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TUCKERS' SEED HOUSE, CARTHAGE, MISSOURI 
SQUASH 
Culture same as for Pumpkin. 
Table Queen 
EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP— The white ‘‘Pattypan’’ or “Cymling,” as it 
is called in the South. A very early continuous bearer. Ships well. Color light 
cream. A first class variety for home and market growers. Postpaid, pkt. 6 c; 
oz. 10c; y 4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
EARLY SUMMER CROOKNECK —Of a dwarf, bushy habit and very productive; 
bears early and all summer; true Crookneck type; rich golden yellow color; thickly 
warted. Its cooking qualities are unexcelled. One of the best varieties for the 
market or table use. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V\ lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
WARTED HUBBARD —One of the best of the winter squashes. Vines vigorous 
and very productive. Fruit large, heavy, moderately warted, with very hard shell, 
skin uniformly dark, bronze green. Flesh bright orange yellow, fine grained, thick, 
dry and richly flavored. Can be kept in good condition until spring. Postpaid, 
pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V 4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
BANANA —The squash grows from 1 to 2 feet in 
length. The skin varies from a bright yellow to a 
dark olive green. Flesh firm and solid of beautiful 
orange yellow and excellent quality. It is the sweet¬ 
est of all. It keeps from one season until another. 
Postpaid, pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; y 4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.35. 
ACORN or TABLE QUEEN — Surely a Squash fit for 
a Queen’s taste. The fruit are a nice size to handle, 
6 to 7 inches long and 4 to 5 inches in diameter. 
The shell is hard and smooth, so that they keep as 
well as the Hubbard, although they ripen 2 to 3 
weeks earlier. The color is dark green with a blotch 
of yellow on the under side when fully ripe. Table 
Queen is a wonderful yielder, one vine often pro¬ 
ducing 25 to 40 fruits. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
Vi lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
DELICIOUS —This squash is particularly excellent 
in quality. Delicious is a fall and winter variety of 
medium size. The fruits are moderately hard, 
usually dark green, but sometimes lighter in color 
and mottled, and are without any hard shell. The 
flesh is thick, very fine grained and bright yellow. 
Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y 4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
MAMMOTH WHALE— This is the “Jumbo” of the 
Squash family and creates attention wherever growm 
or placed on exhibition. The squashes grow from 
'IV 2 to 3 feet in length, with a slight neck at the 
stem end. The large seed end is swelled to a width 
of 12 to 18 inches and slightly flattened. Flesh firm 
and solid, of beautiful orange-yellow and excellent 
quality. Fine for winter use. Postpaid, pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; V 4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.50. 
SPINACH 
Long Standing 
For summer use, sow early in spring. Thin to 3 or 4 
inches. One ounce of seed for 100 feet of drill; 10 to 12 
lbs. for an acre. 
BLOOMSDALE —Highly popular with market gar¬ 
deners. A crop of this variety weighs much heavier 
than any other variety. It grows very quickly. 
Fine for fall sowing. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
1/4 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 50c; 5 lbs. $2.00. 
LONG STANDING —Of flat, spreading, but com¬ 
pact growth, this sort is especially noticeable for its 
short stemmed, dark green leaves which are heavily 
crumpled and savoyed. For marketing during the 
warm summer months, it is unsurpassed. Stands 
longer before going to seed than any other sorts of 
our list. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y 4 lb. 25c; lb. 
50c; 5 lbs. $2.00. 
VICTORIA —An excellent variety, forming very 
large, exceedingly thick, very dark green leaves, 
slightly crumpled in the center. The plant is large, 
compact, and procumbent. The season is interme¬ 
diate. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y 4 lb. 25c; lb. 60c; 
5 lbs. $2.00. 
NEW ZEALAND —Thrives during the hottest sum¬ 
mer weather in any soil, rich or poor, a single plant 
covering a space about 4 feet square. The tender 
tips may be cut every few days; after cutting the 
plant puts out new growth and continues till frost. 
Soak for 24 hours and plant 4 seeds in hills 2 feet 
apart each way. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y 4 lb. 
25c; lb. 75c. 
