; H lb. 20c; 1 lb 



Red or Golden Hubbard — Exactly similar to the Green 

 Hubbard, except in color, which is a bright, deep orange. 

 Flesh deep golden yellow, fine grained, cooks very dry, 

 and is of excellent flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 

 1 lb 



Winter Crook Neck — A good fall variety; flesh close- 

 grained and sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25e; 1 lb.... 



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