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"Pure and Sure" Seeds—ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY 
Squash 
One ounce will plant 20 hills; 2 to 3 lbs., an acre. 
There are two distinct classifications of squash 
which, owing- to their habits of growth and differ¬ 
ence in character, are generally referred to as 
"Summer” and “Winter” Squashes. 
Culture: As Squash plants are very tender and 
sensitive to cold, plantings must not be made until 
settled warm weather, about May 5th. Summer va¬ 
rieties should be planted in hills 4 to 6 feet apart 
each way, winter varieties 8 to 10 feet apart each 
way. 
Cocozelle. This bush variety, sometimes called 
“Italian Vegetable Marrow,” produces oblong 
squashes often a foot in length, handsomely 
mottled, dark and light green, and the flesh is 
of extremely good quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; y 
lb., 30c; 1 lb., 90c. 
Giant Summer Straightneck. a selection from 
the Yellow Summer Crookneck Squash. There 
will be found in the new strain a small per¬ 
centage that are not Crooknecks or Giant. The 
squashes are a deep orange color, heavily warted 
and when mature measure from 15 to 18 inches 
in length. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; 1 lb., 
90 c. 
Hubbard. The most extensively grown winter 
squash. Is perfected in 100 to 110 days. The 12 
or 14 pound fruits are spherical in shape, very 
dark green and somewhat warted. They have 
very thick, bright yellow flesh that is fine grained 
and richly flavored. It is an excellent home 
garden sort and keeps perfectly all winter. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 15c; *4 lb'., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
Mammoth White Scallop Bush. The plant is 
strictly bush in habit and bears creamy white 
patty-shaped fruits which are symmetrically 
scalloped. The flesh is milk-white, firm and 
smooth and is richly flavored. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
% lb., 30c; 1 lb., 90c. 
Table Queen or Des Moines. Because of con¬ 
venience for baking and serving in halve#, this 
little squash has gained great popularity. It 
weighs only about 1 % pounds and is acorn¬ 
shaped, deeply furrowed, and dark green on the 
outside. The flesh is rich yellow, somewhat coarse 
grained. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
Yellow Summer Crookneck. 
Valuable for early crop, and 
the best and richest summer 
bush squash; skin bright yel¬ 
low, and when true, covered 
with warty excrescences. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 30c; 1 lb., 
90c. 
Tomato 
One ounce will produce about 1,000 plants. 
Culture: Everyone who plans a garden should 
reserve a part of it for tomatoes so that the family 
can have a fresh supply during a long season. No 
other cultivated plant bears so long and so produc¬ 
tively, and no other fruit carries within it greater 
health bringing elements. The tomato flourishes 
best in warm, light soil, moderately rich. For early 
use sow y a of an inch deep in January or February 
in a hotbed, or if only a few plants are wanted, 
they may be sown in a window box. In order to get 
the plants strong and stocky, they should be trans¬ 
planted when 2 to 3 inches high, and a second 
transplanting later on will add greatly to their 
stockiness. When all danger of frost has passed, set 
out in the open ground in rows 3 feet apart, leaving 
the same distance between the plants, and if con¬ 
venient, furnish a support for the vine. 
Bonny Best. This variety is a favorite for forcing; 
just the size wanted, round, color rich scarlet 
red, very smooth, fruit set in bunches and in 
great abundance. Everything is in its favor for a 
forcing Tomato. 95 days. Pkt., 10c; y% oz., 20c; 
oz., 30c; y 4 lb., 90c; 1 lb., $3.00. 
