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Squashes should not be planted until all danger from frost has passed. They delight in a warm, thoroughly pulverized, very rich soil. Plant in hills im May, 
mixing with the soil in each hill a shovelful or two of rotted manure. For bush varieties, the hills should be from 5 to 6 feet apart; for running sorts, 10 feet apart. 
Put 8 or 10 seeds in each hill, and when well grown, thin out, leaving 2 or 3 of the strongest plants to a hill. Small seeded sorts, one ounce to 50 hills; large seeded 
sorts, one ounce to 15 hills. 
No. 2. Essex Hard Shell Turban. No. 3. Delicious. No. 4. Boston Marrow. 
No. 6. Farquhar’s Improved Hubbard. 
No. 5. Bay State. 
No. 1. Improved Warren. 
EARLY VARIETIES. 
Farquhar’s Mammoth White Bush. tie 
plants of this variety are of bushy growth, bearing large fruits of 
superb quality. Pkte, LOMctSt) 02.5 -2b.ctsisa2 bi sevo. cts. 
Farquhar’s Giant Summer Crookneck. an 
improved type with much larger fruits than the common variety. 
The plants are of compact growth, fruits deep golden and heavily 
warted. ... a Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; ¢ lb., 75 cts. 
Yellow Summer Crookneck. Bush variety, early and prolific; 
fruits bright yellow. Pkt., 10 cts.; 02., 25 cts.; ¢ Ib., 75 cts. 
Early Golden Custard. Scalloped, early; golden yellow. 
AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES. 
Early Prolific or Orange Marrow. A superior strain of Marrow, 
excelling in earliness, productiveness, and keeping qualities. 
Fruit of medium size, bright orange-red; flesh fine grained and 
dry when cooked. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; 4 lb., 75 cts. 
The Delicious. One of the best sorts for Winter use. Its color is 
almost uniformly of a green shade; it usually weighs between five 
and ten pounds, the flesh being a dark orange. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; + Ib., 75 ets. 
Boston Marrow. Highly esteemed for Autumn use; skin reddish- 
yellow, a good keeper and of excellent flavor. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; + Ib., 60 cts. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; } lb., 60 cts. 
Coecozelle Bush. Compact bushy growth; fruits smooth, dark 
green with stripes of a deeper shade. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 ets.; $ lb., 75 cts. 
Vegetable Marrow. A favorite English Squash; cream-colored, 
flesh white. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; $4 lb., 75 cts. 
Vegetable Marrow, Moore’s Cream. An early and prolific variety, 
producing medium-sized fruits of attractive appearance; the flesh 
is thick and firm, and of fine quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; 02., 25 cts.; 
g :  |b., 75 cts. 
Essex Hard Shell Turban or Hybrid. A cross between Ameri- 
can Turban and Hubbard, combining the superior qualities of 
both these excellent sorts; skin, orange. Rich in flavor, fine 
grained and sweet. Flesh thick, richly colored, and solid. A 
superior Winter sort and an excellent keeper. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; } Ib., 75 cts. 
Farquhar’s Improved Hubbard. ‘tre most 
popular Winter Squash; color dark olive green; flesh very rich, 
fine grained and dry. An excellent keeper—in condition from 
September to May. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.;  lb., 60 cts.; Ib., $2.00 
Blue Hubbard. See Specialties, page 8. 
Golden Hubbard. Similar to the old-fashioned Hubbard in size and 
form. Skin rich deep orange. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; } lb., 60 cts. 
Bay State. Exceedingly heavy, excellent quality. In color its shell 
is green, adapting it to markets demanding a green squash for Winter 
use; the meat is bright golden-yellow in color, very attractive, dry 
and of exquisite flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; $ lb., 75 cts. 
Farquhar’s Improved Warren. Similar to Essex Hybrid but much 
deeper in color; dry and of excellent flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; 02., 35 cts.; 
< lb., $1.00. 
Chicago Warted Hubbard. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; } Ib., 74 cts.; 
Ib., $1.25. 
Yellow Mammoth. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 25 cts.; ¢ lb., 75 cts. 
Vegetable Marrow Moore’s Cream. 
