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D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH 



The Squash is one of the most nutritious and valuable of all our garden vegetables. The summer varieties come to 

 the table early in the season, -while the winter sorts can be had in perfection from August until the summer varieties are 

 again in condition. Few farmers appreciate the value of winter squash as food for stock. We tliink an acre of squash, 

 costing no more to cultivate and much less to secure, will usually give as much food available for feeding stock as an 

 acre of corn and we strongly urge our readers to try a ''patch" for this purpose. 



Culture — Squash plants are verj' tender and sensitive to cold, and planting must be delayed until settled warm 

 weather. The general methods of culture are the same as those given for cucumbers and melons, but squash is less par- 

 ticular as to soil. The summer varieties should be planted four to six feet apart each way and the winter sorts eight to 

 ten. Three plants are sufficient f(5r a hill. In gathering the winter sorts care should be taken not to bruise or break the 

 stem from the squash, as the shghtest injui'y will increase the liability to decay. 



SUMMER SQUASHES 



Tl/lntnmrk-f Vi W/lii-f^a P^iicVi Qr'iillrkf^ Many seedsmen have listed Mammoth White Bush Scallop 



ITldilllllULll YYlllLC L>Uail Oi^dllUy Squash but until we sent out our stock in 1895, there was no 



uniformly large, clear white, scalloped squash in trade. The fruit is a beautiful, clear waxy-white instead of the 



yellowish-white so often seen in the old Early White Bush Scallop and is superior to that variety in size and beauty. 



The handsomest of the scalloped squashes. Pkt. oc; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 1 5c;. ^ JA), 25c; Lb. 90c. 



EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP. A weU known variety of dwarf habit and upright growth. Color creamy white; 

 excellent for table use while young and tender. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 25c; Lb. 7oc. 



LONG ISLAND WHITE BUSH. A variety that has become quite popular in the east. Vine very productive; fruit 

 rather small and often nearly spherical, thick, with only a slight indication of a scallop; skin white, flesh tender and of 

 good quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; k Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



EARLY YELLOW BUSH SCALLOP. A very early, flat, scal- 

 loped variety of largest size; color yellow; flesh pale yellow 

 and well flavored. We have developed a strain of the old 

 Yellow Bush Scallop which is fully as productive but uni- 

 formly larger and flatter than the old stock and has a very 

 small seed cavity. Its superiority is so great that we should 

 be justifled by prevailing custom in renaming it. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 



White Summer Crookneck by'i^'ftillt 



This excellent variety of our own introduction is the result of 

 years of careful breeding and selection and it is now one of 

 the most flxed and distinct of our summer squashes. The 

 fruit is similar in size and shape to the Slimmer Crookneck, 

 but of a beautiful ivory white color and unsurpassed in qual- 

 ity. We recommend this sort as the most beautiful and one 

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

 2 Oz. 20c; H Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



Mammoth Summer "^ine larger and stronger 

 ITlctiillllULli OUiiliiiCI growing than the Summer 



CfOOkneck crookneck and producing fruit fully twice ^'i 

 ^^* V^v/fVllwwiV as large, deeper colored and with rough ' 

 surface. Its large size and attractive color make it a favor- 

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

 h Lb. 2oc; Lb. 90c. 



SUMMER CROOKNECK. Tlie old, standard sort; very early 

 and pi'oductive. Fruits when mature about one foot long, 

 with crooked neck, and covered with warty excrescences; 

 color bright yellow; shell very' hard when ripe. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



ITALIAN VEGETABLE MARROW {Cocozella di Napoli) . A variety produc- 

 ing large, oblong fruits, dark green at first, but becoming marbled Avith yellow 

 and lighter green in stripes as they mature. The very young and tender fruits 

 when shced and fried in oil, constitute a vegetable delicacy very popular es- 

 peciaUy in Naples. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; H Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



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FoRDHOOK Squash. 



AUTUMN AND WINTER 

 SQUASHES 



\^{\fi\\\t\cAr ^ f^ll 01" early winter vari- 

 r 111 UUUUK ety of excellent flavor and 

 superior keeping qualities. Fruit of 

 medium size slightly ridged; a creamy 

 yellow outside; when cooked the flesh 

 has a very pleasing flavor. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; H Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



are convinced 

 that this Squash is 

 particularly excellent in qualitj' and in 

 that respect is by some preferred even 

 to the Hubbard. It is a very early win- 

 ter variety of medium size; shell mod- 

 erately hard but very thin; flesh thick, 

 fine grained and bright yellow in color. 

 Even when immature this squash is in 

 condition for use and is of very fine 

 flavor. Pkt. 5c: Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 

 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



The best sort for 

 canning or drying. 



The Delicious J,t, 



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The Delicious Squash. 



Hard Shelled 



MflfrnW ^® have been at work on 

 iTlal 1 U W ^}jis variety for several years 

 and now have it so well flxed that it 

 comes uniformly true to type. The fruit 

 is very large, oval, of deep orange-red 

 color and though quite smooth, has as 

 hard a shell as the Hubbard. The flesh 

 is very thick, of rich orange-red color 

 without a tinge of green even close to 

 the shell, and unequaled for making 

 pies, having a flavor and quality similar 

 to, but much finer than that of the 

 choicest pumpkin. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 20c; H Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



