D. M. FERRY & COS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 53 



SQUASH 



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, w^hile 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 think an acre of squash, 

 costing no more to cultivate and much less to harvest, 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. 



Squash plants are very tender and sensitive to cold and so 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 particular 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 for a hill, In gathering the v.inter 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 as even as possible. 



SUMMER va;rieties 



Mammoth White Bush Scallop utYe d^^nTmrn o t^h 



White Bush Scallop 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. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 3 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 



17 1 \l7"L»i D i_ c 11 A well known variety of 



Jbarly White tSusn OCallop dwarf habit and upright 



growth. Surface comparatively smooth; color creamy white 



The variety matures fruits a little earlier than Mammoth White 



Bush Scallop. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 



I f 1 J \]l71_'j. D 1_ ^ variety that has become 



JLOng Island Wnite DUSH quite popular in the east 

 Vine very productive; fruit rather small and often nearly spheri- 

 cal, thick, with only a slight indication of a scallop, skin white; 

 flesh tender and of good quality. Our stock of this is very uni- 

 form. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. »0c; %; Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



f-ii-VIl Ol-Oll -^ very early, flat, scalloped 



Eiarly I ellOW DUSn OCallOp variety of largest size; skin 

 deep yellow; flesh pale yellow and well flavored. We have de- 

 veloped a strain of the old Yellow Bush Scallop which is fully as 

 productive but uniformly larger and flatter than the old stock 

 and has a very small seed cavity. Its superiority is so great that 

 we would be justified by prevailing custom in renaming it. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 3^ Lb. 35c; Lb. 85c. 



^xyL'j. c Oil Introduced by us in 1895. 



White OUmmer CrOOkneck TMs excellent variety is 

 the result of years of careful breeding and selection and it is now 

 one of the most fixed and distinct of our summer squashes. The 

 fruit is similar in si^e and shape to the Summer Crookneck, 

 but of a beautiful ivory white color and unsurpassed in quality. 

 We recommend this sort as the most beautiful and one of the 

 very best of the summer varieties. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz, 15c; 

 !^Lb. 35c; Lb. 85c. 



Mammoth Summer Crookneck 



SThe old standard sort; 

 Ummer very productive and 



Crookneck ^ cToV'a "u u?^ 



earlier than the Mammoth Summer 

 Crookneck. Fruits when fully 

 grown are about one foot long, with 

 crooked neck and surface uniform- 

 ly warty; color bright yellow; 

 shell very hard when ripe. Pkt. 6c; 

 Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 35c; 

 Lb. 80c. 



Mammoth Summer large 



Croolcnerk ^^^ stronger 

 V..ruUH.neCK. growing than the 



Summer Crookneck and producing 

 fruit fully twice as large, deeper 

 colored and with rough, warty sur- 

 face. Its large size and attractive 

 color make it a favorite with mar- 

 ket gardeners. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 3 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 35c; Lb. 90c. 



Mammoth White Bush Scallop 



|, |. (Cocozella di Napoli) A 



Italian variety producing large 



Vegetable Marrow f^^^^^l 



dark green at first but as they ma 

 ture becoming marbled with yellow 

 and lighter green in stripes. The 

 young and tender fruits whenshced 

 and fried in oil constitute a veget- 

 able delicacy very popular, especi- 

 ally in Naples. Pkt. ac; Oz. 10c; 

 3 Oz. 30c; h Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



