Plant Tail’s Thoroughbred Seeds 
SQUASH 
(Cucurbita Melopepo.) 
Courge. Kuchen Kurbis. Zucca. Calabaza. 
CULTURE.—1 ounce is sufficient for 100 
feet of drill. Sow 2 to 3 pounds of bush 
varieties or 1 to 3 pounds of the running, to 
the acre, in hills, or double the quantity if 
drilled, and thin to a stand. Sow from April 
to July in drills, or plant in hills 1 inch deep 
in the same manner as cucumbers and melons. 
The bush varieties should be about 3 feet 
apart each way, and the running kinds about 
8 feet. When the plants are up, t*hin so as to 
leave 3 of the strongest plants, and cultivate 
to keep free of weeds. 
Yellow Crookneck Squash 
Silver Custard Squash Cocozelle 
Bush Varieties 
Running Varieties 
A variety introduced by 
Mr. Farr that matures a 
few days after our Extra Early White Bush, but is larger 
and more uniform in shape. The color is a beautiful green- 
tinted white instead of the usual creamy white, and is pre¬ 
ferred by many market gardeners. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 
*4 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 
r^0r07Pllp This bush variety, sometimes called “Italian 
_ _1 Vegetable Marrow,” produces oblong squashes 
often a foot in length, handsomely mottled, dark and light 
green, and the flesh is of extremely good quality. Pkt. 10 
cts., oz. 15 cts., 14 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 
Giant Yellow Summer Straight Neck. 
This squash is considered by many to be the best White 
Bush “Cymbling.” It is of a silvery white color, early, large, 
handsome, and of splendid quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 
14 Ih. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. Postpaid. 
lVTf»i*T'nw An old standard variety, with thin 
J3ua>tuil lyictliuw. orange, mottled with 
cream when ripe. Our strain of the Boston Marrow is as 
pure as selection can make it, and must not be con¬ 
founded with the common stocks sold at low prices. Pkt. 5 
cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. Postpaid. 
Chicago, or Warted Hubbard. 
largely used in the Northern States, as it may be kept 
through the winter. The shell is a bronzed green, some¬ 
times shaded with yellow and orange with orange-yellow 
flesh, and is of splendid quality. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 14 
lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 
T^pllPinilQ All who care for winter squash will admit 
variety has been well named. It 
is not yet perfectly uniform in size and coloring, but ct.n be 
commended as perhaps the sweetest and best grained of all 
table squash. The weight runs from flve to ten pounds each, 
the skin is dark green and the flesh, which has remarkable 
thickness, is a dark orange. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 30 
cts., lb. $1.00. Postpaid. 
TTnTvRQvrl Practically the same shape as 
UOiaen JlUPDara. Chicago Warted Hubbard, but 
smaller. The skin is yellow with flesh deep golden yellow, 
of rich flavor and cooks very dry. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 14 
lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 
IVTotrunni Vi PViili With extra care this orange-yel- 
lYldlllltlUm smooth-skinned squash will 
attain a really enormous size, specimens having been grown 
weighing nearly a hundred pounds. It is of good quality, 
the flesh being extra thick, sweet and very fine grained. 
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 14 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 
rVffiricytfi IWnrrnw ^ number of years this fine 
\7lctiigC squash — a great improvement 
upon the Boston Marrow—has been only partially appreci¬ 
ated, but we note that it is now taking the prominence to 
which it has always been entitled. It is perhaps the most 
delicately flavored of all, and is especially valuable to truck¬ 
ers on account of its earliness. It is remarkably prolific, and 
we recommend it for both the early and late crops. Pkt. 5 
cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 30 cts., lb. 90 cts. Postpaid. 
Table Queen. 
known as “Des Moines.” The 
fruits are acorn-shaped, dark 
green, deeply ribbed, with yel¬ 
low flesh. They grow about_ 5 
or 6 inches long, 4 inches in 
diameter, and are very prolific. 
It keeps well, can be cooked 
whole when young, and is ex¬ 
cellent for pies. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 15 cts., 14 lb. 35 cts., lb. 
$1.25. Postpaid. 
Table Queen Squash. 
Vegetable Marrow, (see page 44.) 
A selection from the Giant Yellow Summer Crook Neck 
Squash with all the good qualities of the former and none 
of its defects. There will be found in the new strain a 
small percentage that arS not Crook Necks or Giant. The 
squashes are a deep orange color, heavily warted and when 
mature measure from 15 to 18 inches in length. The flesh is 
thicker and more meaty in the neck than in the Crook Neck 
variety. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 14 lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.50. Postpaid. 
Giant Yellow Summer Straight Neck Squash. 
Yellow Summer Crook Neck. v;,;,'^a„“d 
the best and richest summer bush squash; skin bright yellow, 
and when true, covered v/ith warty excrescences, the shell 
becoming exceedingly hard when ripe. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 
cts., 14 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 
Golden Custard. Those who prefer the yellow bush 
__ squash will find this the best for 
their use, as it is decidedly superior to the ordinary Golden 
Bush. It is quite large, beautifully colored, and of the best 
quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. Postpaid. 
Prolific Early White Bush. g™^^e™eVlho 
grows “cymblings” should plant a portion of his crop in this 
variety. It is a full week earlier than our Silver Custard, 
and has been a source of great profit to Southern growers. 
The flesh is finely grained and of good flavor, but it is not 
nearly so large or so showy as the Silver Custard. Pkt. 10 
cts., oz. 15 cts., 14 lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.50. .Postpaid. 
Tail’s Thoroughbred Silver Custard. 
Remember we deliver free at catalogue prices—except where noted. Write for special prices in large quantities. 
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