

Giant Summer Crookneck —60 Days. A large. 
fruited selection of the old-time Golden Sum- 
mer Crookneck, Fruit averages about 12 to 18 
inches long and 6 to 8 inches thick, well crooked 
and covered with warts, color a deep orange. 
Pen young, a very good slicer and excellent 
ried. 
Giant Summer Straightneck—60 Days. A selec- 
tion of the Giant Summer Crookneck. It is the - 
Same in all respects except that the neck is 
straight. 
White Bush Scalloped (Patty Pan)—52 Days. . 
The Cymbling of the South, sometimes. called 
Patty Pan. Listed by us for over 100 years. The 
shape of this variety is round, about 4 inches 
thick, 8 to 10 inches across, scalloped on the 
edges with frequent warts on sides. 
Yankee Hybrid—s0. Days. Developed at Connec- 
ticut Agricultural Experiment Station. A true 
hybrid similar in size and appearance to Early 
Prolific Straightneck but is a more productive 
variety and highly recommended. 
Winter or Running Varieties 
Banana—105 Days. Cylindrical and pointed at 
blossom end with thin, slate gray rind. Fine 
grained, thick flesh, yellow orange, sweet fla- 
vor. Seeds brown. 
Boston Marrow — 95 Days. A meaty or thick 
fleshed. very productive variety for canning. 
Fruits keep weeks after the vines have been 
killed by frost. Color of skin bright orange, 
shading to lighter color. Flesh deep orange, 
thick, firm. 
Butternut—110 Days. Fruit 10 to 12” long and 
4 to 5” diameter. Flesh is dry, yellow, well 
' keeping. Excellent for pies. 
Delicious (Green)—90 Days. In shape, a medi- 
um sized Hubbard. Shell not thick, but hard 
and strong; color, usually dark green, some- 
times light and mottled. Bright yellow, fine 
grained, thick flesh. 
Hubbard, Blue—95 Days. An early blue skinned 
Hubbard of excellent quality. x 
Hubbard, Golden (Red)—92 Days. Similar in 
shape to the Green Hubbard, only earlier and 
smaller. Skin usually warted, of a fine orange- 
red color except for a slight tinge of green at 
blossom end. Flesh deep orange. A fine keeper, 
Hubbard, Green (Improved)—95 Days. A very 
popular Squash, pointed at both ends. Skin 
dark green to bronze, slightly marked with 
orange. Flesh is a bright yellow orange; tough 
rind, An excellent keeper, sometimes lasting 
until Spring. eS eae | 
Hubbard, Warted—95 Days. Identical to the old 
form of Hubbard, except a trifle larger. Covered 
with warts. Some prefer it to smooth types. 
Mammoth Chile—96 Days. The largest Squash 
in cultivation, often reaching a weight of 100 
pounds. Fruit long and pointed at blossom end. 
Very showy, skin bronze, mottled, flesh thick. 
Mammoth Table Queen—80 Days. Distinctive, 
large fruited strain of Table Queen. Fruit sim- 
ilar in shape and color but much larger. Aver- 
aging 6 to 7” long and 5” across. A very desir- 
able variety. : 
Table Queen (Acorn or Des Moines)-—-55 Days. 
Length 6 to 8 inches, 3 inches in diameter. 
About 2 pounds. Trailing habit. Deep green 
turning to orange, fruit ribbed, skin smooth. 
As it ripens use frequently. Desirable for home 
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WATER WELL—AND NOT TOO OFTEN! 
’ Gardens should be watered only when the so: 
shows signs of becoming dry. Never phe you a 
garden a light sprinkling. This is a bad practice = 
and does little or no good. Do soak the soil deeply = 
each time you water—and then leave watering a 
alone untilitisreally needed, 
Mammoth Russian—The seed can be sown from 
early Spring until July, depending upon the 
time the crop is wanted. Drill in rows 31, feet 
apart, then thin the plants one to every 12 or 
15 inches. The seed is also used for parrots and 
Swiss Chard 
Leaf or Spinach beet 
Grown exelusively for its leaves or stalks. An 
excellent vegetable for home garden. Assures a 
supply of tasteful greens throughout summer and 
fall. The leafy part may be served like spinach. 
The ribs may be creamed like asparagus or celery. 
Large Ribbed, Dark Green—60 Days. Slightly 
crumpled leaves of good flavor. Midrib and 
stem thick and broad. 
Large White Ribbed—60 Days. Glossy, smooth, 
green leaf. Ribs are white and broad. Popular 
with Market Gardeners, 
LUCULLUS—60 DAYS. Stalks pure white and 
thick as Rhubarb. Foliage yellowish green and 
crumpled like Bloomsdale Spinach or Savoy 
Cabbage. Very choice. The tops cook like Spin- 
ach and the stems like Celery. Cultivation is 
the same as Beet. 
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Rhubarb Chard—60 Days. A Swiss Chard 
resembling Rhubarb in appearance. Leaf 
stalks are bright, but delicate, trans- 
lucent crimson, with the rich color ex- 
tending out through the vines into the 
dark green, heavily crumpled leaves. You | 
will relish different, delicious flavor. Plants 
are so beautiful that they arg perfect for 
flower borders. Leaves and stalks are at- 
tractive in flower arrangements. They are 
good keepers, too. 















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Swiss Chard—Lucullus 

QUALITY SEED SINCE 1784 
