
BETTER SEEDS FOR BETTER GARDENS 13 
SUMMER SQUASH 
Ounce to 15-40 hills, varying with seed; 3-4 lbs. per acre, 
PetMHIiS Bush Scallop, Patty. Pan. \(45days.) Flat and 
scalloped. White skin and light green flesh. Bush plants. 
688 Yellow Golden Crookneck. (50 days.) Warted, orange- 
colored skin and flesh; crooked-over neck; bush type vine. 
704 Early Prolific Straightneck. (50 days.) Heavy yielder of 
creamy ye'low fruit. Edible from the time they are about 5 
inches long. Due to the straightneck of this variety it is easier 
to prepare and market. 
703 Black Zucchini, (60 days.) Italian vegetable, usable from 
the time it is three or four days old, when it is commonly 
creamed like asparagus. Green-black fruits. 
Small Table Squash 
698 Sweet Potato. (60 days.) Vigorous vines are disease resistant, 
producing fruits averaging 8 to 9 inches long and 3 to 4 inches 
in diameter. Skin is cream colored marked by green stripes. 
Flesh is orange colored, thick and of exceptional sweetness. An 
individual baking squash of quality. 
705 Table Queen. (70 days.) Deeply creased, heart shape. 
This squash keeps well in storage; a fine flavored Smal] table 
squash for baking. 
697 Golden Table Queen. (75 days.) Developed from Table 
Queen. A little larger, golden yellow, thick meat, fine when 
baked, stores well for winter use. Can also be fried when 
green and tender. 
Small Table and Summer Squash Prices: 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; %4 lb. 45c; % lb. 80c; 1 Ib. $1.50; Postpaid 

WINTER SQUASH 
691 Improved Hub- 
bard, (90 days.) 
Deep green, one of 
the best keepers. 
Fine grained, thick 
flesh. 
690 Delicious. (85 
days.) Heart sha- 
ped small Hubbard, 
about 7 lbs. One of 
the very best qal- 
ity. 
68% Banana. (90 
days.) As its name 
implies, long and 

so S kin 
a greenish Wel aya, 
eben thick, rich flake: 
meat. 
694 Butternut. (90 days.) Flesh is dry, sweet, fine grained, of 
excellent quality. Squash weigh 3 to 4 lbs., are 8 to 10 in. 
long, bulbous on blossom end and seed are in this end. Tough 
cream yellow rind. 
606 Buttercup. (100 days.) Grow about 4 in. thick and 6 in. 
across, weigh 4 to 5 lbs Thick orange flesh. Cooks dry and 
sweet. Good keeper. 
Winter Squash Prices 
Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; %4 lb. 60c; % Ib. $1.10; 1 lb. $2.00; Postpaid 

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