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 
829 EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK. 
(See Color Plate Opposite) 
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. 
Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 30c; H lb., 90c; 
lb., $2.75. 
846 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. 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 14 lb., 90c; 
lb., $2.50. 
821 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. 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; H lb- 90c; 
lb.. $2.50. 
834 LONG ISLAND WHITE BUSH (Hender- 
son's). This is an improved White Bush. 
It is just as early, more prolific and the 
Squashes are much larger, and have less 
prominent scallops. The plants are the 
true bush habit. 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; M lb., 75c; 
lb., $1.75. 
839 STRAIGHT NECK is much easier to 
prepare for cooking than its parent variety, 
the old Mammoth Crookneck. It is similar 
in color and flavor. 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; M lb., 75c; 
lb., $1.75. 
840 VEGETABLE MARROW BUSH. A fa- 
vorite English variety, bearing freely oblong, 
dull yellow fruits 10 to 15 inches in length. 
Price, pkt., 10c*; oz., 35c; }4 lb., 90c; 
' lb., $2.50. 
842 WHITE BUSH SCALLOPED. The white 
"Patty Pan" or "Cymling" creamy-white 
skin, fine quality, free cropper. 
Price, pkt.. 10c; oz., 25c; M lb., 60c; 
lb., $1.75. 
844 YELLOW BUSH Summer Crookneck. 
A bush variety, earlv and prolific. 
Price, pkt., 10c; "oz., 25c; l A lb., 60c; 
lb., $1.75. 
AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES 
818 ACORN or Table Queen. A very dark 
green squash about 6 or 7 inches long and 4 
inches in diameter. 
Price, pkt.. 10c; oz., 30c; A lb., 90c; 
lb., $2.50. 
819 BLUE HUBBARD. The squashes are light 
bluish gray in color, and the flesh is very 
fine-grained, dry and tasty. 
Price, pkt.. 10c; oz.. 30c; A, lb., 90c; 
lb., $2.50. 
822 DELICATA (Henderson's). This beauti- 
ful Squash is orange-yellow and striped with 
dark green on the outside. Delicata is the 
earliest of any vine Squash and the most pro- 
lific (about 9 inches long). 
Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 35c; A, lb.. $1.00; 
lb., $3.00. 
824 BUTTERCUP. A recent introduction of 
outstanding quality. The fruits are medium 
small, averaging 3 to 5 pounds in weight, 
and quite flattened in shape. The skin 
color is dark green with an occasional nar- 
row stripe of silvery white. The blossom 
end is marked with a prominent "button." 
The flesh is yellow, exceptionally thick, dry, 
sweet, and entirely free from stringiness. 
Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 40c; A lb., $1.20; 
lb., $3.50. 
826 GOLDEN HUBBARD. Similar to the old 
Hubbard, excepting the skin is of a rich 
orange red. 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; A lb., 90c; 
lb., $2.50. 
830 HUBBARD. Very productive, yielding 
large, heavy Squashes of dark bluish-green 
color. It is an excellent keeper. 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; A, lb., 90c; 
lb., $2.50. 
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. 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; A, lb., 90c; 
lb., $2.50. 
Henderson's Garden Guide and Record 
(sent on request with orders of $3.00 or 
over, or sold at 35c per copy) tells how to 
store Pumpkins and Squash for use during 
the winter months. 
SWISS CHORD 
let the plants suffer from lack of water, 
to 75 feel 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. 
Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 35c; A lb., $1.00; 
lb., $2.50. 
235 GREEN PLUME (Henderson's) 
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 of Swiss Chard, and it is also 
much more tender. The midribs too, are 
edible and tender, white and attractive. 
Price, pkt.. 15c; oz., 35c; A lb., $1.00; 
lb., $2.50 
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CULTURE— Sow the seed in 
April or May in drills 18 inches 
apart and thin the plants to stand 
6 inches apart in the rows. Do not 
The leaves may be gathered during summer and fall. One ounce 
The Cut and Come 
Again Vegetable 
234 LUCULLUS Crumpled-Leaved 
This is quite distinct from the old and well- 
known variety. The leaf stems are rounder, 
very thick and fleshy. The whole plant is 
taller and the leaves, instead of being 
smooth, are deeply and closely crumpled, 
similar to a Savoy Cabbage. It is very 
tasty and palatable, and preferred by many 
in place of Spinach. 
This variety is much sought after by those 
who prefer the rib of the leaf, as it is more 
strongly developed than in the old variety. 
Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; A 1157,-$ 1.00; 
lb., $2.50. 
The National Bureau of Health and 
Welfare says, "America Needs Us 
Strong." You can dig health and 
strength from your Victory Garden. 
Make one this year. 
