D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 53 
SQUAS Fi 
a 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, while 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 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 cu- 
cumbers and melons, but the plants are less particular as to soil. 
The summer varieties should be planted four to six feet apart 
each way, and the winter sorts eight toten. 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. 
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one of the most fixed and distinct of oursummer squashes. _ — Yj e ‘ 
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and unsurpassed in quality. 
beautiful, and one of the very best of 
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Pkt. 5cts.; Oz. 10cts.; 2 Oz. 20cts.; 44 Lb. 30cts.; Lb. $1.00. e 
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SUMMER CROOKNECK._ The old standard sort; very Th Allin 
early and productive. Fruits about one foot long, with VAG 
crooked neck, and covered with warty excrescences; color 
bright yellow; shell very hard when ripe. Pkt. dcts.; 
Oz. 10cts.; 2 Oz. licts.; 44 Lb. 20cts.; Lb. 50cts. 
in 1895. 
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WHITE SUMMER CROOKNECK SQUASH. 
(T)AMMOTH UMMER (OROOKNECK Vatisbie variety ir ide seefeusa chat quis 
a proportion of the vines made runners. We 
: a 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 expe- 
rience and that of our customers 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 warty and several days earlier. This combination of earliness, 
large size and wartiness, which adds so much to its attractiveness, makes it altogether the most desirable squash for the 
market or private garden. Pkt. dcts.; Oz. 10cts.; 2 Oz. 15cts.; 144 Lb. 20cts.; Lb. 60cts. 
EARLY YELLOW BUSH SCALLOP. an early, flat scallop shaped variety; 
color yellow; flesh pale yellow and well flavored; very productive; used when 
young andtender. Pkt. 5cts.; Oz. 10cts.; 2. Oz. 15cts.; 144 Lb. 20cts.; Lb. 50cts. 
EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP. similar in form to the preceding, but 
with a clear white skin, and more tender and delicate flesh. Pkt. dcts.; 
Oz. 10cts.; 2 Oz. 15cts.; 14 Lb. 20cts.; Lb. 50cts. 
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White Bush Scallop Squash, but until we 
sent out our stock in 1895, there was no 
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LARGE CLEAR WHITE 
Scalloped Squash in Trade. 
= by The fruit is a beautiful clear waxy-white 
‘ instead of the yellowish-white so often 
seen in the old stock, and it is much larger. 
THE BEST OF THE 
SCALLOPED SQUASHES. 
Pkt. 5cets.; Oz. 10cts.; 2 Oz. 15cts.; 14 Lb. 
MamMotH WHITE Bush ScALLoP SQUASH. 25cts.; Lb. 75cts. 
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