Squash 
ITALIAN VARIETIES 
Squash Culture, Page 74. 
Market Growers' Prices, Page 91. 
days. In the south this is the most popular Italian variety 
Vi^OCOZ6ll6 with shippers and market growers. Very prolific. Plants 
- bush; fruits weigh 4 pounds at maturity and are 15 to 20 
inches long, 4^/^ inches through the thickest part, cylindrical, straight and 
smooth. Color dark green with faint light green stripes changing to yellow. 
Flesh firm, greenish white; the very young fruits are marketed. 
(Pkf., 5c) (oz., 10c) (% lb., 25c) (lb., 70c) (5 lbs., $.3.00) prepaid. 
I'l'AliAn RiieU days. The young, tender fruits are marketed 
liaildn DUSn IxapiCI when about 12 inches long, at which time they are 
" -- very slender, straight and dark green. Mature 
fruits longer than Cocozelle—-20 to 24 inches, uniform diameter 3 inches. 
(Pkt., 5c) (»z., lOc) (% lb., 25c) (lb., 85c) (5 lbs., $3.70) prepaid. 
Zucchini Black 'ecoTme^d 
~ ~ our Black 
Zucchini to California grow¬ 
ers as being exceptionally true 
to type for this sort. Plant is 
of bush type. Fruits at matur¬ 
ity, 12 to 15 inches long, 5 inches 
in diameter, cylindrical, long, 
smooth, dark green-black. Flesh 
greenish white and of good fiavor. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (y 4 : 
lb., 25c) (lb., 80c) (5 lbs., 
$3.40) prepaid. 
Zucchini Grey 
tensivelv by 
west coast growers. Young fruits 
medium dark green changing to 
greyish green and mottled at ma¬ 
turity, at which time they are 
about 14 inches long and 4 inches 
thick. The young fruits are very 
tender and of excellent quality. 
Our strain of this has been se¬ 
lected to cylindrical dark green 
fruits free from pear shape. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c), (% 
lb., 26c) (lb., 75c) (5 lbs., 
$.3.20) prepaid. 
A Couple of Plants Squash Black Zucchini. 
AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES 
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1 Days to Maturity, See Page 2. 
Market Growers' Prices, Page 91. 
P^nariA days. A favorite late sort for home use and market gar- 
Uancina den as well as for stock feed. Cylindrical, 20 to 24 inches in 
length, diameter 5% inches; rind thin, slate grey colored. 
Flesh thick, fine grained, yellowish orange with sweet, attractive flavor. A 
fair keeper and of excellent quality. Not as susceptible to attacks of root 
borers and squash bugs as the Hubbards. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (%: lb., 30c) (lb., $1.00) (5 lbs., $4.40) prepaid. 
Banana Pink 
105 days. Shorter and of more striking appearance than 
the regular Banana. A vining sort. Length of fruits at 
- maturity 15 inches, diameter 4% inches. Rind a beautiful 
salmon pink; flesh orange yellow, fine grained and of rich, sweet flavor. Seeds 
brown and highly enameled. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (^ lb., 30c) (lb., $1.00) (5 lbs., $4.40) prepaid. 
Pikes Peak 
110 days. Very hardy and less susceptible to injury by squash 
bugs than most other winter sorts. Good for table use as 
. . . well as for stock feed. Oval shaped fruit, large at the stem 
end, and tapering toward blossom end. Rind slate colored and hard; flesh 
creamy yellow, good quality and an excellent keeper. An abundant yielder, 
weight 8 to 10 pounds. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (1/4 lb., 25c) (lb., 60c) (5 lbs., $2.50) prepaid. 
k.4.*.758 days. Also known as Acorn. An 
I a DIO V|/U@0n or L/GS IVIOinOS individual_sized squash desirable for 
' baking. Popular for home, market 
garden and shipping. Vines trailing; fruits acorn-shaped, ribbed, smooth, 
thin-shelled, dark green. Flesh light yellow, bakes dry and sweet. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (% lb., 25c) (lb., 86c) (5 lbs., $3.70) prepaid. 
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D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colo, 
