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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
SQUASH 
One of the most nutritious and valuable of garden vegetables. The summer varieties come to the table early in the season, 
while the fall and winter sorts can be had from August until the following spring. The winter varieties are very well adapted for 
stock feeding and we heartily recommend them for that purpose. 
Squash plants are very tender and sensitive to cold and so planting must be delayed until settled warm weather. Genera; 
methods of culture are the same as for cucumbers and melons, but squash is less particular as to soil. Summer varieties should 
be planted four to six feet apart each way and winter sorts eight to ten. Three plants are sufficient for a hill. In gathering the 
winter sorts care should be taken not to bruise or break the stem from the squash, as the slightest injury will increase th* 
liability to decay. Winter squashes should be stored in a moderately warm, dry place and the temperature kept as even as 
possible. For those who desire very early squashes, seed can be planted in boxes, and transplanted. Insect pests that attack 
the vines when small, such as the striped beetle, may be kept off t>y frequent dustings with air slaked lime, soot or sifted ashes 
diluted with fine road earth. For the large squash bug, the best remedy is a kerosene emulsion. 
Mammoth White Bush Scallop and Mammoth Summer Crookneck 
SUMMER VARIETIES 
. tii iiTL * ■ i, 1 Til© earliest of tlie sum- 
Long Island W nite Bush mer squashes. The vines 
are vigorous and very productive. The fruits are rather 
small and often nearly spherical, thick, with only a slight 
indication of a scallop. The skin is white, flesh tender and 
of good quality. Our stock of this variety is very uniform. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 
Mammoth White Bush Scallop ing, somewhat 
flattened, scalloped bush squash, of largest size and the hand¬ 
somest of the summer varieties. The fruit is uniformly 
warted and a beautiful, clear waxy white, instead of the yel¬ 
lowish white so often seen in the old Early White Bush 
Scallop. The stock we offer of this variety is exceptionally 
true to type. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; *4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 
r- i «iri •. r* io n This is the well kuown, 
tarly White Dlish ocallop very early, somewhat 
flattened, scallopc » bush squash or medium size. The color 
is creamy white *'ifch comparatively smooth surface. The 
vines are .vigorous and very productive. This variety is also 
known as Patty Pan or Cymling. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 
y 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 
Early Yellow Bush Scallop win Ct ' ikut*ned, 8 scat 
loped bush squash of largest size. Skin deep orange: flesh 
pale vellow and of very good flavor. We have developed a 
strain’ of the old Yellow Hush Scallop which is fully as pro¬ 
ductive hut uniformly larger and flatter than the old stock 
and has a very small seed cavity. Its superiority is so great 
that we would be justified by prevailing custom in renaming 
it Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; >A Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 
.... . - /--l i Introduced by us in 
White bummer Crookneck isos. Fruits similar in 
size and shape to the Summer Crookneck. but of an ivory 
white color and unsurpassed in quality. When fully grown 
twelve to sixteen inches long, with crooked neck and surface 
moderately warted. We recommend this sort as one of the 
best of the summer varieties. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c;.2 Oz. 15c; 
y 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 
_ 1 1 The old standard sort, early and 
bummer Crookneck very productive. Matures the 
hulk of its crop a little earlier than the Mammoth Summer 
Crookneck. Fruits when fully grown are about one foot long, 
with uniformly crooked neck and surface densely warted; 
color bright yellow. Shell very hard when ripe. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; *4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 
_ . .10 r' 1 1 Largest and one 
Mammoth bummer Crookneck of the earliest 
of the crookneck summer squashes. Vines of hush habit, 
large and more vigorous than Slimmer Crookneck. Fruits 
when mature are very large, often one and one-half to two 
feet long, with exceedingly warted surface. The color is deep 
yellow. Its large size and attractive color make it a favorite 
with market gardeners. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; l / 4 Lb. 25c; 
Lb. 90c. . _ ( Cocozella di Napoli) 
Italian Vegetable Marrow vines of bush habit, 
producing large, much elongated fruits, dark green at first 
but as they mature becoming marbled with vellow and lighter 
green in stripes. Fruits in best condition for the table when 
six to eight inches long, but can be used when much larger. 
The young and tender fruits when sliced and fried in oil 
constitute a vegetable delicacy very popular, esp*cially in 
Naples. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; V 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
