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EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN— Vegetable Seeds 



SQUASH 



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CULTURE. — Sow when the weather has become settled and warm. It is best to pref 

 incorporating two or three shovelfuls of well-rotted manure with the soil for each hill. For bush varieties, 

 hills should be four feel apart each way. and for the running sorts, eight feet. Eight or ten seeds should "'. 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. 1 oz. for 50 hills; 3 to 4 lbs. in hills for an acre. 



SUMMER VARIETIES 



Henderson's Delicata 



Acorn or Table Queen 



The Most Abundant of all. The Ground is Th it k 

 ly Dotted over with Small Tasty Squashes 



SIC Acorn, "Table Queen" or "Des Moines,' 



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 ^f 

 seven inches long and four inches in diameter 



Its chief recommendation to favor is its 

 extraordinary fruitfulness, and the agree- 

 able flavor of the flesh which makes it 

 so desirable for piemaking or for bak- 

 ing. •" 



When fully ripe the rind turns to a *?, 

 bright orange color, but the Squashes ?• jn 

 can be used before ripening just as 

 well as after. (See illustration.) 



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

 Vi lb. 90c; transportation paid. 



Mammoth Bush 

 Summer Crookneck 



Q9C It is early and the fruits 

 are large, measuring 20 to 

 24 inches in length, solid, heavy, 

 and are freely produced on 

 healthy, vigorous plants of com- 

 pact bush habit; fruits heavily 

 warted; surface color deep gold- 

 en flesh yellow; and of superior 

 quality. (See illustration.) 

 Price, pkt. 10c; ox. 25c; 

 V* lb. 75c; lb. $2.00; trans- 

 portation paid. 



Q09 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. ■« 



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



Hendersons Long Island White Bush 



R34 The white scalloped "Patty Pan" or "Cymling" has for years been a favorite 



summer Squash, on account of its earliness, etc., but this new sort is a vast 



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; Vi lb. 75c; lb. $2.00; transportation paid. 



Cocozelle or Italian Vegetable Marrow 



821 ^ ne dwarf bushes of this fine variety produce large. 



Very elongated, slightly curved, smooth dark green 



"" m fruits which when mature become marbled with yellow. Fruits 



are best when 6 to 8 inches long. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; 



Vi lb. 90c; transportation paid. 



Golden Custard Bush 



A very large golden, 

 scalloped bush Squash, 

 often 1 foot in diameter; pro- 

 ductive and of extra quality. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 

 V* lb. 75c; lb. $2.00; 

 transportation paid. 

 840 Vegetable Mar- 

 row Rush. A favorite 

 English variety, bearing 

 freely oblong, dull yellow 

 fruits, 10 to 15 inches in 

 length. 



Price, pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 1 

 ',, lb. 90c: lb. $2.50i 

 transportation paid. 

 842 White Bush Scal- 

 loped. The white "Patty 

 Pan" or "Cymling; 

 creamy -white skin, fine 

 quality.f ree cropper Price, 

 pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 

 1/4 lb. 60c: lb. $1.75; 

 transportation paid. 



844 Yellow Bush 

 Summer Crookneck . 



A bush variety, early 

 and prolific. Price, pkt. 10c: 



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

 transportation paid. 



Mammoth 



Bush Summer 



Crookneck Sq uash 



AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES 



Blue Hubbard 



The Largest 

 Cropper Known 



819 ^ ne P rulc 'P a ' recommendation of Blue Hubbard Squash is its 

 wonderful cropping qualities, which will undoubtedly surprise 

 all who try it. The squashes are light bluish gray in color, and the 

 fleshis 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 attack of the Squash 

 Borer, which in some sections inflicts great damage on crops of Squash. 



Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; V* lb. $1.25; lb.<$4.00. 



Boston Marrow The pYe°U,uash iou8 



820 Althouth this is one OI the oldest varieties, it is one of the most 

 popular second early or autumn squashes grown, on account 

 of its durability for pie making. The reddish yellow skin is thin but 

 the squash is so fine grained and firm that it stands up well for ship- 

 ping purposes and has good keeping qualities. The flesh is dry and 

 delicious. It is also much grown for canning purposes. (See illustra- 

 tion.) 



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



Large Warted Hubbard 



ft32 Everyone knows that Hubbard Squash is a good keeper. Warted Hubbard 

 keeps even better, and is larger. It is named on account of its greater size, and 



the excessive rough "warty" surface of the fruits. This is of no value in itself, but heavy 



warts indicate a hard shell, and the harder the shell, so much the better will the Squash 



keep. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; Vi lb. 75c; lb. $2.00; transportation paid. 



826 Golden Hubbard. Similar to the old Hubbard excepting the skin is of a rich orange- 

 red and heavily warted; flesh of extra fine quality. Pkt. 16c-; oz. 25c; Vi lb. 75c: 

 lb. $2.00; transportation paid. 



830 Hubbard. This is an old favorite. The vines are strong, of luxuriant growth and ver\ 

 productive, yielding large, heavy Squashes of dark bluish-green color. It is an excellent 

 keeper and if properly stored may be used until May. 

 Pkt. 10c: oz. 25c: Vi lb. 75c; lb. $2.00; transportation paid. 



838 Mammoth Chili. The largest of all Squashes, often weighing 200 lbs. or over: flesh 

 rich and fine-flavored. Price, pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; Vi lb. 90c; lb. S2.50: transporta- 

 tion paid. 



KITCHEN GARDEN COLLECTION: 



White Bush Scalloped, Bush Summer Crookneck, Hubbard. 

 25 cents, I ounce each 55 cents 



Price, Collection 3 packets 



