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SQUASH (Knerbis) 



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-shaned 

 fruits, usually *) 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 Squash. 



COCOZE1.I.E BUSH Qtalian Vegetable 

 Marrow I. Oblong in shape; dark green 

 skin, marbled yellow or pale green; best 

 flavored at haif-grown stage. Delicious 

 sliced and fried like egg plant. Pkt., lOc 

 oz., 20c; M lb., 60c. 



CocozeUe Squash. 



Green StriT>ed Italian, An improved strain 



of ''"ocozelle. darker green, shorter and 



morp- uniform .«hape. Verv productive. 



Ikt.. 10c; oz.. 2.5c; 14 lb.. 80c. 

 Itons Island "White Bush. Earlier and less 



scalloped than Mammoth "^liite Bush. 



Pkt.. lOr;; oz.. 2Hc; 1; lb., 60c. 

 Mammoth White Bush. Fruits 10 to 12 



inches across, of uniform shape, flattened. 



scalloped; pure white in color. Pkt.. 10c; 



oz.. 20c; 14 lb., 60c. 

 Wliite Vesretable Marrow. Similar to Co- 



cozf-lle but larger and later. Skin light 



gref-n ; fif sh whitf- Pkt.. 10c; oz.. 20c; ' 



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; % 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 yellow flesh: rich and sweet. 

 Extra fine keeper. Pkt.. 10c: oz.. 20c; U 

 lb.. 60c. 



Hubbard, Blue. A new variety of Hub- 

 bard Squash. Skin is blue; flesh is orange- 

 vf-llow and even finer in flavor and tex- 

 t'lrf- than thf- other Hubbards. Pkt., 10c; 

 oz.. 2r,c; U lb.. 6.5c. 



HT7BBABD, Golden. Same as Hubbard 

 Improved, but skin is deep orange-yel- 

 low. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 2.5c: % lb., 6.5c. 



BX7BBABD, IMPBOVED. The old favorite. 



Fruits large: skin dark green; flesh yel- 

 low and tender. Pkt.. 10c; oz.. 25c: V4 lb.. 

 6 5 c. 



}{uhb;irrl Improved Squash. 



