



SUMMER SQUASH — 
Squashes grow best in a fertile, deep soil. The bush varieties are grown in rows 
or hills spaced 4 ft. apart. The running sorts are spaced either 8 by 8 or 10 by 
Golden 12 ft. apart. Sow the seed after all danger of frost has passed, using 8 to 10 
Summer seeds in each hill. Thin bush varieties to 4 plants in a hill; running varieties, 
Crook eck 3 plants toa hill. A pkt. will plant about 10 hills; an oz. 50 hills. 
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1018 Golden Summer Crookneck© 
53 days. Very popular summer, curved neck squash, probably grown 
more widely than any other variety. Fruits average about 10 in. 
long and 2% in. thick. Of typical bush growth; early and pro- 
ductive. Deep orange skin and salmon-orange meaty flesh of 
delicious flavor. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢; 1% lb. $1.00. 
1020 Giant Summer Crookneck © 
58 days. Larger than the above, the golden yellow fruits grow- 
ing 12 to 14 in. long and 3% to 4in. across. Valuable for home 
or market. Bush. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢; 1% Ib. $1.00. 
1031 Long White Marrow Bush >*> days. A 
Bush Marrow 
with oblong fruits, 12 to 15 in. long and 4 to 5 in. thick, having 
creamy white skin and pure white flesh of excellent flavor. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢; 14 Ib. $1.00. 
1026 Connecticut Straightneck 1060 Zucchini Bush © °6 days. Dark green fruits 
55 days. The fruits are lemon-yellow, 7 to 9 in. long, edible stage. Flesh is tender and well flavored. Productive. 
with less definite neck than the regular straightneck. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 14 lb. 90¢; 14 Ib. $1.50. 
Fine quality flesh. Plants are of the true bush type. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 75¢3 12 Ib. $1.25. 1028 Yankee Hybrid a Amegee Prange alee 
i 58 days. first generation hybrid squash of the Early Prolific and Con- 
1025 Straightneck Summer The same necticut Straightneck types. Fruits 8 in. long, clear, waxy yel- 
squash as the Golden Crookneck, but with a straight low; early and heavy yielder. Recommended for both home and 
neck. Golden orange, warted fruits, 18 in. long. Finest market gardener. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 60¢; 14 Ib. $2.25. 
quality salmon-yellow flesh. Popular with housewives. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢; 14 lb. $1.00. 
1010 Early White Bush © 
(White Patty Pan) 54 days. Squashes are 
creamy white and scalloped around the edges; flesh 
is milk-white and of delicious flavor. Widely grown. 
Most desirable for stewing or boiling. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 70¢; 14 Ib. $1.20. 
1014 Early Yellow Bush 1030 
(Yellow Patty Pan) 58 days. Flattened, Cocozelle Busho | 
scalloped fruits with orange-yellow skin, bright 60 days. Also called Italian Vegetable Marrow. Oblong, dark green 
yellow flesh. 6 in. across and 21% in. deep. fruits, 14 in. long and about 5 in. thick. Greenish white flesh of the 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 75¢; Y% Ib. $1.25. most delicate flavor. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢; 1% Ib. $1.00. 
SUMMER AND WINTER SQUASH 
Fruits may be used before the skin hardens, but the quality will be better if they are allowed 
to form a hard shell; splendid for winter storage. They have fine-grained, sweet, tender flesh. 
82 days. A family-sized Table Queen, with acorn-shaped fruits 71% in. long and 6 in. across, 
1021 Royal Acorn © dull dark green in color, turning dull orange after a period of storage. The flesh is up to 
1% in. thick, dry and sweet, with baking quality as good as the smaller Table Queen. The keeping quality is excellent. 
Vines are very heavy, vigorous, and productive. Fruits may be used for boiling when immature, but for the best quality 
they should be allowed to develop until the shell is hard. Fine flavor. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 14 Ib. $1.50; 1% Ib. $2.75. 



1011 Acorn or Table Queen 85 days. Also known as Des 
: Moines. Acorn-shaped, 5 in. long 
and 4 in. thick; deeply ribbed, dark green skin and deep yellow flesh that cooks 
dry and sweet. The baked halves make adequate individual servings. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 75¢; 1% Ib. $1.25. 
1013 Golden Table Queen 
83 days. A counterpart of Table Queen, but 
skin is a beautiful golden color. Its size 
makes it most convenient for baking and 
serving in halves. Weighs about 1 lb. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 75¢; 2 Ib. $1.25. 
1032 Fordhook Vine * <9. 
cious vine squash of oblong shape, 8 to 10 
in. long and 3 in. thick, with creamy white 
smooth skin and straw-yellow sweet flesh. 
Fine for baking, boiling or frying. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 75¢; 1% lb. $1.25. 
80. days. 
1034 Fordhook Bush {°, 43s. 
Squash, Burpee’s Royal Acor left). T. ; lemon-yellow oblong fruits with greenish 
7 B ¥ " ( o ), able Queen (right) white flesh. Bush form of growth, which 
makes it adaptable for the small garden. 
150 W. Atlee Burpee Co., Seeds that Grow Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 75¢; 1% Ib. $1.25. 





