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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
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 
rich, warm, mellow soil is conducive to high yields and early maturity, but squashes grow satisfactorily in almost 
any well-drained soil. If possible, enrich each hill with one or two forkfuls of rotted manure. For bush types, 
the hills should be at least 4x4 feet apart; for the running varieties, 10 x 10 feet. It is customary to plant 8 
or 10 seeds in each hill, and thin out, later, to two or three strong plants. During the early stages of growth keep 
the plants well sprinkled with tobacco or plaster dust to make them distasteful to insects; the way to deal with 
the squash vine borer is to cover the joints with an inch or two of soil so that secondary roots may develop. 
Bush Varieties 
One ounce of seed will plant 
about 30 
hills. 
Giant Summer Crookneck. Yellow 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
y 4 lb. 
Lb. 
fruit, large and good.! 
$0.10 
$0.25 
$0.75 
$2.50 
Golden Summer Crookneck. Earlier 
than the Giant Crookneck, about 
12 inches long, hard shell when 
ripe, color bright yellow 
.10 
.25 
.75 
2.00 
Golden Custard. An improved and 
larger yellow bush. 
.25 
.60 
Mammoth White Bush. The best for 
early use . 
.10 
.25 
.75 
2.00 
Vegetable Marrow. A favorite Eng¬ 
lish sort, distinct, flesh white... 
.10 
.25 
.75 
Yellow Bush Scallop. A summer sort. 
.05 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
Early Prolific Marrow, or Orange 
Marrow. Early, distinct, good, suit¬ 
able for fall or winter use. 
.10 
.25 
.75 
2.00 
Boston Greek. Summer variety, col¬ 
or dark green, shape oblong. For 
complete description see Novelty 
Section . 
.10 
.75 
2.50 
Running Varieties 
One ounce of seed will plant 15 hills 
Bay State. Style of Essex Hybrid, 
color blue, good for fall and win¬ 
ter .10 .25 
Boston Marrow. Follows the sum¬ 
mer sorts in season, a good fall 
and winter sort.05 .20 
Essex Hybrid. A hard shell Turban, 
fine for winter.10 .25 
.75 2.25 
.60 2.00 
.75 2.00 
Pkt. Oz. % lb. Lb. 
Delicious. A medium sized, fall and 
winter squash with thick fine¬ 
grained yellow flesh. Skin usually 
uniform dark green, but occasion¬ 
ally lighter and somewhat mottled. 
Many people consider this variety 
superior to the Hubbard in dry¬ 
ness, sweetness and flavor.10 .25 .75 2.50 
Hubbard. Deservedly the most popu¬ 
lar variety of winter squash in all 
parts of this country. Its orange- 
yellow flesh is always rich in fla¬ 
vor, sweet and dry. Vines strong 
and productive. The dark green 
oblong squashes of our superior 
strain often weigh from 10 to 25 
pounds each . 
.10 
.25 
.75 
2.50 
Hubbard, Golden or Red. A grand 
keeper . 
.10 
.25 
.75 
2.50 
Hubbard, Mammoth Warted. Large, 
covered with warts, keeps well, 
fine quality . 
.10 
.25 
.75 
2.50 
Blue Hubbard. Hard shell, thick 
meat. Dry and fine quality, favor¬ 
ite winter sort for Boston Market 
.15 
.40 
1.50 
4.00 
Marblehead. Light blue, very pro¬ 
ductive and a fine keeper; oblong 
in shape . 
.10 
.25 
.75 
2.50 
Warren. An improved Essex Hy¬ 
brid, but of deeper orange color 
and harder shell. 
.10 
.35 
1.00 
3.00 
