SEED GROWERS 
SQUASH—AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES (Cont.) 
HUBBARD 
The standard winter squash for home, market garden and shipping. Fruits 
large; commonly 9—10 in. through; globular, dark bronze green, moderately 
warted; rind very hard and strong; flesh very thick, deep orange-yellow, fine 
grained and dry; of splendid quality. 
HUBBARD BLUE 
Similar to the original type of Hubbard but with blue-gray shell. Flesh 
yellow-orange, thick and fine grained. 
HUBBARD, WARTED 
Slightly larger than true Hubbard. Color very dark green; shell heavily warted. 
Flesh deep orange, dry, fine grained, and of excellent quality. 
HUBBARD, GOLDEN 
Earlier and smaller than Hubbard; splendid for home and market garden and 
commonly used for canning. Fruits globular with fairly prominent neck and 
blossom end; about 11 in. long and 8 in. through; deep orange-red with shallow 
warting, rind hard and tough; flesh thick, deep orange-yellow; fine grained 
and dry; of splendid quality. 
TABLE QUEEN (Des Moines) ? 
Extremely prolific; one of the most popular for home, market garden and ship 
ping. Fruits pointed acorn shape; 5% in. long and 4 in. through; uniformly 
ridged; skin smooth, dark green; shell thin; flesh light yellow, bakes dry and 
sweet. 

Drying a Crop of Squash Seed in California. 
SUNFLOWER 
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN : 
Plants 10—12 ft. tall, with seed heads 10—12 in. across; chiefly grown for 
feeding poultry; sometimes in the North for silage. Seeds large, striped. 
TOBACCO 
CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF as ; 
Hardy cigar variety; well adapted for growing in middle and northern states. 
HAVANA 
Much used for cigar wrappers; leaf very thin and of fine texture. 
WHITE BURLEY (Root rot resistant) 
A favorite for plug fillers and wrappers. 
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