26 CHAS. R. AITKEN -_ - 


- DELHI, NEW YORK 
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SQUASH 
The Summer and Italian Squash we offer 
are all bush in habit of growth. Use the 
same culture as for cucumbers. Plant 4 
pound seed to 100 hills, 4 pounds per acre; 
hills 3 feet apart each way. Winter and 
Autumn Squash are trailing or vining. Cul- 
ture is the same as for pumpkins. Sow 8 
ounces to 100 hills, 3 pounds per acre, hills 
5 to 8 feet apart each way. 
SQUASH—SUMMER VARIETIES 
Mammoth White Bush Scallop (Bush) 
50 Days 
The Bush or Patty Pan squashes are earlier 
than other summer varieties. This strain is an 
improved selection of the ‘‘Early White Bush.’’ 
It is larger and deeper, has fewer scallops, and 
is a larger producer. In shape it is round and 
flat—being about 3 in. thick and 9 to 10 in. in 
diameter, scalloped on the edges and with 
warts ‘on both sides. Color, creamy white. 
Eaten when young. Pkt., .05; oz., .20; % Ib., 
.50; 1 Ib., $1.50. 

EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK 
Giant Straight Neck (Bush) 
A new sort, being a selection from Golden Summer Crookneck. 
straightness, which permits easy packing and handling. 
matured and heavily warted. 
40; Ib., $1.50. 



MAMMOTH WHITE BUSH SCALLOP 
Giant Summer Crookneck 
(BUSH) 55 Days 
A summer sort for home, market gar- 
den and shipping. Large fruits, 18 to 24 
in. long, 4% in. through with curved 
neck. Skin is rich orange-yellow, wart- 
ed; flesh golden yellow, tender, dry and 
of pleasing flavor. Pkt., .10; 0z., .15; 
1%4 lb., .40; 1 Ib., $1.25. 
(A) Early Prolific Straighineck 
50 Days 
An excellent sort for summer use. 
Bush type, very prolific. The ‘fruit~ is 
about the same as the crookneck squash 
except that the neck is straight. It 
weighs about three lbs. It is light yellow 
in color at eating stage. A very good 
shipper and very desirable for home 
gardens. Pkt., .10; oz., .20; %4 Ib., .50; 
1 Ib., $1.50. 
Its superiority lies in its 
EKruits’ 18 (to: 20ein. longs when 
Deep orange color, thick and meaty. Pkt., .10; oz., .15; 44 Ib., 
SQUASH—WINTER VARIETIES 
Red or Golden Hubbard 
110 Days 
A little smaller than the Improved Hubbard and frequently a little earlier. Rind is a golden 
yellow and warted. Flesh is deep golden yellow, fine grained, cooks very dry and has a rich 
flavor. 
20; 
Very prolific. 
%4 Ib., .50; 1 Ib., $1.75. 
Table Queen, Des Moines or Acorn 
An excellent table squash. 
A favorite with canners and an excellent winter squash. Pkt., .10; oz., 
80 Days 
The fruits are about the size of a cocoanut, and half of one, 
baked, serves one person amply. The shell is smooth and dark green, deeply furrowed, keep- 
ing as well as Hubbards. 
potato. 
Oz., .20; %4 Ib., .60; 16 Ib., $1.10. 

Flesh is rich orange yellow, cooking as dry and sweet as a sweet 
An enormous yielder, a few hills furnishing an ample supply for a good sized family. 

(A) RECOMMENDED VARIETIES 
