SQUASH Winter Type 
CULTURE—Plant from May 10th to 20th in hills 10 feet apart, 8 to 10 seeds to the hill. Thin to two 
strong vines. Sow 200 pounds of land plaster to the acre and plow in. Write us for fertilizer hints. 
PRICES—Unless noted are uniformly: 
Postpaid. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 Ib. 60c; 
Ib. $2.00. 
“SWEET MEAT (See back cover)—Our 
new introduction for 1947. It has long 
been our policy not to introduce any new 
variety unless in has decided advantages 
over those already introduced. We have 
no hesitation about featuring this new 
squash. Its name tells part of the story, 
for it is the sweetest squash we have ever 
seen and it is also the longest keeper. We 
kept six squash in good edible condition 
from crop to crop. The texture of the 
meat is very fine grained and as sweet 
as the finest sweet potato. The meat is 
very thick, making a squash surprisingly 
heavy. They are not very large, being a 
good family size, and averaging about 
8 to 12 pounds each. They are shaped like 
the turban type but the indentation or 
knob at the blossom end is smaller than 
most of the turban type. The color is 
slate with slight greenish cast. The va- 
riety is well fixed in type except for the 
seed color. They are mostly white but 
occasionally we find squash with amber 
colored seed. We see no difference in the 
character, color or quality and either 
color is equally good. We separate the 
colors when the seed is harvested. 
An unusual feature is its long keeping 
qualities and also the fact the flavor and 
sweetness increases with age for at least 
six months from harvest. It is one of the 
earliest of maturity in the winter type. 
It is a very vigorous grower and un- 
usually free from disease. The squash 
are very uniform in size, color and shape. 
- We predict great popularity for it for 
either home gardens or market gardens. 
We believe its high quality will win a 
place for this fine squash across the 
nation. Pkt. 20c; oz. 75c; % .Ib. $2.25; 
Ib. $7.50. 
*“GILL’S GOLDEN DELICIOUS—We 
take great pride in offering this remark- 
able squash of our own origin. We have 
not found any variety that will-equal it 
for quality. It is the finest squash for 
pies and even picked young as a summer 
squash its quality is outstanding. The 
flesh and skin are a rich golden orange 
with no trace of green near the rind. 
The flesh is two to three inches thick. 
It cooks extra dry, fine grained and 
sweet. Many of our friends say, “It is 
better than a sweet potato.” The skin 
is thin without a hard shell, but it is a 
fine keeper for winter use. On account 
of its high quality and attractive color, 
it has created a sensation with canners 
and freezers and those who tested it claim 
it has the highest starch content of any 
variety they have tried. It grows very 
vigorous and produces heavy crops. 

Squash, Gill’s Golden Delicious 
*UMATILLA MARBLEHEAD (New) 
—This strain was selected by the Eastern 
Oregon Experiment Station for resist- 
ance to blight. It is very uniform in 
shape and color and a very heavy pro- 
ducer of large, thick meated squash. The 
meat is golden yellow and of fine quality. 
The squash are rather oblong and often 
weigh 30 to 40 pounds each. The seeds 
are yellow brown. Postpaid. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 35c; '4 lb. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. 
“BUTTERNUT (New)—A new squash 
suited for winter use. 10 to 12 inches 
long with thick orange colored flesh of 
fine table quality. Do not confuse with 
Buttercup. Small seed cavity in one end 
of the long, pear shaped squashes. Pkt. 
15c; oz. 40c; 14 Ib. $1.25; Ib. $3.50. 
BUTTERCUP (New)—A small turban 
shaped squash weighing about 3 to 4 lbs. 
Rind thin and tough, dark green with 
narrow gray stripes. The orange flesh 
cooks sweet and dry. Adapted to home 
gardens; a very good keeper. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 40c; 4 Ib. $1.25; Ib. $3.50. 
“ROUND HUBBARD—We introduced 
this strain of Round Hubbard in 1943. 
It is not a true round shape but looks 
like an enlarged Baby Hubbard. It ma- 
tures earlier than True Hubbard and 
averages about 10 to 15 pounds each. 
The meat is very-thick and of deeper 
orange color than the old types of 
Hubbard. The quality is extra good. It 
is quite free from the green tint next 
to the rind. 
*GILL’S GOLDEN TABLE QUEEN— 
A golden strain which we have selected 
and developed out of Table Queen. 
Thicker meated, better quality and more 
attractive for table use when - baked. 
Also delicious used as a summer squash 
when the fruits are 2” to 2%” long. Try 
this fine squash. 
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