Plant Tait’s Thoroughbred Seeds 
SQUASH 
(Cucurbita Melopepo.) 
Courge. Kuchen Kurils. Zucca. Calaiaza. 
CULTURE.—1 ounce is sufficient for 100 
feet of drill. Sow 2 to 3 pounds of bush 
varieties or 1 to 3 pounds of the running, to 
the acre, in hills, or double the quantity if 
drilled, and thin to a stand. Sow from April 
to July in drills, or plant in hills 1 inch deep 
in the same manner as cucumbers and melons. 
The bush varieties should be about 3 feet 
apart each way, and the running kinds about 
8 feet. When the plants are up, thin so as to 
leave 3 of the strongest plants, and cultivate 
to keep free of weeds. 
Yellow Crookneck Squash Silver Custard Squash Cocozelle 
Bush Varieties 
Benning White Bush. 
few days after our Extra Early White Bush, but is larger 
and more uniform in shape. The color is a beautiful green- 
tinted white instead of the usual creamy white, and is pre¬ 
ferred by many market gardeners. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 
54 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 
Running Varieties 
T?n«fnr» TVTti An old standard variety, with thin 
-uusmii lutinuH. skin of deep orange> mo ttled with 
cream when ripe. Our strain of the Boston Marrow is as 
pure as selection can make it, and must not be con¬ 
founded with the common stocks sold at low prices. Pkt. 5 
cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. Postpaid. 
f' 1 flP07pllp This bush variety, sometimes called “Italian 
V;UI-U c * 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. 10 
cts., oz. 15 cts., 14 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 
Cocozelle, Tait’s Special Stock ®j? c t c ^ 
popular bush squash is small in diameter, very even, and is 
preferred by critical market gardeners. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 25 
cts., 14 lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. Postpaid. 
Yellow Summer Straightneck ™ B weii-knoS 
Yellow Crookneck but the fruits are straight, which makes 
it better for packing. They are 18 inches long, warted and 
deep rich orange. About 80 per cent come true. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 15 cts., 14 lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.50. Postpaid. 
Giant Yellow Summer Straight Neck Squash. 
Yellow Summer Crook Neck f^r 
the best and richest summer bush squash; skin bright 
yellow, and when true, covered with warty excrescences, the 
shell becoming exceedingly hard when ripe. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 15 cts., 14 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 
r^nlrlAn avrl Those who prefer the yellow bush 
ijoiaen ^usiara. squash will find this the best for 
their use, as it is decidedly superior to the ordinary Golden 
Bush. It is quite large, beautifully colored, and of the best 
quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. Postpaid. 
Prolific Early White Bush. g ^ e ™er r who 
grows “cymblings” should plant a portion of his crop in this 
variety. It is a full week earlier than our Silver Custard, 
and has been a source of great profit to Southern growers. 
The flesh is finely grained and of good flavor, but it is not 
nearly so large or so showy as the Silver Custard. Pkt. 10 
cts., oz. 15 cts., 14 lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.50. Postpaid. 
Tait’s Thoroughbred Silver Custard. 
This squash is considered by many to be the best White 
Bush “Cymbling.” It is of a silvery white color, early, large, 
handsome, and of splendid quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 
54 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. Postpaid. 
Chicago, or Warted Hubbard. J u f a iity up a r i°d 
largely used in the Northern States, as it may be kept 
through the winter. The shell is a bronzed green, some¬ 
times shaded with yellow and orange with orange-yellow 
flesh, and is of splendid quality. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 54 
lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 
r)plipinil<3 All who care for winter squash will admit 
_ * that this variety has been well named. It 
is not yet perfectly uniform in size and coloring, but can be 
commended as perhaps the sweetest and best grained of all 
table squash. The weight runs from five to ten pounds each, 
the skin is dark green and the flesh, which has remarkable 
thickness, is a dark orange. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 54 lb. 30 
cts., lb. $1.00. Postpaid. 
r^nlrlpn TTiiRRiivrl Practically the same shape as 
VJUiUCil UUUUdiU. the Chicag0 War ted Hubbard, but 
smaller. The skin is yellow with flesh deep golden yellow, 
of rich flavor and cooks very dry. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 54 
lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 
Mammoth Chili. 
With extra care this orange-yel- 
_ low, smooth-skinned squash will 
attain a really enormous size, specimens having been grown 
weighing nearly a hundred pounds. It is of good quality, 
the flesh being extra thick, sweet and very fine grained. 
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 54 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 
OmncrA TVTmuv For a number of years this fine 
urange -Manow. squash _ a great improvement 
upon the Boston Marrow-—has been only partially appreci¬ 
ated, but we note that it is now taking the prominence to 
which it has always been entitled. It is perhaps the most 
delicately flavored of all, and is especially valuable to truck¬ 
ers on account of its earliness. It is remarkably prolific, and 
we recommend it for both the early and late crops. Pkt. 5 
cts., oz. 10 cts., 54 lb. 30 cts., lb. 90 cts. Postpaid. 
Table Queen. 
known as “Des Moines.” The 
fruits are acorn-shaped, dark 
green, deeply ribbed, with yel¬ 
low flesh. They grow about 5 
or 6 inches long, 4 inches in 
diameter, apd are very prolific. 
It keeps well, can be cooked 
whole when young, and is ex¬ 
cellent for pies. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 15 cts., 54 lb. 35 cts., lb. 
$1.25. Postpaid. 
Table Queen Squash. 
Vegetable Marrow. (Se e P a ge 44 .) 
Remember we deliver free at catalogue prices—except where noted. Write for special prices in large quantities. 
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