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650 Mixed Squashes 



(48 to 105 days) A fine home garden mixture 

 made up of all the excellent squashes we list, 

 both summer and winter varieties. One sowing 

 will provide fruits for the table all summer and 

 fall, while those of the winter type may be 

 stored for use all during the winter. 



« Pkt. 10(i; oz. 25(f; Vi lb. 75*!; Vi lb. $1-30. 



Cultural Suggestions 



All squash grows best in a deep, fertile soil. Bush varie- 

 ties are grown in rows or hills 4 by 4 ft. apart; running 

 varieties, 8 by 8 ft. apart. Sow seed in spring when soil 

 has become warm. Thin bush varieties to 4 plants in a 

 hill, running varieties to 2 to 4 plants to a hill. A packet 

 will plant 8 hills; bush varieties, one oz. 40 hills; running 

 varieties, one oz. 50 hills; 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 



Winter squashes require the same general cultural 

 directions as the summer varieties but need a longer 

 growing season to mature. Fruits must remain on the 

 vine until they have fully matured; gather them before 

 frost, leaving part of the stem attached. Keep in a 

 moderately warm, dry place until used. Handle carefully 

 so as not to bruise them, for bruises may cause decay. 

 Examine fruits in storage from time to time. Many of 

 the winter squashes make excellent "pumpkin" pie. 



Improved 

 Hubbard 



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644 Yankee Hybrid # 



A genuine hybrid squash (48 days) 



Entirely new and different, Yankee 

 Hybrid is a first generation cross 

 by controlled pollination. It produces the 

 earliest squash in the garden, and makes 

 a heavier crop than any other kind. In 

 addition, the fruits areamazingly uniform, 

 and the bush vines are extremely vigor- 

 ous. A cross between Early Prolific and 

 Connecticut Straightneck, its fruits are 

 bright yellow and average 8 to 9 in. long, 

 tapering only slightly at the neck. 



Pkt. 15*!; oz. 60*!; Vi lb. $2.25. 



632 Mammoth Golden /Os 

 Summer Crookneck / [ V 



Fine-grained flesh (60 days) / \ 



An improved strain of the old Yel- | \ 

 low Summer Crookneck Squash, I 1 

 and though it is fully twice as I ) 

 large, it matures just as early. ^—S 

 Fruits grow about 18 in. long, have a beau- 

 tiful deep golden orange-yellow warted 

 skin and salmon-orange flesh. Necks are 

 curved; entire fruits are filled with fine- 

 grained flesh of luscious flavor. Compact, 

 bushy plants. 



Pkt. 10(!; oz. 25*!; Vi lb. 75**; »/ 2 lb. $1.30. 



635 Improved Hubbard •& 



The leading Hubbard squash 

 (100 days) 



Maule's Improved Hubbard 

 Squash represents the per- 

 fection of all large winter 

 squashes. The fruits grow 

 about 10 by 12 in. in size 

 and weigh about 12 lbs. The 

 flesh is rich orange-yellow, fine grained, 

 solid, dry, and lusciouslysweet. The tough- 

 ness of the dark olive-green warted rind 

 makes it the favorite for winter use, keep- 

 ing well until spring if properly stored. 



Pkt. 10*!; oz. 30*!; Vi lb. 90*!; Vi lb. $1.60. 



641 Blue Hubbard * 



Splendid for pies 

 (105 days) 



Fruits are large, 

 heavy, and of a 

 distinctive deep 

 blue-gray color. 

 The shell is extremely rough and hard; 

 the flesh is attractive bright yellow- 

 orange, fine grained, very dry, and ex- 

 ceptionally sweet. UnusuallyJproductive 

 and easily stored. Larger than the green 

 or orange-red skinned Hubbards. Fruits 

 grow 18 in. long, 12 in. thick, and aver- 

 age 15 lbs. in weight. 



Pkt. 10*!; oz. 35*!; Vi lb. 95*!; Vi lb. $1.70. 



628 Earliest White Bush * 



Early; scalloped fruits (50 days) , / 



Also known under the name of ^\^>? 

 Patty Pan. Squashes are creamy white 

 and scalloped around the edges; flesh is 

 milk-white, smooth, firm and of the most 

 delicious flavor. Plants are of bush form 

 and bear a great crop of fruit. Probably 

 the most used and best liked of all sum- 

 mer squash, as it can be used when very 

 small and continuously until quite old. 

 Pkt. 10*<; oz. 25*!; Vi lb. 75*!; Vi lb. $1.30. 



629 Giant Summer 

 Straightneck 



Long, heavy fruit (60 days) 



This variety is really just the same 

 as Golden Summer Crookneck ex- 

 cept that it is not handicapped by a 

 crooked neck. This improvement 

 makes the squash easier to prepare for 

 cooking, reduces damage in shipping, and 

 allows easier packing and handling. Flesh 

 is salmon-yellow and of the finest quality; 

 skin is golden orange and heavily warted. 

 Fruits are about 18 in. long. Plants are 

 bushy, vigorous, and very productive. 



Pkt. 10*!; oz. 25*!; Vi lb. 75*!; Vi lb. $1.30. 



630 Acorn <£ 



Also known as Table Queen (58 days) 



The smooth, hard shell is deeply 

 ribbed and dark green, 5)4 in. long 

 and 4 in. thick. Vines are long and vigor- 

 ous. The half-grown fruits are fine for 

 summer use; fully grown fruits are excel- 

 lent winter keepers. The mature Acorn, 

 like other small squashes, is at its best 

 when baked whole. It is then cut in half, 

 the seeds removed, and served in the 

 shell. Prepared this way, it is the world's 

 finest squash. 



Pkt. 10*!; oz. 25*!; Vi lb. 75*!; V 2 lb. $1.30. 







645 Red or Golden 

 Hubbard 



Orange-red skin (92 days) 



Similar to the Improved Hub- 

 bard in size and shape, often ' 

 weighing the same in spite of 

 its earlier maturity, but dif- 

 fering from it in having deep orange-red 

 colored skin which makes it particularly 

 attractive. The thick orange-yellow flesh 

 is richer in color than Hubbard, but of the 

 same fine-grained texture and sweet lus- 

 cious flavor. Red or Golden Hubbard is 

 easily stored throughout the winter. 



Pkt. 10*!; oz. 40*!; Vi lb. $1.10; Vi lb. $2.00. 



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631 Buttercup 



Highest quality of all. Keeps all winter (100 days) 



A fine squash of a shape that is quite unique and attractive. Fruits grow 4>^ in. 

 thick and 6}4 in. across, with a heart-shaped protuberance at the blossom end. 

 Skin is green with stripes and spots of gray; flesh is thick, orange, dry, sweet, of 

 the finest texture, and really supreme quality. Good keeper. 



Pkt. 10**; oz. 30*!; Vi lb. 90*!; Vi lb. $1.60. 



