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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



SQUASH 



One of the most nutritious and valuable of garden vegetables. The summer vai'ieties come to the table early in the season, 

 while the fall and winter sorts can be had from August until the following spring. The winter varieties are very well adapted for 

 stock feeding and we heartily recommend tliem for that purpose. 



Squash plants are very tender and sensitive to cold and so planting must be delayed until settled warm weather. General 

 methods of culture are the same as for cucumbers and melons, but squash is less particular as to soil. Summer varieties should 

 be planted four to six feet apart each way and winter sorts eight to ten. Three plants are suiScient for a hill. In gatliering the 

 winter sorts care should be talien not to bruise or break tlie stem from the squash, as the slightest injury will increase the 

 hability to decay. Winter squashes should be stored in a modeiately warm, dry place and the temperature kept as even as 

 possible. For those who desire very early squashes, seed can be planted in boxes, and transplanted. 



Insect pests that attack the vines when small, such as the striped beetle, may )3e kept off by frequent dustings with air slaked 

 Ume, soot or sifted ashes diluted with fine road earth. For the large squash bug, the best" i-emedy is a kerosene emulsion. 



SUMMER VARIETIES 



I 11 1 -wTi •■ r» 1 The earliest of the 



Long Island White Bush summer squashes. 



The vines are vigorous and very productive. Tlie fruits 



are rather small and often nearly spherical, thick, with 



only a slight indication of a scallop. The skin is white, 



flesh tender and of good quality. Our stock of this 



variety is very uiuform. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 



'A Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 



Mammoth White Bush Scallop maturing, 



somewh-it tiattened, scalloped bush squash, of largest 

 size and the handsomest of the summer varieties. The 

 fruit is uniformly warted and a beautiful, clear waxy 

 white, instead of "the yellowish white so often seen in 

 the old Early White Bush Scallop. The stock we offer 

 of this variety is exceptionally true to type. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c 



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£.arly White rSush bcallop known, very early, 

 somewhat flattened, scalloped bush squash of uiedium 

 size. The color is creamy white with comparatively 

 smooth surface. The vines are vigorous and very pro- 

 ductive. Tliis varietv is also knovn as Patty Pan or 

 C^Tnling. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 25c; 

 Lb. 85c. 



Early Yellow Bush Scallop somewifat flat^ 



tened, scalloped bush squash of largest size. Skin deep 

 orange; flesh pale yellow and of very good flavor. We 

 have developed a strain of the old Yellow Bush Scallop 

 which is fully as productive but uniformly larger and 

 flatter than "the old stock and has a very small seed 

 cavity. Its superiority is so great that we would be justi- 

 fied by prevailing custom in renaming it. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 15c; V4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 





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White Summer Crookneck 



Introduced by us in 

 1895. Fruits similar in 

 size and shape to the Summer Crookneck. but of an ivory 

 white color and unsurpassed in quality. When fully grown 

 twelve to sixteen inches long, with crooked neck and surface 

 moderately warted. We recommend this sort as one of the 

 best of the summer varieties. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 



ggMMEFi Crookneck 



Mammoth White Bush Scallop 

 > /t .10 /~< 1 1 The largest and 



Mammoth bummer Crookneck one of the earn- 

 est of tlie crookneck summer squashes. Vines of bush habit, 

 large and more vigorous than Summer Crookneck. Fruits 

 wlien mature are very large, often one and one-half to two 

 feet long, with exceedingly warted surface. The color is deep 

 yellow. Its large size and attractive color make this variety 

 a favorite with market gardeners. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 y4Lb.25c; Lb. 90c. 

 r, /-■ 1 1 The old standard sort, earlv and 



OUmmer L-rOOkneCk very productive. it matures 



the bulk of its crop a 

 little earlier than the 

 Mammoth Summer Crook- 

 neck. The fruits when 

 fully grown are about 

 oiie foot long, with uni- 

 formly erooUed neck and 

 surface densely warted. 

 The color is bright yellow. 

 The shell is very hard 

 when fruit is ripe. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 Vi Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 



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iviarrow y,,^„,ih vines 



of bush habit, producing 

 large, much elongated 

 fruits, dark green at first 

 but as they mature becom- 

 ing mnrbied with yellow 

 and lighter green in sti-ipes. 

 Fruits in In st condition 

 for the table when six to 

 eight iTiches long, but can 

 be used when much larger. 

 The 3'oung and tender 

 fruils when sliced and 

 frieil in oil constitute a 

 vegetable delicacy very 

 popular, especially in 

 Naples. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb, 25c; 

 Lb. 90c. 



