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SQUASH — (Continued) Winter Varieties 
DELICIOUS (Green) 
At early winter squash of 
excellent quality matur- 
ing in 103 days and is by 
some preferred to the 
Hubbard. Fruit — heart 
shaped of medium size, 
skin dark green, moder- 
arely hard but thin. Flesh 
thick, fine grained and 
bright yellow. Even when 
immature this squash is 
of very fine flavor. 
GOLDEN DELICIOUS 
Resembles the green De- 
licious in shape, size and 
season but the outside 
skin is of deep orange 
color. It is a good yielder 
and of very fine flavor. 
Valuable for canners be- 
cause of its color and high 
starch content. 
GOLDEN HUBBARD 
A true Hubbard squash 
except in color which is 
bright red. Ripens in 100 
days. Fruits are very uni- 
form in size, weighing 
about 8 Ibs. The shell is 
warty, hard and strong, 
making it an excellent 
winter keeper. Flesh 
thick, fine grained, deep 
orange in color and of 
excellent quality. BUTTERNUT SQUASH 
HUBBARD IMPROVED (See Photo Page 50) 
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. 

MAMMOTH TABLE QUEEN ; 
Similar in shape and color but much larger than the 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 144 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. 
