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EARL E. MAY'S 1934 CATALOG OF SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK 
SQUASH 
One Ounce of Early 
Squash Will Plant 
About 25 Hills. 
Culture. Squash seed succeeds best in good, rich soil. It is not ad¬ 
visable to plant before May 15. Plant in hills 4 to 5 feet apart, for 
bush varieties, and for the running varieties, 7 to 8 feet apart. Put b 
to 10 seeds in a hill, finally thinning out to 3 to 4 plants. W inter 
Squashes may be grown in the corn fields the same as pumpkins. Use 
Evergreen for Squash beetle (See Insecticides, page 64). 
Summer or Early Varieties 
711—GIANT STRAIGHTNECK. This is a great improvement over 
the old fashioned Summer crookneck. It has a straight neck, hence 
the name. Market gardeners like it because it handles much easier 
•that the old “crook” variety. If you like Summer squash, try this 
one. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 44 lb., 35c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
714—GOLDEN BUSH SCALLOP. (55 days.) Early, flat, scallop vari¬ 
ety; skin deep yellow; flesh pale yellow; well flavored. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; 44 lb., 30c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
716— WHITE BUSH SCALLOP. (53 days.) Well known patty-pan 
Squash. One of the earliest and very productive; cream color. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 10c; 44 lb., 30c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Golden Bush Scallop Squash 
Fall or Winter Squash 
722—GOLDEN HUBBARD. (90 days.) One 
of the best Winter Squashes. Excellent 
quality for home use or shipping. Mod¬ 
erately warted, 8 to 10 lbs. Skin is 
bright deep orange-yellow; flesh is deep 
golden yellow, fine grained.. Yields ex¬ 
tra heavy. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 44 lb., 30c; 
lb., 90c, postpaid. 
720—IMPROVED CHICAGO WARTED 
HUBBARD. (85 days.) King of all 
squashes. Excellent for Winter use. 
Vines are healthy, strong and very pro- 
Hubbard Squash 
ductive; producing large quan¬ 
tities or dark green fruits; 
flesh very rich golden yellow, 
fine grained and dry. A vari¬ 
ety that is reliable and known 
by all. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 44 
lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, post¬ 
paid. 
724—BANANA. (105 days.) 
Fruit slate gray; 2 feet 
long, fine flavor. Fine, 
mealy texture; flesh 
thick and tender, deep 
golden yellow. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 15c; 44 lb., 40c; 
lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
726—KITCHENETTE. In size 
this squash runs evenly from 
five to seven pounds. Com¬ 
pares favorably with the heav¬ 
iest cropping Hubbards. The 
Kitchenette can be depended 
upon to ripen within about 
six weeks of blossoming. They cook up mealy and 
dry, with a delicious nutty flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
44 lb., 40c; lb., $1.15, postpaid. 
730—NEW TABLE QUEEN. Here is a Squash'that is 
a dandy. Cut in half and bake for twenty minutes it 
will give you a delicious meal, and if you like pie, 
try one from Table Queen. This is one of the best 
quality Squashes. Vines very vigorous and produc¬ 
tive. Fruit nice size to handle, 6 to 7 inches long, 
4 to 5 inches in diameter. Shell is hard and smooth, 
good keeper. Color dark green and sometimes a 
blotch of red at the pointed end. Ready in 5 8 days. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 44 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
729—ITALIAN SQUASH (COCOZELLE). (65 days.) 
This is a favorite squash, also known as Italian Vege¬ 
table Marrow. The fruits are large, oblong in shape 
and have a dark green skin which later shows yellow 
and light green stripes. Very productive, grows from 
15 to 20 inches long, 4 to 5 inches in diameter. It is 
fine grained, sweet and tender. A variety of excep¬ 
tional baking quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 44 lb., 35c; 
lb., $1.15, postpaid. 
★ 728—JUBILEE SQUASH. I want everyone of you 
to become acquainted with the new Jubilee 
Squash. I think most of you saw it on display at 
my Horticultural Exhibit last fall. I grew some of 
them in my garden and I like them very much. To 
my notion the quality excels any big squash I have 
eaten, and it is also one of the earliest. The fruits 
average from 6 to 8 inches long and are very thick 
fleshed. Baked and served with melted butter, it is 
a table delicacy of the first order. Try a package in 
your own garden. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 44 lb., 40c; lb 
$1.20, postpaid. 
734 — MIXED SQUASH. All Season Mixture. This as¬ 
sortment consists of all kinds of squash, both sum¬ 
mer and winter varieties. Allow plenty of room 
between hills, at least 10 or 12 feet. Pkt.. 5c: oz 
10c; 44 lb., 25c; lb., 75c; postpaid. 
