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SQUASH (Kuerbis) 



Plant the bush kinds in well drained 

 ground, enriched with rotted manure, in 

 hills 5 feet apart each way; the Winter 

 kinds 10 to 12 feet apart each way. 



One ounce of seed for 25 hills; 

 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 



Summer Varieties 



ACOBN. Small, dark green, acorn-shaperl 

 fruits, usually 6 inches long and 4 inches 

 wide. Fine flavor; ripens early and at 

 the same time is a good Winter keeper. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; lb.. 60c. 



Acorn Squa'^h. 



COCOZ£I.I.i: BUSH (Italian Vegetable 

 Marrow K Oblong in shape; dark green 

 skin, marbled yellow or pale green; best 

 flavored at half-grown stage. Delicious 

 sliced and fried like egg plant. Pkt., lOc 

 oz., 20c; 1/4 lb., 60c. 



Cocozelle Squash. 



Green Striped Italian. An improved strain 

 of Cocozelle, darker green, shorter and 

 more uniform shape. Very productive. 

 Pkt., 10c: oz., 2.5c; M lb., 80c. 



Xiong- Island White Bush. Earlier and less 

 scalloped than Mammoth White Bush. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; H lb., 60c. 



Mammoth White Bush. Fruits 10 to 12 

 inches across, of uniform shape, flattened, 

 scalloped; nure white in color. Pkt., 10c: 

 oz., 20c: 1/4 lb., 60c. 



White Vesretable Marrow. Similar to Co- 

 cozelle but larger and later. Skin light 

 green: flesh white Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ^4 

 lb., 60c, 



Yellow Summer Crookneck. Golden yellow, 

 thickly warted and of fine flavor. One of 

 the best Squashes for the home garden. 

 Pkt.. 10c; oz.. 20c; H lb.. 60c. 



Summer Crookneck and Mammoth White Squash. 



Winter Varieties 



Boston Marrow. Similar in size and shape 

 to improved Hubbard, with lemon-yellow 

 skin and vellow flesh; rich and sweet. 

 Extra fine keoj'^^r. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; V4 

 lb., 60c. 



Hubbard, Blue. A new variety of li^'ij- 

 bard Squash. Skin is blue; flesh is oraiig^^ ■ 

 yellow and even finer in flavor and tex- 

 ture t;.an the other Hubbards. Pkt., 10c; 

 oz.. 2.5c: 14 lb., 65c. 



HUBBABD, Golden. Same as Hubbarl 

 Improved, but skin is deep orange-vel- 

 low. Pkt.. 10c: oz., 25c; V4 lb., 65c. 



HUBBABD, IMFBOVBD. The old favorite. 



Fruits large; skin dark green: flesh yel- 

 low and tender. Pkt.. lOc; oz.. 25c: 14 lb.. 

 65c. 



Hubbard Improved Si.uash. 



