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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 hail 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. General 
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 the 
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, maybe kept off by frequent dustings with air slaked 
lime, soot or sifted ashes diluted with line road earth. For the large squash bug, the best remedy is a kerosene emulsion. 
SUMMER VARIETIES 
I ¥ i j ¥X7i_*. r> The earliest of the 
Long Island White Bush summer 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. 20c; 
!4Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
Mammoth White Bush Scallop maturing, 
somewhat flattened, scalloped bush squash, of largest 
size and the handsomest of the summer varieties. The 
fruit is uniformly warted and a beautiful, clear waxy 
white, instead of the yellowish 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. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; Lb.$1.00 
Early White Bush Scallop known, very early, 
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somewhat flattened, scalloped bush squash of medium 
size. The color is creamy white with comparatively 
smooth surface. The vines are vigorous and very pro¬ 
ductive. This variety is also known as Patty Pan or 
Cymling. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; 
Lb. $1.00 
Early Yellow Bush Scallop somewlmt flat¬ 
tened, scalloped bush squash of largest size. Skin deep 
orange; llesh pale yellow and of very good flavor. We 
have developed a strain of the old Yellow Bush Scallop 
which is fully as productive but uniformly larger and 
flatter than the old stock and has a very small seed 
cavity. Its superiority isso great that we would be justi¬ 
fied by prevailing custom in renaming it. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 
2 Oz. 20c; V 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
“ixfi •. e l i Introduced by us in 
W hlte bummer Crookneck 1895. 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. 20c; 
Va Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
Summer Crookneck 
Mammoth White Bush Scallop 
Mammoth Summer Crookneck o^e of Thelari?- 
est of the crookneck summer squashes. Vines of bush habit, 
large and more vigorous than Summer 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 this variety 
a favorite with market gardeners. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; 
Va Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
r _1_T* 16 0,(1 standard sort, early and 
oummer Lrookneck very productive. It matures 
the bulk of its crop a 
little earlier than the 
Mammoth Summer Crook¬ 
neck. The fruits when 
fully grown are about 
one foot long, with uni¬ 
formly crooked neck and 
surface densely warted. 
The color is bright yellow. 
The shell is very hard 
when fruit is ripe. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; 
Va Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
Italian Vegetable 
Marrow (Cocozcllci di 
marrow N apoli) Vines 
of bush habit, producing 
large, much elongated 
fruits, dark green at first 
but as they mature becom¬ 
ing marbled with yellow 
and lighter green instripes. 
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, especially i n 
Naples. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 
2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; 
Lb. $1.00 
