LETHERMAN'S SEED HOUSE. Canton, Ohio 
29 
SQUASH 
One ounce of summer and two ounces of winter for 25 hills. 3 to 4 pounds to the acre. 
CULTURE—The soil should be very rich, a good sandy loam is best. Plant when soil has become warm 
and dry in hills 4 feet apart each way for bush or summer varieties and 8 feet for the vining or winter sorts. 
Cover the seed of summer varieties one inch, winter varieties I '/2 inches using 8 to 10 seeds to the hill, thin out 
to 3 or 4 of the strongest plants. 
SUMMER VARIETIES 
EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHT NECK 
1938). Earlier and 
present strains of 
it is smaller, less 
more uniform and brighter 
ow color and quite free from greenish 
(Award of 
more prolific 
straight neck 
warted, much 
ye" 
Merit 
than 
squash, 
coloring on young fruits. Table quality is 
unsurpassed by any of the summer squashes. 
Suitable for home and market garden and 
for shipping. Pkt. 15c, oz. 25c, 1/^ lb. 60c, 
lb. $1.50. 
GIANT SUMMER CROOKNECK. Plants dwarf and 
bushey. Fruit 14 inches long with crook neck and 
heavily warted. Skin golden yellow; flesh thick 
and fine grained. Pkt. lOc, oz. 15c, ’A lb. 35c, lb. 
$1.15. 
«>GIANT SUMMER STRAIGHTNECK. Has all the 
good qualities of the Giant Crookneck with the 
decided improvement of a straight neck. Fruits 
measure 18 to 20 inches, deep orange yellow and 
heavily warted. Pkt. lOc, oz. 15c, l/j lb. 35c, lb. 
$1.15. 
EARLY WHITE BUSH or PATTY PAN. Fruits 
creamy-white, round, flat and scalloped. Highly 
flavored. Pkt. lOc, oz. 15c, ’A lb. 30c, lb. $1.00. 
FORDHOOK. Fruits oblong, creamy-white skin; 
flesh sweet and very thick. Very prolific. Pkt. lOc, 
oz. 15c, lb. 35c, lb. $1.25. 
COCOZELLA or ITALIAN VEGETABLE MARROW. 
Very productive, of bush habit. Fruits long, 
cylindrical and are best for the table when 6 to 8 
inches long. Skin dark green changing to stripes 
of green and yellow as it ripens. Flesh thick, 
greenish-white and fine flavor. Pkt. lOc, oz. 15c, 
'A lb. 35c, lb. $1.25. 
Early Prolific Straight Neck 
WINTER VARIETIES 
<» ACORN, TABLE QUEEN or DES MOINES. Fruits 
about 6 to 8 inches in diameter. Sides ridged. 
Skin deep green changing to orange when ripe. 
Flesh deep yellow, thick, dry and sweet. Pkt. lOc, 
oz. 15c, A lb. 35c, lb. $1.25. 
DELICIOUS. Top shaped with dark green skin. 
Flesh is thick, bright yellow and splendid quality; 
an excellent keeper. Pkt. lOc, oz. 15c, ’A lb, 35c, 
lb. $1.25. 
GOLDEN DELICIOUS. Same shape of Delicious 
with vivid orange skin, flesh is bright yellow and of 
finest quality. Pkt. lOc, oz. 15c, A lb. 35c, 
lb. $1.25. 
^IMPROVED HUBBARD. Standard winter variety. 
Skin dark bronze green, moderately warted. Flesh 
bright orange yellow, dry, sweet and very thick. 
Pkt. lOc, oz. 15c, A lb. 35c, lb. $1.25. 
CHICAGO WARTED HUBBARD. Slightly laroer 
than Improved Hubbard, thickly covered with 
warts. Very dark green. Flesh deep orange, dry 
and sweet. Prolific and a good keeper. Pkt. lOc, 
oz. 15c, A lb. 35c, lb. $1.25. 
SWISS CHARD 
One ounce to 100 feet of row. 
4 to 5 pounds to the acre. 
CULTURE—Sow early in spring as soon as 
ground can be worked in rows 18 inches apart, thin 
out to stand 6 inches apart in the row. 
SPECIAL LARGE WHITE-RIBBED. Makes large 
attractively crumpled green leaves which may be 
cooked like spinach. The thick white mid-ribs are 
delicious when cooked and served like asparagus. 
Pkt. lOc, oz. 15c, A lb. 30c, lb. $1.00. 
LETHERMAN'S 
Are grown under the supervision of experts, in 
localities best suited for their best development. 
You can plant them with confidence. 
Acorn or Table Queen 
