MICHELL’S VEGETABLE SEEDS ™ 
Squash, Mammoth White Bush 
SQUASH 
Courge (Fr.); Kurbis (Ger.); Zucca (Ital.) 
One ounce will plant 20 to 50 hills, 3 to 4 lbs. for one acre. 
This vegetable is a popular one for Summer and Winter use 
and being susceptible to cold it should not be planted until the 
ground is thoroughly warm. The bush sorts should be planted in 
hills 4 to 5 feet apart each way; the running varieties 8 to 12 feet 
apart. Place 8 to 10 seeds in a hill, and when the third stage of 
leaves are set, thin out to about 4 plants in a hill. 
SUMMER VARIETIES 
Cocozelle or Italian. A bush variety with long, smooth fruits, 
dark green, striped lighter; elegant for slicing and frying as you 
do eggplant. Pkt., 10c.; 15c. per oz.; 34 lb., 40c.; $1.35 per lb. 
Giant Yellow Summer Crookneck. Shaped like a club with 
a bent neck. The skin is very rough and warted and of an orange 
yellow color. This is a running variety. Pkt., 10c.; 20c. per oz.; 
34 lb., 45c.; $1.50 per lb. 
Large Yellow Bush. An improvement on the Golden Custard 
variety, at least 4 to 5 days earlier and of much finer quality; 
of scalloped type, beautiful creamy color; ready for the table 
in about 95 days. Pkt., 10c.; 15c. per oz.; 34 lb., 35c.; $1.25 
per lb. 
Mammoth White Bush. Of round scalloped form with an 
ivory white skin; has an abundance of meat of very fine flavor; 
one of the earliest to mature and is very prolific. Pkt., 10c.; 
15c. per oz.; 34 lb., 40c.; $1.35 per lb. 
Zucchini. An Italian variety of the Cocozelle type; fruits 12 
to 14 inches long; skin green, mottled yellow when matured; 
delicious flavor. Pkt., 10c.; 15c. per oz.; 34 lb., 40c.; $1.35 
per lb. 
FALL AND WINTER VARIETIES 
Blue Hubbard. A new variety and a selection from the original 
Hubbard. The fruit is of a gray blue color; grows large, is a 
remarkably good keeper and of excellent quality. Pkt., 10c.; 
20c. per oz.; 34 lb., 60c.; $2.00 per lb. 
Boston Marrow. Shaped similar to Hubbard; color, golden 
orange; fine for canning for Winter use, cooked as a vegetable 
or in pie. Pkt., 10c.; 15c. per oz.; }4 lb-, 40c.; $1.50 per lb. 
Delicious. Well named, as it has the finest flavor of any squash; 
of oblong shape, with deep green skin and thin rind, and with a 
very small seed cavity. One of the best Winter keepers. Pkt., 
10c.; 15c. per oz.; 34 lb., 40c.; $1.50 per lb. 
Golden Hubbard. Used extensively for pie, but served as a 
vegetable, it is very dry and delicious; outside deep orange red. 
Pkt., 10c.; 15c. per oz.; 34 lb., 40c.; $1.50 per lb. 
Hubbard {True). Fruits large, olive-shaped, with dark green skin 
and rich flesh; fine quality; excellent keeper. Pkt., 10c.; 20c. 
per oz.; J4 lb., 50c.; $1.60 per lb. 
SWISS CHARD 
Dark Green Curled. Pkt., 10c.; 15c. per oz.; 34 lb., 40c.; 
$1.25 per lb. 
Giant Lucullus. Pkt., 10c.; 15c. per oz.; 34 lb., 40c.; $1.25 per lb. 
For description of above see page 55. 
SWEET BASIL (Herb) 
Used for soups and stews. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per 34 oz.; oz., 40c. 
SWEET MARJORAM (Herb) 
Leaves and shoots are used for seasoning. Pkt., 10c.; 30c. 
per 34 oz.; oz., 50c. 
TARRAGON 
Fine for flavoring. Pot-grown plants. 25c. each; doz., $2.50; 
$18.00 per 100. 
THYME (Herb) 
For sauces and dressings. Seed. Pkt., 15c.; 40c. per 34 oz.; 
oz., 75c. 
THYME PLANTS 
Pot grown. 15c. each; doz., $1.50; $10.00 per 100. 
TOBACCO 
Many people like to have a few plants of this in the garden, it 
attracts butterflies. The flower is very sweet scented, while the 
leaves may be dried, cured and made into smoking tobacco and 
cigars. Sow in a box indoors and set outdoors in May. 
Pkt. 34 oz. Oz. 
Connecticut Seed Leaf. Produces large 
leaves, desirable for making cigars.$0.10 $0.30 $0.45 
Sweet Oronoko. Good variety for home use 
and suitable for chewing tobacco.10 .23 .40 
Virginia Bright Leaf. Does well in light soils; 
suitable for pipe smoking.10 .25 .40 
All seeds (not plants) on this page sent postpaid at 
prices quoted. 
Squash, Boston Marrout 
See page 77 for complete list of Herbs 
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