
Dreer’s Reliable 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 

Cocozelle Bush Squash Ls 
Squash 
Grow more Squash—it is Rich in Food Value 
One ounce of seed for 25 hills. 
Culture —It ‘has been only recently that scientists have discovered the presence of 
remarkable quantities of vitamins in summer squash and doctors now prescribe an 
abundance of squash for children. Sow at Corn planting time, in well-manured hills, 
1 inch deep, the bush varieties 4 feet apart each way, the winter sorts 10 to 12 feet each 
way, and thin out to 2 to 4 plants to the hill. 
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Extra-Early Jersey White Bush 
Calabaza, SP. 
Courge, FR. 
Kuerbis, GER. 
Zucca, ITAL. 
Early Bush Summer Squash 
These early varieties are ready for table use while their skin is still tender and soft. 
They are splendid for summer and fall use but are not suited to winter storing. Depending 
upon the variety they will mature in 65 to 80 days. The bush type is best for the small 

garden. 
873 Extra-Early Jersey White 
Bush (Patty Pan). A very early, flat, 
scalloped fruit of creamy white color. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; ¢ lb. 40c; Ib. $1.25. 
867 Giant Summer Crookneck. 
This grows to large size. The fruits are 
of typical crookneck shape and heavily 
warted. Deep orange-yellow skin and 
salmon-orange flesh of a rich and pleas- 
ing flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; + Ib. 50c; 
Ib. $1.50. i 
868 Giant Straightneck. Similar 
to Crookneck but the fruits are perfectly 
straight. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 lb. 50c; 
Ib. $1.50. 

863 Early Connecticut Straight- 
neck. This All-America Selection 
represents a valuable new acquisition. 
The large fruits are a lighter lemon 
yellow color than the other Straight- 
necks and also have a smoother skin. 
It is strictly a quality variety with 
sweet thick flesh. Very productive. 
Pkt. 15c; 0z. 30c; 1b. $1.00. 
862 Cocozelle Bush. A handsome, 
oblong, dark green Italian variety 
speckled with lighter green. Of bushy 
growth with-fruits 10 to 12 inches long. 
Of distinct aromatic flavor. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; % lb. 50c; Ib. $1.50. 

Vegetable Marrows 
Vegetable Marrows are very interesting 
plants representing a distinct division from 
Squashes. They are not as well-known 
over here as in Europe where they are 
most highly appreciated for the excellent 
flavor of their fruit. We offer two varieties 
Long White Bush, which is a bush variety 
and Long Cream Trailing, which is a vine 
variety. They are used in the same manner 
as summer squash to be prepared for the 
table before they are quite fully grown at 
which time their flavor is at the best. 
874 Long White Bush. A bush mar- 
row with light cream fruits measuring 
12 to 15 inches long and 4 to 5 inches 
thick. A quality variety. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; ¢ Ib. 50c. 
875 Long Cream Trailing. A fine 
oblong vegetable marrow with creamy 
yellow skin and light yellow flesh. Of 
choice quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 
4 Ib. 60c. 
Varieties marked * are All- 
America Selections. 

Vining Winter Squash 
858 Boston Marrow. Delicious deep 
orange flesh. Fine for pies. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; % Ib. 45c; Ib. $1.25. 
879 Table Queen. Attractive dark 
green acorn-shaped fruits 5 to 6 inches 
long and about 4 inches through. Has 
distinct ribs and light yellow flesh which 
is dry and sweet. Splendid for baking. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 lb. 60c; lb. $2.00. 
866 Golden Table Queen 
Similar to the preceding but of a beauti- 
ful golden yellow color. The fruits 
measure 5 by 4 inches and are ideal for 
individual serving. Has clear yellow flesh 
which is very sweet and fine grained. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; % Ib. $1.00. 
870 Hubbard, Blue. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; ¢ lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
871 Hubbard, Golden. 
oz. 20c; + Ib. 50c; Ib. $1.50. 
872 Hubbard, Improved. Bronzy 
green skin; luscious orange flesh. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 Ib. 50c; Ib. $1.50. 
878 Hubbard, Warted. Dark green 
skin and orange flesh. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 
4 lb. 50c; Ib. $1.50. 
Pkt. 10c; 

Golden Table Queen 
A very popular vining 
Winter Squash 
880 Vegetable 
Spaghetti 
A most unusual vining squash with 
creamy white fruits about 8 inches long 
and 4 to 5 inches thick. When mature 
boil whole for about 30 minutes, not 
longer. Cut open, remove the center 
core and season the flesh that appears 
as tightly wound spaghetti-like threads 
or strings, with salt and butter. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 60c; Ib. $1.85. 

Starting Early Vegetables and 
Flowering Plants Under Glass 
(Nissley). Includes details of con- 
struction and heating as well as the oper- 
ation of small greenhouses, sash houses, 
hotbeds, and coldframes, etc. Suitable 
for the amateur as well as the commercial 
grower. Postpaid for 

Write for free copy of Dreer’s Vegetable Planting Chart 7W1 
