502 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Penna. 



Squash 



(Kuerbis) 



Plant the bush kinds in well-drained ground, enriched 

 with rotted manure, in hills 5 feet apart each way; the 1 

 winter kinds 10 to 12 feet apart each way. 



One ounce of seed for 25 hills; 3 to 4 pounds per acre. 



Summer Varieties 



ACORN. Small, dark green, acorn-shaped fruits, usually 

 6 inches long and 4 inches wide. Fine flavor; ripens 

 early and at the same time is a good winter keeper. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; >4 lb., 60c. 



ZUCCHINI (True Italian Vegetable Marrow). Imported 

 strain -of Cocozelle; dark green, almost black in color. 

 Fruits are blunt ended and generally somewhat fluted. 

 Plants are short and bushy with very heavy leaves pro- 

 tecting the fruits from the sun. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 

 !4 lb., $1.00. 



Green Striped Italian. An improved strain of Cocozelle, 

 darker green, shorter and more uniform shape. Very 

 productive. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; |4 lb., 60c. 



Lagenaria (New Guinea Bean). Vigorous climbing va- 

 riety; fruits edible when young, attain a length of 4 to 

 6 feet when mature. Pkt., 15c; oz., 75c. 



Long Island White Bush. Earlier 

 and less scalloped than Mam- 

 moth White Bush. Pkt., 10c; 

 oz., 20c; !4 lb., 60c. 



Mammoth White Bush. Fruits 

 10 to 12 inches across, of uni- 

 form shape, flattened, scallop- 

 ed; pure white in color. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 20c; J4 lb., 60c. 



White Vegetable Marrow. Simi- 

 lar to Cocozelle but larger and 

 later. Skin light green; flesh 

 white. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 

 14 lb., 60c. 



Yellow Summer Straightneck. 

 Golden yellow, thickly warted 

 and of fine flavor. One of the 

 best Squashes for the home 

 garden. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 

 !4 lb., 60c. 



Mammoth White Bush Squash 



Yellow Straightneck Squash 



Winter 

 Varieties 



Boston Marrow. 



Similar in size 

 and shape to im- 

 proved Hubbard, 

 with lemon 'yel- 

 low skin and yel- 

 low flesh; rich 

 and sweet. Extra 

 fine keeper. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 25c; <4 

 lb., 75c. 



Hubbard, Blue. A 

 new variety of 

 Hubbard Squash. 

 Skin is blue; flesh 

 is orange -yellow 

 and even finer in 

 flavor and texture 

 than the other Hubbards. Pkt., 10c; 

 oz., 25c; !4 lb., 75c. 



Hubbard, Golden. Same as Hubbard Im- 

 proved, but skin is deep orange-yellow. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; !4 lb., 75c. 



HUBBARD, IMPROVED. The old fa- 

 vorite. Fruits large; skin dark green; 

 flesh yellow and tender. Pkt., 10c; oz., 

 25c; 14 lb., 75c. 



Acorn Squash 



Garden Stakes 



Stakes are a necessity for the well 

 kept garden. We list here a few of the 

 most popular lengths and sizes; com- 

 plete listing will be found on page 58. 



Hubbard 

 Squash 



■Bamboo, Green. 



to butt. '/4 in. 



Same thickness tip 

 diameter. 



Doz. 



1 J/2 ft $0.15 



2 ft 15 



21/2 ft 20 



3 ft 20 



4 ft 25 



5 ft 30 



100 

 $0.50 

 .60 

 .75 

 .90 

 1.25 

 1.50 



1000 

 $3.00 

 3.75 

 4.50 

 5.50 

 7.00 

 10.00 



Wood, Light, Round. Tapering, 

 painted green. 



Doz. 100 



V/ 2 ft $0.30 $ 2.00 



2 ft 50 3.50 



3 ft 85 6.00 



4 ft 1.25 9.00 



5 ft 1.75 12.50 



Wood, Heavy, Round. Tapering, 



Bamboo, Extra Heavy. Va. to Yl inch 



painted green. 







diameter. 







Doz. 



100 





Doz. 100 



3 ft 



$1.50 



$10.00 



4 ft 



$0.60 $ 4.00 



4 ft 



2.00 



13.00 



6 ft 



1.00 6.00 



5 ft 



2.50 



17.00 

 20.00 





1.25 7.00 



6 ft 



, 3.25 



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