See culture below. 
WINTER 
VARIETIES 
SQUASH 



ee 635 MAULE’S IMPROVED HUBBARD % 
Hubbard : Orange-yellow, fine-grained, sweet flesh (100 days) 







Maule’s Improved Hubbard Squash represents the perfection of all winter 
squashes. The flesh is rich orange-yellow, fine grained, solid, dry, and lusciously 
sweet. The toughness of the dark olive-green warted rind makes it the favorite 
for winter use, keeping well until spring if properly stored. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 75¢; 14 Ib. $1.25. 
630 Acorn or Table Queen 
Familiar acorn-shaped small squash (58 days) 
The smooth, hard shell is deeply ribbed and dark green, 514 in. long and 4 in. 
thick. Vines are long and vigorous. The half-grown fruits are fine for summer 
use; fully grown fruits are excellent winter keepers. The mature Acorn, like other 
small squashes, is at its best when baked whole. It is then cut in half, the seeds 
removed, and served in the shell. Prepared this way, it is the world’s finest squash. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 Ib. 60¢; 1% Ib. $1.00. 
641 Blue Hubbard 
: Splendid for pies (105 days) 
Fruits are large, heavy, and of a distinctive deep blue-gray color. The shell is 
extremely rough and hard; the flesh is attractive bright yellow-orange, fine 
grained, very dry, and exceptionally sweet. Unusually productive and easily 
stored. Larger than the green or orange-red skinned Hubbards. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 75¢; 1% Ib. $1.25. 
Blue 
Habberd 631 Buttercup 
Excellent quality. Keeps all winter (100 days) 
A fine squash of a shape that is quite unique and attractive; see illustration below. 
Fruits grow 4% in. thick and 6% in. across, with a heart-shaped protuberance at 
the blossom end. Skin is green with stripes and spots of gray; flesh is thick, 
orange, dry, sweet, of the finest texture, and really supreme quality. Good keeper. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 75¢. 
645 Red or Golden Hubbard 
Orange-red skin, orange-yellow flesh (92 days) 
Similar to the old Hubbard in size and shape, but differing from it in having deep 
orange-red colored skin which makes it particularly attractive. The thick orange- 
yellow flesh is richer in color than Hubbard, but of the same fine-grained texture 
and sweet, luscious flavor. Red or Golden Hubbard is easily stored throughout 
the winter. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 75¢; 14 Ib. $1.25. 
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643 Golden Delicious 633 Banana 
Cross of Boston Marrow by Delicious (100 days) 
The orange flesh is extremely dry, very 
thick, and of extra fine quality; especially 
desirable for canning. Not a large squash, 
but a heavy yielder of uniform deep orange- 
colored, top-shaped fruits which grow 
about 10 in. long and as much across. 
They weigh from 6 to 9 lbs. each. A de- 
pendable variety, growing well in all sec- 
648 Chicago Warted 
Hubbard «100 days) 
Large, dark green fruits covered | with 
warts. The golden yellow flesh is dry and 
sweet. It cooks mealy and is unsurpassed 
for pies. An excellent winter keeper. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 4 Ib. 75¢; 14 Ib. $1.25. 
20 in. long and 6 in. thick (415 days) 
The banana shaped fruits have a smooth, 
grayish-green skin and beautiful orange- 
yellow flesh which is firm, solid, sweet, and 
always free from fiber or stringiness. Has 
a delicious flavor; in fact, many consider 
it the sweetest of all squashes. It is par- 
ticularly popular on the Pacific Coast. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 Ib. 60¢; 1 Ib. $1.00. 
tions of the country. 
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Plet. 104; 02. 2543 ¥4 Ib. 75¢3 V4 Ib. $1.25, Buttercup 

650 Mixed Squashes 
Supply the table the entire season’ 
(48 to 115 days) A fine home garden 
mixture made up of all the excellent 
squashes we list, both summer and 
winter, early and late maturing, small, 
medium and large. One sowing will 
provide fruits for the table all summer 
and fall, while those of the winter type 
may be stored for use all during the 
winter. Recommended for the home 
garden because the varied supply of 
many types provides a desirable assort- 
ment that would be expensive to buy 
separately. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 Ib. 60¢3 1 Ib. $1.00. 
Cultural Suggestions 
All squash grows best in a deep, fertile soil. Bush 
varieties are grown in rows. or hills 4 by 4 ft. apart; 
running varieties, 8 by 8 ft. apart. Sow seed in spring 
when soil has become warm. Thin bush varieties to 
4 plants in a hill, running varieties to 2 to 4 plants to 
_ ahill. A packet will plant 8 hills; bush varieties, one 
oz. 40 hills; running varieties, one oz. 50 hills; 3 to 
4 lbs. per acre. 
_ Winter squashes require the same general cultural 
___ directions as the summer varieties but need a longer 
* _—s« growing season to mature. Fruits must remain on the 
___-vine until they have fully matured; gather them be- 
____ fore frost, leaving part of the stem attached. Keep in 
& a moderately warm, dry place until used. _ Handle 
carefully so as not to bruise them, for bruises may 
cause decay. Examine fruits in storage from time to 
time. Many of the winter squashes make excellent 
“pumpkin” pie. The use of Hotkaps when the seed 
= We is planted insures against cold weather and insect 
¢ ed damage. See page 47 for more details. 
“T have been using your seeds for several years and I find they are very reliable. When I order from your seed house, it is with con- 
ence, and not the doubt that comes with the ‘double-your-money-back guarantee.’"—Mrs. J. M. Shelby, Greenback, Tennessee. 43 

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