THE CHAS. C. HART SEED COMPANY 


Squash, Butternut 
SQUASH. Summer 
1 pkt. will sow 3 or 4 hills; 1 oz. 15 hills; about 4 lbs. per acre 
Culture—Squash needs a fertile deep soil. The bush varieties 
should be spaced 4 feet apart and the running sorts 8 feet and 
thinned to about 4 plants in each hill. 
Connecticut Straightneck. A superlative strain. 
Over 95 per cent true Straightnecks, very thick and 
free from tapering. The color is a light, creamy lemon- 
yellow and is entirely free from warts and disfigure- 
ments. This fine strain is very early and has been 
selected to meet every requirement of the most exact- 
ing gardener. A true money-maker. Oz. 15c., 4 lb. 
45c., lb. $1.35. 
Early Prolific Straightneck. The fruits are borne in 
great profusion on dwarf vines and are somewhat 
smaller than other types of Straightneck. They are 
remarkably uniform in shape and size and have a very 
smooth skin and clear bright golden yellow color with 
no trace of green. Oz. 15c., 4 lb. 45c., Ib. $1.35. 
Giant Summer Crookneck. The popular old-time 
favorite with curved necks and somewhat warty, 
deep golden yellow in color. Oz. 15c., 4 Ib. 45c., 
Ib. $1.35. 
Italian Vegetable Marrow (Cocozelle). Long, mot- 
tled dark green fruits of surpassing flavor. We have 
an excellent strain of this popular variety. Oz. 15c., 
V4 Ib. 45c., lb. $1.35. 
White Bush Scallop. Flattened and scalloped fruits. 
Delicious if picked when young and tender. Oz. 15c., 
V4 Ib. 45c., lb. $1.35. 
Yankee Hybrid. A straightneck without equal for the 
production of early fruit. The fruits are ~ 
wonderfully attractive with a waxy yel- 
low color with no trace of green. These 
straightnecked, slightly roughened skin- 
ned Squash always average twice as 
many marketable fruit and the total 
yield is much heavier. Oz. 50c., 4 lb. 
$1.75, lb. $6.20. 






Squash, Giant 
Summer Crookneck 
SQUASH. Winter 
Culture—Winter varieties should be planted later than the 
Summer types but both are very tender and may not be planted 
until all danger of frost is over. 
Buttercup. A small thick-fleshed squash, shaped some- 
what like Turban. The thin, tough rind is dark 
green with gray striping and the orange flesh cooks 
sweet and dry. Oz. 25c., 14 lb. 75c., Ib. $2.75. 
Butternut. The utmost in table quality. This new 
type is shaped like a Straightneck summer squash 
with an enlarged knob on the end which holds the 
small seed cavity. The neck is all solid, rich, dry, 
golden-yellow flesh which resembles a sweet potato. 
Don’t fail to include a packet of this superior squash. 
Oz. 75c., 14 Ib. $2.50, Ib. $8.00. 
Blue Hubbard. Favorite New England strain. Our 
Blue Hubbard is the desirable slate-gray so highly 
prized in Massachusetts. The hard shell makes it the 
finest Winter keeper of all Winter Squashes. Our 
seed is grown in New England and is as pure a type 
as we have ever seen. Oz. 20c., 14 lb. 60c., Ib. $2.00. 
Golden Hubbard. Sometimes known as red; similar 
in shape to Hubbard, except that the fruit is a deep 
orange-red, warted and uniform in sizen Oza 15c2 
V4 Ib. 50c., lb. $1.50. : 
Green Delicious. A Squash of delightful flavor, earlier 
than the Hubbard types and smaller. Oz. 15c., 4 lb. 
50c., Ib. $1.65. 
Improved Warted Hubbard. Larger than true Hub- 
bard with a very knotted warty skin. Oz. 20c., 4% lb. 
55C4ID.e 1.80: 
Table Queen (Des Moines or Acorn). This attractive 
little Squash is most popular for individual baking 
with fruit a dark green, 4 to 5 in. long and 4 in. 
diameter, deeply ribbed, with a smooth hard shell. 
Oz. 15c., 14 lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
True Hubbard. Deep green, smooth skin of high qual- 
ity. The old-fashioned Winter Squash of fairly large 
size. Is still a favorite Winter variety. Oz. 15c., 4% lb. 
55c., lb. $1.80. 
Warren’s Turban (Essex Hybrid). Another New 
England strain of superlative quality. Very early, 
warted fruits with rich orange flesh of highest quality. 
Mer acre well all Winter. Oz. 25c., 4 lb. 60c., 
