| ae SQUASH is one of the most nutritious and val- 
uable of all our garden vegetables. The summer 
varieties come to the table early in the season, 
while the winter sorts can be had in perfection from 
August until the summer varieties are again in condi- 
tion. 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 secure, 
will 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. 
CuLTURE.—The plants are very tender and sensitive 
to cold, and planting must be delayed until settled 
warm weather. The general principles of culture are 
the same as those given for cucumbers and melons, 
but the plants are less particular as to soil. The sum- 
mer 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 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. 
White Summer... 
“aes” Grookneck 
This beautiful sort of our own introduction 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 size and shape to the Summer Crookneck, but of a beau- 
tiful 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. 10c3; 2 Oz. 15ce; % Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
WHITE SUMMER CROOKNECK SQUASH. 
. When we obtained the stock of this very valuable variety in 1888, we found that 
amimoth Summer quite a proportion of the vines made runners. We set vigorously to work weeding 
out these, and were so successful that we introduced it with the claim that it was 
the best summer squash in the country. Our own experience and that of our customers 
Zrookneck fully justifies this assertion. It is the best summer squash, and for these ~ 
reasons: It is twice as large as the ordinary Summer Crookneck, far more aN 
warty and several days earlier. This combination of earliness, large size and wartiness, which adds so much 
te its ‘attractiveness, makes it altogether the most desirable squash for the market or private garden. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 
Summer Zrookneck... 
% Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 
The old standard sort; very early 
and productive. Fruits about one foot long, 
with crooked neck, and covered with warty 
excrescences; color bright yellow; shell 
very hard when ripe. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10¢; 
2 Oz. 15c; % Lh. 20c; Lh. 50c. 
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sent out our stock in 1895, there was no 
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