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Leonard seed company, Chicago 
Squash —Summer Varieties 
LEONARD’S GIANT STRAIGHTNECK. This 
strain of summer squash is quite an improvement over 
The Giant Crookneck. We recommend it to all 
market gardeners and to southern truckers who ship 
early squashes North. Matures in 56 days. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; M lb., 50c. 
LEONARD’S GIANT CROOKNECK. This strain 
is a great improvement on the old variety of Crook' 
neck. It is larger and better in every way. Matures in 
56 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; M lb., 40c. 
SUMMER CROOKNECK. A standard early and 
productive summer variety. Fruits about a foot long, 
moderately warted and of a bright yellow color. 
Matures in 50 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; M lb., 40c. 
Mammoth White Bush. This variety is a selection 
made from the Early White Bush; the improvement 
consists in size of the squashes it produces. Matures 
in 58 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; M lb., 40c. 
EARLY WHITE BUSH OR PATTY PAN. Is earlier 
than any other variety of dwarf habit and very pro¬ 
ductive. Summer squashes should always be used 
when young and tender. Matures in 55 days. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 40c. 
Early Yellow Bush Scallop or Golden Custard. 
A very early, flat, scalloped variety of largest size; 
color yellow, flesh pale yellow and well flavored. 
Matures in 60 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; M lb., 40c. 
White Summer Crookneck. A large selection of the old 
“Summer Crookneck”; the skin is ivory white; the flesh is tender 
and of good flavor. Matures in 56 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
V 4 lh., 40c. 
Sweet Potato Squash. A wonderful variety of small squash; 
fruit 7 to 9 inches long with thick meat of a most delicious flavor. 
We recommend it highly. Matures in 55 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
25c; y 4 lb., 50c. 
Delicata. Early and very prolific; of oblong shape. Ground color 
orange-yellow, splashed and striped with very dark green. Al¬ 
though of small size, the squashes are very solid and heavy while 
the quality is rich and dry. Matures in 55 days. Pkt., 10 c; oz., 
20c; 1/4 lb., 50c. 
Italian Marrow (Cocozella di Napoli). A distinct variety 
of squash of bush form. Fruit grows to a length of about 20 or 
more inches, with a diameter of 3 to 4 inches; skin smooth, of a 
dark green color, marbled with yellow or with paler green. All 
through Italy where the squash is grown, the fruits are eaten 
when quite young, sometimes even before the flower has opened. 
Matures in 60 days. Pkt., 10 c; oz., 30c; V 4 lb., 75c. 
Zucchini. Similar in all respects to Bush Cocozella except the 
fruits are mottled dark and light green, giving them a greenish 
gray appearance. Matures in 60 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; V 4 lb., 
50c. 
Summer Crookneck. 
Early White Bush. 
Giant Straightneck. 
Yellow Bush. 
