

Golden 
Summer 
Crookneck 

(White Patty 
Pan) 54 days. 
1010 Early White Bush © 
Squashes are creamy white and scalloped around the 
edges; milk-white, deliciously flavored flesh. Widely used 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 14 lb. 90¢. 
for stewing or boiling. 
(Yellow Patt 
1014 Early Yellow Bush [renew nine 
Flattened, evenly scalloped fruits with orange-yellow 
skin and bright yellow flesh of excellent quality. 6 in. 
across, 2 to 3 in. deep. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 75¢. 
1028 Yankee Hybrid 
Straightneck types. 

y ink 60 days. H ble Mention, All-Amert 
1023 Burpee’s Fordhook Zucchini © 9278. Romero vexmlined Zucchini 
squash, long, slim and intense dark green. 
cylindrical, smooth, deep blackish green, straight to very slightly curved. 
skin need not be removed. Bush-like plants, small enough for any home garden. Easy to grow 
and very prolific. Flesh is creamy white and extremely tender. 
a length of 2 ft. and a diameter of 3% in. 
1060 Zucchini Bush °° ¢2v 
stage; 
white, tender and well flavored. Bush-like plants. 
1026 Connecticut Straightneck 
regular straightneck. Fine quality yellowish white flesh. 
with a very heavy crown set. All-America Winner. 
1025 Straightneck Summer 
warted fruits, 18 in. long. Finest quality salmon-yellow flesh. Popular with housewives as it can 
be prepared for the table with little loss. 
50 days. 
generation hybrid squash of the Early Prolific and Connecticut 
s. Dark green fruits are about 6 in. long at the edible 
it will, of course, grow much larger. Flesh is greenish 
Fruits 8 in. long, clear, waxy yellow. 
1031 Long White Marrow Bush 
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 12 ft. apart. Sow 
the seed after all danger of frost has passed, using 8 to 10 seeds in each hill. Thin bush 
varieties so that 4 of the strongest plants remain in a hill; running varieties allow 3 plants 
toa hill. A pkt. will plant about 10 hills; an oz. 50 hills. 
1018 Golden Summer Crookneck © 
53 days. The most popular summer, curved neck squash, prob- 
ably grown more widely than any other variety. Fruits are 
small, distinctly crooknecked, with bright yellow skin and 
salmon-orange flesh of delicious flavor and fine texture. At 
their best flavor when about 4 in. long, at which size they may 
be prepared for boiling without being peeled. Larger fruits if 
left to grow may be used for boiling or fried like eggplant. Full 
sized fruits average 10 in. long, 2% in. thick, the skin becoming 
deep golden orange and much warted. Plants are of bush 
growth; early and productive. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14, lb. 70¢. 
1030 Cocozelle Bush © 60 days. Also called Itale 
ian Vegetable Marrow. 
Oblong, dark green fruits, 14 in. and more in length, 4 to 5 in. thick; 
best used when less than 6 in. long. Greenish white flesh of the 
most delicate flavor. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 4 lb. 75¢. 
1020 Giant Summer Crookneck °° ___ ‘evs 
Larger than 
Golden Summer Crookneck, the golden yellow fruits growing 
12 to 14 in. long and 3% to 4in. across where broadest; yellow- 
ish white flesh. Bush plants. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; %4 lb. 90¢. 












Selections. 
At best table stage, fruits are 12 in. long, 2 in. across, 
If used at this size, the 
If left to grow, fruits may attain 
Pkt. 15¢. 
Seed crop is very short. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 14 lb. $1.10. 
55 days. The fruits are lemon-yellow, 7 to 
9 in. long, with less definite neck than the 
Plants are of the true bush type, 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 lb. 95¢. 
58 days. The same squash as the Golden Crook- 
neck, but with a straight neck. Golden orange, 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 14 lb. 90¢. 
All-America Bronze Medal Winner. A true first 
Pkt. 15¢; 12 oz. 35¢; oz. 60¢. 
55 days. A Bush Marrow with oblong fruits, 
+e 12 to 15 in. long and 4 to 5 in. thick, having ; 
Zece ie smooth creamy white skin and pure white tender flesh of excellent flavor. The fruits are delicious Conte 
ush either baked or boiled; best used when half grown. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 14 lb. 90¢. Straightneck 
SUMMER and WINTER SQUASH 
1021 Royal Acorn ro) 82 days. A family-sized Table Queen, with acorn-shaped fruits, 



Burpee’s Royal Acorn (left), regular Acorn or Table Queen (right) 
46 W. Atlee Burpee Co., Seeds That Grow 
Fruits may be used before the skin hardens, 
but the quality will be better if they are al- 
lowed toforma hard shell; splendid for winter 
storage. Fine-grained, sweet, tender flesh. 
7% in. long and 6 in. across, dull dark green in color, turning 
dull orange after a period of storage. The flesh is up to 1%4 in. thick, dry and sweet, with baking 
quality as good as the smaller Table Queen. The keeping quality is excellent. 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. Heavy yielder. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 14 lb. $1.50. 
1011 Acorn or Table Queen °°, %2¥s- 
Also known 
as Des Moines. Acorn-shaped, 5 in. long and 4 in. 
thick; deeply ribbed, dark green skin and light orange 
flesh that cooks dry and sweet. The baked halves make 
adequate individual servings. Fruits are good keepers. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 85¢. 
1032 Fordhook Vine ° days. delicous 
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. Good keeping quality. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 1% lb. 90¢. 
1034 Fordhook Bush °0,days. hight lemon: 
yellow oblong fruits 
with thick, dry, greenish white flesh. Bush form of 
growth makes it more adaptable for the small garden. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 Ib. 95¢- 

