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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation)_ 
Brock's Selected Blue Hubbard Squash 
SQUASH 
(Cucurbita Pepo and C. maxima) 
German, “Kurbiss.”—French, “Courge.”—Spanish, “Calabaza Tontanera” 
Squash seed should not be planted until the ground has become thoroughly warm and the weather is settled. A 
mellow soil is conducive to high yields and early maturity, hut squashes grow satisfactorily in almost 
If possible, enrich each hill with one or two forkfuls of rotted manure. For bush types, 
4x4 feet apart; for the running varieties, 10 x 10 feet. It is customary to plant 8 
thin out, later, to two or three strong plants. During the early stages of growth keep 
or plaster dust to make them distasteful to insects; the way to deal witn 
rich, warm 
any well-drained soil, 
the hills should he at least 4x4 feet 
or 10 seeds in each hill, and thin out, 
the plants well sprinkled with tobacco 
the squash vine borer is to cover the 
Bush Varieties 
One ounce of seed will plant about 
Giant Summer Crookneck. Yellow 
fruit, large and good. 
Golden Summer Crookneck. Earlier 
than the Giant Crookneck, about 
12 inches long, hard shell when 
ripe, color bright yellow. 
Golden Custard. An improved and 
larger yellow bush.03 
Mammoth White Bush. The best 
for early use... 
Vegetable Marrow. A favorite Eng¬ 
lish sort, distinct, flesh white... 
Yellow Bush Scallop. A summer sort 
Boston Greek. Summer variety, col¬ 
or dark green, shape oblong. For 
complete discription see Novelty 
Section .10 
Running Varieties 
One ounce of seed will plant 
Bay State. Style of Essex Hybrid, 
color blue, good for fall and win¬ 
ter . 
Boston Marrow. Follows the sum¬ 
mer sorts in season, a good fall 
and winter sort. 
Early Prolific Marrow, or Orange 
Marrow. Early, distinct, good, 
suitable for fall or winter use.... 
Essex Hybrid. A hard shell Turban, 
fine for winter.05 
joints with an inch or two of soil so that secondary roots may develop. 
Pkt. Oz. Va lb. Lb. 
30 hills. 
>kt. 
Oz. 
lb. 
Lb. 
1.05 
$0.10 
$0.30 
$1.00 
.05 
.10 
.30 
LOO 
.70 
.30 
1.00 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
.05 
.15 
.40 
1.50 
.05 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
.10 .50 
ies 
it 15 hill: 
1.75 
5. 
6.00 
.05 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
.05 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
.05 
.10 
.25 
.80 
.05 
.15 
.30 
1.00 
Delicious. 
winter 
grained 
uniform 
A medium sized, fall and 
squash with thick fine- 
yellow flesh. Skin usually 
dark green, but occasion¬ 
ally lighter and somewhat mot¬ 
tled. Many people consider this 
variety superior to the Hubbard 
in dryness, sweetness and flavor. 
Hubbard. Deservedly the most pop¬ 
ular variety of winter squash in 
all parts of this country. Its 
orange-yellow flesh is always rich 
in flavor, sweet and dry. Vines 
strong and productive. The dark 
green oblong squashes of our su¬ 
perior strain often weigh from 10 
to 25 pounds each. 
Hubbard, Golden or Red. A grand 
keeper . . 
Hubbard, Mammoth Warted. Large, 
covered with warts, keeps well, 
fine quality . 
Blue Hubbard. Hard shell, thick 
meat. Dry and fine quality, favor¬ 
ite winter sort for Boston Market 
Marblehead. Light blue, very pro¬ 
ductive and a fine keeper; oblong 
in shape .05 
Warren. An improved Essex Hy¬ 
brid, but of deeper orange color 
and harder shell.05 
.10 .20 .60 2.00 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
.10 
.25 
1.00 
3.00 
.05 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
.05 
.15 
.50 
1.50 
