VEGETABLE SEEDS ■ Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



THE CHOICEST SQUASHES 



Squash seed should not be sown until all danger from frost is past; it is safest to 

 wait until after Decoration Day. All are rank feeders and do best on well-drained, 

 heavily manured soil. The winter varieties are usually grown in hills placed 8 feet or 

 more apart each way. These hills are prepared by first digging holes about 2 feet in 

 diameter and 12 to 18 inches deep, which are filled with rotted manure or compost, 

 and then piling soil on top to make mounds 4 to 6 inches higher than the level of the 

 ground. Sow 8 to 12 seeds in each hill, dropping them about an inch apart, and thin out 

 to the best 3 or 4 seedlings. Do not disturb the vines after they begin to run. The 

 bush varieties may be sown in rows, prepared in the same manner as the hills for the 

 winter Squashes. The plants should be thinned to stand about 3 feet apart. 



SUMMER VARIETIES 



These are mostly early-bearing kinds of compact or bushy growth. The fruits have 

 thin shells, consequently are not good keepers. One ounce of seed will plant 25 to 50 

 hills or 20 to 40 feet of row, depending on the variety; 4 to 6 pounds will sow an acre. 

 COCOZELLE BUSH, or Italian Vegetable Marrow. This is perhaps the most pro- 

 lific of all bush sorts, commencing to bear in July and continuing until killed by 

 frost. The fruits average 10 to 12 inches long by 5 inches in diameter and are 

 green, marbled with yellow and striped with darker green. The flesh is quite firm 

 and of superb quality. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., Vilb. GO cts., Ib. $1.75. 

 WHITE VEGETABLE MARROW. Larger growing and later than Cocozelle. Skin 



greenish white; flesh white. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., Vtlb. 60 cts., lb. $1.75. 

 MAMMOTH WHITE BUSH. (See illustration.) An improved White Patty-Pan 

 Squash. Early and productive; fruits 10 inches in diameter, 

 oz. 15 cts., V 4 ib. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 

 GOLDEN CUSTARD BUSH. Like Mammoth White Bush except 

 that the fruits are rich golden yellow. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 Vilb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 



GOLDEN SUMMER CROOKNECK. A popular variety. Early; 

 productive; bright yellow; flesh fine-grained and rich. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 20 cts., i/ 4 lb. 45 cts., lb. $1.35. 



Mammoth White Bush Squash 



Pkt. 10 cts., 



GIANT CROOKNECK. A bush form of Golden Crookneck, pro- 

 ducing larger fruits; extremely early and prolific. Fine for market. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., V 4 lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 

 DELICIOUS. Fruits large, resembling the Hubbard in shape, with 

 bronzy green skin and orange flesh, which is very thick, fine-grained, 

 dry and sweet. A dependable Squash for late summer and early 

 winter use. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., V 4 lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 



WINTER VARIETIES 



BOSTON MARROW. Well-known and popular. Large fruits with 

 bright orange skin and flesh; does not keep quite as long as the 

 Hubbards but is of the very finest quality and a reliable cropper. 

 Oz. 10 cts., i/ 4 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.00. 



HUBBARD, IMPROVED. An extra-select strain of the standard 

 winter Squash. Skin dark green and nearly smooth; flesh yellow, 

 fine-grained, dry and sweet; late keeping. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 

 V 4 lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.75. 



WARREN. The most perfect type of the popular "Turban" or 

 "Turk's Cap" Squashes. Shell thick and hard; deep orange-red in 

 color. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., V 4 lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 



BLUE HUBBARD. (New.) A large variety having a hard, blue- 

 grey shell. It is a long-keeping sort and of finest quality. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 15c, 

 i/ 4 lb. 50 cts., lb. 

 $1.75. 



WARTED HUBBARD. Slightly larger than the original Hubbard, 

 with dark green, hard, warty skin. The longest keeper of all the 

 Hubbard Squashes. Flesh thick and of fine quality. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., y 4 lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 



GOLDEN HUBBARD. Similar to the Improved Hubbard, except 

 that the skin and flesh are bright yellow. Very dry and of excel- 

 lent flavor. Particularly good for pies on account of its bright 

 color. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., y 4 lb. 50 cts., Ib. $1.50. 



NEW ACORN, or TABLE QUEEN SQUASH. Excellent for pies 

 and keeps as well as Hubbard. Fruits are 5 to 6 inches long and 

 4 inches in diameter; smooth dark green skin and thick orange 

 flesh. Very prolific. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., y 4 lb. 75 cts. 



Upper row, Warren Squashes; lower row, left and right hand, Hubbard Squashes; center, Boston Marrow and Golden Summer Crookneck 



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