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SQUASH 



CULTURE —Sew when the weather has become settled and warm. Plant in hills. For bush varieties, 

 the hills should be four feet apart each way, and for the running sorts, eight feet. Eight or ten seeds should 

 be sown in each hill one inch deep, thinning out after they have attained their third and fourth leaves, leaving 

 two or three of the strongest plants. One oz. for 50 hills: three to four lbs. in hills for an acre 



Acorn or Table Queen 



Q|Q Acorn. "Table Queen" or "Des Moines,' 

 010 as it has been variously named, is a 

 small, very dark green, summer squash, with 

 sharply ridged or scalloped sides, and is about 

 six or seven inches long and four inches in 

 diameter. 



Its chief recommendation to favor is its 

 extraordinary fruitfulness, and its agree- 

 able flavor, so desirable for piemaking 

 or for baking. 



When fully ripe the rind turns to a 

 bright orange color, but the Squashes 

 can be used before ripening just as 

 well as after. 



Price, pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; Ji 

 lb. 90c: transportation paid. 



Mammoth Bush 

 Summer Crookneck 



It is early and the fruits 

 are large, measuring 20 

 to 24 inches in length, soldi, 

 heavy, and are freely produced 

 on healthy, vigorous plants of 

 compact bush habit; fruits 

 heavily warted; surface color 

 deep golden flesh yellow: and 

 of superior quality. (See illus- 

 tration.) Price, pkt. 10c: oz 

 25c; h lb. 75c; lb. $2.00: 

 transportation paid 



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SUMMER VARIETIES 



Henderson's Delicata 



000 This beautiful Squash is orange-yellow, splashed and striped with dark green 

 «"" on the outside. Delicata is the earliest of any vine Squash and is so prolific 

 that last season, from twelve hills of two plants each. 352 perfect Squashes were 

 gathered. 



Delicata is of such convenient size (about 9 inches long) that the entire Squash can 

 be used at one time, as it is just large enough for an ordinary family. 



It is ready almost as soon as the early summer sorts, is better flavored, and remains 

 in perfect condition as long as any keeping variety. (See illustration.) 



Price, pkt 15c; oz. 40c: % lb. $1.25: lb. $4.00: transportation paid 



Henderson's Long Island White Bush 



no; The white scalloped "Patty Pan" or "Cymling" has for years been a favorite 

 oO^t sunjmer Squash, on account of its earliness, etc., but this new sort is a vasi 

 improvement; it is just, as early, more prolific and the Squashes are much deeper, and 

 have less prominent scallops. The plants are the true bush habit. (See illustration .) 

 Price, pkt. 10c: oz. 25c; >i lb. 75c; lb. $2.00. Transportation paid 



Cocozelie or Italian Vegetable Marrow 



QOf The dwarf bushes of this fine variety produce large. 

 . very elongated, slightly curved, smooth, dark green 



fruits which when mature become marbled with yellow Fruits 

 are best when 6 to 8 inches long. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c ' t lb 

 90c; transportation paid. — , • , ^-, ■ r> t 



Golden Custard Bush 



A very large golden 

 scalloped bush 

 Squash, often 1 foot in dia- 

 meter; productive and of 

 extra quality. Pkt 10c, 

 oz. 25c: '4 lb 75c 

 lb. $2.00: transporta- 

 tion paid 



840 Vegetable Mar- 

 row Bush. A 

 favorite English va- 

 riety, bearing freely ob- 

 long, dull yellow fruits. 

 10 to 15 inches in length 

 Price, pkt. 10c ; oz 

 30c; H lb. 90c; lb. 

 $2. 50 : transportation 

 paid 



842 White Bush 

 Scalloped. The 

 white "Patty Pan" or 

 "Cymling"; creamy- 

 white sKin, fine qualit> 

 free cropper Price, 

 pkt. 10c , oz. 20c 

 k lb. 60c; lb. $1 .75 

 transportation paid 

 Yellow Bush Summer 

 Crookneck. A bush variety . 

 early and prolific Price, pkt. 10c . 

 oz. 20c; X lb. 60c: lb. $1.75 

 transportation paid 



AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES 



Blue Hubbard Cropper^'own 



01 Q The squashes are light bluish gray in color, and the flesh is 

 °" very fine-grained, dry and tasty, so that it is suitable for all 

 purposes for which squash is used. 



The vines of Blue Hubbard are exceedingly strong and vigorous 

 and for that reason seem almost immune to the attacks of the Squash 

 Borer which in some sections inflicts great damage on crops of Squasn 



Pkt 10c oz 35c; H lb. $1.00: lb. $3 00 Transportation paid 



Boston Marrow ^EftST" 



820 ' rne most Popular second early or autumn squashes The red- 

 dish yellow skin is thin but the squash is so fine-grained and firm 

 that it stands up well for shipping purposes and has good keeping 

 qualities . The flesh is dry and delicious. It is also much grown for 

 canning purposes. 



Pkt. 10c: oz. 20c; ' 4 lb. 60c; lb $1.75: transportation paid. 



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Large Warted Hubbard 



Everyone knows that Hubbard Squash is a good keeper. Warted Hubbard 



Uneven Setter, and is larger. It is named on account of the e = «„ 



"warty" surface of the fruits, heavy warts indicate a hard ^shel and t** harder the shell, 

 the better the Squash will keep. (See illustration.) Pkt 10c . oz. 25c. * lb. .oc. 



^ $2 ^drruhharu. Pa s < lmilar to the old Hubbard excepting the skin is of a rich 

 orange-red and heavily warted, flesh of extra fine quality. Pkt 10c. oz. 25c, 



8^0 lb H Thhard $2 ™s is^Savori^The vines are strong, of luxuriant growth and 

 830 verrproduJve^eldmg large, heavy Squashes of dark bluish-green color. It ts 

 an excellent keeper and if properly stored may be used until May. 



p,., lrv . . „- o= r • ii ib 75c • lb $2.00: transportation paid 

 838 kt Mammoth 5 Ch i H .^Tnelargesf of all Squashes, often weighting 200 lb, or ov^ 

 flesh rich and fine-flavored. Price, pkt 10c ; oz. 30c : H lb. 90c lb $2.50 , trans 

 portation paid 

 Kitchen Garden Collection. 



White Bush Scalloped, Bush Summer Crookneck, Hubbard. 

 I ounce each 55 cents. 



Price, Colli ction 3 packets 25 cent-, 



