COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 
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SQUASH COCOZELLA—The above picture shows Cocozellas 
in their baby stage, soft and extremely tender. At that stage 
the fruits weight around a pound each. Cocozellas are a del¬ 
icacy even when weighing up to 5 pounds. 
ITALIAN COCOZELLA —Fruit oblong, dark green at first and 
marbled with light green when ripe. Quality excellent; a 
real delicacy. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 25c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
EARLY YELLOW BUSH—Like Mammoth Bush but the fruits 
are yellow. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 80c. 
EARLY SUMER CROOKNECK—A week earlier but'not as 
big as Giant Summer Crookneck, exceedingly prolific. A fine 
and very popular variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; *4 lb. 35c; 1 lb. 
$1 20 
SQUASH MAMMOTH WHITE BUSH 
BANANA SQUASH 
Produces a heavy crop even when other winter squashes 
fail, owing to diseases or unfavorable weather. The strain 
we offer is the better strain of two, namely the orange 
skinned and orange fleshed, a much better strain than the 
Gray Banana strain. For quality, sweetness of flesh, high 
flavor, productiveness and high cropping qualities, try our 
strain of Banana. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. 80c. 
Salsify- Oyster Plant 
Squashes 
CULTURE—1 oz. for 20 to 40 hills, 4 to 6 lbs. to one acre, 
depending on the variety whether small or large seeded. 
Squash does best on heavy well manured and moist soil. 
Plant about May 10th, as the later plantings are subject to be 
attacked by the striped beetle. Plant the bush varieties in 
hills 3 by 4 feet, dropping 5 seeds in each hill. The winter 
varieties, like Hubbard, require more room and the hills 
should be 8 by 6 feet. Cultivate often but shallow. 
About Squash Varieties 
Squash is divided into two broad classes, summer squash 
or those prepared (as a rule) by slicing, rolling in flour, 
cracker crumbs, ground parched sweet corn, etc.; and winter 
squash, which is cut or broken into moderate sized pieces and 
baked in the oven or made into pies. 
If you want a real treat in Summer Squash try COCO¬ 
ZELLA. It is in its prime when about 8 inches long. At this 
stage they are very tender and sweet and have no hard rind. 
If prepared like Egg Plant you’ll find a dish you’ll truly like; 
it is good all through, tender and pleasant with positively no 
bitter taste. The finest flavored and best squash for baking 
and pies is DELICIOUS; for storing for winter the old stand¬ 
by, HUBBARD, has no superior. Banana is of large size and 
wherever this feature is particularly desirable it is the sort 
to plant. 
SQUASH—Summer Varieties 
ENGLISH YEGETABLE MARROW—Large, white oblong 
fruit, striped light green. A most delicious vegetable. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 10c; *4 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 80c, prepaid. 
FORDHOOK —Fruit oblong, about 10 inches long, nearly 
smooth of yellowish color. Quality very high. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
10c; *4 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 80c, prepaid. 
GIANT SUMMER CROOKNECK—Fruit rich yellow, thickly 
warted. Of dwarf bush habit, heavily productive. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 80c, prepaid. 
Hubbard Squash 
HUBBARD SQUASH 
Ours is the true old time Hubbard, famous for its high 
quality and hard to beat for storing. The quality of the True 
Hubbard can hardly be improved upon. By saving for a 
number of years, the seed from fruits formed on the strongest 
and thriftiest vines, we succeeded in putting higher yielding 
qualities into our strain of Hubbard. Besides being a heavy 
producer our strain is valuable because several days earlier 
than most other types of Hubbard. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; !4 lb. 
25c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
BLUE HUBBARD—Some growers claim that Blue Hub¬ 
bard is superior in quality, more productive and a surer crop 
than regular Hubbard. We are unable to distinguish much 
difference. We do agree that its appearance is very attrac¬ 
tive on account of its blue color. If you favor Blue Hub¬ 
bard you will find our strain true to type. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 
lb. $1.00. 
White Patty Pan. A productive bush variety, fruit 
rounded, creamy white, scalloped, about 10 inches in diam¬ 
eter. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; *4 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 80c, prepaid. 
GIANT STRAIGHTNECK—Is the same as Giant Crookneck 
but without the curved neck. For full description see nov¬ 
elty pages. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; lb. $1.40. 
ASPARAGUS SQUASH—Special selection of Cocozella. For 
full description see novelty pages. 
SQUASH—Winter Varieties 
DELICIOUS —This squash varies somewhat in color and form, 
usually oval shaped with green smooth skin. Quality very 
high. Early. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; X A lb. 20c; 1 lb. 80c, prepaid. 
GOLDEN HUBBARD—Same as Hubbard, skin reddish yellow. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; *4 lb. 25c; 1 lb. $1.00, prepaid. 
TABLE QUEEN —After many years of effort, we finally are 
rewarded and offer perfectly fixed seed producing nothing 
but dark green fruit of uniform size of unequalled quality. 
I Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. $1.00. 
Also called Vegetable Oyster, forms long, white somewhat mealy 
roots which are used the same as carrots or parsnips. Breaded and 
fried in butter it resembles Oysters in taste. Scorzonera or Black 
Salsify has even finer flavor than common Salsify and the roots are 
larger. The roots of both may be left in the ground over winter and 
used in the spring when fresh vegetables are hard to obtain. 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND 
The roots are long, smooth, white in color, of uniform growth, 
the tops are grassy. Of excellent quality and delicate in flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 45c; 1 lb. $1.80. 
SCORZONERA—BLACK SALSIFY 
Considered by many better than white salsify. It has a flesh 
tap-root resembling that of salsify in size and flavor and dis¬ 
tinguished from it by the black color of the skin. Very hardy. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 20c; % lb, 45c; 1 lb. $1.80. 
You can order all seeds priced at 40 cents per ounce or 
over in quarter and half ounce lots at ounce rate. Quarter 
and half pounds at pound rate. Five pounds or over at It 
pound rate. 25 pounds or over at 100 pound rate. 
