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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 he 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; 
about the only 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 
Giant Summer Crookneck. Yellow Pkt. Oz. 
hills. 
M lb. 
Lb. 
fruit, large and good.$0.05 
$0.10 
$0.30 
$1.00 
Golden Summer Crookneck. Earlier 
than the Giant Crookneck, about 
12 inches long, hard shell when 
ripe, color bright yellow.05 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
Golden Custard. An improved and 
larger yellow bush.05 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
Mammoth White Bush. The best 
for early use.05 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
Vegetable Marrow. A favorite Eng¬ 
lish sort, distinct, flesh white... .05 
.15 
.40 
1.50 
Yellow Bush Scallop. A summer sort .05 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
Running Varieties 
One ounce of seed will plant 15 hills. 
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. 
Golden Bronze. This variety re¬ 
sulted from hybridizing Bay State 
and Boston Marrow. Golden Bronze 
is a heavy yielder and a good 
keeper. Flesh golden-yellow: the 
skin, which has a peculiar wrinkled 
look, is gray-green, bronzed on 
the upper surface when ripe.... 
Pkt. Oz. V* lb. I t*. 
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 mot¬ 
tled. Many people consider this 
variety superior to the Hubbard 
in dryness, sweetness and flavor. 
Early Prolific Marrow, or Orange 
Marrow. Early, distinct, good, 
.10 
.20 
.60 
2.M 
suitable for fall or winter use.... 
Essex Hybrid. A hard shell Turban, 
.05 
.10 
.25 
.8# 
fine for winter. 
Hubbard. Deservedly the most pop- 
.05 
.15 
.30 
1.00 
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. 
.05 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
Hubbard, Golden or Red. A grand 
keeper . 
.05 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
Hubbard, Mammoth Warted. Large, 
covered with warts, keeps well, 
fine quality . 
.05 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
Blue Hubbard. Hard shell, thick 
meat. Dry and fine quality, favor¬ 
ite winter sort for Boston Market 
.05 
.15 
.50 
1.50 
Marblehead. Light blue, very pro¬ 
ductive and a fine keeper; oblong 
in shape . 
.05 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
Victor. Bright orange-yellow; hard, 
warted shell; flesh thick, firm and 
of excellent quality. An enor¬ 
mously productive fall and early 
winter variety, w'hich ripens about 
the same time as the Marrow. . . . 
.05 
.15 
.50 
1.50 
Warren. An improved Essex Hy¬ 
brid, but of deeper orange color 
and harder shell. 
.05 
.15 
.50 
1.50 
Richmond, 
Maine, 
Nov. 
9, 1915. 
Jos. Brock & Sons, Boston, Mass. 
Gentlemen: T used your seed almost wholly on my 1*£ 
acres of garden : they were a grand success and not one of 
them failed to germinate, also the seed I sold proved A No. 1. 
T do not think there is another seedsman in this country who 
puts out better seed than yours. Your seed has never failed 
to grow and bear good crops. A. B. REED. 
.05 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
.05 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
.05 .15 .30 1.00 
