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SQUASH—Winter Varieties (Continued) 
Chicago Warted Hubbard 
N. K. & Co. Strain 110 days 
The vines are healthy and strong, produc- 
ing many large, handsome, dark green fruits, 
larger and more heavily warted than the 
Improved Hubbard. Flesh of rich golden- 
yellow, fine grained and dry. Weight about 
12 lbs. 
100 days 
A small individual winter variety. Fruits 
are oblong, being about 6 to 8 in. long and 
21% to 3% in. wide. Outside color is cream 
yellow with green stripes. Flesh is dry, 
sweet, fine grained and of good quality. 
Delicata or Sweet Potato 
Golden Delicious 100 days 
Its dry flesh makes it desirable for can- 
ning and home gardens. Top-shaped fruits, 
7 lbs. Skin bright reddish orange with deep 
green tip at blossom end. Thick, sweet flesh, 
medium grained, golden orange color. 
105 days 
An excellent variety for every home gar- 
den. Vines very productive. Fruits are top- 
shaped, with a rich dark green skin, mot- 
tled with lighter shadings. Average weight 
6 to 8 lbs. Flesh is thick, dark orange in 
color, sweet and dry. 
Gregory’s Green Delicious 
Kitchenette Hubbard 110 days 
A small sized green Hubbard. Developed 
to accommodate the smaller families and 
avoid waste. Quality is good and plants are 
productive. 
Mammoth Chili 110 days 
The largest of all squashes. Outer skin is 
a rich orange-yellow. The flesh is also yel- 
low, very thick, rather coarse and stringy. 
The highest value of this squash is in its use 
as stock food. Fruits often reach the weight 
of 60 lbs., making it an ideal variety for 
exhibition purposes. 
N. K. & Co.’s Improved Hubbard 
110 days. The standard, popular squash for 
home gardens, market gardens and shipping. 
Pointed at both ends, deep green skin mod- 
erately warted. Average weight about 10 
lbs. Rind very hard and strong. Flesh thick, 
deep orange-yellow, fine grained and dry. 
Mammoth Table Queen 80 days 
A distinctive, large fruited strain of this 
hardy and prolific variety. Comparable in 
season to regular Table Queen and with 
fruits similar in shape and color but much 
larger—average 5 inches across and 6 to 
7 inches deep. 
Red or Golden Hubbard 110 days 
A little smaller than the Improved Hub- 
bard and frequently a little earlier. Rind is 
a golden yellow and warted. Flesh is deep 
golden yellow, fine grained, cooks very dry 
and has a rich flavor. Very prolific. A favor- 
ite with canners and an excellent winter 
Squash. 
Table Queen, Des Moines or Acorn 
80 days. An excellent table squash. The 
fruits are about the size of a cocoanut, and 
half of one, baked, serves one person amply. 
The shell is smooth, and dark green, deeply 
furrowed, keeping as well as the Hubbards. 
Flesh is rich orange-yellow, cooking as dry 
and sweet as a sweet potato. An enormous 
yielder, a few hills furnishing an ample 
supply for a good sized family. 
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