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NORTHRUP, KING & CO.’"S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 

SQUASH—Summer Varieties 
Benning’s Green Tint 55 days 
A green Tinted Scallop squash, warted 
and turning yellowish-buff at maturity. 
Cocozelle or Italian Vegetable Marrow 
(Bush) 60 days 
A long Italian squash. 18 to 24 in. long 
and 4 in. thick when matured. Dark green 
marbled with yellow and lighter green 
stripes, usually picked at the length of 5 or 
6 in. and stewed or fried jn olive oil. 
Early White Bush Scallop 50 days 
Similar to Mammoth White Bush except 
for being earlier and bearing smaller fruit. 
Early Prolific Straightneck 50 days 
An attractive, productive strain of Giant 
Straight-neck with smaller fruits of earlier 
maturity. Color bright lemon yellow. 
Giant Summer Crookneck (Bush) 
55 days. A summer sort for home, market 
garden and shipping. Large fruits, 18 to 24 
in. long, 41% in. through with curved neck. 
Skin is rich orange-yellow, warted; flesh 
golden yellow, tender, dry and of pleasing 
flavor. 
Golden Summer Crookneck (Bush) 
50 days. The old, well-known standard crook- 
neck variety for home and market gardens. 
Fruits small, of bright orange-yellow color 
and covered with warts. Flesh is fine grained 
and of rich, buttery flavor. Plant of dwarf 
bushy habit and very productive. 
Long White Vegetable Marrow (Bush) 
60 days. A favorite English variety bearing 
oblong creamy white fruits 10 to 15 in. in 
length, 4 in. in diameter. The fruit is gen- 
erally eaten when less than half grown as 
the flesh is then very tender and marrowy. 
Mammoth White Bush Scallop (Bush) 
55 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. 
Zucchini 65 days 
Fruits are long, cylindrical, smooth, grey 
green to dark green in color. Length is 
13 to 15 inches, width 4% to 5% inches. 
Flesh is a greenish white when edible and is 
of good flavor. Fruit has no striping or 
mottling. 
Winter Varieties 
Banana 110 days 
Cylindrical fruits, usually 20 to 24 in. long 
and 6 in. in diameter. The -skin is smooth 
and greenish gray, with thin, brittle rind. 
The orange-yellow flesh is firm and solid, 
free from fibre or stringiness and of deli- 
cious flavor. Excellent for pies. Very pro- 
ductive. 
Blue Hubbard 110 days 
The Blue Hubbard is a distinct variety 
resembling the True Original Hubbard in 
size and shape, but the color is a clear blue 
gray. Flesh is bright yellow, thick, fine 
grained, very dry and sweet. Splendid for 
pies. A good keeper. 

Improved Hubbard 
Blue Hubbard 
Boston Marrow 97 days 
Productive and extensively used for can- 
ning. Resembles Hubbard in size and shape. 
6 to 8 lbs. Deep orange skin, somewhat 
rough and hard. Moist flesh, yellow, thick, 
fine grained. 
Buttercup 100 days 
A new introduction by Dr. Yeager from 
North Dakota. It is a winter keeping variety 
of the highest quality. Fruits are medium 
small, flattened in shape, weighing 2 to 4 
Ibs. Outside color is dark green with silvery 
white lines. On the blossom end is a “Turks 
Cap.” The flesh is yellow, dry, sweet and 
considered of the best quality. Vines are 
trailing, vigorous and productive. 


Chicago Warted Hubbard 
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