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Giant Summer Straightneck 
Particularly valuable for shipping because the 
straight fruits are more readily packed than the 
crookneck type with less waste of shipping space. 
Fruits handsome; deep orange with moderate shal¬ 
low warting; straight, become 1 6 to 20 inches long 
and 4 inches through but are usable much smaller. 
It is altogether more desirable than the Crookneck 
for either home garden or market garden. Pkt. 10 
cts., 1 oz. 15 cts., 1/4 lb. 50 cts., 1 lb. $1.50. 
Italian Marrow . Cocozelle 
Sometimes called summer asparagus because the 
young fruits when stewed are of a delicious flavor 
suggesting asparagus. Fruits straight, almost cylin¬ 
drical; become 1 8 to 24 inches long and 5 inches 
in diameter; smooth, dark green with lighter green 
to yellow stripes; flesh pale greenish white. Pkt. 
10 cts., 1 oz. 15 cts., Va lb. 40 cts., 1 lb. $1.25; 
Yellow Summer Crookneck 
Very prolific. Fruits become 12 to 14 inches 
long and 31/2 inches through; neck curved; skin 
bright orange-yellow, moderately warted. Pkt. 10 
cts., 1 oz. 15 cts., Va lb. 35 cts., 1 lb. $1.00. 
Autumn and Winter Varieties 
Warted Hubbard 
The standard winter squash for home, market 
garden and shipping. Fruits medium large; com¬ 
monly 9 to 10 inches through; globular, dark 
bronze green, moderately warted; rind very hard 
and strong; flesh very thick, deep orange-yellow, 
fine grained and dry; of splendid quality. Pkt. 10 
cts., 1 oz. 15 cts., 1/4 lb. 40 cts., 1 lb. $1.25. 
Delicious 
The standard of excellence in winter squashes. 
Fruits broad top-shaped, commonly 7 to 8 inches 
long; skin very dark green, fairly smooth; rind thin 
but hard; flesh extremely thick, bright yellow, fine 
grained and dry, without fibre and of highest qual¬ 
ity. A squash of exceptional merit for table use. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 1 oz. 15 cts., 1/4 lb. 40 cts., 1 lb. 
$1.25. 
Table Queen or Des Moines 
Because of convenience for baking and serving 
in halves, this little squash has gained great popu¬ 
MargloDe 
Hubbard 
larity. It weighs only about 1 V 2 pounds and is 
acorn-shaped, deeply furrowed, and dark green on 
the outside. The flesh is rich yellow, somewhat 
coarse grained, dry and mealy, and of delicious 
flavor. The vines yield prolifically, and the fruit 
matures in about 100 days. Pkt. 10 cts., 1 oz. 25 
cts., 1/4 lb. 60 cts., 1 lb. $1.75. 
Boston Marrow 
An abundance of large fruit, weighing 12 to 17 
pounds, matures late, 120 days. They are irregu¬ 
larly oval with a moderately hard, rich orange skin. 
The fine grained, salmon-yellow flesh is fine flav¬ 
ored and keeps well. It is extensively used in home 
gardens and is a good substitute for pie pumpkin. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 1 oz. 15 cts., I /4 lb. 30 cts., 1 lb. 
90 cts. 
Golden Hubbard 
Earlier and smaller than Hubbard; splendid for 
home and market garden and commonly used for 
canning. Fruits globular with fairly prominent neck 
and blossom end; about 1 1 inches long and 8 inches 
through; deep orange red with shallow warting; 
rind hard and tough; flesh thick, deep orange- 
yellow; fine grained and dry. Pkt. 10 cts., 1 oz. 15 
cts., 1/4 lb. 40 cts., 1 lb. $1.25. 
Tomato 
Pritchard’s Scarlet Topper 
A new variety of tomato. It is wilt resistant and 
is of intermediate height of vine. There are other 
wilt resistant varieties and others of intermediate 
height, but Scarlet Topper is the first to combine 
these two characteristics. It is a mid-season or main 
crop variety producing heavy crops of deep scarlet 
globe shaped fruit of good size and unusual solidity 
and with abundant foliage to protect the fruit from 
hot sun. Scarlet Topper will prove profitable in 
districts where wilt is prevalent. A good home and 
market variety and very popular for shipping. Pkt. 
15 cts., V 2 oz. 30 cts., 1 oz. 45 cts., Va lb. $1.40, 
1/2 lb. $2.60. 
