48 Garden Seeds 
ISBELL SEED COMPANY 
For Summer SQUASH 
For Winter 
Isbell’s Golden Hubbard 
A Fine Squash for the Home Garden. 
The best Winter Squash for the private or home garden 
and desirable for market; the fruits are of the same shape 
as Green Hubbard, and warted, but average smaller in size. 
They are earlier in season but keep in fine condition through 
the winter. The skin is bright, deep orange-yellow, very at¬ 
tractive in appearance. Flesh is deep golden yellow, fine 
grained, cooks very dry and has rich flavor. 
Yields extra heavy. Ready for the 
table in 90 to 95 days. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, pre¬ 
paid. 
Isbell’s Plymouth 
Rock 
IMPROVED BANANA 
Introduced and named by 
us in 1912, and it has been 
gaining in popularity ever 
since. One of the best gen¬ 
eral purpose Squashes yet 
introduced, because it can 
be used as either a summer 
or winter Squash. The color of the 
shell is a bright gray, which does 
not become as hard as that of the 
Hubbards, but they are neverthe¬ 
less an excellent winter keeper and 
will keep without difficulty until 
March. Isbell’s Plymouth Rock 
grows from 18 to 30 inches long 
and from 7 to 12 inches in diame¬ 
ter. The flesh is a deep golden col¬ 
or, entirely free from lumps and 
+l r * n ?* ness ’ very fine grained. They cook quickly and 
the flavor is the finest imaginable in a Squash. The 
Squashes, when about half grown, cook up splendidly as 
a summer Squash. The vines are very vigorous and pro¬ 
lific, and the Squashes mature early enough for even the 
most northern states. Grow Plymouth Rock for home use 
for market and exhibition purposes. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
lb., 45c; lb., $1.50, prepaid. 
New Table Queen 
Also Called Acorn or Des Moines Squash 
Surely a Squash- fit for a Queen’s taste. Cut-in half 
and baked for 20 minutes it will give you a delicious 
meal; if you like pie, try one made from Table Queen 
You will be pleased not only with the quality of this 
Squash, but you get so many from each seed planted 
the vines being so vigorous and productive. The fruits 
are a nice size to handle, 6 to 7 inches long and 4 to 
5 inches in diameter. The meat is exceptionally dry 
and mealy and of extra fine flavor. The shell--is thin 
but hard and smooth, so that they keep as well as the 
Hubbard, although they ripen 2 to 3 weeks, earlier. 
The color is dark green, almost black, with sometimes 
a blotch of red at pointed end. Pkt., 10c; oz.. 20c; *4 
lb., 50c; lb., $1.60. 
To combat the striped bug and other insects, dust 
with Slug Shot, using the Feeny Duster. See page 100. 
‘'Isbell’s Table Queen Squash we think is of better quality 
than any other and just the right size for a small family. 
Have found Isbell’s Seeds to be of superior quality.” 
—MRS. E. ANDREWS, Columbia, Ohio. 
Sywe’s Blue Hubbard 
Squashes should not be planted until danger of frost 
is past and the ground has become warm, but plant the 
winter kinds as soon as safe in order that they mature. 
Plant in hills 3 to 4 feet apart for bush varieties, and 6 
to 8 feet for running varieties, putting 6 to 8 seeds to the 
hill, finally leaving but 3 plants. 
A rich, warm, mellow soil is conducive to high yields 
and early maturity, but Squashes grow quite well in 
almost any well-drained soil. It pays to enrich each 
hill with rotted manure or commercial fertilizer. Dur¬ 
ing the early stages of growth keep the plants well 
dusted with Slug Shot to save them from insects. 
The Winter Squashes may be grown in corn fields in 
same manner as pumpkins. In the small garden, 
squash may follow early beets, early cabbage, com 
salad, and spinach. 
Winter Squash are grown in Southern Michigan 
on a large scale for feeding stock. Some stock farm¬ 
ers and dairymen put in from 10 to 20 acres every year 
and consider this crop one of the most profitable on 
the farm. Raisers of hogs also say that nothing will 
equal Squash for conditioning hogs for market. 
One ounce of the bush varieties to 40 hills, or of the 
larger-seeded kinds, 15 hills; 2 or 3 lbs. of the bush 
and 3 or 4 lbs. of the large-seeded for an acrp. 
Chicago Warted Hubbard 
Excellent Winter Sort. 
A new type of Hubbard produced by careful selec¬ 
tion of the large, dark green, warted specimens always 
seen in good stocks of it. It has been bred to this type 
until it is so fixed that nearly all have very hard, warty 
shells, are large, and of very best quality. The vines 
are healthy and strong, producing quite freely the hand¬ 
some dark green fruits. Flesh very rich, golden yellow, 
fine grained and dry. Popular with market men and 
growers catering to a fancy trade. Our Michigan grown 
seed will mature early crops. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 
50c; lb., $1.60, prepaid. 
Syme’s Blue 
Hubbard 
A new distinct type of Hub¬ 
bard and a very fine quality 
Squash. Fruit resembles the Warty 
Hubbard in size and shape, but the 
color is a clear green- 
blue and very distinct. 
Not to be confused with 
Marblehead Squash, which 
is earlier and of much 
lighter color. Extra thick 
meated, fine grained, dry 
and of excellent flavor. 
Keeps as well as the other 
Hubbards. In big demand 
in the eastern markets. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 
50c; lb., $1.75, prepaid. 
Cocozelle Bush 
Also called Italian Vegetable 
Marrow. A summer squash of com¬ 
pact bush form. The fruits are ob¬ 
long, 12 inches or more in length 
and 4 to 5 inches in diameter. Skin 
dark green with stripes of a still darker shade, and mar¬ 
bled with yellow. Should be eaten when half grown at 
which time the flesh is very tender and may be cooked like 
any other Squash or fried like eggplant. This is a Summer 
Squash, very early, ready for use 
in 60 days. It is a heavy yielder. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 35c; lb., 
$1.25, prepaid. 
e Queen Squash. 
