GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 63 
SQUASH. 
For Price List See Red Pages in Back of Book. 
Courge (Fr.), Kurbiss (Ger.), Calabaza Tontanera (Sp.), Zucca (Ital.) 
CULTUBE.—Sow during March in hills from 3 to 4 feet apart, 6 to 8 seeds. 
well up thin them out to three of the strongest plants. 
Some, who protect by boxes, 
planted as late as June. 
When 
For a succession they can be 
plant as soon as the first of 
February, but it is best to wait until the ground gets warm. When it is time to plant 
corn it is also time to plant Squash. One ounce to 40 hills; 3 pounds to the acre. 
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e Eubbard. 
THE HUBBARBD.—This is a_ winter 
Squash highly esteemed in the East. If 
planted here can be kept from one season 
to another, and is superior in flavor to the 
other kinds. 
MAMMOTH CHILI.—The “Jumbo” of 
the Squash family. Outer color rich 
orange yellow; skin is quite smooth with 
wide fissures. Flesh very thick and of a 
yellow color. Keeps well, is good for the 
table and profitable for stock. Have been 
known to weigh over 200 pounds. 
BOSTON MARRBROW.—Cultivated to a 
large extent North and East for winter use, 
where it is used for custards, etc. It 
keeps for a long time and is of excellent 
quality. 
LONDON VEGETABLE MABBOW.—A 
variety producing large, oblong fruits, dark 
green at first, but becoming marbled with 
yellow and lighter green in stripes as they 
mature. 
ORANGE MABROW.—tThis is quite a 
distinct variety, vary early, of running 
habit and of most delicate flavor and of an 
orange color. 
GOLDEN CUSTABD.— The mammoth 
strain of the Golden Bush Squash. Flesh 
golden yellow, very fine quality; unsur- 
passed in keeping qualities; excellent for 
preserves, pies, ete. No garden is complete 
without it. 
Early Bush or fatty Pan. 
EARLY BUSH, OR PATTY PAN, is ear- 
lier than any other variety; of dwarf habit 
and very productive; grows in a bush form, 
end occupies less room on the ground than 
any other sort; it is the variety that is 
grown the most extensively for market and 
shipping purposes. Summer Squashes 
should always be used when young and 
tender, which can be determined by an im- 
pression of the nail. 
Long Green or Summer Crook-NeckE. 
LONG GREEN OR SUMMER CROOE- 
WECK.—This is a strong grower, and con- 
tinues in bearing longer than some of the 
other varieties. It is of good quality. 
LARGE WARTED HUEBARBD SQUASH. 
A very large strain of the famous Hub- 
bard, retaining all the excellent features 
of the parent with the additional merits of 
thicker flesh, fine color, increased size, bet- 
ter constitution and productiveness. It 
has an extremely hard, tough and densely- 
warted shell, which not only indicates su- 
perior quality, but renders it one .of the 
best winter keepers. 
For Price List See Red Pages in Back of Book. 
Tomate (Fr.), Leibesapfel (Ger.), Tomate (Sp.), Pomo D’Oro (Ital.) 
CULTUBE.—Seed should be sown in January, in hot bed. or in boxes, which must 
be placed in a sheltered spot, near windows. In March they can be sown in open ground. 
Tomatoes are generally sown too thick and become too crowded when two or three inches 
high, which makes the plants thin and spindly. If they are transplanted when two or 
three inches high, about three inches apart each way, they will become short and sturdy, 
and will not suffer when planted into the open ground. Plant them from three to four 
inches apart. Some varieties can be planted closer; for instance, the Extra Early, which 
is of very dwarfish habit, two and a half feet apart is enough. They should be supported 
by stakes. When allowed to grow up wild, the fruit which touches the ground will rot. 
For a late or Fall crop the seed should be sown toward the latter part of May or during 
June. One ounce to 3,000 plants; 3 ounces will plant an acre. 
For Blight on Tomato Plants:—Use Grasselli’s Bordeaux Lead Arsenate Mixture Paste, 
10 pounds to 50 gallons of water, and spray freely until disease disappears. 
