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G. EDWARD SCHULTZ, 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 



White Bush Scallop (Patty Pan) 



Dwarf Habit, 

 most produc- 

 tive. A well-known variety of dwarf habit and up- 

 right growth. The most productive of all the sum- 

 mer sorts, a good shipper and favorite with the mar- 

 ket gardeners. Packet, 5c.; oz., loc; ^ lb., 15c.; ^ 

 lb., 25c.; lb., 40c. 



Yellow Summer Crook-Neck ^^JjJ-^ Z^iif; 



Still remains a favorite and is considered the best for 

 summer use. It is early, productive and of good 

 quality; skin orange-yellow. Quality excellent. 

 Packet, 5c.; oz., loc; }i lb., 15c.; ^ lb., 25c.; lb., 40c. 



Extra Early White Bush Squash. 



FALL AND WINTER SORTS 



rhina€rf\ WiirfpH TfnhhiirH growing the original green Hubbard on a large scale for 



\>iiit.agu Ytaiicu iiuuuaiu j^^rket it was found the largest, heaviest, dark, rough-skinned 

 specimens were the most valuable and most salable. Because of this fact selections of such 

 fruits were made and the result is our selection of Chicago Warted Hubbard Squash. The 

 strain is the ideal winter squash for the home or market. Vines have a strong, robust growth; 

 the fruits are large, handsomely shaped, dark green, heavily warted skin, with rich flesh of 

 splendid quality. Packet, 5c.; oz., loc; 2 ozs., 15c.; ^ lb., 20c.; lb., 6oc. 



Red or Golden Hubbard 



A perfect type of the Green Hubbard, except in color, which is 

 a bright, deep orange-yellow, very showy and attractive. Flesh 

 deep golden yellow, much richer in color than Hubbard, fine grained, cooks very dry, and is of 

 excellent flavor. Its keeping qualities are fully equal to, while in productiveness it far excels, 

 the Green variety. Packet, 5c.; oz., loc; ^/i lb., 20c.; lb., 6oc. 



l^rrA'Aln f\r AronfTA Marr/^w The earliest of the fall varieties and much sooner ripe than 

 rroilllt or Wrange lyiarrow ^^^^^ Marrow Squash. Very prolific, an attractive, 



bright orange-red; it is a general favorite, as its quality is the best. Packet, 5c.; oz., lOc; 

 % lb., 20c.; ^ lb,, 30c.; lb., 50c. 



Huhhard standard winter squash; grown perhaps more 



generally than any other variety. It is of good size, 

 often weighing 9 to 15 pounds. Color, bluish-green. Flesh 

 fine grained, sweet, and of excellent flavor. Has a very hard 

 shell and will keep perfectly until spring. Universally grown 

 for main winter crop. Packet, 5c.; oz., loc; ^ lb., 20c.; ^ lb., 

 30c.; lb., 50c. 



R/\c4-^n Mtiffrkw An early autumn variety; of oval form and 

 nOSlOn iViarrOW ^^-^^ ^^-^ ^^^^^^ ^ ^-^^^ orange, of good 



size, excellent flavor, and keeps well. A most valued variety. 

 Packet, sc.; oz., loc; 54 lb-, 15c.; J/^ lb., 25c.; lb., 50c. 



Boston Marrow Squash 



Sorrel Thet improved varieties of sorrel when grown and cooked like spinach make a very 

 OUiici palatable dish. Sow in 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 arcTA I aovaH Fr^nr^h The best garden variety, having large, pale green leaves of fine 



i^arge-i^eavea rrencn quality. Packet, sc.; oz., loc; 2 ozs., 20c.; j4 ib., 30c.; ib., $1.00. 