FREE GIFTS ON YOUR SEED ORDER—Page 41 
HOW I GROW TOMATOES 
I picked right around 30 bushels of toma¬ 
toes this year in my own garden off of 4 
rows, averaging 250 feet in length. This 
past season was a very good tomato year. 
You folks can grow tomatoes successfully 
any place in the Farm Belt. I used Bounti¬ 
ful and Marglobe this past season which 
gave both early and main crop varieties. 
Culture. Tomato seed may be sown in 
hot-beds from about second week of Febru¬ 
ary up to end of April. About May 15th, 
plants may be set in open ground 3 feet 
apart. Sufficient plants for a small garden 
may be started by sowing a few seeds in a 
shallow box or flower box in a sunny win¬ 
dow. For final seeding it is not too late to 
sow during June, using early varieties and 
sowing in open ground. 
The quality of the fruit is improved if 
vines are tied to trellis or stakes. 
Early Varieties 
766—EXTRA EARLY BOUNTIFUL. As 
usual we come back recommending it, be¬ 
cause it is still in the lead. I tried out 
4 other leading varieties in my own garden 
this past season, and I am convinced that 
Extra Early Bountiful has anything beat 
in the way of a smooth-skinned, high 
flavored tomato that won’t break open. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; 44 lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
758—EAREIANA. (90 days.) I think we 
have the best strain of Earliana obtain¬ 
able. Plants ready in 24 days, fruits in 
90. Early, smooth-skinned Tomato. Vines 
are small but vigorous and productive. 
Tomatoes scarlet color, borne in clusters 
near the base of the plant. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
25c; 44 lb., 80c, postpaid. 
760—JOHN BAER. (95 days.) Fruits are 
large, early, practically round and of good 
quality. A good canning variety. Plants 
ready in 25 days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 30c; 44 lb., 
80c, postpaid. 
764_BREAK O’DAY. A cross between Mar- 
globe and Earliana, better than either. 
TOMATOES 
One Ounce Will Produce 
About 2,000 Plants 
Round, smooth, colors thoroughly 
a deep, rich red. Very solid and 
few seeds. One of the earliest va¬ 
rieties. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; 44 lb., 
1.25, postpaid. 
772—BONNY BEST. This is a beau¬ 
tiful, large, scarlet red tomato of 
slightly flat shape, but thicker than 
most others of the same class. The 
rich, scarlet red skin is evenly col¬ 
ored, making it a very popular 
market variety. Bonny Best is a 
vigorous variety, yielding an enor¬ 
mous crop for the home and mar¬ 
ket gardener. This is a splendid, 
medium early variety. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 35c; 44 lb., $1.10, postpaid. 
Main Crop Varieties 
754—STONE. (115 days.) Main crop 
variety. Large, bright scarlet To¬ 
matoes; very smooth, ripening very 
evenly with solid and firm flesh. 
Used extensively for canning. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 20c; 44 lb., 60c, postpaid. 
757—MARGLOBE. This is the lead¬ 
ing late tomato. Developed by the 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. 
Resistant to wilt, rust or rot. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 35c; 44 lb., $1.10, postpaid. 
Break O’Day 
A.755—IMPROVED O X H E A R T. 
^ Very similar to Ponderosa in 
type and growing habits. Gets its 
name from the shape of the fruit. 
This strain is an improvement over 
the one which was introduced a 
few seasons ago. It’s very desira¬ 
ble for home gardens. The fruits 
are large, solid and have a fine 
flavor, with very few seeds. Pkt 
10c; oz., 70c; 44 lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
Pictured in color on page 43. 
756 — PONDEROSA. (110 days.) This is still the biggest tomato that grows 
and this strain is particularly fine. Pkt., 5c; oz., 40c; 44 lb., $1.35, postpaid! 
762— GOLDEN PONDEROSA. (110 days.) Same as Red Ponderosa, only of 
yellow color; good quality and a heavy yielder. Yellow Tomatoes, when sliced 
with red ones, make a very attractive dish. Pkt., 5c; oz., 35c; 44 lb $1 10 
postpaid. 
752—DWARF CHAMPION (Tree Tomato). (110 days.) Vines grow dwarf and 
compact; stems thick and short. Extremely hardy and can be set out very early 
Purplish pink color; medium quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 30c; 44 lb., 80c, postpaid 
Vegetables marked ★ are illustrated in color on pages 43-44 
