“BEST BY EVERY TEST” 
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SQUASH 
A S SQUASH plants are tender and sensitive to cold, do not plant until the ground is warm. 
_ The bush varieties should be planted in hills 4 to 5 feet apart each way and the Winter 
sorts 8 to 10 feet apart each way. Thin out to three plants per hill. As soon as they 
appear above the ground, dust with air'slacked lime or tobacco dust to control insect attacks 
and repeat as often as the bugs appear until the plants are well established. For yellow'Striped 
beetle and blight spray often with Bordeaux Arsenate of Lead. Sow one ounce for twenty'five 
hills or four pounds per acre for Summer squash and one ounce to ten hills, or three pounds 
per acre for Winter squash. 
EARLY WHITE BUSH, OR PATTY-PAN 
Earlier than any other variety; of dwarf 
habit and very productive; grows in a bush 
form, and occupies less room on the ground 
than any other sort; it is the variety that is 
grown the most extensively for market and 
shipping purposes. Summer Squashes should 
always be used when young and tender, which 
can be determined by an impression of the 
nail. Pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 
40c; lb., #1.15. 
GIANT YELLOW STRAIGHTNECK 
A selection from the Giant Yellow Crook 
Neck, and is the same in all respects, except 
the neck, which is almost straight, and thus 
more easily packed for shipment. Pkt., 5c; 
Vz oz., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 45c; lb., #1.35. 
COCOZELLE, OR ITALIAN MARROW 
A Summer variety of bush habit, produc' 
ing oblong, smooth dark green fruits, and, as 
they mature, become marbled with yellow 
and lighter green in stripes. The fruit is in 
best condition for table when 6 to 8 inches 
long. Very popular among the Italians. 
Pkt., 5c; /2 oz., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 50c; 
lb., #1.50. 
GOLDEN CUSTARD BUSH 
A valuable variety, which exceeds in size 
any of the scalloped sorts, frequently attaining 
a diameter of 1 foot. The color is a dark 
rich golden yellow. Pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 10c; oz., 
15c; 34 lb., 40c; lb., #1.15. 
Early White Bush Squash 
YELLOW SUMMER CROOK NECK 
A Standard variety, early and productive. 
The squashes are about a foot long, with 
crooked neck and densely warted surface. 
Color, bright yellow; quality fine. Pkt., 5c; 
Vz oz., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c; lb., #1.25. 
GIANT YELLOW CROOK NECK 
This variety is a very great improvement 
over the old variety in the enormous size and 
great beauty of its fruit; as their very attractive 
appearance commands the highest figure and 
prompt sales. It is of a beautiful golden color. 
Pkt., 5c; Vz oz., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 4Pc; 
lb., #1.25. 
MAMMOTH WHITE BUSH 
This variety is a selection made from the 
Early White Bush; the improvement consists 
in the size of the Squashes it produces, which 
measure from 10 to 12 inches across; in every 
other respect it is identical with the old 
variety. Pkt., 5c; Vz oz., 10c; oz., 15c; M lb., 
40c; lb., #1.15. 
EARLY YELLOW BUSH 
Quite similar in growth to the Early White 
Bush. The skin is deep orange, the flesh is 
pale yellow and of good flavor. It grows 
in bush form, wonderfully productive. Pkt., 
5c; Vz oz., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c; lb., 
#1.15. 
ENGLISH VEGETABLE 
MARROW 
Produces a succession 
of Squashes throughout 
the Summer, ranging in 
size from 9 to 18 inches 
long by 4 to 6 inches 
thick. Skin greenish yeT 
low to a creamy white; 
flesh white and of a very 
rich flavor. Pkt., 5c; Vz 
oz., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 
50c; lb., #1.50. 
Giant Yellow Summer Crook Neck Squash 
