SEED GROWERS 



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Banana Squash 



SQUASH 

 AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES 



1 lb. 25 lbs. 



or more or more 



Code Word per lb. per lb. 



I Banana serene $0.85 $0.75 



Standard home and market garden sort. Fruits cylindrical, 

 commonly 20 — 24 in. long and 6 in. through; smooth, greenish- 

 gray; rind thin, brittle; flesh thick, light orange, fine grained, of 

 sweet, rich flavor. 



I Boston Marrow sesban .50 .45 



Particularly valuable for canning. Fruits large, commonly 10 — 12 

 in. through; almost spherical, usually a trifle flattened at blossom 

 end; skin slightly roughened, rich orange; rind hard and brittle; 

 flesh thick, salmon-yellow. 



DELICIOUS SQUADEL .60 .55 



The standard of excellence in winter squashes. Fruits broad top- 

 shaped, commonly 7 — 8 in. long; skin very dark green, fairly 

 smooth; rind thin but hard; flesh extremely thick, bright yellow, 

 fine grained and dry, without fibre and of highest quality 



I Golden Hubbard sexton .60 .55 



Earlier and smaller than Hubbard; splendid for home and 

 market garden and commonly used for canning. Fruits globular 

 with fairly prominent neck and blossom end; about 11 in. long 

 and 8 in. through; deep orange red with shallow warting; rind 

 hard and tough; flesh thick, deep orange-yellow; fine grained 

 and dry; of splendid quahty. 



') Hubbard seton .60 .55 



The standard winter squash for home, market garden and ship- 

 ping. Fruits medium large ; commonly 9 — 10 in. through; glob- 

 ular, dark bronze green, moderately warted; rind very hard 

 and strong; flesh very thick, deep orange-yellow, fine grained 

 and dry; of splendid quality. 



1 TABLE QUEEN or DES MOINES session .75 .70 



Very early; extremely prolific; one of the most popular for home, 

 market garden and shipping. Fruits pointed acorn shape; 53^ in. 

 long and 4 in. through; uniformly ridged; skin smooth, dark 

 green; shell thin; flesh light yellow, bakes dry and sweet. 



TOBACCO oz. 



Connecticut Seed Leaf tabard $0.25 $2.50 



Hardy cigar variety; well adapted for growing in middle and 

 northern states. 



Havana tacket .25 2.50 



Much used for cigar wrappers; leaf very thin and of fine texture. 



^ White Burley tacman .25 2.50 



A favorite for plug fillers and wrappers. 



