SCHULTZ'S SEED STORE, WASHINGTON, D. C. 



SQUASH 



Speise-Kurbis, Ger. 



CULTURE. — Squashes should be planted in a warm, rich soil, after the weather has become settled and warm, 

 about the middle of May or June. Plant in well-manured hills, in the same manner as Cucumbers and Melons — the 

 bush varieties 3 or 4 feet apart each way, and the running kinds 6 to 8 feet. Eight to ten seeds should be sown in each 

 hill, thinning out after they have attained their rough leaves and danger from bugs is over, leaving three or four of the 

 strongest plants per hill. An occasional feeding of liquid manure will repay in size of fruits. 



SUMMER SQUASHES— EXTRA EARLY 



Benning Bush 



Scalloped Squash 



Earlier than the White 

 Bush, Very Light Shade 

 of Green, Bush Habit, 

 Very Productive and At- 

 tractive Appearance. 



The improvement of 

 the Benning Bush 

 Squash over the old sort 

 is quite distinct, in that 

 it is earlier and has a 

 rery beautiful light shade 

 Df green color, in place 

 Df the creamy white 

 which the older sort has. 



The flesh is rich, dry, 

 md particularly fine; me- 

 dium in size ; vine of 

 bush habit, and exceed- 

 ingly productive. 



Its superiority is so 

 ?reat over the old Early 

 White Bush Squash va- 

 riety that we do not hesi- 

 tate to say that if the 

 Benning type is tried 

 once, your future orders 

 will always be for the 

 lew Benning sort. Price, 

 pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % 



Benning Bush Scalloped Squash. lb., 25c; lb., 75c 



White Bush Scallop (Patty Pan) £ well-known variety of dwarf habit and upright growth. 



A . lhe most productive of all the summer sorts, a good ship- 



per and favorite with the market gardeners. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 15c; J / 2 lb., 25c; lb., 40c. 

 -3- -ii TT a,,™™™ ru^i, ivr«/^ This ola - ana - well-known variety still remains a favorite and is 

 JfellOW bummer GrooK-JNeCk considered the best for summer use. It is early, productive and 

 of good quality; skin orange-yellow. Quality excellent. Packet, 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 50c. 



FALL AND WINTER SORTS 



Chicago Warted Hubbard £his stra in is the ideal winter squash for the home or market 

 ° The fruits are large, handsomely shaped, dark green, heavily warted 



skin, with rich flesh of splendid quality. Packet, 5c; oz., 10c; 2 ozs., 15c; lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 

 Red or Golden Hubbard £ perfect type of the Green Hubbard, except in color, which is a 



bright, deep orange-yellow, very showy and attractive. Its keeping 

 Qualities are fully equal to, while in productiveness it far excels, the Green variety. Packet, 5c; 

 oz., 10c; y A lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 



Prolific or Orange Marrow The e * r ~ 



the fall varieties and much sooner ripe 

 than any other Marrow Squash. Very 

 prolific, an attractive, bright orange-red; 

 Packet, 5c; oz, 10c; % lb, 20c; lb, 60c. 



Hubbard 



The standard winter squash; 

 grown perhaps more gener- 

 ally than any other variety. It is of good 

 size, often weighing 9 to 15 pounds. 

 Color, bluish-green; will keep perfectly 

 until spring. Usually grown for main 

 winter crop. Packet, 5c; oz, 10c; % lb, 

 25c; lb, 75c 



Color, a rich orange, 

 of good size, excel- 

 lent flavor, and keeps well. Packet, 5c; 

 oz, 10c; Y A lb, 15c; y 2 lb, 25c; lb., 50c. 



Boston Marrow 



Hubbard Squash. 



e -i The improved varieties of Sorrell when grown and cooped like spinach make a very palatable dish. Sow in 



Sorrel drills early in spring and thin the seedlings to six or eight inches apart in the row. One may commence 

 cutting in about two months, and the plants will continue in full bearing from three to four years. 



T T , j TH««*.«l, T he best garden varietv, having large, pale green leaves of fine quality. Packet, Sc.; 



Large-Leaved. Jjrencn oz . f io c . ; 2 ozs, 20c; % ib, 30c; ib, $1.00. 



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