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THE GRAND JUNCTION SEED CO., Grand Junction, Colorado 
White Bush Scallop Squash. 
Squash 
Baked Squash is always a tasty vegetable and 
Squashes are very easily raised. Also one of the 
cheapest and best feeds to raise for dairy cows 
and other stock. 
Culture. One ounce to 15 to 40 hills, depending 
on the size of the seeds; 3 to 4 pounds per acre. 
Select a well fertilized or rich and well drained 
soil. Seed should only be jilanted after all dan¬ 
ger of frost is past. Plant in hills 6 to 10 feet 
apart, planting seeds 3 inches deep. Thin to two 
plants to a hill. 
Summer Sffuasli 
Prized for their distinct flavor and their health 
giving qualities. Good in vitamin A, contains 
phosphorus and a high calory rating. Summer 
Squash can be fried and is similar to Eggplant, 
or the young, tender fruits are excellent steamed 
with rind on, then sliced and seasoned. 
686 White Bush Scallop, Patty Pan. (45 days.) The 
earliest of all Squashes. Fruits nearly flat, with 
scalloped edges. Best* eaten while quite young. 
Squashes comparatively smooth and creamy white 
in color. Plants of bush form and very productive. 
Pkt, 5c; oz, 10c; *4 lb, 35c; lb, $1.00, postpaid. 
688 Yellow Summer Crookneck. (50 days.) Very 
early and prolific, small type about 12 inches in 
length. Fruits yellow and moderately warted. 
Should be used while young. Vine is bush type. 
Pkt, 5c; oz, 10c; V4 lb, 35c; lb, $1.00, postpaid. 
704 Yellow Straightneck. (55 days.) Similar to 
Giant Crookneck, but does not crook; therefore 
packs better for market. Pkt, 5c; oz, 10c; *4 lb, 
35c; lb, $1.00, postpaid. 
For mixed Summer Squashy see page 41. 
694 Giant Summer Crookneck. (58 days.) Larger 
and more heavily warted than Yellow Summer 
Crookneck. Also has a superior flavor, being close 
to the Winter Squashes in flavor. Fruits often 
reach 2 feet in length. Pkt, 5c; oz, 10c; >4 lb, 35c; 
lb, $ 1 . 00 , postpaid. 
703 Black Zucchini. (60 days.) Italian Vegetable. 
Very delicious eaten green, or when mature. Pkt, 
5c; oz, 15c; }4 lb, 40c; lb, $1.25, postpaid. 
697 Benning’s Green Tinted White Bush. (53 days.) 
Popular in the southwest on account of the green¬ 
ish white color of the young fruits. Bush type 
vines; fruits somewhat warted and dull white at 
maturity. Widely used by market gardeners and 
shippers. Pkt, 5c; oz, 10c; y t lb, 35c; lb, $1.10, 
postpaid. 
Ward’s Individual Squash. 
Small Table Stfuash 
Small enough to be baked in the shell and retain 
their full flavor. Large enough that a half Squash 
makes a nice serving, avoiding the waste that often 
occurs when a large Squash is cooked. 
698 Ward’s Individual Squash. Very finest sweet 
flavored small table Squash. This flavor entitles 
the Individual Squash to a place among Squashes 
such as so long held by Golden Bantam among 
sweet corn. The author of a recent book on 
Squashes wrote us that he had left Individual out 
because it appeared to be similar to Delicata, he 
later discovered his mistake in finding the very 
superior flavor of the Individual. To prepare for 
the table, cut in half, place a lump of butter in one 
half, top with the other half and bake whole. Serve 
the halves in the shell. The shell is thin and 
cooks quickly. Individual grows about 7 inches 
long by 3 inches in diameter. Skin alternately 
striped green and yellow. Can be used Summer 
and Winter as it ripens early and keeps for a long 
time. Pkt, 5c; oz, 20c; 14 lb, 70c; lb, $2.00, postpaid. 
705 Table Queen. (70 days.) A very fine table 
■ Squash, about 4 to 5 inches in diameter, just the 
right size to slice in ha-lf and bake. Seasoned with 
salt, pepper and butter, it is a very delicious dish. 
It will keep very nicely in storage. Pkt, 5c; oz, 
15c; 14 lb, 40c; lb, $1.25; 5 lbs, $5.25. 
Winter 
Stjiiaslt 
The Hubbards and similar varie¬ 
ties that keep all Winter. Excellent 
for baking and for Squash pies. A 
cheajily raised and excellent feed 
for dairy cows and other stock, 
many farmers raise 10 acres or more 
for stock feed. For Winter storage 
gather Squashes, with the stems on, 
before frost and store. in a warm, 
dry place. 
To Bake Winter Squash. Cut into 
pieces about 2 inches square, sea¬ 
son with salt, 
pepper and but¬ 
ter. Bake in a 
moderate oven 
about 50 minutes. 
Serve in the shell 
with butter, or 
scooped from the 
shell and mashed. 
696 Sibley or 
Pike's Peak. 
( S 5 days.) 
Extra thick 
meated, fine 
grained, dry 
and of excel¬ 
lent flavor. An 
early desirable 
variety and 
very prolific. 
Size and shape 
like the Im¬ 
proved Hub¬ 
bard. Slate gray 
color makes ap¬ 
pearance simi¬ 
lar to the Blue 
Hubbardbut the 
Sibley is more 
prolific, thicker 
meat and finer 
quality. A good 
keeper. Pkt, 
5c; oz, 10c; 14 
lb, 35c; lb, 
Delicious Squash. $1.00, postpaid. 
