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MONARCH SEED AND FEED COMPANY. MEDFORD. OREGON 
Squash 
Special prices to market gardeners. Send your list to us for prices. 
CULTURE—Do not sow squash seed until all danger of frost is past. Put a spadeful of well rotted 
manure in each hill and dig it in well. Sow 8 to 10 seeds in a space one foot in diameter and later thin 
to the strongest three plants. Eight ounces of seed will plant 100 hills; 2 to 3 pounds per acre. In 
gathering winter squash it is important to keep the stems from being broken off. 
Banana Squash 
BANANA or SWEET POTATO—An excellently 
flavored winter squash. Fruit commonly 
18 to 24 inches long and about 7 inches in 
diameter. The skin is gray-blue and not 
so hard as that of the Hubbard, while the 
flesh is fine grained, deep yellow, dry, 
sweet and of' prime quality. Good keeper. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Va lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
TABLE QUEEN or DES MOINES—Very early; 
extremely prolific; one of the most popu¬ 
lar for home and market garden and 
shipping. Fruits pointed acorn shape; 
5 V 2 inches long and 4 inches through; uni¬ 
formly ridged; skin smooth, dark green; 
shell thin; flesh light yellow, bakes dry 
and sweet. Vines yield prolifically and 
fruit matures in about 100 days. Fine for 
baking and serving in halves. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; Va lb. 40c; lb. $1.35. 
IMPROVED WARTED HUBBARD — Standard 
winter squash for home, market and 
shipping. Fruits medium large; com¬ 
monly 9-10 inches through; globular, dark 
bronze green, moderately warted; rind 
very hard and strong; flesh very thick, 
deep orange-yellow, fine grained and dry; 
of splendid quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Va 
lb. 35c; lb. $1.25. 
YELLOW SUMMER CROOKNECK — Well 
known. Fruit long, skin very much 
warted; bright golden yellow. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
20c; Va lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 
WHITE BUSH SCALLOP—A very early va¬ 
riety with flat, white scalloped squashes 
4 to 6 inches in diameter. Vine bushy in 
habit and dwarf. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; Va lb. 
45c; lb. $1.25. 
MAMMOTH CHILI — The largest squash. 
Used for stock feeding. Immense size 
means heaviest yield per acre. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; Va lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
Turnips 
ONE OUNCE will seed 100 feet; 2 pounds will 
sow an acre. Turnips do best in highly enriched 
soil of light, sandy texture. Sow in drills from 12 
to 15 inches and thin early to 8 or 9 inches apart. 
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE—Matures to 
table size in 55 days. Full size in 70 days. 
The standard home, market garden and 
shipping sort for table use. Tops medium 
large, compact, strap leaved. Roots glob¬ 
ular, smooth; bright purplish-red above, 
white below; become 5-6 inches in diam¬ 
eter; flesh white, firm; fine grained and 
tender when young. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Va 
lb. 25c; lb. 60c. 
PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAVED—Ready for the 
table in 45 days. Very important home 
and.market garden sort. Tops small, erect, 
compact. Roots flat, become 5 inches in 
diameter and half as thick; purplish red 
above and white below; flesh clear white, 
fine grained, mild. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; V 4 lb. 
25c; lb. 60c. 
Purple Top Strap Leaved 
WHITE EGG—Ready for the table in 55 days. 
Tops erect, fairly compact; cut-leaved. 
Roots white, smooth, grown one-half above 
ground, egg shaped, 3 inches long; flesh 
white, firm grained, sweet and tender. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Va lb. 35c; lb. 75c. 
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