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. 



SUMMER VARIETIES 



835 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. 



829 EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK. 



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; \i lb., $1.10; 

 lb.. $3.50. 



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821 



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; M lb., $1.00: 

 lb., $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. 



BUTTERNUT 



Price, pkt. 

 lb., $3.00. 



10c; oz.. 35c; K lb., $1.00; 



842 WHITE BUSH SCALLOPED. The white 

 "Patty Pan" or "Cymling" creamy-white 

 skin, fine quality, free cropper. Season 50 

 days. 



Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 40c; J4 lb., $1.10; 

 lb., $3.25. 



844 YELLOW BUSH Summer Crookneck. 



A bush variety, early and prolific. Season 

 55 days. 



Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 40c; H lb., $1.10; 

 lb., $3.25. 



AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES 



833 BUTTERNUT (NEW). The fruits are of a 

 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}4 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.. 15c; oz.. 85c; J4 lb., $2.50. 



818 ACORN or Table Queen. A very dark 

 green squash about 6 or 7 inches long and 4 

 inches in diameter. Readv in 60 days.' 



Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 40c; \i lb., $1.20; 

 lb., $3.25.' 



819 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; % lb., $1.20; 

 lb.. $3.25. 



822 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; \i lb., $1.20; 

 lb., $3.50. 



824 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; \i lb., $1.20; 

 lb., $3.50. 



826 GOLDEN HUBBARD. Similar to the old 

 Hubbard, excepting the skin is of a rich 

 orange red. Readv in 100 days. 



Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; ]4 lb., $1.20; 

 lb., $3.50. 



830 HUBBARD. Very productive, yielding 

 large, heavy Squashes of dark bluish-green 

 color. It is an excellent keeper. Season 105 

 days. 



Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; M lb-. $120; 

 lb., $3.50. 



832 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; M lb., $1.20; 

 lb.. $3.50. 



SWISS CHORD 



let the plants suffer from lack of water, 

 to 75 feet of drill. 



233 FORDHOOK GIANT 



The leaves are rich dark green, very large, 

 curled otsavoyed, 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; oz., 35c; H lb., 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; oz., 35c; \i lb., 90c; 

 lb.. $2.50. 



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The Cut and Come 

 Again Vegetable 



The National 

 Welfare says, 



CULTURE — Sow the seed in 

 April or May in drills 18 inches 

 apart and thin the plants to stand 

 6 inches apart in the rows. Do not 

 The leaves may be gathered during summer and fall. One ounce 



234 LUCULLUS 



This is quite distinct from 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; \i lb., 90c; 

 lb., $2.50. 



Bureau of Health and 

 "America Needs Us 

 Strong." You can dig health and 

 strength from your Home Garden. Make 

 one this year. 



