
644 Yankee Hybrid % 
First generation hybrid squash (48 days) 
Entirely new and different, Yankee 
Hybrid is a first generation cross by © 
controlled pollination. It produces the 
earliest squash in the garden, and makes 
a heavier crop than any other kind. In 
addition, the fruits are amazingly uni- 
form, and the bush vines are extremely 
vigorous. A cross between Early Pro- 
lific and Connecticut Straightneck, its 
fruits are bright yellow and average 
8 to 9 in. long, tapering only slightly at 
the neck. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 60¢; 14 Ib. $2.25. 
632 Mammoth Golden 
Summer Crookneck 
Fine-grained flesh of luscious fiavor (60 days) 
An improved strain of the old Yellow 
Summer Crookneck Squash, and though 
it is fully twice as large, it matures just 
asearly. Fruits grow about 18 in.-long, 
have a beautiful deep golden orange- 
yellow warted skin and salmon-orange 
flesh. Necks are curved; entire fruits 
are filled with fine-grained flesh of lus- 
cious flavor. Compact, bushy plants. 
Grown and used extensively. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 Ib. 60¢; 1% Ib. $1.00. 
639 Cocozelle Bush 
‘Italian Vegetable Marrow (60 days) 
Popular summer squash with the most 
delicate and finest flavor of any of the 
summer varieties. Plants are of the 
bush type; fruits are long and slender, 
with dark green skin which changes to. 
deep yellow at maturity. Flesh is firm, 
greenish white, delicious and tender. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 Ib. 60¢; 1% lb. $1. 00. 
SALSIFY 
614 Mammoth Sandwich Island 
The flesh is al- 
most white and has a delicious, oyster-like flavor. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 75¢; 14 Ib. $1.25. 
(110 days) Long, thick, tapering roots. 
Cultural Suggestions 
The striking similarity of flavor between salsify and oysters has 
made the species known as Oyster Plant. Roots are equally attrac- 
tive when creamed or prepared in a stew. Sow seed early in the 
spring in rows 18 in. apart; cover 1 in. deep. Thin seedlings to stand 
4to5in. apart in the row. The best roots are grown on rather light 
soil, but good ones can be grown in any ordinary garden loam if deep 
and mellow. The roots are perfectly hardy and may remain in the 
ground all winter for early spring use. A packet will sow about 20 ft. 
of row; an oz. for 100 ft. 
SQUASH 
628 Earliest White Bush % 
Flattened, scalloped fruits (50 days) 
Also known under the name of Patty 
Pan. Squashes are creamy white and 
scalloped around the edges; flesh is milk- 
white, smooth, firm and of the most de- 
licious flavor. Plants are of bush form 
and bear a great crop of fruit. Probably 
the most used and best liked of all sum- 
mer squash, as it can be used when very 
small and continuously until quite old. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 Ib. 60¢; 14 Ib. $1.00. 
629 Giant Summer 
Straightneck 
Long, heavy fruit (60 days) | 
This variety is really just the same as’ 
Golden Summer Crookneck except that 
it is not handicapped by a crooked neck. 
This improvement makes the squash . 
easier to prepare for cooking, reduces 
damage in shipping, and allows easier 
packing and handling. Flesh is salmon- 
yellow and of the finest quality; skin 
is golden orange and heavily warted. 
Fruits are about 18 in. long. Plants 
are bushy, vigorous, and very pro- 
ductive. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢; 14 lb. $1.00. 
646 Connecticut Straightneck 
Replacing older varieties (55 days) 
An improved and true, uniform straight- 
neck summer squash developed at the 
Connecticut Experiment Station. The 
plants, which are of the true bush type, 
are very prolific. Fruits are from 7 to 
9 in. long and have the shape of regular 
strains of Straightneck Summer but are 
smoother and have less definite neck. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢; 14 Ib. $1.00. 

SUNFLOWER 
856 Mammoth Russian 
In addition to their impressive and stately beauty these giant flowers are valuable 
for their seed. The immense heads grow 18 to 20 in. across and bear a heavy crop 
of seed which is used to feed poultry and other birds. 
plant 75 ft. of row; 8 lbs. will sow an acre. 
1% Ib. 204; Ib. 35¢; 2 Ibs. 60¢; 5 Ibs. $1.35; 10 Ibs. $2.50. 
A packet will 
often grow 10 ft. tall. 
Pkt. 10¢; 
“Tam so proud of my flowers that I raise from seeds I get from you each year. I know I can depend on them. The Dahlia Baek ; 
42 Zinnias were so large last year—almost 6 inches across.” —Mrs. H. A, DeWitte, Huron, South Dakota. 
Plants are vigorous and 
SUMMER VARIETIES 
ALSO RHUBARB, SALSIFY, AND SUNFLOWER 
Earliest White Bush 2 ; 

Mammoth Golden 
Summer Crookneck 
RHUBARB 
Sow seed early in the spring in rows 18 in. apart; cover 
lin. deep. Thin seedlings to stand 7 to 12 in. apart in 
the row. Roots will be ready to transplant the following 
spring to their permanent location; set roots 4 ft. apart 
each way and plant so that crowns will be 4 in. under 
the surface of the soil. A packet is enough for 10 feet;7) 
1 oz. for 75 ft. of drill. 
Giant Summer 
Straighineck 
Stalks are thick, tender and heavily 
Vi cto ria shaded with red. Roots planted early 
in the spring furnish delicious stalks the following spring. 
611 Seeds 69B88 Roots 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; -2 roots for 40¢; | 
Y, Ib. pau uy ib. $1. 00; 5 for 80¢; | 
Ib. $1. \ 10 for $1.45. 
MacDonald 
A new, brilliant red rhubarb with skin so 
tender that peeling is not necessary. os 
gated by roots only. F 
69B87 Roots 2 roots for 60¢; 
3 for 85¢; 5 for $1.25; 10 for $2.25. 




