SQUASH 
Squashes exhibit greater variation in plant and fruit char- 
acter and hybridize or cross and become mixed more readily 
in seed production than any other vegetable. Consequently 
squashes are given special care and attention in our breeding 
grounds and production fields in the north and west. Pedi- 
greed lines are established by covering buds on most desirable 
plants with bags to control pollination and prevent crossing. 
Market seed is grown from these pedigreed lines in fields well- 
isolated from any other squash variety. In this way we are 
able to supply our customers with uniformly true-to-type 
strains of squash seed. 
CuLTurE. This is one of the quickest and easiest crops that 
can be grown, and usually proves very profitable. The earliest 
varieties begin bearing in six or seven weeks from time of plant- 
ing the seed. Squashes can be grown on almost any kind of 
soil. Use from 800 to 1,200 pounds of fertilizer per acre. 
For bush varieties, have rows at least 3 to 4 feet apart and 
hills 3 feet apart in the row; running varieties should be plant- 
ed in rows 8 to 10 feet apart, and hills 5 to 6 feet apart. Put 
six to eight seeds in each hill, and thin out to two plants when 
3 inches high. Squash in Florida is a good paying crop for 
fall or spring. Plant for spring, during January, February, 
and March; for fall, from August until October. The early 
Squash brings the big money. For the control of squash in- 
sects and diseases see pages 48 and 51. 
The number of days in parentheses after each variety named 
represents the average time required from seed planting to 
edible or marketable fruits. 
Prices quoted are postpaid. 
Write for special prices on larger quantities. 
Squash - Bush Varieties 
Plant 2 to 3 pounds per acre of bush varieties. 
In the garden plant one packet in 12 hills for a family 
of 3 or 4 people. 
GIANT YELLOW SUMMER STRAIGHTNECK. (52 days.) 
Similar to Giant Yellow Summer Crookneck except with a 
straight instead of a curved neck making it easier to pack. 
Its deep, rich yellow color makes a demand for it on any 
market. Of larger size, but not as prolific, and later as com- 
pared to Early Prolific Straightneck. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15ce; %4 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25 
COCOZELLE. (Long Slender Italian Vegetable Marrow.) 
(50 days.) This is the true Italian Vegetable Marrow. When 
ready for market, the fruit is 10 to 12 inches long, slender, 1 to 
1% inches in diameter, cylindrical in shape, straight, smooth, 
dark green with lighter green stripes. Our stock of this vari- 
ety produces a small, bushy, open type of plant, with small, 
deeply cleft leaves, but with an immense yield of uniformly 
true to type fruits. We have devoted many years to the de- 
velopment of this superior strain, and we can say with full 
confidence that our Cocozelle is the earliest, most prolific, and 
uniformly true to type strain you can secure anywhere and 
at any price. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15e; 44 Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.50 
LONG BLACK COCOZELLE. (50 days.) This strain of 
Cocozelle is similar to the regular Cocozelle variety, but in- 
stead of making striped fruits like the regular strain, the 
fruits are a very attractive, solid, dark green color, some- 
what similar in color to Black Zucchini, but in size and shape 
they are similar to regular Cocozelle. This strain of Cocozelle 
makes very attractive appearing, long, slender, straight, dark 
green fruits, which should bring a premium on the market. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.50 

Kilgore’s Improved Selection Black Zucchini Squash 
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We have worked for many 
years on our Early Yellow Sum- 
mer Crookneck, and we are now 
offering Florida growers in our 
new crop seed for 1944 planting, 
an extremely prolific, early, 
smooth, light lemon-yellow color 
strain with more open type of 
plant growth, making fruits ex- 
ceedingly uniform in size, shape 
and color. No better strain of 
this most popular variety can be 
secured anywhere for Florida 
planting. 
Early Yellow Summer Crookneck or Baby Crookneck 
Squash 
EARLY YELLOW SUMMER CROOKNECK OR BABY 
CROOKNECK. (45 days.) This is the most popular and 
most extensively grown of any variety of squash in Florida. 
This variety is similar to Giant Crookneck, except smaller in 
size, with a thinner, more curved neck, and earlier in maturity. 
It is also more prolific. Its rich, bright, lemon-yellow color 
gives it a very good market appearance, and it is in big demand 
on all southern markets. Our stock of this variety is exceed- 
ingly prolific and absolutely true to type. 
Pkt. 10e; oz. 15ce; 4 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25 
EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK. (42 days.) This 
development is ten days earlier and more productive than 
other strains of Summer Straightneck Squash. The plants are 
less vigorous, and the fruits are smaller, less warted, much 
more uniform, and of brighter lemon-yellow color than other 
strains of the Straightneck type. Valuable for both home and 
market use. Requires somewhat richer soil and heavier fer- 
tilization than other varieties to produce good sized fruit. Be- 
cause of its uniformity, earliness, high yield, and attractive 
appearance, this variety is growing in popularity by leaps and 
bounds on all markets. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15¢e; 44 lb. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25 
GIANT YELLOW SUMMER CROOKNECK. (50 days.) 
As the name implies, the fruits are large, with a rather thick 
neck. The plants make a very large, vigorous growth, consider- 
ably larger than early Yellow Summer Crookneck. This Squash 
has gained great popularity due to its fine market appear- 
ance. It is not quite as prolific, and somewhat later and larger 
fruited than Early Yellow Summer Crookneck. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15e; 44 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25 
KILGORE’S IMPROVED SELECTION BLACK ZUC- 
CHINI. (New) (45 days.) The plant, instead of developing 
a large, vigorous growing bush, forms a short, single semi- 
runner, and produces an enormous yield of fruits over a long 
period. The plant is of an open type of growth, with small, 
deeply cleft jeaves, allowing the air and sunlight to circulate 
and prevent fruit rot. The fruits are uniformly dark green in 
color, six to eight inches long at market stage, and of uni- 
form diameter from stem to blossom end. A new, extra early, 
extremely prolific, improved strain of Black Zucchini. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15e; %4 Ib. 45e; 1 Ib. $1.50 
For Best Results Plant Kilgore’s “‘Bred-Rite” Seeds 
