CASERTA (NEW) 
SQUASH 
CULTURE—Sow when the weather has become settled and warm. Plant in 
hills. For bush varieties the hills should be 4 feet apart each way, and for run- 
ning sorts, 8 feet. Eight seeds should be sown in each hill 1 inch deep, thinning 
out after they have attained their third and fourth leaves, leaving two or three of the strongest plants. One 
ounce for 30 hills; 3 or 4 lbs. in hills for an acre. 
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SUMMER VARIETIES 
CASERTA A. A. S. Gold Medal 1949. 
Here is an outstanding quality summer bush 
squash of remarkable productivity. It is not 
unusual for a plant to produce 30 fruits, 
and as many as 70 have been recorded. 
Mature fruits are 18 inches long by 5 inches 
wide, but they have the finest table quality 
when 6 to-7 inches long. The skin is a light 
glossy green with broken stripes of darker 
green. Season 55 days. 
Price, pkt., 25c. 
EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK. 
(See Color Plate Page 94) 
Outstanding for earliness, heavy yield, and 
uniformity in size and shape of fruits. 
The plants and fruits are somewhat smaller 
than Giant Straightneck but a great many 
more fruits are produced per plant. The 
fruits are smoother and lighter yellow than 
the Giant type. Ready in 50 days. 
Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 40c; 14 Ib., $1.10; 
Ib., $3.50. 
BLACK ZUCCHINI. A very desirable 
bush type of Italian Vegetable Marrow. 
Fruits cylindrical in shape and of a dark 
green color, which turns darker as the fruits 
grow, until at maturity the color is so dark 
green that it gives the appearance of black. 
The mature fruits measure 12 to 15 inches 
long, 4 to 5 inches in diameter. Ready in 65 
days. 
Price, pkt,, 15c: oz., 35c; 14 lb., $1.00: 
Ib., $3.25. 
COCOZELLE or Italian Vegetable Mar- 
row. Smooth dark green fruits which when 
mature become marbled with yellow. Fruits 
are best when 6 to 8 inches long. Ready in 
65 days. 
Price, pkt., 10c; 0z., 35c; 14 Ib., $1.00; 
lb., $3.00. 
WHITE BUSH SCALLOPED. The white 
“Patty Pan’’ or ‘‘Cymling’’ creamy-white 
skin, fine quality, free cropper. Season 50 
days. 
Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 40c;. 4 Ib., $1.10; 
Ib., $3.25. 
YELLOW BUSH Summer Crookneck. 
A bush variety, early and prolific. Season 
55 days. 
Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 40c; 14 lb., $1.10; 
Ib., $3.25. 
AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES 
833 BUTTERNUT (NEW). The fruits are of a 
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deep buff color, somewhat bottle-shaped, 
about 12 inches long, with an enlarged sec- 
tion at the blossom end. The upper or neck 
section is about 3% inches in diameter, solid 
flesh, entirely free from seed cavity which is 
confined to the lower enlarged part. The 
skin or shell is smooth and hard, and the 
flesh is deep yellow, fine textured, dry, sweet 
and of excellent flavor. It appears to be 
immune to attacks from squash vine borer. 
Ready in 95 days. 
Price, pkt.. 15¢; 0z.. 85c; 14 lb., $2.50. 
ACORN or Table Queen. A very dark 
green squash about 6 or 7 inches long and 4 
inches in diameter. Ready in 60 days. 
Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 40c; 14 Ib., $1.20; 
Ib., $3.25. 
BLUE HUBBARD. The squashes are light 
bluish gray in color, and the flesh is very 
fine-grained, dry and tasty. Season 105 days. 
Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 40c; 14 Ib., $1.20; 
Ib., $3.25. 
DELICATA. This beautiful Squash is 
orange-yellow and striped with dark green 
on the outside. Delicata is the earliest of any 
vine Squash and the most prolific (about 
9 inches long). Ready in 100 days. 
Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 40c; 14 lb., $1.20; 
Ib., $3.50. 
BUTTERCUP. A recent’ introduction of 
outstanding quality. The fruits are 3 to 5 
pounds in weight, and quite flattened in 
shape. The skin color is dark green with an 
occasional narrow stripe of silvery white. 
The blossom end is marked with a promi- 
nent ‘‘button."’ The flesh is yellow, excep- 
tionally thick, dry, sweet, and entirely free 
from stringiness. Season 100 days. 
Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 40c; 4 Ib., $1.20; 
Ib., $3.50. ; 
GOLDEN HUBBARD. Similar to the old 
Hubbard, excepting the skin is of a rich 
orange red. Ready in 100 days. 
Price, pkt., 10c; 0z., 40c; 14 Ib., $1.20; 
Ib., $3.50. 
HUBBARD. Very productive, yielding 
large, heavy Squashes of dark bluish-green 
color. It is an excellent keeper. Season 105 
days. 5 
Price, pkt., 10c; 0z., 40c; 14 Ib., $1.20; 
Ib., $3.50. 
LARGE WARTED HUBBARD. It is 
named on account of the excessive rough 
“warty"’ surface of the fruits; heavy warts 
indicate a hard shell, and the harder the 
shell the better the Squash will keep. Sea- 
son 105 days. 
Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 40c; 14 lb., $1.20; 
Ib., $3.50. 
CULTURE—Sow the seed in 
The Cut and Come April or May in drills 18 inches 
Again Vegetable 
apart and thin the plants to stand 
6 inches apartin the rows. Do not 
let the plants suffer from lack of water. The leaves may be gathered during summer and fall. One ounce 
to 75 feet of drill. 
233 FORDHOOK GIANT 
The leaves are rich dark green, very large, 
curled or savoyed, of thick texture and quite 
tender, making excellent boiling greens. 
The white stems or midribs make a fine 
dish prepared like Asparagus. Season 55 
days. 
Price, pkt., 15c; 0z., 35c; 14 Ib., 90c; 
lb., $2.50. 
- 235 GREEN PLUME 
The Spinach-Leaved and Asparagus- 
Ribbed Variety 
The leaf is almost identical with that of the 
Spinach plant, and is as dark a green in 
color. It is a much darker green than any 
other variety and it is also much more ten- 
der. The midribs, too, are edible and tender, 
white and attractive. Season 55 days. 
Price, pkt., 15c; 0z., 35c; 14 lb., 90c; 
Ib., $2.50. 
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234 LUCULLUS 
This is quite distinct trom the old variety. 
The leaf stems are rounder, very thick and 
fleshy. The whole plant is taller and the 
leaves, instead of being smooth, are deeply 
and closely crumpled, similar to a Savoy 
Cabbage. It is very tasty and palatable, 
and.preferred by many in place of Spinach. 
This variety is much sought after by those 
who prefer the rib of the leaf, as it is more 
strongly developed than in the old variety. 
Season 55 days. 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 14 Ib., 90c; 
Ib., $2.50. 
The National Bureau of Health and 
Welfare 
Strong.’’ 
Needs Us 
health and 
says,  ‘‘America 
You can dig 
strength from your Home Garden. Make 
one this year. 
