The I. W, Scott Company, Pittsburgh, Pa 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 21 
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SQUASH 
Sow the seed in hills, about 4 feet apart each way for the 
summer varieties and 10 to 12 feet for the late or winter sorts. 
Do not sow, however, until the soil is warm and dry. The Squash 
vine borer may cause some trouble during the season but can be 
discouraged by sprinkling tobacco dust close around the plants. 
Covering the vines with a little soil at several joints so that they 
take root there will also help to limit its destructiveness. The 
black Squash bug can best be kept in check by hand picking; 
spraying with calcium arsenate is the proper remedy for the 
striped beetle. 
One ounce of Squash seed will plant 15 to 20 hills; 
3 to 5 pounds will plant an acre, according to variety 
Summer Squash 
Black Zucchini. Cylindrical and of uniform thickness; rind 
(lark green; flesh firm and of delicate flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 20 cts., M'h- 50 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Cocozelle (Italian Vegetable Marrow). Bushy plants, requir¬ 
ing little space, produce many oblong fruits averaging a foot 
long; green skin, mottled and striped with yellow and darker 
green. Quality extra-fine. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 3^1b. 50 
cts., lb. $1.50. 
Fordhook. An excellent variety, suitable for both summer and 
winter use. The fruits are oblong, 8 to 10 inches long, with 
thin, light yellow skin and thick, straw-colored flesh. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 20 cts., yi\h. 50 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Mammoth White Bush. ★ One of the earliest. Compact in 
growth and prolific, with round, ivory-white fruits, with 
scalloped edges. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., ^Ib. 50 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Yellow Summer Crookneck. Long, curved fruits with thin, 
golden yellow, warted skin; sweet, tender flesh. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 20 cts., 50 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Winter Squash 
Acorn (Table Queen). ★ A small thin-skinned, greenish black 
Squash with dry, mealy flesh of wonderful flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 20 cts., 341b- 50 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Boston Marrow. A productive late variety, shaped like the 
well-known Hubbar(i, with orange skin and thick flesh. A 
good keeper. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 341b. 50 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Golden Hubbard. ★ True Hubbard shape but earlier, a trifle 
smaller, and the skin is a rich orange-red in color. Flesh deep 
orange, dry and sweet; an excellent keeper. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 
20 cts., 341b. 50 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Improved Hubbard. A selection from the old Hubbard, with 
more vigorous vine and slightly larger fruits. Skin smooth, 
dark green; flesh deep yellow and of superb quality. Pkt. 10 
cts., oz. 20 cts., 341b. 50 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Warted Hubbard. ★ The skin is heavily warted and very dark 
green, almost black, in color. The best keeper of the Hubbard 
type. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 341b. 50 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Mammoth White Bush Squash 
Golden Hubbard Squash 
TOBACCO 
For best results. Tobacco requires a rich, mellow soil and 
careful cultivation. Sow the seed in frames or a fine seed-bed 
early in April and reset the plants in the open ground late in 
May or early in June, spacing them 2 feet apart in rows 4 feet 
apart. Cultivate frequently. 
Connecticut Seed-Leaf. One of the hardiest and most popular 
sorts. Pkt. 10 cts., }^oz. 25 cts., 34oz. 40 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
Havana. True type; productive and of finest quality. Pkt. 10 
cts., 34oz. 25 cts., 34oz. 40 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
Mushrooms 
MUSHROOMS 
Anyone who has a cellar or dark room where the temperature 
can be kept at from 50 to 60 degrees, can grow Mushrooms of 
surpassing tenderness and flavor. We furnish special printed 
directions free with each order, or for 25 cents we will send, 
postpaid, an illustrated booklet on Mushroom culture which 
gives the latest improved methods of growing as well as full 
instructions for preparing for market and recipes for cooking. 
Spore-Culture Mushroom Spawn, Northern-Grown. Pure 
and vigorous. In the form of compressed bricks, each of which 
will plant about 8 square feet of bed. Brick 30 cts., 10 bricks 
$2.50, 50 bricks $11, 100 bricks $20. 
