PUMPKINS 
ABOUT PUMPKINS 
Everybody ought to raise pumpkins, and plenty of 
them. Plant a few hills around the edges of the 
cornfield where the hills have been trampled down. 
Have plenty for pies, for jack-o-lanterns, and what 
you don’t need, the stock will use. 
One ounce will plant 50 hills. Plant after the soil 
is good and warm. 
YANKEE FIELD or COW PUMPKIN 
764 An old favorite from the New England states. 
Good for pies or for the stock. Big yielder. Large, 
orange color. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; 
1 lb. 55c, postpaid. 
WINTER LUXURY PIE 
767 Looks a whole lot like the small Sugar Pumpkin. 
A little larger in size. Color is orange, entirely 
covered by a fine grained netting. One of the 
sweetest varieties. Makes the finest pies. Price: 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; \4 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 70c, postpaid. 
SMALL or RED SUGAR 
766 Just the thing for pies. 
If you don’t grow any other 
variety, plant a few of 
these. You will appreciate 
the quality — fine, smooth 
and sweet. Orange-yellow 
inside and out. Very prolific 
yielder. Doesn’t grow very 
large. For good eating, it’s 
the nicest in the lot. Price: 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; *4 lb. 25c; 
1 lb. 70c, postpaid. 
LARGE CHEESE or "BUFF PIE" 
763 A fine cream colored sweet pumpkin. Very flat 
in shape, slightly grooved, with hard shell. Rich 
yellow, thick flesh of fine flavor. Price: Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; \4 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 55c, postpaid. 
JUMBO 
KING OF THE 
MAMMOTHS 
769 If you want an extra big- one to take to the fair, here 
it is. Often weighs more than 100 pounds. The flesh is a 
little coarse but extra fine for stock feed. Price: Pkt. oc; oz. 
15c; 14 lb- 40c; 1 lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
PRIZE PUMPKIN MIXTURE 
770 I know most of you like to have as many different 
varieties as you can, but do not have room for one 
packet of each of all the different kinds. Well, I've 
made a grand mixture of all the different kinds of 
pumpkins we have and some extra trial ground sorts. 
Plant plenty of them in the edge of the cornfield. Price: 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 50c, postpaid. 
See Squash 
Recipe 
Page 4 
SQUASH 
SUMMER, FALL 
OR WINTER 
\BOUT SQUASH 
Squash likes rich loose soil and plenfv 
of room—at least, 10 to 12 feet apart. Use 
plenty of seed. Bugs sometimes play havoc 
with the seedlings but you can get them 
w,t . h B „ Uf? Dust - (See Page ‘12.) Large seeded 
sorts figure about 25 hills to the ounce of 
seed and the small seeded ones about 50 
hills to the ounce of seed. 
BUG DUST 
Gets Squash 
Bugs Easy. 
See Page 42 
GENUINE HUBBARD 
745 The leading winter Squash, and one of the finest varieties 
for about Thanksgiving time, in fact, all winter. They store 
well, and often keep until late spring. Large, warty, dark green. 
Hard shelled. Deep orange-yellow flesh. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
Vi lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
VERMONT HUBBARD 
740 Originated by the Vermont Experiment 
Station. Does exceptionally well here. 
Looks a whole lot like the old warted Hub¬ 
bard. but more uniform. Average weight 
10 lbs. Dark green color. Shell very hard 
and strong with flesh exceptionally thick, 
deep orange, fine grained, excellent flavor. 
Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; V4 lb. 60c; 1 lb. $2.00, 
postpaid. 
DELICATA or SWEET POTATO 
TABLE QUEEN 
(Des Moines) 
752 Sometimes called Acorn, because of its shape. One 
of the most deliciously flavored squashes 1 know. If 
you like squash pie, use this variety. Just the right 
size to cut in half to serve two. About G inches long, 
shell is thin, hard, dark green. Flesh, vellow and very 
tender. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V4 lb. 35c; 1 lb. 95c, 
postpaid. 
GREEN STRIPED CUSHAW 
739 A large crookneck pumpkin of fine quality. The neck 
is the edible part, is perfectly solid and of unusually 
high quality. Fine grained. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
V4 lb. 30c; l lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
741 Sold under many names. It’s a real 
early baking squash, very attractive. The 
color is green and yellow. When baked and 
served with melted butter, it beats them 
all. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V4 lb. 30c; 
1 lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
BLUE BANANA 
736 A bluish slate gray colored squash with bright 
orange flesh, shaped like a large banana. Very vigor¬ 
ous grower. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V4 lb. 30c; 1 lb. 
$1.00, postpaid. 
SALSIFY 
(VEGETABLE OYSTER) 
205 MAMMOTH SAND¬ 
WICH ISLAND (Vege¬ 
table Oyster). Long, slen¬ 
der roots. Flesh is white, 
very tender and sweet. 
One of the best vegetables 
for soups. Store like par¬ 
snips or may be left in the 
ground until spring. Has 
• a flavor like oysters. 
Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 
14 lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.00, post¬ 
paid. 
PINK BANANA 
737 Almost identical to the old-fashioned blue-gray Banana Squash ex¬ 
cept that the color is pink or light orange. It has made an unusual 
name for itself in California. Here in the middle states I find it stands 
squash bugs and pests much better than most kinds. Some seedsmen 
say it is bug proof, but I don’t claim quite that much for it. Price: 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; \4 lb. 30c; l lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
OTHER CHOICE VARIETIES 
(not pictured) 
743 FORD HOOK. An early maturing variety about the size and shape 
of a large ripe cucumber. Can be grown as a summer squash or can 
be stored well for winter. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; *4 lb. 30; 1 lb. $1.00, 
postpaid. 
738 GOLDIN DELICIOUS. A large, heart-shaped fruit, averaging 8 to 
10 pounds. Flesh 2 to 3 inches thick, very sweet, of fine texture, dry. 
and a rich orange-red color. A vigorous grower, very productive, soft 
shell, good winter keeper. I claim it’s the finest of the recent squash 
introductions. Price: Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 40c; 1 lb. 90c, postpaid. 
748 SPAGHETTI SQUASH. Jf you like to try new things, herp is one. 
Fruits are oblong, about 10 inches in length, filled with a spaghetti¬ 
like pulp. Cook the whole fruit, just as it comes from the garden for 
20 to 30 minutes, cut open and season. You will have something extra 
fine. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; *4 lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
SUMMER SQUASH 
745 SUMMER BUSH STRAIGHT NECK. 
An improvement over the old Crook- 
neck variety. Golden yellow, covered 
with warts and bumps. Very produc¬ 
tive and early. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
*4 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 80c, postpaid. 
747 EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP. 
A medium white summer squash. Use 
them while young- and tender. Fruit 3 
inches deep and 8 inches in diameter. 
General shape, round with scalloped 
edges. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V4 lb. 
30c; 1 lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
742 COCOZELLE. Sometimes called 
the Asparagus Squash. Dark green 
when Immature, gradually turning to 
a striped dark green and yellow. Use 
when 6 to 8 inches long. Price: Pkt. 
5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00, 
postpaid. 
MIXED 
SQUASHES 
749 This mixture is 
made up especially 
for those of you 
who have a limited 
garden space and like 
several varieties of 
squash and do not care 
to plant a whole packet 
of each one. It includes 
all of the varieties 
named here, and some 
others. You will get 
your money’s worth, and 
then some. The price is 
5c per packet; 15c per 
onnee; \4 lb. 40c; or 1 lb. 
for 75c, postpaid. 
I'll pay the postage on all Garden Seeds 
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