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SQUASH 
The squash is one of the most nutritious and 
valuable of garden vegetables. The summer varieties 
come to the table early in the season, while the fall 
and winter sorts can be had from August until the 
following spring. The winter varieties are very well 
adapted for stock feeding and we heartily recom- 
mend them for that purpose. 
Squash plants are very tender and sensitive to cold 
and so planting must be delayed until settled warm 
weather. General methods ofculture are the same 
as for cucumbers and melons, but the squash is less 
sensitive to unfavorable conditions of soil. Summer 
varieties should be planted four to five feet apart 
each way and winter sorts eight to twelve. Three 
plants are sufficient fora hill. In gathering the 
winter sorts care should be taken not to bruise or 
break the stem from the squash, as the slightest 
injury will increase the liability to decay. Winter 
squashes should be stored in a moderately warm, 
dry place and the temperature kept asevenas possi- 
ble. For those who desire very early squashes, seed 
can be planted in boxes, and transplanted. 
Insect pests that attack the vines when small, such 
as the striped beetle, may be kept off by frequent 
dustings with air slaked lime, tobacco dust, soot or 
sifted ashes diluted with fine road earth. For the 
large squash bug, a good remedy is a kerosene emul- 
sion. Probably the most effective way is to place a 
small piece of board, about 4x12 inches, on the 
ground near the plant. Towards evening or early in 
the morning the bugs may be gathered from under 
the boards and destroyed. 
SUMMER VARIETIES 
° Thisis the earl- 
Long Island White Bush iestor the son. 
mer squashes. The vines are vigorous and very 
productive. The fruits are rather small and often 
nearly spherical, thick, with only a slight indica- 
tion of a scallop. The skin is white, flesh tender 
and of good quality. Our stock of this variety is 
very uniform. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 
% Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
° This is tl 
Early White Bush Scallop weil known, 
very early, somewhat flattened scalloped bush 
squash of medium size. The color is creamy white with comparatively smooth surface. The vines are vigorous and very 
productive. This variety isalso known as Patty Pan or Cymling. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; %4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
e An early maturing, some- 
Mammoth White Bush Scallop What flatiened.scallopedbush 
squash, of largest size and the handsomest of the summer varieties for home 
garden and market. The fruits are uniformly warted and a beautiful, clear 
waxy white. The stock we offer of this variety is very superior. Pkt. 10c; 
Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; %4Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
A flattened, scalloped bush squash of 
Early Yellow Bush Scallop largest size. The skin is deenioriiee’ 
The flesh is pale yellow and of very good flavor. 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 verysmall seed cavity. 
This sort is extensively used for the home garden and market where a very 
large yellow coal neds squash is wanted. Pkt. 10c; Oz.15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 
Y Lb 40c; Lb. $1.25 
Mammotu SumMMER CrRooKNECK 
The well known standard sort, early and very 
Summer Crookneck productive. It matures the bulk of its crop a 
little earlier than the Mammoth Summer Crookneck. The fruits when fully 
grown are about one foot long, with uniformly crooked neck and surface 
densely warted. The color is bright yellow. The shell is very hard when the 
fruit is ripe. Pkt.10c; Oz.15c; 2 Oz.25c; %4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
The largest and one of the earli- 
Mammoth Summer Crookneck est of the crookneck summer 
squashes. The vines are of bush habit, larger and more vigorous than Sum- 
mer Crookneck. The fruits when mature are very large, often one and one- 
half to two feet long, with exceedingly warted surface. The color is deep yel- 
low. Its large size and attractive color make this variety a favorite with 
market gardeners as well as for home garden use. (See further description 
on page 6.) Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 44 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
° (Cocozella di Napoli) The vines are of. 
Italian Vegetable Marrow bush habit emagproduce large, much 
elongated fruits, dark green at first, but as they mature becoming marbled 
with yellow and lighter green in stripes. The fruits arein best condition for 
the table when six to eight inches long but can be used when somewhat larger. 
The young fruits when sliced and fried in oil constitute a vegetable delicacy 
that is very tender and marrowy. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz.35c; %4Lb. 60c; 
Lb. $2.00 
. Long white trailing. Fruits light 
, ; English Vegetable Marrow Creneny, yellow. Vines trailing, vigor- 
= ous and productive. A desirable variety of good quality. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 
Encuisuw VeceraBLeE Marrow 2 Oz. 35c; 4% Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 
