50 L. P. GUNSON & CO., INC., ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
SQUASH — (Continued) Winter Varieties 
Hubbard Improved Pas 
Surpassed in quality only by the Delicious, this is the most popular and widely 
grown of the winter squashes. The fruits weigh 12 to 14 lbs. ripen in 100 to 
110 days, are round, warted and very dark green. Flesh thick, bright yellow, 
fine grained and richly flavored. An excellent winter keeper. Our stock is 
most carefully selected and will be found superior to that put out by most 
' houses. 

HUBBARD IMPROVED SQUASH 
MAMMOTH TABLE QUEEN 
Similar in shape and color but much largerthan th2 original TABLE QUEEN’ 
Average 5 inches across and 6 to 7 inches long. 
TABLE QUEEN OR DES MOINES 
This extremely prolific little squash because of its convenience for baking 
and serving in halves, has gained great popularity. Fruits weigh 1} lbs., 
are dark green, pointed, acorn-shaped, deeply furrowed. Flesh light yellow, 
bakes dry and is of fine flavor and free from stringiness. 
Warted Hubbard 
Slightly larger than the Improved Hubbard, thickly covered with warts. 
Skin bronze green and very hard. Flesh deep yellow and excellent quality. 
WARTED HUBBARD, SPECIAL 
Developed and produced for particular trade to meet the long standing 
demand for a better Warted Hubbard. 
TOMATO 
A packet will produce about 150 plants, an ounce 2000 plants. 
All our tomato seed is grown from stocks raised strictly for seed purposes and from seed stock. 
carefully selected. We challenge comparison of our stocks with any offered. 
CULTURE. Tomatoes do best on a light, warm, not over rich soil, and success depends upon 
securing a rapid vigorous and unchecked growth during the early part of the season. Sow in hot 
beds from six to eight weeks before they can be set out of doors, which is when danger from frost 
is past. When the plants have four leaves transplant into shallow boxes or cold frames, setting them 
4 to 5 inches apart. Give plenty of air, and endeavor to secure a vigorous, but steady and healthy 
growth, so that at the time of setting in the open ground they will be strong and stocky. Even a 
slight check while the plants are small will materially diminish their productiveness. Set out of 
doors as soon as danger from frost is over, but before doing so, harden off the plants by gradually 
exposing them to the night air and by the withdrawal of water until the wood becomes hard, and 
the leaves thick and of a dark green color. Transplant carefully, and cultivate well as long as the 
vines will permit. The fruit is improved in quality if the vines are tied to a trellis or to stakes. 
