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Schultz's Seed Store, Washington, D. C. 



SQUASH 



Courge, Fr. 

 Zucca, Ital. 

 One ounce Early will 

 plant 50 hills, one 

 ounce Marrow 25 

 hills. 



Four to six pounds 

 for an acre. 

 Culture. — Squashes 

 should be planted iu 

 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 Cu- 

 cumbers and Mel- 

 ons — the bush va- 

 rieties 3 or 4 feel; 

 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. 



SummerSquashes-ExtraEarly 



Schultz's Benning Bush "S»*£F%£S£ 



Bush Squash over the old white sort is quite distinct, 

 in that it is earlier and has a very beautiful light shade 

 of green color, in place of the creamy white which the 

 older sort has. The flesh is rich, dry, and particularly 

 fine; medium in size ; vine of bush habit, and exceed- 

 ingly productive. Pkt. 5c. and 10c,_oz. 15c, 34 lb. 

 35c, lb. $1.25. 

 Vegetable Marrow. This is the favorite English 

 variety, bearing dull yellow, oblong fruits, 10 to 15 

 inches in length. The flesh is tender, marrowy, and 

 delicious. The fruits should be used before fully 



grown. 

 $1.50. 



Pkt. 5c and 10c, oz. 15c, M lb. 50c, lb. 



Burpee's Fordhook 



This is a most desirable 

 running variety for both 

 summer and winter use. The vines are of strong, 

 vigorous growth and wonderfully productive. Fruits 

 oblong in form, eight to ten inches in length, slightly 

 ridged; smooth, thin, yellowish skin; flesh very thick 

 and of a light straw yellow. If gathered young for 

 cooking, no other Squash approaches it in flavor. 

 Pkt. 5c. and 10c, oz. 15c, % lb. 40c, 1 lb. $1.25. 



Hubbard Squash 



Benning Bush Squash 



Yellow Summer Crook-Neck Th f °} d 



and well- 

 known variety still remains a favorite and is con- 

 sidered the best for Summer use. It is early, pro- 

 ductive; good quality; skin orange yellow. Quality 

 excellent. Pkt. 5c and 10c, oz. 15c, % lb. 40c, lb. 

 $1.25. 



Fall and Winter Sorts 



Prolific, or Orange Marrow ^° r r a £ 



Fall Squash there is no Squash that can compare 

 with this in earliness and productiveness, which are 

 important features with the market gardener. 

 Brilliant orange-red color, which makes it attractive 

 in the market. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, % lb. 30c, lb. $1.00. 

 Boston Marrow. Color a rich orange, of good size, 

 excellent flavor, and keeps well. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 

 % lb. 30c, lb. $1.00. 



Hubbard ^ e most popular of all Winter 

 . varieties; an excellent keeper. Is of 



large size, often weighing from nine to twenty pounds. 

 Color bluish green, occasionally marked with a 

 brownish orange. Flesh is fine grain, dry and excel- 

 lent flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 34 lb. 50c, lb. $1.75. 



Red, or Golden Hubbard £ "S^VS 



Hubbard, except in color, which is a bright, deep 

 orange yellow, very showy and attractive. Its keep- 

 ing qualities are fully equal to, while in productive- 

 ness it far excels, the Green variety. Pkt. 5c, 

 oz. 15c. % lb. 35c, lb. $1.25. 



This 

 strain 



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. Pkt. 5c, oz. 

 15c, }i lb. 40c, lb. SI. 50. 



TOBACCO 



Culture. — Sow in hotbed for early planting or 

 sow in the open ground as soon as the ground is 

 warm. Sow broadcast in rich, dry soil, pressing 

 down firmly and cover lightly; water frequently. 

 Set plants out first of June, 3 feet apart each 

 way in land heavily manured. 

 Connecticut Seed Leaf. Saved from selected 

 plants. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, ^ lb. $1.00, lb. 

 $3.00. 



Havana, Imported seed. Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c, 

 lb. $4.00. 



Chicago Warted Hubbard 



