LETHERMAN’S SEED HOUSE, Canton, Ohio 
29 
SQUASH 
One ounce of summer and two ounces of winter for 25 hills. 3 to 4 pounds to the acre. 
CULTURE—The soil should be very rich, a good sandy loam is best. Plant when soil has become 
warm and dry in hills 4 feet apart each way for bush or summer varieties and 8 feet for the vin- 
ing or winter sorts. Cover the seed of summer varieties one inch, winter varieties 1 Vi inches using 
8 to I 0 seeds to the hill, thin out to 3 or 4 of the strongest plants. 
Golden Delicious 
WINTER VARIETIES 
$>ACORN, TABLE QUEEN or DES MOINES. Fruits about 
6 to 8 inches in diameter. Sides ridged. Skin deep 
green changing to orange when ripe. Flesh deep yel¬ 
low, thick, dry and sweet. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 
35c, lb. $1.25. 
DELICIOUS. Top shaped with dark green skin. Flesh is 
thick, bright yellow and splendid quality; an ex¬ 
cellent keeper. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 35c, lb. $1.25. 
GOLDEN DELICIOUS. Same shape of Delicious with 
vivid orange skin, flesh is bright yellow and of fin¬ 
est quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 35c, lb. $1.25. 
^IMPROVED HUBBARD. Standard winter variety. Skin 
dark bronze green, moderately warted. Flesh bright 
orange yellow, dry, sweet and very thick. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 15c, Vi lb. 35c, lb. $1.25. 
CHICAGO WARTED HUBBARD. Slightly larger than 
Improved Hubbard, thickly covered with warts. 
Very dark green. Flesh deep orange, dry and sweet. 
Prolific and a good keeper. Pkt. 5e, oz. 15c, Vi lb* 
35c, lb. $1.25. 
SUMMER VARIETIES 
C1ANT SUMMER CROOKNECK. Plants dwarf and 
bushy. Fruit 14 inches long with crook neck and 
heavily warted. Skin golden yellow; flesh thick and 
fine grained. Pkt. 5e, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 35c, lb. $1.15. 
<*>CIANT SUMMER STRAIGHTNECK. Has all the good 
qualities of the Giant Crookneck with the decided 
improvement of a straight neck. Fruits measure 18 
to 20 inches, deep orange yellow and heavily warted. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.15. 
FARLY WHITE BUSH or PATTY PAN. Fruits creamy- 
white, round, flat and scalloped. Highly flavored. 
Pkt. 5c. oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00. 
FORDHOOK. Fruits oblong, creamy-white skin; flesh 
sweet and very thick. Very prolific. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
15c, 1/4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.25. 
COCOZELLA or ITALIAN VEGETABLE MARROW. Very 
productive, of bush habit. Fruits long, cylindrical 
and are best for the table when 6 to 8 inches long. 
Skin dark green changing to stripes of green and 
yellow as it ripens. Flesh thick, greenish-white and 
fine flavor. Pkt. 5e, oz. 15e, Vi lb. 35c, lb. $1.25. 
Acorn or Table Queen 
SWISS CHARD 
One ounce to 100 feet of row. 
4 to 5 pounds to the acre. 
CULTURE—Sow early in spirng as soon as 
ground can be worked in rows 1 8 inches apart, 
thin out to stand 6 inches apart in the row. 
SPECIAL LARGE WHITE-RIBBED. Makes large attrac¬ 
tively crumpled green leaves which may be cooked 
like spinach. The thick white mid-ribs are delicious 
when cooked and served like asparagus. Pkt. 5c, oz. 
10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00. 
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Large White Ribbed Swiss Chard 
